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DENVER VS. DALLAS SATURDAY, AUG. 16, 20081— —

BRONCOS HOST DALLAS IN PRESEASON HOMEOPENER AFTER PRACTICING WITH THE COWBOYSFor the second consecutive year,

the Broncos and Cowboys will capa series of practices against eachother by playing a preseason gamewith Denver hosting Dallas onSaturday. Kickoff at INVESCO Fieldat Mile High is set for 7 p.m. MDT,and the game will be televised locally on KCNC-TV (CBS 4).

Denver, which opened its 2008 campaign with a 19-16 loss atHouston on Aug. 9, is set to practice twice a day with the Cowboyson Wednesday and Thursday at its training facility in Englewood,Colo. The two clubs worked out together last year at Dallas’ facilityin Irving, Texas, before the Cowboys earned their 31-20 preseasonwin. Dallas lost its first preseason game this year by a 31-17 mar-gin at San Diego on Aug. 9 and will be the first team to practice withthe Broncos in Colorado since 1996 when Carolina visited the club’straining camp in Greeley, Colo.

The Cowboys, who posted a 13-3 record and won the NFC Eastlast year, are coached by Wade Phillips, who was the Broncos’ headcoach from 1993-94 after spending four years (1989-92) as theirdefensive coordinator. Saturday’s game marks the first time inPhillips’ nine-year head coaching career that he will coach againstthe Broncos in Denver.

Several rookies already have made contributions to the Broncosthus far in the preseason. First-round draft pick Ryan Clady (tackle)and second-round choice Eddie Royal (wide receiver) became thefirst rookies in club history to start a preseason opener at theirrespective positions last week in Houston. Wesley Woodyard, a col-lege free agent linebacker, posted a game-high eight tackles andadded one special-teams stop against the Texans.

Third-year quarterback Jay Cutler also had a strong start to thepreseason, completing 8-of-10 passes for 59 yards (91.3 rtg.) andrushing for a 15-yard score during two series of work in Houston.

The Broncos, who conclude training camp on Friday, are 11-3(.786) in preseason home openers since 1994 and own a 21-5(.808) home record in all preseason games under Head Coach MikeShanahan (1995-Pres.).

TELEVISION AND RADIO INFORMATION vs. DALLASTELEVISION: CBS (KCNC-TV - Channel 4): Gary Miller (play-by-

play) and Reggie Rivers (color commentary) will call the game whileTom Helmer will be reporting from the sidelines. Vic Lombardi willhost the broadcast.

LOCAL RADIO: KOA Radio (850 AM): Dave Logan (play-by-play)and David Diaz-Infante (color commentary) will call the game.

LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KBNO Radio (1280 AM): Fernando Sergio(play-by-play) and Yuri Vasquez (color commentary) will call the game.

Preseason Game #2 • Denver (0-1) vs. Dallas (0-1)Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008 • 7 p.m. MDT

INVESCO FIELD AT MILE HIGH (76,125) • Denver, Colorado

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BRONCOS 2008 SCHEDULEPRESEASONWk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec.1 Sat. Aug. 9 at Houston Reliant Stadium L, 19-16 0-12 Sat. Aug. 16 DALLAS INVESCO Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT CBS 43 Fri. Aug. 22 GREEN BAY INVESCO Field at Mile High 7 p.m. MDT CBS 44 Fri. Aug. 29 at Arizona University of Phoenix Stadium 7 p.m. MST CBS 4REGULAR SEASONWk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec.1 Mon. Sept. 8 at Oakland McAfee Coliseum 7:15 p.m. PDT ESPN 2 Sun. Sept. 14 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MDT CBS3 Sun. Sept. 21 NEW ORLEANS INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT FOX4 Sun. Sept. 28 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CDT CBS5 Sun. Oct. 5 TAMPA BAY INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT FOX6 Sun. Oct. 12 JACKSONVILLE INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MDT CBS7 Mon. Oct. 20 at New England Gillette Stadium 8:30 p.m. EDT ESPN 8 Bye9 Sun. Nov. 2 MIAMI INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS10 Thu. Nov. 6 at Cleveland Cleveland Browns Stadium 8:15 p.m. EST NFLN 11 Sun. Nov. 16 at Atlanta Georgia Dome 1 p.m. EST CBS12 Sun. Nov. 23 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS13 Sun. Nov. 30 at New York Jets Giants Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS14 Sun. Dec. 7 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS15 Sun. Dec. 14 at Carolina Bank of America Stadium 1 p.m. EST CBS16 Sun. Dec. 21 BUFFALO INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS17 Sun. Dec. 28 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 1:15 p.m. PST CBS

2008 AFC WEST PRESEASON STANDINGSTeam W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV StreakKansas City 1 0 0 24 20 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1Oakland 1 0 0 18 6 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1San Diego 1 0 0 31 17 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 Won 1Denver 0 1 0 16 19 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 Lost 1

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2— —DENVER VS. DALLAS SATURDAY, AUG. 16, 2008

BRONCOS VS. COWBOYS — POINTS OF INTERESTThe Broncos own a 6-6 all-time record against the Cowboys in the presea-

son, including a 3-1 mark at home... Denver and Dallas have faced eachother nine times in the regular season with the Broncos owning a 5-4 advan-tage... The clubs also met in Super Bowl XII during the 1977 season (27-10Cowboys win)... Denver is 27-18 (.600) all-time in preseason home open-ers—It is 16-5 (.762) in preseason home openers since 1987 and 11-3(.786) since 1994... Head Coach Mike Shanahan is 10-3 (.769) in preseasonhome openers with the Broncos (since 1995) and 39-18 (.684) overall withDenver in the preseason, including 21-5 (.808) at home... For the secondconsecutive season, the Broncos and Cowboys will practice against eachother the week leading up to their preseason matchup—The two clubsworked out together in Irving, Texas, last year before Dallas’ 31-20 win...Denver and Dallas are set to practice twice a day on Wednesday andThursday at the Broncos’ training facility in Englewood, Colo.... This yearmarks the first time a team will visit Colorado to practice with the Broncosin the preseason since 1996 (Carolina) and the fifth time overall Denver willpractice with another club in the preseason under Shanahan... The Broncosare conducting their training camp at their facility in Englewood, Colo., forthe sixth consecutive year... Denver is set to practice 33 times (27 full squad,6 special teams) before breaking camp on Friday... Cowboys Head CoachWade Phillips was Denver’s head coach from 1993-94 after serving as itsdefensive coordinator from 1989-92—Saturday’s game marks the first timein Phillips’ nine-year head coaching career that he will coach against theBroncos in Denver... Having already opened their preseason against Houstonand with Saturday’s game against Dallas, this year marks the first time since1978 that the Broncos will play multiple teams from the state of Texas in thesame preseason... The Broncos’ roster features eight players who playedhigh school or college football in the state of Texas... Broncos rookies RyanClady (T) and Eddie Royal (WR) became the first rookies in club franchisehistory to start a preseason opener at their respective positions in Denver’sgame at Houston (Aug. 9)... Denver QB Jay Cutler played two series (15plays) at Houston on Aug. 9, completing 8-of-10 passes for 59 yards (91.3rtg.) while rushing for a 15-yard touchdown... Undrafted Denver rookie LBWesley Woodyard had a game-high eight tackles vs. Houston on Aug. 9...Notable veteran additions to the Broncos in the offseason include LB BossBailey, WR Darrell Jackson, LB Niko Koutouvides, S Marlon McCree, RBMichael Pittman, DT Dewayne Robertson and C Casey Wiegmann... Cutlerbegins his third NFL season in 2008—Since being named Denver’s starterin Week 13 of the 2006 season, he has totaled the 10th-most passing yards(4,498) in the NFL... Cutler last season posted the third-best completion per-centage (63.6) for a year in Broncos history... WR Brandon Marshall had thethird-most receptions (102-1,325 yds.) by a second-year player in NFL his-tory in 2007, finishing second in club annals for receptions in a season andfifth in the league for the year... CB Champ Bailey has made the Pro Bowl ineach of the last eight years—That streak is the longest in NFL history at thecornerback position, and his eight overall Pro Bowl selections tie for the sec-ond most at the position in NFL history (Pro Football Hall of Famer MikeHaynes has nine)... DE Elvis Dumervil, who had 12.5 sacks in 2007, rankssixth in the league with 21 sacks since being drafted in 2006... RB SelvinYoung in 2007 posted the third-most rushing yards (729) by an undraftedrookie in NFL history (common draft era)... C Tom Nalen (1994) is thelongest-tenured player on Denver’s roster and ranks second in team historywith 188 career starts... LB D.J. Williams led the AFC (2nd in NFL) with 141tackles in 2007 according to NFL.com stats... The Broncos last year extend-ed their streak of ranking among the league’s top-10 rushing teams (122.3/ 9th) for the eighth year in a row (longest active streak in NFL)... TheBroncos’ 34 forced fumbles in 2007 led the AFC and were their highest sea-son total since 1990... T Gary Zimmerman, who played for the Broncos from1993-97, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 2... WRRod Smith, the Broncos’ all-time leader in every receiving category,announced his retirement at a press conference on July 24.

GAME INFORMATION

BRONCOS/COWBOYS 2008 COMPARISONBRONCOS COWBOYS

Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 . . . . . . . . . .0-1Division Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4th (AFCW) . .T-2nd (NFCE)NFL Offensive Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19th . . . . . . . . .18thOffense-Points Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.0 . . . . . . . . .17.0Possession Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30:22 . . . . . . . .28:22Total Net Yards Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . .276.0 . . . . . . . .285.0Net Rushing Yards Per Game . . . . . . . . . .123.0 . . . . . . . .111.0Net Passing Yards Per Game . . . . . . . . . .153.0 . . . . . . . .174.0Had Intercepted/Yards Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/64 . . . . . . .21/267Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0/0 . . . . . . . . .1/11Field Goals/FGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3/4 . . . . . . . . . .1/1NFL Defensive Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17th . . . . . . . . . .4thDefense-Points Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19.0 . . . . . . . . .31.0Defense-Total Net Yards Per Game . . . . .319.0 . . . . . . . .213.0Defense-Rushing Yards Per Game . . . . . .140.0 . . . . . . . .116.0Defense-Passing Yards Per Game . . . . . .179.0 . . . . . . . . .97.0Defense-Intercepted by/Yards . . . . . . . . . . . .0/0 . . . . . . . . . .0/0Defense-Sacks For/Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/12 . . . . . . . . . .2/9Punts-Average Yards (Gross) . . . . . . . . . . .46.5 . . . . . . . . .45.0Punts-Average Yards (Net) . . . . . . . . . . . . .45.0 . . . . . . . . .31.3Punt Returns-Average Per . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.5 . . . . . . . . . .9.5Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . . . .10.8 . . . . . . . . .20.5Kickoff Returns-Average Per . . . . . . . . . . . .23.2 . . . . . . . . .17.5Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . . .23.0 . . . . . . . . .21.0Penalties Against/Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12/80 . . . . . . . . .7/96Fumbles/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0 . . . . . . . . . .1/1Opponent Fumbles/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/1 . . . . . . . . . .0/0

BRONCOS COWBOYSPASSING YARDS

Hackney . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .89Cutler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Bartel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Romo . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

RUSHING YARDSHall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40Alridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Hackney . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Barber . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

RECEIVING YARDSScheffler . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Austin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64Alridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Crayton . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 F. Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

POINTS SCOREDPrater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Cutler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

SACKSBeck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.0 T. Johnson . . . . . . . . . .1.0Morton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.0 Scandrick . . . . . . . . . . .1.0



BRONCOS/COWBOYS SERIES BREAKDOWN(PRESEASON)

Series Meetings: 12Broncos Record: 6-6-0

(Home: 3-1-0 / Away: 3-5-0 / Neutral: 0-0-0)First Game: Den. 13, at Dal. 9 (8/14/76)Last Game: at Dal. 31, Den. 20 (8/18/07)

Current Streak: Lost 1Longest Den. Win Streak: 2, 2x, last (8/19/00 - 8/11/01)Longest Dal. Win Streak: 2, 2x, last (8/22/92 - 8/21/94)

Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 36, Dal. 23 (8/19/00)Last Den. Home Loss: Dal. 21, at Den. 14 (8/12/78)

Last Den. Road Win: Den. 20, at Dal. 6 (8/11/01)Last Den. Road Loss: at Dal. 31, Den. 20 (8/18/07)

Den. Shutouts: NoneDal. Shutouts: None

Most Den. Points: 36 (8/19/00): at Den. 36, Dal. 23Most Dal. Points: 34 (8/21/94): at Dal. 34, Den. 10Total Den. Points: 198Total Dal. Points: 211

Average Den. Points: 16.5Average Dal. Points: 17.6

Largest Den. Win: 17 (8/17/96): Den. 20, at Dal. 3Largest Dal. Win: 24 (8/21/94): at Dal. 34, Den. 10

Most Pts., Both Teams: 59 (8/19/00): at Den. 36, Dal. 23Fewest Pts., Both Teams: 13 (8/4/79): at Dal. 7, Den. 6

GAME INFORMATION

NFL SCHEDULE - PRESEASON WEEK 2Thursday, August 14Carolina at Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FOX) 8:00p (ET)Pittsburgh at Buffalo (Toronto) . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30p (ET)

Saturday, August 16Oakland at Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(FOX) 7:00p (CT)Arizona at Kansas City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00p (CT)Chicago at Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00p (PT)Dallas at Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00p (MT)Green Bay at San Francisco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00p (PT)Houston at New Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00p (CT)San Diego at St. Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:00p (CT)Indianapolis at Atlanta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30p (ET)Miami at Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30p (ET)Minnesota at Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:30p (ET)

Sunday, August 17New England at Tampa Bay . . . . . . . . .(NFLN) 8:00p (ET)Detroit at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:35p (ET)

Monday, August 18Cleveland at NY Giants . . . . . . . . . . . .(ESPN) (8:00p (ET)

BRONCOS/COWBOYS COACHING COMPARISONMIKE SHANAHAN WADE PHILLIPS

YR. AS AN NFL HEAD COACH: 16th 9thYR. AS TEAM’S HEAD COACH: 14th 2ndOVERALL YR. IN NFL: 25th 32ndOVERALL YR. WITH TEAM: 21st 2nd

NFL COACHING CAREERREG. SEASON RECORD: 138-90-0 (.605) 61-42-0 (.592)POSTSEASON RECORD: 8-5 (.615) 0-4 (.000)OVERALL RECORD: 146-95-0 (.606) 61-46-0 (.570)

WITH CURRENT TEAMREG. SEASON RECORD: 130-78 (.625) 13-3-0 (.813)POSTSEASON RECORD: 8-5 (.615) 0-1 (.000)OVERALL RECORD: 138-83-0 (.624) 13-4-0 (.765)

AGAINST OPPONENTREG. SEASON RECORD: 3-1-0 (.750) 0-0-0 (.000)POSTSEASON RECORD: 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000)OVERALL RECORD: 3-1-0 (.750) 0-0-0 (.000)

AGAINST OPP. HEAD COACHREG. SEASON RECORD: 0-0-0 (.000) 0-0-0 (.000)POSTSEASON RECORD: 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000)OVERALL RECORD: 0-0-0 (.000) 0-0-0 (.000)

KEY UPCOMING DATESTuesday, Aug. 26: Roster cut to maximum of 75 players onactive list by 2 p.m. MDT.

Saturday, Aug. 30: Roster cut to maximum of 53 players onactive/inactive lists by 2 p.m. MDT.

Sunday, Aug. 31: Clubs may establish practice squad of eightplayers after 10 a.m. MDT.

Sept. 4-8: Regular season begins.

2008 TEAM COMPARISON - OTHER KEY AREASCATEGORY (NFL RANK) BRONCOS COWBOYS 3rd Down Offense 45.0% (10) 38.5% (16t)3rd Down Defense 46.0% (22t) 41.7% (17)

Red Zone Offense—TD Pct. 25.0% (22t) 66.7% (2t)Red Zone Defense—TD Pct. 25.0% (5t) 100.0% (t29)Takeaways 1 (14t) 0 (30t)Giveaways 2 (17t) 2 (17t)Turnover Ratio -1 (18t) -2 (25t)



BRONCOS/COWBOYS ALL-TIME RESULTS (PRESEASON)Season (Date) W/L Result Site1976 (8/14) W Denver 13, @Dallas 9 Texas Stadium1978 (8/12) L Dallas 21, @Denver 14 Mile High Stadium1979 (8/4) L @Dallas 7, Denver 6 Texas Stadium1989 (8/26) W @Denver 24, Dallas 21 (OT) Mile High Stadium1992 (8/22) L @Dallas 17, Denver 3 Texas Stadium1994 (8/21) L @Dallas 34, Denver 10 Texas Stadium1995 (8/21) W @Denver 20, Dallas 17 Mile High Stadium1996 (8/17) W Denver 20, @Dallas 3 Texas Stadium1999 (8/29) L @Dallas 22, Denver 12 Texas Stadium2000 (8/19) W @Denver 36, Dallas 23 Mile High Stadium2001 (8/11) W Denver 20, @Dallas 6 Texas Stadium2007 (8/18) L @Dallas 31, Denver 20 Texas Stadium

BRONCOS IN PRESEASON HOME OPENERS

The Broncos own a 27-18 (.600) all-time record in preseasonhome openers and will look to improve that mark on Saturdayagainst the Cowboys.

Since 1987, Denver is 16-5 (.762) in its first home preseasongame of the year. The club is 11-3 (.786) in preseason home open-ers since 1994, winning a club-record eight such contests in a rowfrom 1994-2001.

Mike Shanahan has guided the Broncos to a 10-3 (.769) record inpreseason home openers as head coach (1995-Pres.).

The Broncos’ first preseason opener was played in 1963—Theclub did not play a home preseason during its first three years(1960-62).

BRONCOS ALL-TIME PRESEASON HOME OPENERS1963-@Denver 27, Houston 10 1985-N.Y. Giants 30, @Denver 201964-Oakland 20, @Denver 7 1986-New Orleans 10, @Denver 71965-Kansas City 30, @Denver 24 1987-@Denver 31, Miami 281966-Kansas City 32, @Denver 30 1988-@Denver 34, San Francisco 241967-@Denver 13, Detroit 7 1989-@Denver 17, L.A. Rams 131968-@Denver 15, Cincinnati 13 1990-San Francisco 27, @Denver 241969-New Orleans 28, @Denver 22 1991-@Denver 10, Indianapolis 31970-@Denver 26, St. Louis 16 1992-@Denver 31, Tampa Bay 101971-Washington 17, @Denver 13 1993-San Francisco 16, @Denver 131972-@Denver 49, New England 24 1994-@Denver 37, Atlanta 161973-@Denver 38, St. Louis 17 1995-@Denver 9, San Francisco 71974-N.Y. Jets 41, @Denver 19 1996-@Denver 40, Carolina 281975-Baltimore 23, @Denver 20 1997-@Denver 31, Buffalo 101976-Chicago 15, @Denver 14 1998-@Denver 17, New Orleans 101977-@Denver 14, Baltimore 8 1999-@Denver 38, Arizona 71978-Dallas 21, @Denver 14 2000-@Denver 26, Green Bay 201979-@Denver 13, Washington 6 2001-@Denver 31, New Orleans 241980-@Denver 17, Cincinnati 6 2002-San Francisco 12, @Denver 71981-N.Y. Jets 33, @Denver 7 2003-Indianapolis 28, @Denver 231982-@Denver 17, Miami 14 2004-@Denver 31, Houston 171983-@Denver 10, Seattle 7 2005-@Denver 26, San Francisco 211984-Washington 16, @Denver 13 2006-@Denver 35, Tennessee 10

2007-Cleveland 17, @Denver 16

GAME INFORMATION

BRONCOS/COWBOYS 2007 COMPARISONBRONCOS COWBOYS

Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9 . . . . . . . . .13-3Division Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2nd (AFCW) . . . .1st (NFCE)NFL Offensive Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11th . . . . . . . . . .3rdOffense-Points Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20.0 . . . . . . . . .28,4Possession Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29:09 . . . . . . . .30:34Total Net Yards Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . .346.3 . . . . . . . .365.7Net Rushing Yards Per Game . . . . . . . . . .122.3 . . . . . . . .109.1Net Passing Yards Per Game . . . . . . . . . .224.0 . . . . . . . .256.6Had Intercepted/Yards Lost . . . . . . . . . . .15/229 . . . . . . .19/191Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost . . . . . . . . . . . .32/175 . . . . . . .25/185Field Goals/FGA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27/31 . . . . . . . .26/31NFL Defensive Ranking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19th . . . . . . . . . .9thDefense-Points Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25.6 . . . . . . . . .20.3Defense-Total Net Yards Per Game . . . . .336.0 . . . . . . . .307.6Defense-Rushing Yards Per Game . . . . . .142.6 . . . . . . . . .94.6Defense-Passing Yards Per Game . . . . . .193.4 . . . . . . . .213.1Defense-Intercepted by/Yards . . . . . . . . .14/105 . . . . . . .19/331Defense-Sacks For/Yards . . . . . . . . . . . .33/203 . . . . . . .46/319Punts-Average Yards (Gross) . . . . . . . . . . .43.8 . . . . . . . . .47.1Punts-Average Yards (Net) . . . . . . . . . . . . .36.3 . . . . . . . . .38.5Punt Returns-Average Per . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9.1 . . . . . . . . . .8.7Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . . . .10.8 . . . . . . . . .11.6Kickoff Returns-Average Per . . . . . . . . . . . .22.3 . . . . . . . . .22.3Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed . . . . .23.0 . . . . . . . . .23.0Penalties Against/Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . .90/610 . . . . . .104/815Fumbles/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30/14 . . . . . . . . .21/5Opponent Fumbles/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34/16 . . . . . . . .26/10

BRONCOS COWBOYSPASSING YARDS

Cutler . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3,497 Romo . . . . . . . . . . . .4,211Ramsey . . . . . . . . . . . . . .262 B. Johnson . . . . . . . . . .79

RUSHING YARDSYoung . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .729 Barber . . . . . . . . . . . . .975Henry* . . . . . . . . . . . . . .691 J. Jones* . . . . . . . . . .588Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216 Romo . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

RECEIVING YARDSMarshall . . . . . . . . . . . .1,325 Owens . . . . . . . . . . .,1,355Stokley . . . . . . . . . . . . . .635 Witten . . . . . . . . . . .1,145Scheffler . . . . . . . . . . . . .549 Crayton . . . . . . . . . . . .697

POINTS SCOREDElam* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 Folk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Owens . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90Scheffler, Stokley . . . . . . .30 Barber . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

INTERCEPTIONSBly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Bailey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Hamlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Paymah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Newman . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

SACKSDumervil . . . . . . . . . . . .12.5 Ware . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14.0Crowder . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.0 Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.5Mallard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.5 Canty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.5

* - Not on club’s 2008 roster



BRONCOS/COWBOYS SERIES BREAKDOWN(REGULAR SEASON)

Series Meetings: 9Broncos Record: 5-4-0 (Home: 3-2-0 / Away: 2-2-0)

First Game: Dal. 22, at Den. 10 (12/2/73)Last Game: Den. 24, at Dal. 21 (11/24/05 - OT)

Current Streak: Won 3Longest Den. Win Streak: 3 (9/13/98 - 11/24/05)Longest Dal. Win Streak: 2 (12/6/92 - 9/10/95)

Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 42, Dal. 23 (9/13/98)Last Den. Home Loss: Dal. 31, at Den. 27 (12/6/92)

Last Den. Road Win: Den. 24, at Dal. 21 (11/24/05 - OT)Last Den. Road Loss: at Dal. 31, Den. 21 (9/10/95)

Den. Shutouts: NoneDal. Shutouts: None

Most Den. Points: 42 (9/13/98): at Den. 42, Dal. 23Most Dal. Points: 31, 2x, last (9/10/95): at Dal. 31, Den. 21 Total Den. Points: 226Total Dal. Points: 200

Average Den. Points: 25.1Average Dal. Points: 22.2

Largest Den. Win: 21 (9/14/80): at Den. 41, Dal. 20Largest Dal. Win: 12 (12/2/73): Dal. 22, at Den. 10

Most Pts., Both Teams: 65 (8/13/98): at Den. 42, Dal. 23Fewest Pts., Both Teams: 20 (12/18/77): at Dal. 14, Den. 6

GAME INFORMATION

BRONCOS ALL-TIME YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS

YEAR PRESEASON REG. SEASON PLAYOFFS1960 . . . . . . . .0-5 . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01961 . . . . . . . .1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01962 . . . . . . . .2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01963 . . . . . . . .2-3 . . . . . . . . . . .2-11-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01964 . . . . . . . .2-3 . . . . . . . . . . .2-11-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01965 . . . . . . . .1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . .4-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01966 . . . . . . . .1-3 . . . . . . . . . . . .4-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01967 . . . . . . . .3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . .3-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01968 . . . . . . . .1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01969 . . . . . . . .1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . .5-8-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01970 . . . . . . . .3-2 . . . . . . . . . . . .5-8-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01971 . . . . . . . .1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . .4-9-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01972 . . . . . . . .2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01973 . . . . . . . .2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . .7-5-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01974 . . . . . . . .4-2 . . . . . . . . . . . .7-6-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01975 . . . . . . . .3-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01976 . . . . . . . .5-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01977 . . . . . . . .5-1 . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 . . . . . . .2-1 (S.B. loss)1978 . . . . . . . .2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-11979 . . . . . . . .3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-11980 . . . . . . . .2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01981 . . . . . . . .2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01982 . . . . . . . .4-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01983 . . . . . . . .3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-11984 . . . . . . . .3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . .13-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-11985 . . . . . . . .2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01986 . . . . . . . .2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5 . . . . . . .2-1 (S.B. loss)1987 . . . . . . . .3-2 . . . . . . . . . . .10-4-1 . . . . . . .2-1 (S.B. loss)1988 . . . . . . . .3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01989 . . . . . . . .2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5 . . . . . . .2-1 (S.B. loss)1990 . . . . . . . .3-2 . . . . . . . . . . . .5-11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01991 . . . . . . . .2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . .12-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-11992 . . . . . . . .1-4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01993 . . . . . . . .2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-11994 . . . . . . . .2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01995 . . . . . . . .3-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-01996 . . . . . . . .3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . .13-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-11997 . . . . . . . .3-2 . . . . . . . . . . . .12-4 . . . . . . . .4-0 (S.B. win)1998 . . . . . . . .3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . .14-2 . . . . . . . .3-0 (S.B. win)1999 . . . . . . . .3-2 . . . . . . . . . . . .6-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-02000 . . . . . . . .4-0 . . . . . . . . . . . .11-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-12001 . . . . . . . .3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-02002 . . . . . . . .3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-02003 . . . . . . . .3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-12004 . . . . . . . .2-3 . . . . . . . . . . . .10-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-12005 . . . . . . . .4-0 . . . . . . . . . . . .13-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-12006 . . . . . . . .3-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-02007 . . . . . . . .2-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-02008 . . . . . . . .0-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0TOTAL . .119-103 (.536) . .378-336-10 (.529) . . . .17-15 (.531)

2007 TEAM COMPARISON - OTHER KEY AREASCATEGORY (NFL RANK) BRONCOS COWBOYS 3rd Down Offense 40.4% (15) 42.2% (10)3rd Down Defense 42.7% (27) 39.4% (15)

Red Zone Offense—TD Pct. 49.0% (21) 53.6% (15)Red Zone Defense—TD Pct. 57.4% (24) 50.0% (10t)

Takeaways 30 (11t) 29 (15t)Giveaways 29 (14t) 24 (7t)Turnover Ratio +1 (13t) +5 (8t)



BRONCOS/COWBOYS ALL-TIME RESULTS(REG. SEASON AND POSTSEASON)

Season (Date) W/L Result Site1973 (12/2) L Dallas 22, @Denver 10 Mile High Stadium1977 (12/18) L @Dallas 14, Denver 6 Texas Stadium1977 (1/15) L Dallas 27, Denver 10* Louisiana Superdome1980 (9/14) W @Denver 41, Dallas 20 Mile High Stadium1986 (10/5) W @Denver 29, Dallas 14 Mile High Stadium1992 (12/6) L Dallas 31, @Denver 27 Mile High Stadium1995 (9/10) L @Dallas 31, Denver 21 Texas Stadium1998 (9/13) W @Denver 42, Dallas 23 Mile High Stadium2001 (11/22) W Denver 26, @Dallas 24 Texas Stadium2005 (11/24) W Denver 24, @Dallas 21 (OT) Texas Stadium* - Super Bowl XII

BRONCOS, COWBOYS TO CONDUCTFOUR PRACTICES TOGETHER

The Broncos and Cowboys will practice a total of four times togeth-er during a two-day period on Wednesday and Thursday at Denver’straining facility leading up to Saturday’s game. It marks the secondconsecutive year that the two clubs will practice together leading upto a preseason game. Last season, Denver practiced four times(two-day period) with Dallas at its training facility in Irving, Texas,before playing the Cowboys in Week 2 of the preseason (31-20Dallas win).

This year marks the fifth time under Head Coach Mike Shanahan(1995-Pres.) that the Broncos will practice with another club in thepreseason. In addition to last year against Dallas, Denver hasworked out with the Texans in Houston (2003, ‘05) as well as withthe Panthers in Greeley, Colo. (1996) during the preseason.

The combined final regular-season record of those Broncos teamsthat practiced with another club in the preseason was 43-21 (.672).

BRONCOS PRACTICING WITH ANOTHER TEAMIN THE PRESEASON, SINCE 1995

Year Team Location Final Rec.1996 Carolina Panthers Greeley, Colo. 13-32003 Houston Texans Houston 10-62005 Houston Texans Houston 13-32007 Dallas Cowboys Dallas 7-92008 Dallas Cowboys Englewood, Colo. TBD

BRONCOS WITH TEXAS TIES The Broncos’ roster features eight players who played high school

or college football in the state of Texas. Broncos hailing from Texasinclude running back Selvin Young, guard Montrae Holland anddefensive ends Tim Crowder and Jarvis Moss.

Five Denver players played college football in Texas and eightattended high school in the state. Four Broncos (RB AnthonyAlridge, Crowder, G Dylan Gandy and Young) played both highschool and college football in Texas.

BRONCOS PLAYERS FROM TEXASPlayer Pos. Texas H.S. (City) Texas CollegeAnthony Alridge RB Denton (Denton) HoustonTim Crowder DE Tyler (Tyler) TexasDylan Gandy G Pflugerville (Pflugerville) Texas TechMontrae Holland G Jefferson (Ore)Jarvis Moss DE Ryan (Denton)Lorne Sam WR Texas-El PasoVickiel Vaughn S Plano West (Plano)Selvin Young RB Jersey Village (Jersey Village) Texas

FREQUENT PRESEASON OPPONENTS The Cowboys are the Broncos’ fourth-most common opponent in

the preseason. Denver and Dallas have met a total of 12 times inexhibition play with the Broncos posting a 6-6 record in thosegames.

Denver and Dallas have met six times in the preseason since1995, including back-to-back meetings in 1995-96 and 2000-01.Saturday’s game also marks the second consecutive year that thetwo clubs will play in the preseason.

MOST COMMON BRONCOS OPPONENTS, ALL PRESEASON GAMESTeam No. Record

1. San Francisco 49ers 32 18-14 (.563)2. Arizona Cardinals 18 13-5 (.722)3. Indianapolis Colts 13 7-6 (.538)4. Dallas Cowboys 12 6-6 (.500)5. Miami Dolphins 11 5-6 (.455)

Minnesota Vikings 11 5-6 (.455)Oakland Raiders 11 4-7 (.364)

GAME INFORMATION

TRACKING DENVER’S 2008 PRESEASON OPPONENTSOpponent Date/Result ‘08 Rec. LAST GAME THIS WEEKHouston L, 19-16 1-0 Won vs. Denver, 19-16 (Aug. 9) at New Orleans (Aug. 16)Dallas Aug. 16 0-1 Lost at San Diego, 31-17 (Aug. 9) at Denver (Aug. 9)Green Bay Aug. 22 0-0 Lost vs. N.Y. Giants, 23-20 OT (Jan. 20 - Conf.) vs. Cincinnati (Aug. 11)Arizona Aug. 29 0-1 Lost vs. New Orleans, 24-10 (Aug. 7) at Kansas City (Aug. 16)

Combined 2008 preseason record of opponents: 1-2 (.333) / Combined ‘07 regular-season record of opponents: 42-22 (.656)



BRONCOS DO TEXAS TWO-STEP For the first time since 1978, the Broncos will play multiple teams

from the state of Texas in the same preseason with the club facingthe Texans (Aug. 9, 19-16 loss) and Cowboys (Saturday). TheBroncos began their 1978 exhibition schedule in a similar fashionto this year’s, opening at Houston to play the Oilers (W, 17-12)before hosting the Cowboys the following week (L, 21-14).

Including this year, Denver will have played multiple teams fromTexas in the same preseason a total of five times (2008, 1978,1960-62). From 1960-62, the Broncos faced the Houston Oilers andDallas Texans (Kansas City Chiefs) during their exhibition schedule.

PHILLIPS VISITS DENVER FORFIRST TIME AS A HEAD COACH

Cowboys Head Coach Wade Phillips was the Broncos’ head coachfrom 1993-94 after working as the club’s defensive coordinatorfrom 1989-92. Phillips, hired on Jan. 25, 1993, was the 10th headcoach in Broncos history and compiled a 16-16 regular-seasonrecord and 0-1 postseason mark with the club.

Saturday’s game marks the first time in Phillips’ nine-year headcoaching career that he will coach against the Broncos in Denver.Phillips, who also has served as a head coach in the NFL with NewOrleans (1985), Buffalo (1998-2000) and Atlanta (2003) beforejoining the Cowboys in 2007, has coached only one game againstthe Broncos—Last season’s 31-20 Cowboys’ preseason winagainst Denver at Texas Stadium.

Below is a look at the Broncos’ NFL rankings in their two yearswith Phillips as head coach.

THE BRONCOS UNDER WADE PHILLIPS (1993-94)Year Record Post Off. Pts. (Rk.) Def. Pts. (Rk.) TO Ratio (Rk.)1993 9-7 0-1 23.3 (3) 17.8 (10) +3 (11t)1994 7-9 0-0 21.7 (10) 24.8 (26) -5 (22t)

SHANAHAN IN THE PRESEASONDuring his 14 seasons as the Broncos’ head coach, Mike

Shanahan has positioned Denver with the league’s best in the pre-season. Denver owns a 39-18 record in the preseason underShanahan since 1995, marking a .684 winning percentage that isthe best by a coach in club history.

The Broncos are 21-5 (.808) at home, 16-12 (.571) on the roadand 2-1 (.667) at neutral sites in the preseason under Shanahan.

CAREER WINNING PERCENTAGE BYBRONCOS HEAD COACHES IN THE PRESEASON

Head Coach Years Record1. Mike Shanahan 1995-Pres. 39-18-0 (.684)2. Red Miller 1977-80 12-6-0 (.667)3. Dan Reeves 1981-92 30-22-0 (.577)4. John Ralston 1972-1976 16-13-0 (.552)5. Wade Phillips 1993-94 4-5-0 (.444)6. Jack Faulkner 1962-64 6-8-0 (.429)7. Lou Saban 1967-71 9-15-0 (.375)8. Mac Speedie 1965-66 2-7-0 (.222)9. Frank Filchock 1960-61 1-9-0 (.100)

GAME INFORMATION

TRACKING DENVER’S 2008 REGULAR-SEASON OPPONENTSOpponent Date/Result ‘08 Rec. LAST GAME THIS WEEKOakland Sept. 8, Nov. 23 1-0 Won vs. San Francisco, 18-6 (Aug. 8) at Tennessee (Aug. 15)San Diego Sept. 14, Dec. 28 1-0 Won vs. Dallas, 31-17 (Aug. 9) at St. Louis (Aug. 16)New Orleans Sept. 21 1-0 Won at Arizona, 24-10 (Aug. 7) vs. Houston (Aug. 16)Kansas City Sept. 28, Dec. 7 1-0 Won at Chicago, 24-20 (Aug. 7) vs. Arizona (Aug. 16)Tampa Bay Oct. 5 1-0 Won at Miami, 17-6 (Aug. 9) vs. New England (Aug. 17)Jacksonville Oct. 12 1-0 Won vs. Atlanta, 20-17 (Aug. 9) vs. Miami (Aug. 16)New England Oct. 20 0-1 Lost vs. Baltimore, 16-15 (Aug. 7) at Tampa Bay (Aug. 17)Miami Nov. 2 0-1 Lost vs. Tampa Bay, 17-6 (Aug. 9) at Jacksonville (Aug. 16)Cleveland Nov. 6 0-1 Lost vs. N.Y. Jets, 24-20 (Aug. 7) at N.Y. Giants (Aug. 18)Atlanta Nov. 16 0-1 Lost at Jacksonville, 20-17 (Aug. 9) vs. Indianapolis (Aug. 16)N.Y. Jets Nov. 30 1-0 Won at Cleveland, 24-20 (Aug. 7) vs. Washington (Aug. 16)Carolina Dec. 14 1-0 Won vs. Indianapolis, 23-20 (Aug. 9) at Philadelphia (Aug. 14)Buffalo Dec. 21 0-1 Lost at Washington, 17-14 (Aug. 9) vs. Pittsburgh (Aug. 14)

Combined 2008 preseason record of opponents: 8-5 (.615) / Combined 2007 regular-season record of opponents: 114-142 (.445)



BRONCOS TRAINING CAMPFor the sixth consecutive year, the Broncos are holding their train-

ing camp in 2008 at their practice facility, the Paul D. BowlenMemorial Broncos Centre, in Englewood, Colo. The Broncos’ firstpractice of camp was held on Friday, July 25, and the club is set toconclude training camp on Friday, Aug. 15, after 33 total practices(27 full team workouts / 6 special teams).

Below is a look at where the team has conducted its training campsince the franchise’s first year in 1960.

BRONCOS ALL-TIME TRAINING CAMP SITESYears Site Location1960-61 Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colo.1962-64 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colo.1965-66 Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colo.1967-71 Broncos headquarters Adams County, Colo.1972-75 California Poly-Pomona Pomona, Calif.1976-81 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colo.1982-2002 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo.2003-08 Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre Englewood, Colo.

BRONCOS TOP TWO DRAFT PICKS MAKE HISTORYBroncos 2008 first-round draft choice Ryan Clady, a tackle from

Boise State, and 2008 second-round draft choice Eddie Royal, awide receiver from Virginia Tech, accomplished a rare feat inDenver’s preseason opener at Houston on Aug. 9. Each playerbecame the first in club history at their respective positions(tackle and wide receiver) to earn a start in a preseason openerduring their rookie season.

CUTLER IMPRESSES IN OPENERBroncos quarterback Jay Cutler had a solid debut to the 2008 pre-

season, completing 8-of-10 passes for 59 yards (91.3 rtg.) andrushing for a 15-yard touchdown in Denver’s preseason opener atHouston on Aug. 9. Cutler started the game and saw time inDenver’s first two offensive possessions (15 total plays / entire firstquarter).

He engineered a 12-play, 74-yard scoring drive that lasted 6:09and culminated with his scoring run. On the drive, Cutler complet-ed passes to five different Broncos (2-20 to RB Selvin Young, 2-13to Eddie Royal, 1-10 to TE Nate Jackson, 1-9 to WR BrandonMarshall and 1-7 to TE Daniel Graham) and a total of 8-of-9 pass-ing attempts.

GAME INFORMATION / PRESEASON NOTES

2008 NFL PRESEASON STANDINGSAFC EastTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFCNYJ 1 0 0 1.000 24 20 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Buf. 0 1 0 .000 14 17 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1Mia. 0 1 0 .000 6 17 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1N.E. 0 1 0 .000 15 16 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

AFC NorthTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFCBal. 1 0 0 1.000 16 15 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Pit. 1 0 0 1.000 16 10 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Cin. 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Cle. 0 1 0 .000 20 24 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

AFC SouthTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFCHou. 1 0 0 1.000 19 16 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Jac. 1 0 0 1.000 20 17 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Ten. 1 0 0 1.000 34 13 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Ind. 0 2 0 .000 36 53 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2

AFC West Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFCK.C. 1 0 0 1.000 24 20 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Oak. 1 0 0 1.000 18 6 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0S.D. 1 0 0 1.000 31 17 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Den. 0 1 0 .000 16 19 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0

NFC East Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFCWas. 2 0 0 1.000 47 30 2-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-0Dal. 0 1 0 .000 17 31 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1NYG 0 1 0 .000 10 13 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0Phi. 0 1 0 .000 10 16 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1

NFC North Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFCDet. 1 0 0 1.000 13 10 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Chi. 0 1 0 .000 20 24 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1G.B. 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Min. 0 1 0 .000 17 34 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0

NFC South Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFCCar. 1 0 0 1.000 23 20 1-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0N.O. 1 0 0 1.000 24 10 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0T.B. 1 0 0 1.000 17 6 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Atl. 0 1 0 .000 17 20 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1

NFC West Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFCSea. 1 0 0 1.000 34 17 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0Ari. 0 1 0 .000 10 24 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0Stl. 0 1 0 .000 13 34 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1S.F. 0 1 0 .000 6 18 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1



CUTLER CONTINUES SUCCESSIN EXHIBITION OPENERS

Although he has seen only limited action in preseason openersduring his three-year career, Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler hasfared well in the first exhibition game of the season, a trend he con-tinued with his play at Houston on Aug. 9. He has accounted for atouchdown in two of his three openers (1 passing, 1 rushing) andhas a combined passer rating of 106.9 in preseason openers.

JAY CUTLER IN PRESEASON OPENERS, CAREERGame G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg.at Det. (8/11/06) 1/0 L 22 16 72.7 192 1 0 114.2at S.F. (8/13/07) 1/1 W 2 1 50.0 24 0 0 93.8at Hou. (8/9/08)* 1/1 L 10 8 80.0 59 0 0 91.3TOTALS 3/2 1-2 34 25 73.5 275 1 0 106.9* - Also scored on a 15-yard touchdown run

‘QUICK SIX’ Broncos rookie running back Anthony Alridge, a college free agent

from the University of Houston, was one of Denver’s busiest offen-sive players in its preseason opener against the Texans on Aug. 9.Nicknamed ‘Quick Six’ in college because of his speed and elusive-ness, the 5-foot-9, 185-pound Alridge averaged 7.9 yards per play(8 touches) while registering yardage on four rushes, three recep-tions and one kickoff return.

BRONCOS RB ANTHONY ALRIDGE YARDAGE TOTAL,VS. HOUSTON (8/9/08)

Category Touches Yards AverageRushes 4 20 5.0Receptions 3 20 6.7Kickoff Returns 1 23 23.0TOTALS 8 63 7.9

WOODYARD POSTS GAME-HIGH TACKLE TOTALBroncos rookie linebacker Wesley Woodyard, a college free agent

from the University of Kentucky, posted a game-high eight tackles(all solo) and added one stop on special-teams in Denver’s presea-son opener at Houston on Aug. 9.

Woodyard established himself as one of the top tacklers in thecountry at the University of Kentucky, where he led theSoutheastern Conference in tackles per game (10.6) as a senior. Hefinished his Wildcats career with three 100-tackle seasons andranked eighth in UK history with 395 career stops.


2007 NFL FINAL REGULAR-SEASON STANDINGSAFC EastTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC*- N.E. 16 0 0 1.000 589 274 8-0 8-0 6-0 12-0 4-0Buf. 7 9 0 .438 252 354 4-4 3-5 4-2 6-6 1-3NYJ 4 12 0 .250 268 355 3-5 1-7 2-4 4-8 0-4Mia. 1 15 0 .063 267 437 1-7 0-8 0-6 1-11 0-4AFC NorthTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFCz- Pit. 10 6 0 .625 393 269 7-1 3-5 5-1 7-5 3-1Cle. 10 6 0 .625 402 382 7-1 3-5 3-3 7-5 3-1Cin. 7 9 0 .438 380 385 5-3 2-6 3-3 6-6 1-3Bal. 5 11 0 .313 275 384 4-4 1-7 1-5 2-10 3-1AFC SouthTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFCz- Ind. 13 3 0 .813 450 262 6-2 7-1 5-1 9-3 4-0y- Jac. 11 5 0 .688 411 304 6-2 5-3 2-4 8-4 3-1y- Ten. 10 6 0 .625 301 297 5-3 5-3 4-2 7-5 3-1Hou. 8 8 0 .500 379 384 6-2 2-6 1-5 5-7 3-1AFC WestTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFCz- S.D. 11 5 0 .688 412 284 7-1 4-4 5-1 9-3 2-2Den. 7 9 0 .438 320 409 5-3 2-6 3-3 6-6 1-3K.C. 4 12 0 .250 226 335 2-6 2-6 2-4 3-9 1-3Oak. 4 12 0 .250 283 398 2-6 2-6 2-4 4-8 0-4

NFC EastTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC*- Dal. 13 3 0 .813 455 325 6-2 7-1 4-2 3-1 10-2y- NYG 10 6 0 .625 373 351 3-5 7-1 3-3 3-1 7-5y- Was. 9 7 0 .563 334 310 5-3 4-4 3-3 2-2 7-5Phi. 8 8 0 .500 336 300 3-5 5-3 2-4 3-1 5-7NFC NorthTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFCz- G.B. 13 3 0 .813 435 291 7-1 6-2 4-2 4-0 9-3Min. 8 8 0 .500 365 311 5-3 3-5 3-3 2-2 6-6Det. 7 9 0 .438 346 444 5-3 2-6 3-3 3-1 4-8Chi. 7 9 0 .438 334 348 4-4 3-5 2-4 3-1 4-8NFC SouthTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFCz- T.B. 9 7 0 .563 334 270 6-2 3-5 5-1 1-3 8-4Car. 7 9 0 .438 267 347 2-6 5-3 3-3 0-4 7-5N.O. 7 9 0 .438 379 388 3-5 4-4 3-3 1-3 6-6Atl. 4 12 0 .250 259 414 3-5 1-7 1-5 1-3 3-9NFC WestTeam W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFCz- Sea. 10 6 0 .625 393 291 7-1 3-5 5-1 2-2 8-4Ari. 8 8 0 .500 404 399 6-2 2-6 3-3 3-1 5-7S.F. 5 11 0 .313 219 364 3-5 2-6 3-3 1-3 4-8Stl. 3 13 0 .188 263 438 1-7 2-6 1-5 0-4 3-9

* - Clinched Division and Homefield Advantage;y - Clinched Wild Card; z - Clinched Division

BRONCOS ROOKIES MAKE NFL DEBUTSTwelve Broncos rookies made their NFL debuts in Denver’s pre-

season opener at Houston on Aug. 9. In order of appearance, belowis a review of Denver rookies in their first-ever NFL contest:

WR Eddie Royal - Took the game’s opening kickoff 21 yards andstayed in the game for the Broncos’ first offensive play. Finished withtwo receptions for 20 yards and two kickoff returns for 48 yards.

T Ryan Clady - Started and did not allow a sack while often block-ing 2007 second-team All-Pro defensive end Mario Williams.

S Josh Barrett - Made his debut on the first-string punt team unit(first quarter). He started at safety to open the second half and fin-ished the game second on the squad in tackles (7).

FB Spencer Larsen - Debuted on the kick return unit (first quarter). CB Jack Williams - Debuted on the kickoff unit (first quarter). He

tackled Texans WR André Davis on a return at the 29-yard line with0:49 remaining in the first quarter for his first tackle. Williams start-ed the second half on defense and finished the game with onedefensive stop in addition to his special-teams tackle.

P Brett Kern - Made his debut as K Matt Prater’s holder on anextra-point attempt (and make) in the first quarter. His first and onlypunt came in the third quarter (42 yds.).

RB Anthony Alridge - Had a 23-yard kickoff return on his first playin the second quarter with 9:33 remaining. Finished with four rush-es for 20 yards, three receptions for 20 yards and the 23-yard kick-off return (7.9 yards per play).

LB Wesley Woodyard - Debuted on the punt coverage unit in thesecond quarter, making the tackle on Texans P Matt Turk on afourth-down punt attempt. Finished with a game-high eight tackles(all solo) in addition to his special-teams stop.

WR Lorne Sam - Made his debut on the kickoff return unit in thethird quarter.

T Tyler Polumbus - Debuted at right tackle on offense with 9:34remaining in the third quarter. Recovered a Broncos fumble(Alridge) on his second play.

G Mitch Erickson - Debuted at right guard on offense with 9:34remaining in the third quarter.

C Kory Lichtensteiger - Made his debut at right guard on offensewith 6:57 remaining in the third quarter.


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NOTES FROM THE BRONCOS’ LAST GAME:at HOUSTON 19, DENVER 16 (8/9/08)

With their loss in Houston, the Broncos’ all-time preseasonrecord against the Texans stands at 4-1... The defeat was only theBroncos’ third in a preseason opener under Head Coach MikeShanahan (1995-Pres.), whose record in those games with Denveris 11-3 (.786).... Broncos T Ryan Clady (1st Rd., Boise State) andWR Eddie Royal (2nd Rd., Virginia Tech) became the first rookiesin club franchise history to start a preseason opener at theirrespective positions... Broncos LB Boss Bailey, S Marlon McCreeand C Casey Wiegmann made their debuts with the club in thestarting lineup... Twelve Broncos rookies made their NFL debutsagainst the Texans... Broncos QB Jay Cutler started the game andsaw time in Denver's first two offensive possessions (15 totalplays) before he was replaced by QB Patrick Ramsey... Cutler com-pleted 8-of-10 passes for 59 yards (91.2 rtg.) and scored on a 15-yard touchdown run... The Broncos’ first scoring drive of the game(15-yd. Cutler TD run) covered 74 yards on 12 plays and lasted6:09... Cutler completed passes to five different Broncos (2-20 toRB Selvin Young, 2-13 to Royal, 1-7 to TE Daniel Graham, 1-10 toTE Nate Jackson and 1-9 to WR Brandon Marshall) on the driveand completed 8-of-9 passing attempts for 59 yards before his 15-yard touchdown run... Ramsey played in five series, completing 6-of-11 passes for 32 yards with two interceptions (one on a HailMary)... QB Darrell Hackney replaced Ramsey with 2:54 remainingin the third quarter and finished the game, completing 4-of-7 pass-es for 62 yards... He led the Broncos on an 8-play, 72-yard scor-ing drive that resulted in a 26-yard, game-tying field goal by Praterwith 5:50 remaining in the game... Denver held a significant time-of-possession advantage in the first half, leading 19:22 to 10:38 inthat category... Rookie RB Anthony Alridge (4-20 rushing, 3-20receiving, 1-23 kickoff returns), a University of Houston product,averaged 7.9 yards per play (8-63) for Denver... Rookie LB WesleyWoodyard posted a game-high eight tackles (all solo) on defenseand added one stop on special teams... LB Jordan Beck and CBChristian Morton each had one sack for Denver, which did notallow a sack on offense.... Eleven different Broncos caught at leastone pass, including TE Tony Scheffler (3 for a game-high 47yds.)... WR Clifford Russell led the Broncos with two tackles onspecial teams, posting stops on both kickoff and punt coverage...The Broncos finished the game with a -1 turnover ratio (1 take-away, 2 giveaways)... FB Cecil Sapp had Denver's lone takeawayon a fumble recovery on a punt return while Ramsey threw twointerceptions... Broncos injuries: LB Boss Bailey (sprained rightankle, 13:08 1st qtr., did not return), LB Louis Green (neckinjury/concussion, 9:06 1st qtr., out-taken to local hospital). Greenwas released from the hospital and accompanied the Broncos ontheir flight back to Denver.

NOTES FROM DENVER’S LASTFIVE PRESEASON GAMES VS. DALLAS

at DALLAS 31, DENVER 20 (Aug. 18, 2007)After practicing a total of four times with the Cowboys at their

training facility, the Broncos drop a 31-20 decision to Dallas atTexas Stadium... Broncos WR Brian Clark’s 90-yard touchdownreception off a throw from QB Patrick Ramsey in the third quartermarked the third-longest receiving touchdown by a Bronco in clubpreseason history... QB Jay Cutler (7-of-13, 58 yds.) played theentire first half for Denver before Ramsey (10-of-17, 169 yds., 2TDs) saw action at the position for all but the Broncos’ final twoseries when he was replaced by QB Darrell Hackney... CB Dré Blyrecords his first interception as a Bronco while rookie DE JarvisMoss posts the first sack of his career (QB Tony Romo).

DENVER 20, at DALLAS 6 (Aug. 11, 2001)The Broncos take a 13-0 halftime lead in en route to their victory

against the Cowboys... Denver CB Jason Suttle scores on a 48-yardinterception return in the fourth quarter... Broncos QB Gus Frerotteregisters a 121.1 passer rating by completing 11-of-14 passes for103 yards with one touchdown.

at DENVER 36, Dallas 23 (Aug. 19, 2000)Broncos WRs Rod Smith and Travis McGriff each post five recep-

tions... Dallas QB Clint Stoerner scores on a 50-yard touchdown runin the fourth quarter... Broncos DE Harald Hasselbach registers asafety with a sack late in the game... The Broncos defeat theCowboys despite converting only 1-of-10 third-down attempts.

at DALLAS 22, DENVER 12 (Aug. 29, 1999)Dallas takes a 20-0 halftime lead and extends its lead to 22-0 with

a Dat Nguyen safety on a sack early in the third quarter... TheBroncos score their only points of the contest on two Brian Griesetouchdown passes in the final period, including a 35-yard strike toWR Travis McGriff... Fourteen different Broncos record at least onereception.

DENVER 20, at DALLAS 3 (Aug. 17, 1996)The Broncos limit the Cowboys to a 1.2-yard rushing average (16

carries for 19 yards) for the game and hold Dallas RB Emmitt Smithto 11 yards on seven carries... The Broncos do not allow a singlethird-down conversion by Dallas (0-for-11)... QBs John Elway andBill Musgrave each throw one touchdown pass and K Jason Elamconnects on two field goals for the Broncos... Denver TE DwayneCarswell catches a game-high six passes for 56 yards.

BRONCOS/COWBOYS CONNECTIONSFORMER DENVER BRONCOSDallas Head Coach Wade Phillips was the head coach of theBroncos from 1993-94 after serving as the club's defensive coordi-nator from 1989-92… Cowboys P Mat McBriar entered the NFLwith the Broncos as a college free agent in 2003... Cowboys DB

Tyler Everett entered the NFL with the Broncos as a college freeagent in 2006 and competed in the club’s training camp that year.

FORMER DALLAS COWBOYS Denver Defensive Coordinator Bob Slowik was on the Cowboys’staff in 1992 as a defensive assistant and was a part of Dallas’Super Bowl XXVII championship team... Denver Assistant Strengthand Conditioning Coach Dwayne Chandler was a strength andconditioning intern for Dallas in 2000 and participated in theCowboys’ 1997 and ‘98 training camps as a fullback... Denver DEEbenezer Ekuban was a Cowboys draft choice in 1999 and playedfor the club from 1999-2003... Broncos P Sam Paulescu enteredthe NFL with Dallas as a college free agent in 2007 and competedin the Cowboys’ training camp that year... Denver TE Brett Piercewas on the Cowboys’ roster from 2004-06.

FROM DENVER AND THE SURROUNDING AREADallas C Andre Gurode played for the University of Colorado from1998-2001.

BRONCOS WITH TIES TO THE STATE OF TEXASDenver DE Tim Crowder attended John Tyler High School in Tyler,Texas, before playing at the University of Texas... Denver G MontraeHolland was born in Jefferson, Texas, and attended Jefferson HighSchool in Ore, Texas... Denver DE Jarvis Moss was born in Denton,Texas, and attended Ryan High School in Denton... Denver DEEbenezer Ekuban makes his offseason home in Southlake, Texas...Broncos RB Selvin Young was born in Houston and attendedJersey Village High School in Jersey Village, Texas, before playingat the University of Texas... Denver RB Anthony Alridge was born inFt. Worth, Texas, and attended Denton High School in Denton,Texas, before playing at the University of Houston... Broncos SVickiel Vaughn was born in Plano, Texas, and attended Plano WestHigh School in Plano, Texas... Broncos WR Lorne Sam played atthe University of Texas-El Paso... Denver G Dylan Gandy was bornin Harlingen, Texas, and attended Pflugerville High School inPflugerville, Texas, before playing at Texas Tech University....Denver S Marlon McCree played for the Houston Texans from2003-04... Broncos Special Teams Coordinator Scott O’Briencoached linebackers/special teams at Rice University in 1986...Broncos Quarterbacks Coach Jeremy Bates lettered in football andplayed baseball at Rice University in the late 1990s... Broncos WideReceivers Coach Jedd Fisch was a defensive quality control coachfor the Houston Texans from 2001-03... Denver Defensive LineCoach Bill Johnson coached the defensive line at Texas A&MUniversity from 1992-99.

CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE)Denver CB Dré Bly (1996-1998) and DE Ebenezer Ekuban (1995-98) played for North Carolina with Dallas LB Greg Ellis (1993-97)...Cowboys C Andre Gurode (1998-2001) played at the University ofColorado with Broncos TE Daniel Graham (1998-2001)... BroncosRB Anthony Alridge (2005-07) played with Cowboys TE RodneyHannah (2006) at the University of Houston, where they helped the


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Cougars to the 2006 Conference USA Championship... Broncosrookie FB Peyton Hillis (2004-07) blocked for Dallas rookie RBFelix Jones (2005-07) at Arkansas, helping Jones post two 1,000-yard rushing seasons... Cowboys RB Marion Barber (2002-04)worked with Broncos Assistant Strength & Conditioning CoachDwayne Chandler (2001-06) at the University of Minnesota...Dallas DT Remi Ayodele and Broncos DE Larry Birdine were team-mates at Oklahoma in 2005 on a squad that played for the nationalchampionship... Broncos T Ryan Clady (2004-07) and Cowboys CBOrlando Scandrick (2005-07) played together at Boise State...Denver RB Andre Hall (2004-05) and Dallas CB Mike Jenkins(2004-07) played together at South Florida... Denver LB NikoKoutouvides (2000-03) played with Cowboys LB Anthony Spencer(2003-06) at Purdue University... Broncos DT Kenny Peterson wasteammates with Cowboys LB Bobby Carpenter and DB TylerEverett on the 2002 Ohio State national championship team.

CROSSING PATHS (PRO)Denver Quarterbacks Coach Jeremy Bates, RB Michael Pittmanand LB Nate Webster along with Cowboys QB Brad Johnson werea part of the Buccaneers’ Super Bowl XXXVII championship team in2002... Broncos QB Patrick Ramsey (2002-06) was a teammate ofJohnson’s with the Redskins... Denver DE John Engelberger andCowboys WR Terrell Owens were teammates in San Franciscofrom 2000-03... Denver WR Samie Parker (2004-2007) played forthe Chiefs while FB Ronnie Cruz (2004-07) was on the roster...Broncos LB Niko Koutouvides (2004-07) and S Marquand Manuel(2004-06) were teammates with Dallas S Ken Hamlin in Seattle...Dallas Defensive Line Coach Todd Grantham coached Denver DTAlvin McKinley from 2005-06 while he was with the ClevelandBrowns... Broncos WR Glenn Martinez and Dallas G Kyle Kosierwere teammates with Detroit in 2005.

FOND FAREWELL FOR SMITHOn Thursday, July 24, Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith officially

announced his retirement from the NFL in a press conference at theteam’s training facility in Englewood, Colo.

Smith, who entered the NFL with the Broncos in 1994 as a college freeagent from Missouri Southern, was named to three Pro Bowls and fin-ished his 13-year career with Denver as its all-time leader in receptions(849), receiving yards (11,389) and touchdown catches (68). Thosetotals rank as the best by an undrafted player in NFL history, and his pro-duction rivals some of the top wide receivers in league annals.

Among his accomplishments:* - Retired ranked 12th in NFL history in career receptions, 19th

in career receiving yards and tied for 31st in career receiving touch-downs.

* - Totaled more receptions than 18 of the 19 wide receivers cur-rently in the Pro Football Hall of Fame and more receiving yardsthan 13 of the 19 wide receivers in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

* - Helped the Broncos to seven postseason berths, three AFC Westtitles and two Super Bowl victories (XXXII in ‘97 and XXXIII in ‘98).Denver had a 126-70 (.643) record in the 196 overall games he played.

* - Recorded a nine-year streak (1997-2005) of posting at least 70

receptions that tied for the second longest in NFL history.* - Holds five of the top-10 single-season reception totals in

Broncos history, including his club-record 113 catches in 2001.* - Owns four of the top-10 single-season receiving yardage totals

in Denver annals, including a club-record 1,602 yards in 2000.* - Set Broncos career records for combined yards (12,488),

yards from scrimmage (11,737), overall touchdowns (71), 1,000-yard receiving seasons (8) and 100-yard receiving games (31).

ZIMMERMAN ENSHRINED INTOPRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

Tackle Gary Zimmerman, who played for the Broncos from 1993-97 after spending his first seven seasons with the Vikings, wasenshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 2 at a ceremo-ny at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio. He joins quarterback JohnElway, a 2004 inductee, as the second player named to the Hall ofFame who spent a primary portion of his career with the Broncos.

Zimmerman was joined in his class by defensive end Fred Dean,cornerback Darrell Green, wide receiver Art Monk, cornerbackEmmitt Thomas and linebacker Andre Tippett.

Among his accomplishments:* - Earned seven Pro Bowl selections and became one of a hand-

ful of players in NFL history to be named to two All-Decade Teams(1980s and 90s).

* - Received first or second-team All-Pro honors eight times.* - Helped Denver to its first-ever Super Bowl win (XXXII in ‘97).* - Blocked for Broncos offenses that led the NFL in total yards

twice (1996-97) and units that posted three consecutive top-fiveleague rushing rankings (1995-97).

* - Started all 76 games played with Denver and all 184 gamesplayed during his NFL career.

* - Inducted into the Broncos’ Ring of Fame in 2003.




DENVER UPGRADES CLUB IN OFFSEASONBelow is a look at the Broncos’ key acquisitions in the offseason

leading up to their 2008 campaign.DRAFT

T RYAN CLADY (Rd. 1-12 — Boise State)Clady earned first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors

during his final two years at Boise State, where he was a key partof its 13-0 squad in 2006 that finished the year ranked No. 5 in thecountry (AP).

WR EDDIE ROYAL (Rd. 2-42 — Virginia Tech)Royal set a Virginia Tech career record for all-purpose yards

(4,686), including an Atlantic Coast Conference-record 1,296 puntreturn yards.

C KORY LICHTENSTEIGER (Rd. 4-108 — Bowling Green State)Lichtensteiger tied a Bowling Green State career record for

starts (48) and earned All-Mid-American Conference honors duringeach of his four years at the school.

CB JACK WILLIAMS (Rd. 4-119 — Kent State)Williams totaled 20 takeaways (13 interceptions / 7 fumble

recoveries) in 44 career games at Kent State, where he was a three-year starter.

RB RYAN TORAIN (Rd. 5-139 — Arizona State)Torain averaged 93.8 rushing yards per game and 5.4 yards per

carry during two seasons at Arizona State after transferring fromButler Community College. He is expected to miss at least twomonths after suffering an elbow injury in training camp.

DT CARLTON POWELL (Rd. 5-148 — Virginia Tech)Powell was a 13-game starter during each of his final two years

at Virginia Tech, helping the Hokies field one of the nation’s topdefenses, but was placed on the active/physically unable to performlist with an Achilles’ tendon injury suffered in offseason workouts.

FB SPENCER LARSEN (Rd. 6-183 — Arizona)Larsen was a two-time All-Pacific-10 Conference choice at

Arizona, where he finished his career ranked 15th in school historywith 312 tackles.

S JOSH BARRETT (Rd. 7-220 — Arizona State)Barrett started 21 games in his final two years at Arizona State

and was an honorable mention All-Pacific-10 Conference choice asa junior in 2006.

FB PEYTON HILLIS (Rd. 7-227 — Arkansas)Hillis set Arkansas career records for running backs for recep-

tions (118), receiving yards (1,195) and touchdown catches (11)while blocking for two-time Heisman Trophy runner-up DarrenMcFadden.

FREE AGENCYLB BOSS BAILEY (UFA-6th yr. — Detroit)Bailey, the younger brother of Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey,

started at least 11 games in every season that he played whilespending his first five NFL seasons with Detroit.

WR KEARY COLBERT (UFA-5th yr. — Carolina)Colbert played his first four professional seasons in Carolina,

where he started 42 games for the Panthers and set a club rookie

record with a personal-best 754 receiving yards in 2004.WR DARRELL JACKSON (FA-9th yr. — San Francisco)

Jackson owns three 1,000-yard receiving seasons for his career(seven years with Seattle, one with San Francisco) and has totaledthe ninth-most receiving touchdowns (50) in the NFL since enter-ing the league in 2000.

LB NIKO KOUTOUVIDES (UFA-5th yr. — Seattle)Koutouvides ranks seventh in the NFL in special-teams tackles

(60) since he entered the league in 2004 and owns 20 games withmultiple special-teams stops for his career.

S MARQUAND MANUEL (UFA-7th yr. — Carolina)Manuel has played 91 career games (38 starts) in the NFL with

Cincinnati (2002-03), Seattle (2004-05), Green Bay (2006) andCarolina (2007).

S MARLON McCREE (FA-8th yr. — San Diego)McCree has started for clubs that reached the playoffs during

each of the last three seasons with San Diego (2006-07) andCarolina (2005), helping them post a 34-12 (.739) regular-seasonrecord in games that he played during that period.

WR SAMIE PARKER (UFA-5th yr. — Kansas City)Parker played for the Chiefs during his first four years in the

NFL, posting consecutive 500-yard receiving seasons for the clubfrom 2005-06.

RB MICHAEL PITTMAN (UFA-11th yr. — Tampa Bay)Pittman, who won a Super Bowl with Tampa Bay in 2002, ranks

second among active NFL running backs with 3,400 career receiv-ing yards and has totaled 8,707 career yards from scrimmage withthe Buccaneers (2002-07) and Cardinals (1998-2001).

C CASEY WIEGMANN (UFA-13th yr. — Kansas City)Wiegmann has played every possible regular-season and post-

season snap (7,062) since early in 2001 campaign, and that streakis the longest active streak of its kind among NFL offensive linemen.

TRADESDT DEWAYNE ROBERTSON (6th yr. — N.Y. Jets)

Robertson, acquired by Denver from the Jets for a conditional2009 draft choice, was the fourth overall pick in the 2003 NFL Draftand has missed only three contests during his first five profession-al seasons.

COACHESJEDD FISCH (8th NFL Season / Wide Receivers)

Fisch spent the last three years coaching the Ravens’ quarter-backs and also instructed the club’s wide receivers in 2006, a yearin which Baltimore had one of four wideout tandems in the AFC witheach player posting 65+catches (Derrick Mason and Mark Clayton).




2007 YEAR IN REVIEWThe Denver Broncos’ franchise-record tying seven-year streak of

posting at least a .500 winning percentage came to an end in 2007as the club wrapped up its 48th season with a 7-9 record and a sec-ond-place finish in the AFC West.

The Broncos began the year with their first 2-0 start in four sea-sons, posting wins at Buffalo and against Oakland on walk-off fieldgoals. Denver played its next five games against clubs that qualifiedfor the postseason, including a 31-28 Sunday Night Football win athome against Pittsburgh on Oct. 21, and entered the midway pointof the season with a 3-5 record.

Denver’s second half of the year got off to a promising start as theBroncos earned their first win in Kansas City in five seasons beforeposting a 34-20 victory against playoff-qualifier Tennessee the nextweek at home on Monday Night Football. They appeared to be ontheir way to winning a third consecutive game and improving to 6-5 for the year with a 14-point fourth-quarter lead at Chicago on Nov.25, but the Bears rallied to earn a 37-34 overtime victory.

The Broncos struggled through a stretch of playing four-of-fivegames on the road and were eliminated from playoff contention fol-lowing Week 15. They ended the year with a 22-19 overtime win athome against a Minnesota squad that was fighting for a playoffberth.

KEY NOTES FROM THE BRONCOS’ 2007 SEASON* - In his first full season as a starter, second-year quarterback Jay

Cutler finished among the NFL’s top-10 passers in yards perattempt (7.49 - 9th) and passing yards (3,497 - 10th) in addition torecording the third-best completion percentage (63.6) for a seasonin club history.

* - Wide receiver Brandon Marshall totaled the third-most recep-tions (102) by a second-year player in NFL history while posting thesecond and third-best respective single-season outputs for recep-tions and receiving yards (1,325) by a Bronco in team annals.

* - Champ Bailey was selected to his eighth Pro Bowl, a total thatties for the second highest in NFL history among cornerbacks.

* - Elvis Dumervil tied for the NFL lead in takeaways (4) amongdefensive linemen and tied for sixth in the league in sacks (12.5)while linebacker D.J. Williams led the AFC (2nd in NFL) with 141tackles.

* - The Broncos’ four walk-off game-winning field goals were themost by an NFL team in the same season since 1990.

* - The Broncos were among the league’s top-10 rushing clubs(122.3 ypg. - 9th) for the eighth consecutive year (longest activestreak in NFL).

* - Denver appeared in the most overtime games (4 / 2-2 record)by an NFL team in four seasons and posted all seven of its winswith an even or positive turnover ratio (7-2 in those situations).

* - The Broncos’ 161 overall games missed due to injury and 82contests missed by starters both were the highest season totals forthe club under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.).

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES FROM 2007

All seven of the Broncos’ wins came when the club had an even or pos-itive turnover ratio (7-2 in those situations)... During the final eight weeksof the season, Denver tied for third in the league in takeaways (20) andturnover ratio (+9)... Head Coach Mike Shanahan finished his 13th year asDenver’s head coach ranked 10th in NFL history in career regular-seasonwins with one team (130-78) and 17th in league annals in overall careerwins (146-95)... Denver’s strength of schedule in 2007 tied for the eighthtoughest in the NFL (.516 / 132-124), and the club played seven gamesagainst teams that qualified for the postseason, including five contests ina row vs. playoff teams from Sept. 23-Oct. 29... The Broncos tied a fran-chise single-season record by appearing in four overtime games, the mostby an NFL team in a season since 2003 (Carolina)... With RBs SelvinYoung (729) and Travis Henry (691), the Broncos were one of four teamsin the NFL to have two 650+yard rushers en route extending their streakof ranking among the league’s top-10 rushing teams (122.3 / 9th) for theeighth year in a row (longest active streak in NFL)... Young finished fourthin the NFL in yards per rush (5.2) and totaled the third-most rushing yards(729) by an undrafted rookie in league history while becoming the firstundrafted player ever to lead Denver in rushing... The Broncos’ 5.7 yardsper play average was the fourth best in the league (sixth-best single-sea-son total in club history)... WR Brandon Marshall, who led the NFL with319 receiving yards after contact, also had three 10-catch games that tiedfor the most in the league... TE Tony Scheffler tied for fourth among leaguetight ends in receptions (47) during the final 11 weeks of the year... TheBroncos’ 34 forced fumbles led the AFC and were their highest seasontotal since 1990... Denver concluded the season by holding its final sixopponents to 200 or fewer passing yards and was seventh in the leaguein pass defense (193.4 ypg.)... The Broncos’ Walter Payton NFL Man ofthe Year nominee was CB Domonique Foxworth, and their Ed BlockCourage Award nominee was DE John Engelberger.


BRONCOS 2007 RESULTSPRESEASONWk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec.1 Mon. Aug. 13 at San Francisco Monster Park W, 17-13 1-02 Sat. Aug. 18 at Dallas Texas Stadium L, 31-20 1-13 Sat. Aug. 25 CLEVELAND INVESCO Field at Mile High L, 17-16 1-24 Thu. Aug. 30 ARIZONA INVESCO Field at Mile High W, 21-3 2-2REGULAR SEASONWk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec.1 Sun. Sept. 9 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium W, 15-14 1-02 Sun. Sept. 16 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High W, 23-20 OT 2-03 Sun. Sept. 23 JACKSONVILLE INVESCO Field at Mile High L, 23-14 2-14 Sun. Sept. 30 at Indianapolis RCA Dome L, 38-20 2-25 Sun. Oct. 7 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High L, 41-3 2-36 Bye7 Sun. Oct. 21 PITTSBURGH INVESCO Field at Mile High W, 31-28 3-3 8 Mon. Oct. 29 GREEN BAY INVESCO Field at Mile High L, 19-13 OT 3-4 9 Sun. Nov. 4 at Detroit Ford Field L, 44-7 3-510 Sun. Nov. 11 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium W, 27-11 4-511 Mon. Nov. 19 TENNESSEE INVESCO Field at Mile High W, 34-20 5-5 12 Sun. Nov. 25 at Chicago Soldier Field L, 37-34 OT 5-613 Sun. Dec. 2 at Oakland McAfee Coliseum L, 34-20 5-714 Sun. Dec. 9 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High W, 41-7 6-715 Thu. Dec. 13 at Houston Reliant Stadium L, 31-13 6-8 16 Mon. Dec. 24 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium L, 23-3 6-917 Sun. Dec. 30 MINNESOTA INVESCO Field at Mile High W, 22-19 OT 7-9



Mike Shanahan in 2008 begins his 14th season as head coachof the Denver Broncos, a franchise he has guided to two

Super Bowl victories, three conference championship game appear-ances, seven postseason berths and nine winning seasons. Hisachievements since being named Denver’s head coach on Jan. 31,1995, have helped position the 49-year-old franchise among themost successful and highly regarded in all of professional sports.

The veteran coach, who holds additional responsibilities as theBroncos’ Executive Vice President of Football Operations, has ledDenver to 130 regular-season victories, a total that marks the 10thmost by a head coach with one franchise in NFL history. Among thenine coaches who have more wins with one club than Shanahan, alleight who are eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame have beenhonored with membership to the game’s most exclusive club.Shanahan’s 130 regular-season wins with Denver tie for the mostby an NFL coach in the last 13 years and give the Broncos theleague’s third-best record (130-78 / .625) during that time.

A leader whose standard continually has raised the expectationsof the football team and entire Denver Broncos organization,Shanahan has the 17th-most overall career wins (146) by a headcoach in NFL history and ranks second in that category amongactive coaches. His all-time winning percentage is a sterling .606(146-95), including a .624 (138-83) mark in 13 seasons with theBroncos that qualifies as the best by a coach in club history.

Including seven seasons as an assistant with Denver, a time peri-od in which he helped the Broncos advance to three Super Bowls,Shanahan owns 20 years of experience on the Broncos’ coachingstaff that tie for the highest total by an individual in club history. His13 full seasons as head coach of the Broncos tie him with JeffFisher (Tennessee) as the longest active continuously tenured headcoach in the NFL.

Under Shanahan’s superb guidance, the Broncos have had stag-gering team accomplishments, including: Posting the most wins inpro football history in a two-year period, seasons in which the clubwon back-to-back Super Bowls (33 in 1997-98; New England hassince won 34 in 2003-04); Posting the most wins in pro footballhistory in a three-year period (46 in 1998); Winning 18 consecutivegames over 1997-98 to tie the all-time NFL record at that time forconsecutive wins; And going undefeated for three consecutive reg-ular seasons (1996-98) at home, just the second team ever to beundefeated and untied at home in three consecutive years.

In 2004, Shanahan joined the exclusive club of head coaches topost 100 wins in his first 10 seasons with one club, finishing thecampaign and decade tied for fourth on this ultra-impressive list of12 coaches, six of whom are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Shanahan’s 138 wins with Denver include seven consecutive inthe playoffs during the 1997 and 1998 Super Bowl seasons, yearsin which he established himself among the game’s sideline greats.His postseason winning percentage is .615 on an 8-5 record.

Shanahan elevated his career and the Broncos to new levels in1997 and 1998 as the intense and personable Denver Broncos headcoach made his mark on Super Bowl history, coming into the 2006campaign as one of only 12 all-time National Football League headcoaches with two Super Bowl victories.

Over the last 16 years entering the 2008 season (13 in Denver andthe previous three in San Francisco), Mike Shanahan’s offenseshave finished number one in the NFL four times, second twice, thirdthree times and fourth once; in two of those campaigns Denver wasjust 17 and 83 yards short of the number one spot.

During his NFL career, Shanahan has been a part of teams thathave played in 10 AFC or NFC Championship Games in addition tohis six Super Bowl appearances (five with Denver and the SuperBowl XXIX game with San Francisco). In his nine seasons coachingat the collegiate level, Shanahan’s teams participated in eight bowlgames, winning two national championships.

HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHANSHANAHAN’S NFL COACHING CAREER

OVERALL YEAR: 16th as a Head Coach (14th with Denver)CAREER REG. SEASON HEAD COACHING RECORD: 138-90-0 (.605)CAREER POSTSEASON HEAD COACHING RECORD: 8-5 (.615)OVERALL HEAD COACHING RECORD: 146-95-0 (.606)

REG. SEASON RECORD w/DENVER (HEAD COACH): 130-78 (.625)POSTSEASON RECORD w/DENVER (HEAD COACH): 8-5 (.615)OVERALL RECORD w/DENVER (HEAD COACH): 138-83-0 (.624)

PLAYOFF APPEARANCES (HEAD COACH): 7DIVISION TITLES (HEAD COACH): 3

SUPER BOWLS WON (HEAD COACH): 2 (‘97 and ‘98 w/Denver)SUPER BOWLS WON (ASSISTANT): 1 (‘94 w/San Francisco)TOTAL SUPER BOWLS WON: 3

SHANAHAN YEAR-BY-YEARYear Position Team Record1975 Assistant Coach University of Oklahoma 10-11976 Assistant Coach University of Oklahoma 9-21977 Backfield Coach Northern Arizona 9-21978 Offensive Coordinator Eastern Illinois 9-21979 Offensive Coordinator University of Minnesota 4-6-11980 Offensive Coordinator University of Florida 8-31981 Offensive Coordinator University of Florida 7-41982 Offensive Coordinator University of Florida 8-31983 Asst. Head Coach/O.C. University of Florida 8-2-11984 Receivers Coach Denver Broncos 13-31985 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 11-51986 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 11-51987 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 10-4-11988 Head Coach Los Angeles Raiders 7-91989 Head Coach Los Angeles Raiders 1-31989 Quarterbacks Coach Denver Broncos 6-41990 Quarterbacks Coach Denver Broncos 5-111991 Offensive Coordinator Denver Broncos 12-41992 Offensive Coordinator San Francisco 49ers 14-21993 Offensive Coordinator San Francisco 49ers 10-61994 Offensive Coordinator San Francisco 49ers 13-31995 Head Coach Denver Broncos 8-81996 Head Coach Denver Broncos 13-31997 Head Coach Denver Broncos 12-41998 Head Coach Denver Broncos 14-21999 Head Coach Denver Broncos 6-102000 Head Coach Denver Broncos 11-52001 Head Coach Denver Broncos 8-82002 Head Coach Denver Broncos 9-72003 Head Coach Denver Broncos 10-62004 Head Coach Denver Broncos 10-62005 Head Coach Denver Broncos 13-32006 Head Coach Denver Broncos 9-72007 Head Coach Denver Broncos 7-9



CLIMBING THE CHARTSAs illustrated in the chart above, Broncos Head Coach Mike

Shanahan is 17th in NFL history in career victories with 146 (138regular season, 8 postseason). He moved into sole possession of17th in career wins after the Broncos’ 17-13 win at Oakland on Nov.12, 2006.

Shanahan needs seven wins to tie Steve Owen (153 total) for 16thin NFL history in career victories.

SHANAHAN STANDS SECOND AMONG ACTIVE COACHES IN CAREER VICTORIES

Mike Shanahan’s 146 career victories (138 regular season, 8postseason) rank as the second-highest total among active NFLcoaches.

CAREER WINS, ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHESCoach Reg. Post. Overall

1. Mike Holmgren, Sea. 157-99-0 13-11 170-110-0 (.607)2. Mike Shanahan, Den. 138-90-0 8-5 146-95-0 (.606)3. Bill Belichick, N.E. 127-81-0 15-4 142-85-0 (.626)4. Tony Dungy, Ind. 127-65-0 9-9 136-74-0 (.648)

HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN

TOP 25 NFL HEAD COACHES ALL-TIME IN OVERALL CAREER VICTORIESREGULAR SEASON POSTSEASON OVERALL

Coach Years W L T Pct. W L Pct. W L T Pct.1. Don Shula 33 328 156 6 0.677 19 17 0.528 347 173 6 0.6662. George Halas 40 318 148 31 0.682 6 3 0.667 324 151 31 0.6823. Tom Landry 29 250 162 6 0.607 20 16 0.556 270 178 6 0.6034. Earl Lambeau 33 226 132 22 0.631 3 2 0.600 229 134 22 0.6315. Chuck Noll 23 193 148 1 0.566 16 8 0.667 209 156 1 0.5726. Marty Schottenheimer 21 200 126 1 0.613 5 13 0.278 205 139 1 0.5967. Dan Reeves 23 190 165 2 0.535 11 9 0.550 201 174 2 0.5368. Chuck Knox 22 186 147 1 0.558 7 11 0.389 193 158 1 0.5509. Bill Parcells 19 172 130 1 0.569 11 8 0.579 183 138 1 0.570

10. Joe Gibbs 16 154 94 0 0.621 17 7 0.708 171 101 0 0.62911. Paul Brown 21 166 100 6 0.624 4 8 0.333 170 108 6 0.612

Mike Holmgren 17 157 99 0 0.613 13 11 0.542 170 110 0 0.60713. Bud Grant 18 158 96 5 0.621 10 12 0.455 168 108 5 0.60814. Bill Cowher 15 149 90 1 0.623 12 9 0.571 161 99 1 0.61915. Marv Levy 17 143 112 0 0.561 11 8 0.579 154 120 0 0.56216. Steve Owen 23 151 100 17 0.602 2 8 0.200 153 108 17 0.58617. Mike Shanahan 16 138 90 0 0.605 8 5 0.615 146 95 0 0.60618. Bill Belichick 14 127 81 0 0.611 15 4 0.789 142 85 0 0.62619. Tony Dungy 13 127 65 0 0.661 9 9 0.500 136 74 0 0.648

Hank Stram 17 131 97 10 0.574 5 3 0.625 136 100 10 0.57621. Weeb Ewbank 20 130 129 7 0.502 4 1 0.800 134 130 7 0.50822. Mike Ditka 14 121 95 0 0.560 6 6 0.500 127 101 0 0.55723. Dick Vermeil 15 120 109 0 0.524 6 5 0.545 126 114 0 0.52524. Jim Mora 15 125 106 0 0.541 0 6 0.000 125 112 0 0.52725. George Seifert 11 114 62 0 0.648 10 5 0.667 124 67 0 0.649



SHANAHAN AMONG NFL ALL-TIME LEADERSIN WINS WITH ONE TEAM

Mike Shanahan’s 130 career regular-season wins in 13 years asDenver’s head coach mark the 10th most by a head coach with oneteam in NFL history.

Shanahan moved into that spot, passing Pro Football Hall of FameHead Coach Hank Stram, with Denver’s 23-20 overtime victoryagainst the Raiders on Sept. 16, 2007.

MOST REGULAR-SEASON WINS WITH ONE TEAM, NFL HISTORYHead Coach Team Years Wins

1. George Halas Bears 1920-29, ‘33-42, ‘46-55, ‘58-67 3182. Don Shula Dolphins 1970-95 2573. Tom Landry Cowboys 1960-88 2504. Earl Lambeau Packers 1921-49 2095. Chuck Noll Steelers 1969-91 1936. Bud Grant Vikings 1967-83, ‘85 1587. Joe Gibbs Redskins 1981-92, 2004-07 1548. Steve Owen Giants 1930-53 1519. Bill Cowher Steelers 1992-2006 14910. Mike Shanahan Broncos 1995-Pres. 13011. Hank Stram Chiefs 1960-74 124

SHANAHAN SETS BRONCOS ALL-TIME WINS MARKWith Denver’s 12-10 win against Baltimore on Dec. 11, 2005,

Mike Shanahan became the Broncos’ all-time leader in career victo-ries with 118. Shanahan, who now has 130 regular-season andeight postseason victories for 138 total wins as Denver’s headcoach, entered that Broncos game against the Ravens tied with DanReeves in career wins.

Reeves collected 117 victories as head coach of the Broncos from1981-92, 110 of which he earned in the regular season and sevenof which occurred in playoff action.

CAREER WINS BY BRONCOS HEAD COACHES, ALL-TIMEHead Coach Yrs. Reg. Post. Total

1. Mike Shanahan 1995-Pres. 130-78-0 8-5 138-83-0 (.624)2. Dan Reeves 1981-92 110-73-1 7-6 117-79-1 (.596)3. Red Miller 1977-80 40-22-0 2-3 42-25-0 (.627)4. John Ralston 1972-76 34-33-3 0-0 34-33-3 (.507)5. Lou Saban 1967-71 20-42-3 0-0 20-42-3 (.331)

MOST POSTSEASON WINS IN CLUB HISTORYMike Shanahan, who in 2005 passed Dan Reeves for first place in

overall wins by a Broncos head coach, took over sole possession offirst place on Denver’s all-time postseason wins chart with a 27-13victory against New England on Jan. 14, 2006.

Shanahan now owns an 8-5 career postseason record for a win-ning percentage of .615 that also is the best in team annals.

CAREER POSTSEASON WINS BY BRONCOS HEAD COACHES, ALL-TIMEHead Coach Yrs. Rec. Pct.

1. Mike Shanahan 1995-Pres. 8-5 .6152. Dan Reeves 1981-92 7-6 .5383. Red Miller 1977-80 2-3 .400

SHANAHAN BRINGS THE MAGIC BACK TO THE MILE HIGH AREA

Since taking over the coaching reins of the Broncos in 1995, MikeShanahan has a 79-25 (.760) regular-season record at home, thesecond-best home winning percentage among head coaches in theBroncos’ 49-year history.

HOME WINNING PERCENTAGE, BRONCOS HEAD COACHESHead Coach (Years) Reg. Season Pct.

1. Dan Reeves (1981-92) 72-21 .7742. Mike Shanahan (1995-present) 79-25 .7603. Red Miller (1977-80) 22-9 .7104. John Ralston (1972-76) 20-13-2 .6005. Wade Phillips (1993-94) 9-7 .563

DENVER WINS UNDER SHANAHANThe Broncos have posted the third-most wins (130) in the regular

season and have tied for the third-most overall wins (138) in theNFL since 1995 under the direction of Head Coach Mike Shanahan.

REGULAR-SEASON WINS, NFL, 1995-Pres.Team Reg. Wins

1. New England 1352. Green Bay 1343. Denver 1304. Pittsburgh 1275. Indianapolis 126

TOTAL WINS, NFL, 1995-Pres.Team Reg. Post Tot.

1. New England 135 17 1522. Green Bay 135 10 1453. Denver 130 8 138

Pittsburgh 127 11 1385. Indianapolis 126 9 1356. Philadelphia 118 9 127




BRONCOS OFFENSE CLICKS SINCE 1995Under Head Coach Mike Shanahan, the Broncos’ offensive suc-

cess has ranked among the league’s best. Denver leads the NFL intotal yards and rushing yards while ranking second in the leaguein first downs and third in points scored since 1995 in regular-season play.

TOTAL YARDS, NFL, 1995-Pres.Team Tot. Yards

1. Denver 74,7272. Minnesota 73,4593. Indianapolis 73,0434. Green Bay 72,9605. St. Louis 72,009

RUSHING YARDS, NFL, 1995-Pres.Team Rush Yards

1. Denver 29,1312. Pittsburgh 28,1323. Kansas City 25,8744. Jacksonville 25,8035. Minnesota 25,392

FIRST DOWNS, NFL, 1995-Pres.Team 1st Downs

1. Indianapolis 4,3412. Denver 4,3243. Green Bay 4,1554. Kansas City 4,1395. New England 4,076

POINTS SCORED, NFL, 1995-Pres.Team Points

1. Indianapolis 5,1702. Green Bay 5,0883. Denver 5,0794. New England 4,8835. Minnesota 4,870

SHANAHAN POSTS IMPRESSIVE WIN TOTALTHROUGH 200 REGULAR-SEASON GAMES

With a 13-3 victory against Baltimore on Oct. 9, 2006, BroncosHead Coach Mike Shanahan tied Chuck Knox and MartySchottenheimer for the third-most victories (125) by a coachthrough his first 200 career regular-season games among thosewho began their career in the Super Bowl era (since 1966).

Shanahan totaled a 117-63 (.650) record in 180 regular-seasongames with Denver and posted an 8-12 mark in 20 regular-seasongames as the Los Angeles Raiders’ head coach (1988-89).

Of the six coach coaches with the most victories through their first200 regular-season games in the Super Bowl era, three are mem-bers of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

MOST REG. SEASONS WINS BY A COACH THROUGH 200 GAMES(AMONG THOSE WHO BEGAN CAREER IN SUPER BOWL ERA)

Coach Years Wins1. Joe Gibbs^ 1981-92, ‘04 130

Bud Grant^ 1967-80 1303. Mike Shanahan 1988-89, ‘95-06 125

Chuck Knox 1973-86 125Marty Schottenheimer 1984-96 125

6. Chuck Noll^ 1969-82 123^ - member of Pro Football Hall of Fame

SELECT COMPANYIn 2004, Mike Shanahan joined the exclusive club of head coach-

es to post 100 wins in their first 10 seasons with one club, finish-ing the campaign and decade tied for fourth on this ultra-impres-sive list with 108 total wins.

COACHES WITH 100 WINS FOR ONE TEAM THROUGH THE FIRST 10 SEASONS WITH THAT TEAM (including playoffs)

S.B.Team Years Reg Post Tot. Wins

1. Joe Gibbs, Washington 1981-1990 101 12 113 22. John Madden, Raiders 1969-1978 103 9 112 1

Don Shula, Miami 1970-1979 104 8 112 24. Mike Shanahan, Broncos 1995-2004 101 7 108 2

George Seifert, S.F. 1989-1996 98 10 108 26. Mike Ditka, Chicago 1982-1991 101 6 107 1

Marv Levy, Buffalo 1986-1995 96 11 107 08. Bud Grant, Minnesota 1967-1976 98 8 106 09. Bill Cowher, Pittsburgh 1992-2001 99 6 105 010. Marty Schottenheimer, K.C. 1989-1998 101 3 104 011. Bill Walsh, San Francisco 1979-1988 92 10 102 312. Dennis Green, Minnesota 1992-2001 97 4 101 0




SHANAHAN ONE OF NFL’S LONGEST-TENURED HEAD COACHES

Mike Shanahan, who has spent the last 13 seasons as Denver’s headcoach, is the second-longest continuously tenured head coach in theNFL. Only Tennessee’s Jeff Fisher, who has coached 13 full seasonswith the team (1995-Pres.) as well as the final part of the 1994 cam-paign, has more continuous service with one club than Shanahan.

Shanahan was named Broncos head coach on Jan. 31, 1995.

LONGEST CONTINUOUSLY TENURED ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHESCoach Team Years with team

1. Jeff Fisher* Tennessee 13 (1995-2007)2. Mike Shanahan Denver 13 (1995-2007)3. Mike Holmgren Seattle 9 (1999-2007)

Andy Reid Philadelphia 9 (1999-2007)5. Bill Belichick New England 8 (2000-07)

* - Fisher was the Oilers’ head coach for the final six games in 1994.

DENVER STRIKES FAST UNDER SHANAHANSince Mike Shanahan became Denver’s head coach before the

start of the 1995 season, the Broncos have not only scored themost points in the first quarter in the NFL, but they also have thebiggest point differential in the opening period (+485).

BEST FIRST-QUARTER POINT-DIFFERENTIAL SINCE 1995Team Differential Points For Points Against

1. Denver +485 1,177 6922. New England +309 1,011 7023. Green Bay +222 1,000 7784. Pittsburgh +203 1,009 8065. Indianapolis +200 1,041 841

TURNOVER RATIO IN THE SHANAHAN ERABelow is a look at Denver’s record by turnover ratio under Head

Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.). The Broncos are 104-30 (.776)with an even or positive turnover ratio since 1995 and are 26-48(.351) with a negative turnover ratio during that time.

BRONCOS RECORD BY TURNOVER RATIOUNDER HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN (1995-Pres.)

Ratio Record Win Pct.-3 or Worse 1-14 .067-2 9-13 .409-1 16-21 .432+/-0 31-11 .738+1 33-15 .688+2 15-2 .882+3 or Better 25-2 .926TOTALS 130-78 .625

FREQUENT PLAYOFF TRIPSSince becoming the Broncos’ head coach in 1995, Mike Shanahan

has led Denver to the postseason during seven different seasons.That total ties for the sixth most in the league during that period.

MOST POSTSEASON BERTHS, NFL, SINCE 1995Team No. Years

1. Indianapolis 10 1995-96; 1999-2000; ‘02-072. Green Bay 9 1995-98; 2001-04, ‘07

New England 9 1996-98; 2001; ‘03-074. Philadelphia 8 1995-96; 2000-04; ‘06

Pittsburgh 8 1995-97; 2001-02; ‘04-05, ‘07 6. Denver 7 1996-98; 2000; ‘03-05

Dallas 7 1995-96; ‘98-99; ‘03; ‘06-07Tampa Bay 7 1997; 1999-2002; ‘05; ‘07

Shanahan has twice led the Broncos to the postseason in threeconsecutive seasons, doing so most recently from 2003-05.

CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF BERTHS, BRONCOS HISTORYConsec. Years Dates

1. 3 2003-053 1996-983 1977-79

4. 2 1986-872 1983-84

SEVEN CONSECUTIVE YEARSWITHOUT A LOSING SEASON

Head Coach Mike Shanahan led the Broncos to seven consecutiveseasons with at least a .500 record from 2000-06, a streak that tiedfor the longest in club history. The Broncos also went seven con-secutive years without a losing record from 1983-89, a time periodin which they advanced to three Super Bowls.

MOST CONSECUTIVE SEASONS WITH AT LEAST A .500 RECORD,BRONCOS HISTORY

Consec. Seasons Years Playoff Berths1. 7 2000-06 4

7 1983-89 53. 6 1976-81 34. 4 1995-98 3




SHANAHAN ONE OF FOUR FORMER DENVER ASSISTANTS WHO ARE ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHESMike Shanahan is one of four active head coaches in the NFL in

2008 who were named a head coach after serving as an assistanton the Broncos’ staff. The three others are Mike Nolan of the 49ers,Gary Kubiak of the Texans and Wade Phillips of the Cowboys.

All-time, 14 former Broncos assistants were hired as NFL headcoaches after their time on Denver’s staff.

ASSISTANTS WHO BECAME NFL HEAD COACHES AFTER THEIR TIME ON THE BRONCOS’ COACHING STAFF

Yrs. w/Den. Yrs. as NFL Career Rec.Coach as an asst. Head Coach Inc. Postseason

1. Mac Speedie 1962-64 Den. (‘64-66) 6-19-1 (.250)2. Ray Malavasi 1964-66 Den. (‘66)/Rams (‘78-82) 47-44 (.516)3. Ed Hughes 1963 Hou. (‘71) 4-9-1 (.321)4. Jerry Smith 1971 Den. (‘71) 2-3 (.400)5. Red Miller 1963-65 Den. (‘77-80) 42-25 (.627)6. Sam Rutigliano 1967-70 Cle. (‘78-84) 47-52 (.475)7. Rod Dowhower 1980-82 Ind. (‘85-86) 5-24 (.172)8. Mike Shanahan ‘84-87, ‘89-91 Raiders (‘88-89)/Den. (‘95-Pres.)

146-95-0 (.606)9. Dick MacPherson 1967-70 N.E. (‘91-92) 8-24 (.250)10. Wade Phillips 1989-92 N.O. (‘85)/Den. (‘93-94)

Buf. (‘98-00)/Atl. (‘03)/Dal. (‘07) 61-46 (.570)11. Chan Gailey 1985-90 Dal. (‘98-99) 18-16 (.529)12. Jim Fassel 1993-94 NYG (‘97-03) 60-56-1 (.517)13. Mike Nolan 1987-92 S.F. (‘05-Pres.) 16-32 (.333)14. Gary Kubiak 1995-05 Hou. (‘06-Pres.) 14-18 (.438)Note: Bold denotes active NFL head coach.

NALEN SECOND IN CAREER STARTS BY A BRONCOCenter Tom Nalen ranks second in career starts by a Bronco with

188. Only John Elway (231 starts) has started more games in a Denveruniform than Nalen, who also is third in career games played (194) asa Bronco.

Nalen is the longest-tenured player on Denver’s roster, having joinedthe club in 1994 as a seventh-round draft choice from Boston College.The veteran also is the only remaining player from the Broncos’ back-to-back Super Bowl championship teams of 1997 and ‘98.

CAREER STARTS, BRONCOS HISTORYPlayer Pos. Starts Years

1. John Elway QB 231 1983-982. Tom Nalen C 188 1994-Pres.3. Billy Thompson DB 178 1969-814. Tom Jackson LB 177 1973-86

Barney Chavous DE 177 1973-856. Dennis Smith S 170 1981-94

CAREER GAMES PLAYED, BRONCOS HISTORYName Games Years Played

1. Jason Elam 236 1993-20072. John Elway 234 1983-983. Tom Nalen 194 1994-Pres.4. Tom Jackson 191 1973-865. Paul Howard 187 1973-866. Dennis Smith 184 1981-94

CUTLER AMONG NFL’S BESTSINCE BECOMING A STARTER

Since being named the Broncos’ starting quarterback in Week 13 ofthe 2006 season, Jay Cutler has totaled the 10th-most passing yardsin the NFL.

MOST PASSING YARDS, NFL, SINCE WEEK 13 OF 2006 SEASONPlayer Gms. Att. Com. Pct. Yds TD INT Rtg.

1. Tom Brady, N.E. 21 727 496 68.2 5,772 54 9 111.62. Peyton Manning, Ind. 21 693 455 65.7 5,473 41 17 99.23. Tony Romo, Dal. 21 677 430 63.5 5,458 42 27 92.74. Brett Favre, G.B. 21 745 469 63.0 5,406 32 23 86.25. Jon Kitna, Det. 21 753 476 63.2 5,400 27 29 80.56. Drew Brees, N.O. 21 793 521 65.7 5,378 35 19 89.87. Carson Palmer, Cin. 20 709 448 63.2 5,064 32 25 84.98. Matt Hasselbeck, Sea. 21 721 442 61.3 5,002 33 17 87.59. Derek Anderson, Cle. 20 644 364 56.5 4,580 34 27 78.910. Jay Cutler, Den. 21 604 378 62.6 4,498 29 19 88.2

CUTLER CLIMBING DENVER PASSING CHARTSAfter totaling 3,497 passing yards in 2007, third-year quarterback

Jay Cutler ranks ninth in Denver history in career passing yards(4,498).

MOST PASSING YARDS, CAREER, BRONCOS HISTORYPlayer Att. Com. Pct. Yds TD INT Rtg.

1. John Elway, 1983-98 7,250 4,123 56.9 51,475 300 226 79.92. Craig Morton, 1977-82 1,594 907 56.9 11,895 74 65 79.13. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 1,678 1,044 62.2 11,763 71 53 84.14. Jake Plummer, 2003-06 1,596 944 59.1 11,631 71 47 84.35. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 1,277 662 51.8 7,676 51 85 55.96. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 970 517 53.3 7,238 52 52 73.17. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 919 456 49.6 6,437 35 58 59.08. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 810 348 43.0 5,153 38 45 56.99. Jay Cutler, 2006-Pres. 604 378 62.6 4,498 29 19 88.2

CUTLER COMPLETES SECOND SEASONSelected by Denver in the first round (11th overall) of the 2006 NFL

Draft from Vanderbilt University, quarterback Jay Cutler completedhis second professional season in 2007.

Below is where Cutler, who was in his first season as a full-timestarter in 2007, ranked in the NFL among other quarterbacks lastseason.

JAY CUTLER NFL RANKINGS AMONG QUARTERBACKS, 2007Category No. NFL RankAttempts 467 12thCompletions 297 T-10thComp. Pct. 63.6 13thPassing Yards 3,497 10thYds./Attempt 7.49 9thTouchdown Passes 20 13thTD Percentage 4.3 15thInterceptions 14 T-21stINT Percentage 3.0 15thPasser Rating 88.1 12thRushing Yards 205 4th

HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN / PLAYER NOTES



CUTLER AMONG LEAGUE LEADERSIN YARDS PER ATTEMPT, PASSING YARDS

In his first season as a full-time starter in 2007, quarterback JayCutler placed ninth in the NFL in yards per attempt (7.49) and 10thin the league in passing yards (3,497). His 3,497 passing yardsmarked the seventh-highest single-season total in Broncos history.

Cutler had three games in 2007 in which he averaged at least 9.5yards per pass, including a season-best 9.74-yard average atChicago on Nov. 25 that helped him record the second 300-yardpassing outing of his career. He finished the season with two 300-yard passing games, reaching that total at Buffalo on Sept. 9 (304yds.) and at Chicago on Nov. 25 (302 yds.).

MOST YARDS PER PASS ATTEMPT, NFL, 2007Player Att. Yards Y/A

1. Tom Brady, N.E. 578 4,806 8.312. Tony Romo, Dal. 520 4,211 8.103. Peyton Manning, Ind. 515 4,040 7.844. Ben Roethlisberger, Pit. 404 3,154 7.815. Brett Favre, G.B. 535 4,155 7.776. Matt Schaub, Hou. 289 2,241 7.757. David Garrard, Jac. 325 2,509 7.728. Kurt Warner, Ari. 451 3,417 7.589. Jay Cutler, Den. 467 3,497 7.49

MOST PASSING YARDS, NFL, 2007Player Att. Comp. Pct. Yds TD INT Rtg.

1. Tom Brady, N.E. 578 398 68.9 4,806 50 8 117.22. Drew Brees, N.O. 652 440 67.5 4,423 28 18 89.43. Tony Romo, Dal. 520 335 64.4 4,211 36 19 97.44. Brett Favre, G.B. 535 356 66.5 4,155 28 15 95.75. Carson Palmer, Cin. 575 373 64.9 4,131 26 20 86.76. Jon Kitna, Det. 561 355 63.3 4,068 18 20 80.97. Peyton Manning, Ind. 515 337 65.4 4,040 31 14 98.08. Matt Hasselbeck, Sea. 562 352 62.6 3,966 28 12 91.49. Derek Anderson, Cle. 527 298 56.5 3,787 29 19 82.510. Jay Cutler, Den. 467 297 63.6 3,497 20 14 88.1

MOST PASSING YARDS IN A SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORYPlayer Att. Comp. Pct. Yds TD INT Rtg.

1. Jake Plummer, 2004 521 303 58.2 4,089 27 20 84.52. John Elway, 1993 551 348 63.2 4,030 25 10 92.83. John Elway, 1995 542 316 58.3 3,970 26 14 86.44. John Elway, 1985 605 327 54.0 3,891 22 23 70.25. John Elway, 1997 502 280 55.8 3,635 27 11 87.56. John Elway, 1990 502 294 58.6 3,526 15 14 78.57. Jay Cutler, 2007 467 297 63.6 3,497 20 14 88.1

JAY CUTLER 300-YARD PASSING GAMES, 2007 (CAREER)Date Opponent Att. Comp. Pct. Yds TD INT Rtg.

1. Sept. 9, 2007 at Buffalo 39 23 59.0 304 1 1 81.62. Nov. 25, 2007 at Chicago 31 17 54.8 302 2 1 96.4

CUTLER RANKS WITH NFL’S BEST ROOKIESJay Cutler finished his first NFL season in 2006 by recording the sec-

ond-highest touchdown percentage by a league rookie since the 1970merger, throwing nine touchdown passes in 137 attempts (6.57%).

The quarterback also totaled the third-best touchdown to intercep-tion ratio by a rookie since the 1970 merger, throwing nine touch-downs to only five interceptions (1.80 ratio).HIGHEST TOUCHDOWN PERCENTAGE, NFL ROOKIES, SINCE 1970 MERGER

(MINIMUM 125 ATTEMPTS)Player Year Att. TDs Pct.

1. Dan Marino, Mia. 1983 296 20 6.762. Jay Cutler, Den. 2006 137 9 6.573. Jim Plunkett, N.E. 1971 328 19 5.794. Ben Roethlisberger, Pit. 2004 295 17 5.765. Jim Everett, L.A. Rams 1986 147 8 5.44

HIGHEST TD-TO-INT RATE, NFL ROOKIES, SINCE 1970 MERGER(MINIMUM 125 ATTEMPTS)

Player Year TDs INTs Ratio1. Dan Marino, Mia. 1983 20 6 3.332. Charlie Batch, Det. 1998 11 6 1.833. Jay Cutler, Den. 2006 9 5 1.804. Shaun King, T.B. 1999 7 4 1.755. Don Majkowski, G.B. 1987 5 3 1.67

PLAYER NOTES

Situation RecordThrows 0 touchdown passes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-4Throws 1+touchdown passes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-8Throws 2+touchdown passes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3Throws 3+touchdown passes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0Throws 4+touchdown passes: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0Throws for less than 200 yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5Throws for 200+ yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7Throws for 250+ yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-3Throws for 300+ yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1Was not intercepted: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4Was intercepted: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-8Was not sacked: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0Was sacked: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-12Rushes for 1+touchdowns: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1Rushes for 50+yards: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0

Situation RecordPlays on Sunday: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9Plays on Monday: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2Plays on Thursday: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1Plays on Saturday: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0Plays in September: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2Plays in October: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2Plays in November: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2Plays in December: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-6Plays at home: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-5Plays on the road: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7Plays outside: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-10Plays inside: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2Faces the AFC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7Faces the NFC: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5Faces the AFC West: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4

THE BRONCOS’ RECORD WHEN JAY CUTLER...(Regular-season starts only)



Some other notes on Cutler’s rookie season in 2006:* - Cutler became the first rookie in NFL history and one of only two

players in league annals (Mark Rypien) to throw at least two touch-down passes in each of his first four games. He also became only thefifth player in NFL history and second rookie (Dan Marino) to throwmultiple touchdown passes in each of his first four NFL starts.

* - Cutler recorded the highest passer rating (88.5), completion per-centage (59.1) and touchdown percentage (6.6) among all rookiesin Broncos history (min. 50 attempts).

* - He ranked second in yards per pass attempt (7.31) amongBroncos rookies and became the first Denver rookie to throw for atleast 1,000 yards (1,001) in a season since John Elway in 1983.

CUTLER VS. 2006 FIRST-ROUND QUARTERBACKSTHROUGH FIRST 16 STARTS

Below is a look at how Jay Cutler’s numbers through his first 16starts compare with the two other quarterbacks selected in the firstround of the 2006 NFL Draft. He made the 16th start of his career inthe Broncos’ game at Chicago on Nov. 25.

Cutler was picked 11th overall by Denver while Vince Young was takenthird by Tennessee and Matt Leinart was chosen 10th by Arizona. Cutleris 2-0 in regular-season play when starting against Young (34-20 win vs.Tennessee in 2007) and Leinart (37-20 win at Arizona in 2006).

FIRST 16 STARTS, 2006 1ST-ROUND QUARTERBACKS(Players listed by passer rating)

Player S Record Att. Com. Pct. Yds. TD IN Rtg1. Jay Cutler, Den. 16 7-9-0 437 275 62.9 3,385 22 15 89.32. Matt Leinart, Ari. 16 7-9-0 480 268 55.8 3,140 13 15 71.93. Vince Young, Ten. 16 10-6-0 400 216 54.0 2,492 14 14 70.1

JAY CUTLER CAREER PASSING BREAKDOWNBY RECEIVER, CAREER:

Player Comp. Yds. Avg. LG TDsWR Brandon Marshall 108 1,471 13.6 71t 8TE Tony Scheffler 55 722 13.1 41 9WR Javon Walker 44 517 11.8 54t 2WR Brandon Stokley 36 603 16.8 58 4RB Selvin Young 33 216 6.5 24 0TE Daniel Graham 22 209 9.5 28 2WR Rod Smith 14 130 9.3 15 1FB Cecil Sapp 14 50 3.6 16 1WR Glenn Martinez 11 148 13.5 23 0RB Tatum Bell 10 62 6.2 15 0RB Travis Henry 6 58 9.7 21 0TE Chad Mustard 5 62 12.4 15 0RB Mike Bell 5 54 10.8 24 0TE Nate Jackson 5 50 10.0 24 1TE Stephen Alexander 3 32 10.7 16 1WR Brian Clark 2 14 7.0 7 0RB Andre Hall 2 69 34.5 65 0WR David Kircus 2 29 14.5 18 0FB Kyle Johnson 1 2 2.0 2 0TOTALS 378 4,498 11.9 71t 29

HOME, CAREER:G S Rec. Att. Com. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rate

Career 11 6 6-5 316 210 66.5 2,477 19 10 97.0

ROAD, CAREER:G S Rec. Att. Com. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rate

Career 10 10 3-7 288 168 58.3 2,021 10 9 78.5

AFC WEST, CAREER:G S Rec. Att. Com. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rate

Career 7 7 3-4 219 130 59.4 1,494 8 8 76.9

BY QUARTER, CAREER:Quarter Att. Com. Pct. Yds. TD INT RateFirst 128 77 60.2 1,014 7 2 96.9Second 150 97 64.7 1,065 8 4 92.2Third 160 112 70 1,399 10 8 96.8Fourth 155 85 54.8 967 4 5 68.9Overtime 11 7 63.6 53 0 0 75.2TOTALS 604 378 62.6 4,498 29 19 88.2

MARSHALL NEARS TOP RECEPTION TOTALSBY SECOND-YEAR PLAYERS IN LEAGUE HISTORY

Brandon Marshall’s 102 receptions in 2007 marked the third-mostreceptions by a second-year player in NFL history.

MOST RECEPTIONS BY A SECOND-YEAR PLAYER, NFL HISTORYPlayer Year Rec. Yds. Avg. TD

1. Isaac Bruce, Stl. 1995 119 1,781 15 132. Larry Fitzgerald, Ari. 2005 103 1,409 13.7 103. Brandon Marshall, Den. 2007 102 1,325 13.0 74. Marques Colston, N.O. 2007 98 1,202 12.3 115. Lionel Taylor, Den. 1960 92 1,235 13.4 126. Sterling Sharpe, G.B. 1989 90 1,423 15.8 127. Kellen Winslow, S.D.* 1980 89 1,290 14.5 9

Kellen Winslow Jr., Cle.* 2006 89 875 9.8 3* - Tight end

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MARSHALL EMERGESSecond-year wide receiver Brandon Marshall led the club in recep-

tions (102), receiving yards (1,325) and receiving touchdowns (7) in2007. He posted four 100-yard receiving games for the year, includ-ing two in consecutive games (vs. Kansas City on Dec. 9 and atHouston on Dec. 13).

The wide receiver finished the year fifth in the league in receptionsand sixth in receiving yards. On Denver’s all-time single-seasonlists, Marshall’s 102 grabs ranked second while his 1,325 receivingyards placed third.

Marshall’s 102 catches also marked the fifth 100-reception sea-son by the fourth different Bronco. He also became the firstplayer selected by the Broncos in the NFL Draft to total at least100 catches in a season.

MOST RECEPTIONS, NFL, 2007Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs

1. T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Cin. 112 1,143 10.2 42t 12Wes Welker, N.E. 112 1,175 10.5 42 8

3. Reggie Wayne, Ind. 104 1,510 14.5 64 104. Derrick Mason, Bal. 103 1,087 10.6 79t 55. Brandon Marshall, Den. 102 1,325 13.0 68t 7

MOST RECEIVING YARDS, NFL, 2007Player Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs

1. Reggie Wayne, Ind. 104 1,510 14.5 64 102. Randy Moss, N.E. 98 1,493 15.2 65t 233. Chad Johnson, Cin. 93 1,440 15.5 70t 84. Larry Fitzgerald, Ari. 100 1,409 14.1 48t 105. Terrell Owens, Dal. 81 1,355 16.7 52t 156. Brandon Marshall, Den. 102 1,325 13.0 68t 7

MOST RECEPTIONS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORYPlayer Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs

1. Rod Smith, 2001 113 1,343 11.9 65t 112. Brandon Marshall, 2007 102 1,325 13.0 68t 73. Ed McCaffrey, 2000 101 1,317 13.0 61 94. Rod Smith, 2000 100 1,602 16.0 49 8

Lionel Taylor, 1961 100 1,176 11.8 52 4

MOST RECEIVING YARDS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORYPlayer Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TDs

1. Rod Smith, 2000 100 1,602 16.0 49 82. Rod Smith, 2001 113 1,343 11.9 65t 113. Brandon Marshall, 2007 102 1,325 13.0 68t 74. Ed McCaffrey, 2000 101 1,317 13.0 61 95. Steve Watson, 1981 60 1,244 20.7 95t 13

THE NFL’S BEST AFTER CONTACTAccording to Stats Inc, Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall

led the NFL in receiving yards after contact in 2007. A league-high319 of his 1,325 receiving yards (24.1%) came after initial contactwith a defender.

MOST RECEIVING YARDS AFTER CONTACT, NFL, 2007Player Yds. After Contact Pct.

1. Brandon Marshall, Den. 1,325 319 24.1%2. Brian Westbrook, Phi. 771 222 28.8%3. Jerricho Cotchery, NYJ 1,130 220 19.5%4. Donald Driver, G.B. 1,048 213 20.3%5. Jason Witten, Dal. 1,145 193 16.9%

MARSHALL HITS STRIDE WITH CUTLER AS QBSince Jay Cutler took over as Denver’s starting quarterback on Dec.

3, 2006, against Seattle (21 games ago), Brandon Marshall leads theBroncos in receiving yards (1,558) and receptions (116).

MOST RECEIVING YARDS, BRONCOS, LAST 21 GAMES,DATING BACK TO 12/3/06 VS. SEATTLE

Player G Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs1. Brandon Marshall 21 116 1,558 13.4 82. Tony Scheffler 21 61 768 12.6 93. Brandon Stokley 13 40 635 15.9 54. Javon Walker 13 44 517 11.8 25. Daniel Graham 15 24 246 10.3 2

MARSHALL’S PRODUCTION RIVALSOTHER 2006 WIDEOUTS DRAFTED

Selected by the Broncos in the fourth round (119th overall) ofthe 2006 NFL Draft from the University of Central Florida, BrandonMarshall ranks second among wide receivers from his draft classwith 122 career receptions.

Marshall was the 16th wide receiver taken in the 2006 NFL Draft.

MOST CAREER RECEPTIONS, 2006 WIDE RECEIVERS DRAFTEDPlayer Draft Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs

1. Marques Colston, N.O. 7-252 168 2,240 13.3 192. Brandon Marshall, Den. 3-119 122 1,634 13.4 93. Santonio Holmes, Pit. 1-25 101 1,766 17.5 104. Greg Jennings, G.B. 2-52 98 1,552 15.8 155. Derek Hagan, Mia. 3-82 50 594 11.9 3

JACKSON A TOUCHDOWN TARGETSince entering the NFL in 2000, wide receiver Darrell Jackson has

totaled the ninth-most touchdown catches (50) in the NFL.Jackson joined the Broncos as a free agent in the offseason after

playing for San Francisco (2007) and Seattle (2000-06).

MOST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS, NFL, 2000-PRES.Player Gms. Rec. Yds. Avg. TD

1. Terrell Owens, Dal./Phi./S.F. 111 660 9,763 14.8 992. Randy Moss, N.E./Oak./Min. 122 625 9,467 15.1 963. Marvin Harrison, Ind. 115 731 9,803 13.4 904. Torry Holt, Stl. 126 753 11,076 14.7 655. Hines Ward, Pit. 122 643 7,853 12.2 586. Plaxico Burress, NYG/Pit. 118 470 7,391 15.7 51

Tony Gonzalez, K.C. 127 652 8,044 12.3 51Joe Horn, Atl./N.O. 114 550 7,865 14.3 51

9. Darrell Jackson, S.F./Sea. 111 487 6,942 14.3 5010. Chad Johnson, Cin. 108 559 8,365 15.0 49

PLAYER NOTES



SCHEFFLER SOLID DOWN THE STRETCHBroncos tight end Tony Scheffler has been one of the league’s top

players at his position during the final eight games of his first twoprofessional seasons.

He ranks sixth among NFL tight ends in receiving yards totaledduring the second half of a season since entering the NFL in 2006,posting 607 of his 835 career yards (72.7%) during that span.

MOST RECEIVING YARDS DURING THE FINALEIGHT GAMES OF A SEASON, NFL TIGHT ENDS, 2006-07

Player Gms. Rec. Yds. Avg. TD1. Chris Cooley, Was. 16 72 959 13.3 62. Tony Gonzalez, K.C. 15 82 953 11.6 33. Jason Witten, Dal. 16 84 915 10.9 24. Antonio Gates, S.D. 16 65 853 13.1 9

Kellen Winslow, Cle. 16 78 853 10.9 26. Tony Scheffler, Den. 13 45 607 13.5 7

YOUNG CONTRIBUTES IN FIRST YEARRookie running back Selvin Young, who joined the Broncos in 2007

as a college free agent from the University of Texas, ranked fourth inthe NFL in rushing average (5.2) among players with at least 125 car-ries last season. Young also finished the campaign with the third-mostrushing yards (729) among league rookies and led the Broncos’ground game for the season, becoming the first undrafted rookieever to accomplish that feat.

The running back posted the first two 100-yard rushing games of hiscareer during the Broncos’ wins against the Chiefs. By doing so, hebecame the 12th different Bronco to record at least 100 rushing yardsin a regular-season game under Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.), a totalthat ties with Carolina for the most in the league since 1995.

Young posted 15 runs of at least 10 yards in 2007, including acareer-best 50-yard rush against Kansas City on Dec. 9.

RUSHING AVERAGE, NFL, 2007(min. 125 carries)

Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs1. Adrian Peterson, Min. 238 1,341 5.6 73t 122. Fred Taylor, Jac. 223 1,202 5.4 80t 53. Chester Taylor, Min. 157 844 5.4 84t 74. Selvin Young, Den. 140 729 5.2 50 15. Ryan Grant, G.B. 188 956 5.1 66t 8

RUSHING YARDS, NFL ROOKIES, 2007Player Att. Yds. Avg. LG TDs

1. Adrian Peterson, Min. 238 1,341 5.6 73t 122. Marshawn Lynch, Buf. 280 1,115 4.0 56t 7 3. Selvin Young, Den. 140 729 5.2 50 1

YOUNG AMONG NFL’S BESTUNDRAFTED BACKS IN ‘07

With 729 rushing yards in 2007, Selvin Young became the sixthundrafted rookie in league history since the inception of the com-mon draft in 1967 to total at least 500 rushing yards. The Universityof Texas product finished the year ranked third in league annals inrushing yards by an undrafted rookie.

His play marked the second consecutive year that a Broncosundrafted rookie running back reached the 500-yard mark. In 2006,Mike Bell (University of Arizona) totaled the fifth-most rushing yards(677) and tied for the second-most rushing touchdowns (8) by anundrafted rookie in NFL history.

Denver is the only franchise to have two undrafted rookies eachreach 500 rushing yards in a season.

MOST RUSHING YARDS BY UNDRAFTED ROOKIES, NFL HISTORY(SINCE INCEPTION OF COMMON NFL DRAFT IN 1967)

Player Year Att. Yds. Avg. TD1. Dominic Rhodes, Ind.* 2001 233 1,104 4.7 92. Fred Lane, Car.* 1997 182 809 4.4 73. Selvin Young, Den.* 2007 140 729 5.2 14. Clark Gaines, NYJ* 1976 157 724 4.6 35. Mike Bell, Den. 2006 157 677 4.3 86. Samkon Gado, G.B.* 2005 143 582 4.1 6* - Led club in rushing

YOUNG CLIMBS DENVER ROOKIE CHARTSSelvin Young’s 729 rushing yards in 2007 were the sixth most by

a rookie in Broncos history.

MOST RUSHING YARDS BY A ROOKIE, BRONCOS HISTORYPlayer Year Rd. Att. Yds. Avg. TDs

1. Clinton Portis 2002 2nd 273 1,508 5.5 152. Mike Anderson 2000 6th 297 1,487 5.0 153. Olandis Gary 1999 4th 276 1,159 4.2 74. Terrell Davis 1995 6th 237 1,117 4.7 75. Bobby Humphrey 1989 1st 294 1,151 3.9 76. Selvin Young 2007 CFA 140 729 5.2 17. Mike Bell 2006 CFA 157 677 4.3 88. Billy Joe 1963 11th 154 646 4.2 49. Rob Lytle 1977 2nd 104 408 3.9 110. Tatum Bell 2004 2nd 75 396 5.3 311. Floyd Little 1967 1st 130 381 2.9 1

PLAYER NOTES



PITTMAN SHOWS PASS-CATCHING ABILITYRunning back Michael Pittman, whom the Broncos signed as an

unrestricted free agent from Tampa Bay in the offseason, has estab-lished himself as one of the NFL’s top receiving threats out of thebackfield during his 10 years in the league.

Pittman’s 3,400 career receiving yards rank second in the NFLamong active running backs.

MOST RECEIVING YARDS, ACTIVE NFL RUNNING BACKSPlayer Years Rec. Yds. Avg. TD

1. Warrick Dunn, Atl./T.B. 1997-Pres. 463 4,009 8.7 152. Michael Pittman, T.B./Ari. 1998-Pres. 415 3,400 8.2 83. LaDainian Tomlinson, S.D. 2001-Pres. 458 3,375 7.4 144. Edgerrin James, Ari./Ind. 1999-Pres. 418 3,260 7.8 115. Brian Westbrook, Phi. 2002-Pres. 347 3,207 9.2 23

BAILEY PRO BOWL STREAKBroncos cornerback Champ Bailey was named to the Pro Bowl for

the eighth consecutive season in 2007, a streak that is the longest inNFL history at his position group. His eight career Pro Bowl selec-tions also tie for the second most by a cornerback in NFL history.

Bailey also joins Chiefs tight end Tony Gonzalez and formerRavens tackle Jonathan Ogden as one of three players in the NFL tobe selected to the Pro Bowl in each of the last eight seasons.

MOST PRO BOWL SELECTIONS AT CORNERBACK, NFL HISTORYPlayer Pro Bowls Years

1. Mike Haynes* 9 1976-80, 1982, 1984-862. Champ Bailey 8 2000-07

Lemar Parrish 8 1970, 1971, 1974-1977, 1979-80Deion Sanders 8 1991-94, 1996-99

* - Pro Football Hall of Fame member

PLAYERS TO EARN A PRO BOWL BERTH INEACH OF THE LAST EIGHT SEASONS, NFL (2000-07)

Player Position Consec. Pro Bowl BerthsChamp Bailey, Den. Cornerback 8 (2000-07)Tony Gonzalez, K.C. Tight End 9 (1999-07)Jonathan Ogden, Bal. Tackle 11 (1997-2007)

INTERCEPTION TOTAL RISING FOR BAILEYSince joining the Broncos in 2004, cornerback Champ Bailey has

totaled an NFL-best 24 interceptions in regular-season play.His 18 interceptions from 2005-06 marked the most by an NFL

player in a two-year stretch since Everson Walls had 18 intercep-tions for Dallas from 1981-82.

Bailey, who also has one interception in the postseason duringthis time, led Denver with a career-best 10 interceptions in 2006.

MOST INTERCEPTIONS, NFL, 2004-PRES.(REGULAR SEASON ONLY)

Player INTs Yds.1. Champ Bailey, Den. 24 3042. Ed Reed, Bal. 22 5813. Darren Sharper, Min. 21 4444. Asante Samuel, N.E. 20 2585. Rashean Mathis, Jac. 19 290

PLENTY OF PICKSBroncos cornerback Champ Bailey owns four multiple-intercep-

tion games for his career.

CHAMP BAILEY MULTIPLE-INTERCEPTION GAMES, CAREERGame INTs Yds.

1. 10/17/99 at Ari. 3 512. 9/10/00 at Det. 2 03. 11/5/06 at Pit. 2 54. 12/17/06 at Ari. 2 37

IT STARTS WITH BAILEYCornerback Champ Bailey, who earned the eighth consecutive Pro

Bowl nomination of his career in 2007, made the 100th start of hiscareer in Denver’s win against New England on Oct. 16, 2005.Bailey’s 141 starts trail only Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber(143) for most starts in the NFL since he entered the NFL in 1999.

He started 99 consecutive games to begin his career before ahamstring injury forced him inactive for Denver’s games atJacksonville (10/2) and vs. Washington (10/9) in 2005. Those twocontests, along with Denver’s game vs. Pittsburgh (10/21/07 -quadriceps), are the only three games Bailey has missed in hisNFL career.

MOST STARTS BY A CORNERBACK, NFL, 1999-PresentCornerback Starts

1. Ronde Barber, T.B. 1432. Champ Bailey, Den. 1413. Sam Madison, NYG 1354. Chris McAlister, Bal. 122

A CHAMP ON OPENING DAYBroncos cornerback Champ Bailey has recorded an interception in

five of the nine season openers that he has played since enteringthe NFL in 1999.

CHAMP BAILEY’S INTERCEPTIONS DURING SEASON OPENERSDate Opponent INT-Yds.Sept. 12, 1999 vs. Dallas 1-4Sept. 9, 2001 at San Diego 1-5Sept. 8, 2002 vs. Arizona 1-2Sept. 12, 2004 vs. Kansas City 1-0Sept. 11, 2005 at Miami 1-11TOTALS 5-22

PLAYER NOTES



BAILEY OWNS BRONCOS INT STREAK RECORDCornerback Champ Bailey has posted seven streaks of consecu-

tive games with an interception during his career.In 2006, he posted two three-game streaks with at least one inter-

ception to mark the first time in his career he accomplished such afeat. He set the Broncos’ franchise record for consecutive gameswith an interception (5) during the 2005 season.

CHAMP BAILEY INTERCEPTION STREAKS, CAREERGAMES INT Yds.

1. 11/20/00 at Stl. 1 411/26/00 vs. Phi. 1 0

2. 12/24/00 vs. Ari. 1 09/9/01 at S.D. 1 5

3. 9/22/02 at S.F. 1 010/6/02 at Ten. 1 0

4. 9/11/05 at Mia. 1 119/18/05 vs. S.D. 1 25t

5. 11/13/05 at Oak. 1 1811/20/05 vs. NYJ 1 011/24/05 at Dal. 1 65t12/4/05 at K.C. 1 1012/11/05 vs. Bal. 1 10

6. 10/9/06 vs. Bal. 1 010/15/06 vs. Oak. 1 010/22/06 at Cle. 1 30

7. 12/17/06 at Ari. 2 3712/24/06 vs. Cin. 1 2012/31/06 vs. S.F. 1 70t

BAILEY AND BLY FORM TOP DUODenver cornerbacks Champ Bailey and Dré Bly both entered the

NFL in 1999, and their production during that time has been amongthe best in the league at the defensive back position.

Bailey’s 42 interceptions since 1999 rank as the second-highesttotal in the league while Bly’s 38 interceptions are third.

MOST INTERCEPTIONS, NFL, 1999-Pres.Player INTs Yds.

1. Darren Sharper, Min./G.B. 51 9542. Champ Bailey, Den./Was. 42 4283. Dré Bly, Den./Det./Stl. 38 5444. Tory James, N.E./Cin./Oak./Den. 37 362

BAILEY BROTHERSBroncos linebacker Boss Bailey and cornerback Champ Bailey in

2008 are set to become the fourth pair of brothers to play for theBroncos in team history.

The two defenders also will be the third pair to play for the Broncosat the same time and first since offensive linemen Dave and DougWidell did so from 1990-92.

Boss joined the Broncos as an unrestricted free agent from Detroitin 2008 while Champ has played for Denver since 2004 when theclub acquired him in a trade from Washington.

BROTHERS WHO HAVE PLAYED FOR THE BRONCOS, TEAM HISTORYPlayer Position Years GP GSAlbert Carmichael Halfback 1960-61 16 N/APaul Carmichael Halfback 1965 3 N/AEldon Danenhauer* Tackle 1960-65 79 N/AWilliam Danenhauer* End 1960 4 N/ADave Widell* Center/Guard 1990-94 79 39Doug Widell* Center/Guard 1989-92 64 58

* - Spent at least one season on the Broncos’ roster during the same timeas his brother

Boss and Champ will be the ninth brother combination to play onthe same team in the NFL since 2000:

BROTHERS WHO HAVE PLAYED ON THE SAME TEAM, NFL, SINCE 2000Player Position Team YearsBrendon Ayanbadejo Linebacker Miami 2003Obafemi Ayanbadejo Running back Miami 2003Akin Ayodele Linebacker Dallas 2007Remi Ayodele Defensive tackle Dallas 2007Chris Clemons Defensive end Washington 2005Nic Clemons* Defensive end Washington 2005Andre Dyson Cornerback Tennessee 2001-02Kevin Dyson Wide receiver Tennessee 2001-02Aaron Glenn Cornerback N.Y. Jets 2001Jason Glenn Linebacker N.Y. Jets 2001Darren Hambrick Linebacker Dallas 2000-01Troy Hambrick Running back Dallas 2000-01Dale Carter Cornerback Min./N.O. 2001-02Jake Reed Wide Receiver Min./N.O. 2001-02Darnell Walker Cornerback Detroit 2000Marquis Walker Cornerback Detroit 2000

* - Currently on the Broncos’ roster

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DUMERVIL ADDS TO MULTIPLE-SACK TOTALSecond-year Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil posted four

multiple-sack games in 2007, including a three-sack effort vs.Kansas City on Dec. 9.

Dumervil now has six multiple-sack games for his career, and he isfourth in the league in 2+sack games (6) since he entered the NFL in2006. His 21 career sacks rank sixth in the NFL during the last twoseasons.

MOST GAMES WITH 2+SACKS, NFL, SINCE 2006Player Pos. 2+Sack Gms.

1. Shawne Merriman, S.D. LB 92. Jared Allen, K.C. DE 7

Aaron Kampman, G.B. DE 74. Elvis Dumervil, Den. DE 6

MOST SACKS, NFL, 2006-Pres.Player Sacks Yds.

1. Shawne Merriman, S.D. 29.5 174.02. Aaron Kampman, G.B. 27.5 181.03. DeMarcus Ware, Dal. 25.5 197.54. Jason Taylor, Mia. 24.5 137.05. Jared Allen, K.C. 23.0 169.56. Elvis Dumervil, Den. 21.0 119.0

ELVIS DUMERVIL MULTIPLE-SACK GAMES, CAREERGame Sacks Yds.

1. 10/15/06 vs. Oak. 2 152. 10/22/06 at Cle. 3 163. 9/16/07 vs. Oak. 2 94. 9/23/07 vs. Jac. 2 105. 10/21/07 vs. Pit. 2 186. 12/9/07 vs. K.C. 3 15

KOUTOUVIDES A SPECIAL-TEAMS STANDOUTBroncos linebacker Niko Koutouvides ranks seventh in the NFL in

special-teams tackles (60) since entering the league in 2004.He joined Denver as an unrestricted free agent in the offseason fol-

lowing a four-year stint with Seattle to begin his career. Koutouvidesowns a total of 68 special-teams tackles in 67 career games (includ-ing postseason) and has recorded 20 contests with multiple stopson special teams.

MOST SPECIAL-TEAMS TACKLES, NFL, 2004-PRES.Player Gms Tot Solo Asst.

1. Brendon Ayanbadejo, Chi./Mia. 64 80 64 162. Gary Stills, Bal./K.C. 64 77 68 93. Larry Izzo, N.E. 64 72 58 144. Quintin Mikell, Phi. 60 65 51 145. Heath Farwell, Min. 39 61 50 11

James Harrison, Pit. 59 61 46 157. Niko Koutouvides, Sea. 59 60 49 11

CENTURY MARK AND BEYONDThe Denver Broncos have had one of the most potent rushing

attacks in the NFL since Head Coach Mike Shanahan took over in1995. In addition to having six different players rush for more than1,000 yards in a season (Terrell Davis, Olandis Gary, MikeAnderson, Clinton Portis, Reuben Droughns and Tatum Bell), theBroncos are tops in the NFL with 93 individual 100-yard rushinggames in the regular season since 1995.

MOST INDIVIDUAL 100-YARD GAMES, NFL, 1995-PRES.100-yd.

Team Games1. Denver 932. Pittsburgh 873. Indianapolis 724. Jacksonville 65

Kansas City 65Seattle 65

7. Dallas 638. N.Y. Jets 619. Washington 59

12 DIFFERENT RUSHERS REACH 100 IN A GAMEWith 109 yards at Kansas City on Nov. 11, 2007, Selvin Young

became the 12th different Bronco to reach 100 yards in a gameunder Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.) during regular-sea-son play. That total ties with Carolina for the most in the NFL dur-ing that period.MOST DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL 100-YARD RUSHERS, NFL, 1995-PRES.

(Regular season only)100-yd.

Team Rushers1. Denver 12

Carolina 123. Green Bay 114. Baltimore 10

Minnesota 10

93 100-YARD GAMES SINCE 1995Below is a look at a player-by-player breakdown of the Broncos’ 93

individual 100-yard rushing games in the regular season since 1995.

BRONCOS INDIVIDUAL 100-YARD RUSHERS, NFL, 1995-PRES.100-yd.

Player Years Games1. Terrell Davis 1995-2002 342. Clinton Portis 2002-03 183. Mike Anderson 2000-05 124. Tatum Bell 2004-06 95. Reuben Droughns 2002-04 66. Olandis Gary 1999-2002 47. Travis Henry 2007-Pres. 38. Selvin Young 2007-Pres. 2

Quentin Griffin 2003-05 210. Mike Bell 2006-Pres. 1

Aaron Craver 1995-96 1Glyn Milburn 1995 1TOTALS 93

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MOST 1,000-YARD RUSHERS SINCE 1995The Broncos’ rushing attack has produced 11 individual 1,000-

yard rushing seasons since 1995, tying with Indianapolis for thehighest such total in the league during that period. Denver hastotaled 17 individual 1,000-yard rushing seasons in its history.

Third-year running back Tatum Bell was Denver’s 1,000-yardrusher in 2006, posting 1,025 yards on the ground for his firstcareer 1,000-yard season. Bell was the sixth different Bronco torush for at least 1,000 yards in a season since 1995, joining TerrellDavis, Olandis Gary, Mike Anderson, Clinton Portis and ReubenDroughns.

The Broncos’ four-year streak of having a different 1,000-yardrusher from 2003-06 was the longest of its kind in NFL history.

MOST IND. 1,000-YARD RUSHING SEASONS, NFL, 1995-PRES.Team 1,000-Yard Seasons ‘07 leader

1. Denver 11 Young - 729 yds.Indianapolis 11 Addai - 1,072 yds.

3. N.Y. Jets 10 Jones - 1,119 yds.4. Seattle 9 Alexander - 716 yds.

BRONCOS ALL-TIME 1,000-YARD RUSHING SEASONSPlayer Year Yards

1. Floyd Little 1971 1,1332. Otis Armstrong 1974 1,4073. Otis Armstrong 1976 1,0084. Sammy Winder 1984 1,1535. Bobby Humphrey 1989 1,1516. Bobby Humphrey 1990 1,2027. Terrell Davis 1995 1,1178. Terrell Davis 1996 1,5389. Terrell Davis 1997 1,75010. Terrell Davis 1998 2,00811. Olandis Gary 1999 1,15912. Mike Anderson 2000 1,48713. Clinton Portis 2002 1,50814. Clinton Portis 2003 1,59115. Reuben Droughns 2004 1,24016. Mike Anderson 2005 1,01417. Tatum Bell 2006 1,025

O-LINE PROVIDING PASS PROTECTIONThe Broncos’ offensive line, renowned for its ability to clear the

way for a dominant rushing attack, also has proven to be equallyadept in pass protection during the last five seasons. Denver, whichset a franchise record in 2004 by allowing only 15 sacks, has givenup the third-fewest sacks (126 for 764 yds.) in the NFL since 2003.

FEWEST SACKS ALLOWED, NFL, SINCE 2003Team Sacks Yards

1. Indianapolis 91 5422. Green Bay 103 7153. Denver 126 7644. San Diego 133 9175. New England 136 901

BLOCKED KICKS BY THE BRONCOSBelow is a look at the blocked kicks by the Broncos since 1995. The

club has blocked at least one opponent kick (field goal, PAT or punt)in each of the last 10 seasons entering the 2008 campaign.

BLOCKED KICKS BY DENVER SINCE 1995Year FG PAT Punt Total1995 0 0 0 01996 0 0 0 01997 0 0 0 01998 1 0 1 21999 0 1 1 22000 0 0 1 12001 0 1 0 12002 1 1 2 42003 0 0 1 12004 0 1 0 12005 1 0 0 12006 1 0 0 12007 0 0 1 1TOTALS 4 4 7 15

SPECIAL-TEAMS THREATGlenn Martinez’s 80-yard punt return for a touchdown vs.

Tennessee on Nov. 19 was the 17th by a Scott O’Brien-coached spe-cial-teams unit in the NFL. O’Brien in 2008 begins his 16th yearcoaching special teams in the NFL and his second campaign with theBroncos.

O’Brien’s special teams have now accounted for a total of 32scores other than field goals and extra points in the NFL. Below is abreakdown:

SPECIAL-TEAMS SCORES BY SCOTT O’BRIEN-COACHEDUNITS IN THE NFL (EXCLUDES FIELD GOALS AND EXTRA POINTS)

Type No.Punt Returns 17Kickoff Returns 9Fake 2-Pt. Conv. 3Fake FG for TD 1Blocked Punt for TD 1Blocked FG for TD 1TOTALS 32

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DISCIPLINED PLAYSince 2004, the Broncos are tied for third in the NFL in fewest

penalties (347 for 2,724 yds.).In 2006, the Broncos finished the year committing the fewest penal-

ties in the NFL (67 for 478 yds.) as well as the fewest in club historyfor a 16-game season. Denver also in 2006 allowed the fewest penal-ty yards (478) in any season in franchise history.

FEWEST PENALTIES, NFL, SINCE 2004Team Pen. Yds.

1. N.Y. Jets 322 2,5402. Seattle 326 2,6433. Denver 347 2,724

Pittsburgh 347 2,9755. Indianapolis 353 2,724

HOLD IT RIGHT THEREWhen John Elway was ruling the roost in Denver, comebacks were

often times the only thing people talked about. But since HeadCoach Mike Shanahan took over the reigns in 1995, the Broncoshave learned to not allow the opponents to come back on them. InShanahan’s tenure, the Broncos are 109-17 (.865) in games inwhich they led after three quarters, including 12-1 in 2005, 6-3 in2006 and 6-1 in 2007.

BRONCOS RECORD WHEN LEADING AFTER THREE QUARTERSYear Record Pct.1995 6-1 .8571996 10-1 .9091997 12-0 1.0001998 13-0 1.0001999 5-2 .7142000 9-1 .9002001 7-2 .7782002 8-2 .8002003 9-3 .7502004 6-0 1.0002005 12-1 .9232006 6-3 .6672007 6-1 .857Total 109-17 .865

BRONCOS HOLD NFL’S LONGESTCURRENT SCORING STREAK

With Minnesota’s 34-0 shutout loss to Green Bay on Nov. 11,2007, the Broncos’ 245-game scoring streak became the longestactive streak in the NFL. Minnesota’s shutout against the Packerssnapped its streak at 260 games.

Denver’s scoring streak, which began on Monday Night Footballwith a 16-13 overtime loss at Seattle on Nov. 30, 1992, is thefourth-longest such streak in NFL history.

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITHOUT BEING SHUT OUT, NFL HISTORY

Team Games Years1. San Francisco 420 1977-20042. Cleveland 274 1950-713. Minnesota 260 1991-20074. Denver 245 1992-Present5. Green Bay 233 1991-20066. Dallas 218 1970-857. Oakland 217 1966-818. New Orleans 216 1983-979. Washington 201 1980-93

ANATOMY OF DENVER’S SCORING STREAKDenver has more often than not extended its current 245-game scor-

ing streak rather quickly. In the impressive run, the Broncos havescored on their first possession 96 times, including one time theyscored on their first touch (a punt return). Denver has scored in thefirst quarter 161 times during the streak and has had it extended byhalftime 233 times.

Denver has had to wait until the fourth quarter to extend the streakjust twice (Sept. 20, 1993, at K.C. and Nov. 4, 2007, at Det.).

BREAKDOWN OF THE BRONCOS’ 245-GAME SCORING STREAKSCORED ON/IN:

Year Games 1st Pos. 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q1992 5 0 3 0 2 01993 16 7 8 6 1 11994 16 3 7 9 0 01995 16 7 10 5 1 01996 16 9 15 1 0 01997 16 5 12 4 0 01998 16 9 15 1 0 01999 16 8* 11 2 3 02000 16 8 11 5 0 02001 16 4 9 7 0 02002 16 7 11 5 0 02003 16 8 12 3 1 02004 16 6 11 5 0 02005 16 7 10 6 0 02006 16 2 6 9 1 02007 16 6 10 4 1 1TOTALS 245 96 161 72 10 2

* - Includes one punt return

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REGULARS ON PRIME-TIME,GETTING TO KNOW NO. 1 CREWS

A total of 29 of Denver’s previous 45 games (inc. postseason)have been broadcast by a network’s top crew or shown on prime-time. This includes 15 games broadcast by CBS’ No. 1 crew, onegame broadcast by FOX’s No. 1 crew and 13 prime-time games.

In 2008, the Broncos are scheduled to appear twice on ESPN’sMonday Night Football (Sept. 8 at Oakland, Oct. 20 at New England)and once on NFL Network’s Thursday Night Football (Nov. 6 atCleveland).

BROADCAST CREWS OF DENVER’S GAMES (OCT. 16, 2005 - PRES., REG. SEASON AND POSTSEASON)

BOLD DENOTES NO. 1 CREW OR PRIME-TIME GAMEGame Kickoff Network Crewvs. N.E. (10/16/05) 2:16 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simms, Bernsteinat NYG (10/23/05) 4:15 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simms, Bernsteinvs. Phi. (10/30/05) 2:15 p.m. FOX Stockton, Aikman, Oliverat Oak. (11/13/05) 1:05 p.m. CBS Enberg, Gannon, Keteyianvs. NYJ (11/20/05) 2:15 p.m. CBS Harlan, Crossat Dal. (11/24/05) 3:17 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simms, Bernsteinat K.C. (12/4/05) 3:15 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simms, Bernsteinvs. Bal. (12/11/05) 2:15 p.m. CBS Criqui, Beuerleinat Buf. (12/17/05) 8:36 p.m. ESPN Tirico, Sharpe, Kolbervs. Oak. (12/24/05) 2:15 p.m. CBS Enberg, Dierdorf, Keteyianat S.D. (12/31/05) 1:35 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simms, Bernsteinvs. N.E. (1/14/06) 6:16 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simms, Bernsteinvs. Pit. (1/22/06) 1:08 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simms, Bernstein, Keteyianat Stl. (9/10/06) 12:02 p.m. CBS Gumbel, Dierdorfvs. K.C. (9/17/06) 2:16 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simmsat N.E. (9/24/06) 8:20 p.m. NBC Michaels, Madden, Kremervs. Bal. (10/9/06) 6:41 p.m. ESPN Tirico, Theismann, Kornheiservs. Oak. (10/15/06) 6:21 p.m. NBC Michaels, Madden, Kremerat Cle. (10/22/06) 4:06 p.m. CBS Enberg, Crossvs. Ind. (10/29/06) 2:15 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simmsat Pit. (11/5/06) 4:15 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simmsat Oak. (11/12/06) 1:05 p.m. CBS Eagle, Wilcotsvs. S.D. (11/19/06) 6:21 p.m. NBC Michaels, Madden, Kremerat K.C. (11/23/06) 7:12 p.m. NFLN Gumbel, Collinsworthvs. Sea. (12/3/06) 6:20 p.m. NBC Michaels, Madden, Kremerat S.D. (12/10/06) 1:15 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simmsat Ari. (12/17/06) 2:05 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simmsvs. Cin. (12/24/06) 2:15 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simmsvs. S.F. (12/31/06) 2:15 p.m. FOX Menefee, Johnston, Siragusaat Buf. (9/9/07) 1 p.m. CBS Johnson, Crossvs. Oak. (9/16/07) 2:15 p.m. CBS Harlan, Gannonvs. Jac. (9/23/07) 2:05 p.m. CBS Enberg, Crossat Ind. (9/30/07) 4:15 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simmsvs. S.D. (10/7/07) 2:15 p.m. CBS Nantz, Simmsvs. Pit. (10/21/07) 6:15 p.m. NBC Michaels, Madden, Kremervs. G.B. (10/29/07) 6:40 p.m. ESPN Tirico, Jaworski, Kornheiserat Det. (11/4/07) 1 p.m. CBS Harlan, Gannonat K.C. (11/11/07) 12 p.m. CBS Gumbel, Dierdorfvs. Ten. (11/19/07) 6:30 p.m. ESPN Tirico, Jaworski, Kornheiserat Chi. (11/25/07) 3:15 p.m. CBS Gumbel, Dierdorfat Oak. (12/2/07) 1:05 p.m. CBS Macatee, Beuerlein vs. K.C. (12/9/07) 2:15 p.m. CBS Johnson, Taskerat Hou. (12/13/07) 6:15 p.m. NFLN Hammond, Collinsworthat S.D. (12/24/07) 5 p.m. ESPN Tirico, Jaworski, Kornheiservs. Min. (12/30/07) 2:15 p.m. FOX Rosen, Ryan

BRONCOS IN DIVISIONAL PLAYThe Broncos have posted at least a .500 record in AFC West play

for the last 12 seasons (since 1996) and 29 times in club historysince the division was formed in 1970.

BRONCOS 12-YEAR STREAK OF AT LEAST A .500 DIVISIONAL RECORDYear Home Away Overall1996 4-0 2-2 6-21997 4-0 2-2 6-21998 4-0 4-0 8-01999 2-2 2-2 4-42000 3-1 3-1 6-22001 4-0 0-4 4-42002 2-1 1-2 3-32003 3-0 2-1 5-12004 2-1 1-2 3-32005 3-0 2-1 5-12006 2-1 1-2 3-32007 2-1 1-2 3-3

DENVER AT HOME VS. AFC WEST

The Broncos’ 18-4 (.818) regular-season record at home in divi-sional play since they began playing games at INVESCO Field atMile High in 2001 ties for the best such mark in the NFL. UnderHead Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.), the Broncos own a 37-9(.804) regular-season record at home in divisional play that alsoties for the best in the NFL during that period.

BEST HOME RECORDS IN DIVISIONAL PLAY, NFL, 2001-PRESENTTeam Record Pct.

1. Denver 18-4-0 .818New England 18-4-0 .818Seattle 18-4-0 .818

4. Indianapolis 16-6-0 .727Kansas City 16-6-0 .727

BEST HOME RECORDS IN DIVISIONAL PLAY, NFL, 1995-PRESENTTeam Record Pct.

1. Denver 37-9-0 .804Green Bay 37-9-0 .804

3. Kansas City 35-11-0 .7614. Minnesota 33-13-0 .7175. Dallas 32-14-0 .696

FREE-AGENCY ERA SUCCESS (SINCE 1993)Since the league’s current free-agent system began in 1993, the

Broncos have been extremely successful. In fact, the team has theNFL’s fourth-best record, 146-94 (.608), during this time. Below arethe NFL’s top teams since free agency began:

NFL’S WINNINGEST TEAMS SINCE FREE AGENCY BEGAN (1993)Playoff Super Bowl

Team Record Berths Wins1. Green Bay 152-88 (.633) 11 12. New England 150-90 (.625) 10 33. Pittsburgh 148-91-1 (.619) 10 14. Denver 146-94 (.608) 8 25. Kansas City 135-105 (.563) 6 0

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INVESCO FIELD PROVIDES HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGESince moving into INVESCO Field at Mile High before the start of

the 2001 season, the Broncos have compiled a 40-16 (.714) recordat the stadium in regular-season action. The record includes a per-fect 8-0 mark in 2005 that was part of the club’s 13-game regular-season home winning streak.

Denver’s .714 winning percentage at INVESCO Field at Mile Highties for fifth in the NFL since 2001.

BEST HOME RECORDS, NFL, 2001-PRESENT (REG. SEASON)Team Record Pct.

1. New England 45-11-0 .8032. Seattle 42-14-0 .7503. Indianapolis 41-15-0 .7324. Pittsburgh 41-14-1 .7415. Denver 40-16-0 .714

Baltimore 40-16-0 .7147. Kansas City 36-20-0 .6438. St. Louis 34-22-0 .607

THE NFL’S BEST AT HOME SINCE 1995The Broncos’ 79-25 record at home since 1995 under Head Coach

Mike Shanahan accounts for a .760 winning percentage that is theleague’s best during that time.

BEST HOME RECORDS, NFL, REGULAR SEASON, SINCE 1995Team W L T Pct.

1. Denver 79 25 0 .7602. Green Bay 78 26 0 .7503. New England 74 30 0 .7124. Kansas City 73 31 0 .7025. Pittsburgh 72 31 1 .6976. Minnesota 71 33 0 .683

BRONCOS RECORD AT HOME, REGULAR SEASON, SINCE 1995Year W L T Pct.1995 6 2 0 .7501996 8 0 0 1.0001997 8 0 0 1.0001998 8 0 0 1.0001999 3 5 0 .3752000 6 2 0 .7502001 6 2 0 .7502002 5 3 0 .6252003 6 2 0 .7502004 6 2 0 .7502005 8 0 0 .0002006 4 4 0 .5002007 5 3 0 .625TOTALS 79 25 0 .760

HOME, SWEET HOMEThe Broncos have amassed the NFL’s best home record since

1974 in the regular season and postseason. Denver also has themost regular-season home victories in the league since 1974 andthe most total victories during that time:

TOP HOME RECORDS, NFL, 1974-PRES.Team Regular Season Postseason Total Pct.

1. Denver 196-68-1 (.742) 12-3 (.800) 208-71-1 .7452. Pittsburgh 187-75-1 (.713) 15-6 (.714) 202-81-1 .7133. Miami 178-83-1 (.682) 11-6 (.647) 189-89-1 .6794. Dallas 175-89-0 (.663) 14-5 (.737) 189-94-0 .6685. Washington 164-98-1 (.625) 10-1 (.909) 174-99-1 .637

FIVE UNDEFEATED HOME SCHEDULESDenver has proven to provide one of the NFL’s best homefield

advantages as evidenced by the Broncos five undefeated homeschedules. Four of Denver’s five unbeaten home records have comeunder Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Present). Denver wentundefeated at home in three consecutive seasons under Shanahanfrom 1996-98 and was 8-0 at home in 1981.

UNDEFEATED HOME SCHEDULES, BRONCOS HISTORYYear Home Record Overall Record2005 8-0 13-31998 8-0 14-21997 8-0 12-41996 8-0 13-31981 8-0 10-6

Denver’s five unbeaten home records are the most in the NFLsince the league adopted a 16-game schedule in 1978. There havebeen 39 undefeated home records in the NFL during that time withthe most recent being New England in 2007.

MOST UNDEFEATED HOME RECORDS, NFL, SINCE 1978(16-GAME SCHEDULE)

Team Undefeated Home Records1. Denver 52. Green Bay 3

Kansas City 3New England 3

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BRONCOS ON THE ROADThe Broncos are 11-10 (.524) in their last 21 road games dating

back to 2005 and have the league’s seventh-best road record (51-53) since 1995.

BEST ROAD RECORDS, NFL, REGULAR SEASON, SINCE 1995Team W L T Pct.

1. New England 61 43 0 .5872. Green Bay 56 48 0 .538

Indianapolis 56 48 0 .5384. Pittsburgh 55 49 0 .529

Tennessee 55 49 0 .5296. N.Y. Giants 51 52 1 .4957. Denver 51 53 0 .490

BRONCOS RECORD ON THE ROAD, REGULAR SEASON, SINCE 1995Year W L T Pct.1995 2 6 0 .2501996 5 3 0 .6251997 4 4 0 .5001998 6 2 0 .7501999 3 5 0 .3752000 5 3 0 .6252001 2 6 0 .2502002 4 4 0 .5002003 4 4 0 .5002004 4 4 0 .5002005 5 3 0 .6252006 5 3 0 .6252007 2 6 0 .250TOTALS 51 53 0 .490

STARTING OFF RIGHT AT HOMEThe Broncos have won 10 of their last 11 games at home in

September with their lone loss during that period occurring againstJacksonville with a 23-14 defeat on Sept. 23.

BRONCOS AT HOME IN SEPTEMBER, 2002-PresentDate Opponent ResultSept. 8, 2002 St. Louis W, 23-16Sept. 22, 2002 Buffalo W, 28-23Sept. 22, 2003 Oakland W, 31-10Sept. 28, 2003 Detroit W, 20-16Sept. 12, 2004 Kansas City W, 34-24Sept. 26, 2004 San Diego W, 23-13Sept. 18, 2005 San Diego W, 20-17Sept. 26, 2005 Kansas City W, 30-10Sept. 17, 2006 Kansas City W, 9-6 OTSept. 16, 2007 Oakland W, 23-20 OTSept. 23, 2007 Jacksonville L, 23-14

THE NFL’S BEST THROUGH THE FIRST MONTHThe Broncos own the NFL’s best record through the first month of

the season during the last 11 years (1997-2007) with a 28-12-0(.700) mark.

Denver posted a 2-2 record through the first month of the 2007season.

TOP OPENING MONTH RECORDS, NFL, 1997-Pres.Team W L T Pct.

1. Denver 28 12 0 .7002. New England 24 12 0 .6673. Jacksonville 24 13 0 .649

Indianapolis 24 13 0 .6495. Seattle 25 14 0 .641

DENVER VS. NFC CLUBSUnder Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Present), the Broncos

have compiled a 32-20 record (.615) in their 52 games played againstNFC teams. The club faces the NFC South in 2008, playing vs. NewOrleans (Sept. 21), vs. Tampa Bay (Oct. 5), at Atlanta (Nov. 16) andat Carolina (Dec. 14).

The Broncos’ win percentage at home against NFC clubs since1995 is .731 off a 19-7 record in those contests. On the road,Denver is 13-13 (.500) against NFC teams since 1995.

DENVER’S RECORD IN NFC PLAY, SINCE 1995Year Division Overall Home Away Win Pct.1995 NFC East 2-2 2-0 0-2 .5001996 NFC Central 3-1 2-0 1-1 .7501997 NFC West 3-1 2-0 1-1 .7501998 NFC East 3-1 2-0 1-1 .7501999 NFC Central 2-2 1-1 1-1 .5002000 NFC West 3-1 2-0 1-1 .7502001 NFC East 3-1 1-1 2-0 .7502002 NFC West 4-0 2-0 2-0 1.0002003 NFC North 1-3 1-1 0-2 .2502004 NFC South 3-1 1-1 2-0 .7502005 NFC East 3-1 2-0 1-1 .7502006 NFC West 1-3 0-2 1-1 .3332007 NFC North 1-3 1-1 0-2 .3332008 NFC South TBD TBD TBD TBDTOTALS 32-20 19-7 13-13 .615

INTERCONFERENCE RECORDThe Broncos’ .556 winning percentage off a 78-62-2 record in

interconference play since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger ranks as thefifth-best mark in the NFL.

INTERCONFERENCE RECORDS SINCE 1970 MERGERTeam Record Pct.

1. Miami 90-48-0 .6522. Oakland 87-55-1 .6123. Pittsburgh 82-53-1 .6074. Dallas 79-57-0 .5815. Denver 78-62-2 .556

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BEEN THERE, DONE THATWith five former NFL players serving as Denver coaches in 2008,

the Broncos had a combined 51 years and 734 regular-seasongames of NFL playing experience on their coaching staff.

Below are Denver’s five coaches with previous NFL playing expe-rience that give it one of the league’s most knowledgeable staffsduring the 2008 season.

2008 DENVER COACHES WITH NFL PLAYING EXPERIENCEYrs. Gms. Years

Coach Pos. Exp. Played PlayedRonnie Bradford (DBs) DB 10 133 1993-95Keith Burns (Spec. Teams Asst.) LB 13 197 1994-06Rick Dennison (Off. Coord./OL) LB 9 128 1982-90Jim Ryan (Linebackers) LB 10 150 1979-88Steve Watson (Assoc. H.C.) WR 9 126 1979-87TOTAL 51 734

ALL IN THE FAMILYDenver’s 2008 coaching staff includes five individuals who once

played for the team.

2008 DENVER COACHES WHO ONCE PLAYED FOR THE BRONCOSGms. (Starts)

Coach Pos. with Denver YearsRonnie Bradford (Defensive Backs) DB 26 (3) 1993-95Started three games at cornerback for Denver during the 1993 season.Keith Burns (Spec. Teams Asst.) LB 166 (3) ‘94-98, ‘00-03,

‘05-06Led or tied for the Broncos season lead in special-teams tackles seven times.Rick Dennison (Off. Coord/OL) LB 128 (52) 1982-90Ranked second on the Broncos with 133 tackles in 1988.Jim Ryan (Linebackers) LB 150 (91) 1979-88Led Denver with 125 tackles in 1987 and was on two Super Bowl teams.Steve Watson (Assoc. H.C.) WR 126 (87) 1979-87Posted three 1,000-yard seasons for Denver and had 16 100-yard games.

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RECORDS WATCH

CB CHAMP BAILEY CAREER INTERCEPTIONS, BRONCOS

Rk. Player (Yrs.) INTs1. Steve Foley, 1976-1986 442. Goose Gonsoulin, 1960-1966 433. Billy Thompson, 1969-1981 404. Tyrone Braxton, 1987-93; ‘95-99 345. Mike Harden, 1980-1988 336. Dennis Smith, 1981-1994 307. Louis Wright, 1975-1986 268t. Champ Bailey, 2004-Pres. 248t. Steve Atwater, 1989-1998 2410t. Randy Gradishar, 1974-1983 2010t. Tom Jackson, 1973-1986 2012t. Ray Crockett, 1994-2000 1712t. Charlie Greer, 1968-1974 1714. Steve Wilson, 1982-1988 1615t. Willie Brown, 1963-1966 1515t. Deltha O'Neal, 2000-2003 15CAREER INT RETURN YDS., BRONCOS

Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds.1. Billy Thompson, 1969-1981 7842. Mike Harden, 1980-1988 6433. Steve Foley, 1976-1986 6224. Tyrone Braxton, 1987-93; ‘95-99 6145. Goose Gonsoulin, 1960-1966 5426. Dennis Smith, 1981-1994 4317. Steve Atwater, 1989-1998 4088. Louis Wright, 1975-1986 3609. Tom Jackson, 1973-1986 34010. Randy Gradishar, 1974-1983 33511. Champ Bailey, 2004-Pres. 304

CAREER INTS FOR TDS, BRONCOSRk. Player (Yrs.) TDs1t. Tyrone Braxton, 1987-93; ‘95-99 41t. Mike Harden, 1980-1988 43t. Champ Bailey, 2004-Pres. 33t. Randy Gradishar, 1974-1983 33t. Tom Jackson, 1973-86 33t. Billy Thompson, 1969-1981 33t. Nemiah Wilson, 1965-67 3

QB JAY CUTLER CAREER PASSING YARDS, BRONCOS

Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds.1. John Elway, 1983-98 51,4752. Craig Morton, 1977-82 11,8953. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 11,7634. Jake Plummer, 2003-06 11,6315. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 7,6766. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 7,2387. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 6,4378. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 5,1539. Jay Cutler, 2006-Pres. 4,49810. Steve DeBerg, 1981-83 3,819

CAREER PASSING ATTEMPTS, BRONCOSRk. Player (Yrs.) Att.1. John Elway, 1983-98 7,2502. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 1,6783. Jake Plummer, 2003-06 1,5964. Craig Morton, 1977-82 1,5945. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 1,2776. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 9707. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 9198. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 8109. Jay Cutler, 2006-Pres. 60410. Mickey Slaughter, 1963-66 584

CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS, BRONCOSRk. Player (Yrs.) Comp.1. John Elway, 1983-98 4,1232. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 1,0443. Jake Plummer, 2003-06 9444. Craig Morton, 1977-82 9075. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 6626. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 5177. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 4568. Jay Cutler, 2006-Pres. 3789. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 34810. Steve DeBerg, 1981-83 314

CAREER TOUCHDOWN PASSES, BRONCOSRk. Player (Yrs.) TDs1. John Elway, 1983-98 3002. Craig Morton, 1977-82 743t. Jake Plummer, 2003-06 713t. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 715. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 526. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 517. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 388. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 359. Jay Cutler, 2006-Pres. 2910. Mickey Slaughter, 1963-66 23CAREER 300-YARD GAMES, BRONCOS

Rk. Player (Yrs.) Gms.1. John Elway, 1983-98 402. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 123. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 54t. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 44t. Craig Morton, 1977-82 46t. Jake Plummer, 2003-06 36t. Steve DeBerg, 1981-83 38. Jay Cutler, 2006-Pres. 29t. Gus Frerotte, 2000-01 19t. Jacky Lee, 1964-65 19t. John McCormick, 1963-66, ‘68 19t. Marlin Briscoe, 1968 19t. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 1CAREER RUSHING YDS. BY A QB, BRONCOSRk. Player (Yrs.) Yds.1. John Elway, 1983-98 3,4072. Jake Plummer, 2003-06 6703. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 5164. Norris Weese, 1976-79 3625. Mickey Slaughter, 1963-66 2666. Craig Morton, 1977-82 2567. Gary Kubiak, 1983-91 2388. Jay Cutler, 2006-Pres. 223

CAREER WINS AS A STARTER, BRONCOSRk. Player (Yrs.) Wins1. John Elway, 1983-98 1482. Craig Morton, 1977-82 413. Jake Plummer, 2003-06 394. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 275. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 206t. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 146t. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 148. Jay Cutler, 2006-Pres. 99. Steve Tensi, 1967-70 7

2008 DENVER BRONCOS RECORDS UPDATE (as of 2008 Preseason)



RECORDS WATCH

WR BRANDON MARSHALLCAREER RECEIVING YARDS, BRONCOS

Rk. Player (Yrs.) Yds.1. Rod Smith, 1995-2007 11,3892. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 8,4393. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 6,8724. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 6,2005. Steve Watson, 1979-87 6,1126. Riley Odoms, 1972-83 5,7557. Vance Johnson, 1985-95 5,6958. Haven Moses, 1972-81 5,4509. Mark Jackson, 1986-92 4,74610. Rick Upchurch, 1975-83 4,36911. Al Denson, 1964-70 4,15012. Ashley Lelie, 2002-05 3,00713. Anthony Miller, 1994-96 2,92114. Bob Scarpitto, 1962-67 2,43915. Floyd Little, 1967-75 2,41816. Steve Sewell, 1985-91 2,35417. Clarence Kay, 1984-92 2,13618. Ricky Nattiel, 1987-92 1,97219. Gerald Willhite, 1982-88 1,76720. Dwayne Carswell, 1994-2005 1,70721. Bill Van Heusen, 1968-76 1,68422. Brandon Marshall, 2006-Pres. 1,634

CAREER RECEPTIONS, BRONCOSRk. Player (Yrs.) Yds.1. Rod Smith, 1995-2006 8492. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, ‘02-03 6753. Lionel Taylor, 1960-66 5434. Ed McCaffrey, 1995-2003 4625. Vance Johnson, 1985-95 4156. Riley Odoms, 1972-83 3967. Steve Watson, 1979-87 3538.. Haven Moses, 1972-81 3029. Mark Jackson, 1986-92 27610. Rick Upchurch, 1975-83 26711. Al Denson, 1964-70 25012. Floyd Little, 1967-75 21513. Gerald Willhite, 1982-88 20714. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 19715. Clarence Kay, 1984-92 19316. Dwayne Carswell, 1994-2005 19217. Steve Sewell, 1985-91 18718. Anthony Miller, 1994-96 17519. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 16920. Ashley Lelie, 2002-05 16821. Dave Preston, 1978-83 16122. Bob Scarpitto, 1962-67 14523. Jon Keyworth, 1974-80 14124. Glyn Milburn, 1993-95 13725. Otis Armstrong, 1973-80 13126. Brandon Marshall, 2006-Pres. 122

C TOM NALEN CAREER GAMES PLAYED, BRONCOS

Rk. Player (Yrs.) No.1. Jason Elam, 1993-2007 2362. John Elway, 1983-98 2343. Tom Nalen, 1994-Pres. 1944. Tom Jackson, 1973-86 1915. Paul Howard, 1973-86 1876. Dennis Smith, 1981-94 1847. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 1838. Barney Chavous, 1973-85 1829. Karl Mecklenburg, 1983-94 18010. Bill Thompson, 1969-81 179

CAREER GAMES STARTED, BRONCOSRk. Player (Yrs.) No.1. John Elway, 1983-98 2312. Tom Nalen, 1994-Pres. 1883. Bill Thompson, 1969-81 1784t. Barney Chavous, 1973-85 1774t. Tom Jackson, 1973-86 1776. Dennis Smith, 1981-94 1707. Ken Lanier, 1981-92, ‘94 1658. Louis Wright, 1975-86 1639. Rod Smith, 1995-Pres. 15810. Steve Atwater, 1989-98 15511t. Billy Bryan, 1977-88 15111t. Rubin Carter, 1975-86 151

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON TEAM STATISTICS (0-1) Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance 08/09 L 16-19 at Houston 70,020 08/16 Dallas 08/22 Green Bay 08/29 at Arizona Denver Opponent Total First Downs 17 21 Rushing 8 8 Passing 6 11 Penalty 3 2 3rd Down: Made/Att 5/11 6/13 3rd Down Pct. 45.5 46.2 4th Down: Made/Att 0/0 0/2 4th Down Pct. 0.0 0.0 Possession Avg. 30:22 29:38 Total Net Yards 276 319 Avg. Per Game 276.0 319.0 Total Plays 54 63 Avg. Per Play 5.1 5.1 Net Yards Rushing 123 140 Avg. Per Game 123.0 140.0 Total Rushes 26 36 Net Yards Passing 153 179 Avg. Per Game 153.0 179.0 Sacked/Yards Lost 0/0 2/12 Gross Yards 153 191 Att./Completions 28/18 25/18 Completion Pct. 64.3 72.0 Had Intercepted 2 0 Punts/Average 2/46.5 1/30.0 Net Punting Avg. 2/45.0 1/28.0 Penalties/Yards 12/80 3/37 Fumbles/Ball Lost 1/0 2/1 Touchdowns 1 1 Rushing 1 0 Passing 0 1 Returns 0 0 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Team 7 0 3 6 0 16 Opponents 3 10 3 3 0 19 Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Prater 0 0 0 0 1/1 3/4 0 10 Cutler 1 1 0 0 0 6 Team 1 1 0 0 1/1 3/4 0 16 Opponents 1 0 1 0 1/1 4/4 0 19 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-0, Opponents 0-0 Sacks: Beck 1, Morton 1, Team 2, Opponents 0 FUM/Lost: Alridge 1/0

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD Hall 8 43 5.4 14 0 Alridge 4 20 5.0 19 0 Hackney 1 16 16.0 16 0 Cutler 1 15 15.0 15t 1 Pittman 5 13 2.6 5 0 Scheffler 1 12 12.0 12 0 Young 4 3 0.8 7 0 D. Jackson 2 1 0.5 2 0 Team 26 123 4.7 19 1 Opponents 36 140 3.9 16 0 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Scheffler 3 47 15.7 38 0 Alridge 3 20 6.7 12 0 Young 2 20 10.0 15 0 Royal 2 13 6.5 8 0 Marshall 2 9 4.5 9 0 D. Jackson 1 14 14.0 14 0 N. Jackson 1 10 10.0 10 0 Parker 1 9 9.0 9 0 Graham 1 7 7.0 7 0 Pittman 1 4 4.0 4 0 Hall 1 0 0.0 0 0 Team 18 153 8.5 38 0 Opponents 18 191 10.6 41 1 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Team 0 0 --- --- 0 Opponents 2 64 32.0 34 0 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Kern 1 42 42.0 47.0 0 0 42 0 Paulescu 1 51 51.0 43.0 0 0 51 0 Team 2 93 46.5 45.0 0 0 51 0 Opponents 1 30 30.0 28.0 0 0 30 0 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Martinez 1 0 2 2.0 2 0 Team 1 0 2 2.0 2 0 Opponents 2 0 3 1.5 8 0 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Royal 2 48 24.0 27 0 Alridge 1 23 23.0 23 0 Hall 1 20 20.0 20 0 Russell 1 25 25.0 25 0 Team 5 116 23.2 27 0 Opponents 5 121 24.2 39 0 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Prater 0/0 1/1 2/3 0/0 0/0 Team 0/0 1/1 2/3 0/0 0/0 Opponents 0/0 3/3 0/0 0/0 1/1 Prater: (30N,38G,31G,26G) Team: (30N,38G,31G,26G) Opponents: (23G,52G,23G,25G)

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Ramsey 11 6 32 54.5 2.91 0 0.0 2 18.2 14 0/0 20.5 Cutler 10 8 59 80.0 5.90 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 0/0 91.3 Hackney 7 4 62 57.1 8.86 0 0.0 0 0.0 38 0/0 86.6 Team 28 18 153 64.3 5.46 0 0.0 2 7.1 38 0/0 48.7 Opponents 25 18 191 72.0 7.64 1 4.0 0 0.0 41 2/12 107.3

PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. PD FF FR1 Woodyard 8 8 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 02 Barrett 7 4 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 03 Morton 6 6 0 1.0 7.0 0 0 0 1 04 Beck 4 4 0 1.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0

Reid 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Ekuban 4 3 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

7 Webster 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Foxworth 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Paymah 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0McCree 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0Winborn 3 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

12 Manuel 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Peterson 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Carrington 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Rogers 2 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Moss 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Vaughn 2 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0

18 Thomas 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Williams, D. 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Engelberger 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Koutouvides 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0McKinley 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Birdine 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Williams, J. 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Bly 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0Larsen 1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0TEAM 69 55 14 2.0 12.0 0 0 1 1 0

PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD1 Russell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 02 Morton 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Paymah 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Williams, J. 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Woodyard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0Sapp 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TEAM 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 0

PLAYER TT UT A TT UT A TT UT A1 Russell 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 02 Morton 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

Paymah 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0Williams, J. 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0Woodyard 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0TEAM 6 6 0 5 5 0 1 1 0

MIS. TACKLES: D. Jackson 1, Sapp 1. DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: None.MIS. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Polumbus 1. TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: None.MIS. FORCED FUMBLES: None. BLOCKED PUNTS: None.

BLOCKED KICKS: None.

TOTAL KICK PUNT

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (0-1)(based on press box statistics)

SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS (based on press box statistics)

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES BREAKDOWN

DALLAS COWBOYS 2008 PRESEASON TEAM STATISTICS (0-1) Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance 08/09 L 17-31 at San Diego 61,946 08/16 at Denver 08/22 Houston 08/28 Minnesota Dallas Opponent Total First Downs 15 17 Rushing 5 8 Passing 10 6 Penalty 0 3 3rd Down: Made/Att 5/13 5/12 3rd Down Pct. 38.5 41.7 4th Down: Made/Att 1/1 1/1 4th Down Pct. 100.0 100.0 Possession Avg. 28:22 31:38 Total Net Yards 285 213 Avg. Per Game 285.0 213.0 Total Plays 57 55 Avg. Per Play 5.0 3.9 Net Yards Rushing 111 116 Avg. Per Game 111.0 116.0 Total Rushes 22 36 Net Yards Passing 174 97 Avg. Per Game 174.0 97.0 Sacked/Yards Lost 2/12 2/9 Gross Yards 186 106 Att./Completions 33/18 17/12 Completion Pct. 54.5 70.6 Had Intercepted 1 0 Punts/Average 6/45.0 5/41.0 Net Punting Avg. 6/31.3 5/33.2 Penalties/Yards 7/96 1/10 Fumbles/Ball Lost 1/1 0/0 Touchdowns 2 4 Rushing 2 4 Passing 0 0 Returns 0 0 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Team 7 3 7 0 0 17 Opponents 7 17 7 0 0 31 Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Anderson 1 1 0 0 0 6 Choice 1 1 0 0 0 6 Folk 0 0 0 0 2/2 1/1 0 5 Team 2 2 0 0 2/2 1/1 0 17 Opponents 4 4 0 0 4/4 1/1 0 31 2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-0, Opponents 0-0 Sacks: T. Johnson 1, Scandrick 1, Team 2, Opponents 2 FUM/Lost: Amendola 1/1

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD Choice 7 40 5.7 19t 1 F. Jones 6 32 5.3 19 0 Barber 4 24 6.0 15 0 Stanback 1 7 7.0 7 0 Coleman 1 5 5.0 5 0 Anderson 1 2 2.0 2t 1 Crosslin 1 1 1.0 1 0 B. Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0 Team 22 111 5.0 19t 2 Opponents 36 116 3.2 21 4 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Austin 5 64 12.8 21 0 Curtis 3 23 7.7 9 0 Crayton 2 31 15.5 16 0 F. Jones 2 29 14.5 28 0 Witten 2 17 8.5 10 0 Bennett 1 9 9.0 9 0 Hurd 1 5 5.0 5 0 Stanback 1 5 5.0 5 0 Hannah 1 3 3.0 3 0 Team 18 186 10.3 28 0 Opponents 12 106 8.8 21 0 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Team 0 0 --- --- 0 Opponents 1 11 11.0 11 0 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B McBriar 3 131 43.7 23.3 0 0 47 0 Ottovegio 3 139 46.3 39.3 0 0 49 0 Team 6 270 45.0 31.3 0 0 49 0 Opponents 5 205 41.0 33.2 1 2 50 0 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Amendola 2 1 19 9.5 12 0 Team 2 1 19 9.5 12 0 Opponents 4 1 82 20.5 25 0 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Coleman 2 34 17.0 18 0 Scandrick 2 34 17.0 23 0 Stanback 2 37 18.5 23 0 Team 6 105 17.5 23 0 Opponents 2 42 21.0 25 0 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Folk 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 Team 0/0 0/0 1/1 0/0 0/0 Opponents 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 1/1 Folk: (35G) Team: (35G) Opponents: (53G)

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Bartel 15 7 64 46.7 4.27 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 0/0 58.8 B. Johnson 15 8 89 53.3 5.93 0 0.0 1 6.7 28 2/12 43.5 Romo 3 3 33 100.0 11.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 16 0/0 112.5 Team 33 18 186 54.5 5.64 0 0.0 1 3.0 28 2/12 58.4 Opponents 17 12 106 70.6 6.24 0 0.0 0 0.0 21 2/9 86.9

DENVER BRONCOS 2007 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON TEAM STATISTICS (7-9) Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance 09/09 W 15-14 at Buffalo 71,132 09/16 W 23-20 OT Oakland 76,784 09/23 L 14-23 Jacksonville 76,463 09/30 L 20-38 at Indianapolis 57,274 10/07 L 3-41 San Diego 76,879 10/21 W 31-28 Pittsburgh 77,038 10/29 L 13-19 OT Green Bay 77,160 11/04 L 7-44 at Detroit 60,783 11/11 W 27-11 at Kansas City 77,368 11/19 W 34-20 Tennessee 76,590 11/25 L 34-37 OT at Chicago 62,148 12/02 L 20-34 at Oakland 61,990 12/09 W 41-7 Kansas City 75,895 12/13 L 13-31 at Houston 70,747 12/24 L 3-23 at San Diego 65,477 12/30 W 22-19 OT Minnesota 76,084

Denver Opponent Total First Downs 305 306 Rushing 96 119 Passing 187 168 Penalty 22 19 3rd Down: Made/Att 80/198 91/213 3rd Down Pct. 40.4 42.7 4th Down: Made/Att 7/22 10/13 4th Down Pct. 31.8 76.9 Possession Avg. 29:09 30:51 Total Net Yards 5541 5376 Avg. Per Game 346.3 336.0 Total Plays 976 992 Avg. Per Play 5.7 5.4 Net Yards Rushing 1957 2282 Avg. Per Game 122.3 142.6 Total Rushes 429 501 Net Yards Passing 3584 3094 Avg. Per Game 224.0 193.4 Sacked/Yards Lost 32/175 33/203 Gross Yards 3759 3297 Att./Completions 515/326 458/279 Completion Pct. 63.3 60.9 Had Intercepted 15 14 Punts/Average 60/43.8 60/43.9 Net Punting Avg. 60/36.3 60/38.7 Penalties/Yards 90/610 82/628 Fumbles/Ball Lost 30/14 34/16 Touchdowns 34 46 Rushing 10 14 Passing 21 25 Returns 3 7 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Team 75 89 94 56 6 320 Opponents 68 103 114 115 9 409 Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Elam 0 0 0 0 33/33 27/31 0 114 Marshall 7 0 7 0 0 42 Scheffler 5 0 5 0 0 30 Stokley 5 0 5 0 0 30 Henry 4 4 0 0 0 24 Sapp 3 2 1 0 0 18 Graham 2 0 2 0 0 12 Hall 2 2 0 0 0 12 Crowder 1 0 0 1 0 6 Cutler 1 1 0 0 0 6 Jackson 1 0 1 0 0 6 Jacobs LG 1 0 1 0 0 6 Martinez 1 0 0 1 0 6 Webster 1 0 0 1 0 6 Young 1 1 0 0 0 6 Prater LG 0 0 0 0 1/1 1/4 0 4 Team 34 10 21 3 33/33 27/31 1 320 Opponents 46 14 25 7 42/42 27/33 2 409

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD Young 140 729 5.2 50 1 Henry 167 691 4.1 33 4 Hall 44 216 4.9 62t 2 Cutler 44 205 4.7 31 1 Sapp 18 59 3.3 12 2 Marshall 5 57 11.4 24 0 Ramsey 2 6 3.0 4 0 Bell 6 3 0.5 3 0 Walker 2 -3 -1.5 -1 0 Stokley 1 -6 -6.0 -6 0 Jacobs LG 1 -8 -8.0 -8 0 Team 429 1957 4.6 62t 10 Opponents 501 2282 4.6 74t 14 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Marshall 102 1325 13.0 68t 7 Scheffler 49 549 11.2 41 5 Stokley 40 635 15.9 58 5 Young 35 231 6.6 24 0 Walker 26 287 11.0 24 0 Graham 24 246 10.3 28 2 Martinez 14 175 12.5 23 0 Sapp 14 51 3.6 16 1 Henry 7 65 9.3 21 0 Mustard 5 62 12.4 15 0 Clark TM 4 23 5.8 7 0 Jacobs LG 3 40 13.3 21t 1 Jackson 3 34 11.3 24 1 Hall 2 69 34.5 65 0 Bell 1 7 7.0 7 0 Team 326 3759 11.5 68t 21 Opponents 279 3297 11.8 82t 25 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Bly 5 71 14.2 37 0 Bailey 3 3 1.0 3 0 Paymah 2 0 0.0 0 0 Dumervil 1 27 27.0 27 0 Gold 1 6 6.0 6 0 Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0 Thomas 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 Team 14 105 7.5 37 0 Opponents 15 229 15.3 66t 2 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Sauerbrun 47 2200 46.8 36.1 6 14 65 2 Ernster LG 12 434 36.2 35.6 0 3 59 0 Ernster TM 5 178 35.6 35.6 0 1 59 0 Paulescu 5 221 44.2 40.0 0 1 51 0 Elam 1 31 31.0 31.0 0 1 31 0 Team 60 2630 43.8 36.3 6 17 65 2 Opponents 60 2633 43.9 38.7 5 26 63 1 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Martinez 14 12 157 11.2 80t 1 Hixon TM 7 5 32 4.6 14 0 Bly 2 0 20 10.0 10 0 Team 23 17 209 9.1 80t 1 Opponents 31 3 334 10.8 75t 2 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Hall 19 475 25.0 34 0 Martinez 15 330 22.0 35 0 Hixon TM 12 274 22.8 35 0 Clark TM 3 70 23.3 26 0 Jacobs LG 3 35 11.7 15 0 Jacobs TM 3 35 11.7 15 0 Young 3 56 18.7 25 0 Sapp 2 30 15.0 22 0 Bly 1 23 23.0 23 0 Team 58 1293 22.3 35 0 Opponents 62 1424 23.0 88t 1 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Elam 0/0 11/11 6/6 9/12 1/2 Prater LG 0/0 0/1 0/0 1/3 0/0 Team 0/0 11/11 6/6 9/12 1/2 Opponents 3/3 8/8 8/9 6/7 2/6 Elam: (21G,48G,50N,43N,42G)(23G,45N,20G,23G)() (35G,22G) (30G) (49G)(45G,21G)(48N)(44G,50G) (21G,39G) (23G,22G) (29G,44G)(37G,37G)(41G,47G) (23G)(43G,30G) Opponents: (45N)(38G,52N)(19G,27G,18G)(22G) (26G,45G) (65N) (19G,26G) (43G,53G,38G)(38G,36G, 39G,53N)(56G,37G)(24G,44G,39G)(58N,38G,35N, 44G)()(41G)(40G,23G,29G)(22G)

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost RatingCutler 467 297 3497 63.6 7.49 20 4.3 14 3.0 68t 27/153 88.1 Ramsey 48 29 262 60.4 5.46 1 2.1 1 2.1 21 3/13 73.4 Marshall 0 0 0 --- --- 0 --- 0 --- --- 2/9 --- Team 515 326 3759 63.3 7.30 21 4.1 15 2.9 68t 32/175 86.7 Opponents 458 279 3297 60.9 7.20 25 5.5 14 3.1 82t 33/203 88.3

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-1, Opponents 3-3 Sacks: Dumervil 12.5, Crowder 4, Mallard LG 3.5, Mallard TM 3.5, McKinley 2.5, Gold 2, (group) 2, Bly 1, Engelberger 1, Lynch 1, Moss 1, Peterson 1, Williams 1, Winborn 0.5, Team 33, Opponents 32 FUM/Lost: Cutler 11/4, Henry 3/1, Marshall 3/1, Martinez 3/1, Clark (TM) 2/2, Ramsey 2/1, Young 2/1, Bell 1/1, Hall 1/0, Hixon (TM) 1/1, Scheffler 1/1

PLAYER TT UT A S Yds. I Yds. PD FF FR1 Williams 170 121 49 1.0 14.0 1 0 4 3 22 Webster 100 77 23 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 13 Bailey 81 68 13 0.0 0.0 3 3 14 0 0

Gold 81 62 19 2.0 8.0 1 6 8 1 25 Lynch 62 48 14 1.0 11.0 0 0 3 0 06 Engelberger 59 40 19 1.0 8.0 0 0 2 1 07 Bly 57 42 15 1.0 11.0 5 71 16 0 0

Ferguson 57 45 12 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 09 Dumervil 56 43 13 12.5 62.5 1 27 7 4 3

10 Abdullah 48 40 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 7 1 111 Foxworth 42 32 10 0.0 0.0 0 0 4 1 012 Thomas 30 17 13 0.0 0.0 1 -2 1 0 113 McKinley 28 16 12 2.5 12.5 0 0 0 0 014 Winborn 24 21 3 0.5 4.5 0 0 3 0 015 Crowder 22 18 4 4.0 39.0 0 0 0 1 216 Mallard 20 15 5 3.5 7.5 0 0 1 1 017 Adams 17 8 9 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 1 018 Gordon 16 9 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 019 Paymah 15 14 1 0.0 0.0 2 0 6 0 020 Moss 14 7 7 1.0 7.0 0 0 0 1 021 Peterson 13 10 3 1.0 8.0 0 0 2 0 022 Rice 11 6 5 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 023 Shoate 9 7 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 024 Burton 8 5 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 025 Harris 6 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 126 Cox 4 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 127 Team 2 2 0 2.0 10.0 0 0 0 0 0

TEAM 1052 777 275 33.0 203.0 14 105 83 17 14

PLAYER TT UT A FF FR BK BP TD1 Winborn 11 10 1 0 0 0 0 02 Beck 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 03 Green 9 9 0 1 0 0 0 04 Paymah 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 05 Cargile 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 06 Leach 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0

Sapp 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 08 Bailey 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

Foxworth 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0Hall 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 Jackson 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0Jacobs 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0

13 Cox 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0Smith, P. 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

15 Bell 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Clark 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Ferguson 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0Hixon 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0Johnson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Scheffler 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0

21 Abdullah 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Webster 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

23 Martinez 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0TEAM 100 86 14 2 3 0 1 0

PLAYER TT UT A TT UT A TT UT A1 Winborn 11 10 1 7 6 1 4 4 02 Beck 10 8 2 8 6 2 2 2 03 Green 9 9 0 8 8 0 1 1 04 Paymah 8 7 1 5 4 1 3 3 05 Cargile 7 6 1 5 5 0 2 1 16 Leach 6 5 1 0 0 0 6 5 1

Sapp 6 6 0 4 4 0 2 2 08 Bailey 5 5 0 5 5 0 0 0 0

Foxworth 5 2 3 4 1 3 1 1 0Hall 5 5 0 2 2 0 3 3 0

11 Jackson 4 4 0 3 3 0 1 1 0Jacobs 4 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 0

13 Cox 3 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 0Smith, P. 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0

15 Bell 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0Clark 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0Ferguson 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0Hixon 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0Johnson 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0Scheffler 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

21 Abdullah 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0Webster 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1TEAM 100 86 14 68 57 11 32 29 3

MIS. TACKLES: Marshall 7, Holland 3, Cutler 2, Kuper 2, Scheffler 2, DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS: Crowder (FR vs. Pit., 10/21),Stokley 2, Team 2, Graham 1, Henry 1, Pears 1, Sapp 1. Webster (FR at K.C., 11/11).MIS. FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Cutler 3, Hall 2, Lepsis 2, Marshall 2, TWO-POINT CONVERSION STOPS: None.Henry 1, Ramsey 1, Young 1. BLOCKED PUNTS: Scheffler (vs. S.D. 10/7).MIS. FORCED FUMBLES: Pears 1. BLOCKED KICKS: None.

TOTAL KICK PUNT

DENVER BRONCOS 2007 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS (7-9)(based on coaches' film review)

SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS (based on press box statistics)

SPECIAL TEAMS TACKLES BREAKDOWN

DALLAS COWBOYS 2007 FINAL REGULAR-SEASON TEAM STATISTICS (13-3) Date W-L Score OT Opponent Attendance 09/09 W 45-35 New York Giants 63,031 09/16 W 37-20 at Miami 71,615 09/23 W 34-10 at Chicago 62,099 09/30 W 35-7 St. Louis 62,866 10/08 W 25-24 at Buffalo 71,575 10/14 L 27-48 New England 63,984 10/21 W 24-14 Minnesota 63,432 11/04 W 38-17 at Philadelphia 67,688 11/11 W 31-20 at New York Giants 78,964 11/18 W 28-23 Washington 63,706 11/22 W 34-3 New York Jets 63,315 11/29 W 37-27 Green Bay 64,167 12/09 W 28-27 at Detroit 62,759 12/16 L 6-10 Philadelphia 63,777 12/22 W 20-13 at Carolina 73,860 12/30 L 6-27 at Washington 90,910

Dallas Opponent Total First Downs 322 304 Rushing 83 86 Passing 217 195 Penalty 22 23 3rd Down: Made/Att 84/199 85/216 3rd Down Pct. 42.2 39.4 4th Down: Made/Att 10/14 10/18 4th Down Pct. 71.4 55.6 Possession Avg. 30:34 29:27 Total Net Yards 5851 4922 Avg. Per Game 365.7 307.6 Total Plays 975 1008 Avg. Per Play 6.0 4.9 Net Yards Rushing 1746 1513 Avg. Per Game 109.1 94.6 Total Rushes 419 381 Net Yards Passing 4105 3409 Avg. Per Game 256.6 213.1 Sacked/Yards Lost 25/185 46/319 Gross Yards 4290 3728 Att./Completions 531/342 581/342 Completion Pct. 64.4 58.9 Had Intercepted 19 19 Punts/Average 63/47.1 73/45.0 Net Punting Avg. 63/38.5 73/39.1 Penalties/Yards 104/815 85/785 Fumbles/Ball Lost 21/5 26/10 Touchdowns 54 36 Rushing 14 12 Passing 36 19 Returns 4 5 Score By Periods Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Team 61 147 117 130 0 455 Opponents 88 97 64 76 0 325 Scoring TD Rush Rec Ret K-PAT FG S PTS Folk 0 0 0 0 53/53 26/31 0 131 Owens 15 0 15 0 0 90 Barber 12 10 2 0 0 72 Crayton 7 0 7 0 0 42 Witten 7 0 7 0 0 42 Curtis 3 0 3 0 0 18 J. Jones 2 2 0 0 0 12 Romo 2 2 0 0 0 12 Fasano 1 0 1 0 0 6 Hatcher 1 0 0 1 0 6 Henry 1 0 0 1 0 6 Hurd 1 0 1 0 0 6 Newman 1 0 0 1 0 6 Watkins 1 0 0 1 0 6 Team 54 14 36 4 53/53 26/31 0 455 Opponents 36 12 19 5 34/34 25/31 0 325

Rushing No. Yds Avg Long TD Barber 204 975 4.8 54 10 J. Jones 164 588 3.6 25 2 Romo 31 129 4.2 17 2 Thompson 14 54 3.9 23 0 Owens 1 5 5.0 5 0 Crockett LG 1 0 0.0 0 0 B. Johnson 5 -5 -1.0 0 0 Team 419 1746 4.2 54 14 Opponents 381 1513 4.0 62t 12 Receiving No. Yds Avg Long TD Witten 96 1145 11.9 53 7 Owens 81 1355 16.7 52t 15 Crayton 50 697 13.9 59t 7 Barber 44 282 6.4 29 2 J. Jones 23 203 8.8 24 0 Hurd 19 314 16.5 51t 1 Fasano 14 143 10.2 26t 1 Anderson 6 55 9.2 17 0 Austin 5 76 15.2 35 0 Curtis 3 18 6.0 15t 3 Hoyte 1 2 2.0 2 0 Team 342 4290 12.5 59t 36 Opponents 342 3728 10.9 69t 19 Interceptions No. Yds Avg Long TD Henry 6 81 13.5 28t 1 Hamlin 5 93 18.6 35 0 Newman 4 129 32.3 70 1 Williams 2 10 5.0 10 0 Reeves 1 18 18.0 18 0 Watkins 1 0 0.0 0 0 Team 19 331 17.4 70 2 Opponents 19 191 10.1 38 2 Punting No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B McBriar 63 2970 47.1 38.5 7 17 64 0 Team 63 2970 47.1 38.5 7 17 64 0 Opponents 73 3284 45.0 39.1 10 27 66 0 Punt Returns Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Crayton 22 20 201 9.1 49 0 Newman 4 1 26 6.5 13 0 Team 26 21 227 8.7 49 0 Opponents 35 9 406 11.6 85t 1 Kickoff Returns No. Yds Avg Long TD Austin 24 612 25.5 60 0 Thompson 20 471 23.6 72 0 N. Jones 6 122 20.3 27 0 Crayton 3 26 8.7 13 0 Curtis 3 27 9.0 16 0 Stanback 3 78 26.0 35 0 Anderson 1 10 10.0 10 0 McQuistan 1 12 12.0 12 0 Team 61 1358 22.3 72 0 Opponents 86 1979 23.0 103t 1 Field Goals 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Folk 0/0 10/12 7/7 7/7 2/5 Team 0/0 10/12 7/7 7/7 2/5 Opponents 1/1 8/9 5/6 10/12 1/3 Folk: (31G)(26G,28G,47G)(30G,23B,44G)()(47G, 29G,37G,53G)(38G,23G)(50N,45G)(22G)(44G)(51N) (46G,27G)(26G,51G,25G)(50N)(33G,23G)(42G,23G) (28N,37G,30G) Opponents: (44G,48G,24G)(37G,45G)(20G)(28N) (24G,54N)(45G,22G)(48B)(36G)(40G,26G)(50N,45G, 39G,44G)(40G)(47G,52G)(19G,36G,35N)(47N,21G) (37G,25G)(46G,21G)

Passing Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost RatingRomo 520 335 4211 64.4 8.10 36 6.9 19 3.7 59t 24/176 97.4 B. Johnson 11 7 79 63.6 7.18 0 0.0 0 0.0 35 1/9 85.0 Team 531 342 4290 64.4 8.08 36 6.8 19 3.6 59t 25/185 97.1 Opponents 581 342 3728 58.9 6.42 19 3.3 19 3.3 69t 46/319 75.1

2-Pt. Conversions: Team 0-1, Opponents 0-2 Sacks: Ware 14, Ellis 12.5, Canty 3.5, James 3, Ratliff 3, Spencer 3, Hatcher 2, T. Johnson 2, Spears 2, N. Jones 1, Team 46, Opponents 25 FUM/Lost: Romo 10/2, Barber 3/0, Gurode 3/0, Crayton 2/1, Newman 1/0, Thompson 1/1, Witten 1/1

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 DEPTH CHART (as of Sunday, Aug. 10, 2008)

Broncos Offense WR 15 Brandon Marshall 19 Eddie Royal 17 Glenn Martinez 10 Clifford Russell 16 Marquay McDaniel 9 Taylor Jacobs LT 78 Ryan Clady 64 Erik Pears LG 50 Ben Hamilton 65 Dylan Gandy 67 Kory Lichtensteiger C 66 Tom Nalen 62 Casey Wiegmann 69 P.J. Alexander RG 73 Chris Kuper 70 Montrae Holland 61 Mitch Erickson RT 74 Ryan Harris 76 Tyler Polumbus TE 89 Daniel Graham 88 Tony Scheffler 81 Nate Jackson 84 Brett Pierce 85 Chad Mustard WR 82 Darrell Jackson 14 Brandon Stokley 13 Keary Colbert 12 Samie Parker 87 Lorne Sam QB 6 Jay Cutler 11 Patrick Ramsey 4 Darrell Hackney RB 35 Selvin Young 23 Andre Hall 42 Ryan Torain 38 Anthony Alridge FB 37 Cecil Sapp 48 Peyton Hillis 28 Michael Pittman 46 Spencer Larsen Broncos Defense LE 60 John Engelberger 91 Ebenezer Ekuban 96 Tim Crowder LT 63 Dewayne Robertson 99 Alvin McKinley 93 Nic Clemons RT 79 Marcus Thomas 90 Kenny Peterson 98 Josh Mallard 68 Steven Harris RE 92 Elvis Dumervil 94 Jarvis Moss 95 Paul Carrington 77 Larry Birdine WLB 55 D.J. Williams 51 Jamie Winborn 59 Wesley Woodyard MLB 58 Nate Webster 53 Niko Koutouvides 56 Manuel Padilla SLB 97 Boss Bailey 52 Louis Green 57 Jordan Beck LCB 24 Champ Bailey 22 Domonique Foxworth 26 Jack Williams RCB 32 Dré Bly 41 Karl Paymah 25 Christian Morton 31 Lamont Reid SS 21 Hamza Abdullah 43 Roderick Rogers 36 Josh Barrett FS 20 Marlon McCree 33 Marquand Manuel 34 Vickiel Vaughn Broncos Specialists P 2 Sam Paulescu 1 Brett Kern K 5 Matt Prater 2 Sam Paulescu 1 Brett Kern KO 5 Matt Prater 2 Sam Paulescu 1 Brett Kern PR 19 Eddie Royal 17 Glenn Martinez 16 Marquay McDaniel 12 Samie Parker KR 19 Eddie Royal 23 Andre Hall 38 Anthony Alridge 10 Clifford Russell 17 Glenn Martinez PC 83 Mike Leach 88 Tony Scheffler 98 Josh Mallard KC 83 Mike Leach 98 Josh Mallard 84 Brett Pierce H 1 Brett Kern 2 Sam Paulescu 11 Patrick Ramsey [] – designate an injured player Rookie and first-year players underlined

BRONCOS PRONUNCIATION GUIDEHamza Abdullah (HAHM-zah) Larry Birdine (bir-DINE) Keary Colbert (KER-ee) Elvis Dumervil (doo-mehr-vill) Ebenezer Ekuban (EK-you-BON) Niko Koutouvides (KOO-tah-VEE-dees) Chris Kuper (KOO-pehr) Kory Lichtensteiger (LICK-ten-sty-ger) Josh Mallard (MAL-urd) Marquand Manuel (mar-KWAND)

Marquay McDaniel (mar-KWAY) Manuel Padilla (pah-DEE-yah) Sam Paulescu (paw-LESS-cue) Erik Pears (PEERS) Matt Prater (PRAY-ter) Lorne Sam (LORN) Edell Shepherd (eh-DELL) Ryan Torain (toh-RAIN) Vickiel Vaughn (vih-KELL) Casey Wiegmann (WIG-mann)

NFL High School 2007No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. P-S-DNP-INA21 Abdullah, Hamza S 6-2 216 24 4 Washington State Pomona, Calif. PS(TB)- ‘05 11-8-0-569 Alexander, P.J. G 6-4 297 29 6 Syracuse Tallahassee, Fla. FA- '07 11-0-0-038 Alridge, Anthony RB 5-9 185 24 R Houston Denton, Texas CFA- '08 0-0-0-097 Bailey, Boss LB 6-3 232 28 6 Georgia Folkston, Ga. UFA(Det)- '08 15-12-0-124 Bailey, Champ CB 6-0 192 30 10 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T(Was)- ’04 15-15-0-136 Barrett, Josh S 6-3 225 23 R Arizona State Reno, Nev. D7- '08 0-0-0-057 Beck, Jordan LB 6-2 235 25 4 Cal Poly/SLO Mount Hermon, Calif. FA- '07 11-0-0-077 Birdine, Larry DE 6-4 270 24 2 Oklahoma Lawton, Okla. PS(Ten)- '07 0-0-0-832 Bly, Dré CB 5-10 188 31 10 North Carolina Chesapeake, Va. T(Det)- ’07 16-16-0-095 Carrington, Paul DE 6-7 270 25 3 Central Florida Springfield, Ga. FA- '07 0-0-0-878 Clady, Ryan T 6-6 325 21 R Boise State Rialto, Calif. D1- '08 0-0-0-093 Clemons, Nic DT 6-6 300 28 2 Georgia Griffin, Ga. FA- '08 0-0-0-013 Colbert, Keary WR 6-1 205 26 5 Southern California Oxnard, Calif. UFA(Car)- '08 12-8-0-296 Crowder, Tim DE 6-4 275 23 2 Texas Tyler, Texas D2- ’07 13-1-0-3

6 Cutler, Jay QB 6-3 233 25 3 Vanderbilt Lincoln City, Ind. D1- ’06 16-16-0-092 Dumervil, Elvis DE 5-11 260 24 3 Louisville Miami, Fla. D4b- ’06 16-16-0-091 Ekuban, Ebenezer DE 6-4 275 32 10 North Carolina Bladensburg, Md. T(Cle)- ‘05 0-0-0-060 Engelberger, John DE 6-4 260 31 9 Virginia Tech Springfield, Va. T(SF)- ‘05 16-15-0-061 Erickson, Mitch G 6-6 290 23 R South Dakota State Hutchinson, Minn. CFA- '08 0-0-0-022 Foxworth, Domonique CB 5-11 180 25 4 Maryland Catonsville, Md. D3b- ‘05 14-6-1-165 Gandy, Dylan G 6-3 290 26 4 Texas Tech Pflugerville, Texas FA- '08 10-1-3-389 Graham, Daniel TE 6-3 257 29 7 Colorado Denver, Colo. UFA(NE)- ’07 15-15-0-152 Green, Louis LB 6-3 237 28 5 Alcorn State Fayette, Miss. FA- ‘03 16-0-0-0

4 Hackney, Darrell QB 6-0 248 25 2 Alabama-Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. FA- ’07 0-0-0-823 Hall, Andre RB 5-10 212 25 2 South Florida St. Petersburg, Fla. FA- ’06 10-1-1-550 Hamilton, Ben G/C 6-4 290 30 8 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. D4a- ‘01 0-0-0-374 Harris, Ryan T 6-5 300 23 2 Notre Dame St. Paul, Minn. D3- ’07 11-0-0-568 Harris, Steven DT 6-5 305 23 2 Florida Coral Gables, Fla. CFA- ’07 4-0-0-048 Hillis, Peyton FB 6-2 250 22 R Arkansas Conway, Ark. D7b- '08 0-0-0-070 Holland, Montrae G 6-2 322 28 6 Florida State Ore, Texas UFA(NO)- ’07 16-16-0-082 Jackson, Darrell WR 5-11 210 29 9 Florida Tampa, Fla. FA- '08 15-15-0-181 Jackson, Nate TE 6-3 235 29 6 Menlo College San Jose, Calif. T(SF)- ‘03 5-1-0-0

9 Jacobs, Taylor WR 6-1 205 27 6 Florida Tallahassee, Fla. FA- '07 10-0-0-21 Kern, Brett P 6-3 205 22 R Toledo Grand Island, N.Y. CFA- '08 0-0-0-0

53 Koutouvides, Niko LB 6-2 238 27 5 Purdue Plainville, Conn. UFA(Sea)- '08 15-0-0-173 Kuper, Chris G 6-4 302 25 3 North Dakota Anchorage, Alaska D5- ’06 16-11-0-046 Larsen, Spencer FB 6-2 240 24 R Arizona Gilbert, Ariz. D6- '08 0-0-0-083 Leach, Mike TE/LS 6-2 240 31 9 William & Mary Jefferson Township, N.J. FA- ‘02 16-0-0-067 Lichtensteiger, Kory C 6-3 295 23 R Bowling Green Van Wert, Ohio D4a- ’08 0-0-0-098 Mallard, Josh DT 6-2 265 29 5 Georgia Savannah, Ga. FA- '07 11-0-0-0*33 Manuel, Marquand S 6-0 213 29 7 Florida Miami, Fla. UFA(Car)- '08 16-2-0-015 Marshall, Brandon WR 6-4 230 24 3 Central Florida Winter Park, Fla. D4a- ’06 16-16-0-017 Martinez, Glenn WR 6-1 190 26 3 Saginaw Valley State Auburndale, Fla. FA- ’07 12-1-0-120 McCree, Marlon S 5-11 204 31 8 Kentucky Port Orange, Fla. FA- '08 16-16-0-016 McDaniel, Marquay WR 5-10 205 24 1 Hampton Virginia Beach, Va. CFA- ’07 0-0-0-099 McKinley, Alvin DT 6-3 294 30 9 Mississippi State Weir, Miss. UFA(Cle)- ’07 15-10-0-125 Morton, Christian CB 6-0 200 27 4 Illinois St. Louis, Mo. FA- '08 0-0-0-094 Moss, Jarvis DE 6-6 265 24 2 Florida Denton, Texas D1- ’07 6-1-0-266 Nalen, Tom C 6-3 286 37 15 Boston College Foxboro, Mass. D7c- ‘94 5-5-0-012 Parker, Samie WR 5-11 185 27 5 Oregon Long Beach, Calif. UFA(KC)- '08 15-7-0-1

2 Paulescu, Sam P 6-0 195 24 2 Oregon State La Habra, Calif. FA- '07 1-0-0-041 Paymah, Karl CB 6-0 195 25 4 Washington State Culver City, Calif. D3a- ‘05 15-3-0-164 Pears, Erik T 6-8 305 26 3 Colorado State Denver, Colo. CFA- ‘05 16-16-0-090 Peterson, Kenny DT 6-3 300 29 6 Ohio State Canton, Ohio FA- '06 7-0-0-084 Pierce, Brett TE 6-5 260 27 3 Stanford Vancouver, Wash. FA- '08 0-0-0-028 Pittman, Michael RB 6-0 225 32 11 Fresno State San Diego, Calif. UFA(TB)- '08 10-3-0-676 Polumbus, Tyler T 6-8 310 23 R Colorado Greenwood Village, Colo. CFA- '08 0-0-0-0

5 Prater, Matt K 5-10 188 24 2 Central Florida Estero, Fla. PS(Mia)- '07 4-0-0-0*11 Ramsey, Patrick QB 6-2 225 29 7 Tulane Ruston, La. FA- ’07 2-0-14-031 Reid, Lamont CB 5-11 194 26 2 North Carolina State Concord, N.C. FA- ’07 0-0-0-063 Robertson, Dewayne DT 6-1 308 26 6 Kentucky Memphis, Tenn. T(NYJ)- '08 16-15-0-043 Rogers, Roderick S 6-2 187 23 2 Wisconsin Stone Mountain, Ga. CFA- ’07 2-0-0-019 Royal, Eddie WR 5-10 182 22 R Virginia Tech Chantilly, Va. D2- '08 0-0-0-010 Russell, Clifford WR 5-11 195 29 6 Utah Ewa Beach, Hawaii FA- '08 0-0-0-087 Sam, Lorne WR 6-3 220 23 R Texas-El Paso Buford, Ga. CFA- '08 0-0-0-037 Sapp, Cecil RB 5-11 236 29 6 Colorado State Miami, Fla. CFA- ‘03 16-8-0-088 Scheffler, Tony TE 6-5 250 25 3 Western Michigan Morenci, Mich. D2- ’06 16-7-0-014 Stokley, Brandon WR 5-11 192 32 10 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La. FA- ’07 13-9-0-379 Thomas, Marcus DT 6-3 305 22 2 Florida Jacksonville, Fla. D4- ’07 16-5-0-042 Torain, Ryan RB 6-1 225 22 R Arizona State Shawnee Mission, Kan. D5a- '08 0-0-0-034 Vaughn, Vickiel S 6-0 213 24 2 Arkansas Plano, Texas FA- '08 0-0-0-058 Webster, Nate LB 6-0 232 30 9 Miami Miami, Fla. UFA(Cin)- ’06 16-13-0-062 Wiegmann, Casey C 6-2 285 35 13 Iowa Parkersburg, Iowa UFA(KC)- '08 16-16-0-055 Williams, D.J. LB 6-1 242 26 5 Miami Concord, Calif. D1- ‘04 16-16-0-026 Williams, Jack CB 5-9 185 23 R Kent State Norfolk, Va. D4b- '08 0-0-0-051 Winborn, Jamie LB 5-11 230 29 8 Vanderbilt Wetumpka, Ala. FA- '07 14-2-0-159 Woodyard, Wesley LB 6-1 230 22 R Kentucky LaGrange, Ga. CFA- '08 0-0-0-035 Young, Selvin RB 5-11 215 24 2 Texas Jersey Village, Texas CFA- ’07 15-8-0-1

Active/Physically Unable to Perform85 Mustard, Chad TE 6-6 277 30 5 North Dakota Columbus, Neb. FA- '07 12-2-0-175 Powell, Carlton DT 6-2 300 22 R Virginia Tech Chesapeake, Va. D5b- '08 0-0-0-0

International Practice Squad56 Padilla, Manuel LB 6-3 242 25 1 No College Mexico FA- '08 0-0-0-0

86 Shepherd, Edell WR 6-1 175 28 5 San Jose State Los Angeles FA- '08 0-0-0-0

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.

2008 Denver Broncos Alphabetical RosterUpdated: 8/10/08

Head Coach: Mike Shanahan (14th year). Assistant Coaches: Rick Dennison (Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line), Bob Slowik (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs), Scott O’Brien (Special Teams Coordinator), Steve Watson (Associate Head Coach), Joe Baker (Offensive Assistant), Jeremy Bates (Quarterbacks), Ronnie Bradford (Defensive Backs), Jacob Burney (Defensive Line), Keith Burns (Special Teams Asst.), Dwayne Chandler (Assistant Strength & Conditioning), Jedd Fisch (Wide Receivers), Charlie Jackson (Defensive Asst.), Bill Johnson (Defensive Line), Pat McPherson (Tight Ends), Jim Ryan (Linebackers), Greg Saporta (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Ryan Slowik (Asst. Defensive Backs), Bobby Turner (Running Backs), Rich Tuten (Strength & Conditioning).

Reserve/Injured

NFL High School 2007No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College Hometown How Acq. P-S-DNP-INA

1 Brett Kern P 6-3 205 22 R Toledo Grand Island, N.Y. CFA- '08 0-0-0-02 Sam Paulescu P 6-0 195 24 2 Oregon State La Habra, Calif. FA- '07 1-0-0-04 Darrell Hackney QB 6-0 248 25 2 Alabama-Birmingham Atlanta, Ga. FA- ’07 0-0-0-85 Matt Prater K 5-10 188 24 2 Central Florida Estero, Fla. PS(Mia)- '07 4-0-0-06 Jay Cutler QB 6-3 233 25 3 Vanderbilt Lincoln City, Ind. D1- ’06 16-16-0-09 Taylor Jacobs WR 6-1 205 27 6 Florida Tallahassee, Fla. FA- '07 10-0-0-2*

10 Clifford Russell WR 5-11 195 29 6 Utah Ewa Beach, Hawaii FA- '08 0-0-0-011 Patrick Ramsey QB 6-2 225 29 7 Tulane Ruston, La. FA- ’07 2-0-14-012 Samie Parker WR 5-11 185 27 5 Oregon Long Beach, Calif. UFA(KC)- '08 15-7-0-113 Keary Colbert WR 6-1 205 26 5 Southern California Oxnard, Calif. UFA(Car)- '08 12-8-0-214 Brandon Stokley WR 5-11 192 32 10 Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, La. FA- ’07 13-9-0-315 Brandon Marshall WR 6-4 230 24 3 Central Florida Winter Park, Fla. D4a- ’06 16-16-0-016 Marquay McDaniel WR 5-10 205 24 1 Hampton Virginia Beach, Va. CFA- ’07 0-0-0-017 Glenn Martinez WR 6-1 190 26 3 Saginaw Valley State Auburndale, Fla. FA- ’07 12-1-0-119 Eddie Royal WR 5-10 182 22 R Virginia Tech Chantilly, Va. D2- '08 0-0-0-020 Marlon McCree S 5-11 204 31 8 Kentucky Port Orange, Fla. FA- '08 16-16-0-021 Hamza Abdullah S 6-2 216 24 4 Washington State Pomona, Calif. PS(TB)- ‘05 11-8-0-522 Domonique Foxworth CB 5-11 180 25 4 Maryland Catonsville, Md. D3b- ‘05 14-6-1-123 Andre Hall RB 5-10 212 25 2 South Florida St. Petersburg, Fla. FA- ’06 10-1-1-524 Champ Bailey CB 6-0 192 30 10 Georgia Folkston, Ga. T(Was)- ’04 15-15-0-125 Christian Morton CB 6-0 200 27 4 Illinois St. Louis, Mo. FA- '08 0-0-0-026 Jack Williams CB 5-9 185 23 R Kent State Norfolk, Va. D4b- '08 0-0-0-028 Michael Pittman RB 6-0 225 32 11 Fresno State San Diego, Calif. UFA(TB)- '08 10-3-0-631 Lamont Reid CB 5-11 195 26 2 North Carolina State Concord, N.C. FA- ’07 0-0-0-032 Dré Bly CB 5-10 188 31 10 North Carolina Chesapeake, Va. T(Det)- ’07 16-16-0-033 Marquand Manuel S 6-0 213 29 7 Florida Miami, Fla. UFA(Car)- '08 16-2-0-034 Vickiel Vaughn S 6-0 213 24 2 Arkansas Plano, Texas FA- '08 0-0-0-035 Selvin Young RB 5-11 215 24 2 Texas Jersey Village, Texas CFA- ’07 15-8-0-136 Josh Barrett S 6-3 225 23 R Arizona State Reno, Nev. D7- '08 0-0-0-037 Cecil Sapp RB 5-11 236 29 6 Colorado State Miami, Fla. CFA- ‘03 16-8-0-038 Anthony Alridge RB 5-9 185 24 R Houston Denton, Texas CFA- '08 0-0-0-041 Karl Paymah CB 6-0 195 25 4 Washington State Culver City, Calif. D3a- ‘05 15-3-0-142 Ryan Torain RB 6-1 225 22 R Arizona State Shawnee Mission, Kan. D5a- '08 0-0-0-043 Roderick Rogers S 6-2 187 23 2 Wisconsin Stone Mountain, Ga. CFA- ’07 2-0-0-046 Spencer Larsen FB 6-2 240 24 R Arizona Gilbert, Ariz. D6- '08 0-0-0-048 Peyton Hillis FB 6-2 250 22 R Arkansas Conway, Ark. D7b- '08 0-0-0-050 Ben Hamilton G/C 6-4 290 30 8 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. D4a- ‘01 0-0-0-351 Jamie Winborn LB 5-11 230 29 8 Vanderbilt Wetumpka, Ala. FA- '07 14-2-0-152 Louis Green LB 6-3 237 28 5 Alcorn State Fayette, Miss. FA- ‘03 16-0-0-053 Niko Koutouvides LB 6-2 238 27 5 Purdue Plainville, Conn. UFA(Sea)- '08 15-0-0-155 D.J. Williams LB 6-1 240 26 5 Miami Concord, Calif. D1- ‘04 16-16-0-057 Jordan Beck LB 6-2 235 25 4 Cal Poly/SLO Mount Hermon, Calif. FA- '07 11-0-0-058 Nate Webster LB 6-0 232 30 9 Miami Miami, Fla. UFA(Cin)- ’06 16-13-0-059 Wesley Woodyard LB 6-1 230 22 R Kentucky LaGrange, Ga. CFA- '08 0-0-0-060 John Engelberger DE 6-4 260 31 9 Virginia Tech Springfield, Va. T(SF)- ‘05 16-15-0-061 Mitch Erickson G 6-6 290 23 R South Dakota State Hutchinson, Minn. CFA- '08 0-0-0-062 Casey Wiegmann C 6-2 285 35 13 Iowa Parkersburg, Iowa UFA(KC)- '08 16-16-0-063 Dewayne Robertson DT 6-1 308 26 6 Kentucky Memphis, Tenn. T(NYJ)- '08 16-15-0-064 Erik Pears T 6-8 305 26 3 Colorado State Denver, Colo. CFA- ‘05 16-16-0-065 Dylan Gandy G 6-3 290 26 4 Texas Tech Pflugerville, Texas FA- '08 10-1-3-366 Tom Nalen C 6-3 286 37 15 Boston College Foxboro, Mass. D7c- ‘94 5-5-0-067 Kory Lichtensteiger C 6-3 295 23 R Bowling Green Van Wert, Ohio D4a- ’08 0-0-0-068 Steven Harris DT 6-5 305 23 2 Florida Coral Gables, Fla. CFA- ’07 4-0-0-069 P.J. Alexander G 6-4 297 29 6 Syracuse Tallahassee, Fla. FA- '07 11-0-0-070 Montrae Holland G 6-2 322 28 6 Florida State Ore, Texas UFA(NO)- ’07 16-16-0-073 Chris Kuper G 6-4 302 25 3 North Dakota Anchorage, Alaska D5- ’06 16-11-0-074 Ryan Harris T 6-5 300 23 2 Notre Dame St. Paul, Minn. D3- ’07 11-0-0-576 Tyler Polumbus T 6-8 310 23 R Colorado Greenwood Village, Colo. CFA- '08 0-0-0-077 Larry Birdine DE 6-4 270 24 2 Oklahoma Lawton, Okla. PS(Ten)- '07 0-0-0-878 Ryan Clady T 6-6 325 21 R Boise State Rialto, Calif. D1- '08 0-0-0-079 Marcus Thomas DT 6-3 305 22 2 Florida Jacksonville, Fla. D4- ’07 16-5-0-081 Nate Jackson TE 6-3 235 29 6 Menlo College San Jose, Calif. T(SF)- ‘03 5-1-0-082 Darrell Jackson WR 5-11 210 29 9 Florida Tampa, Fla. FA- '08 15-15-0-183 Mike Leach TE/LS 6-2 240 31 9 William & Mary Jefferson Township, N.J. FA- ‘02 16-0-0-084 Brett Pierce TE 6-5 260 27 3 Stanford Vancouver, Wash. FA- '08 0-0-0-087 Lorne Sam WR 6-3 220 23 R Texas-El Paso Buford, Ga. CFA- '08 0-0-0-088 Tony Scheffler TE 6-5 250 25 3 Western Michigan Morenci, Mich. D2- ’06 16-7-0-089 Daniel Graham TE 6-3 257 29 7 Colorado Denver, Colo. UFA(NE)- ’07 15-15-0-190 Kenny Peterson DT 6-3 300 29 6 Ohio State Canton, Ohio FA- '06 7-0-0-091 Ebenezer Ekuban DE 6-4 275 32 10 North Carolina Bladensburg, Md. T(Cle)- ‘05 0-0-0-092 Elvis Dumervil DE 5-11 260 24 3 Louisville Miami, Fla. D4b- ’06 16-16-0-093 Nic Clemons DT 6-6 300 28 2 Georgia Griffin, Ga. FA- '08 0-0-0-094 Jarvis Moss DE 6-6 265 24 2 Florida Denton, Texas D1- ’07 6-1-0-295 Paul Carrington DE 6-7 270 25 3 Central Florida Springfield, Ga. FA- '07 0-0-0-896 Tim Crowder DE 6-4 275 23 2 Texas Tyler, Texas D2- ’07 13-1-0-397 Boss Bailey LB 6-3 232 28 6 Georgia Folkston, Ga. UFA(Det)- '08 15-12-0-198 Josh Mallard DT 6-2 265 29 5 Georgia Savannah, Ga. FA- '07 11-0-0-099 Alvin McKinley DT 6-3 294 30 9 Mississippi State Weir, Miss. UFA(Cle)- ’07 15-10-0-1

75 Carlton Powell DT 6-2 300 22 R Virginia Tech Chesapeake, Va. D5b- '08 0-0-0-085 Chad Mustard TE 6-6 277 30 5 North Dakota Columbus, Neb. FA- '07 12-2-0-1

International Practice Squad56 Manuel Padilla LB 6-3 242 25 1 No College Mexico FA- '08 0-0-0-0

86 Edell Shepherd WR 6-1 175 28 5 San Jose State Los Angeles FA- '08 0-0-0-0

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.

2008 Denver Broncos Numeric RosterUpdated 8/10/08

Head Coach: Mike Shanahan (14th year). Assistant Coaches: Rick Dennison (Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line), Bob Slowik (Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs), Scott O’Brien (Special Teams Coordinator), Steve Watson (Associate Head Coach), Joe Baker (Offensive Assistant), Jeremy Bates (Quarterbacks), Ronnie Bradford (Defensive Backs), Jacob Burney (Defensive Line), Keith Burns (Special Teams Asst.), Dwayne Chandler (Assistant Strength & Conditioning), Jedd Fisch (Wide Receivers), Charlie Jackson (Defensive Asst.), Bill Johnson (Defensive Line), Pat McPherson (Tight Ends), Jim Ryan (Linebackers), Greg Saporta (Asst. Strength & Conditioning), Ryan Slowik (Asst. Defensive Backs), Bobby Turner (Running Backs), Rich Tuten (Strength & Conditioning).

Active/Physically Unable to Perform

Reserve/Injured

2008 Denver Broncos Position-by-Position Roster

Players Exp. Players Exp. Players Exp. Players Exp.Cutler, Jay 3 Alridge, Anthony R Colbert, Keary 5 Graham, Daniel 7Hackney, Darrell 2 Hall, Andre 2 Jackson, Darrell 9 Jackson, Nate 6Ramsey, Patrick 7 Hillis, Peyton 2 Jacobs, Taylor 6 Leach, Mike (LS) 9

Larsen, Spencer R Marshall, Brandon 3 Mustard, Chad 5Pittman, Michael 11 Martinez, Glenn 3 Pierce, Brett 3Sapp, Cecil 6 McDaniel, Marquay 1 Scheffler, Tony 3Torain, Ryan R Parker, Samie 5Young, Selvin 2 Royal, Eddie R

Russell, Clifford 6Sam, Lorne RStokley, Brandon 10

Players Exp. Players Exp. Players Exp.Clady, Ryan R Alexander, P.J. 6 Alexander, P.J. 6Harris, Ryan 2 Erickson, Mitch R Hamilton, Ben 8Kuper, Chris 3 Hamilton, Ben 8 Nalen, Tom 15Pears, Erik 3 Gandy, Dylan 4 Wiegmann, Casey 13Polumbus, Tyler R Holland, Montrae 6 Lichtensteiger, Kory R

Kuper, Chris 3Lichtensteiger, Kory R

Wiegmann, Casey 13

Players Exp. Players Exp. Players Exp.Birdine, Larry 2 Clemons, Nic 2 Bailey, Boss 6Carrington, Paul 3 Harris, Steven 2 Beck, Jordan 4Crowder, Tim 2 Mallard, Josh 4 Green, Louis 5Dumervil, Elvis 3 McKinley, Alvin 9 Koutouvides, Niko 5Ekuban, Ebenezer 10 Peterson, Kenny 6 Webster, Nate 9Engelberger, John 9 Powell, Carlton R Williams, D.J. 5Moss, Jarvis 2 Robertson, Dewayne 6 Winborn, Jamie 8

Thomas, Marcus 2 Woodyard, Wesley R

Players Exp. Players Exp.Bailey, Champ 10 Abdullah, Hamza 4Bly, Dré 10 Barrett, Josh RFoxworth, Domonique 4 Manuel, Marquand 7Morton, Christian 4 McCree, Marlon 8Paymah, Karl 4 Rogers, Roderick 2Reid, Lamont 2 Vaughn, Vickiel 2Williams, Jack R

Players Exp. Players Exp.Prater, Matt 2 Kern, Brett R

Paulescu, Sam 2

SPECIALISTS

Defensive Tackle (8) Linebacker (8)

Cornerback (7) Safety (6)

Kicker (1) Punter (2)

Quarterback (3) Running Back (8) Wide Receiver (11)

Tackle (5) Guard (8)

DEFENSE

Defensive End (7)

OFFENSE

Updated: 8/10/08

Tight End (6)

Center (5)

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 TRANSACTIONS — by date/by player (Updated August 10, 2008)

BY DATE

6/12/08 Signed S Josh Barrett (draft choice) 6/13/08 Waived LB Brandon Archer

Waived P Danny Baugher

Waived QB Cullen Finnerty Released WR Taylor Jacobs

Waived DE Julian Jenkins

Assigned LB Manuel Padilla by NFL as Intl. Practice Squad Player

Waived S Vickiel Vaughn

7/9/08 Signed FB Spencer Larsen (draft choice) Signed DT Carlton Powell (draft choice)

Signed RB Ryan Torain (draft choice)

7/16/08 Signed FB Peyton Hillis (draft choice) 7/21/08 Signed C Kory Lichtensteiger (draft choice)

Waived RB Mike Bell

Waived K Garrett Hartley 7/22/08 Signed CB Jack Williams (draft choice)

7/24/08 Signed WR Eddie Royal (draft choice)

7/25/08 Signed T Ryan Clady (draft choice) Declared TE Chad Mustard Active/Physically

Unable to Perform

Declared DT Carlton Powell Active/Physically Unable to Perform

7/26/08 Signed WR Taylor Jacobs

Placed WR Edell Shepherd on Reserve/Injured (left knee)

8/1/08 Released S John Lynch

8/3/08 Signed S Vickiel Vaughn

BY PLAYER

ARCHER, Brandon — LB

6/13/08 Waived BARRETT, Josh — S

6/12/08 Signed (draft choice)

BAUGHER, Danny — P 6/13/08 Waived

BELL, Mike — RB

7/21/08 Waived CLADY, Ryan — T


FINNERTY, Cullen — QB 6/13/08 Waived

HARTLEY, Garrett — K

7/21/08 Waived HILLIS, Peyton — FB

7/16/08 Signed

JACOBS, Taylor — WR 6/13/08 Released

7/26/08 Signed

JENKINS, Julian — DE 6/13/08 Waived

LARSEN, Spencer — FB

7/9/08 Signed (draft choice) LICHTENSTEIGER, Kory — C


LYNCH, John — S 8/1/08 Released

MUSTARD, Chad — TE

7/25/08 Declared Active/Physically Unable to Perform

PADILLA, Manuel — LB

6/13/08 Assigned by NFL to Intl. Practice Squad

POWELL, Carlton — DT

7/9/08 Signed (draft choice) 7/25/08 Declared Active/Physically Unable to

Perform

ROYAL, Eddie — WR 7/24/08 Signed (draft choice)

SHEPHERD, Edell — WR

7/26/08 Placed on Reserve/Injured (left knee) TORAIN, Ryan — RB


VAUGHN, Vickiel — S 6/13/08 Waived

8/3/08 Signed

WILLIAMS, Jack — CB 7/22/08 Signed (draft choice)

Year Draft/College Free Agent Trades Free Agents/Waivers

1994 C Tom Nalen (7c)

7-9 (4th AFC West)

1995

8-8 (4th AFC West)

1996

13-3 (1st AFC West)

1997

12-4 (2nd AFC West)

Super Bowl Champs

1998

14-2 (1st AFC West)

Super Bowl Champs

1999

6-10 (5th AFC West)

2000

11-5 (2nd AFC West)

2001 C Ben Hamilton (4a)

8-8 (3rd AFC West)

2002 TE/LS Mike Leach**

9-7 (2nd AFC West)

2003 RB Cecil Sapp (CFA) TE Nate Jackson** (S.F.) LB Louis Green**

10-6 (2nd AFC West)

2004 LB D.J. Williams (1) CB Champ Bailey** (Was)

10-6 (2nd AFC West)

2005 CB Karl Paymah (3a) DE Ebenezer Ekuban** (Cle) S Hamza Abdullah**

13-3 (1st AFC West) CB Domonique Foxworth (3b) DE John Engelberger** (SF)

T Erik Pears (CFA)

2006 QB Jay Cutler (1) RB Andre Hall**

9-7 (3rd AFC West) TE Tony Scheffler (2) LB Nate Webster*** (UFA-Cincinnati)

WR Brandon Marshall (4a)

DE Elvis Dumervil (4b)

G Chris Kuper (5)

2007 DE Jarvis Moss (1) CB Dré Bly** (Det) G P.J. Alexander**

7-9 (2nd AFC West) DE Tim Crowder (2) LB Jordan Beck**

T Ryan Harris (3) DE Larry Birdine**

DT Marcus Thomas (4) DE Paul Carrington**

DT Steven Harris (CFA) TE Daniel Graham*** (UFA-New England)

WR Marquay McDaniel (CFA) QB Darrell Hackney**

S Roderick Rogers (CFA) G Montrae Holland*** (UFA-New Orleans)

RB Selvin Young (CFA) DT Josh Mallard**

WR Glenn Martinez**

DT Alvin McKinley*** (UFA-Cleveland)

TE Chad Mustard** (PUP)

P Sam Paulescu**

DT Kenny Peterson**

K Matt Prater**

QB Patrick Ramsey**

CB Lamont Reid**

WR Brandon Stokley**

LB Jamie Winborn**

2008 T Ryan Clady (1) DT Dewayne Robertson** (NYJ) LB Boss Bailey*** (UFA-Detroit)

WR Eddie Royal (2) DT Nic Clemons**

C Kory Lichtensteiger (4a) WR Keary Colbert*** (UFA-Carolina)

CB Jack Williams (4b) G Dylan Gandy**

RB Ryan Torain (5a) WR Darrell Jackson**

DT Carlton Powell (5b) (PUP) WR Taylor Jacobs**

FB Spencer Larsen (6) LB Niko Koutouvides*** (UFA-Seattle)

S Josh Barrett (7a) S Marquand Manuel*** (UFA-Carolina)

FB Peyton Hillis (7b) S Marlon McCree**

RB Anthony Alridge (CFA) CB Christian Morton**

OL Mitch Erickson (CFA) WR Samie Parker*** (UFA-Kansas City)

P Brett Kern (CFA) TE Brett Pierce**

T Tyler Polumbus (CFA) RB Michael Pittman*** (UFA-Tampa Bay)

WR Lorne Sam (CFA) WR Clifford Russell**

LB Wesley Woodyard (CFA) WR Edell Shepherd** (IR)

S Vickiel Vaughn**

C Casey Wiegmann*** (UFA-Kansas City)

Number in parentheses after draft choice indicates the round in which the player was taken.

CFA – indicates player was a rookie free agent when he joined the Broncos.

** – 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 Practice Squad for '08 season

IR - indicates player is on Injured Reserve list for '08 season

NFI - indicates player is on Reserve/Non-Football Injury list for '08 season

PUP - indicates player is on Active/Physically Unable to Perform list

HOW THE BRONCOS ARE BUILTUpdated 8/10/08

2008 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME OFFENSIVE STARTERSGAME WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB FB

at Hou. (8/9) Marshall Clady Hamilton Wiegmann Kuper Harris Graham Royal Cutler Young Sapp

vs. Dal. (8/16)

vs. G.B. (8/22)

at Ari. (8/29)

2008 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME DEFENSIVE STARTERSGAME LE LT RT RE WLB MLB SLB LCB RCB SS FS

at Hou. (8/9) Engleberger Peterson Thomas Dumervil Williams Webster B. Bailey Foxworth Paymah Manuel McCree

vs. Dal. (8/16)

vs. G.B. (8/22)

at Ari. (8/29)

2008 PRESEASON BRONCOS SITUATIONAL RECORDSSITUATION Rec. BREAKDOWN

when leading after 1st quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: at Hou. (8/9).

when leading after 2nd quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

when leading after 3rd quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

when trailing after 1st quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

when trailing after 2nd quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: at Hou. (8/9).

when trailing after 3rd quarter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: at Hou. (8/9).

when Denver scores first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

when opponent scores first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: at Hou. (8/9).

when tied at the half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

when Denver rushes for 100 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: at Hou. (8/9).

when opponent rushes for 100 yards . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: at Hou. (8/9).

when winning turnover margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

when losing turnover margin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: at Hou. (8/9).

when Denver passes for 300 yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

when opponent passes for 300 yards . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

when playing indoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: at Hou. (8/9).

when playing outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

when playing on an artificial surface . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

when playing on natural grass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: at Hou. (8/9).

when winning the coin toss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: at Hou. (8/9).

when losing the coin toss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

when scoring 20 or more points. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

when yielding 20 or more points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

in overtime games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0 . . . . . . . . . .Wins: None. Loses: None.

2008 PRESEASON INDIVIDUAL BRONCOS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

BRONCOSYARDS RUSHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43, Andre Hall, at Hou (8/9/08)RUSHING ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, Andre Hall, at Hou. (8/9/08) RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, Jay Cutler, at Hou. (8/9/08)YARDS PASSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62, Darrell Hackney, at Hou. (8/9/08)PASS ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11, Patrick Ramsey, at Hou. (8/9/08)PASS COMPLETIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, Jay Cutler, at Hou. (8/9/08)TOUCHDOWN PASSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NonePASSES HAD INTERCEPTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, Patrick Ramsey, at Hou. (8/9/08)RECEPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2x, 3, Tony Scheffler and Anthony Alridge, at Hou. (8/9/08)RECEIVING YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47, Tony Scheffler, at Hou. (8/9/08)RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NoneTOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78, Darrell Hackney, at Hou. (8/9/08)FIELD GOALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, Matt Prater, at Hou. (8/9/08)TACKLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, Wesley Woodyard, at Hou. (8/9/08)INTERCEPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NoneSACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2x, 1, Christian Morton and Jordan Beck, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . .19, Anthony Alridge, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST PASS COMPLETION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38, Darrell Hackney, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST PASS RECEPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38, Tony Scheffler, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NoneLONGEST PUNT RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, Glenn Martinez, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27, Eddie Royal, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST PUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51, Sam Paulescu, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST FIELD GOAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38, Matt Prater, at Hou. (8/9/08)

OPPONENTSYARDS RUSHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37, Steve Slaton, at Hou. (8/9/08)RUSHING ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11, Steve Slaton, at Hou. (8/9/08)RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .None YARDS PASSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137, Sage Rosenfels, at Hou. (8/9/08)PASS ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15, Sage Rosenfels, at Hou. (8/9/08)PASS COMPLETIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10, Sage Rosenfels, at Hou. (8/9/08)TOUCHDOWN PASSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, Sage Rosenfels, at Hou. (8/9/08)PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .None RECEPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, David Anderson, at Hou. (8/9/08)RECEIVING YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67, David Anderson, at Hou. (8/9/08)RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, David Anderson, at Hou. (8/9/08)TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137, Sage Rosenfels, at Hou. (8/9/08)FIELD GOALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, Kris Brown, at Hou. (8/9/08)TACKLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, Zac Diles, at Hou. (8/9/08)INTERCEPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2x, 1, Jamar Fletcher and Nick Ferguson, at Hou. (8/9/08)SACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NoneLONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, Shane Boyd, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST PASS COMPLETION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41, Sage Rosenfels, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST PASS RECEPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41, Jacoby Jones, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34, Jamar Fletcher, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST PUNT RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8, Jacoby Jones, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39, Steve Slaton, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST PUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30, Matt Turk, at Hou. (8/9/08)LONGEST FIELD GOAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52, Kris Brown, at Hou. (8/9/08)

BRONCOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HIGHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LOWSTOTAL FIRST DOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17, at Hou. (8/9/08)TOTAL NET YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276, at Hou. (8/9/08)TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS . . . . . . . . . . .54, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54, at Hou. (8/9/08)NET YARDS RUSHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123, at Hou. (8/9/08)RUSHING ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26, at Hou. (8/9/08)NET YARDS PASSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153, at Hou. (8/9/08)PASS ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, at Hou. (8/9/08PASS COMPLETIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18, at Hou. (8/9/08)PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08)TIMES SACKED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .None . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NonePUNTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08)GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . .46.5, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46.5, at Hou. (8/9/08)NET PUNTING AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . .45, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45, at Hou. (8/9/08)PUNT RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, at Hou. (8/9/08)PUNT RETURN YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08)KICKOFF RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, at Hou. (8/9/08)KICKOFF RETURN YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . .116, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .116, at Hou. (8/9/08)INTERCEPTION RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . .None . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NoneINTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS . . . . . .None . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NonePENALTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12, at Hou. (8/9/08)YARDS PENALIZED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80, at Hou. (8/9/08)FUMBLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, at Hou. (8/9/08)FUMBLES LOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0, at Hou. (8/9/08)SACKS MADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08)FUMBLES FORCED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08)FUMBLES RECOVERED . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, at Hou. (8/9/08)TIME OF POSSESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30:22, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30:22, at Hou. (8/9/08)

OPPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HIGHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LOWSTOTAL FIRST DOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21, at Hou. (8/9/08)TOTAL NET YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319, at Hou. (8/9/08)TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS . . . . . . . . . . .63, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63, at Hou. (8/9/08)NET YARDS RUSHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140, at Hou. (8/9/08)RUSHING ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36, at Hou. (8/9/08)NET YARDS PASSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179, at Hou. (8/9/08)PASS ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25, at Hou. (8/9/08)PASS COMPLETIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18, at Hou. (8/9/08)PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED . . . . . . . . . .0, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0, at Hou. (8/9/08)TIMES SACKED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08)PUNTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, at Hou. (8/9/08)GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . .30, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30, at Hou. (8/9/08)NET PUNTING AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28, at Hou. (8/9/08)PUNT RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08)PUNT RETURN YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, at Hou. (8/9/08)KICKOFF RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5, at Hou. (8/9/08)KICKOFF RETURN YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . .121, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121, at Hou. (8/9/08)INTERCEPTION RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08)INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS . . . . . .64, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64, at Hou. (8/9/08)PENALTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3, at Hou. (8/9/08)YARDS PENALIZED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37, at Hou. (8/9/08)FUMBLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2, at Hou. (8/9/08)FUMBLES LOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, at Hou. (8/9/08)SACKS MADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0, at Hou. (8/9/08)FUMBLES FORCED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1, at Hou. (8/9/08)FUMBLES RECOVERED . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0, at Hou. (8/9/08)TIME OF POSSESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29:38, at Hou. (8/9/08) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29:38, at Hou. (8/9/08)

2008 PRESEASON BRONCOS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AND LOWS

2008 PRESEASON OPPONENTS SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AND LOWS

Date Opp. Plays Yards Time Res. Qtr Scoring Play Quarterback8/9 at Hou. 12 74 6:09 TD 1 Cutler 15 yd. run Cutler8/9 at Hou. 4 4 0:47 FG 3 Prater 38 yd. Field Goal Ramsey8/9 at Hou. 8 39 3:02 FG 4 Prater 31 yd. Field Goal Hackney8/9 at Hou. 8 72 4:29 FG 4 Prater 26 yd. Field Goal Hackney

TD TD DriveYards Length Length Possession Time TDs Plays TDs1 - 9 yards - - 00:00 - 00:59 - 1 -10 - 19 yards 1 - 01:00 - 01:59 - 2 -20 - 29 yards - - 02:00 - 02:59 - 3 -30 - 39 yards - - 03:00 - 03:59 - 4 -40 - 49 yards - - 04:00 - 04:59 - 5 -50 - 59 yards - - 05:00 - 05:59 - 6 -60 - 69 yards - - 06:00 - 06:59 1 7 -70 - 79 yards - 1 07:00 - 07:59 - 8 -80 - 89 yards - - 08:00 - 08:59 - 9 -90 - 99 yards - - 09:00 - 09:59 - 10 -

11:00 - 11:59 - 11 -12:00 - 12:59 - 12 113:00 - 13:59 - 13 -14:00 - 14:59 - 14 -15:00 + - 15 -

16+ -TOTAL 1 1 TOTAL 1 TOTAL 1

BRONCOS OPPONENTPts FD Yds. Pts FD Yds.

8/9 at Hou. 0 0 -2 3 3 518/16 vs. Dal.8/22 vs. G.B.8/29 at. Ari.TOTAL 0 0 -2 3 3 51

BRONCOS OPPONENTPts FD Yds. Pts FD Yds.

8/9 at Hou. 0 0 12 3 3 768/16 vs. Dal.8/22 vs. G.B.8/29 at. Ari.TOTAL 0 0 12 3 3 76

BRONCOS OPPONENTYARDS TD FG TD FG(MINUS) - - - -0 - 9 - 1 - -10 - 19 - - - -20 - 29 - - 1 -30 - 39 - 1 - 140 - 49 - - - -50 - 59 - - - 260 - 69 - - - -70 - 79 1 1 - 180 - 89 - - - -90 - 99 - - - -TOTAL 1 3 1 4

2008 PRESEASON SCORING AND TOUCHDOWN DRIVE ANALYSIS

BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASONGAME-BY-GAME SCORING DRIVES

BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASONTOUCHDOWN DRIVE ANALYSIS

2008 PRESEASONGAME-OPENING DRIVES

2008 PRESEASON2ND HALF-OPENING DRIVES

2008 PRESEASONSCORING DRIVE LENGTH

MOST PLAYSBroncos: 12 (at Hou., Aug. 9, TD, 74 yds., 6:09)

Opponents: 15 (at Hou., Aug. 9, FG, 25 yds., 5:50)MOST YARDS

Broncos: 74 (at Hou., Aug. 9, TD,12 plays, 4:06)Opponents: 76 (at Hou., Aug. 9, FG, 10 plays, 5:21)

MOST TIMEBroncos: 6:09 (at Hou., Aug. 9, TD, 12 plays, 74 yds.)

Opponents: 5:50 (at Hou., Aug. 9, FG, 15 plays, 54 yds.)

TEAM (2.0) — Jordan Beck (1.0) - 1.0 at Hou. (8/9), Christian Morton (1.0) - 1.0 at Hou.(8/9).

FEWEST PLAYSBroncos: 4 (at Hou., Aug. 9, FG, 38 yds., 0:47)

Opponents: 2 (at Hou., Aug. 9, TD, 26 yds., 0:49)FEWEST YARDS

Broncos: 4 (at Hou., Aug. 9, FG, 4 plays, 0:47)Opponents: 26 (at Hou., Aug. 9, TD, 2 plays, 0:49)

LEAST TIMEBroncos: 0:47 (at Hou., Aug. 9, FG, 4 plays, 4 yds.)

Opponents: 0:49 (at Hou., Aug. 9, TD, 2 plays, 26 yds.)

TEAM (0) — None.

Category . . . . . . . . . . . .Player . . . . . . . . . . . .AFC Rank . . . .AFC Leader . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NFL Rank . . . . . .NFL LeaderScoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Prater - 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd(t) . . . . . . .K. Brown, Hou. - 13 . . . . . . . . . . .4th(t) . . . . . . . . .K. Brown, Hou. - 13Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hall - 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9th . . . . . . . .Ganther, Ten. - 115 . . . . . . . . . . . .18th . . . . . . . . .Mason, Was. - 178Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . .Hackney - 62 . . . . . . . . . . .19th . . . . . . .Gray, Ind. - 267 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48th . . . . . . . . .Gray, Ind. - 267Passer Rating . . . . . . . . . .Cutler - 91.3 . . . . . . . . . . . .6th . . . . . . . .Ratliff, NYJ - 145.8 . . . . . . . . . . . .27th . . . . . . . . .Kitna, Det. - 158.3Receiving Yards . . . . . . . .Scheffler - 47 . . . . . . . . . . .15th . . . . . . .Clowney, NYJ - 163 . . . . . . . . . .27th (t) . . . . . . . .Clowney, NYJ - 163Receptions . . . . . . . . . . . .Scheffler, Alridge - 3 . . . . .14th(t) . . . . . .Jones, Ind. - 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33rd (t) . . . . . . . .McMullen, Was - 7Punting Avg . . . . . . . . . . .*Paulescu - 51.0 . . . . . . . . .N/R . . . . . . .Koch, Bal. - 51.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/R . . . . . . . . . .Kluwe, Min. - 53.3Net Punting Avg . . . . . . . .*Kern - 47.0 . . . . . . . . . . . .N/R . . . . . . .H. Smith, Ind. - 49.3 . . . . . . . . . . . .N/R . . . . . . . . . .H. Smith, Ind. - 49.3Interceptions . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . .Washington, Bal. - 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .N/A . . . . . . . . . .Washington, Bal. - 2Kickoff Ret. Avg . . . . . . . .Russell - 25.0 . . . . . . . . . .13th (t) . . . . . .Figurs, Bal. - 48.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . .20th . . . . . . . . .P. Thomas, N.O. - 58.0Punt Ret. Avg . . . . . . . . . .Martinez - 2.0 . . . . . . . . . .17th . . . . . . .Lowery, NYJ - 62.0 . . . . . . . . . . .36th(t) . . . . . . . .Lowery, NYJ - 62.0* - Player does not qualify for league rankings.

OFFENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tot. . . . . . . . .AFC Rank . . . . . . .AFC Leader . . . . . . .NFL Rank . . . . . . . .NFL LeaderPoints Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16.0 . . . . . . . . . . . .11th . . . . . . . . . .Ten. - 34.0 . . . . . . . . . . .19th . . . . . . . . . . .Ten. - 34.0Total Yards Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276.0 . . . . . . . . . . .8th . . . . . . . . . .Ten. - 495.0. . . . . . . . . . .19th . . . . . . . . . . .Ten. - 495.0Yards Per Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .6th . . . . . . . . . .NYJ - 7.6 . . . . . . . . . . . .12th . . . . . . . . . . .NYJ. - 7.6Rushing Yards Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123.0 . . . . . . . . . . .6th . . . . . . . . . .Ten. - 340.0 . . . . . . . . . . .1st . . . . . . . . . . . .Ten. - 340Net Passing Yds. Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . .153.0 . . . . . . . . . . .9th . . . . . . . . . .NYJ - 283.0 . . . . . . . . . .24th . . . . . . . . . . .N.O. - 285.0Interceptions Per Pass Attempt . . . . . . . . .7.1% . . . . . . . . . . .14th . . . . . . . . . .9 Teams - 0.0 . . . . . . . . .29th . . . . . . . . . . .17 Teams - 0.0Times Sacked Per Pass Play . . . . . . . . . . .0.0 . . . . . . . . . . . .1st (t) . . . . . . . . .Den., NYJ - 0.0 . . . . . . .1st (t) . . . . . . . . . . .4 Teams - 0.0First Downs Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17.0 . . . . . . . . . . . .8th . . . . . . . . . .Cle. - 28.0 . . . . . . . . . . .17th(t) . . . . . . . . . .Cle. - 28.0Third-Down Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45.0% . . . . . . . . . .6th . . . . . . . . . .Ten. - 64.7 . . . . . . . . . . .10th . . . . . . . . . . .Ten. - 64.7Fourth-Down Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.0% . . . . . . . . . .11th(t) . . . . . . . . .2 Teams . . . . . . . . . . . .23rd(t) . . . . . . . . . .5 Teams

DEFENSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tot. . . . . . . . .AFC Rank . . . . . . .AFC Leader . . . . . . .NFL Rank . . . . . . . .NFL LeaderPoints Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19.0 . . . . . . . . . . . .11th . . . . . . . . . .OAK. - 6.0 . . . . . . . . . . . .19th . . . . . . . . . . .2 Teams - 6.0Total Yards Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .319.0 . . . . . . . . . . .9th . . . . . . . . . .NE. - 204.0 . . . . . . . . . . .17th . . . . . . . . . . .Phi. - 189.0 Yards Per Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .10th . . . . . . . . . .Bal. - 3.2 . . . . . . . . . . . . .18th . . . . . . . . . . .Bal. - 3.2Rushing Yards Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140.0 . . . . . . . . . . .12th . . . . . . . . . .N.E. - 35.0 . . . . . . . . . . .24th . . . . . . . . . . .NE. - 35.0Net Passing Yds. Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . .179.0 . . . . . . . . . . .6th . . . . . . . . . .Bal. - 103 . . . . . . . . . . . .13th . . . . . . . . . . .Phi. - 71.0Interceptions Per Pass Attempt . . . . . . . . .0.0% . . . . . . . . . .11th(t) . . . . . . . . .Bal. - 3.0% . . . . . . . . . . .15th . . . . . . . . . . .Bal. - 3.0%Sacks Per Pass Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7.4 . . . . . . . . . . . . .6th . . . . . . . . . .Bal. - 6.0% . . . . . . . . . . .11th . . . . . . . . . . .Bal. - 6.0%First Downs Per Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21.0 . . . . . . . . . . .10th(t) . . . . . . . . .N.E. - 10.0 . . . . . . . . . .22nd(t) . . . . . . . . . .Phi. - 9.0Third-Down Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45.5% . . . . . . . . . .12th . . . . . . . . . .N.E. - 16.7% . . . . . . . . .22nd(t) . . . . . . . . . .N.E. - 16.7Fourth-Down Efficiency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0.0% . . . . . . . . . .4th(t) . . . . . . . . .3 Teams - 0.0% . . . . . . .9th(t) . . . . . . . . . . .8 Teams - 0.0%

LONGEST SCORING DRIVES OF 2008 PRESEASON

2008 PRESEASON DRIVE/SACK/INT CHARTS / LEADERS AND LEAGUE RANKINGS

2008 PRESEASON SACK CHART 2008 PRESEASON INT CHART

SHORTEST SCORING DRIVES OF 2008 PRESEASON

BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON LEADERS BY STATISTICAL CATEGORY

HOW THE BRONCOS RANK IN THE AFC AND NFL - 2008 PRESEASON

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First Downs First DownsTotal 17 17 Total 21 21Rushing 8 8 Rushing 8 8Passing 6 6 Passing 11 11Penalty 3 3 Penalty 2 2

Third-Down Efficiency Third-Down EfficiencyConverted 5 5 Converted 6 6Attempts 11 11 Attempts 13 13Efficiency 45% 45% Efficiency 46% 46%

Fourth-Down Efficiency Fourth-Down EfficiencyConverted 0 0 Converted 0 0Attempts 0 0 Attempts 2 2Efficiency 0% 0% Efficiency 0% 0%

Total Offense Total OffenseNet Yards 276 276 Net Yards 319 319Plays 54 54 Plays 63 63Avg./play 5.1 5.1 Avg./play 5.1 5.1

Rushing RushingNet Yards 123 123 Net Yards 140 140Attempts 26 26 Attempts 36 36Avg./rush 4.7 4.7 Avg./rush 3.9 3.9TFL - yds. 5-15 5-15 TFL - yds. 3-10 3-10

Passing PassingNet Yards 153 153 Net Yards 179 179Sacks 0 0 Sacks 2 2Yds. Lost 0 0 Yds. Lost 12 12Gross Yds. 153 153 Gross Yds. 191 191Attempts 28 28 Attempts 25 25Compl. 18 18 Compl. 18 18Pct. 64% 64% Pct. 72% 72%Int. 2 2 Int. 0 0Avg./play 5.5 5.5 Avg./play 6.6 6.6

Kickoffs KickoffsNo. 5 5 No. 5 5In End Zone-TB 3-0 3-0 In End Zone-TB 2-0 2-0

Punts PuntsNo. 2 2 No. 1 1Yards 93 93 Yards 30 30Avg. 46.5 46.5 Avg. 30.0 30.0Net Avg. 45.0 45.0 Net Avg. 28.0 28.0Had Blocked 0 0 Had Blocked 0 0

Kicks, Had Blocked Kicks, Had BlockedField Goals-PATs 0 0 Field Goals-PATs 0 0

Punt Returns Punt ReturnsNo. 1 1 No. 2 2Yards 2 2 Yards 3 3Avg. 2.0 2.0 Avg. 1.5 1.5

Kickoff Returns Kickoff ReturnsNo. 5 5 No. 5 5Yards 116 116 Yards 121 121Avg. 23.2 23.2 Avg. 24.2 24.2

Interception Returns Interception ReturnsNo. 0 0 No. 2 2Yards 0 0 Yards 64 64Avg. 0.0 0.0 Avg. 32.0 32.0

Penalties PenaltiesNumber 12 12 Number 3 3Yds. Lost 80 80 Yds. Lost 37 37

Fumbles FumblesNo. 1 1 No. 2 2Lost 0 0 Lost 1 1

Touchdowns TouchdownsTotal TDs 1 1 Total TDs 1 1Rush 1 1 Rush 0 0Pass 0 0 Pass 1 1Returns 0 0 Returns 0 0

Extra Points Extra PointsMade-Attempts 1-1 1-1 Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1Kicking Md.-Att. 1-1 1-1 Kicking Md.-Att. 0-0 1-1Rushing Md.-Att. 0-0 0-0 Rushing Md.-Att. 0-0 0-0Passing Md.-Att. 0-0 0-0 Passing Md.-Att. 0-0 0-0

Field Goals Field GoalsMade-Attempts 3-4 3-4 Made-Attempts 4-4 4-4

Red Zone Efficiency Red Zone EfficiencyScored-Attempts 1-4 1-4 Scored-Attempts 0-2 0-2Efficiency 25% 25% Efficiency 0% 0%

Goal-to-Go Efficiency Goal-to-Go EfficiencyScored-Attempts 0-1 0-1 Scored-Attempts 0-2 0-2Efficiency 0% 0% Efficiency 0% 0%

Safeties 0 0 Safeties 0 0Total Points 16 16 Total Points 19 19Time of Poss. Avg. 30:22 30:22 Time of Poss. Avg. 29:38 29:38

BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS OPPONENTS 2008 PRESEASON GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds. Pts. Yds. Rush Pass 1st Dwn. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. TOP No. Yds.Denver 7 77 18 59 5 2 3 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 9:41 2 10 Denver 0 79 56 23 7 2 3 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 9:41 3 25at Hou. (8/9) 3 59 17 42 4 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:19 0 0 at Hou. (8/9) 10 79 29 50 5 1 3 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 5:19 1 5Denver Denvervs. Dal. (8/16) vs. Dal. (8/16)Denver Denvervs. G.B. (8/22) vs. G.B. (8/22)Denver Denverat Ari. (8/29) at Ari. (8/29)DENVER TOT. 7 77 18 59 5 2 3 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 9:41:00 2 10 DENVER TOT. 0 79 56 23 7 2 3 66.7% 0 0 0.0% 9:41:00 3 25OPP. TOT. 3 59 17 42 4 1 2 50.0% 0 0 0.0% 5:19:00 0 0 OPP. TOT. 10 79 29 50 5 1 3 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 5:19:00 1 5


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DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON QUARTER-BY-QUARTER STATISTICS

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DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON HALF-BY-HALF STATISTICSFIRST HALF SECOND HALF

3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties 3rd Dwn. 4th Dwn. Penalties

GAME Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att.Denver 5 11 45.5% 3 5 60.0% 2 6 33.3% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 5at Hou. (8/9) 6 13 46.2% 2 4 50.0% 4 9 44.4% 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1Denvervs. Dal. (8/16)Denvervs. G.B. (8/22)Denverat Ari. (8/29)

DENVER TOTAL 5 11 45.5% 3 5 60.0% 2 6 33.3% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 5OPPONENT TOTAL 6 13 46.2% 2 4 50.0% 4 9 44.4% 1 1 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1

GAME Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att. Md. Att.Denver 1 4 25.0% 1 1 100.0% 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1at Hou. (8/9) 1 4 25.0% 0 1 0.0% 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Denvervs. Dal. (8/16)Denvervs. G.B. (8/22)Denverat Ari. (8/29)

DENVER TOTAL 1 4 25.0% 1 1 100.0% 0 3 0.0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1OPPONENT TOTAL 1 4 25.0% 0 1 0.0% 1 3 33.3% 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3rd and 7 3rd and 8 3rd and 9 3rd and 10+

3rd and 4 3rd and 5

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON THIRD-DOWN CHART (RED ZONE)Overall 3rd and 1 3rd and 2 3rd and 3 3rd and 4 3rd and 5 3rd and 6

3rd and 10+

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON THIRD-DOWN CHART (OVERALL)Overall 3rd and 6 3rd and 7 3rd and 8 3rd and 93rd and 1 3rd and 2 3rd and 3Run Pass

Run Pass

TOTAL THIRD DOWNSGame Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Md. Att. Pct. Yds. Needed Yds. Gained Run Pass Yds. Needed Yds. GainedDenver 5 11 45.5% 3 5 60.0% 2 6 33.3% 114 78 28 50 10.4 7.1at Hou. (8/9) 6 13 46.2% 2 4 50.0% 4 9 44.4% 73 57 19 38 5.6 4.4Denvervs. Dal. (8/16)Denvervs. G.B. (8/22)Denverat Ari. (8/29)DENVER TOTAL 5 11 45.5% 3 5 60.0% 2 6 33.3% 114 78 28 50 10.4 7.1OPPONENT TOTAL 6 13 46.2% 2 4 50.0% 4 9 44.4% 73 57 19 38 5.6 4.4

3RD DOWN AVERAGES

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON THIRD DOWN DISTANCE CHART

3RD DOWN TOTALS YARDS GAINEDRUSHING PASSING

DriveGame Qtr. Time Score 4th and… Convert Yards Pts.

Pts: 0

Player Run Rec. Total

Md. Att. Pct.RUN: 0 0 0.0%

PASS: 0 0 0.0%TOTALS TOTAL: 0 0 0.0%

DriveGame Qtr. Time Score 4th and… Convert Yards Pts.at Hou. (8/9) 2 1:09 Hou., 13-7 16 No 15 Turk run 0at Hou. (8/9) 3 3:03 Hou., 16-10 1 No 0 Boyd run 0

Opponents have scored 0 points on drives extended by a fourth-down conversion. Pts: 0

Md. Att. Pct.RUN: 0 2 0.0%

PASS: 0 0 0.0%TOTAL: 0 2 0.0%

OPPONENTS (0-for-2 / 0.0%)Play

TEAM TOTALS

FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSION LEADERS

TEAM TOTALS

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON FOURTH-DOWN CHART

The Broncos have scored 0 points on drives extended by a fourth-down conversion.

BRONCOS (0-for-0 / 0.0%)Play

Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOHDenver 4 1 1 0 25.0% 2 75.0% 1 0 0 0at Hou. (8/9) 4 1 0 1 25.0% 3 100.0% 0 0 0 0Denvervs. Dal. (8/16)Denvervs. G.B. (8/22)Denverat Ari. (8/29)DENVER TOTAL 4 1 1 0 25.0% 2 75.0% 1 0 0 0OPPONENT TOTAL 4 1 0 1 25.0% 3 100.0% 0 0 0 0

FAILED

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON RED ZONE CHARTSCORING EFFICIENCYTD BREAKDOWN

Game Pos. TDs Run Pass TD% FGs Score% MFG DWN TO EOHDenver 1 0 0 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0at Hou. (8/9) 2 0 0 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0Denvervs. Dal. (8/16)Denvervs. G.B. (8/22)Denverat Ari. (8/29)DENVER TOTAL 1 0 0 0 0.0% 1 100.0% 0 0 0 0OPPONENT TOTAL 2 0 0 0 0.0% 2 100.0% 0 0 0 0

FAILED

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON GOAL-TO-GO CHARTSCORING EFFICIENCYTD BREAKDOWN

Game Qtr. Time Player Field Pos. Pts. Game Qtr. Time Player Field Pos. Pts.at Hou. (8/9) 3 6:57 Sapp HOU 24 3 at Hou. (8/9) 2 10:29 Ramsey DEN 26 7

at Hou. (8/9) 2 0:00 Ramsey HOU 39 0

BRONCOS TAKEAWAY LEADERS BRONCOS GIVEAWAY LEADERSPlayer INT FUM Totals Pts. Player INT FUM Totals Pts.Sapp 0 1 1 3 Ramsey 2 0 2 7

TOTALS 0 1 1 3 TOTALS 2 0 2 7

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON TURNOVER LOG (-1)

TakeawayFumble

GiveawayInterceptionInterception

TAKEAWAYS (1 TOT., 0 INTS, 1 FUMBLE, 3 pts.) GIVEAWAYS (2 TOT., 2 INTS, 0 FUMBLE, 7 pts.)

GAME INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS. INT FUM TOTAL PTS.Denver 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0at Hou. (8/9) 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Denvervs. Dal. (8/16)Denvervs. G.B. (8/22)Denverat Ari. (8/29)

DENVER TOTAL 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0OPPONENT TOTAL 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Difference -2 +1 0 -4 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 -7 0 +1 0 +3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON TAKEAWAY CHART4TH QTR.TOTAL TAKEAWAYS 1ST QTR. 2ND QTR. 3RD QTR.

Game No. Yards No. Yards No. Yards No. YardsDenver 12 80 9 65 3 15 0 0at Hou. (8/9) 3 37 0 0 3 37 0 0Denvervs. Dal. (8/16)Denvervs. G.B. (8/22)Denverat Ari. (8/29)

DENVER TOTAL 12 80 9 65 3 15 0 0OPPONENT TOTAL 3 37 0 0 3 37 0 0

OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE SPECIAL TEAMSDENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON PENALTY CHART

TOTAL

Game OFF. DRIVES TDs MADE MISS PUNT INT FUM DOWN EOH SAFDenver 9 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0at Hou. (8/9) 8 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0Denvervs. Dal. (8/16)Denvervs. G.B. (8/22)Denverat Ari. (8/29)DENVER TOTAL 9 1 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0OPPONENT TOTAL 8 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON DRIVE BREAKDOWN CHARTFIELD GOALS

Game Tot TDs FGs No. Avg. LG No. Avg. LG No. Avg. LG No. Avg. LG No. Avg. LG No. Avg. LGDenver 4 1 3 32 8.0 12 189 47.3 74 12 12.0 12 74 74.0 74 20 6.7 8 115 38.3 72at Hou. (8/9) 5 1 4 48 9.6 15 244 48.8 76 2 2.0 2 26 26.0 26 46 46.0 15 218 218.0 76Denvervs. Dal. (8/16)Denvervs. G.B. (8/22)Denverat Ari. (8/29)DENVER TOTAL 4 1 3 32 8.0 12 189 47.3 74 12 12.0 12 74 74.0 74 20 6.7 8 115 38.3 72OPPONENT TOTAL 5 1 4 48 9.6 15 244 48.8 76 2 2.0 2 26 26.0 26 46 11.5 15 218 54.5 76

PLAYS YARDS

ALL SCORING DRIVES

PLAYS YARDS PLAYS YARDS

SCORING DRIVES TOUCHDOWN DRIVES FIELD GOAL DRIVES

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON SCORING DRIVE ANALYSIS

Game Drives Points Plays 1st Dwns. Total Run Pass Points Plays 1st Dwns. Total Run PassDenver 9 16 54 17 276 123 153 1.8 6.0 1.9 30.7 13.7 17.0at Hou. (8/9) 8 19 63 21 319 140 179 2.4 7.9 2.6 39.9 17.5 22.4Denvervs. Dal. (8/16)Denvervs. G.B. (8/22)Denverat Ari. (8/29)DENVER TOTAL 9 16 54 17 276 123 153 1.8 6.0 1.9 30.7 13.7 17.0OPPONENT TOTAL 8 19 63 21 319 140 179 2.4 7.9 2.6 39.9 17.5 22.4

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON PER DRIVE COMPARISON CHART

YARDAGE

GAME TOTALSYARDAGE

DRIVE AVERAGES

CUMULATIVE AVG. INSIDE AT INSIDE AT PAST INSIDEGame OFF. DRIVES STARTING LINE START OWN 20 OWN 20 50 50 50 OPP. 20Denver 9 321 DEN 36 0 2 7 0 2 0at Hou. (8/9) 8 268 HOU 34 1 1 7 0 1 0Denvervs. Dal. (8/16)Denvervs. G.B. (8/22)Denverat Ari. (8/29)DENVER TOTAL 9 321 35.7 0 2 7 0 2 0OPPONENT TOTAL 8 268 33.5 1 1 7 0 1 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2007 PRESEASON FIELD POSITION CHART

AVGGame KICKOFFS YARDS LENGTH TBS TB PCT. EZ EZ PCT. IN5 IN10 OBDenver 5 341 68.2 0 0.0% 3 60.0% 4 5 0at Hou. (8/9) 5 340 68.0 0 0.0% 2 40.0% 4 5 0Denvervs. Dal. (8/16)Denvervs. G.B. (8/22)Denverat Ari. (8/29)DENVER TOTAL 5 341 68.2 0 0.0% 3 60.0% 4 5 0OPPONENT TOTAL 5 340 68.0 0 0.0% 2 40.0% 4 5 0

Kickoff totals include all kickoffs minus squib kicks, onside kicks and kicks that end a half.

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON KICKOFF CHART

3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct. 3&Out Pos. Pct.Denver 2 9 22.2% 1 2 50.0% 0 3 0.0% 1 3 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0%at Hou. (8/9) 0 8 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0%Denvervs. Dal. (8/16)Denvervs. G.B. (8/22)Denverat Ari. (8/29)DENVER TOTAL 2 9 22.2% 1 2 50.0% 0 3 0.0% 1 3 33.3% 0 1 0.0% 0 0 0.0%OPPONENT TOTA 0 8 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 2 0.0% 0 0 0.0%

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON THREE-AND-OUTS CHARTOT4TH QTRTOTALS 1ST QTR 2ND QTR 3RD QTR

Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB)at Hou. (8/9) 1 1:05 15 Cutler at Hou. (8/9) 4 8:38 38 Scheffler (Hackney)at Hou. (8/9) 2 11:52 12 Schefflerat Hou. (8/9) 2 7:05 14 Hallat Hou. (8/9) 3 1:09 19 Alridgeat Hou. (8/9) 4 7:34 16 Hackney

PLAYER No. Yds. Avg. TDs PLAYER No. Yds. Avg. TDsCutler 1 15 15.0 1 Scheffler 1 38 38.0 0Scheffler 1 12 12.0 0Hall 1 14 14.0 0Alridge 1 19 19.0 0Hackney 1 16 16.0 0

TOTALS 5 76 15.2 1 TOTALS 1 38 38.0 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON BIG-PLAY LOG

BRONCOS RUSHING (10+Yards) BRONCOS PASSING (20+Yards)

RUSHING BIG-PLAY LEADERS PASSING BIG-PLAY LEADERS

Game Qtr. Time Yards Player Game Qtr. Time Yards Player (QB)at Hou. (8/9) 1 11:28 12 Davis at Hou. (8/9) 3 11:44 41 Jones (Rosenfels)at Hou. (8/9) 2 10:29 10 Taylorat Hou. (8/9) 2 1:09 15 Turkat Hou. (8/9) 3 5:03 16 Boydat Hou. (8/9) 4 13:20 10 Slatonat Hou. (8/9) 4 3:44 11 Boydat Hou. (8/9) 4 2:46 13 Slaton

RUSHING BIG-PLAY TOTALS PASSING BIG-PLAY TOTALSNo. Yds. Avg. TDs No. Yds. Avg. TDs

TOTALS 7 87 12.4 0 TOTALS 1 41.0 41 0

DENVER BRONCOS 2008 PRESEASON OPPONENTS BIG-PLAY LOG

OPPONENT RUSHING (10+Yards) OPPONENT PASSING (20+Yards)

Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% INT INT% LG Sack/Lost Rating8/9 @ Houston 7 4 62 57.1 8.86 0 0.0 0 0.0 38 0/0 86.6TOTALS 7 4 62 57.1 8.86 0 0.0 0 0.0 38 0/0 86.6



Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD8/9 @ Houston 8 43 5.4 14 0 4 20 5.0 19 0 1 16 16.0 16 0TOTALS 8 43 5.4 14 0 4 20 5.0 19 0 1 16 16.0 16 0

Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD8/9 @ Houston 1 15 15.0 15t 1 5 13 2.6 5 0 1 12 12.0 12 0TOTALS 1 15 15.0 15t 1 5 13 2.6 5 0 1 12 12.0 12 0

Date Opponent No Yds Avg LG TD No Yds Avg LG TD 8/9 @ Houston 4 3 0.8 7 0 2 1 0.5 2 0 TOTALS 4 3 0.8 7 0 2 1 0.5 2 0

Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD8/9 @ Houston 3 20 6.7 12 0 3 47 15.7 38 0 2 9 4.5 9 0TOTALS 3 20 6.7 12 0 3 47 15.7 38 0 2 9 4.5 9 0



Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG TD No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 8/9 @ Houston 1 10 10.0 10 0 1 9 9.0 9 0 TOTALS 1 10 10.0 10 0 1 9 9.0 9 0

T.Scheffler

S.Young D.Jackson

RECEIVING

D.Hackney

PASSING

J.Cutler

P.Ramsey

RUSHING

M.Pittman

N.Jackson S.Parker

D.Graham D.Jackson

B.Marshall

E.Royal S.Young A.Hall

A.Alridge T.Scheffler

J.Cutler M.Pittman

A.Hall A.Alridge D.Hackney

2008 BRONCOS PRESEASON INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD 8/9 @ Houston 1 2 2.0 2 0 0 TOTALS 1 2 2.0 2 0 0

Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD8/9 @ Houston 2 48 24.0 27 0 0 1 23 23.0 23 0 0TOTALS 2 48 24.0 27 0 0 1 23 23.0 23 0 0

Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD No. Yds. Avg. LG FC TD8/9 @ Houston 1 20 20.0 20 0 0 1 25 25.0 25 0 0TOTALS 1 20 20.0 20 0 0 1 25 25.0 25 0 0

Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. TB In20 LG Net No. Yds. Avg. TB In20 LG Net8/9 @ Houston 1 42 42.0 0 0 42 47.0 1 51 51.0 0 0 51 43.0TOTALS 1 42 42.0 0 0 42 47.0 1 51 51.0 0 0 51 43.0

Date Opponent 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+ Total Pct. PATM PATA Pct.8/9 @ Houston 0-0 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 .750 1 1 1.000TOTALS 0-0 1-1 2-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-4 .750 1 1 1.000

FIELD GOALS

M.Prater

2008 BRONCOS PRESEASON INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

PUNTING

B.Kern S.Paulescu

E.Royal A.Alridge

A.Hall C.Russell

KICKOFF RETURNS

G.Martinez

PUNT RETURNS

For only the third time in 14 seasons under Head Coach MikeShanahan, the Denver Broncos lost a preseason opener with their19-16 defeat to the Houston Texans in front of 70,020 fans atReliant Stadium.

Houston kicker Kris Brown converted a 25-yard game-winningfield goal with no time left on the clock.

Wide receiver Eddie Royal and tackle Ryan Clady made their NFLdebut along with 10 other Broncos rookies. The two playersbecame the first rookies in franchise history to start a preseasonopener at the wide receiver and tackle positions, respectively.

Denver rookie linebacker Wesley Woodyard led the Broncos’defense with eight tackles (all solo). He was part of a Denverdefense that limited the Texans to 1-of-4 success in the red zone.

Quarterback Jay Cutler played the first two series for Denver,completing 8-of-10 passes for 59 yards (91.2 rtg.). He scored theBroncos’ lone touchdown on a 15-yard scramble.

It was the Texans who struck first in the contest, knockingthrough a 23-yard field goal with their first possession of thegame. After a quick three-and-out on their first drive, the Broncos’first-team offense responded with a 12-play, 74-yard touchdowndrive to take a 7-3 lead with less than a minute remaining in thefirst quarter.

Brown’s 52-yard field goal along with a 16-yard touchdown passfrom quarterback Sage Rosenfels to wide receiver David Andersongave the Texans a 13-7 lead entering halftime.

After another Brown field goal, Broncos kicker Matt Prater madethree consecutive field goals (38, 31, 26) to tie the game at 16 withless than six minutes remaining in the contest.

Houston set up its game-winning score by driving 54 yards on15 plays, putting Brown in position to make a 25-yard field-goalattempt.

More than 60 Broncos saw time against the Texans in their pre-season opener. Denver suffered a pair of injuries to two of its line-backers in Boss Bailey (ankle) and Louis Green (neck/concussion),who was taken to an area hospital for tests before being releasedand accompanying the Broncos on their flight back to Denver.

Denver’s contest against the Texans was its final tune-up beforepracticing against the Cowboys on Aug. 13-14 at its training facil-ity in Englewood, Colo.

DENVER BRONCOSOFFENSE DEFENSEWR 15 B. Marshall LE 60 J. Engelberger

LT 78 R. Clady LT 90 K. PetersonLG 50 B. Hamilton RT 79 M. Thomas

C 62 C. Wiegmann RE 92 E. DumervilRG 73 C. Kuper WLB 55 D. WilliamsRT 74 R. Harris MLB 58 N. WebsterTE 89 D. Graham SLB 97 B. Bailey

WR 19 E. Royal LCB 22 D. FoxworthQB 6 J. Cutler RCB 41 K. PaymahRB 35 S. Young SS 33 M. ManuelFB 37 C. Sapp FS 20 M. McCree

BRONCOS SUBSTITUTIONS: P 1 B. Kern, P 2 S. Paulescu, QB 4 D. Hackney, K 5M. Prater, WR 10 C. Russell, QB 11 P. Ramsey, WR 12 S. Parker, WR 13 K.Colbert, WR 14 B. Stokley, WR 16 M. McDaniel, WR 17 G. Martinez, RB 23 A. Hall,CB 25 C. Morton, CB 26 J. Williams, RB 28 M. Pittman, CB 31 L. Reid, CB 32 D.Bly, S 34 V. Vaughn, S 36 J. Barrett, RB 38 A. Alridge, S 43 R .Rogers, LB 46 S.Larsen, LB 51 J. Winborn, LB 52 L. Green, LB 53 N. Koutouvides, LB 56 M.Padilla, LB 57 J. Beck, LB 59 W. Woodyard, G 61 M. Erickson, T 64 E. Pears, G65 D. Gandy, C 67 K. Lichtensteiger, DT 68 S. Harris, G 69 P. Alexander, T 76 T.Polumbus, DE 77 L. Birdine, TE 81 N. Jackson, WR 82 D. Jackson, TE/LS 83 M.Leach, TE 84 B. Pierce, WR 87 L. Sam, TE 88 T. Scheffler, 91 E. Ekuban, DT 93N. Clemons, DE 94 J. Moss, DE 95 P. Carrington, DE 96 T. Crowder, DT 98 J.Mallard, DT 99 A. McKinley.

HOUSTON TEXANSOFFENSE DEFENSEWR 11 A. Davis LE 98 A. Weaver

LT 76 D. Brown LT 91 A. OkoyeLG 69 C. Pitts RT 99 T. Johnson

C 55 C. Myers RE 90 M. WilliamsRG 65 M. Brisiel SLB 54 Z. DilesRT 73 E. Winston MLB 59 D. RyansTE 81 O. Daniels WLB 56 M. Greenwood

WR 83 K. Walter LCB 32 F. BennettQB 8 M. Schaub SS 35 J. ReevesFB 44 V. Leach FS 47 W. DempsRB 30 A. Green RCB 24 CC. Brown

TEXANS SUBSTITUTIONS: P 1 M. Turk, PK 3 K. Brown, QB 7 S. Boyd, WR 12 J.Jones, WR 13 M. Simmons, WR 16 T. Carter, WR 17 L. McCoy, QB 18 S.Rosenfels, RB 20 S. Slaton, CB 21 J. Fletcher, SS 25 N. Ferguson, SS 26 G. Earl,RB 27 C. Taylor, CB 29 D. Roberson, FS 31 B. Harrison, FS 34 D. Barber, RB 37D. Walker, CB 38 D. Faggins, CB 39 D. Wynn, FB 43 J. Cook, LS 48 B. Pittman,C 50 G. Eslinger, LB 51 C. Thompson, LB 52 X. Adibi, LB 53 K. Coley, LB 57 K.Bentley, DE 58 R. Colvin, LB 60 B. Moffitt, LB 61 M. Richardson, T 62 S. Jackson,C 63 C. White, G 64 K. Studdard, DT 66 D. Robinson, DT 67 G. Long, C/G 68 M.Fenton, G 70 F. Weary, DE 72 J. Nading, T 74 E. Salaam, T 75 B. Frye, T 77 T.Tucker, T 78 R. Butler, WR 80 A. Johnson, TE 85 J. Dreessen, WR 86 H. Williams,TE 87 M. Bruener, TE 88 R. Krause, WR 89 D. Anderson, DT 92 J. Zgonina, DT 93T. Bulman, DE 94 N. Kalu, DT 95 A. Maddox, DE 96 E. Cochran, DT 97 F. Okam

OFFICIALS:Referee — Mike Carey (94); Umpire — Dan Farrell (64); HeadLinesman — Dana McKenzie (8); Line Judge — Tom Barnes (55); SideJudge — Don Carlsen (39); Field Judge — Buddy Horton (82); BackJudge — Don Carey (126); Replay — Tommy Moore.

BRONCOS TEXANSTOTAL FIRST DOWNS 27 21

By Rushing 8 8By Passing 6 11By Penalty 3 2

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-11-45% 6-13-46%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-2-0%TOTAL NET YARDS 276 319Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 54 63

Average gain per offensive play 5.1 5.1NET YARDS RUSHING 123 140

Total Rushing Plays 26 36Average gain per rushing play 4.7 3.9Tackles for a loss – number and yards 5-15 3-10

NET YARDS PASSING 153 179Times thrown – yards lost attempting to pass 0-0 2-12Gross yards passing 153 191

PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 28-18-2 15-18-0Average gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) 5.5 6.6

KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-3-0 5-2-0PUNTS Number and Average 2-46.5 1-20.0

Had Blocked 0 0

BRONCOS TEXANS

FGs – PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0Net punting average 45.0 28.0TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 2 67

No. and Yards Punt Returns 1-2 2-3No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 5-116 5-121No. and Yards Interception Returns 0-0 2-64

PENALTIES Number and Yards 12-80 3-37FUMBLES Number and Lost 1-0 2-1TOUCHDOWNS 1 1

Rushing 1 0Passing 0 1Punt Returns 0 0

EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1Kicking Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1Passing Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0

FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 3-4 4-4RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-4-25% 1-4-15%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 0-2-0%SAFETIES 0 0FINAL SCORE 16 19TIME OF POSSESSION 30:22 29:38

FINAL TEAM STATISTICS

1

WEATHER: Indoors • TIME: 3:02 • ATTENDANCE: 70,020

Houston 19, Denver 16Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008 • 7:07 p.m. CDT • Reliant Stadium • Houston, Texas

Clock SCORETeam Qtr Time PLAY DESCRIPTION (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor HomeTEXANS 1 7:05 K. Brown 23 yd. field goal (11-51, 4:23) 0 3BRONCOS 1 0:56 J. Cutler 15 yd. run (M. Prater kick) (12-74, 6:09) 7 3TEXANS 2 11:59 K. Brown 52 yd. field goal (10-37, 3:57) 7 6TEXANS 2 9:40 D. Anderson 16 yd. pass from S. Rosenfels (K. Brown kick) (2-26, 0:49) 7 13TEXANS 3 9:39 K. Brown 23 yd. field goal (10-76, 5:21) 7 16BRONCOS 3 6:10 M. Prater 38 yd field goal (4-4, 0:47) 10 16BRONCOS 4 14:52 M. Prater 31 yd field goal (8-39,3:02) 13 16BRONCOS 4 5:50 M. Prater 26 yd field goal (8-72, 4-29) 16 16TEXANS 4 0:00 K. Brown 25 yd field goal (15-54, 5:50) 16 19

1 2 3 4 OT TOTAL FIELD GOALS (made ( ) missed)VISITOR Denver Broncos 7 0 3 6 — 16 M. Prater 30WR (38) (31) (26)HOME Houston Texans 3 10 3 3 — 19 K. Brown (23) (52) (23) (25)

PLAYER UT A TT S-YDS I-YDS PD FF FR

W. Woodyard 8 0 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0J. Barrett 4 3 7 0-0 0-0 0 0 0C. Morton 6 0 6 1-7 0-0 0 1 0J. Beck 4 0 4 1-5 0-0 0 0 0L. Reid 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0E. Ekuban 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0N. Webster 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0D. Foxworth 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0K. Paymah 2 1 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0M. McCree 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0J. Winborn 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0M. Manuel 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0K. Peterson 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

PLAYER UT A TT S-YDS I-YDS PD FF FR

P. Carrington 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0R. Rogers 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0J. Moss 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0V. Vaughn 1 1 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0M. Thomas 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0D. Williams 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0J. Engelberger 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0N. Koutouvides 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0A. McKinley 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0L. Birdine 1 0 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0J. Williams 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0D. Bly 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0S. Larsen 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0TEAM TOTALS 55 14 69 2-12 0-0 1 1 0

BRONCOS DEFENSIVE STATISTICS(based on coaches’ film review)

FINAL INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSDenver Broncos Houston Texans

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TDA. Hall 8 43 5.4 14 0 S. Slaton 11 37 3.4 13 0A. Alridge 4 20 5.0 19 0 D. Walker 8 29 3.6 7 0D. Hackney 1 16 16 16 0 S. Boyd 5 28 5.6 16 0J. Cutler 1 15 15 15 1 C. Taylor 10 19 1.9 10 0M. Pittman 5 13 2.6 5 0 M. Turk 1 15 15 15 0T. Scheffler 1 12 12 12 0 A. Davis 1 12 12 12 0S. Young 4 3 0.8 7 0D. Jackson 2 1 0.5 2 0TOTAL 26 123 4.7 19 1 TOTAL 36 140 3.9 16 0

TKD/ TKD/PASSING ATT CMP YDS YD TD LG IN Rtg. PASSING ATT CMP YDS YD TD LG IN Rtg.P. Ramsey 11 6 32 0 0 14 2 20.5 S. Rosenfels 15 10 137 1/7 1 41 0 117.9J. Cutler 10 8 59 0 0 15 0 91.2 M. Schaub 5 4 29 0 0 10 0 90.8D. Hackney 7 4 62 0 0 38 0 86.6 S. Boyd 5 4 25 1/5 0 9 0 87.5TOTAL 28 18 153 0 0 38 2 48.7 TOTAL 25 18 191 2/12 1 41 0 107.2

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD PASS RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TDT. Scheffler 3 47 15.7 38 0 D. Anderson 6 67 11.2 16 1A. Alridge 3 20 6.7 12 0 L. McCoy 2 18 9.0 9 0S. Young 2 20 10.0 15 0 J. Cook 2 5 2.5 5 0E. Royal 2 13 6.5 8 0 J. Jones 1 41 41.0 41 0B. Marshall 2 9 4.5 9 0 T. Carter 1 16 16.0 16 0D. Jackson 1 14 14 14 0 V. Leach 1 13 13.0 13 0N. Jackson 1 10 10.0 10 0 O. Daniels 1 10 10.0 10 0S. Parker 1 9 9.0 9 0 A. Davis 1 9 9.0 9 0D. Graham 1 7 7.0 7 0 A. Green 1 5 5.0 5 0M. Pittman 1 4 4.0 4 0 K. Walter 1 5 5.0 5 0A. Hall 1 0 0.0 0 0 S. Slaton 1 2 2.0 2 0TOTAL 18 153 8.5 38 0 TOTAL 18 191 10.6 41 1

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TDTOTAL 0 0 0.0 — 0 J. Fletcher 1 34 34.0 34 0

N. Ferguson 1 30 30.0 30 0TOTAL 2 64 32.0 34 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG NET TB IN20 LGS. Paulescu 1 51 51.0 43.0 0 0 51 M. Turk 1 30 30.0 28.0 0 0 30B. Kern 1 42 42.0 47.0 0 0 42TOTAL 2 93 46.5 45.0 0 0 51 TOTAL 1 30 30.0 28.0 0 0 30

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TDG. Martinez 1 2 2.0 0 2 0 J. Jones 2 3 1.5 0 8 0RETURNS 1 2 2.0 0 2 0 RETURNS 2 3 1.5 0 8 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG FC LG TDE. Royal 2 48 24.0 0 27 0 S. Slaton 4 97 24.3 0 39 0C. Russell 1 25 25.0 0 25 0 A. Davis 1 24 24.0 0 24 0A. Alridge 1 23 23.0 0 23 0A. Hall 1 20 20.0 0 20 0RETURNS 5 116 23.2 0 27 0 RETURNS 5 121 24.2 0 39 0

Denver Broncos Own Opp. Out Houston Texans Own Opp. OutFUMBLES Fum Lost Rec. Yds TD FF Rec. Yds TD Bnds FUMBLES Fum Lost Rec. Yds TD FF Rec. Yds TD BndsA. Alridge 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T. Polumbus 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Rosenfels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C. Morton 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 C. Taylor 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C. Sapp 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 J. Nading 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0TOTAL 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

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WR 9 T.Jacobs, S 21 H.Abdullah, CB 24 C.Bailey, RB 42 R.Torain, FB 48 P.Hillis, DT 63 D.Robertson, C 66 T.Nalen, G 70 M.Holland, DT 75 C.Powell, TE 85 C.Mustard

QB 10 A.Brink, RB 22 C.Brown, CB 28 A.Molden, WR 84 D.Jenkins

Denver Broncos At Houston Texans Start Time: 7:07 PM CDTat Reliant Stadium, Houston

Played Under a Retractable Roof on Turf: Grass

Officials

Referee:Line Judge:

Head Linesman:Field Judge:

Umpire:Side Judge:

Back Judge:

Carey, Mike (94)Barnes, Tom (55)

McKenzie, Dana (8)Horton, Buddy (82)

Ferrell, Dan (64)Carlsen, Don (39)

Carey, Don (126)

LineupsDenver Broncos Houston Texans

P 1 B.Kern, P 2 S.Paulescu, QB 4 D.Hackney, K 5 M.Prater, WR 10 C.Russell, QB 11 P.Ramsey, WR 12 S.Parker, WR 13 K.Colbert, WR 14 B.Stokley, WR 16 M.McDaniel, WR 17 G.Martinez, RB 23 A.Hall, CB 25 C.Morton, CB 26 J.Williams, RB 28 M.Pittman, CB 31 L.Reid, CB 32 D.Bly, S 34 V.Vaughn, S 36 J.Barrett, RB 38 A.Alridge, S 43 R.Rogers, LB 46 S.Larsen, LB 51 J.Winborn, LB 52 L.Green, LB 53 N.Koutouvides, LB 56 M.Padilla, LB 57 J.Beck, LB 59 W.Woodyard, G 61 M.Erickson, T 64 E.Pears, G 65 D.Gandy, C 67 K.Lichtensteiger, DT 68 S.Harris, G 69 P.Alexander, T 76 T.Polumbus, DE 77 L.Birdine, TE 81 N.Jackson, WR 82 D.Jackson, TE/LS 83 M.Leach, TE 84 B.Pierce, WR 87 L.Sam, TE 88 T.Scheffler, DE 91 E.Ekuban, DT 93 N.Clemons, DE 94 J.Moss, DE 95 P.Carrington, DE 96 T.Crowder, DT 98 J.Mallard, DT 99 A.McKinley

P 1 M.Turk, PK 3 K.Brown, QB 7 S.Boyd, WR 12 J.Jones, WR 13 M.Simmons, WR 16 T.Carter, WR 17 L.McCoy, QB 18 S.Rosenfels, RB 20 S.Slaton, CB 21 J.Fletcher, SS 25 N.Ferguson, SS 26 G.Earl, RB 27 C.Taylor, CB 29 D.Roberson, FS 31 B.Harrison, FS 34 D.Barber, RB 37 D.Walker, CB 38 D.Faggins, CB 39 D.Wynn, FB 43 J.Cook, LS 48 B.Pittman, C 50 G.Eslinger, LB 51 C.Thompson, LB 52 X.Adibi, LB 53 K.Coley, LB 57 K.Bentley, DE 58 R.Colvin, LB 60 B.Moffitt, LB 61 M.Richardson, T 62 S.Jackson, C 63 C.White, G 64 K.Studdard, DT 66 Deljuan.Robinson, DT 67 G.Long, C/G 68 M.Fenton, G 70 F.Weary, DE 72 J.Nading, T 74 E.Salaam, T 75 B.Frye, T 77 T.Tucker, T 78 R.Butler, WR 80 A.Johnson, TE 85 J.Dreessen, WR 86 H.Williams, TE 87 M.Bruener, TE 88 R.Krause, WR 89 D.Anderson, DT 92 J.Zgonina, DT 93 T.Bulman, DE 94 N.Kalu, DT 95 A.Maddox, DE 96 E.Cochran, DT 97 F.Okam

VISITOR: Denver Broncos 7 0 3 6 0 16

HOME: Houston Texans 3 10 3 3 0 19

1 2 3 4 OT Total

Offense DefenseOffense Defense

Team Qtr Time Play Description (Extra Point) (Drive Info) Visitor Home

Replay Official: Moore, Tommy

Game Day Weather

Substitutions Substitutions

Did Not Play Did Not Play

Not Active Not Active

Field Goals (made ( ) & missed)

Scoring Plays

Paid Attendance: 70,020 Time: 3:02

Date: Saturday, 8/9/2008

WR 15 B.Marshall LE 60 J.Engelberger WR 11 A.Davis LDE 98 A.WeaverLT 78 R.Clady LT 90 K.Peterson LT 76 D.Brown DT 91 A.OkoyeLG 50 B.Hamilton RT 79 M.Thomas LG 69 C.Pitts NT 99 T.JohnsonC 62 C.Wiegmann RE 92 E.Dumervil C 55 C.Myers RDE 90 M.Williams

RG 73 C.Kuper WLB 55 D.Williams RG 65 M.Brisiel SLB 54 Z.DilesRT 74 R.Harris MLB 58 N.Webster RT 73 E.Winston MLB 59 D.RyansTE 89 D.Graham SLB 97 B.Bailey TE 81 O.Daniels WLB 56 M.Greenwood

WR 19 E.Royal LCB 22 D.Foxworth WR 83 K.Walter CB 32 F.BennettQB 6 J.Cutler RCB 41 K.Paymah QB 8 M.Schaub CB 35 J.ReevesRB 35 S.Young SS 33 M.Manuel FB 44 V.Leach FS 47 W.DempsFB 37 C.Sapp FS 20 M.McCree RB 30 A.Green SS 24 CC.Brown

M.Prater 30WR (38) (31) (26) K.Brown (23) (52) (23) (25)

Texans K.Brown 23 yd. Field Goal (11-51, 4:23) 0 31 7:05Broncos J.Cutler 15 yd. run (M.Prater kick) (12-74, 6:09) 7 31 0:56Texans K.Brown 52 yd. Field Goal (10-37, 3:57) 7 62 11:59Texans D.Anderson 16 yd. pass from S.Rosenfels (K.Brown kick) (2-26, 0:49) 7 132 9:40Texans K.Brown 23 yd. Field Goal (10-76, 5:21) 7 163 9:39Broncos M.Prater 38 yd. Field Goal (4-4, 0:47) 10 163 6:10Broncos M.Prater 31 yd. Field Goal (8-39, 3:02) 13 164 14:52Broncos M.Prater 26 yd. Field Goal (8-72, 4:29) 16 164 5:50Texans K.Brown 25 yd. Field Goal (15-54, 5:50) 16 194 0:00

Denver Broncos vs Houston Texans8/9/2008 at Reliant Stadium

Final Individual Statistics

26 36123 4.7 19 1 140 3.9 16 0Total Total

153 380 Total28 18 0/0 2 191 41125 18 2/12 0Total

18 18153 8.5 38 0 191 41 1Total Total

0 20 0 0 64 34 0Total

INTERCEPTIONS

PASS RECEIVING NO YDS LG TDAVG

PASSING

RUSHING ATT YDS LG TDAVG

Total

2 93 5146.5 Total

PUNTING NO YDS TB LG

Total 0 0 1 30 3030.0 0 0

AVG IN20

1 2 2 0

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS LG TD

Returns

FC

2 3 8 0Returns

5 116 27 0

KICKOFF RETURNS

Returns 5 121 39 0Returns

1 1 0 0 1Total 1 0 0 0

PUNTING NO YDS TB LGAVG IN20


INTERCEPTIONS

PASSING


KICKOFF RETURNS

PUNT RETURNS LG TDFC

Denver Broncos Houston Texans

10.6

0

0

0

0

ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

NO YDS AVG

1.5

AVG

2.0

NO YDS LG TDAVG NO YDS LG TDAVG

32.00.0

LG TDFCNO YDS AVGNO YDS LG TDFCAVG

24.223.2

107.248.7

0

NET

28.0

NET

45.0

A.Hall 43 5.4 14 08A.Alridge 20 5.0 19 04D.Hackney 16 16.0 16 01J.Cutler 15 15.0 15 11M.Pittman 13 2.6 5 05T.Scheffler 12 12.0 12 01S.Young 3 0.8 7 04D.Jackson 1 0.5 2 02

S.Slaton 37 3.4 13 011D.Walker 29 3.6 7 08S.Boyd 28 5.6 16 05C.Taylor 19 1.9 10 010M.Turk 15 15.0 15 01A.Davis 12 12.0 12 01

P.Ramsey 32 14011 6 0/0 2 20.5J.Cutler 59 15010 8 0/0 0 91.2D.Hackney 62 3807 4 0/0 0 86.6

S.Rosenfels 137 41115 10 1/7 0117.9M.Schaub 29 1005 4 0/0 0 90.8S.Boyd 25 905 4 1/5 0 87.5

T.Scheffler 47 15.7 38 03A.Alridge 20 6.7 12 03S.Young 20 10.0 15 02E.Royal 13 6.5 8 02B.Marshall 9 4.5 9 02D.Jackson 14 14.0 14 01N.Jackson 10 10.0 10 01S.Parker 9 9.0 9 01D.Graham 7 7.0 7 01M.Pittman 4 4.0 4 01A.Hall 0 0.0 0 01

D.Anderson 67 11.2 16 16L.McCoy 18 9.0 9 02J.Cook 5 2.5 5 02J.Jones 41 41.0 41 01T.Carter 16 16.0 16 01V.Leach 13 13.0 13 01O.Daniels 10 10.0 10 01A.Davis 9 9.0 9 01A.Green 5 5.0 5 01K.Walter 5 5.0 5 01S.Slaton 2 2.0 2 01

J.Fletcher 34 34.0 34 01N.Ferguson 30 30.0 30 01

S.Paulescu 51 511 51.0 0 043.0B.Kern 42 421 42.0 0 047.0

M.Turk 30 301 30.0 0 028.0

G.Martinez 2 2 01 02.0 J.Jones 3 8 02 01.5

E.Royal 48 27 02 024.0C.Russell 25 25 01 025.0A.Alridge 23 23 01 023.0A.Hall 20 20 01 020.0

S.Slaton 97 39 04 024.3A.Davis 24 24 01 024.0

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDSDenver Broncos

LOSTA.Alridge 0 001 0 00 0 00T.Polumbus 0 000 0 01 0 00C.Morton 0 000 0 00 1 00C.Sapp 0 000 0 00 0 10


Final Individual Statistics

2

2 1 0 0 1Total 0 0 0 01

FUMBLES FUM YDS FORCEDTDOWN-REC OPP-REC YDS TD OUT-BDSHouston Texans

LOSTJ.Jones 0 001 0 00 0 01S.Rosenfels 0 001 0 00 0 00C.Taylor 0 000 0 01 0 00J.Nading 0 000 0 00 1 00

Final Team Statistics


Visitor HomeBroncos Texans

TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 17 21

By Rushing 8 8

By Passing 6 11

By Penalty 3 2

THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 5-11-45% 6-13-46%

FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 0-2-0%

TOTAL NET YARDS 276 319

Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing) 54 63

Average gain per offensive play 5.1 5.1

NET YARDS RUSHING 123 140

Total Rushing Plays 26 36

Average gain per rushing play 4.7 3.9

Tackles for a loss-number and yards 5-15 3-10

NET YARDS PASSING 153 179

Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass 0-0 2-12

Gross yards passing 153 191

PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 28-18-2 25-18-0

Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing) 5.5 6.6

KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-3-0 5-2-0

PUNTS Number and Average 2-46.5 1-30.0

Had Blocked 0 0

FGs - PATs Had Blocked 0-0 0-0

Net Punting Average 45.0 28.0

TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs) 2 67

No. and Yards Punt Returns 1-2 2-3

No. and Yards Kickoff Returns 5-116 5-121

No. and Yards Interception Returns 0-0 2-64

PENALTIES Number and Yards 12-80 3-37

FUMBLES Number and Lost 1-0 2-1

TOUCHDOWNS 1 1

Rushing 1 0

Passing 0 1

EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1

Kicking Made-Attempts 1-1 1-1

FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts 3-4 4-4

RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-4-25% 1-4-25%

GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 0-1-0% 0-2-0%

SAFETIES 0 0

FINAL SCORE 16 19

TIME OF POSSESSION 30:22 29:38

Denver Broncos vs Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium

1st QuarterPlay By Play Page 18/9/2008

DEN wins toss, elects to Receive, and HST elects to defend the North goal.K.Brown kicks 71 yards from HST 30 to DEN -1. E.Royal to DEN 20 for 21 yards (H.Williams).Denver Broncos at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:54)

1-10-DEN 20 (14:54) J.Cutler pass short left to B.Marshall to DEN 20 for no gain (J.Reeves).2-10-DEN 20 (14:18) S.Young left end to DEN 15 for -5 yards (D.Ryans, M.Williams).3-15-DEN 15 (13:36) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short right to S.Young to DEN 8 for -7 yards (W.Demps).

PENALTY on DEN-R.Harris, Illegal Formation, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 15 - No Play.

3-20-DEN 10 (13:08) S.Young left tackle to DEN 13 for 3 yards (A.Okoye, D.Ryans).4-17-DEN 13 (13:08) S.Paulescu punts 51 yards to HST 36, Center-M.Leach. J.Jones to HST 44 for 8 yards

(C.Russell). DEN-B.Bailey was injured during the play. His return is Questionable. Houston Texans at 11:28

1-10-HST 44 (11:28) M.Schaub pass short middle to A.Green to HST 49 for 5 yards (N.Webster).R12-5-HST 49 (11:28) A.Davis right end to DEN 39 for 12 yards (M.Manuel).

1-10-DEN 39 (11:20) M.Schaub pass short right to K.Walter pushed ob at DEN 34 for 5 yards (K.Paymah).2-5-DEN 34 (10:50) C.Taylor right end to DEN 33 for 1 yard (M.Manuel).

P23-4-DEN 33 (10:28) M.Schaub pass short right to A.Davis to DEN 24 for 9 yards (D.Foxworth).1-10-DEN 24 (9:48) C.Taylor right tackle to DEN 22 for 2 yards (M.Thomas).

P32-8-DEN 22 (9:06) M.Schaub pass short middle to O.Daniels to DEN 12 for 10 yards (N.Webster). DEN-L.Green was injured during the play. He is Out.

1-10-DEN 12 (8:34) C.Taylor left guard to DEN 8 for 4 yards (K.Peterson, M.McCree).2-6-DEN 8 (7:55) C.Taylor up the middle to DEN 5 for 3 yards (K.Peterson, K.Paymah).3-3-DEN 5 (7:13) M.Schaub pass incomplete short middle to A.Davis (M.McCree).4-3-DEN 5 (7:08) K.Brown 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Pittman, Holder-M.Turk.

DEN 0 HST 3, 11 plays, 51 yards, 4:23 drive, 7:55 elapsed K.Brown kicks 71 yards from HST 30 to DEN -1. E.Royal to DEN 26 for 27 yards (D.Roberson, B.Harrison).Denver Broncos at 7:05, (1st play from scrimmage 6:57)

1-10-DEN 26 (6:57) J.Cutler pass short right to E.Royal to DEN 31 for 5 yards (Z.Diles).2-5-DEN 31 (6:25) S.Young left end to DEN 29 for -2 yards (M.Williams).

P13-7-DEN 29 (5:43) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short left to B.Marshall to DEN 38 for 9 yards (F.Bennett).1-10-DEN 38 (5:04) J.Cutler pass incomplete deep right to E.Royal.

P22-10-DEN 38 (4:56) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short left to S.Young pushed ob at HST 47 for 15 yards (J.Reeves).1-10-HST 47 (4:38) J.Cutler pass short left to S.Young to HST 42 for 5 yards (Z.Diles, T.Johnson).

P32-5-HST 42 (3:56) J.Cutler pass short right to N.Jackson to HST 32 for 10 yards (Z.Diles).1-10-HST 32 (3:11) (Shotgun) J.Cutler pass short middle to E.Royal to HST 24 for 8 yards (J.Reeves).

R42-2-HST 24 (2:32) S.Young up the middle to HST 17 for 7 yards (W.Demps).1-10-HST 17 (1:54) J.Cutler pass incomplete deep left to D.Graham.2-10-HST 17 (1:47) PENALTY on DEN-R.Harris, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at HST 17 - No Play.

2-15-HST 22 (1:47) J.Cutler pass short middle to D.Graham to HST 15 for 7 yards (M.Greenwood, A.Weaver).R53-8-HST 15 (1:05) (Shotgun) J.Cutler scrambles left end for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

M.Prater extra point is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-B.Kern. DEN 7 HST 3, 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:09 drive, 14:04 elapsed

M.Prater kicks 65 yards from DEN 30 to HST 5. A.Davis to HST 29 for 24 yards (J.Williams).Houston Texans at 0:56, (1st play from scrimmage 0:49)

P41-10-HST 29 (:49) S.Rosenfels pass short left to V.Leach to HST 42 for 13 yards (K.Paymah).1-10-HST 42 (:16) C.Taylor right tackle to HST 37 for -5 yards (D.Foxworth).

END OF QUARTER Score TimeR P X T 3Down 4Down==== Quarter Summary ====

First Downs EfficienciesPoss

Denver Broncos 7 9:41 2 3 0 5 2/3 0/0Houston Texans 3 5:19 1 3 0 4 1/2 0/0

First Quarter Summary


Scoring Plays

Regular Defensive Plays Special Teams MiscDenver Broncos

Special Teams MiscHouston Texans Regular Defensive Plays

Team Qtr Time Scoring Play ScoreVisitor Home


5 618 3.6 15 1 17 2.8 12 0Total Total

59 150 Total10 8 0/0 0 42 1306 5 0/0 0Total

8 559 7.4 15 0 42 13 0Total Total


PASSING



PASSING


8.4

Broncos Texans

ATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RTATT YDS LGTDSK/YDCMP IN RT

TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES73

9:41 5:19

Broncos (Visitor)Texans (Home)

BroncosTexans

91.3 95.8


First Downs Rushing-Passing-by Penalty 2 - 3 - 0 1 - 3 - 0



Total Offensive Plays 15 12



Gross Yards Passing 59 42

Times thrown-yards lost attempting to pass 0-0 0-0

Pass Attempts-Completions-Had Intercepted 10 - 8 - 0 6 - 5 - 0

Punts-Number and Average 1 - 51 0 - 0

Penalties-Number and Yards 2 - 10 0 - 0

Fumbles-Number and Lost 0 - 0 0 - 0

Red Zone Efficiency 1-1-100% 0-1-0%

Average Drive Start DEN 23 HST 36

Texans K.Brown 23 yd. Field Goal (11-51, 4:23) 0 31 7:05Broncos J.Cutler 15 yd. run (M.Prater kick) (12-74, 6:09) 7 31 0:56

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Paymah 002 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Foxworth 012 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Manuel 002 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Peterson 00

IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTKL AST COMB SK / YDS TFL

3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Z.Diles 003 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Reeves 001 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Ryans 011 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Williams 01

J.Cutler 15 15.0 15 11S.Young 3 0.8 7 04

A.Davis 12 12.0 12 01C.Taylor 5 1.0 4 05

J.Cutler 59 15010 8 0/0 0 91.2 M.Schaub 29 1005 4 0/0 0 90.8S.Rosenfels 13 1301 1 0/0 0118.8

S.Young 20 10.0 15 02E.Royal 13 6.5 8 02B.Marshall 9 4.5 9 02N.Jackson 10 10.0 10 01D.Graham 7 7.0 7 01

V.Leach 13 13.0 13 01O.Daniels 10 10.0 10 01A.Davis 9 9.0 9 01A.Green 5 5.0 5 01K.Walter 5 5.0 5 01


2nd QuarterPlay By Play Page 18/9/2008

Houston Texans continued.2-15-HST 37 (15:00) C.Taylor left guard to HST 37 for no gain (N.Webster).

P53-15-HST 37 (14:25) S.Rosenfels pass short middle to T.Carter to DEN 47 for 16 yards (D.Williams).1-10-DEN 47 (13:41) S.Rosenfels pass incomplete short right to J.Dreessen.

P62-10-DEN 47 (13:34) S.Rosenfels pass short right to D.Anderson to DEN 36 for 11 yards (D.Foxworth).1-10-DEN 36 (12:54) C.Taylor right tackle to DEN 34 for 2 yards (J.Engelberger).2-8-DEN 34 (12:14) S.Rosenfels pass incomplete short middle to J.Dreessen.3-8-DEN 34 (12:09) S.Rosenfels pass incomplete short middle to C.Taylor.4-8-DEN 34 (12:03) K.Brown 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Pittman, Holder-M.Turk.

DEN 7 HST 6, 10 plays, 37 yards, 3:57 drive, 3:01 elapsed K.Brown kicks 67 yards from HST 30 to DEN 3. A.Hall to DEN 23 for 20 yards (J.Dreessen).Denver Broncos at 11:59, (1st play from scrimmage 11:52)

R61-10-DEN 23 (11:52) T.Scheffler pushed ob at DEN 35 for 12 yards (G.Earl).1-10-DEN 35 (11:27) A.Hall left guard to DEN 35 for no gain (Z.Diles).2-10-DEN 35 (10:48) P.Ramsey pass deep left intended for K.Colbert INTERCEPTED by N.Ferguson at HST 44. N.Ferguson to

DEN 26 for 30 yards (C.Sapp).Houston Texans at 10:29

R71-10-DEN 26 (10:29) C.Taylor left guard to DEN 16 for 10 yards (M.McCree).P81-10-DEN 16 (9:48) S.Rosenfels pass deep left to D.Anderson for 16 yards, TOUCHDOWN.

K.Brown extra point is GOOD, Center-B.Pittman, Holder-M.Turk. DEN 7 HST 13, 2 plays, 26 yards, 0:49 drive, 5:20 elapsed

K.Brown kicks 63 yards from HST 30 to DEN 7. A.Alridge to DEN 30 for 23 yards (K.Coley).Denver Broncos at 9:40, (1st play from scrimmage 9:33)

1-10-DEN 30 (9:33) A.Hall right end to DEN 36 for 6 yards (K.Bentley).2-4-DEN 36 (9:02) A.Hall right guard to DEN 39 for 3 yards (Z.Diles).

R73-1-DEN 39 (8:25) A.Hall right guard to DEN 40 for 1 yard (K.Bentley).1-10-DEN 40 (7:41) P.Ramsey pass short left to A.Hall to DEN 40 for no gain (J.Fletcher).

R82-10-DEN 40 (7:05) A.Hall left end pushed ob at HST 46 for 14 yards (G.Earl).1-10-HST 46 (6:44) A.Hall left tackle to HST 44 for 2 yards (J.Zgonina).

X92-8-HST 44 (6:44) PENALTY on HST-J.Fletcher, Defensive Pass Interference, 5 yards, enforced at HST 44 - No Play.

1-10-HST 39 (6:44) D.Jackson right end to HST 37 for 2 yards (D.Faggins).2-8-HST 37 (5:26) P.Ramsey pass short right to T.Scheffler to HST 33 for 4 yards.

R103-4-HST 33 (5:12) A.Hall right end to HST 25 for 8 yards (A.Maddox, N.Kalu).1-10-HST 25 (4:32) A.Hall up the middle to HST 16 for 9 yards (G.Earl).

R112-1-HST 16 (3:59) M.Pittman up the middle to HST 13 for 3 yards (T.Bulman).1-10-HST 13 (3:22) P.Ramsey pass short right to T.Scheffler pushed ob at HST 8 for 5 yards (D.Faggins).2-5-HST 8 (2:59) M.Pittman right guard to HST 12 for -4 yards (Deljuan.Robinson, Z.Diles).3-9-HST 12 (2:20) P.Ramsey pass incomplete short middle to N.Jackson [N.Kalu].4-9-HST 12 (2:20) M.Prater 30 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-M.Leach, Holder-S.Paulescu.

Houston Texans at 2:111-10-HST 20 (2:11) C.Taylor up the middle to HST 21 for 1 yard (E.Ekuban).

Two-Minute Warning2-9-HST 21 (2:00) PENALTY on DEN-E.Ekuban, Encroachment, 5 yards, enforced at HST 21 - No Play.

P92-4-HST 26 (2:00) S.Rosenfels pass short middle to D.Anderson to HST 40 for 14 yards (D.Bly; M.McCree).1-10-HST 40 (1:29) C.Taylor right end to HST 41 for 1 yard (E.Ekuban, J.Winborn).

Timeout #1 by HST at 01:29.2-9-HST 41 (1:28) S.Rosenfels pass incomplete short middle to J.Jones.3-9-HST 41 (1:23) S.Rosenfels sacked at HST 33 for -8 yards (C.Morton). FUMBLES (C.Morton), recovered by HST-C.Taylor

at HST 34. C.Taylor to HST 34 for no gain (P.Carrington).4-16-HST 34 (1:09) M.Turk up the middle to 50 for 16 yards (W.Woodyard).

The Replay Assistant challenged the runner was down by contact ruling, and the play was REVERSED.M.Turk up the middle to HST 49 for 15 yards (W.Woodyard).

Denver Broncos at 0:42P121-10-HST 49 (:42) P.Ramsey pass short right to D.Jackson to HST 35 for 14 yards (K.Bentley).

1-10-HST 35 (:16) (Shotgun) P.Ramsey pass short right to D.Jackson to HST 29 for 6 yards (D.Faggins).PENALTY on DEN-R.Harris, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HST 35 - No Play.

1-20-HST 45 (:16) (Shotgun) P.Ramsey pass short left to A.Hall to HST 42 for 3 yards (E.Cochran).PENALTY on DEN-R.Harris, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HST 45 - No Play.

1-30-DEN 45 (:08) (Shotgun) P.Ramsey pass deep left intended for T.Scheffler INTERCEPTED by J.Fletcher at HST 5. J.Fletcher to HST 39 for 34 yards (D.Jackson).




First Half Summary


Scoring Plays





17 1274 4.4 15 1 46 3.8 15 0Total Total

82 150 Total17 12 0/0 2 99 16114 9 1/7 0Total

12 982 6.8 15 0 99 16 1Total Total


PASSING



PASSING


11.0

Broncos Texans


TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES7 0 = 73 10 = 13

19:2210:38


BroncosTexans

41.4 108.9















Average Drive Start DEN 30 HST 42

Texans K.Brown 23 yd. Field Goal (11-51, 4:23) 0 31 7:05Broncos J.Cutler 15 yd. run (M.Prater kick) (12-74, 6:09) 7 31 0:56Texans K.Brown 52 yd. Field Goal (10-37, 3:57) 7 62 11:59Texans D.Anderson 16 yd. pass from S.Rosenfels (K.Brown kick) (2-26, 0:49) 7 132 9:40

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Foxworth 013 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Webster 002 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Paymah 001 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.McCree 00

A.Hall 43 5.4 14 08J.Cutler 15 15.0 15 11T.Scheffler 12 12.0 12 01S.Young 3 0.8 7 04D.Jackson 2 2.0 2 01M.Pittman -1 -0.5 3 02

C.Taylor 19 1.9 10 010M.Turk 15 15.0 15 01A.Davis 12 12.0 12 01

J.Cutler 59 15010 8 0/0 0 91.2P.Ramsey 23 1407 4 0/0 2 23.8

S.Rosenfels 70 1619 5 1/7 0117.8M.Schaub 29 1005 4 0/0 0 90.8

S.Young 20 10.0 15 02E.Royal 13 6.5 8 02B.Marshall 9 4.5 9 02T.Scheffler 9 4.5 5 02D.Jackson 14 14.0 14 01N.Jackson 10 10.0 10 01D.Graham 7 7.0 7 01A.Hall 0 0.0 0 01

D.Anderson 41 13.7 16 13T.Carter 16 16.0 16 01V.Leach 13 13.0 13 01O.Daniels 10 10.0 10 01A.Davis 9 9.0 9 01A.Green 5 5.0 5 01K.Walter 5 5.0 5 01

First Half Summary


2


5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Z.Diles 003 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Bentley 003 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0G.Earl 003 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Reeves 00


3rd QuarterPlay By Play Page 18/9/2008

HST elects to Receive, and DEN elects to defend the goal.M.Prater kicks 70 yards from DEN 30 to HST 0. S.Slaton to HST 19 for 19 yards (C.Morton).Houston Texans at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:54)

P101-10-HST 19 (14:54) S.Rosenfels pass short left to D.Anderson to HST 32 for 13 yards (J.Winborn, E.Ekuban).1-10-HST 32 (14:14) D.Walker left guard to HST 36 for 4 yards (N.Koutouvides).2-6-HST 36 (13:33) S.Rosenfels pass short right to J.Cook to HST 36 for no gain (J.Beck, J.Williams).

P113-6-HST 36 (12:51) S.Rosenfels pass short middle to D.Anderson to HST 48 for 12 yards (R.Rogers, J.Barrett).Penalty on DEN-J.Moss, Defensive Offside, declined.

1-10-HST 48 (12:28) D.Walker right guard to 50 for 2 yards (J.Moss).P122-8-50 (11:44) S.Rosenfels pass deep left to J.Jones ran ob at DEN 9 for 41 yards (R.Rogers).

1-9-DEN 9 (11:12) S.Rosenfels pass incomplete short middle to J.Cook.2-9-DEN 9 (11:08) D.Walker right guard to DEN 6 for 3 yards (E.Ekuban).3-6-DEN 6 (10:24) S.Rosenfels pass short left to D.Anderson to DEN 5 for 1 yard (L.Reid).4-5-DEN 5 (9:43) K.Brown 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Pittman, Holder-M.Turk.

DEN 7 HST 16, 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:21 drive, 5:21 elapsed K.Brown kicks 68 yards from HST 30 to DEN 2. C.Russell to DEN 27 for 25 yards (D.Barber).Denver Broncos at 9:39, (1st play from scrimmage 9:34)

1-10-DEN 27 (9:34) A.Alridge left end to DEN 27 for no gain (X.Adibi, D.Roberson).PENALTY on DEN-M.Erickson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at DEN 27 - No Play.

1-20-DEN 17 (9:11) P.Ramsey pass short middle to A.Alridge to DEN 22 for 5 yards (J.Nading). FUMBLES (J.Nading), recovered by DEN-T.Polumbus at DEN 22. T.Polumbus to DEN 22 for no gain (X.Adibi).

2-15-DEN 22 (8:45) A.Alridge right end to DEN 24 for 2 yards (X.Adibi).3-13-DEN 24 (8:02) (Shotgun) M.Pittman up the middle to DEN 29 for 5 yards (K.Bentley, F.Okam).4-8-DEN 29 (7:19) B.Kern punts 42 yards to HST 29, Center-M.Leach. J.Jones to HST 24 for -5 yards. FUMBLES,

RECOVERED by DEN-C.Sapp at HST 24. C.Sapp to HST 24 for no gain (J.Jones). (Punt hang time 3.7 seconds.)

Denver Broncos at 6:571-10-HST 24 (6:57) P.Ramsey pass short left to M.Pittman to HST 20 for 4 yards (J.Fletcher).2-6-HST 20 (6:23) P.Ramsey pass incomplete short right to M.Pittman.3-6-HST 20 (6:20) (Shotgun) P.Ramsey pass incomplete short left to D.Jackson (D.Roberson, G.Long).4-6-HST 20 (6:12) M.Prater 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-B.Kern.

DEN 10 HST 16, 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:47 drive, 8:50 elapsed M.Prater kicks 66 yards from DEN 30 to HST 4. S.Slaton to HST 21 for 17 yards (W.Woodyard).Houston Texans at 6:10, (1st play from scrimmage 6:05)

1-10-HST 21 (6:05) D.Walker up the middle to HST 24 for 3 yards (J.Barrett).2-7-HST 24 (5:32) S.Boyd scrambles left end ran ob at HST 27 for 3 yards (J.Barrett).

R133-4-HST 27 (5:03) S.Boyd right end ran ob at HST 43 for 16 yards (C.Morton).1-10-HST 43 (4:28) S.Boyd pass incomplete deep left to T.Carter.2-10-HST 43 (4:22) D.Walker right tackle to 50 for 7 yards (J.Barrett).3-3-50 (3:40) D.Walker right tackle to DEN 48 for 2 yards (A.McKinley, J.Winborn).4-1-DEN 48 (3:03) S.Boyd up the middle to DEN 48 for no gain (P.Carrington).

Denver Broncos at 2:541-10-DEN 48 (2:54) M.Pittman right end to HST 47 for 5 yards (B.Moffitt).

P132-5-HST 47 (2:13) D.Hackney pass short left to A.Alridge ran ob at HST 35 for 12 yards (B.Harrison).1-10-HST 35 (1:46) D.Jackson right end to HST 36 for -1 yards (D.Faggins).

R142-11-HST 36 (1:09) A.Alridge right end pushed ob at HST 17 for 19 yards (D.Barber).1-10-HST 17 (:40) M.Pittman up the middle to HST 13 for 4 yards (D.Barber; T.Bulman).2-6-HST 13 (:04) D.Hackney pass incomplete short right to K.Colbert.




Third Quarter Summary


Scoring Plays





6 934 5.7 19 0 40 4.4 16 0Total Total

21 120 Total6 3 0/0 0 67 4107 5 0/0 0Total

3 521 7.0 12 0 67 41 0Total Total


PASSING



PASSING


13.4

Broncos Texans


TIME OF POSSESSIONPERIOD SCORES33

6:23 8:37


BroncosTexans

58.3 101.5















Average Drive Start 50 HST 20

Texans K.Brown 23 yd. Field Goal (10-76, 5:21) 7 163 9:39Broncos M.Prater 38 yd. Field Goal (4-4, 0:47) 10 163 6:10

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL3 1 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Barrett 002 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Rogers 001 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Ekuban 001 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Winborn 00


2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0X.Adibi 001 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Barber 001 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Bentley 001 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Faggins 01

A.Alridge 21 10.5 19 02M.Pittman 14 4.7 5 03D.Jackson -1 -1.0 -1 01

D.Walker 21 3.5 7 06S.Boyd 19 6.3 16 03

P.Ramsey 9 504 2 0/0 0 56.2D.Hackney 12 1202 1 0/0 0 68.8

S.Rosenfels 67 4106 5 0/0 0113.2S.Boyd 0 001 0 0/0 0 39.6

A.Alridge 17 8.5 12 02M.Pittman 4 4.0 4 01

D.Anderson 26 8.7 13 03J.Jones 41 41.0 41 01J.Cook 0 0.0 0 01


4th QuarterPlay By Play Page 18/9/2008

Denver Broncos continued.3-6-HST 13 (15:00) (Shotgun) D.Hackney pass incomplete short middle to K.Colbert (D.Faggins).4-6-HST 13 (14:55) M.Prater 31 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-S.Paulescu.

DEN 13 HST 16, 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:02 drive, 0:08 elapsed M.Prater kicks 70 yards from DEN 30 to HST 0. S.Slaton to HST 22 for 22 yards (C.Russell).Houston Texans at 14:52, (1st play from scrimmage 14:47)

1-10-HST 22 (14:47) D.Walker left tackle to HST 25 for 3 yards (W.Woodyard).X142-7-HST 25 (14:01) PENALTY on DEN-C.Morton, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at HST 25 - No Play.

1-10-HST 30 (13:55) D.Walker right guard to HST 35 for 5 yards (C.Morton, J.Barrett).R152-5-HST 35 (13:20) S.Slaton left guard to HST 45 for 10 yards (W.Woodyard).

1-10-HST 45 (12:38) S.Slaton left tackle to HST 49 for 4 yards (L.Birdine, J.Barrett).2-6-HST 49 (11:59) S.Slaton right guard to 50 for 1 yard (W.Woodyard, J.Moss).3-5-50 (11:16) S.Boyd pass short left to S.Slaton to DEN 48 for 2 yards (W.Woodyard).4-3-DEN 48 (10:27) M.Turk punts 30 yards to DEN 18, Center-B.Pittman. G.Martinez to DEN 20 for 2 yards (L.McCoy). (Punt

hang time 3.5 seconds.)Denver Broncos at 10:19

1-10-DEN 20 (10:19) PENALTY on DEN-T.Scheffler, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 20 - No Play.1-15-DEN 15 (10:19) A.Alridge up the middle to DEN 17 for 2 yards (Deljuan.Robinson).2-13-DEN 17 (9:47) D.Hackney pass short right to S.Parker to DEN 26 for 9 yards (D.Wynn).3-4-DEN 26 (9:05) D.Hackney pass short left to M.Pittman ran ob at DEN 40 for 14 yards (K.Coley).

PENALTY on DEN, Illegal Shift, 5 yards, enforced at DEN 26 - No Play.

P153-9-DEN 21 (8:38) (Shotgun) D.Hackney pass deep left to T.Scheffler to HST 41 for 38 yards (D.Barber).1-10-HST 41 (8:01) PENALTY on DEN-M.Erickson, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at HST 41 - No Play.1-20-DEN 49 (7:34) (Shotgun) D.Hackney scrambles to HST 35 for 16 yards (J.Fletcher).

X16PENALTY on HST, Illegal Contact, 5 yards, enforced at HST 35.1-10-HST 30 (7:34) D.Hackney pass incomplete deep right to C.Russell.

X17PENALTY on HST-D.Faggins, Defensive Pass Interference, 27 yards, enforced at HST 30 - No Play.

1-3-HST 3 (7:19) PENALTY on DEN-D.Hackney, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at HST 3 - No Play.1-8-HST 8 (7:10) A.Alridge up the middle to HST 11 for -3 yards (F.Okam; K.Coley).

Timeout #1 by DEN at 06:35.2-11-HST 11 (6:35) D.Hackney pass incomplete short right to M.Pittman (X.Adibi).3-11-HST 11 (6:31) D.Hackney pass short left to A.Alridge to HST 8 for 3 yards (B.Moffitt, D.Barber).4-8-HST 8 (5:50) M.Prater 26 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-M.Leach, Holder-B.Kern.

DEN 16 HST 16, 8 plays, 72 yards, 2 penalties, 4:29 drive, 9:10 elapsed M.Prater kicks 70 yards from DEN 30 to HST 0. S.Slaton to HST 39 for 39 yards (K.Paymah).Houston Texans at 5:50, (1st play from scrimmage 5:42)

1-10-HST 39 (5:42) S.Boyd pass short left to L.McCoy to HST 48 for 9 yards (C.Morton).2-1-HST 48 (5:07) S.Slaton left end to HST 48 for no gain (J.Beck). HST-R.Butler was injured during the play.

R163-1-HST 48 (4:31) S.Slaton left end pushed ob at DEN 49 for 3 yards (W.Woodyard).1-10-DEN 49 (4:26) S.Boyd sacked at HST 46 for -5 yards (J.Beck).2-15-HST 46 (3:48) S.Boyd pass incomplete short left to M.Simmons.

X17PENALTY on DEN-J.Beck, Defensive Holding, 5 yards, enforced at HST 46 - No Play.

R181-10-DEN 49 (3:44) S.Boyd scrambles right end ran ob at DEN 38 for 11 yards (W.Woodyard).1-10-DEN 38 (3:35) S.Boyd pass short right to L.McCoy ran ob at DEN 29 for 9 yards (C.Morton).

R192-1-DEN 29 (3:29) S.Slaton up the middle to DEN 27 for 2 yards (L.Reid).R201-10-DEN 27 (2:46) S.Slaton up the middle to DEN 14 for 13 yards (L.Reid).

Timeout #2 by DEN at 02:30.1-10-DEN 14 (2:30) S.Slaton right end to DEN 10 for 4 yards (V.Vaughn, S.Larsen).

Timeout #3 by DEN at 02:23.2-6-DEN 10 (2:23) S.Slaton left end to DEN 8 for 2 yards (L.Reid).

Two-Minute WarningP213-4-DEN 8 (2:00) S.Boyd pass short left to J.Cook pushed ob at DEN 3 for 5 yards (C.Morton).

1-3-DEN 3 (1:54) S.Slaton right end to DEN 6 for -3 yards (J.Beck).2-6-DEN 6 (1:12) S.Slaton left guard to DEN 5 for 1 yard (W.Woodyard).

Timeout #1 by HST at 00:27.3-5-DEN 5 (:27) S.Boyd left end to DEN 7 for -2 yards (J.Barrett, V.Vaughn).

Timeout #2 by HST at 00:03.4-7-DEN 7 (:03) K.Brown 25 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-B.Pittman, Holder-M.Turk.

DEN 16 HST 19, 15 plays, 54 yards, 1 penalty, 5:50 drive, 15:00 elapsed END OF QUARTER Score Time

R P X T 3Down 4Down==== Quarter Summary ====First Downs Efficiencies

PossDenver Broncos 16 4:37 0 1 2 3 1/3 0/0Houston Texans 19 10:23 5 1 2 8 2/4 0/0

Ball Possession And Drive Chart


* inside opponent's 20

Time of Possession by Quarter

Home

Visitor

Kickoff Drive No.-Start Average

1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total 9:41

5:19

9:41 6:23 4:37 30:22

5:19 8:37 10:23 29:38

Broncos: 5 - DEN 25 Texans: 5 - HST 26

(321) Average DEN 36

(268) Average HST 34

How Ball Obtained

Drive Began

#Play

Yds Pen

NetYds

YdsGain

1st Down

Last Scrm

How Given Up

#

Time Recd

Time Lost

TimePoss

How Ball Obtained

Drive Began

#Play

Yds Pen

NetYds

YdsGain

1st Down

Last Scrm

How Given Up

#

Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

Houston Texans

TimeRecd

TimeLost

Time Poss

Houston Texans

1 15:00 3:3211:28 Kickoff DEN 20 3 -2 -5 -7 0 DEN 13 Punt2 7:05 6:090:56 Kickoff DEN 26 12 79 -5 74 5 HST 15* Touchdown

3 11:59 1:3010:29 Kickoff DEN 23 3 12 0 12 1 DEN 35 Interception4 9:40 7:292:11 Kickoff DEN 30 15 53 5 58 5 HST 12* Missed FG5 0:42 0:420:00 Downs HST 49 2 14 -20 -6 1 DEN 45 Interception

6 9:39 2:426:57 Kickoff DEN 27 3 12 -10 2 0 DEN 29 Punt7 6:57 0:476:10 Fumble HST 24 4 4 0 4 0 HST 20 Field Goal

8 2:54 3:0214:52 Downs DEN 48 8 39 0 39 2 HST 13* Field Goal9 10:19 4:295:50 Punt DEN 20 8 65 7 72 3 HST 8* Field Goal

1 11:28 4:237:05 Punt HST 44 11 51 0 51 3 DEN 5* Field Goal

2 0:56 3:5711:59 Kickoff HST 29 10 37 0 37 3 DEN 34 Field Goal3 10:29 0:499:40 Interception DEN 26 2 26 0 26 2 DEN 16* Touchdown4 2:11 1:290:42 Missed FG HST 20 6 24 5 29 1 HST 34 Downs

5 15:00 5:219:39 Kickoff HST 19 10 76 0 76 3 DEN 5* Field Goal6 6:10 3:162:54 Kickoff HST 21 7 31 0 31 1 DEN 48 Downs

7 14:52 4:3310:19 Kickoff HST 22 6 25 5 30 2 DEN 48 Punt8 5:50 5:500:00 Kickoff HST 39 15 49 5 54 6 DEN 7* Field Goal

Final Defensive Statistics


TKL /TK=Tackle AST /AS=Assist COMB=Combined TFL=Tackles for a Loss QH=Quarterback Hit

IN=Interception PD=Pass Defense FF =Forced Fumble FR=Fumble Recovery BL=Blocked



55 14 69 2.0 12.0 0 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1Total 16


5 1 6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Z.Diles 004 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Bentley 002 2 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Barber 003 0 3 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Fletcher 00

3 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Faggins 013 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Reeves 003 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0G.Earl 002 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0X.Adibi 00

2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Deljuan.Robinson 012 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Moffitt 001 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Ryans 011 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Williams 01

1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Bulman 000 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0F.Okam 001 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Nading 001 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0B.Harrison 00

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Okoye 001 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0F.Bennett 00

TKL AST COMB SK / YDS IN PD FF FR TKL AST FF FR BL TKL AST FF FRQHTFL8 0 8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0W.Woodyard 004 3 7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Barrett 016 0 6 1.0 7.0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Morton 014 0 4 1.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Beck 12

4 0 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Reid 003 1 4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0E.Ekuban 003 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Webster 003 0 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Foxworth 01

2 1 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Paymah 001 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.McCree 001 2 3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Winborn 002 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Manuel 00

2 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Peterson 002 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0P.Carrington 012 0 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0R.Rogers 001 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Moss 00

1 1 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0V.Vaughn 001 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Thomas 001 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Williams 001 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Engelberger 00

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Koutouvides 001 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.McKinley 001 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.Birdine 000 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Williams 00

0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Bly 000 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0S.Larsen 000 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0C.Russell 000 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0C.Sapp 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0D.Jackson 000 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1T.Polumbus 00

Final Defensive Statistics


2

41 12 53 0.0 1.0 2 6 1 0 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Total 0.0 4


1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0W.Demps 001 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0M.Greenwood 001 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Zgonina 001 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Maddox 00

1 0 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Wynn 000 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Kalu 100 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0K.Coley 000 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0T.Johnson 00

0 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0A.Weaver 000 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0D.Roberson 000 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0N.Ferguson 000 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0G.Long 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0H.Williams 000 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Dreessen 000 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0J.Jones 000 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0L.McCoy 00

0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1C.Taylor 00

No. Name Pos.1 Matt Turk P3 Kris Brown PK7 Shane Boyd QB8 Matt Schaub QB

10 Alex Brink QB11 André Davis WR12 Jacoby Jones WR13 Mark Simmons WR16 Tim Carter WR17 LeRon McCoy WR18 Sage Rosenfels QB20 Steve Slaton RB21 Jamar Fletcher CB22 Chris Brown RB24 C.C. Brown SS25 Nick Ferguson SS26 Glenn Earl SS27 Chris Taylor RB28 Antwaun Molden CB29 Derrick Roberson CB30 Ahman Green RB31 Brandon Harrison FS32 Fred Bennett CB33 Mike Bell RB34 Dominique Barber FS35 Jacques Reeves CB37 Darius Walker RB38 DeMarcus Faggins CB39 Dexter Wynn CB43 Jameel Cook FB44 Vonta Leach FB47 Will Demps FS48 Bryan Pittman LS50 Greg Eslinger C51 Chaun Thompson LB52 Xavier Adibi LB53 Kevis Coley LB54 Zac Diles LB55 Chris Myers C56 Morlon Greenwood LB57 Kevin Bentley LB58 Rosevelt Colvin DE59 DeMeco Ryans LB60 Ben Moffitt LB61 Marcus Richardson LB62 Scott Jackson T63 Chris White C64 Kasey Studdard G65 Mike Brisiel G66 DelJuan Robinson DT67 Gabe Long DT68 Mark Fenton C/G69 Chester Pitts G70 Fred Weary G72 Jesse Nading DE73 Eric Winston T74 Ephraim Salaam T75 Brandon Frye T76 Duane Brown T78 Rashad Butler T80 Andre Johnson WR81 Owen Daniels TE83 Kevin Walter WR84 Darnell Jenkins WR85 Joel Dreessen TE86 Harry Williams WR87 Mark Bruener TE88 Ryan Krause TE89 David Anderson WR90 Mario Williams DE91 Amobi Okoye DT92 Jeff Zgonina DT93 Tim Bulman DT94 N.D. Kalu DE95 Anthony Maddox DT96 Earl Cochran DE97 Frank Okam DT98 Anthony Weaver DE99 Travis Johnson DT

No. Name Pos.1 Brett Kern P2 Sam Paulescu P4 Darrell Hackney QB5 Matt Prater K6 Jay Cutler QB9 Taylor Jacobs WR

10 Clifford Russell WR11 Patrick Ramsey QB12 Samie Parker WR13 Keary Colbert WR14 Brandon Stokley WR15 Brandon Marshall WR16 Marquay McDaniel WR17 Glenn Martinez WR19 Eddie Royal WR20 Marlon McCree S21 Hamza Abdullah S22 Domonique Foxworth CB23 Andre Hall RB24 Champ Bailey CB25 Christian Morton CB26 Jack Williams CB28 Michael Pittman RB31 Lamont Reid CB32 Dré Bly CB33 Marquand Manuel S34 Vickiel Vaughn S35 Selvin Young RB36 Josh Barrett S37 Cecil Sapp RB38 Anthony Alridge RB41 Karl Paymah CB42 Ryan Torain RB43 Roderick Rogers S48 Peyton Hillis FB50 Ben Hamilton G/C51 Jamie Winborn LB52 Louis Green LB53 Niko Koutouvides LB54 Spencer Larsen LB55 D.J. Williams LB56 Manuel Padilla LB57 Jordan Beck LB58 Nate Webster LB59 Wesley Woodyard LB60 John Engelberger DE61 Mitch Erickson G62 Casey Wiegmann C63 Dewayne Robertson DT64 Erik Pears T65 Dylan Gandy G66 Tom Nalen C67 Kory Lichtensteiger C68 Steven Harris DT69 P.J. Alexander G70 Montrae Holland G73 Chris Kuper G74 Ryan Harris T75 Carlton Powell DT76 Tyler Polumbus T77 Larry Birdine DE78 Ryan Clady T79 Marcus Thomas DT81 Nate Jackson TE82 Darrell Jackson WR83 Mike Leach TE/LS84 Brett Pierce TE85 Chad Mustard TE87 Lorne Sam WR88 Tony Scheffler TE89 Daniel Graham TE90 Kenny Peterson DT91 Ebenezer Ekuban DE92 Elvis Dumervil DE93 Nic Clemons DT94 Jarvis Moss DE95 Paul Carrington DE96 Tim Crowder DE97 Boss Bailey LB98 Josh Mallard DT99 Alvin McKinley DT

WR 80 Andre Johnson 11 André Davis 86 Harry Williams

16 Tim Carter 17 LeRon McCoy

LT 76 Duane Brown 74 Ephraim Salaam

LG 69 Chester Pitts 64 Kasey Studdard 68 Mark Fenton

C 55 Chris Myers 63 Chris White 50 Greg Eslinger

RG 65 Mike Brisiel 70 Fred Weary 62 Scott Jackson

RT 73 Eric Winston 78 Rashad Butler 75 Brandon Frye

TE 81 Owen Daniels 87 Mark Bruener OR 85 Joel Dreessen

88 Ryan Krause

WR 83 Kevin Walter 12 Jacoby Jones 84 Darnell Jenkins

89 David Anderson 13 Mark Simmons

QB 8 Matt Schaub 18 Sage Rosenfels 7 Shane Boyd

10 Alex Brink

FB 44 Vonta Leach 43 Jameel Cook 27 Chris Taylor

RB 30 Ahman Green 22 Chris Brown 33 Mike Bell

37 Darius Walker 20 Steve Slaton

LDE 98 Anthony Weaver 94 N.D. Kalu 96 Earl Cochran

DT 91 Amobi Okoye 95 Anthony Maddox 66 DelJuan Robinson

67 Gabe Long

NT 99 Travis Johnson 92 Jeff Zgonina 97 Frank Okam

RDE 90 Mario Williams 58 Rosevelt Colvin 93 Tim Bulman

72 Jesse Nading

SLB 54 Zac Diles 51 Chaun Thompson 61 Mark Richardson

MLB 59 DeMeco Ryans 57 Kevin Bentley 60 Ben Moffitt

WLB 56 Morlon Greenwood 52 Xavier Adibi 53 Kevis Coley

CB 32 Fred Bennett 28 Antwaun Molden 29 Derrick Roberson

39 Dexter Wynn

CB 35 Jacques Reeves 21 Jamar Fletcher 38 DeMarcus Faggins

23 Dunta Robinson

FS 47 Will Demps 25 Nick Ferguson 31 Brandon Harrison

SS 24 C.C. Brown 26 Glenn Earl 34 Dominique Barber

TODAY’S OFFICIALS

Referee – Mike Carey (94)

Umpire – Dan Ferrell (64)

Head Linesman – Dana McKenzie (8)

Line Judge – Tom Barnes (55)

Field Judge – Buddy Horton (82)

Side Judge – Don Carlsen (39)

Back Judge – Don Carey (126)

Replay – Tommy Moore

Video – Bud Alexander

Saturday, August 9, 2008 � 7:00 p.m. � Reliant Stadium-Houston, Texas

Xavier Adibi (Ah-DEE-bee) Mike Brisiel (BRY-zell)

DeMarcus Faggins (FAY-gins) Morlon Greenwood (MORE-lon)

N.D. Kalu (Kah-LOO) Vonta Leach (VON-tay)

Frank Okam (OH-cam)

Amobi Okoye (ah-MOH-be oh-KOY-yeh)

Dunta Robinson (DON-tay) DeMeco Ryans (Deh-MEE-co)

Ephraim Salaam (EEF-rahm Sah-LAHM)

Matt Schaub (SHOBB) Chaun Thompson (SHAWN)

Jeff Zgonina (ska-NEE-nah)

Hamza Abdullah (HAHM-zuh) Larry Birdine (bir-DINE)

Keary Colbert (KER-ee) Elvis Dumervil (DOO-mer-vill)

Ebenezer Ekuban (EK-you-BON)

Niko Koutouvides (KOO-tah-VEE-dees)

Chris Kuper (KOO-per) Kory Lichtensteiger (LICK-ten-sty-ger)

Josh Mallard (MAL-urd) Marquand Manuel (mar-KWAND)

Marquay McDaniel (mar-KWAY) Manuel Padilla (pah-DEE-yah)

Sam Paulescu (paw-LESS-cue) Erik Pears (PEERS)

Matt Prater (PRAY-ter) Lorne Sam (LORN)

Edell Shepherd (eh-DELL) Ryan Torain (toh-RAIN)

Vickiel Vaughn (vih-KELL) Casey Wiegmann (WIG-mann)

PK 3 Kris Brown

P 1 Matt Turk

H 1 Matt Turk

LS 48 Bryan Pittman 92 Jeff Zgonina 85 Joel Dreessen

KR 11 André Davis 16 Tim Carter 20 Steve Slaton

PR 12 Jacoby Jones 89 David Anderson 21 Jamar Fletcher

Rookie and first-year players underlined

TEXANS OFFENSE

TEXANS PRONUNCIATION

VS.

BRONCOS PRONUNCIATION

TEXANS DEFENSE

BRONCOS DEFENSE BRONCOS OFFENSE

BRONCOS SPECIALISTSTEXANS SPECIALISTS

WR 15 Brandon Marshall 17 Glenn Martinez 10 Clifford Russell

19 Eddie Royal 16 Marquay McDaniel 9 Taylor Jacobs

LT 78 Ryan Clady 64 Erik Pears

LG 50 Ben Hamilton 65 Dylan Gandy 67 Kory Lichtensteiger

C 66 Tom Nalen 62 Casey Wiegmann 69 P.J. Alexander

RG 73 Chris Kuper 70 Montrae Holland 61 Mitch Erickson

RT 74 Ryan Harris 76 Tyler Polumbus

TE 89 Daniel Graham 88 Tony Scheffler 84 Brett Pierce

81 Nate Jackson 85 Chad Mustard

WR 82 Darrell Jackson 14 Brandon Stokley 12 Samie Parker

13 Keary Colbert 87 Lorne Sam

QB 6 Jay Cutler 11 Patrick Ramsey 4 Darrell Hackney

RB 35 Selvin Young 23 Andre Hall 42 Ryan Torain

38 Anthony Alridge

FB 37 Cecil Sapp 48 Peyton Hillis 28 Michael Pittman

LE 60 John Engelberger 91 Ebenezer Ekuban 96 Tim Crowder

LT 63 Dewayne Robertson 99 Alvin McKinley 93 Nic Clemons

RT 79 Marcus Thomas 90 Kenny Peterson 98 Josh Mallard

RE 92 Elvis Dumervil 94 Jarvis Moss 95 Paul Carrington

77 Larry Birdine

WLB 55 D.J. Williams 51 Jamie Winborn 59 Wesley Woodyard

MLB 58 Nate Webster 53 Niko Koutouvides 54 Spencer Larsen

56 Manuel Padilla

SLB 97 Boss Bailey 52 Louis Green 57 Jordan Beck

LCB 24 Champ Bailey 22 Domonique Foxworth 26 Jack Williams

RCB 32 Dré Bly 41 Karl Paymah 25 Christian Morton

31 Lamont Reid

SS 21 Hamza Abdullah 43 Roderick Rogers 36 Josh Barrett

FS 20 Marlon McCree 33 Marquand Manuel 34 Vickiel Vaughn

P 2 Sam Paulescu 1 Brett Kern

K 5 Matt Prater 2 Sam Paulescu 1 Brett Kern

KO 5 Matt Prater 2 Sam Paulescu 1 Brett Kern

PR 19 Eddie Royal 17 Glenn Martinez 16 Marquay McDaniel

12 Samie Parker

KR 19 Eddie Royal 23 Andre Hall 10 Clifford Russell

38 Anthony Alridge 17 Glenn Martinez

PC 83 Mike Leach 88 Tony Scheffler 98 Josh Mallard

KC 83 Mike Leach 98 Josh Mallard 84 Brett Pierce

H 1 Brett Kern 2 Sam Paulescu 11 Patrick Ramsey

Rookie and first-year players underlined

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College1 Brett Kern P 6-3 205 22 R Toledo2 Sam Paulescu P 6-0 195 24 2 Oregon State4 Darrell Hackney QB 6-0 248 25 2 Alabama-Birmingham5 Matt Prater K 5-10 188 23 2 Central Florida6 Jay Cutler QB 6-3 233 25 3 Vanderbilt9 Taylor Jacobs WR 6-1 205 27 6 Florida

10 Clifford Russell WR 5-11 195 29 6 Utah11 Patrick Ramsey QB 6-2 225 29 7 Tulane12 Samie Parker WR 5-11 185 27 5 Oregon13 Keary Colbert WR 6-1 205 26 5 Southern California14 Brandon Stokley WR 5-11 192 32 10 Southwestern Louisiana15 Brandon Marshall WR 6-4 230 24 3 Central Florida16 Marquay McDaniel WR 5-10 205 24 1 Hampton17 Glenn Martinez WR 6-1 190 26 3 Saginaw Valley State19 Eddie Royal WR 5-10 182 22 R Virginia Tech20 Marlon McCree S 5-11 204 31 8 Kentucky21 Hamza Abdullah S 6-2 216 24 4 Washington State22 Domonique Foxworth CB 5-11 180 25 4 Maryland23 Andre Hall RB 5-10 212 25 2 South Florida24 Champ Bailey CB 6-0 192 30 10 Georgia25 Christian Morton CB 6-0 200 27 4 Illinois26 Jack Williams CB 5-9 185 23 R Kent State28 Michael Pittman RB 6-0 225 32 11 Fresno State31 Lamont Reid CB 5-11 195 26 2 North Carolina State32 Dré Bly CB 5-10 188 31 10 North Carolina33 Marquand Manuel S 6-0 213 29 7 Florida34 Vickiel Vaughn S 6-0 213 24 2 Arkansas35 Selvin Young RB 5-11 215 24 2 Texas36 Josh Barrett S 6-3 225 23 R Arizona State37 Cecil Sapp RB 5-11 236 29 6 Colorado State38 Anthony Alridge RB 5-9 185 24 R Houston41 Karl Paymah CB 6-0 195 25 4 Washington State42 Ryan Torain RB 6-1 225 21 R Arizona State43 Roderick Rogers S 6-2 187 23 2 Wisconsin48 Peyton Hillis FB 6-2 250 22 R Arkansas50 Ben Hamilton G/C 6-4 290 30 8 Minnesota51 Jamie Winborn LB 5-11 230 29 8 Vanderbilt52 Louis Green LB 6-3 237 28 5 Alcorn State53 Niko Koutouvides LB 6-2 238 27 5 Purdue54 Spencer Larsen LB 6-2 240 24 R Arizona55 D.J. Williams LB 6-1 240 26 5 Miami56 Manuel Padilla LB 6-3 242 25 1 No College (Mexico)57 Jordan Beck LB 6-2 235 25 4 Cal Poly/SLO58 Nate Webster LB 6-0 232 30 9 Miami59 Wesley Woodyard LB 6-1 230 22 R Kentucky60 John Engelberger DE 6-4 260 31 9 Virginia Tech61 Mitch Erickson G 6-6 290 23 R South Dakota State62 Casey Wiegmann C 6-2 285 35 13 Iowa63 Dewayne Robertson DT 6-1 308 26 6 Kentucky64 Erik Pears T 6-8 305 26 3 Colorado State65 Dylan Gandy G 6-3 290 26 4 Texas Tech66 Tom Nalen C 6-3 286 37 15 Boston College67 Kory Lichtensteiger C 6-3 295 23 R Bowling Green68 Steven Harris DT 6-5 305 23 2 Florida69 P.J. Alexander G 6-4 297 29 6 Syracuse70 Montrae Holland G 6-2 322 28 6 Florida State73 Chris Kuper G 6-4 302 25 3 North Dakota74 Ryan Harris T 6-5 300 23 2 Notre Dame75 Carlton Powell DT 6-2 300 22 R Virginia Tech76 Tyler Polumbus T 6-8 310 23 R Colorado77 Larry Birdine DE 6-4 270 24 2 Oklahoma78 Ryan Clady T 6-6 325 21 R Boise State79 Marcus Thomas DT 6-3 305 22 2 Florida81 Nate Jackson TE 6-3 235 29 6 Menlo College82 Darrell Jackson WR 5-11 210 29 9 Florida83 Mike Leach TE/LS 6-2 240 31 9 William & Mary84 Brett Pierce TE 6-5 260 27 3 Stanford85 Chad Mustard TE 6-6 277 30 5 North Dakota87 Lorne Sam WR 6-3 220 23 R Texas-El Paso88 Tony Scheffler TE 6-5 250 25 3 Western Michigan89 Daniel Graham TE 6-3 257 29 7 Colorado90 Kenny Peterson DT 6-3 300 29 6 Ohio State91 Ebenezer Ekuban DE 6-4 275 32 10 North Carolina92 Elvis Dumervil DE 5-11 260 24 3 Louisville93 Nic Clemons DT 6-6 300 28 2 Georgia94 Jarvis Moss DE 6-6 265 24 2 Florida95 Paul Carrington DE 6-7 270 25 3 Central Florida96 Tim Crowder DE 6-4 275 23 2 Texas97 Boss Bailey LB 6-3 232 28 6 Georgia98 Josh Mallard DT 6-2 265 29 5 Georgia99 Alvin McKinley DT 6-3 294 30 9 Mississippi StateHEAD COACH: Mike ShanahanASSISTANT COACHES: Rick Dennison (offensive coordinator/offensive line), BobSlowik (defensive coordinator/defensive backs), Scott O’Brien (special teams coordi-nator), Steve Watson (associate head coach), Joe Baker (offensive asst.), JeremyBates (quarterbacks), Ronnie Bradford (defensive backs), Jacob Burney (defensiveline), Keith Burns (special teams asst.), Dwayne Chandler (asst. strength & condi-tioning), Jedd Fisch (wide receivers), Charlie Jackson (defensive asst.), Bill Johnson(defensive line), Pat McPherson (tight ends), Jim Ryan (linebackers), Greg Saporta(asst. strength & conditioning), Ryan Slowik (asst. defensive backs), Bobby Turner(running backs), Rich Tuten (strength & conditioning).

BRONCOSNo. Name Pos.21 Abdullah, Hamza S69 Alexander, P.J. G38 Alridge, Anthony RB97 Bailey, Boss LB24 Bailey, Champ CB36 Barrett, Josh S57 Beck, Jordan LB77 Birdine, Larry DE32 Bly, Dré CB95 Carrington, Paul DE78 Clady, Ryan T93 Clemons, Nic DT13 Colbert, Keary WR96 Crowder, Tim DE

6 Cutler, Jay QB92 Dumervil, Elvis DE91 Ekuban, Ebenezer DE60 Engelberger, John DE61 Erickson, Mitch G22 Foxworth, Domonique CB65 Gandy, Dylan G89 Graham, Daniel TE52 Green, Louis LB

4 Hackney, Darrell QB23 Hall, Andre RB50 Hamilton, Ben G/C74 Harris, Ryan T68 Harris, Steven DT48 Hillis, Peyton FB70 Holland, Montrae G82 Jackson, Darrell WR81 Jackson, Nate TE

9 Jacobs, Taylor WR1 Kern, Brett P

53 Koutouvides, Niko LB73 Kuper, Chris G54 Larsen, Spencer LB83 Leach, Mike TE/LS67 Lichtensteiger, Kory C98 Mallard, Josh DT33 Manuel, Marquand S15 Marshall, Brandon WR17 Martinez, Glenn WR20 McCree, Marlon S16 McDaniel, Marquay WR99 McKinley, Alvin DT25 Morton, Christian CB94 Moss, Jarvis DE85 Mustard, Chad TE66 Nalen, Tom C56 Padilla, Manuel LB12 Parker, Samie WR

2 Paulescu, Sam P41 Paymah, Karl CB64 Pears, Erik T90 Peterson, Kenny DT84 Pierce, Brett TE28 Pittman, Michael RB76 Polumbus, Tyler T75 Powell, Carlton DT

5 Prater, Matt K11 Ramsey, Patrick QB31 Reid, Lamont CB63 Robertson, Dewayne DT43 Rogers, Roderick S19 Royal, Eddie WR10 Russell, Clifford WR87 Sam, Lorne WR37 Sapp, Cecil RB88 Scheffler, Tony TE14 Stokley, Brandon WR79 Thomas, Marcus DT42 Torain, Ryan RB34 Vaughn, Vickiel S58 Webster, Nate LB62 Wiegmann, Casey C55 Williams, D.J. LB26 Williams, Jack CB51 Winborn, Jamie LB59 Woodyard, Wesley LB35 Young, Selvin RB

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age Exp. College1 Matt Turk P 6-5 245 38 13 Wisconsin-Whitewater3 Kris Brown PK 5-11 206 31 10 Nebraska7 Shane Boyd QB 6-1 225 25 1 Kentucky8 Matt Schaub QB 6-5 234 27 5 Virginia

10 Alex Brink QB 6-2 215 23 R Washington State11 André Davis WR 6-1 196 29 7 Virginia Tech12 Jacoby Jones WR 6-2 200 24 2 Lane College13 Mark Simmons WR 5-10 187 24 1 Kansas16 Tim Carter WR 6-0 188 28 7 Auburn17 LeRon McCoy WR 6-1 222 26 3 Indiana (Pa.)18 Sage Rosenfels QB 6-4 224 30 8 Iowa State20 Steve Slaton RB 5-9 203 22 R West Virginia21 Jamar Fletcher CB 5-10 177 28 8 Wisconsin22 Chris Brown RB 6-3 235 27 6 Colorado24 C.C. Brown SS 6-0 208 25 4 Louisiana-Lafayette25 Nick Ferguson SS 5-11 201 33 9 Georgia Tech26 Glenn Earl SS 6-1 211 27 5 Notre Dame27 Chris Taylor RB 6-0 222 24 2 Indiana28 Antwaun Molden CB 6-1 196 23 R Eastern Kentucky29 Derrick Roberson CB 5-10 184 23 1 Rutgers30 Ahman Green RB 6-0 218 31 11 Nebraska31 Brandon Harrison FS 6-2 227 24 2 Stanford32 Fred Bennett CB 6-1 201 24 2 South Carolina33 Mike Bell RB 6-0 225 25 3 Arizona34 Dominique Barber FS 6-0 212 21 R Minnesota35 Jacques Reeves CB 5-11 194 25 5 Purdue37 Darius Walker RB 5-11 212 22 2 Notre Dame38 DeMarcus Faggins CB 5-10 182 29 7 Kansas State39 Dexter Wynn CB 5-9 171 27 5 Colorado State43 Jameel Cook FB 5-10 237 29 8 Illinois44 Vonta Leach FB 6-0 253 26 5 East Carolina47 Will Demps FS 6-0 214 28 7 San Diego State48 Bryan Pittman LS 6-3 265 31 6 Washington50 Greg Eslinger C 6-3 287 25 2 Minnesota51 Chaun Thompson LB 6-2 246 28 6 West Texas A&M52 Xavier Adibi LB 6-2 232 23 R Virginia Tech53 Kevis Coley LB 6-1 241 26 1 Southern Mississippi54 Zac Diles LB 6-2 246 23 2 Kansas State55 Chris Myers C 6-4 287 26 4 Miami (Fla.)56 Morlon Greenwood LB 6-0 241 28 8 Syracuse57 Kevin Bentley LB 6-0 240 28 7 Northwestern58 Rosevelt Colvin DE 6-3 243 30 10 Purdue59 DeMeco Ryans LB 6-1 245 24 3 Alabama60 Ben Moffitt LB 6-2 237 23 R South Florida61 Marcus Richardson LB 6-0 234 23 R Troy62 Scott Jackson T 6-4 294 29 4 Brigham Young63 Chris White C 6-2 292 25 4 Southern Mississippi64 Kasey Studdard G 6-3 299 24 2 Texas65 Mike Brisiel G 6-5 295 25 1 Colorado State66 DelJuan Robinson DT 6-3 303 24 1 Mississippi State67 Gabe Long DT 6-3 291 23 R Utah68 Mark Fenton C/G 6-4 301 24 1 Colorado69 Chester Pitts G 6-4 308 29 7 San Diego State70 Fred Weary G 6-4 293 30 7 Tennessee 72 Jesse Nading DE 6-5 259 23 R Colorado State73 Eric Winston T 6-5 309 24 3 Miami (Fla.)74 Ephraim Salaam T 6-7 310 32 11 San Diego State75 Brandon Frye T 6-4 298 25 2 Virginia Tech76 Duane Brown T 6-4 329 22 R Virginia Tech78 Rashad Butler T 6-4 309 25 3 Miami (Fla.)80 Andre Johnson WR 6-3 223 27 6 Miami (Fla.)81 Owen Daniels TE 6-3 246 25 3 Wisconsin83 Kevin Walter WR 6-3 215 26 6 Eastern Michigan84 Darnell Jenkins WR 5-10 188 25 R Miami (Fla.)85 Joel Dreessen TE 6-4 244 26 3 Colorado State86 Harry Williams WR 6-2 202 25 2 Tuskegee87 Mark Bruener TE 6-4 253 35 14 Washington88 Ryan Krause TE 6-3 237 27 4 Nebraska-Omaha89 David Anderson WR 5-10 196 25 3 Colorado State90 Mario Williams DE 6-6 283 23 3 North Carolina State91 Amobi Okoye DT 6-2 306 21 2 Louisville92 Jeff Zgonina DT 6-2 281 38 16 Purdue93 Tim Bulman DT 6-4 275 25 2 Boston College94 N.D. Kalu DE 6-3 266 32 12 Rice95 Anthony Maddox DT 6-1 291 29 4 Delta State96 Earl Cochran DE 6-5 282 27 3 Alabama State97 Frank Okam DT 6-5 337 22 R Texas98 Anthony Weaver DE 6-3 274 28 7 Notre Dame99 Travis Johnson DT 6-3 311 26 4 Florida StateHEAD COACH: Gary KubiakASSISTANT COACHES: Kyle Shanahan (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks);Richard Smith (defensive coordinator); Joe Marciano (special teams coordinator);Alex Gibbs (asst. head coach/offense); Frank Bush (sr. defensive asst.); JohnBenton (offensive line); Perry Carter (defensive asst.); Jethro Franklin (defensiveline); Chick Harris (running backs); Richard Hightower (special teams asst.); JonHoke (defensive backs); Johnny Holland (linebackers); Larry Kirksey (widereceivers); Matt LaFleur (offensive asst.) Mike McDaniel (offensive asst.); BrianPariani (tight ends); Frank Pollack (asst. offensive line); Ray Rhodes (asst.defenisve backs); Dan Riley (strength & conditioning); Robert Saleh (defensiveasst.); Ray Wright (asst. strength & conditioning).

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TEXANSNo. Name Pos.52 Adibi, Xavier LB89 Anderson, David WR34 Barber, Dominique FS33 Bell, Mike RB32 Bennett, Fred CB57 Bentley, Kevin LB

7 Boyd, Shane QB10 Brink, Alex QB65 Brisiel, Mike G24 Brown, C.C. FS22 Brown, Chris RB76 Brown, Duane T

3 Brown, Kris PK87 Bruener, Mark TE93 Bulman, Tim DT78 Butler, Rashad T16 Carter, Tim WR96 Cochran, Earl DE53 Coley, Kevis LB58 Colvin, Rosevelt DE43 Cook, Jameel FB81 Daniels, Owen TE11 Davis, André WR47 Demps, Will FS54 Diles, Zac LB85 Dreessen, Joel TE26 Earl, Glenn SS50 Eslinger, Greg C38 Faggins, DeMarcus CB68 Fenton, Mark C/G25 Ferguson, Nick SS21 Fletcher, Jamar CB75 Frye, Brandon T30 Green, Ahman RB56 Greenwood, Morlon LB31 Harrison, Brandon FS62 Jackson, Scott T84 Jenkins, Darnell WR80 Johnson, Andre WR99 Johnson, Travis DT12 Jones, Jacoby WR94 Kalu, N.D. DE88 Krause, Ryan TE44 Leach, Vonta FB67 Long, Gabe DT95 Maddox, Anthony DT17 McCoy, LeRon WR60 Moffitt, Ben LB28 Molden, Antwaun CB55 Myers, Chris C72 Nading, Jesse DE97 Okam, Frank DT91 Okoye, Amobi DT48 Pittman, Bryan LS69 Pitts, Chester G35 Reeves, Jacques CB61 Richardson, Mark LB29 Roberson, Derrick CB66 Robinson, DelJuan DT18 Rosenfels, Sage QB59 Ryans, DeMeco LB74 Salaam, Ephraim T

8 Schaub, Matt QB13 Simmons, Mark WR20 Slaton, Steve RB64 Studdard, Kasey G27 Taylor, Chris RB51 Thompson, Chaun LB

1 Turk, Matt P37 Walker, Darius RB83 Walter, Kevin WR70 Weary, Fred G98 Weaver, Anthony DE63 White, Chris C86 Williams, Harry WR90 Williams, Mario DE73 Winston, Eric T39 Wynn, Dexter CB92 Zgonina, Jeff DT

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FEATURE CLIPS

(August 10)

Bowlen, Pat — President/CEO p. 3 Shanahan, Mike — Head Coach p. 5 Bates, Jeremy — Quarterbacks p. 10 Slowik, Bob — Defensive Coordinator p. 13 Abdullah, Hamza — S p. 15 Alridge, Anthony — RB p. 17 Bailey, Boss — LB p. 18 Bailey Brothers p. 20 Bailey, Champ – CB p. 26 Bly, Dre — CB p. 28 Clady, Ryan — T p. 31 Colbert, Keary — WR p. 36 Cutler, Jay – QB p. 38 Dumervil, Elvis — DE p. 45 Graham, Daniel — TE p. 47 Hillis, Peyton — FB p. 49 Jackson, Darrell — WR p. 50 Jackson, Nate — TE p. 52 Koutouvides, Niko — LB p. 54 Larsen, Spencer — LB p. 56 Marshall, Brandon – WR p. 59 McCree, Marlon — S p. 63 Moss, Jarvis — DE p. 64 Nalen, Tom — C p. 65 Pittman, Michael — RB p. 67 Polumbus, Tyler — T p. 69 Prater, Matt — K p. 73 Robertson, Dewayne — DT p. 75 Royal, Eddie — WR p. 77 Scheffler, Tony — TE p. 82 Torain, Ryan — RB p. 84 Wiegmann, Casey — C p. 86 Williams, D.J. — LB p. 88 Williams, Jack — CB p. 90 Winborn, Jamie — LB p. 92 Young, Selvin – RB p. 94

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Bowlen deserveslofty cred

By Woody PaigeThe Denver Post

Article Last Updated: 07/06/2008 12:17:37 AM MDT

Hercules Louis Dousman and Patrick Dennis Bowlen will be linked forever.

Dousman, a fur trader in the 1800s in Prairie du Chien, Wis., became the state's first millionaire. Bowlen was born in Prairie du Chien and later roamed the Broncos sideline in a fur coat, and his football team will be valued this year by Forbes Magazine at a billion dollars.

When Broncos training camp begins later this month, Pat Bowlen will be entering his 25th season as the franchise's owner.

The Broncos' next victory will be Bowlen's 251st (regular- and postseason) since assuming control on March 23, 1984. How appropriate would a victory be for Bowlen on Monday night, Sept. 8, at Oakland?

The Super Bowl will be played in Tampa, Fla., on Feb. 1, 2009. The same month, Bowlen will turn 65. How appropriate would another Super Bowlen victory be for the AARPatrick Bowlen?

This one's for Pat!

The other day, in a survey of NFL coaches taken by ESPN.com , Bowlen ranked second among "owners with the best reputation."

He's come quite a distance from Prairie du Chien and a fur piece from being the 40-year-old unknown Canadian who showed up one day in Denver.

A chance meeting with, and an off-handed comment to, Edgar Kaiser at church a quarter of a century ago led to a $78 million investment in the Broncos, a long-term commitment to professional football, Denver and Colorado and a full-time job for Bowlen.

The former Iron Man triathlon competitor has become the ongoing Iron Man of the Broncos.

Even though Bowlen has been criticized, chastised and castigated over coaching and player decisions (his loyalty to Mike Shanahan and his spending on free agents who lacked talent or character, or both), the push for construction of a new stadium (with the majority of the funding from public sources), frequent ticket-price increases, occasional poorly chosen remarks, the Broncos are in a far, far better place because of Bowlen, his ownership and his stewardship.

Who would you rather have — Arizona's Bill Bidwill, for instance, or Detroit's William Clay Ford, New Orleans' Tom Benson, Tennessee's Bud Adams, Washington's Dan Snyder, Oakland's Al Davis?

Among the 31 (of 32) coaches who participated in the questionnaire (and weren't permitted to name their owner), five listed the Dan Rooney family in Pittsburgh as No. 1, and four had Jerry Jones third. Only 11 owners were mentioned. Despite the success of the New England Patriots, owner Bob Kraft was not in the top three. Bowlen received 4 1/2 votes.

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The five coaches probably regarded Bowlen so highly because of the Broncos' five Super Bowls (and two championships) during his reign, that loyalty to Shanahan even in weak times (and because he has fired only two coaches), the $18 billion TV package the league secured with Bowlen as the head of the NFL's broadcasting committee, his willingness to spend money on players and his low-key ownership approach (generally staying in the background and rarely attending practice or forcing his will on the coach, although Bowlen does go into the office and conduct team business most days).

Truth is, Bowlen has been a great owner for the Broncos, and he has grown into the position over 24 years (and always promises he will never sell the franchise in his lifetime). Would you have preferred Kaiser, or the man who wanted so badly to own the team, the late Marvin Davis? Or the Monforts?

The Broncos, under Bowlen, have won 12 or more games — 17 once — in nine seasons and averaged 10.417 victories over 24 years. Although all of us are grumbling about the 16-16 mark of 2006-07, only one playoff victory (over the Patriots) since John Elway retired and the costly free-agent mistakes, the Broncos are 84-65 in the post-Elway period. There have been just four losing seasons (1990, 1994, 1999 and 2007) with Bowlen in charge.

Twenty-four teams would beg for the accomplishments of the Broncos in 24 seasons with Mr. B. Two Super Bowl championships, five AFCtrophies, 13 playoff seasons, 26 postseason games, eight division titles, first in home attendance for the 24 seasons.

Bowlen was lucky Kaiser pulled off a trade for Elway, and the owner is fortunate that he inherited Dan Reeves as coach. Reeves took the Broncos to three Super Bowls — and hired future head coach

Shanahan as a young assistant. Elway, Reeves and Shanahan were lucky and fortunate Bowlen was the owner.

Not everyone loves Patrick. The bar has been set a mile high, and nobody here, especially Bowlen, accepts a level, especially low, playing field. Maybe he's gotten tired of wasting money on dregs Travis Henry and Javon Walker and has pulled back, and maybe he's having economic issues. Maybe Bowlen has learned from nearly a decade of mediocrity (with the exception of the 2005 appearance in the AFC championship game), and maybe he's getting ready for No. 25, No. 251, No. 3 and No. 65.

But his numbers up to now have been impressive. Bowlen will be considered one day for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The old fur trader would be proud of the old fur wearer.

Woody Paige: 303-954-1095 [email protected]

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Super career so far


Article Launched: 07/28/2008 12:30:00 AM MDT

In 15 years as an NFL head coach (he was fired by the Raiders four games into the 1989 season), Mike Shanahan has won 146 regular-season and postseason games, including two Super Bowls.

If Shanahan, who will be 56 on Aug. 24, coaches until he is 65 and continues to average 9.7 victories a year, he would be No. 5 on the all-time list of career victories — behind Don Shula, George Halas, Tom Landry and Curly Lambeau — and a cinch first- ballot Hall of Fame coach upon retirement.

If Shanahan continues the 16-16 pace of the past two seasons, he may not be in the Super Bowl again or the coach in Denver for 10 more years.

This is part two of a conversation with Shanahan on the eve of his 20th training camp with the Broncos:

Q: You've heard the remarks that you haven't won a Super Bowl without John Elway? Is that an albatross for you?

A: When I first came here it was an albatross for John. John never won a playoff game without Shanahan (as an assistant or head coach). We finally did it in the third and fourth year, and everybody was pretty happy. The bottom line is John went 14 years without winning the Super Bowl. In winning the two Super Bowls, it not only took John Elway, but

you have a Terrell Davis and a great turnover ratio — we were plus-12 in those playoffs — and one of the best defenses in the league. I look at it collectively. We went to three Super Bowls when I was an assistant, and without John Elway, we don't get to any. Now, we got embarrassed in those Super Bowls, and everybody blames John, but if he didn't make the amazing plays he did all season, we're never there.

Q: Because you had won a Super Bowl with San Francisco before you came back here as the head coach, did that make a significant difference for you? You turned down the opportunity to coach the Broncos two years earlier.

A: Best decision I ever made, because that franchise (the 49ers) had won for a number of years, and when I looked at how they did the draft, how they just handled the Super Bowl, the overall organization, it blew me away. It was such a great experience with the 49ers, who won five Super Bowls, and the confidence level that they had in all areas. Between being with the 49ers and what I got from Dan (Reeves), who brought a lot from the great Cowboys teams, I took so much. And even the short time I was with Al (Davis), his mind-set and how he was a maverick and the way he handled personnel and they had won Super Bowls, you take the pluses from that, too.

Q: Twice you left Denver and returned. Did you need the time away to be where you are?

A: What I needed was to come back here after San Francisco. The 49ers guaranteed me the head coaching job if I would stay. I thought at that time I needed to go win where nobody's won (the Super Bowl), do something that hadn't been done before in Denver.

Q: People don't realize you have a wry sense of

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humor and that you're privately a very different person. Is that by design?

A: I keep a lot inside. When they asked Kyle (Shanahan, his son, the Texans' first- year offensive coordinator) if his dad ever laughs, he answered that his friends had more fun with his dad than all the other dads. When that (assessment) comes from my son, it means something. . . . Nobody expects me to be funny.

Q: Do you accept that impression?

A: I'm OK with it. . . . Being head coach can be one of the loneliest jobs in the world.

Q: Are you still evolving as a coach?

A: No difference as far as the time spent. I'm still an early guy. I want to leave by 10 o'clock every night because I want an hour and a half to relax before I go to bed, and I sleep five hours and get back at it. The one thing that I have done is become more organized every year. . . . As time goes on, you concentrate more on making sure everybody's on top of their game.

Q: When did it come to you last year to call the famous timeout (in overtime against Oakland)?

A: It was kind of a gut. I could see that (Sebastian) Janikowski was so wired. He looked so focused, and I said, "Oh, man, I got to do something," and I told the official standing right by me that I was going to call a timeout just when the center stops looking at the kicker and puts his head down. The official did it at just the right time, right before the snap. Then I thought, "What if he (Janikowski) misses (the first one)?"

Q: Many other pro and college coaches began doing the timeout deal. Were you surprised the rule

wasn't changed?

A: No, I'd done it before. I'd tell my linebacker to wait until the last instant. There was just more emphasis on this one because it was the first time I'd done it since they implemented the rule that coaches can call timeout, and the guy makes the first, then misses the second one.

Q: Are you still learning?

A: What I do in the offseason is study other teams, especially what other teams are doing new and different that works. If you just sit idly by and do what you've always done, and you don't keep abreast, there's no way you'll survive.

Q: Do you have an iPod? What are you listening to?

A: My son gave me one with all my favorite songs, and I've used it on vacation. I used it on vacation (in Mexico recently). I've got about 11,000 songs on it. All the oldies, a little bit of everything. I like Shania Twain.

Q: Final question. The house?

The coach smiled and was off to the camptown races.


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Affable Shanahanstill a driven man


Article Launched: 07/26/2008 12:30:00 AM MDT

Mike Shanahan is capability within inimitability inside manipulability enclosed by imperturbability, wrapped in an enigma.

As Winston Churchill might say.

Shanahan, 55, was a 20-year-old quarterback at Eastern Illinois when he suffered a freak injury in the spring game of his junior season. He lost a kidney, lost his playing career and nearly lost his life. Shanahan was thrust into coaching prematurely as a student assistant at his college, while he earned bachelor and master's degrees.

He joined the University of Oklahoma staff in 1975. He loved the thrill of coaching and got the first of a hand (and thumb) full of rings. The Sooners won the national championship.

Shanahan is beginning his 25th season in the NFL and 35th overall as a coach. As an assistant and a head coach, he has been to the playoffs 15 times, conference championship games 10 times and the Super Bowl six times. He owns three world championship rings.

He has coached with the Broncos in 20 seasons. He

was on sabbatical for 20 games with the Raiders and, later, three years with the San Francisco 49ers.

On the eve of Shanahan's 14th season as the head coach of the Broncos (the longest coaching run in Denver professional sports history), I had a long conversation with the complicated man.

Q: Mike, you returned last week from vacation. Did you read a book?

A: "No. Well, yeah, I did, and you're going to think this is crazy. I read through both my offensive and defensive playbooks. I spent about an hour every day going through them."

Q: Would you give your playbooks a good review? (They're as thick as "War and Peace.") Did you shorten them this offseason?

A: "As a coach, you need your plays to be automatic to you, like a quarterback. When you've been away from it for a while, you go over everything, so there's no hesitation in a game. You can't take a month or a vacation off."

Q: After apprenticing as a young coordinator at three schools, you were on a fast track to becoming a college head coach. How did you get to Denver?

A: "I always knew I was going to coach football, but, starting out, I didn't think about pro football. It was all college, but after four years at Florida, here are a couple of pro coaches that wanted to interview me. I thought it would give me a great opportunity to coach football 24 hours a day and not have to go recruit. I talked to (Philadelphia coach) Marion Campbell, and I spent about 12 hours on the board (diagramming plays). Lide Huggins (a Broncos assistant) told me Dan (Reeves) was looking for a receivers coach, possibly a quarterback coach. The next week I came to Denver to interview with Dan.

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We had breakfast, and it was the complete opposite from Philadelphia. I drew up one play. That was it. I got an offer from Philadelphia, and Dan called me after the Super Bowl and said he wanted to hire me. The reason I came to Denver was because I eventually would have a chance to coach the quarterback (John Elway)."

Q: What's your most vivid memory of that first Broncos camp in 1984?

A: "The thing that stood out was we didn't talk a lot of football that offseason. I drove to Greeley with Dan, and we discussed some things, but nothing specific about the playbook. We went 10 days early to coach the rookies. That's back when there were 145 guys on the depth chart. For 10 days I coached rookies (receivers), and not one made the team. That's the big difference between then and today because we have 80 players at this camp, and we've already had 17 (offseason) workouts. In 1984, guys came to camp to get into football shape and learn the playbook. Now everybody's already in great condition and has a good idea of what we're going to do."

Q: Your most frustrating loss?

A: "I was really frustrated that we didn't take advantage of the situation (in 2005) when we beat the Patriots and lost to Pittsburgh (in the AFC title game at home). I thought if we got to the Super Bowl, we would have won it."

Q: You didn't take the University of Florida job several years ago. Is there an itch to coach somewhere else, and in college ball?

A: "This is where I want to spend the rest of my life. I don't think I could ever go back to the collegiate level. What interests me is once you've accomplished the goal of winning the Super Bowl, there's even

more desire to get back there and do it again."

Q: Do you ever think, "I'm going to do this for another 10 years and finish my career in Denver"?

A: "I want to keep on coaching for a long, long time. I enjoy coaching. I like the competition. I enjoy the grind, the work. I have fun doing it. I have four years left on my contract. And I want Pat (Bowlen) to be totally happy with me. The way he'll be totally happy with me is for us to win Super Bowls."

Q: Despite your incredible accomplishments in 24 years, a Super Bowl, on the average, every four years, you still don't seem satisfied.

A: "Doesn't matter what you did in the past. I love putting a team together, especially when you have a young group of players you have confidence in, like this year, and you're re-energized. If everything falls together, and you don't have a lot of injuries, you have a chance to get to the big one, and that's why I'm here."

Q: You put intense internal pressure on yourself. How does the external pressure affect you?

A: "As you get older, the pressure comes from within. I'm accustomed to the criticism. It comes with the job. The coaches who worry about what people say about them are pretty insecure."

Q: Have you have been as hard on yourself this offseason as you've ever been?

A: "Yes. Sometimes you have to look at yourself objectively and say you've got to make some changes, and maybe you should have done it earlier. If you hire or sign somebody and realize you've made a mistake, you ask yourself why youdidn't anticipate it before it happened, why didn't you ask the right questions, what didn't you go



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through thoroughly enough. I ask myself quite a bit why I made the mistakes I did and how can I eliminate them. You can't be afraid of making tough decisions. You're doing a disservice to the organization if you don't correct mistakes. You're judged on your won-loss record."

Q: Your most redeeming quality as a coach?

A: "My biggest strength is how important it is to me to win and for me to put a quality team on the football field, and have everybody in Denver saying, 'He's doing a heck of a job,' and they're proud of this organization."

Q: Does it bother you that a percentage of people want to get rid of you as the coach?

A: "When your goal is to win 12-13 games and go to the Super Bowl, and you have a couple of years like we've had, when you win nine and seven games and don't go to the playoffs, I can understand the question marks. You question yourself. I'm tougher on myself, but I know people wonder. That doesn't take away my thought process that we will win big again. A couple of years ago we started off winning five in a row, and we end up 9-7. There's different reasons for it, but the bottom line is to make sure it doesn't happen this season."




Being a coach in Bates' bloodline Son of former coordinator entrusted by Shanahan to help develop Cutler By Jeff Legwold

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

As he looks back now, as Jeremy Bates peels away the pages of calendars gone by, it's clear to him the roots of his coaching career stretch deep into his childhood.

Deep enough to reach him as a kindergartner in Lubbock, Texas, deep enough that he can only now shake his head, offer a quick chuckle and remember how it all began.

Muzzled. And hopeful.

But very muzzled.

"It was real early, I guess," said Bates, 31, now in his first season as the Broncos' quarterbacks coach. "I was 5, I believe. I used to go to two-a-days with my dad at Texas Tech, and he only had one rule for me.

"Only the one rule, and if I broke it, I just couldn't come any more, that would be it. I wasn't allowed to talk. I just had to hand him the ball when he needed it and not say a word. Just watch, listen and hand him the ball. Well, I didn't want to stay home and I didn't want to be anyplace else, so I just shut up, learned the game and did that one job."

So here he is, a quarter of a century or so later, forged in the golden silence of a football family - Bates' father, Jim, is a longtime college and NFL assistant coach who left the Broncos earlier this year after one season as defensive coordinator rather than be reassigned on Mike Shanahan's staff - and he is now the one entrusted with the development of quarterback Jay Cutler.

The one with the headset on game day, the one whose voice will be in Cutler's ear. The one who will carry messages from above to Cutler, the one who is buffer between this and that in the day-to-day vocational life of a fledgling NFL passer.

The one, as Cutler faces a pivotal year on his developmental curve, Shanahan selected for the job.

"And we're going to do a lot of stuff," Cutler said. "I'm excited. A lot of people may not know a lot about Jeremy, but he's dealt with the offensive line, been with the Jets, been with Tampa Bay. He's got a lot of knowledge.

"He's just very innovative. Talking with Jeremy, I've already gotten a lot better with it, getting the ball to

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the running backs, checking down with it. Take what (the defense) gives you, that's the way you win. I know he's going to give me all the freedom he can . . . he's just got a lot of good ideas."

Ideas wrapped in a package that some in the NFL would say is too young for the job. But among those Bates has worked for in the NFL are Shanahan, Titans coach Jeff Fisher and Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden, all of whom were considered outside-the-box hires as they ascended their own coaching laddersquicker than most.

All three were among the youngest to be hired as head coaches in the league's modern era.

"And Jeremy's very sharp, ahead of the curve," Shanahan said. "I wouldn't have hired him to do the job if he wasn't ready for it. Age just doesn't figure in if you can do what you need to do. People said I was too young before, too. I don't pay much attention to how old or young somebody is."

Said Gruden: "We all have our set of challenges. Jeremy has been around now. He's been a coach, he's coached a long time, he knows what it's about. And if the player knows that you can help him, that's the big thing for a coach. But if a player questions your ability to help him that's when the problems arise whether you're young, old or whatever."

For his part, Bates calls his age "just a number." And as a former backup to University of Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning - Bates later transferred to Rice to play football and baseball - he believes everything has unfolded just the way he has wanted.

He's a guy who believed enough in what the future might hold that he took a significant chance in 2000, resigning from the Titans because he wanted to be involved in more on-field coaching, then waited for more than a year for the Buccaneers to hire him in 2002.

"With (Gruden), I was with the quarterbacks for three years and I enjoy that position - it's where I played," Bates said. "It's where the game starts as far as getting in the right play.

"I think you coach and it's about knowledge. As long as you can feed them information so they can be successful on Sundays, they respect that more than anything . . . I think the players respect me, and I respect them."

Bates also enters the season in the odd situation of having been promoted on the Broncos staff in a year an impending demotion prompted his father to leave the team.

Jim Bates directed a struggling Broncos defense last season, and in the shake-up that followed a 7-9 finish, Shahanan was set to take away the coordinator's play-calling duties on defense and offered the elder Bates a move to linebackers coach instead.

Jim Bates elected to resign and reached a financial settlement for the final year of his contract.

"He just had his hip scoped and hopefully he'll coach next year - he's a football coach, that's what he needs to be doing," Jeremy Bates said. "But you've got to separate your personal feelings from business. This is a business. I grew up in the business. Every two years we were either moving because he got a new job from being hired or fired. It's all just the nature of the business.

"If you win, things happen good for you; if you don't, a change has to be made. It happened and we're just moving on. Just life in the league, life in coaching, you know."



A coaching life that now includes a coveted quarterback, a team in search of more points, more wins, a place in the postseason and a little more pressure than he faced in seasons past.

And he wouldn't have it any other way.

"It's a great game, and all I can ever remember is that I either wanted to play or coach in it," Bates said. "I have a chance to work with a great quarterback on a great staff in a game I love.

"You work hard for six days and on the seventh day you get the results for everybody to see. That's how we're all judged. We all know it so really nothing has to be said."

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Slowik eases into Broncos' hot seat Assistant will serve as Denver's third defensive boss in three yearsAssociated Press Monday, July 28, 2008

ENGLEWOOD -- The hot seat? Sure. His comfort zone? You bet.

Bob Slowik is settling in as Denver's third defensive boss in three years under coach Mike Shanahan and he doesn't have the time or the gumption to give his job security a second thought.

"It's kind of like players. You don't tell them every day, 'Hey, if you don't start making plays or you're not getting the job done, you're not going to be here.' It's the NFL. They know that. Coaches know the same thing," Slowik said.

"But that's the last thing from my mind," he said. "I go to sleep at night and feel good."

After all, Slowik wasn't sure if he'd ever have the chance to build a defense again after his last gig didn't go so well in Green Bay in 2004.

He left the Packers after one forgettable season in charge of a defense that allowed a franchise record 37 touchdown passes and managed a measly eight interceptions.

"I kind of thought, hey, that might have been my last opportunity," Slowik said. "So, I'm very fortunate."

Slowik, who also served as defensive coordinator in Cleveland in 1999 and in Chicago from 1993-98, landed in Denver in 2005 coaching the defensive backs and tutoring perennial Pro Bowlers Champ Bailey and John Lynch.

Last year, Slowik was promoted to defensive coordinator/secondary coach, but it was Jim Bates who built the defense and called the plays. After a miserable start, though, the Broncos ditched Bates' big linemen scheme, opting for more agile athletes and putting eight men in the box, hallmarks of Slowik's philosophies.The hybrid scheme helped some, but the Broncos, shuffling their lineup and tenets, finished near the bottom of the league in rush defense and yards allowed and missed the playoffs for the second straight season.

As Larry Coyer did the year before, Bates paid the price. He refused a demotion to linebackers coach and left the team. He was replaced by Slowik, 54.

Cornerback Dre' Bly said Slowik brings a different feel to both the classroom and the football field.

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"Coach is a great teacher. And not to knock Bates or anything, but Slow makes sure everything is understood and everything is in detail," Bly said. "I think the guys respond well to Slowik, there's no laughing and joking in our meetings, it's all business. It's all teaching."

Players appreciate Slowik's respectful style, which they say was a big reason the Broncos pass defense allowed the seventh-fewest yards per game last year.

"He doesn't really yell at you or curse at you. When he's coaching you it's constructive criticism," cornerback Karl Paymah said. "He goes straight to the point, it's not him trying to put you down or demean you or make you look dumb in front of anyone else or try to prove a point. He brought the best out of the DBs and it's really going to carry on to the rest of the defense."

Shanahan thinks so.

"I've known Bob well over 20 years. He's a heck of a coach, one of the most knowledgeable people that I've been around and he's doing a heck of a job," Shanahan said.

Despite integrating some of his ideas in a futile attempt to save the season last year, Slowik said this scheme doesn't bear any resemblance to last year's.

"Zero. New terminology, new techniques," he said.

"Basically, he's simplified it," Paymah said. "You don't want to be out there week to week changing the scheme up because guys will get confused. You can't be out there thinking, you've got to be reacting."

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Pro football Abdullah climbs to safety 24-year-old leading candidate for starting job Associated Press Wednesday, July 30, 2008

ENGLEWOOD -- Denver Broncos safety Hamza Abdullah jogged out for special teams practice the other day and began stretching, just like he typically does.

Then special teams coordinator Scott O'Brien located him, came over and told him to go on home. His services weren't needed.

The 24-year-old wasn't in trouble, though.

Nope, this was a reward.

He's getting his special teams work chopped in half this season as he's currently the leading candidate for the starting strong safety spot.

Abdullah's putting his extra time to good use -- studying a compilation compact disc he's made of the elite safeties in the league. He watches the moves of Indy's Bob Sanders, the positioning of Pittsburgh's Troy Polamalu. He also analyzes footage of Cleveland's Sean Jones and St. Louis' O.J. Atogwe, even the late Sean Taylor of Washington.

"I think he was going to be the best ever," Abdullah said of Taylor, who died of massive blood loss afterhe was shot at his Miami-area home during a botched robbery last November. "He was that type of guy."

Abdullah doesn't need video to view of one of his favorites, though, getting tips every day in practice from nine-time Pro Bowler John Lynch, who's been the starter at free safety so far in training camp.

While some might argue the 36-year-old has lost a stepor two, Abdullah certainly hasn't noticed a change.

"He's John Lynch. He's so smart," Abdullah said Tuesday. "Nobody said he's going to run a 4.2 (40-yarddash). He's going to be in great position and he's not going to miss tackles."

That's the kind of consistency Abdullah is aiming for.

"I think of myself as an up-and-coming guy trying to work as hard as I can to be the best I can be," Abdullah said.

The 6-foot-2, 218-pound Abdullah is usually one of the first on the field every day for practice, a carry-over from his days in Tampa Bay when he was trying to make a good impression. The Buccaneers

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drafted him in the seventh round out of Washington State in 2005, only to place him on their practice squad, where Denver eventually plucked him up.

He was a special teams maven in 2006 for Denver, before getting his break last season, taking over for Nick Ferguson. He finished with 48 tackles and seven pass deflections.

Abdullah is trying to lock down the starting spot, but he's being pushed by veterans Marlon McCree and Marquand Manuel. McCree started every game for San Diego last season.

"It's great to get fresh blood in here," Abdullah said. "This league is built on competition and peer pressure. I love those guys. They push me."

Not as much as he pushes himself. In addition to studying different safeties around the league, he also glances at film of his own play.

Not the highlights, though, but the low moments.

He calls them missed opportunities, like when he jumped a route against Minnesota in the season finale last season, only to drop the ball because his hands were turned the wrong way.

Or the time he misjudged a pass at Kansas City, the ball hitting his shoulder pad and landing in the arms of teammate Karl Paymah. In that same game, he had another pass tip off his hands and carom right to Dre' Bly for an interception.

"Those are two plays that should've been interceptions (for me)," Abdullah said through a smile that features braces. "That's the difference between being a good safety to being a great safety. There's that fine line."

He did have some memorable games, such as leading the secondary with eight tackles against Tennessee and forcing a fumble at Chicago.

Still, Abdullah prefers not to reflect on those.

"The second you start patting yourself on the back, that's when things go downhill," Abdullah said. "You start to feel too comfortable, you feel like you can't be replaced, you feel like you can't be beat. These young guys are hungry, just like the older veterans."

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By Jim Armstrong The Denver PostArticle Last Updated: 08/07/2008 01:21:53 PM MDT

Anthony Alridge is a Texan, born and raised, and played college football at the University of Houston.

So what team did Alridge sign with after the NFL draft passed without him being selected? The Houston Texans, right?

Wrong.

The Texans called, all right. So did another of Alridge's favorite teams, the Dallas Cowboys. But neither had a history of giving opportunities to undrafted tailbacks like the Broncos did.

"The only other team was maybe Houston or Dallas," said Alridge. "Other than that, the Denver Broncos were always on top of my list. They were one of the first teams to call. I was like, 'Man, I'm definitely going there." If you can play here, you can be on the field. That's what I'm trying to do. Just make plays."

Good thing he picked the Broncos. They'll open their preseason Saturday night vs. the Texans at Reliant Stadium. When they do, Alridge will get a long look, just as all those undrafted free agents did before him.

Mike Bell. Selvin Young. Andre Hall. None of the three was drafted, but each found a home in Denver. Now comes Alridge, who, if the regular season opened today, would figure to be on the Broncos' roster.

Want an amazing stat? It's altogether possible that the Broncos will carry three tailbacks - Young, Hall and Alridge — who weren't drafted. And Young figures to be the starters.

Alridge? He's just hoping to make the team. And he would also like to make a good impression in front of his fans in Houston.

"I've got a lot of friends there," he said. "I'm hoping I can put on a show and get in the end zone."

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Older brothershould bring outbest in Boss

By Mike Klis The Denver Post


ORANGE PARK, Fla. — If father knows best, the Broncos will be pleased.

Roland Bailey Sr. thinks it's best for all concerned that Boss Bailey will be playing alongside his older brother Champ, formally if not formerly known as Roland Bailey Jr., on the Broncos' defense.

"I think Boss will play better, play harder," Roland Sr. said about his youngest son. "He won't want to let Champ down."

Boss Bailey agrees with his father about the positive influence he will draw by often lining up just a few feet away from his older brother on the left side of the Broncos' defense. Champ plays left cornerback, and Boss, as a strongside linebacker, will often line up off the tight end on the left side.

"Absolutely, I think having Champ as a teammate will elevate my game a lot," Boss said, "because he tries to be great in everything he does. And as the people down there might have told you, we're kind of joined at the hip. So, I plan on raising my game by being around him."

Left on his own, Boss Bailey wasn't bad. He was a four-year starter with the Detroit Lions, playing at a high enough level to draw a five-year, $17.5 million contract from the Broncos on the free-agent market.

The Broncos didn't sign Boss to appease Champ, although there is wisdom in a team taking care of its best player. Boss is primarily with the team because the Broncos play in a division — the AFC West — that features two of the game's premier tight ends in San Diego's Antonio Gates and Kansas City's Tony Gonzalez.

"Boss is good in pass coverage," Roland Sr. said. "Looked like that's where they were lacking last year. They were always getting beat by the tight end. Boss has good foot speed."

In Champ's younger days, when he was at the University of Georgia and early in his NFL career with the Washington Redskins, he often would deflect praise by telling people his younger brother was a better athlete, would become a better player.

For a couple of reasons, it didn't turn out that way. First, Champ was selling himself short. Boss may not be a better player than Champ, but who is? Second, whatever chance Boss had of surpassing his brother, his knees wouldn't let him. He blew out his knee in his senior year in high school, sophomore year in college and second year in the NFL.

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"That's the thing, when I talk about Boss and give him all that praise, it's because he's been through more than I have," Champ said. "He's been through a lot, but he's always bouncing back. I give him a lot of credit for that. A lot of guys, they'll falter, they can't come back. As long as healthy, he's one of the best out there."

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FOLKSTON, Ga. — There wasn't much room for it, and there were the usual signs of neglect.

No net. A rusted backboard. Bent rim. Nevertheless,the transportable basketball hoop had become a magnet for neighborhood activities. It was around suppertime, between downpours on a midsummer day, and the air was sweating.

Moving within a 10-foot radius of the ironed circle

were five boys, all shirtless, not an ounce of fat anywhere. There were smiles during horseplay, although there were hints the game was but a few minutes shy of serious. Girls were approaching from both sides of the road, oblivious to the boys, intent on conversation.

The nearby yards were covered with green grass, toys and bikes, randomly scattered outside tiny houses set on cement blocks, a foundation necessityin the southern Georgia swampland.

"This area here is where the boys grew up," said Elaine Bailey, who was serving as a tour guide from the passenger seat in the white rental car with the convertible black top. "This is pretty much where they hung out."

The new kids on the block seemed to know how good they had it. It wasn't that long ago, back in the day of Champ and Boss Bailey, this street was dirt, not blacktopped.

"Any way to get dirty, that's pretty much what we did," Champ Bailey said. "That pretty much was all there was to do."

If there is a lesson Folkston kids received from the Bailey brothers, who grew up to become well- compensated defensive starters for the Broncos, it's that a child doesn't need much to have plenty.

Colorado's kids should come here and see the narrow, sandy quagmire that passes for the varsity track at Charlton County High School.

"Hey, we won a state championship (practicing) on that track," Champ said.

"What I tell people about Folkston is, if you blink you'll miss it," Boss Bailey said. "And that while Folkston is a small town, a real small town, it's

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foremost a football town."

Approximately 2,200 people have settled here near the Okefenokee Swamp, yet like the

miracle of the loaves and fish near Bethsaida, the powerhouse football program built by Rich McWhorter will draw 3,000 to 4,000 for a Friday night game.

Home cooking

Folkston is a town of 23 churches and — Lord help its visitors — no bars. Main Street could also be called Only Street for all the storefronts or eating establishments located elsewhere. A $10 bill goes a long way. Elaine Bailey was told she could pick any restaurant, her guest would treat. Steak, lobster,

whatever.

She picked Quick Chic, where the golden shine on the fried chicken means more to the Bailey brothers than all those football artifacts in Mom's Georgia Bulldog-red room.

"Man, I'm

telling you, every time we come home, we go to that place," Champ said. "You can't get better chicken anywhere else."

Folkston could not stop the inevitability of McDonald's, Burger King and Sonic settling on its small strip of U.S. 1, which in turn required a third



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stoplight to handle it all. But this is still a place that can be toured in 45 minutes, if only the tourists could be pulled away from train-watching at the Folkston Funnel.

"I don't know if we're so much growing as we're reshaping a little bit," said McWhorter, who 20 years ago transplanted here from central Illinois. "But still, the joke around here is if you want a hamburger or you want a pizza, you have to go to a gas station to get it. The best pizza in town is at a

gas station."

From these humble roots sprouted a uniquely talented football family. Champ Bailey, the all-world cornerback, has been with the Broncos going on five

years. This season, he will be joined by his younger but much bigger brother Boss, a strongside linebacker who received the Broncos' largest offseason contract at $17.5 million over five years.

The Baileys will become the Broncos' first brother combination to start on the same side of the ball since Doug and Dave Widell shared the offensive line for eight games from 1990-92.

Champ has already been to eight Pro Bowls and has been widely considered the league's most complete defensive back the past three seasons. Nothing has moved him, though, more than the anticipation of playing on the same team with his younger brother and best friend.

"It's a significant part of my career," Champ said. "It's something I didn't think would ever happen until Boss was going into his contract year. I asked Coach (Mike) Shanahan about it and he said, 'Well, let's wait until next year.' He couldn't talk to him. We talked about it in the offseason, and I'm just glad we could get it done because it means a lot to me that he's on my team."

Parental influence

Roland and Elaine Bailey may have split up 15 years ago, but they are forever united through their children. Schedule-toting Elaine likes her day to go a certain way. Easy-going Roland will take it any old way. Elaine pauses to consider before she speaks. Roland accompanies conversation with an easy laugh.

Elaine paid attention to how her guest took Diet Coke with his chicken one night so when she ordered pizza the next, a two-liter bottle was ready to pour. Later that night, Roland Sr. and his wife, Lawanda, decided rather than give directions from their Orange Park, Fla., home, they would make a



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45-minute drive to escort their guest to his hotel parking lot.

They just don't make people like that.

"You lose your parents being together when there's a divorce, but you don't really lose anybody," Champ said. "I think the hardest part was trying to get comfortable with where we were living. But other than them not being together, everything went fine because we had so much support from the rest of our family."

Elaine never played sports and, far as she knows, there wasn't much athletic prowess on her side of the family. Then again, Champ has such a strong physical resemblance to Elaine's father, John Atwater, there's reason to suspect there was considerable untapped athleticism in her lineage.

Roland Sr. is a large man who played running back and linebacker — a cross between Champ and Boss — and was a sprinter at Charlton County High, where he graduated in 1972. But he's the first to admit he wasn't near the athlete his boys became.

Think of those world-class athletes who had kids and as it turned out, it was Roland Sr. and Elaine Bailey who produced the freakish football talents of Ron, Champ and Boss.

"Yeah, I think about that," Roland said. "I think about that all the time. And our daughter (Danielle) controls all of them."

Said Elaine: "When I think back to when they were inhigh school, I could only see my children going to college, getting a degree and just become a businessman, a businesswoman in the working world. But I never told any of my sons that you all are going to the NFL. I just looked at college being the stopping point. But then the next thing I know,

there was all this talk about, 'the next level, the next level.' It started with Ron."

One that got away

The Baileys' story has its parallels to the Mannings'. Besides the famous Manning quarterbacks, Peytonand Eli, older brother Cooper also was a terrific football player whose career was cut short in college by a neck injury.

Broncos fans will follow every move of Champ and Boss, but older brother Ron was a two-year starting cornerback at Georgia before his career ended with a foot injury while representing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in NFL Europe.

Here in Folkston, it's not just Champ and Boss. The people don't talk about the Baileys' football prowess without also mentioning Ron.

"They were all good kids," said Larry Allen, who coached all three Bailey boys when they were 11 and 12 years old and now owns a hardware store located — where else? — on Main Street. "They were all good students. And they were all super athletes. For a small town like Folkston, you don't run across that type of family. Ron and Boss had to work for everything they got. And Champ, God blessed him in ways he doesn't bless many people. In his two seasons, I think he scored like 92 touchdowns."

Bringing it back

Champ and Boss don't get back as much as they'd like, but they never miss Easter. This year, the three Bailey brothers and a cousin hosted a three-day party. Good Friday was for friends and relatives who gathered at the two-story brick home Champ bought for his mother. Saturday night was a semi-formal, sit-down dinner at a large tent set up just outside town. It was open to all of Folkston and the



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surrounding area. More than 300 showed up for the free food, free drink and free live music.

Easter Sunday, word got around. Close to a thousand showed up for the all-day party.

"I was out there for their Easter party," said Henry Minchey, who was happy to learn he lives in the same upstairs, three-bedroom apartment the four Bailey children once shared with their mother during Champ's high school years. "Seemed like the same old Champ and Boss to me."

The Bailey boys say they probably won't ever move back to Folkston, but Mom isn't going anywhere, so they'll always go back.

"It was a great town to grow up in," Boss said. "Everybody knew each other and took care of each other. I wouldn't want to move back there, but it will always be home."

Mike Klis: 303-954-1055 or mklis@denverpost. com

About Champ

•Born Roland Bailey Jr. in Fort Campbell, Ky.

•An energetic child, Mom nicknamed him "Champ" when he was about 2.

•Perhaps the best student among the Baileys, he was placed in the Charlton County gifted program from the time he was in fifth grade.

•While Ron and Boss redshirted and spent five years at Georgia, Champ was there for only three years, starting as a true freshman and entering the NFL draft after his junior year.

•A few classes shy of earning his psychology

degree.

About Boss

•Born Rodney Bailey in Hopkinsville, Ky.

•Nicknamed "Boss" because it was nickname of grandfather's favorite uncle.

•The third of three Bailey quarterbacks at Charlton County High School. He was a sophomore who replaced Champ at QB midseason. Champ moved to running back. Boss was also the team's punter.

•A few classes short of getting his sociologydegree.

•He and wife, Amber, have three children. His son Khalil, who was born with a heart condition that has required two surgeries, recently hit a home run in a state championship Little League tournament.

Meet the rest of the Bailey family

It took a family to help Champ and Boss Bailey get to the NFL and the Broncos' defense. A closer look at the Baileys from Folkston, Ga.:

Parents

Roland Sr. and Elaine Bailey. Both grew up in Folkston and became high school sweethearts. Dad spent nine years in the Army, where he was stationed in California, South Korea, Kentucky and Germany before tiring of moving his family around and deciding to return to Folkston. He spent 13 years working the graveyard shift as a mail handler, making the 45-minute commute each day to a Jacksonville, Fla., post office. Elaine Bailey worked several years as a funeral home attendant and for a local seafood establishment. They have four children — Ronald, 33; Danielle, 32; Roland Jr.



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(Champ), 30; and Rodney (Boss), 28.

Ronald

Born in Waycross, Ga., near Folkston. Graduated from Georgia with a degree in consumer economics. Currently a graphic artist living with his family in Atlanta. A quarterback, defensive back and kicker in high school, Ron was the first of the Baileys to become a Bulldog defensive player. "I'm a big believer in leading by example, and Ron is who I learned that from," Champ said. "You have a lot of people who talk it. There were a lot of vocal people in high school who were better athletes than Ron but they didn't make it past high school. He was a perfect example of what you should or should not do. He made it to the next level. He has a great job now. He was definitely a positive influence other than my parents."

Danielle

Born in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Graduated from Valdosta State University with a degree in sociology. She and her family live in Stockbridge, Ga. She organized the Bailey Brothers Football Camp, held July 11-12 in Duluth, Ga.



Broncos' Bailey in secondary school Cornerback studies lapse last season, plans to improve By Jeff Legwold

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The numbers are a waterfall, a raging, swirling cascade of temple-rubbing badness.

Yes, in 2007, the Broncos ranked 30th in the league in rushing defense, 31st defending scoring plays inside their 20-yard line and 28th in points allowed.

It's a total that added up to a 7-9 finish, a playoff miss and a smattering of NFL scouts who said the team struggled so much on defense that even cornerback Champ Bailey wasn't the same.

"Well, one thing about being on a bad defense, everybody looks bad," Bailey said Tuesday. "No matter how great you are, if we don't cover in the secondary, the front four is not going to get sacks, and if they don't get sacks - get pressure - we're not going to get any picks.

"It all goes hand in hand. And we didn't get our hands on enough of any of it."

The result: Assistant head coach/defense Jim Bates decided to leave the team instead of being reassigned to coaching linebackers after previously calling the defensive signals, and the Broncos have spent the offseason installing Bob Slowik's defense.

And for Bailey, who always is sifting through the details as he studies opponents and himself, that has meant also trying to sort out how it all went so wrong.

"I think we were just confused," Bailey said. "We were just so inconsistent. At times, we'd see good stuff, do some good things and all of a sudden, we'd look like the worst team in the NFL. You know you can't win games like that.

"We were so successful before last year. We're kind of going back to that. . . . Things are not as complicated, we know what our responsibilities are and it's really helped us. We can concentrate on execution instead of just thinking about where we're supposed to be."

Bailey will cross the double-figure mark on his career timeline as he enters his 10th season in the league. He has been selected to eight consecutive Pro Bowls - with one more, he will tie Hall of Famer Mike Haynes for most by a cornerback in league history - and his 24 interceptions during the past four seasons lead all players.

"I just always looked up to him and make my game the way his is," Broncos rookie cornerback Jack Williams said. "He studies and he has talent like that. You try to do a lot of the little things he does, but a lot of the stuff is instinct. You can try to see what he sees, but you really can't duplicate what he does."

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While Bailey always casts a discerning eye on the defense, he saves his harshest critiques for his own play. And this offseason has meant looking at why he went from eight interceptions in 2005 to 10 in 2006 to three last season.

His 10 interceptions in 2006 tied for the league lead despite the fact he said he had only 35 passes directed at him.

"So, yeah, I know people pick and choose when to challenge me, but that was true in (2006) and I still had 10 picks, and it was true (in 2005)," Bailey said. "So I try to figure out what the problems were. I can't say I have full responsibility for what happened, but at the same time, I don't like to point fingers at anybody and I need to do what I can to make it better.

"And I know I can do better. I mean, I had three picks; I have to make a lot more plays than that."

Bailey said he likes the vibe after the change in the defensive scheme and that, for the first time since he was at the University of Georgia, he is a teammate with one of his brothers.

Boss Bailey, a linebacker and Champ's younger brother, signed with the Broncos during the offseason and is working as the team's starting strong-side linebacker.

"It's special to see him every day, to do things together again, all the time, like we've been doing our whole lives until we got to the NFL," Champ Bailey said. "I just feel like it can all be better this year. Last year, we had so much talent - potential - it was definitely frustrating. Nothing we did seemed to pan out for us as far as winning games.

"Hopefully, we change that."

ETC.: Former Louisiana State punter Patrick Fisher was on the field Wednesday. Fisher hasn't been signed by the Broncos but is in for a two-day tryout. He will practice today as well. . . . Defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson didn't practice and isn't expected to practice today. Robertson has had knee troubles in the past. . . . Defensive tackle Nic Clemons left a pass-rushing drill after tweaking his right knee.


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Broncos glad to have Bly in their corner 'Most competitive guy on this team' ready for encore By Jeff Legwold

Sunday, August 3, 2008

He is the surprise answer to a rather basic question. The one that asks: Who, exactly, led the Broncos in interceptions in 2007?

Was it Champ Bailey, all-everything cornerback ?

Uh, no.

"You know when you finish the year, there's always some plays you want back, and I had that, too, it's just everybody saw the ones I want back on national TV," Broncos cornerback Dre Bly said. "But I thought I had a pretty good year front to back, and I think I can have a better one in this defense."

Yes, it was Bly, with five interceptions, who led the Broncos last season. It was his first year with the team after the Broncos had surrendered two starters heading for backup roles -- running back Tatum Bell and tackle George Foster -- as well as a swap of picks in the 2007 draft.

Yes, it was Bly who then was awarded a five-year, $33 million contract by the Broncos to be the guy on the toasty seat in the Denver secondary.

Because when it comes to throwing the ball against the Broncos secondary, most teams follow but one commandment: Thou shalt not throw against Champ Bailey, unless it is really necessary or you simply have made a mistake.

"And anybody who is opposite a Hall of Fame corner is always going to feel pressure," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "Quarterbacks are going to go away from Champ, and Dre's always going to get more shots. That comes with the territory. Some guys embrace it; a guy like Dre, I believe, embraces it, and he has to."

"One thing about Dre, he is probably the most competitive guy on this team," Bailey said. "He probably just knew he was going to get some action when he came here, probably more than any other time in his career. We talked about it a lot. But he looks forward to that, he relishes that opportunity."

Falling short

That he does, Bly agreed, but he also knows in and among the team's defensive struggles in 2007 -- assistant head coach/defense Jim Bates was replaced by Bob Slowik because of them -- were the lofty expectations Bly would give the Broncos a matched set of Pro Bowl lockdown cornerbacks immediately

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upon his arrival.

A pair that simply would reel in the interceptions, interceptions that never really came as predicted, even as the Broncos surrendered a bulky 25 passing touchdowns -- none replayed more than the 82-yard missile launch Brett Favre made to Greg Jennings, over Bly, in a Packers overtime win on MondayNight Football in October.

"Overall, there are always going to be some things you do wrong, or you don't do as well," Bly said. "And I know there were some touchdowns I was responsible for that I haven't given up in the past, but being in the system and the scheme that we were using, the play was made.

"We just gave up too many passing touchdowns. But people don't see what goes on in the trenches, or what doesn't work, they see what goes on in the back end. And a passing touchdown is an easy way, a fast way to score points and everybody sees it."

Bly said he and Bailey were under orders last season to "just play over the top" which basically means drop deep, don't let any receivers behind you and cover inside out, from the middle of the field toward the sideline.

All while the defense often struggled to consistently rush the passer and to consistently defend the run.

"It was basically give up the outs, and the shorter stuff, just don't get beat deep, but pretty much this yearwe'll mix in some things," Bly said. "But our first priority is to dominate the run. We were bad in the run last year; that's our main focus, that's what we've been emphasizing and I just think -- we're involved, too, at corner -- that we know if we're going to the playoffs, we have to deal with the run a lot better than we did last year."

Bly said he believes the Broncos defense, under Slowik, will rush the passer with more regularity. Getting Dewayne Robertson will help, Bly said.

The cornerback also believes Denver has spent much of the offseason and a big part of training camp reasserting a commitment to run defense.

"(Slowik) wants everybody involved in that, and that means me and Champ, too," Bly said. "I just think quarterbacks are going to have a harder time settling in back there if the offense can't run the ball every time they want to."

Better with age?

Having turned 31 in May, Bly also now teams with Bailey to form a rarity in defensive circles. They are entering their 10th season at a position where youthful speed often, and usually, trumps experience.

Bly said he believes he has maintained most of the speed that made him a second-round pick in the 1999 draft, but he also saves steps these days.

"I can read offenses and I can read plays so much better than I could in my first three, four years in the league," Bly said. "I'm not getting any faster, I'm not getting quicker -- I don't feel like I've lost anything, but I ain't getting anymore to add on, either -- so you have to improve your awareness, because it can give you an extra step."



Bly also said he is far more cognizant of his maintaining flexibility now that he has crossed into 30-something territory, bringing in a physical therapist he used in St. Louis a few times a year to work through a stretching routine, as well as running more and lifting weights less in his workouts.

"I know routes, I know releases," Bly said. "Having great awareness in a lot of situations can carry you a long way.

"People say I guess and this and that, well . . . I tell people if I guess, I need to go to damn Vegas because I'm a great guesser, because maybe I'm not guessing since I've been intercepting balls my wholelife.

"It ain't like I've been exposed my whole life back there. I intercepted the ball in high school, and nobody in college intercepted more balls than I did (at North Carolina, where he set the Atlantic Coast Conference record with 20). I intercept it in the NFL. I know I can get the ball, and I'm going to show it again this year."




High bar set for Broncos' Clady Boise State rookie's focus on early impact for Broncos By Lee Rasizer

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Thanks a lot, Joe Thomas.

All you did for the Cleveland Browns last season as their No. 1 pick is start 16 games at left tackle, help transform their offense to eighth overall in yardage, finish second in voting for the NFL's offensive rookie of the year and make the Pro Bowl.

So, Ryan Clady, there's your bar. Get in there and try not to disappoint for the Broncos as a rookie first-rounder, OK?

"He made it look real easy," Clady said with a laugh recently. "So there are a lot of expectations in the first round coming in to make an immediate impact."

It isn't always such a seamless transition, especially protecting the quarterback's blind side.

Robert Gallery, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Kenyatta Walker and Kwame Harris all came in with lofty reputations and produced less-than-desired results, especially immediately, as first-round picks.

There's so much to learn and so little time.

* Memorizing the playbook and quickly distinguishing play calls that might only have slight variations in terminology.

* Learning techniques taught by the new offensive line coach.

* Combating the knowledge base of veterans while having only a few months of pro experience.

* Catching up with the speed of the game and of pro life.

Most of all, it's using abundant talent in the best way possible until experience takes hold, while not letting the low moments drag you down.

"I think you just have to have the mentality that you're going to make some mistakes and have real tough skin because the coaches are going to be yelling at you and trying to get you on the right path," said Clady, selected 12th overall out of Boise State and one of a record six offensive tackles picked in the first round in April.

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"You're not going to come in and completely dominate. Joe Thomas did well. But it wasn't lights-out craziness. So you have to come in with the mentality that, every day, you're going to get better."

But make no mistake, the most diligent of film study and on-field preparation won't insulate Clady from having his eventual "welcome to the NFL" moment.

Like it or not, that's coming.

'In rookie awe'

For Joe Staley, that instant came right after 1 o'clock Eastern time on Oct. 21.

The 28th overall pick in the 2007 draft by the San Francisco 49ers, Staley had reached the bye week relatively unscathed before heading to the Meadowlands to face the New York Giants and a head-to-head meeting with perennial Pro Bowl defensive end Michael Strahan.

It was the same Michael Strahan that Staley had put on a pedestal as a youth.

At halftime and with 3 1/2 sacks allowed, Staley wasn't liking Strahan quite as much.

"I got caught up in, 'Oh, my God, it's Michael Strahan,' " said Staley, who also yielded a sack to Giants lineman Justin Tuck in that game. "In my head, I was kind of in rookie awe and played really passive. He beat me pretty bad in the first half. But I came back saying, 'I don't care who this guy is, I'm going to play my game.' And I went out and shut him out in the second half.

"But I feel like I needed that game to raise my level of play," Staley said. "I learned so much from that game. And, from that point on, I gave up one sack the rest of the year."

Levi Brown, the No. 5 pick in the 2007 draft by the Arizona Cardinals and the first tackle taken after Thomas, was lulled to sleep in a different fashion.

Having already played Seattle earlier in the season, Brown thought he was prepared for his December rematch with Patrick Kearney.

"I gave up three sacks," Brown said. "During the game, I was like, 'Man, I can't stop him.' And the first time we played them, I didn't give up any sacks at all, so I was like, 'What happened? Am I coming out of my stance slower or something like that?'

"And later, watching film, it was just little things. It was like I was lackadaisical, not punching and things like that. I didn't attack him."

Like Staley, Brown learned from his mistakes.

The Cardinals revised their thinking, too, giving their rookie tackle more help after that game by aligning a tight end on his side and chipping defensive ends with running backs.

"I just had to let it go," Brown said. "After the game, maybe the plane ride back, maybe I dwelled on it. But that was it."

The NFL schedule continues to roll along, regardless.



"You have to have the mentality that it's not going to affect your confidence level," Staley said. "A lot of players start playing bad or having a bad practice, and they start turning that into two bad practices and then a whole week of them. Then it's a bad game, and the confidence level goes down and has to be built back up."

If either player has friendly advice to Clady, it's honing in on the mental aspects of the game to allow the game to slow down.

"There's that transition of going from basically knowing 10 plays going into a game in college to knowing a 500-page playbook," Staley said.

That process begins in organized training activities, but after the Broncos broke minicamp in June, Clady had only his offseason notes on which to rely because the team collects the playbooks before reissuing them in training camp.

Once two-a-days begin, multiple daily meetings serve as more than a refresher course. But it's also the beginning of more complicated defenses, and rookies have to assimilate the information quickly on the field.

There's continual teaching of technical aspects, too, where, if you're not sharp with footwork within the first few steps, the results can be disastrous because of the speed of opposing linemen.

"The first thing is trusting the technique they've been taught because it's going to be different than college and uncomfortable for them," said veteran offensive line coach George Warhop, who has tutored lines in St. Louis, Arizona, Dallas and now San Francisco during the past 12 years.

"What happens is, they won't have as much success early as later on, and the tendency is to want to go back to the way they used to do it. But once they trust the different technique, progress comes a little faster."

The daily grind of competition can be overwhelming for rookie tackles.

"These guys are used to being the best player on the field. And now they're facing players who know how to take advantage of their mistakes, and it's a source of frustration," Warhop said. "It's up to us, as coaches, to get them through that."

Time to learn

The Broncos normally have afforded their homegrown, first- year offensive linemen a waiting period to get accustomed to the synchronization skills necessary in their zone blocking system.

Ben Hamilton and Chris Kuper each went without an offensive snap as rookies. Ryan Harris played sparingly. Even the last No. 1 tackle drafted, the since-departed George Foster, made his lone appearance in Year 1 in the regular-season finale.

Clady was unaware of that historical backdrop, which makes his task "a little more challenging." But he also feels as if he was drafted to play immediately.

"I think I'm up to it," he said.



Matt Lepsis, the Broncos' starting left tackle from 2004 to 2007 until his retirement in January, said Clady will need to get used to firing out quicker on the snap.

But the toughest adjustment in Lepsis' view, figures to be cutting off the back side in the running game. The two concepts are intertwined.

"A lot of teams have these gigantic guys and just tell them to get to a spot. If there's somebody in that area, block him," Lepsis said. "But the Broncos kind of ask you to be very athletic and run down the line to cut off a defensive tackle."

Lepsis predicted the Broncos initially will give help to Clady in the passing game, but he also knows coach Mike Shanahan wants as many receivers downfield as possible without needing to use extra players to block.

The terminology also figures to be challenging.

"The thing he really has going for him is he's got Tom Nalen at center, who makes all the calls on the lines. He's not going to have to make any calls with Tom there," Lepsis said. "He'll learn it, eventually, but in the beginning, he'll rely on Tom and Ben (Hamilton), who have been doing it forever and know their stuff in their sleep. They'll help him out."

And once Clady learns the scheme, he'll have an advantage because the Broncos running game doesn't stray much from its base concepts.

Stretch right. Stretch left.

Though the Broncos system is more complex, many of the elements Clady ran at Boise State are similar, with outside and inside zone schemes.

The rookie got a further jump-start by studying the system on tape in the offseason and watching individual tape of players, ranging from Seattle's Walter Jones to San Diego's Marcus McNeill and Thomas.

"Clady's so capable, it's almost unbelievable," Broncos second-year tackle Ryan Harris said. "He's reallybeen on top of his game. I mean, he probably gets the least coaching because I think he needs it the least. He knows what he's doing and always has great effort. That's a great kid. It's like he almost practiced before we came out here because he's always doing the right things and, in meetings, he knows all the answers."

So much for the notion that a low Wonderlic score might be a signal Clady wouldn't assimilate well to the pro game.

Clady has explained that a pectoral injury during the weight-lifting portion at the combine got him sidetracked come quiz time.

"I tell you what, whenever a defensive end asks you a logic question, we'll start worrying about the Wonderlic test," Harris said.

Focus on technique



Truth be told, Thomas never was as settled as he might have seemed.

Cleveland's Pro Bowl rookie had an adjustment period - just like everyone else.

"I think, if you ever get in a comfort zone on the offensive line, that's when you are going to get beat," Thomas said. "I think for me, it took a couple games in the regular season - finding out, 'Boy, I can block these guys' - before I felt confident to go out there and play."

The best advice Thomas received last season: Don't listen to what others say about you, good or bad.

And follow technique tips to the letter.

"Every little thing that you do, players are so good and study so much, they know what you are going to do before you do it, based upon presnap alignment, formation and how your stance is,"

Thomas said. "If you study the game, you are going to be able to help pick up on those things, too."

Physically, Clady must get stronger, particularly in the upper body, and guard against the bull rush. He has already demonstrated mobility to contest speed rushers.

His long arms, footwork and agility are his chief weapons entering Denver's first preseason game Saturday in Houston.

And, like training camp, he's fine if you don't notice him, which is actually a huge compliment.

"I just want to get on the field, learn the plays, start all the games and play consistently. That's all I'm trying to do," Clady said of embarking on his first season. "I don't have to be all-rookie team and all that."




Broncos' Colbert eager to make the most of his fresh startBy Jeff Legwold

Thursday, June 12, 2008

An NFL spring is always about fresh starts and changes in the scenery.

For Broncos receiver Keary Colbert, it's about a new jersey, a new city, a new team and new possibilities. About replacing disappointment with what he believes will come in the days and months ahead.

"That's how life is sometimes," Colbert said Thursday. "You've got to take each lesson in football and apply it to life. Everything is not always going to go the way you plan it to go or want it go, but what do you do?

"How do you respond? How do you come back? How do you fight?"

And when the Broncos surveyed what free agency had to offer in March, when they made their list and checked it innumerable times, Colbert ended up being the first to get the check mark next to his name.

Despite struggling to live up to what the Carolina Panthers had expected for much of his four seasons there, Colbert was the first player from elsewhere the Broncos signed on the dotted line.

"Regardless if I was the first guy or the last guy they signed, everybody's responsibility is the same," Colbert said.

"You're supposed to come in here and make plays, compete and help the team get better. But I was ready to get to a new place, a new opportunity. I had a good time in Carolina, but my time was up. I was anxious and excited to move on."

"I just go by what I see," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "(Colbert) plays hard, I liked him coming out (of the University of Southern California in the 2004 draft), and I think we've shown over the years a guy can be productive in a new place."

And when it's pointed out the Broncos raised a few eyebrows around the league when they signed Colbert to a three-year, $7.2 million deal, even though he did not make a touchdown catch the past two seasons, Shanahan usually, and quickly, points out Ed McCaffrey had been released and Rod Smith was an undrafted player before they piled up 1,000-yard seasons in the Broncos offense.

"That's what you look at," Shanahan said. "What a guy can do in your offense, what kind of offense he was in. . . . You look at the whole situation, then you make your decisions."

Colbert, who turned 26 on May 21, certainly has age and potential still on his side. The former second-round

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pick also left USC as the school's all-time receptions leader, and when he caught 47 passes for 754 yards and five touchdowns as a rookie, many believed milestone seasons wouldn't be far behind.

But Colbert never reached that level again with the Panthers as he dealt with injuries and bounced in and out of the Panthers' starting lineup.

In the past three seasons, he totaled only 62 receptions for 670 yards and two touchdowns.

"It just didn't happen there, but that doesn't mean it will never happen," Colbert said. "It just means I have to continue to work, to get better, to compete. That stuff will come.

"And if it doesn't come, then maybe God has another plan. Sometimes those personal goals, the numbers, can be a little overrated in the big scheme of things because, really, everybody's goal should be to go to a Super Bowl and win. And that's always my goal - that hasn't changed."

Because of Brandon Marshall's right forearm injury, Colbert has spent much of his on-field work the past month with Darrell Jackson as the top two receivers in the Broncos' starting offense.

Thursday, Colbert caught a touchdown pass in team drills, and he has looked comfortable catching the ball the past two weeks.

"It's about winning," Colbert said. "I was careful about where I wanted to sign because you want to go to a good place where you can contribute to something. This is the place for me; I'm excited about what could happen."

NEW DT TAKING IT SLOW

Defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson, who has had knee problems in his career, was held out of the past two days of practice as a precaution, coach Mike Shanahan said Thursday.

"He doesn't have an issue; more prevention than anything else," Shanahan said. "Wanted him to get a little work but didn't want to overdo him. He hasn't been able to work out the way we'd like to put him through a whole camp."

Shanahan said Robertson is expected to go through conditioning workouts when the team returns after a week off and is expected to be ready for training camp.

FIRST PICK IN FOLD

The Broncos signed the first of their draft picks, safety Josh Barrett.

Barrett, the 220th player drafted overall, will be paid $295,000 in the upcoming season on a three-year deal.

LYNCH 'WOBBLY' AFTER FIRST HIT

Safety John Lynch briefly left the workout after taking a hit on the bridge of his nose. He later returned.

"I thought it was broken, but it isn't. I was just a little wobbly for a little bit," he said.

MARSHALL PROGRESSING

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Cutler takes sting out of loss By Mike KlisThe Denver PostArticle Last Updated: 08/10/2008 02:14:23 AM MDT

HOUSTON — Through the magic of insulin, there is hope for the Broncos. Jay Cutler has regained 35 pounds and all of his strength, and he may need every ounce of both to carry his team this season.

Following their 19-16 loss to the Houston Texans in their preseason opener Saturday night at Reliant Stadium, the Broncos flew home with plenty of questions and confidence Cutler can be their answer.

"Every quarterback in the league feels like the offense is on their shoulders," Cutler said. "You're the triggerman. You're making the decisions out there. There's pressure."

It took a few minutes for a Broncos team loaded with new, young players to get acclimated to the new season. The Broncos' defense lost two linebackers, Boss Bailey and Louis Green, to injuries within its first seven plays. On offense, the Broncos' two inexperienced offensive tackles, Ryan Harris and rookie Ryan Clady, were off to humbling starts.

And on the other side of the Broncos' preseason is the frightening reality of playing the first two regular-season games, maybe three, without star wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who will be serving a suspension.

Maybe Cutler is all the Broncos will need. As always, Cutler was splendid in his first preseason game. After his offensive line was blown up in the first drive, Cutler calmly led the Broncos on a 12-play, 74-yard touchdown march on his second and final series.

Cutler was 8-for-10 passing for 59 yards, missing only on two long throws, then finished off his night by scrambling left, tucking the ball away near the goal line and jumping in for a 15-yard touchdown run.

"He did a good job keeping us together out there after a couple of those penalties, where sometimes you can shut down," Marshall said. "He just has a presence in the huddle and when he's out there, he keeps moving that ball. We feed off him."

As a leader, Cutler can take a blunt approach.

"He came over after we scored," said Harris, who was flagged for four penalties in his first professional game at right tackle, "and asked me if I had settled down yet."

Cutler's performance was needed in a first half when Bailey (sprained ankle) and Green (neck) were carted off the field because of injuries, the defense gave up

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points on its first three series and the team's new kicker, Matt Prater, missed a 30-yard field goal.

At least Cutler was ready. However the third-year quarterback spends his summers, he should copyright his routine. In his first NFL preseason game of 2006, Cutler completed 16-of-22 passes for 192 yards and a touchdown against the Detroit Lions. In his 2007 preseason opener at San Francisco, Cutler completed one pass for 24 yards and scrambled 16 yards to the 1 in leading the Broncos on a 67-yard touchdown drive in his only series.

Saturday against the Texans, Cutler methodically and sharply threw short passes that turned into nice gains. Add up his three preseason openers and Cutler is 25-for-34 for 275 yards, zero interceptions and a 125.8 passer rating, plus his two rushes for 31 yards.

"It's just preseason," Cutler said. "You're playing a bland offense against a vanilla defense. You can't put much stock into that."

Nor can it be denied Cutler knows how to get ready for exhibition openers. Not that he wasn't challenged this year. In mid-April, Cutler was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, a disease that makes him insulin-dependent the rest of his life.

Scary as that sounds, Cutler has acknowledged the diagnosis of his disease has been a short-term blessing. Four months of treatments later, Cutler is the least of the Broncos' problems.

Five-point preseason plan

How the Broncos fared in their five goals set by Denver Post sportswriter Mike Klis in their preseason opener Saturday night at Houston:

1. Stop Alex Gibbs

This was much better. The Broncos held the Texans, whose new offensive line coach is Alex Gibbs, to 46 yards rushing in the first half. Take away a faked punt and reverse, and Houston had only 19 yards on 10 carries in the half.

2. Cutler's new go-to guy

It might be Selvin Young, who caught two passes out of the backfield for 20 yards, and had a 22-yard screen catch-and-run gain called back by penalty. Jay Cutler's current go-to receiver, Brandon Marshall, had two catches for 20 yards.

3. Just make 'em, kid

The Matt Prater era began with a 30-yard field-goal shank. Maybe he got it out of his system. Prater made three field goals in the second half.

4. Who's filling the committee?

Year 3 pivotal for Broncos' Cutler By Sam Adams

Friday, July 18, 2008

STATELINE, Nev. — Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler doesn't mind being mentioned in conversation about the NFL's stable of "Young Guns."

Just don't label Cutler a gunslinger.

"I don't feel like I'm a gunslinger," Cutler said, not long after whacking golf balls earlier this month on the driving range atEdgewood Tahoe Golf Course, where several of the NFL's top young quarterbacks competed in the American Century Championship.

"I feel like every throw that I make is anticipated," Cutler said. "I know where I'm going with the ball, I'm not just throwing itanywhere and everywhere for fun. I don't mind it, but I don't think it's completely accurate."

What is accurate about Cutler is the level of comfort he seems to have on the football field. The Broncos start training camp Friday, Cutler's third camp as an NFL player and his second as the team's starting quarterback.

The opportunity to start five games as a rookie in 2006, coupled with 16 starts in 2007 to learn a complicated offense, has provided Cutler a chance to rise among the top quarterbacks in the league in 2008.

"With Jay, he got to play a lot last year," Broncos Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway said. "He's going to start this year where his learning curve is going to be a lot faster. He gets used to everybody around - not only in the system, but everybody around him, knowing the personalities and those type of things to where you feel comfortable.

"The leadership qualities kick in. Guys trust him. All of that helps."

Pivotal year

Coaches, as well as NFL players past and present, eagerly point to the third season as being pivotal to the learning curve for aquarterback's development.

"The third year, basically, for most guys, they should be ready to play," Kansas City Chiefs coach Herman Edwards said. "By the third year, I think you know what kind of player he is - is he a guy you can give the ball to 30 times a game and say, 'Go throw it around the yard'? Or is he a guy that you say, 'Know what? We're not going to ask him to do a whole lot.'

"The first two years is so much of a blur for young guys coming out of college to play pro football because the speed of the back end shocks them - the linebackers and defensive backs, how they react. It's a whole different deal, and that's what gets them.

"I've learned that you try to tell a young quarterback that you don't have to win the game - but you can't lose the game. Don'tthrow the other team the ball. The guys that buy into that, they're the ones that are successful in the end. They gain in confidence and become pretty good players."

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger didn't need three years to gain comfort. He took over the starter's job as arookie for an injured Tommy Maddox in 2004, completed 66 percent of his passes for 2,621 yards and 17 touchdowns and helped lead the Steelers to the AFC Championship Game. Then the Steelers won Super Bowl XL in his second season.

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"I didn't know what was going on - I just ran around and threw to open receivers," Roethlisberger said, laughing. "Honestly, I got really lucky. I had a great group of guys around me. I laugh about it, but that was part of the thing - it was not really knowing, dropping back then going, 'Uh, make a play.'

"By Year 3, you should be doing better. If you struggled your first two years, by Year 3, you should be making improvements. It's tough the first two years - even the third year can be hard."

Former NFL quarterback Vinny Testaverde, who retired in 2007 after 21 seasons in the league, points out that Roethlisberger's first-year success isn't the norm for most young NFL quarterbacks.

"I think if you rush the quarterback in there too soon, a number of things can happen," Testaverde said. "No. 1, if he doesn't play well, you can ruin his mind-set and, really, destroy his career. He won't have the confidence to be the guy that you hoped he would be. There's a lot more learning for the quarterback than there is at any other position."

Film critic

Like many quarterbacks have done, Cutler spent the offseason reviewing tons of game film. He's his worst critic.

"It's weird, because you remember every single throw and exactly what you were thinking in the situation," Cutler said. "It's really good - especially the bad ones - to look at them.

"Did you get fooled by coverage? Was it just a bad throw or were your feet wrong? . . . You get to see a lot of different things."

Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said work ethic, coupled with playing experience, usually accelerate a quarterback's improvement.

"The thing that there is no substitute for is taking snaps," Shanahan said. "That's why I think most guys start to feel comfortable in that third year. Jay's been starting actually for about a year and a half, which is good.

"I think the third year of a person playing is when they become the most comfortable with the NFL, where they feel like they have the confidence level to compete with anybody. Jay studies. He's a worker, and we've given him a lot of reps through the offseason. He's taken advantage of it."

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer took advantage of a year's apprenticeship. Palmer was the first player selected in the 2003 draft. He didn't play one down during his rookie season. The next season, Palmer started 13 games, throwing for 2,897 yards with 18 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. In 2005, Palmer's third season, he helped lead the Bengals to an 11-5 record and the AFC North title and was named to the Pro Bowl.

"I think if you're in your third year of playing experience, that's when you make your strides as a quarterback and find out what kind of player you're going to be," Palmer said. "It's because you've been in different situations - third down, third andlong, red zone, two-minute offense, four- minute offense . . . all the different situations. You find out what you've got as a quarterback.

"I had a great quarterback in front of me to learn from, Jon Kitna. But you also can get thrown into a situation where there isn't somebody in front of you that can give the team a better chance to win."

On the same page

Like Roethlisberger, New England's Tom Brady enjoyed early success. After leading the Patriots to a Super Bowl win in his second season, Brady did it again in his fourth season. Eli Manning, in his fourth season, helped lead the New York Giants to a Super Bowl win in February.

"The guys that are in their fourth year, this is the time that they start to move forward and start to move up the ladder of greatquarterbacks in this game," former Washington Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann said.



"I think it's the fourth year. I think the first year, you learn to play professional football. The second year, you sort of getcomfortable with what you're doing offensively. The third year, you get a feeling for what defenses are doing.

"It really is three years, but it's that fourth year that you point at and say, 'Now he's arrived.' "

Edwards said there's no better feeling for a coach than knowing that a young quarterback has "figured it out" to the point where they begin to think alike during a game. The coach, Edwards said, can ask his quarterback to do more things.

Cutler is trying to develop that type of think-as-one chemistry with Shanahan.

"Mike's obviously got a wealth of knowledge and he's so far ahead of me in what he knows on the football field," Cutler said. "I've got a good feel for what he's thinking in certain situations, and more important, where he wants me to go with the ball."

The play-caller on the sideline, Elway said, "knows what you do best, what you feel most comfortable in and has experience with you running the offense. As a coach, you have a better idea of what to call in certain situations.

"I'm sure that Jay, with whomever is calling the plays, will get more comfortable. You have a sense of what to call and so you can get a head start on the mental concentration, thinking about what's coming next."

The Broncos are eager to see what comes next for Cutler. He has started 21 games in the league, showing flashes of brilliance at times, along with signs of being a work in progress.

"The first two years, you're learning a new offense, new terminology, new coaches . . . it's a new speed," Cutler said. "I feelcomfortable right now. I feel real comfortable."




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Denver Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler received more than 500 e-mails and letters following his April diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes.

Most of the encouragement came from kids between 8 and 15 who play sports with the serious but manageable disease.

One young fan's reassurance tempered by experience left Cutler smiling.

"One kid wrote an e-mail that said, 'Don't worry, you'll get your courage back,' " Cutler says. "A lot of kids get diagnosed each day who are under 8. I can't imagine their parents having to wake their 3-year-old up three times a night to prick their finger to check their blood sugar level.

"When I get things settled, I want to do something to help raise awareness, especially with kids."

He's already a role model — to teammates.

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The 25-year-old quarterback appears to be unaware of all the eyes on him during last week's four-day quarterback camp.

Eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey says Cutler's business-as-usual demeanor in coping with an illness that threatens 21 million Americans is paying unexpected dividends.

Wearing a wireless, small iPod-sized insulin pump during practices to regulate his blood sugar, teammates praise Cutler for his mental toughness.

They acknowledge that it's hard to sit out while Cutler is monitored before, during and after workouts by a trainer.

The Broncos are taking their cue from the third-year gunslinger who appears stronger and more mature despite life-altering news.

"Guys look at Jay and the way he's handled things and their problems don't seem half as bad," Bailey says. "I'm amazed at the way he's handled it. I thought he'd be freaking out right now. But he hasn't shown one sign of emotion.

"He hasn't missed a workout. Jay's a natural leader. He gets it."

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The former Vanderbilt quarterback is encouraged after learning how to control the illness responsible for 35 pounds mysteriously melting off his 6-3, 238-pound frame late last season.

Cutler has regained the weight, his energy and fastball.

"There's a lot worse things," he says. "It's manageable, something I'll be fine with.

"I'm excited just knowing I'm going to be a better quarterback this year. I had a good four days, making all the throws I was making early in my college career.

"Last year, I'd watch video the day after a game and say, 'I know I could make that throw.' But some deep balls floated."

He threw to former Vanderbilt teammate Earl Bennett during Bennett's March pro day. His zip was lacking. He was always tired.

Then on April 16, as part of his physical for the strength and conditioning program, he got the blood test that showed his glucose level was four times the normal level.

With Type 1 diabetes, the pancreas stops producing insulin required to metabolize sugar from food and convert it into glucose the body uses for energy.

He has a personal chef prepare low-carbohydrate meals. He also has a key sounding board.

His former Vandy quarterback coach Jimmy Kiser, 50, is a Type 1 diabetic since age 29.

"One day he was able to splurge and had a Snickers bar and Jay said, 'God, that tasted good,' " Kiser laughs. "The very day he learned his diagnosis, he bought some books and wasn't feeling sorry for himself. He's attacking diabetes head on.

"He's going to be a heck of a role model."

The third season is typically a growth-spurt year for Mike Shanahan-coached quarterbacks. Cutler has 29 touchdown passes in 21 starts since replacing Jake Plummer the last five games of 2006.

Cutler started 16 games last season and had 20 touchdowns with 14 interceptions, throwing for 3,497 yards despite fading to "Skin and bones," as business manager Marty Garafalo says.

Cutler won't be the first NFL quarterback to play with the disease. Wade Wilson, the Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks coach, was diagnosed in his fifth NFL season and went on to play 14 more.

The son of a teacher embraces an educator's role.

"Diabetes in general is getting out of control," Cutler says. "There's not enough information out there.

"It'll be easy for me to spread knowledge to help."

QBs IN THIRD SEASON UNDER MIKE SHANAHANYear Position Team QB (Yr.) Team

Rec. Playoffs Notes

1982 Off.Coord. Florida Wayne

Peace (3rd) 8-3 Bluebonnet Bowl (L) School-record 70.7 completion percentage

1986 Off.Coord. Denver John Elway

(3rd) 11-5 Super Bowl XXI (L) First Pro Bowl selection, ninth in NFL in passing yards (3,485)

1991 Off.Coord. Denver John Elway

(3rd) 12-4 AFC Championship Game (L) Pro Bowl, eighth in NFL in passing yards (3,253)

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Steve Young (3rd) 13-3 Super Bowl XXIX

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Head John Elway Super Bowl XXXII Pro Bowl, fourth in NFL in TD passes (career-high 27), sixth in NFL in

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos defensive end Elvis Dumervil has heard it before and heard it repeated over and over.

At 5-11, not tall enough to play defensive end. At 260 pounds, not big enough to take on offensive linemen.

Turns out, player personnel staffs were measuring the wrong part of Dumervil's game.

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"Everybody wants to measure him by his height," Broncos defensive line coach Bill Johnson said. "He has the qualities of what it takes to be a good pass rusher — long arms, big hands, quick feet."

"And he's strong," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan added.

Then, there are immeasurable qualities: will, desire, heart.

"I'm a guy who loves the game," Dumervil said. "I don't take anybody lightly. A lot of guys underestimate people. Not me. Any guy from a sixth, seventh rounder, a free agent, first rounder, I approach them the same way — that he's a Pro Bowler. But I think I can outwork the guy in front of me.

"I actually have a natural knack of wanting to kill quarterbacks. That's what I love to do."

If that wasn't apparent at Miami Jackson High when he compiled 60 sacks during his junior and senior seasons and if that wasn't apparent at Louisville after he had 20 sacks and an NCAA-record 10 forced fumbles in his senior season, it is apparent now after two seasons in the NFL.

Last season, Dumervil led the Broncos with 12½ sacks, tied for sixth best in the NFL. It was the highest sack total for a Bronco since 1999. In the past two seasons, just five players have accumulated more sacks than Dumervil's 21.

"I take pass rushing personally," Dumervil said. "You want to beat that guy in front of you. It's an all-out conscious effort. Sacks don't come easy. When you do get them, you really appreciate them."

Dumervil also forced four fumbles, two of which were returned for touchdowns. "There's no better feeling than getting a sack and a forced fumble," he said.

Every team passed on Dumervil in the 2006 draft, and the Broncos selected him the fourth round. He uses that as motivation. Dumervil doesn't just play with a chip on his shoulder: "I play with a brick on it," he said.

He looked to another undersized pass rusher, former Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas, for inspiration. Dumervil also wants to learn more about defensive end Fred Dean. Though Dean, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, was 6-3, he was considered small at 230 pounds.

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Heading into his third season, Dumervil is poised for another strong year, Johnson and Shanahan said.

"When you look at his production, it ain't a flash in the pan," Johnson said. "He's been consistent since the day he started playing. That's tangible evidence that this guy is a quality football player."

Said Shanahan: "He'll be one of the top defensive ends this year. I'll be surprised if he's not in that 15-sack range. You can tell he enjoys playing the game. It's one of the reasons why I think he'll have a heck of a year."

Another reason the Broncos are excited for Dumervil is the 24-year-old's improvement with the mental part of the game. Pairing his physical gifts with a deeper understanding of X's and O's should increase his effectiveness.

"He doesn't start playing the play when the ball snaps. He is playing the play once the huddle breaks," Johnson said. "His professionalism has grown. He's out there leading the pack. He's practicing with a lot of energy."

Dumervil displayed that intensity during drills against the offensive line in practice Monday. Dumervil beat his man and started running his mouth. Veteran center Tom Nalen didn't like that and threw a football at Dumervil.

"He just said, 'Be quiet, Elvis,' " Dumervil said.

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Friday, June 27, 2008 Education On Top By Adam ZinserDenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- He may not have broken any records or scored any touchdowns Thursday, but for Daniel Graham, it was a special day nonetheless.

The Daniel Graham Foundation held its first-ever charity event Thursday evening at Strings restaurant in Denver. Graham, a Denver native and University of Colorado alum, started his foundation after joining the Broncos in 2007, and the charity auction and dinner marked the culmination of all Graham's off-the-field efforts over the past year.

"I started the foundation when I came back here to Denver," Graham said. "I want to give back to the community to help kids out. I want to emphasize education and health."

Items from all around the world of sports were up for auction at the restaurant, with all of the proceeds going to Graham's foundation. Autographed jerseys, helmets and photos from the Denver Broncos, New England Patriots and University of Colorado were just some of the items auctioned off from the football realm. There were also pieces of autographed memorabilia from the NBA and MLB being auctioned off as well.

But Thursday night was just the beginning. Graham and his foundation will host the 2nd Annual Elite and Fundamental Football Campon Friday and Saturday.

When children from age seven to 18 attend this weekend's free football camp, they will of course gain excellent knowledge about what to do on the field, but the camp is about so much more than teaching kids the skills needed to succeed on the gridiron. More importantly, they will get tips on education, fitness and how to lead healthy lives.

One issue particularly close to Graham is asthma, which he has had since his freshman year of high school, and perhaps no one knows more about these issues than Graham's mother Marilyn, who helped elevate Graham to the status he has today.

"Daniel suffers from asthma," said the tight end's mother. "His heart's desire is to help children that have asthma. That's what kind of motivated this. 'Motivating youth from challenge to achievement.' That's our motto and that's what we're after with children sufferingfrom asthma."

Though Graham enters his seventh year in the NFL, asthma still affects his life today just as much as it did when he was first diagnosed.

"I still have it today," said the 6-foot-3, 257-pound Graham. "I'm on medication daily, so I still feel the effects. It's just important to show kids that there is a pro-athlete that has asthma and has worked through all the struggles. It's important for me to help little kids who have asthma so they understand that they can continue on with their dreams, and asthma won't be a big problem."

But perhaps the biggest issue close to Graham's heart is education, for without it one can never fully realize one's dreams. That is why his foundation will be distributing information on the SAT and ACT tests to high schoolers this weekend while also preaching theimportance of maintaining good grades to all the youth who attend the camps.

"Education is really important. I always tell kids, 'Don't let anyone shatter your dreams.' But reality is, not everybody makes it to where I

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am," Graham said. "Regardless of your goal, you always need education first before anything else happens. That is why I want to give kids more information about the SAT and ACT. That's a big part of education, and you can't go to college without them."

With the emphasis on education, it is only fitting that Graham held this event over the University of Colorado's alumni weekend. Several of Graham's former teammates and coaches from his days with Buffaloes were on hand to support the foundation, along with other notable CU alumni. Former Ravens, Bears and Steelers quarterback Kordell Stewart even stopped by to show his support.

"I would love to continue this every year and beyond the years of my football career," Graham said. "I just love to give back to the community, especially where I grew up. I want this foundation to run as long as I'm living, and I just want to see people help support what I'm doing."

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Hillis impressing Broncos Some call fullback the next Mike Alstott Daniel Williams, DDN Staff Writer Tuesday, July 29, 2008

They are already calling him the steal of the 2008 NFL draft and he has never played a down in the league. High praise for Denver Broncos rookie fullback Peyton Hillis, the team�s seventh round pick out of Arkansas. �I have always had the mentality to just want to hit someone, even in high school,� Hillis said at Broncos training camp Sunday. And that is exactly what Broncos� head coach Mike Shanahan loves about him. Hillis played five different positions at various times at Arkansas, including wide receiver and return man.

ProductiveHe gained more than 2,600 total career yards and had 23 touchdowns in three years at Arkansas, but he was overshadowed by Arkansas running backs Darren McFadden and Felix Jones, both first round NFL picks in 2008. Hillis paved the way to the end zone with exceptional blocking for both star backs, and he led the team in receptions with 49 last season. �I caught over 600 yards my senior year,� Hillis said. �I can do a lot of things. I am sort of a jack of all trades.�

Strong work ethicShanahan said he has yet to see much of Hillis on the field of yet, but he also said that during mini-camps and his time at Dove Valley, he has impressed other coaches with his work ethic. Hillis said he does not quite know where he will fit in yet with the Broncos, but he thinks there will be a place for him on the team. �Coach [Shanahan] told me I am going to have to block some people, and catch the ball a little,� Hillis said. Hillis is expected to turn into a full time fullback for Denver, similar to the days of Howard Griffin. NFL experts are calling him the next Mike Alstott, a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers multiple-time Pro Bowler. �He is country, a good-old-boy,� Broncos tight end Tony Scheffler said. �I just want to do whatever is needed of me, and I am going to work hard,� Hillis said. �I have a chip on my shoulder from being drafted so late. Hillis right now is battling a hamstring injury and did not practice yesterday.

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Darrell Jackson brings NFL career totalsof 487 catches for 6,942 yards and 50 touchdowns to the Broncos. This will behis ninth season. (John Leyba, The Denver Post )

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Bronco coming off "miserable" season

By Lindsay H. Jones The Denver Post


Long after most of the Broncos had retired to the locker room following a recent offseason workout,

Darrell Jackson just couldn't seem to leave the practice field.

He hung around for at least 15 more minutes, idly chatting with fellow wide receivers, slapping high- fives and tossing a football back and forth with his new teammates.

Consider it a promising new start for Jackson, who has joined his third team in three years.

The Broncos signed him to a one-year contract in April, shortly after Jackson was released after one season with San Francisco. Now he is competing to be Denver's No. 2 receiver behind Brandon Marshall and eager to prove he can produce as he did in his seven seasons with Seattle.

"Sometimes the best thing

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miserable."

Jackson, 29, said his year in San Francisco was the worst time in his career. As the 49ers' offense struggled — their passing game ranked last in the NFL in 2007 — so did Jackson's production. He caught only 46 passes for 497 yards and three touchdowns, all career lows for a season in which he played more than 13 games. The previous year in Seattle, Jackson caught a career-high 10 touchdown passes and was only 44 yards shy of his fourth1,000-yard season. A season before that he played in Super Bowl XL, catching five passes for 50 yardsin the first quarter of the Seahawks' loss to Pittsburgh.

Broncos coach Mike Shana-han said he looked at Jackson's numbers with Seattle — where he left ranked No. 2 in team history in touchdown catches, third in receiving yards and fourth in catches — not at what happened in 2007.

"I'm going more on what he's done in the past and how he's played in the past, and he hasn't disappointed us so far," Shanahan said. "He's a veteran who has a lot of confidence, and he should, based on the kind of production he's had."

Jackson and Shanahan pointed to plenty of reasons for the drop in production with San Francisco: A first-year offensive coordinator, injuries to the starting and backup quarterbacks, the adjustment to a new system.

Jackson, too, accepted some of the blame.

"I went through a depression stage, having never been in an offense like that and not being able to contribute," Jackson said. "Sometimes I was lackadaisical or something, and would lose focus, drop a few balls and stuff like that on short catches."

The low point, Jackson said, came Nov. 18 when the 49ers lost their eighth consecutive game. San Francisco won two games in December to finish 5- 11, and Jackson caught a touchdown pass in each of the team's final two games, but by then it was too late. When offensive coordinator Jim Hostler wasfired the first week in January and replaced by Mike Martz, it signaled the end of Jackson's brief tenure with the 49ers. The team signed veteran Isaac Bruce, who played for Martz in St. Louis, and dumped Jackson, who was slated to make $4 million in San Francisco. Jackson said his deal in Denver is worth about $2 million, including bonuses.

"I think this is the perfect opportunity for both parties," said Brian Mooney, Jackson's agent. "Darrell has the chance to go out and erase the memory of San Francisco. And I think Denver can really use Darrell."

Denver added veteran Keary Colbert from Carolina and Samie Parker from Kansas City in the offseason for more depth at the position. With Marshall still recovering from a serious injury to his right forearm, Jackson, Colbert and Brandon Stokley have taken most of the repetitions with the first-team offense during mini-camp.

"I think we've got good chemistry here," Jacksonsaid. "We've got guys who like to compete, guys who want to see other guys do good. When somebody makes a play, everyone else wants to go make a play."

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Broncos tight end goes by "Jack Nasty" in pursuit of career outside of football By Yvette Lanier The Denver PostArticle Launched: 08/04/2008 12:30:00 AM MDT

Walking off the Dove Valley fields after a draining practice at training camp, tight end Nate Jackson grabbed a mike — well, actually a bottle of sunscreen used as a prop.

The beat dropped. Bobbing his head with rhythm, Jackson no longer was a sixth-year player for the Broncos. He was "Jack Nasty." Jackson's alter ego was spitting a freestyle rhyme. The man breathes music.

"The first thing I do when I get out of bed in the morning is turn on the music," said Jackson, 29. "Before I go to bed, I turn on the music. It affects the way I view the world. It affects my hopes and aspirations about what I want to do in my life."

Jack Nasty, whose sound compares to the lyrically rich Eminem, hopes one day when he is done rocking the "Monday Night Football" stage, he will be rocking MTV's "TRL" stage.

Interscope Records isn't calling, and he's not about to quit his day job in the NFL, but his music could become more than a hobby in life after football.

Jackson has yet to make an album, but he has produced demo tracks at his home in Greenwood Village.

"I think at first appearance people may not take him seriously just because they're thinking that's another athlete that thinks he can rap or sing," said Broncos long snapper Mike Leach, Jackson's best friend. "But when they hear him, they'll take him seriously."

Before Jackson uttered the word touchdown, he was singing tunes such as the Noel Coward classic "Chase Me Charlie." Growing up in California, Jackson's home was filled with music. His mother used to sing and play the guitar, and his father was a big jazz fan. Proud Papa Jack was recording little Nate when he was in diapers.

"Nate from the beginning had a knack for expressing himself musically. He had a really beautiful voice from the time he could talk," said his brother Tom Jackson, who is a vocalist and guitar player in The Good Night, a rock band.

As a high school jock, Jackson said it wasn't hip then to sing. During his senior year he ignored peer pressure and jumped back into music. His friends called him Nasty Nate, but Jackson wasn't satisfied with that.

"Jack Nasty came to me, and I know it conjures up strange images in one's head," Jackson said. "It's really nothing dirty or strange. It's a name that rolls off the tongue — an alter ego when I get on stage and rock the mike."

Jackson had a brief stint in a hip-hop/rock band called Nasty Breeze, but he went solo three years ago. He said the group still gets together and collaborates.

Jackson hopes to bring meaning to his music and tries to differentiate himself from some of what he hears today.

"A lot of rappers these days are not really talking about anything socially conscious," he said. "They're talking about image, money and women. That's not what I'm about."

Jackson's mother, Marilyn, is supportive of his music.

"I don't know where the music will lead him," she said. "He has an outlet for the things he enjoys besides football."

Broncos tight end Daniel Graham isn't jamming in his car to Jackson's music, but he appreciates his teammate's efforts.

"He doesn't have too much presence over my other choices, but he is talented," Graham said.

Perhaps someday Graham and others will have the opportunity to hear an entire CD by Jack Nasty, but that remains an elusive goal.

Every offseason, I start to feel it again," Jackson said, adding that working on tracks is interrupted by working on the football field.

Football is his focus now.

"Training camp comes around. I just kind of start from square one every year," Jackson said. "It really takes for football to be over to go on to the next chapter, to be able to do my best stuff."

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Publish Date: 7/26/2008

A new man in the middleKoutouvides ready to tackle leadership role with Broncos

By Brian HowellLongmont Times-Call

ENGLEWOOD � For a middle linebacker, it seems that being an organizational leader would be a valuable quality.

So it seems only natural that the Denver Broncos entered training camp with Niko Koutouvides penciled in as the starter. He majored in organizational leadership and supervision at Purdue University.

�I�m a leader. Absolutely,� he said.

Koutouvides isn�t exactly flipping through his college textbooks to brush up on his skills, though.

�We�re going academics now?� he joked. �Leaders can�t really be taught. You�re a natural leader. Some lead by example, and some are more vocal leaders. I feel I do a little bit of both. I like to talk and get my point across, and also to make plays and show the guys, �Let�s get this thing going.�

�I don�t know if academics in college turned me into becoming a leader.�

Maybe not, but after four years in the NFL, Koutouvides is finally getting a chance to prove he can be a leader. The 27-year-old was signed by the Broncos on March 3 after four years with the Seattle Seahawks.

In 2004, Seattle selected Koutouvides in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. Since then, he has made his mark on special teams. His 60 special teams tackles from 2004 to 2007 rank seventh in the league during that span.

He hasn�t had a significant amount of playing time on defense, however. He started two games as a rookie and finished that season with 46 tackles and a sack. Since then, his time on defense has been limited: He�s had just six tackles in the past three years combined.

�When I got to Seattle, I didn�t really know what to expect in the league,� he said. �They had me rotating in with another guy every other series during a football game. It�s tough to get a feel for the rhythm on the offense. I wasn�t really happy about it, but as a rookie, you just do what you�re basically told.�

Koutouvides did well enough in his role with the Seahawks to draw the attention of the Broncos. In the offseason, when the opportunity to play more on defense with Denver arose, it was too good to pass up.

�It�s been a real long road,� he said. �I�ve been waiting for this opportunity for a while now, and it�s time to take advantage of it. I wanted to go somewhere I could compete for the starting (middle linebacker) position, and Denver was on my list. It just felt like the right place for me. Now it�s time to show what you�ve got.�

The last time Koutouvides had a chance to start full time, he was at Purdue. He was a first-team All-Big Ten Conference selection as a senior and made 222 tackles and picked off five passes in his final two years with the Boilermakers.

Koutouvides still has to win his job, however. He and Nate Webster, who started most of last season at strong-side linebacker, are the favorites to start in the middle.

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�What�s healthy for the NFL and healthy for the Broncos is competition,� Koutouvides said. �You�ve got to let the best man win the job, and that�s obviously the coaches� decision to make that happen. We all respect each other in this league, and we know competition is what makes a guy a starter.

�Looking at it from a coach�s point of a view, especially after the season last year, they�re going to pick the best 11 guys to be on that defense. That�s what it�s supposed to be. If it�s me or Nate, that�s for the team. It�s: Who is the better player for the Denver Broncos?�

Koutouvides is hoping he�s the best man for the job. He�s already got the leadership skills. Now, he�s got a chance to prove he can get the job done on the field.

�I know what basically I can do,� he said. �Now it�s just trying to show everybody what I can do on the field by making plays and getting guys lined up.

�The opportunity, I�m so grateful for it. You�ve just got to keep working hard and prove to the organization and to your peers that it was the right move on their part.�

Brian Howell can be reached at [email protected].

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Broncos' Larsen enduring emotional rideNiece's death, son's birth come while trying to make team By Lee Rasizer

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

It makes for a nice T-shirt slogan.

Football is life.

But it's untrue.

Experiencing death is life.

Celebrating birth is life.

And playing football while those affirming and devastating extremes are happening simultaneously only demonstrates how trivial the game can be in the broader scheme.

This is rookie Spencer Larsen's life.

His second son, Gunnar, was born Friday - the same day his 2-year-old niece, Kamber Ann, the victim of an accidental drowning in Mesa, Ariz., was buried.

Larsen took two trips home to deal with the spectrum of sorrow and joy in the first week of Broncos training camp.

On the field, he has struggled, understandably, to keep the edge necessary to attempt to stick in the NFL as a middle linebacker, given his personal story.

"What's really hard is putting so much importance into something when there's people grieving so much," Larsen said of his sporadic on-field work. "Myself included."

It began as an ordinary start to summer workouts.

Larsen, a sixth-round pick out of the University of Arizona, practiced July 25. He called his wife, Ann, afterward to check in, figuring that, only eight months into her pregnancy, he would be able to concentrate on the task at hand with limited disruption during the coming weeks.

But the harrowing news came the next day.

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Kamber, the third of his brother Ethan's four young daughters, was alive but in dire straits as she was transported to the hospital.

A panicked Larsen prepared to jump on a plane, with the Broncos' blessing, to offer his family support.

But a few hours later, Kamber was gone.

The baffling circumstances only added to the despair.

"She was playing outside with the hose, and my brother went out and told her, 'Hey, don't come out here anymore,' " Larsen said. "But the gate was completely blocked out in the pool area. So it's still a mystery to this day how she got through the gate. No one knows. Speculating only makes it worse."

Larsen described Kamber as the "life of the party" at every family get-together he had attended.

The child's innate curiosity still resonates in his mind's eye.

"She'd go out and get into everything and had no fear of stuff," Larsen said with a smile. "That's just how she was - a lot of fun."

It wasn't exactly business as usual as Larsen came back to Dove Valley for practice last week. Focusing proved very difficult in what's heavily a mental exercise, especially for a first-year player.

But because it's his chosen

livelihood, the linebacker made the difficult decision to skip the funeral and attempt to narrow his focus as best as possible on the field.

Then came the second panicked call.

This time, Ann had gone into labor, one month before her anticipated due date. And the funeral for Kamber was that very morning.

Larsen landed in Phoenix an hour late, missing Gunnar's entry into the world. But just seeing the newborn's face for the first time was salve for the sorrow he had been feeling for several days.

"There's things that happen that are mysterious sometimes," he said in assessing recent events. "I'm very religious, and I think that, when there are those times when there's complete difficulty and tribulation, you will be picked up and given a ray of sunlight.

"That's kind of how I see Gunnar."

It isn't all darkness on the field, either.

Despite his travails, Larsen has made an impression on the Broncos coaching staff, which has walked the tightrope between grading the rookie fairly for his on-field performance and being respectful of his family situation.

Larsen, 24, has been running with the third team at middle linebacker behind Nate Webster and Niko Koutouvides and playing on special teams.



"It has to take something out of him," linebackers coach Jim Ryan said. "You take that into account when you see what he's going through emotionally. But you still coach him."

Ryan called Larsen a "great kid" and a smart player with solid instincts, adding that nothing he has seen this summer has changed the opinions that led the Broncos to draft him in April.

But Larsen is different now. As he recounted his story, he spoke about the strangeness of all he and his family experienced Aug. 1 - a burial and a birth.

Losing Kamber, he said, "is never going to go away" for his family.

But, in a small way, Ann and Spencer Larsen have made sure their niece's memory will live on.

Gunnar's middle name is Kamb. It's a nod to a small girl who exuded life and left the world too soon.




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Paige-ing Brandon: Catch on

By Woody PaigeThe Denver PostArticle Last Updated: 08/06/2008 12:04:21 AM MDT

Yo, Brandon. On Sunday, Sept. 21, in presumably your first regular-season game of 2008 after your suspension (finally and formally announced Tuesday) ends, catch 15 passes for 215 yards and three touchdowns (including one on a 99-yard reception-run) to set personal and Broncos bests, go on to earn an invitation to the Pro Bowl, a 15-year career in Denver, $125 million, eventually, in overall salary and induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Then, thank me for the motivation, Brandon.

Several days ago, in his retirement speech, consummate pro Rod Smith expressed gratitude to me, of all people. "This guy inspired my career with one article" after the Broncos' first exhibition in 1995. What I wrote then was that after Smith signaled for fair catches twice on punts inside the 10-yard line, "I'm afraid Rod Smith will call for a fair catch on a swing pass."

Whatever it takes. My role in life is to help.

On Brandon Marshall's 24th birthday this year I wrote that he should "grow up," a suggestion with which many people, including Marshall the next day, agreed.

A few nights afterward, when Marshall was having dinner at a restaurant with Jay Cutler, the wide receiver left a voice mail on my cellphone requesting, in a good-natured way, that I get off his back.

All right, kid, I'll do it.

And here's what you do: Stay inbounds (off the field).

Humbly accept the punishment meted by Roger Goodell for your many transgressions. Seek counseling — and continue with it long-term — and meet the commissioner's other conditions so that you sit out two games, not three. Man up and settle the DUI court case on or before Sept. 16, five days before your first game.

Avoid at all costs (figuratively and literally) contact with your ex-girlfriend. Even though you fell in love in the eighth grade when you were a football star and she was a cheerleader, there comes a time, as you told her this year, that the two of you "have to move on."

Don't be hanging out at clubs all night (or ever), drinking and spraying champagne and creating a disturbance, then driving. Nothing good happens at 3 a.m. Don't surround yourself with questionable characters. They're not true friends if they lead or follow you to trouble. Don't play roughhouse with relatives or get into public arguments with them.

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Listen to your coaches, your teammates, your attorney, your counselor. Don't lie or alibi anymore about your actions, and take responsibility. Be smart, not stupid. Think: "Is this something my mother would be proud, or ashamed, of?"

Become a team leader and a team player. Be more concerned about victories than statistics. Never forget that a two-game suspension costs you about $56,000 in salary, but also could cost you a chance to be in the Pro Bowl and, more important, the Super Bowl. You may hurt your teammates more than yourself by not being able to participate in critical games against division rivals Oakland and San Diego. You will owe them in the later rematches.

Train even harder when you can't play, and visit the patients at Children's Hospital to see how fortunate you are.

Be the best you can this season. Maybe the Broncos will offer you a five-year contract extension for 25 times more money than your first contract ($2.03 million over four years).

Remember that most Coloradans are loving, caring and forgiving, and the adults and the youngsters are devoted, rightly or wrongly, to you, Carmelo and Tulo.

Do the right thing in the stadium and in the community, and you'll always be at home here.

Leave voice mails for the Broncos' former wide receivers and ask for their counseling, their advice, their support, their reasons for playing here, remaining here.

Haven Moses was traded to the Broncos, became the club's most dependable receiver and did a backflip, like a 10-year-old Pee Wee leaguer, on the field after the Broncos won the 1977 AFC Championship. He has never left. Haven gives his time and efforts to charities (he was featured this week in a newspaper photo in conjunction with a fundraising event), and when he had serious health problems, Broncos fans and Denver friends rallied around. Mark Jackson was drafted by the Broncos, became one of "Three Amigos," began a successful business and is a Broncos ambassador.

Rick Upchurch had his weak personal moments but overcame them and always will be adored. Steve Watson arrived as an unknown, but "The Blade" developed into a world-class receiver, a sharp executive and an assistant coach, now associate head coach, of the Broncos. Ed McCaffrey revived his football career in Denver, was hailed as "Ed-dee, Ed-dee," bought a home in Castle Pines and is a thriving entrepreneur and TV pitchman. Talk to Larry Brunson and Billy Van Heusen and the others who have done themselves and Denver proud.

And be guided wisely by your life coach Rod Smith, the greatest, who said at his retirement: "Don't let the past dictate your future."

Yo, Brandon, start anew, and nobody will be on your back. Everybody in Denver will have your back.

Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall, outracing the defense for a touchdown at training camp, has been "very impressive," cornerback Dre Bly says. "His focus has been great." Marshall could be hit with a suspension related to the NFL's personal conduct policy. (John Leyba, The Denver Post )

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Whatever fate awaits Brandon Marshall, there are signs he has grown.

Maturation is evident on the Dove Valley fields,

where the Broncos conduct their twice-daily training camp workouts. Aches and pains aren't keeping Marshall away from practice, as was the case a year ago. He is on time. He has seemed quieter than usual. He still has his charming, boyish, smile. He just hasn't displayed it as often.

No doubt, it has been a more subdued Brandon Marshall. About all the Broncos wide receiver has exhibited with greater regularity are flashes of unstoppable dominance.

"Very impressive," Broncos cornerback Dre Bly said. "His focus has been great. He's not letting any of that stuff affect him. I tell people that Brandon's not a bad guy. He's just been in the right place at the wrong time. Hopefully, the commissioner will give him another chance and not suspend him and he can be a threat for this team."

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Can improved on-field professionalism translate into off-field reform? Since leaving the NFL commissioner's office in New York nearly two weeks ago, Marshall has been living with an inescapable sense of impending doom.

Marshall was involved in numerous police-related incidents during a 12-month period that included three arrests but zero convictions. The commissioner, Roger Goodell, has proved he doesn't need a conviction to rule a player has

violated the league's personal conduct policy.

Based on Goodell's past rulings, there would not be shock if Marshall was suspended two to four games.

The Broncos make the case that Marshall should not be suspended. By rights, a player can only be fined, not suspended, for his first DUI arrest, which Marshall had last October. As for Marshall's domestic violence arrest March 6 in Atlanta, no formal charges have been filed nearly five months later.

Nevertheless, Goodell soon will notify Marshall of his decision. Marshall then will have the right to appeal. The uncertainty regarding Marshall's early- season status, however, has seemingly sharpened his resolve at training camp. Almost every day now, Marshall does something spectacular — he beat Bly on a deep route before hauling in a Jay Cutler touchdown pass Wednesday. And each time Marshall demonstrates his awe-inspiring athleticism, he reminds the Broncos of what they may lose.

"He is a big piece of this puzzle," said cornerback Champ Bailey, the star of the defense. "If he does have to miss some time, it's going to hurt us. Hopefully, people will step up."

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Broncos' McCree doesn't hit pause button Safety has to be quick on feet to get defense aligned, in right spots By Jeff Legwold, Rocky Mountain News Wednesday, August 6, 2008

ENGLEWOOD — He who hesitates is "in trouble," Broncos safety Marlon McCree said. "A lot of trouble. That's just bad, real bad. You have to line up and make a decision."

So when things got rearranged at safety for the Broncos - John Lynch was granted his release from the team last week - it was McCree who went from situational player to full time.

And it is McCree, one of the Broncos' most sought-after free agents in the offseason, who certainly faces plenty of expectations to do his part to repair a defense that struggled on many levels in 2007.

"He's an athlete - instinctive, smart, he knows (pass) routes," Broncos defensive coordinator Bob Slowik said. "Verbal, decisive and makes good open-field tackles.

"If you have a confident guy in that position, it kind of is contagious in the whole secondary. If you have a guy that's a little timid, maybe not real confident, that also creates a little doubt in other guys' minds about if we know what we're doing."

When the Broncos break the defensive huddle and get themselves aligned before the snap, McCree's voice is easily heard. As the free safety, he is expected to see where the offense lines up and adjust the Broncos' coverage calls accordingly.

He is expected to do it quickly, with little wasted time or motion.

"If you don't get that done, you're kind of playing hesitant, and that's not good, sound defense," McCree said. "I like to get the call out, get it early, and it helps everybody focus on their responsibility. It helps me, too - I get lined up, make my calls, so then I can analyze the field, see where my guys are at.

"You want to have a little more time to see where the threats are. I'm ready for that, I look forward to it. I thrive on that kind of pressure. I like being a guy people depend on."

Despite starting for Chargers teams the past two years that won the AFC West title at 14-2 and 11-5, McCree said he entered free agency earlier this year with the Broncos on his mind.

And with Slowik taking over play-calling duties on defense and with a reputation for more emphasis on speed in his scheme, the Broncos were shopping for safeties with McCree's kind of resume.

McCree fit because he can play - and has started - at both safety spots in his eight-year career. Teams have used him down near the line of scrimmage - he has also started games for Jacksonville, Houston and Carolina - while the Chargers usually used him in deep coverage.

But McCree said he wants to be in on the action, which is one of the reasons he asked the Chargers for his release despite their recent success.

"I told (the Broncos) I want to be down in the box more, to play in the run game, too," McCree said. "In San Diego, I was just deep, and I didn't really like that. I mean, you get bored, (it's the) fourth quarter and you haven't made a tackle. (Slowik) assured me both safeties were going to be involved in the run game and be interchangeable.

"I think I could have stayed in San Diego, but I had some personal mishaps with the new coaching staff. I thought it was best for both sides to just move on before it became anything more than it already was.

"I have nothing but respect for the organization. They treated me well, I treated them well, but it was justtime to move on."

When Lynch, a 16-year veteran who repeatedly has said he was promised a chance to compete for playing time in run and pass situations, was in camp, he lined up alongside Hamza Abdullah at the two safety spots on early downs.

McCree then would come in for passing situations, alongside Abdullah, with Lynch getting no snaps in the nickel (five defensive backs) or dime (six defensive backs) packages. That led to Lynch seeking his release - and McCree lining up on every down with the starters since.

From the Broncos' perspective, that could mean they are able to use an additional roster spot somewhere else or keep an additional special-teams player.

From McCree's perspective, it means he will have the kind of playing time he was seeking in his offseason hunt for a new team.

"I realized you want to go somewhere because careers are short, where you're going to have a chance to be in the playoffs," McCree said. "When Denver called, I was more than excited. People may not be talking about us or think too much of us right now, and that's OK. The more we can be under the radar, the better.

"But we're working hard. I mean, we know we're going to be good."

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Skinny on Moss ishe remains slim

By Jim ArmstrongThe Denver Post


Sometimes life isn't fair.

Take the case of Broncos defensive end Jarvis Moss. He'd love to have those 10 pounds teammate Montrae Holland is trying to lose.

Moss is at the other end of the spectrum from Holland: trying to gain weight, but can't. Moss was drafted at 245 pounds last year and, after an offseason of heavy eating and weight lifting, he weighs . . . 245 pounds.

"That's me," Moss said. "I'm naturally a slim dude, especially at this time of year when we're practicing two times a day."

Moss, whose target weight is 255, typically loses at least 5 pounds a practice. Yes, having that extra weight would help him fight off blockers in the running game, but he has resigned himself to being lean and mean.

"I really don't feel like it hurts me on the field," said Moss, who stands second on the depth chart at right defensive end. "Of course being a little bulkier and heavier could help me, but I just have to give great effort."

If you battle the bulge, you might want to skip the rest of this paragraph. All right, are we clear? Here goes: Moss eats three large meals a day, with snacks in between each, not to mention two protein shakes. But still, he can't add any weight.

"I've tried," he said. "Maybe it's the metabolism. Maybe it's just me. Maybe I just sweat more than others. I always want to try to put on weight, but this is me. I'm always going to be lean."

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Nalen is last champion standingCenter final player from title teams still with Broncos By Lee Rasizer

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

He survived his recent trip to an Orlando, Fla., resort with his family in tow.

Not Brandon Marshall - Tom Nalen.

"I avoided McDonald's bags and television sets," Nalen, the Broncos' longtime center, quipped in an interview earlier this week. "I'm very proud of that."

Here's something else that also potentially could elicit a sense of gratification from Nalen: With recent moves that have erased Jason Elam, Matt Lepsis and Rod Smith off the Broncos roster, he is the last link to the franchise's two Super Bowl-winning teams.

But Nalen isn't exactly doing handstands over that designation.

"I don't sit around with my feet up going, 'Yeah, I outlasted everyone,' " he said.

But facts are facts. Nalen is the only current Broncos player who predates the Mike Shanahan era. Wade Phillips was at the helm when Nalen was drafted in the seventh round in 1994 with the 218th pick.

Nalen, who will be 37 when he enters the season with 194 games under his belt, probably won't catch Elam (236) for most appearances by a Broncos player. At least he'll get an opportunity, considering he's 42 games short.

Nalen missed the final 11 games of the 2007 season with a torn right biceps but has been finished with rehabilitation for a couple of months and has resumed full workouts.

"There's nothing wrong with my arm anymore," he said.

In the meantime, Smith was placed on the reserve/retired list and almost certainly is done playing. Lepsis retired. And Elam signed a free-agent contract with the Atlanta Falcons.

"I thought Rod would play forever," Nalen said. "Jason, you can't outlast kickers, but Atlanta gave him more money.

"Matt," Nalen added with a laugh, "I figured I'd outlast him."

Nalen, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, chalks up much of his longevity to Shanahan being at the helm for 13 of

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his 14 seasons. During that period, he has seen countless teammates come and go - and not just from the 1997and 1998 squads that brought home the Lombardi Trophy.

"Rosters are constantly in turnover and it's bound to happen," he said of the constant flux. "I am surprised to still be playing here, but a lot of that is Mike's been the head coach here and if guys are producing, he keeps the guys around from those teams as long as he can."

Smith's bad hip forced him to step away from the Broncos. He always vowed the team would have to rip the name plate off his locker, and the severity of his injury forced the issue.

Lepsis and Elam were much different cases.

Lepsis rebounded from two serious knee ailments to become a top-flight NFL offensive tackle but eventually lost his passion for the game and wasn't satisfied with his level of performance.

Elam toyed with the idea of retirement when the Broncos didn't budge off essentially a one-year free-agent offer but eventually was wooed away by a $3.3 million signing bonus in a $9 million package from Atlanta.

"Jason's still playing and Matt's not. They're both equally happy," Nalen said. "I hope I'm as happy whether I continue playing or I retire."


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Pittman: "I've matured." (David Zalubowski, The Associated Press )

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Pittman says he's changed; Shanahan and fan back him up

By Mike KlisThe Denver Post


Todd Sauerbrun, the jilted former Broncos punter, had just finished plea-bargaining to a lesser charge in a Denver courtroom last week when he stopped to scoff at his old team's desire to replace bad characters with good.

"The guys I've seen them pick up, you're going to tell me those are good character people?" Sauerbrun told reporters. "I think not."

These reports were naturally followed by references to the Broncos' recent signing of Michael Pittman, a veteran running back who in 2001 and 2003 was arrested in domestic violence incidents involving his wife.

"I don't know if it was temper as (much as) it was (being) new in the marriage," Pittman said this week. "I was used to do everything on my own, not having to share my life, and making bad decisions. I've matured.

"I'm 32 years old now. I go around and talk to kids about it. Go to high schools. I speak at seminars. I talk about making right decisions. My

wife and I are still together. We're in love. We've moved on from it and we're stronger from it."

From Florida, Travis Sullivan read how Pittman's past transgressions were becoming an unfair, blanket description of the man he had come to admire. Sullivan came to know Pittman six yearsago during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' training camp. Sullivan had written a letter to Pittman, enclosing a $100 check to cover his request for an autographed jersey for his 6-year-old son, Ryan.

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Pittman sent back the check with the autographed jersey, then had tickets waiting for Ryan and his family for every home game. After each game, Pittman always handed Ryan his game gloves. To this day, Pittman and Ryan stay in touch.

"It's tough for me to put into words what I feel about him as a person for what he's done for my family," Travis Sullivan said. "There's people you read about in the paper and draw your own conclusions about who they are and what they are, but until you really get to know somebody, you probably don't know them."

Broncos coach Mike Shanahan compared Pittman's character to that of veteran receiver Rod Smith. Despite a domestic violence charge in 2000, Smith was able to restore his honorable reputation through his strong work ethic, professionalism and selflessness.

"There's a lot of similarities between Rod and Michael Pittman," Shanahan said. "I think once people get to know Michael Pittman, they're going to find out this is a guy of strong character."

Pittman said he attended court-ordered classes because of his past transgressions, but he became a better person through his will to change.

"You have to want to change your ways, the way you think," he said. "At the time, I was younger, I had a me-against- the-world-type attitude. Now, when we get in some type of argument, we

talk it out until we reach some type of decision, and we move on."


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Former CU offensive tackle Tyler Polumbus hits the weights in hopes of making his mark with the Broncos. (Brian Brainerd, The Denver Post )

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Tyler Polumbus never knew being overlooked in the NFL draft could be so exciting.

Within minutes of the draft's conclusion, Polumbus' phone started ringing . . . and ringing . . . and ringing. He wasn't deemed worthy of a draft choice, but suddenly he was being pursued by teams throughout the league.

Talk about your surreal moments. The final pick had barely been made and Polumbus, an offensive tackle, found himself talking to

Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy, who beat Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher to the punch by a few seconds.

"I had Coach Fisher on hold for 10 or 15 minutes while I was talking to Coach Dungy," Polumbus said. "That was a really weird feeling knowing I had another NFL coach on hold. I definitely wasn't prepared for that moment."

So whose sales pitch did Polumbus select? Neither.

The Broncos had called during the draft and Polumbus, who grew up in Denver and played at Colorado, jumped at the chance to join his favorite team. But first he had to let out a huge sigh of relief.

The unusual twists and turns didn't start with the phone calls. For Polumbus, they began in the seventh round, when he went from dreaming of being drafted to hoping beyond hope that he wouldn't be.

"It's a bizarre situation," Polumbus said. "I was praying I wouldn't get picked up. I didn't want to go to a place where I didn't want to be."

For undrafted free agents, it's all about the opportunity, about being in the right place with the right team at the right time. They can honestly say it's not about the money.

Polumbus signed for slightly more than $20,000. Former Colorado State quarterback Caleb Hanie, meanwhile, received $5,000 to sign with the

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Chicago Bears. They should consider themselves fortunate. The St. Louis Rams don't give signing bonuses to undrafted free agents. They'll give them an advance on offseason workout expenses and camp per diems, but that's it.

Ability to pick their teams

Like Polumbus, Hanie spent the latter stages of the draft on the edge of his seat. But Hanie was hoping to be selected, especially after hearing draft junkie Mel Kiper Jr. talking up his potential during ESPN's draft coverage.

"You just want to hear your name called," Hanie said. "Obviously, if I had been drafted by the Bears, I would have felt better. With that said, I'm happy for the opportunity. In a way, it was better that I went undrafted because I feel confident I'm with a team that has confidence in me."

Hanie and Polumbus were like every other undrafted free agent on draft weekend. By the time Sunday afternoon arrived, they and their agents had pored over every team's depth chart in search of the best opportunity. Then it was a matter of waiting for the phone to ring and finding a match.

At 6-feet-7, 315 pounds, Polumbus knew he wouldn't be a fit with teams who employed massive tackles. He and his agent, Boulder- based Tom Mills, had targeted the Broncos, what with Mike Shanahan's preference for lean linemen. When the Broncos used their first- rounder on Ryan Clady, but didn't draft another tackle, the opportunity arose.

Hanie knew the Bears were interested, having talked to team officials and taken a physical in Chicago in the weeks preceding the draft. And he knew their quarterback situation was unsettled, with embattled starter Rex Grossman and backup Kyle Orton toward the end of their contracts.

"It's a good situation," Hanie said. "Obviously they

could both do well this year, and they could keep them both. If one of them struggles, they could decide they don't need one of them, and it opens up a roster spot for a guy like me. There are a lot of different scenarios."

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Back in the day, Polumbus and Hanie may not have gone undrafted. Instead of being called free agents, they would have been labeled late- rounders.

"Tyler probably would have been an eighth- round pick in the old days," Mills said. "A lot of guys are like that. They're free agents because the draft is only seven rounds."

That helps explain why undrafted free agents are making such a major impact in today's NFL. Part of it is pure numbers. The NFL pared the draft to seven rounds from 12 in 1994, meaning dozens of players who would have been selected in earlier years went undrafted.

It's more than that, though. The salary cap and the practice squad, both relatively recent phenomenons, have served to create opportunities for developmental-type players that weren't there in previous generations.

NFL teams always have given the benefit of the doubt to younger players deemed to be on a par with high-salaried veterans. But that practice is more prevalent now because of the salary cap. With teams spending the bulk of their cap on star-caliber starters, the bottom of NFL rosters typically are filled with young players making at or near the league minimum.

"It's a necessary part of doing business," Mills said. "Teams want competition. And even if a young player doesn't make the roster, he forces the other player to play better."

Unlike a veteran, not making the roster isn't the end of the road for an undrafted free agent. The practice squad has become a haven for such players. It gives teams extra time to develop prospects who went undrafted for any number of reasons. Some were undersized and others were switching positions. Or they played at a small school or were injured in college.

Rod Smith fit all of those descriptions. He played quarterback at Missouri Southern before making the switch to wide receiver. He injured his knee in college and needed to get stronger to have a chance to play in the NFL.

The rest is history. Smith is a certain Broncos Ring of Famer, as is Tom Nalen, another member of Denver's practice squad, class of 1994.

Talented players make mark

Not that Smith is the only undrafted free agent to make it big in the NFL in recent years. Neither of the Pittsburgh Steelers' past two team MVPs, Willie Parker or James Harrison, was drafted. Nor were Shaun O'Hara and Rich Seubert, two key members of the New York Giants' offensive line.

The list goes on and on. Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, he of the $66 million contract, was bypassed on draft weekend. So was San Diego's Antonio Gates, a former basketball player at Kent State who has become the standard of the industry among NFL tight ends. Then there's Indianapolis' Jeff Saturday, arguably the best center in the game.



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According to NFL.com , the 12 playoff teams in 2007 had 167 undrafted free agents on their rosters. Some, like Polumbus, received $20,000- plus to sign, not bad considering last year's final draft pick, Alabama cornerback Ramzee Robinson, got $24,900 from Detroit. Others got little more than a plane ticket and a T-shirt.

Such is life for undrafted free agents.

"Anytime you get into five figures, there's some competition involved," Mills said. "If there's one team on the line, you've got your hand out. It's better than not getting a contract. At least you've got a chance. That's all you can ask for."

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Best in Broncos history

Denver Post staff writer Jim Armstrong picks the best free agents to don a Denver uniform:

1. Rod Smith, WR

1995-2006: Owns every receiving record in NFL history for undrafted free agents.

2. Rich Jackson, DE

1967-72: Became one of NFL's most feared pass rushers in Denver.

3. Bob Swenson, LB

1975-83: Randy Gradishar wasn't the only star of

the Orange Crush LB corps.

4. Goose Gonsoulin, S

1960-66: Ring of Famer had 43 INTs in seven seasons.

5. Joe Rizzo, LB

1974-80: A diamond in the rough. He played at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

Let freedom ring

Denver Post staff writer Jim Armstrong picks the five best undrafted free agents in NFL history and the five best from state colleges:

BEST IN NFL HISTORY

1. Kurt Warner, QB, Rams: OK, so his career has leveled off, but give him his due. He won two MVP awards.

2. Willie Wood, CB, Packers: Anchored Packers' secondary in the 1960s with fellow Hall of Famer Herb Adderley.

3. Warren Moon, QB, Oilers: Had to take his act to the CFL before the NFL establishment would accept him as a quarterback.

4. John Randle, DT, Vikings: Likely future Hall of Famer played in seven Pro Bowls, ranks fifth all time with 137 1/2 sacks.

5. Joe Jacoby, OT, Redskins: At 6-feet-7, 300



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Jason who? Prater impresses

Without Elam, the Broncos' kicking game is looking good with the second-year pro. By Terry Frei The Denver PostArticle Launched: 08/03/2008 12:30:00 AM MDT

Matt Prater's kicks at Broncos training camp Saturday didn't follow "Toro!" rushes to get the field-goal unit on the field in the final seconds of a real game.

Rather than thousands jammed into a stadium and passing beers down the row, the spectators numbered in the hundreds at Dove Valley, and they lounged on the grassy knoll and passed around No. 30 sunblock.

So it's not as if these were supreme tests, or the sort that kickers must pass to remain gainfully employed in the NFL.

Yet Prater continued his impressive work in the relatively low-pressure, dog days of summer. On Saturday, he went 11-for-11 in field goals in scrimmage-type conditions, successfully hitting a 68-yarder and then drilling the pressure's-on, simulated last-second kick from 54 yards out that allowed coach Mike Shanahan to immediately call an end to the day's single practice.

The 68-yarder cleared the crossbar with plenty of room to spare, and if the practice had been televised, the guys in the booth could have said it would have been good from Castle Rock.

"I didn't even know we were going to go back that far today," said Prater, the second-year pro from Central Florida. "It was a surprise to me. It wasn't on the script."

For camp, Prater is 32-for-35 in the live work. The situation can change quickly when the lights come on, so to speak, but at this point, the Broncos' decision to have him as the only place-kicker in camp and all but handed the job as Jason Elam's successor seems justified.

"What impressed you the most? Not missing or the 68-yarder?" Shanahan playfully asked during his post-practice media session.

"I kind of liked the last one, to be honest with you, with all the pressure on him, game-winning field goal, three seconds left. He's been doing that pretty consistently since he's been here, so it doesn't really surprise anybody. But it's sure nice to see him do that."

Prater said that kicking the simulated game-winner "felt good, just to show the team that I can do it, to give them some confidence in me. So in the game, when I do have the chance to have the game-winner, they expect me to make it and not be thinking, 'Flip a coin.' . . . Until I do it in the game, there's still going to be questions. But hopefully, I'll get the opportunity and do well in the games."

After he finished up at Central Florida, where he was a teammate of Brandon Marshall, Prater was in Detroit's camp in 2006 but was cut near the end of the preseason. Last year, he was waived at Miami and Atlanta before joining the Dolphins' practice squad in mid-November, then ultimately signing on with the Broncos to kick off for the final two games.

Prater said his stint with the Broncos at the end of the season "helps me out a lot. Seeing Jason Elam hit the game-winner (in overtime) against Minnesota, seeing his approach to it, what he was doing from the sidelines, I kind of learned from him. I think of what he did and try to bring it into my game."

Prater said Elam "just seemed to calm. One thing I learned is that when you're coming out for a field goal, instead of just going right where the spot of the ball is, stay around the 50, and you can visualize kicking a field goal and you can see the uprights better."

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By Lindsay H. Jones The Denver Post


Dewayne Robertson wants to clear something up. His left knee is just fine, thanks for asking, and he doesn't understand why everyone seems to care so much.

"It really kind of blew me away this offseason,

because my whole career, I only missed two games, and that wasn't because of my knee, it was because of a high thigh bruise," said Robertson, the veteran defensive tackle the Broncos acquired in a trade with the New York Jets in April. "This offseason, it just got blown out of proportion. Everyone is making a big deal about the knee, but I've been fine."

The fuss may have come from the fact that Broncos coach Mike Shanahan told reporters shortly after the trade that Robertson's knee didn't pass the physical performed by team

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doctors. Or that Robertson was held out from several days of a passing camp in May and a mini- camp in June and has been restricted to one practice a day during training camp.

Robertson bristles at questions about the knee, though those questions will go away if he transitions into Denver's defense as well as coaches are hoping. The knee pain, a chronic problem since he was in college at Kentucky, didn't keep him offthe field with the Jets. He started all but five games — and played in all but three — since the Jets drafted him No. 4 overall in 2003.

Still, Robertson never met the lofty expectations set for him in New York, especially not after he was converted into a nose tackle in Eric Mangini's 3-4 defense for the past two seasons. At 6-feet-1 and 308 pounds, Robertson wasn't bulky enough to fill the middle of the line, and he wasn't surprised when the Jets looked to trade him.

Figuring he would no longer be a Jet, he looked for a team running a 4-3 defense, as Denver does.

"When I took the visit here to Denver, they told me the scheme, how they do things and how they run the defense, and they made it clear I would fit perfectly in that scheme," Robertson said.

Robertson is a projected starter for the Broncos, though they likely will rotate other tackles in as well, including Kenny Peterson, Marcus Thomas and Alvin McKinley. That rotation could keep the Broncos from owing the Jets anything in the trade. Only if Robertson plays more than 65 percent of the time will Denver have to give the Jets an undisclosed draft pick next year.

For now Denver coaches aren't concerned with how many snaps Robertson plays, but how he can help fix a run defense that ranked 30th in the NFL in

2007.

Here Robertson will be a "one-gap" tackle — his natural position, defensive line coach Bill Johnson said, because of his combination of speed and strength. He was clocked at 4.8 seconds in the 40- yard dash at the NFL scouting combine in 2003, despite weighing about 16 more pounds than he does now.

"This is much better for him, because I can go back to when he was in college and I studied him," Johnson said. "When you play him in a head-up position, you negate some of that quickness and power."

Safety Marlon McCree, also in his first year with the Broncos, played with Robertson for two years at Kentucky and said it isn't just Robertson's physicalabilities that should help the Denver defense.

McCree said Robertson, normally mild-mannered and polite, has a nasty side that emerges only on the field. McCree noticed that attitude as soon asRobertson arrived in Lexington, Ky., as a heralded freshman out of Memphis, Tenn., in 2000.

"He was man amongst boys," McCree said. "He was a gentle giant, because he could be so respectful off the field, but man, when he got on the field, he rag-dolled people, just tore people to pieces."

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2008


Broncos rookie WR looks to make impact

By Brian HowellLongmont Times-Call

ENGLEWOOD — There were plenty of big-name receivers available at the NFL Draft in April when the Denver Broncos went on the clock with the 42nd pick.

Early Doucet, DeSean Jackson, Dexter Jackson, Malcolm Kelly, Mario Manningham and Limas Sweed were all sitting there, ready to hear their names called.

All of them remained available after the Broncos took the lesser-known Eddie Royal, a short, speed-burning receiver from Virginia Tech.

“I wasn’t surprised,” Royal said of being taken ahead of where he was projected to go. “I worked hard in the offseason, whether it was the combine, the Senior Bowl, the interviews. I came out and showed them how much I love football and how much I could play.”

Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan has said all along that Royal was the man he wanted. So far, it’s easy to see why.

“He has a lot of talent, a lot of confidence,” Shanahan said. “We know what he can do when the ball is in his hands with the punt returns and the kickoff returns. He’s got a burning desire to make the starting lineup. He is very impressive.”

Royal is already listed atop the depth chart at punt returner and kick returner. He’d like to work his way into the regular rotation at receiver, too.

“I just want to show them that I’m an all-around football player,” Royal said. “I don’t want to be labeled as anything. I just want to come out and show them every day that I’m a consistent, reliable receiver.”

Royal, who, at 5-foot-10, 182 pounds is the smallest receiver on the Broncos roster, has heard the criticisms before.

“I’ve heard it all,” he said. “‘He’s just a returner. He’s small.’ You use negatives and turn them into positives.”

He’s already making an impression as a receiver, but there’s no question he comes into his rookie year with the Broncos wanting him to excel as a returner.

“Because of his experience, he really shows great awareness, besides all of his physical attributes,” Broncos special teams coach Scott O’Brien said.

O’Brien and Shanahan rave about Royal’s speed, but there’s more to him.

“No. 1, it’s being able to be very elusive in a short area,” O’Brien said. “He has that physical ability because he’s not a stiff athlete. No. 2, he has the awareness after he catches the ball, which puts him a step ahead of everything. With that comes a lot of instincts and great eye control, and he has demonstrated that, in college on film and even out here with us.”

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Royal returned 10 kicks for touchdowns in high school, and he had three return touchdowns (all on punts) at Virginia Tech.

“Being a return man is just going out and making plays,” he said. “You’ve got to be a play maker to be a returner, and you’ve got to want it. You’ve got to want to score every time you touch the ball.”

O’Brien said Royal is a rare athlete because he’s good at returning punts and kickoffs.

“It is harder to catch punts than it is kickoffs because the ball is spinning and breaking on punts as it’s going up and coming down,” O’Brien said. “Kickoffs are usually end over end and usually on line. There’s been great, great kickoff returners that could never punt return. He can do both, no question.”

Royal is hoping to prove he can catch passes, too. But, whether he’s lining up as a receiver, punt returner or kick returner, Royal is pleased to be with the Broncos.

“Every day I have to come out and prove what I can do,” he said. “Ever since I was a little kid, I dreamed of being here. I think you have to think that way. You have to have faith in yourself that you can get here. It’s no surprise to me. It’s what I’ve been working for my whole life. Now I’m just living my dream.”

Brian Howell can be reached at [email protected].

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When Goodell suspends, Royal's the key to first "W"

By Terry FreiThe Denver PostArticle Launched: 08/05/2008 12:30:00 AM MDT

If Brandon Marshall . . .

No.

Make that when Brandon Marshall sits out the first two games of the season against the Raiders and Chargers, one of the Broncos' alternatives will be to plug rookie Eddie Royal into that wide receiver spot, opposite Darrell Jackson.

If that's the way they go, rather than sliding Brandon Stokley or Keary Colbert into the position, the Broncos will be hoping for a reprise of how the last great Denver wide receiver-return man broke into the league.

In 1975, Rick Upchurch, now a casino host in Mesquite, Nev., caught a 90-yard touchdown pass, scored on an end-around and accounted for 286 total yards as the Broncos beat the Chiefs 37-33 in the season opener at Mile High Stadium. Ultimately, in his rookie season, he had four TD punt returns.

By the time his nine-season career ended prematurely because of a neck injury, Upchurch — whose girlfriend during his early days as a Bronco was University of Denver graduate student Condoleezza Rice — had eight career punt returns for touchdowns, held or shared seven NFL career punt-return records, and had been a solid and electrifying threat in the passing game as an alternating wide receiver.

Upchurch was listed at 5-feet-10 and 170 pounds; Royal, the Broncos' second-round draft choice this year from Virginia Tech, is listed at the same height and 12 pounds heavier. For brief stretches only, defensive backs Darrien Gordon and Deltha O'Neal were significant return threats, but there hasn't been another Upchurch — whether that means as a long-term game-breaker in the return game or as a dual return-receiving threat — in a quarter-century.

"I want to be in this game as a full-time receiver and also as a return man," Royal said Monday, with NFL commissioner's Roger Goodell's decision about Marshall's suspension still pending. "I've set big goals for myself."

Royal was versatile at Virginia Tech, playing wideout and in the slot, and was the Hokies' all-time leader in all-purpose yards. When the Broncos used the 42nd choice in this year's draft on him, the immediate focus was on his return skills. But in the offseason work and the early stages of this limited-contact training camp, he has impressed as a wide receiver, including when he made a couple of impressive deep catches Monday morning. He made a point of emphasizing that both Marshall and Stokley have been helpful. The best-case scenario for the Broncos is that he draws favorable comparisons to Upchurch in the historical realm and to the Bears' Devin Hester in contemporary discussions.

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"The Broncos spoke a lot about me being a return man," Royal said. "But they wanted me to learn the slot and learn anything I can from Stokley there. I hope I have a chance to play. I want to come in and make an immediate impact, no matter what I'm doing, whether that's as a return man or a wide receiver."

Royal also is getting on the same wavelength with quarterback Jay Cutler. "He's added his helmet and shoulder pads into the collection I have to carry," Royal said with a laugh. "It's going well so far, and I'm looking forward to building that chemistry."

Royal said the imminent confirmation of Marshall's suspension won't change his outlook.

"I'm just coming out there and preparing every day like I am the starter, anyway," he said. "You have to prepare and practice that way. I think that's the way all the receivers have to think, because you never know. Whenever your number is called, you need to be ready."

If the Broncos open the season without Marshall the way his last name ends — L, L — they're on the road to disaster. Royal can help avert that. I don't agree that the major key to the stretch is the Monday night opener at Oakland, a stance that is based on the theory that the Broncos probably would lose to the Chargers in the second week at home, anyway. Rather, if this indeed is going to be a turnaround season, with the Broncos rejoining the playoff field, they need to reassert dominance at home, and that includes against the Chargers.

Given how the first two weeks can set a tone — last year's 2-0 start was achieved in such shaky fashion it didn't inspire much confidence — it would be monumental if the Broncos can do more than just survive Marshall's absence.

An immediate return on their Royal investment would make that more possible.

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By Jim Armstrong The Denver Post


Eddie Royal, left, heads down the sideline after catching a pass with Jack Williams in pursuit during training camp. (AP | David Zalubowski)

Happens every year. Some rookies show up bigger than advertised at training camp.

This year's biggest surprise? That would be Eddie

Royal, the Broncos' second-rounder from Virginia Tech. As much as the coaches like this rookie class from top to bottom, Royal easily has generated the most buzz.

Royal was drafted first and foremost to upgrade the Broncos' return game. But he's showing with each passing day that he's capable of contributing as a receiver, too.

"He's fast and he's quick," said Broncos cornerbackDre Bly. "I've been telling guys, having had a chance to be with Az Hakim in Detroit and St. Louis, he's another version of him, with more speed. ... With the kind of player he is, he's a gadget guy, he's a reverse guy, a guy who can go deep, a guy who can catch screens."

A slot receiver, in other words. At 5-foot-10 and 182 pounds, Royal profiles as a classic slot receiver, much like veteran Brandon Stokley. Then again, Mike Shanahan said on draft day that Royal was the best receiver in the draft at beating man-to- man bump coverage.

Whether he eventually gets some snaps at wide receiver or not, Royal has made a huge impression during his first NFL camp. He looks the part of a player who's going to help the Broncos for years to come.

Some rookies struggle to make the transition from college to the pro game. Not Royal. He was asked Wednesday if he had had a moment in camp when he felt overwhelmed.

"You can't think like that," said Royal. "You nevercan think like that. You always come out and put your best foot forward, and that's what I'm trying to do."

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Tony Scheffler attempts to work way up depth chart at tight end.

By ARNIE STAPLETONTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS August 06, 2008 02:59 am

ENGLEWOOD - For the second straight spring, Denver Broncos tight end Tony Scheffler ran

a routine route at minicamp, planted wrong and felt a searing jolt in his right foot.

Last year, he recovered from the fracture to catch 49 passes for 549 yards and four

touchdowns, but he didn’t catch a single pass the first month of the season and spent all

year playing catch-up.

Not wanting to wait so long for him to return to form this year, Scheffler and the Broncos

embarked on an aggressive treatment plan that included a walking boot, new orthotics and a

bone stimulator to speed healing.

It seems to have worked.

Running full-speed without any discernible aftereffects, Scheffler has shined at training

camp. On Tuesday, he sneaked behind the secondary and hauled in a 50-yard bulls-eye

from quarterback Jay Cutler.

Now, his goal is to supplant Nate Jackson, who’s been lining up with Daniel Graham in two

tight-end sets.

Scheffler acknowledges that he’s bothered by being Jackson’s backup but also realizes he

still has work to do.

‘‘You’ve just got to keep playing better and hopefully play yourself back into that huddle and

until then, you’ve just got to keep making plays,’’ Scheffler said.

‘‘Yeah, I mean, that’s the goal is to get back out there with Jay.’’

Scheffler, a fourth-round draft pick out of Central Michigan, had a slow start to his rookie

season, when he struggled to make the adjustment to the NFL. But he caught four

touchdown passes in the last month after Cutler supplanted Jake Plummer as the starter with

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five games to go.

The Broncos are counting on the Cutler-Scheffler combination working early on as they

brace for the NFL’s punishment of wide receiver Brandon Marshall, whose repeated arrests

over the last year resulted in a three-game suspension to start the season.

‘‘Brandon, he makes five or six (great) plays every practice. So, he’s definitely our go-to guy

and we’re going to miss him those first couple of games,’’ Scheffler said. ‘‘But we’ve got guys

who are going to step up. We’ve got veterans in Keary Colbert and Darrell Jackson and

we’ve got a young Eddie Royal, who’s having a great camp. So, we’ve got guys who are

going to step up and once Brandon gets back, it’s full steam ahead.’’

Scheffler, who has posted 607 of his 835 career yards (73 percent) and all nine of his career

TDs in the second half of the season, trusts he and Cutler can get things going from the start

this time.

‘‘If you take a look at what I’ve done toward the second half of each season, you would hope

that I could start off that way and kind of carry that throughout the whole season,’’ Scheffler

said. ‘‘That’s something I’ve wanted to do, trust me, and something I’m planning on doing,

just staying healthy, staying ahead of the game and just kind of naturally let everything take

place.

‘‘And I think that’s a reasonable goal for me to be up there among the top tight ends’’ in the

league.

Unlike a year ago, Scheffler said he’s pain-free at this training camp and not thinking about

his foot.

‘‘I think it’s definitely behind us,’’ he said.

And he can’t wait for the Broncos’ first preseason game at Houston on Saturday night.

‘‘I’ve got to play well this season to prove I want to get a part of this,’’ he said.

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Broncos' track record bodes well for rookie Torain

By Bill Williamson ESPN.com ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Ryan Torain's eyes were caught by the television. It was the fourth pick of the fifth round in April's NFL draft. He noticed that Denver, the team of choice for every college running back, was on the clock.

Torain's mind predictably started to envision 1,000-yard rushing seasons with the Broncos. Suddenly, he was brought back to the draft board by the sound of his ringing cell phone. He looked at the incoming call. There it was.

"It was a 303 [area code] number," Torain said. "I knew the call was coming from Colorado. I have a couple of friends from Colorado and I know the 303 is in Colorado. I was hoping it was the Broncos and not my friends calling."

Indeed, running back heaven was calling.

"I picked up the phone real quick and the voice on the other end said, 'Are you ready to be the next star running back for the Denver Broncos?'" Torain recalled of his brief conversation with a Broncos personnel official. "I said, 'Yes' and I've been smiling ever since."

With the 139th pick of the 2008 draft, the Broncos took Torain, a rugged running back from Arizona State. Even though he was drafted in the fifth round, Torain has a legitimate chance to make an impact this season. He is a prototypical Broncos running back. He hits the hole quickly and he's a downhill runner. He fits in Denver's zone-blocking scheme.

The Broncos using a fifth-round pick on a running back is the equivalent of any other NFL team selecting a tailback in the second round. After all, the Broncos have made a living out of scoring with late-round running backs. Terrell Davis was a sixth-round pick, as was Mike Anderson. Mike Bell and Selvin Young became contributors in the past two years after both were picked up as undrafted free agents.

Torain, whom Denver took with the draft choice acquired from AFC West-rival Oakland for defensive tackle Gerard Warren last August, is now part of Denver's running back consortium. And that means he has a chance to be the team's leading rusher this year. Yes, even as a fifth-round pick. Torain will be in the Broncos' camp, so he has a chance to be the top running back. That's how it works in Denver.

In Mike Shanahan's running system, easily the best in the NFL since 1995, five different players have led the team in rushing since 2003: Clinton Portis, Reuben Droughns, Anderson, Tatum Bell, and Young. Only Portis started his respective season as the sure No. 1 runner in training camp. Portis, Droughns, Anderson and Bell each left the team the season after leading the Broncos in rushing.

Shanahan thought he found his long-term answer at running back last year when Denver signed tested veteran Travis Henry to a five-year, $22 million deal. After four games in 2007, the plan was unfolding beautifully as Henry was leading the NFL in rushing. However, injuries and off-field issues ruined

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Henry's season. After he stopped showing up to work this spring, Henry was cut. His departure once again opened Denver's revolving door at running back.

When training camp opens July 25, Young will go in as the No. 1 back. He is followed by veteran Michael Pittman, recently signed from Tampa Bay, small playmaker Andre Hall and Torain.

Even though he is fourth on the depth chart, Torain shouldn't enter training camp feeling buried. No running back in Denver should ever feel that way. Both Mike Bell and Young came out of nowhere in the past two training camps and became big parts of the offense. The word inside the Denver organization is that Torain has performed well in minicamps and has picked up the running scheme quickly.

"This is a great place for any running back to be," Torain said. "This is the place you want to be. I know I have a long way to go. But running backs can and have done well here. I couldn't think of a better place to be. I'm ready to go for it."

Still, Shanahan maintained during minicamps that his running back crew may be a committee. In the past, Shanahan has been open to the idea, and he likes what he has in this group.

"We have good young players at running back," Shanahan said. "It is going to be interesting in training camp with a lot of good, hard competition. I like what I have in all my guys."

Young has a chance to be the top back, but because of his slight frame, there is concern. He has worn down at Denver and in college at Texas. Young led the Broncos with 729 yards rushing last year, but he spent a lot time on the sideline dealing with nagging injuries. With his game-breaking speed, there will be a place for Young in Denver's offense, but it remains to be seen if he can carry the load on a consistent basis. Shanahan himself has questioned Young's durability multiple times. Young has impressed the Broncos this offseason with his worth ethic and is out to prove he can handle as many carries as the team gives him.

"It's my job to show the coaches I can be productive in that sense, and it's up to me to stay healthy and do the things off the field and in the weight room to combat his ideas," Young said.

Pittman was brought in to be a short-yardage back and to provide toughness with his blocking and receiving in key situations. He'll be a role player. Hall made some big plays last year and will have a chance to get some carries, but like Young, he is small and injury prone.

Then there's Torain, the wild card of the bunch. Many in the Denver organization hope and believe Torain will emerge as the top running back this year. Because he's big and strong, Torain has the ability to carry the ball 20-25 times a game if needed. If he can meet those expectations, Denver will be in great shape and will be able to utilize all four of its tailbacks. But somebody has to be the lead runner and Torain is going to camp ready to stake his claim. And in Denver, even a fifth-round pick can feel this way in July.

"It's all in front of me," Torain said. "I just have to do the right things and hard work and great things can happen for me in Denver."

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Wiegmann feels welcome

By Brian Howell Longmont Times-Call

ENGLEWOOD — With a plan designed on getting younger, the Kansas City Chiefs had no need for a 35-year-old center who took every snap for seven years.

The Denver Broncos were more than happy to bring him aboard.

After 12 years in the NFL, including seven in Kansas City, Casey Wiegmann finds himself playing for a team he once considered a bitter rival.

“The Chiefs didn’t want me back, so I had to find a home and Denver wanted me,” Wiegmann said.

It’s not difficult to see why the Broncos wanted him. Since Week 2 of the 2001 season, Wiegmann hasn’t missed a snap, let alone a game. His 111 consecutive starts is the longest current streak for any center in the NFL, and it’s the third-longest active streak by any offensive lineman (Jon Runyan has made 176 consecutive starts, and Jeff Backus has made 112 straight).

“Not only was he a veteran player, (but) we thought he was kind of the nuts and bolts of the offensive line at Kansas City all these years,” Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan said.

“He was a guy that held that offensive line together a lot of years.”

Despite his dependability and steady play for so many seasons, the rebuilding Chiefs unceremoniously let Wiegmann go. After the 2007 season, Wiegmann met with Chiefs president Carl Peterson, who told Wiegmann the team was looking into bringing him back.

“But, I could just tell by the tone of his voice that it wasn’t going to work,” Wiegmann said. “He ended up calling me and leaving a message on my cell phone saying that they were going to go in a different direction. It was kind of a weird way of doing it, but I guess that’s the way he wants to do it.”

In March, the Broncos gave Wiegmann a two-year contract. Although they have a potential Hall of Fame center on board with Tom Nalen, the Broncos knew they needed insurance. Nalen is 37 years old and missed the final 11 games last season with a torn right biceps.

Eight days into training camp, Wiegmann’s presence has already been a benefit. Nalen, who had surgery on his left knee in June, has not practiced with the Broncos since Monday, giving Wiegmann a chance to practice with the first-team offense.

“That’s the reason we signed him,” Shanahan said.

Center Casey Wiegmann has played 12 years in the NFL, including the last seven with the Kansas City Chiefs. Wiegmann signed with Broncos during the offseason to back up veteran center Tom Nalen. Photo by Hank Young

Casey Wiegmann FileAge: 35

Experience: 13th year (has played with Indianapolis, the New York Jets, Chicago and Kansas City)

No rest: Wiegmann has taken every snap, including the regular season and postseason, since early in the 2001 season. In all, he’s been involved in 7,062 consecutive plays on offense.

Famous better half: Wiegmann is married to Danni Boatwright, who won $1 million on “Survivor: Guatemala.” Boatwright was also second runner-up in the 1992 Miss Teen USA pageant, and first runner-up in the 1996 Miss USA pageant. She was Miss Kansas Teen in 1992 and Miss Kansas in 1996.

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Nalen’s injury has opened up an opportunity for Wiegmann, who is getting more comfortable every day with his new linemates. An MRI this week on Nalen’s knee came back negative, and he’s expected to return soon. Until then, Wiegmann is playing with the first unit.

“It’s helping me a ton, just to get a feel for the rest of the guys up front,” he said. “I had been running with the (the No. 2 offense) when Tom was in there. Just to get in there with the starters, it’s a whole different feel.

“There’s a lot to learn, just the nuances of different calls. Here is different with all the zone blocking.”

Wiegmann is confident he can be a valuable member of the Broncos’ offensive line. His streak, however, will come to a close if Nalen is healthy.

“I take great pride in what I do, and I want to be out there to help my teammates,” he said. “Yes, I want to keep the streak going, but I know Tom’s there in front of me. I’ve just got to do what I can do. It’s a tough job to be a backup, but you’ve just got to be ready.”

At this point, shifting to guard is not an option for Wiegmann, who said he’s played center since fourth grade. He played guard for one game in 2000 when he was with the Chicago Bears.

“It’s just not comfortable to me,” he said. “I’ve got to have the ball in my hand. I definitely want to play center if I can play, but you’ve got to do whatever they ask you to do.”

This season, the Broncos are asking Wiegmann to be a veteran leader on the line, no matter how much he plays on the field.

“Yeah, it sucks that I had to leave (Kansas City); I wanted to finish my career there, but so be it,” he said. “It’s pretty neat to be here and stay in the (AFC West) division, and hopefully go back there and beat them a couple times.”

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Vagabond Williams ready to settle downBroncos linebacker returns to weak-side role this season By Lee Rasizer

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

If the NFL allowed advertising on uniforms, a la the stock-car set, D.J. Williams would be a shoo-in for a U-Haul patch on his jersey.

The Broncos' roaming linebacker played the weak side as a rookie in 2004, switched between weak and strong the next year, returned to weak side his third year and manned the middle in 2007. Now, he's back at the weak side again.

"Sometimes you do things that are best for the team and it's not best for you," Williams told a small media gathering Tuesday in his first public comments this offseason. "I feel like if I played one position all four years, I could probably be the top guy at my position or one of the top guys at the weak-side position. Changing every year kind of stunts your growth.

"But at the same time, I've got knowledge."

Williams also noted he understands the reasoning behind each of his moves, even while he admitted, "I haven't been happy about the movement."

"I already feel like a little knock-around guy, like hey, we can put him here, we can throw him there. But just as long as I was successful at the position. The only position I didn't like playing was 'Sam' (strong side). I hated 'Sam.' But the thing about that is I had the size to play 'Sam.' "

The latest switch comes after the Broncos acquired in free agency Boss Bailey to man the strong side and Niko Koutouvides the middle, while releasing incumbent weak-side starter Ian Gold.

Williams was "surprised" he was returning to weak side, especially after his 141 tackles ranked second in the NFL last season behind San Francisco's Patrick Willis.

"I enjoyed playing 'Mike' last year. I had fun. I thought I caught on well at the end," he said.

But when the roster flux began, it became clear he'd be shifting again.

"The team decided to move me back to 'Will,' so that's what I'm doing," he said.

Williams feels he can adjust again, especially this time because he considers weak side the easiest of the three linebacker spots and he's most experienced there, dating to his days at the University of Miami.

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Truth be told, though, it's his fervent hope he can stay put.

In 2004, Williams was third behind the New York Jets' Jonathan Vilma and the Houston Texans' Dunta Robinson for defensive rookie of the year honors before Gold's reacquisition sent him on his merry, and sometimes not so merry, way.

"If I would have played 'Will' every year here, this would be my ninth year playing 'Will' because I played it all through college," he said. "A lot of things come second nature. But at the same time, the fact that I changed a lot of positions, it puts your value up. You're a guy who can be put anywhere."

And there figure to be teams interested in Williams when he's set to hit the open market after this season. His 2009 contract year already has been voided based on reaching playing-time benchmarks.

Williams stressed his consistent shifts in Denver on the playing field don't mean another move in the future - this one out of town.

"I like the organization. I like the city. I love how coach (Mike) Shanahan takes care of his players, as far as physically, the offseason program," Williams said. "Everybody around the facility, I like everybody."

ETC.: The Broncos signed punter Danny Baugher, who was cut by Cincinnati after Kyle Larson re-signed with the Bengals in free agency. Baugher also spent time on New England's practice squad. . . . The Broncos officially added receiver Samie Parker, who spent the last four years with Kansas City.


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Rookie CB eager tocontribute now

By Mike KlisThe Denver Post


It's not a depth chart so much as a warning.

At cornerback, the Broncos have 10 combined Pro Bowls from starters Champ Bailey and Dre Bly. Their experienced backups are former third-round picks Domonique Foxworth and Karl Paymah.

This stacked position seems to be putting rookie Jack Williams on notice: Wait till next year, kid. And next year may open nicely for Williams with Foxworth and Paymah eligible for unrestricted free agency and Bly turning 32.

Problem is, Williams is so eager about starting his

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NFL career, he hardly wants his first lesson to be about patience. When the Broncos and Williams reached an agreement Tuesday on a four-year contract that included a guaranteed signing bonus of $450,000, not everyone considered it a future investment.

"I'm not worried about next year," Williams said."That's what a lot of people have been saying, but I'm trying to make it this year and contribute. Not only contribute on special teams, of course, but out on the field on defense. That's where I want to make my mark. If things don't happen that way, I'll have to do what I can to show them I'll be ready next year."

The second of the Broncos' fourth-round picks, the 5-foot-9, 185-pound Williams was a three-year starter at Kent State, registering 13 interceptions, seven forced fumbles and seven fumble recoveries.

What does Williams need to work on if he is to earn some playing time as a rookie?

"Definitely my man-to-man technique," he said. "And we've got a thing called division technique. I need to work on that."

With the Broncos scheduled to report Thursday evening for the start of training camp, only left tackle Ryan Clady, who was selected in the first round with the No. 12 overall pick, and second- round returner/receiver Eddie Royal remain unsigned.

The Broncos and Clady are negotiating a six-year contract that would allow the player the right to void after five years providing he reaches playing-time incentives. Royal is negotiating a four-year contract.


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Thursday, July 10, 2008 Added Stability

By Jake Grilley DenverBroncos.com

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.-- Jamie Winborn was signed to Broncos roster during Week 2 of the 2007 NFL season to provide added depth and to fill in where and when he was needed.

In 14 games with the club, Winborn showed just how valuable that depth can be leading the team with 11 special teams tackles while tallying 24 defensive tackles (21 solo) and a half-sack starting the final two games of 2007 at weak-side linebacker.

Denver rewarded Winborn's three months of hard work with a two-year contract extension on Decemebr 12.

After suiting up for four different teams in a span of three years, he play earned him some stability in the Rocky Mountains. And as he enters his first training camp as a Bronco Winborn is excited about the future.

"(The defense) is coming together; obviously we still have some work to do," He said. "We've been having a lot of fun and that is the important part of the game."

Winborn has learned from his time in the NFL that in the end it is all about continuing to have fun. That is likely why the 29-year-old out of Vanderbilt can't keep an infectious smile off his face.

He said his leadership role on the team is to insure everyone on the team is sharing in his excitement about playing football.

"Anytime you are playing a game like this you want to have fun," he said. "If you can get everybody, first-team, second-team, third and fourth string, involved and having fun people want to be a part of it. I think that is how you begin to make somethingand build something special."

Even though Winborn proved his value to the team last season on both defense and special teams he knows that with a retooled defense in 2008, he will have to earn a spot wherever he can.

"I'm not too certain right now," He said regarding where he thinks he will be utilized in 2008. "I can pretty much play any (position) they want me to play. However they see fit for me to be used I am willing to do that."

Having bounced from team to team in the past few years Winborn has learned all too well the importance of job security, however, he fully embraces the talent the Broncos have brought in on the defense and among the linebackers.

"They brought in guys that work hard, guys that have a lot of talent," he said. "The guys that they brought in will definitely help the team have a better chance at getting to the Super Bowl."

Winborn is willing to put his ego aside and play whatever position helps the team win.

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"I love playing special teams, I just love playing football in general," he said. "I definitely think I can help on special teams.Defensively, as they've seen from last season, if I am needed in that area I can also do that. As far as plans coming from upstairs I really don't know what they have, I am just happy that I am in any of the plans."

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2,000 for Young?Don't laugh



Selvin Young will rush for 2,000 yards in 2008.

And nine days after his 26th birthday in October, I will win the Nobel peace prize.

Wanna laugh? Go right ahead. I'll wait.

* * *

Like Al Gore, I am from Tennessee, and he and I worked as reporters for newspapers in that state in the early 1970s, and both of us failed to become president. Gore was honored by the Nobel committee with its most esteemed award last year. My goal is to take the prize this year because I've strived to bring peace between Carmelo Anthony and George Karl.

Young's goal is 2,000 yards because he has become, in his words, "a beast." He wouldn't be the first Broncos running back to reach the magical 2,000. Terrell Davis did it in 1998. Davis was 26.

I and Young — ironically and ungrammatically — are linked as "Beauty & the Beast."

As Monsieur D'Arque said in the Broadway show: "I don't usually leave the asylum in the middle of the night . . ."

Call us crazy.

Two days ago I asked Mike Shanahan if Young's objective is realistic. "When he said that, it was the final proof I needed." The coach was talking about his decision to cut Travis Henry, but he was making a joke.

Shanahan is not joking about his belief in Young, who has committed to an arduous offseason program to gain weight, become stronger and tougher and expand his understanding of the Broncos' offensive system.

Young is the Broncos' first-string running back, and Oh-No Henry is out of string. For only the second time in Shanahan's coaching era, the 2007 Broncos didn't finish with a 1,000-yard rusher. (The other season was 2001, when Davis, on one knee, started only eight games and ended up with 701 yards.)

Last season Young started eight games and ended up with 729 yards. He had a 5.2- yard average per carry. In 1998, when Davis rushed for 2,008 yards, he averaged 5.1.

If Young can keep up that average in 2008 and also dramatically increase his rushing attempts to, say, 385 — Davis' number was 392 — guess

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T.D., O.J. Simpson, Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders

and Jamal Lewis would be joined.

Of course, Young has to remain healthy — a problem he had in five seasons (one medical redshirt) at the University of Texas and last season with the Broncos, when he sustained separate minor knee and elbow injuries. And he will have to average 125 yards, although he has topped that only once (156 against Kansas City).

But if he could play against the Chiefs every week, Young certainly would rush for 2,000. He had 265 yards against them in two games as a rookie. An undrafted rookie.

Every team in the league passed on Young. He signed as a street free agent with the Broncos because he liked running backs coach Bobby Turner and believed he could stick as a special- teams player.

Eighteen running backs were chosen in the 2007 draft. Young outrushed 13 of them. Not impressed?

The 13 combined. The baker's dozen had a total of 716 yards for the teams that drafted them.

The young man who made $305,000 was third in rushing among rookie running backs and beat No. 4 by 322 yards. The two ahead of Young were Adrian Peterson (1,341) and Marshawn Lynch (1,115).

They were drafted in the first round at seventh and 12th overall. The Broncos picked 17th.

Of course, Peterson and Lynch are cinch stars, and there was serious discussion last season about Peterson surpassing 2,000 yards after he rushed for 296 in a game. However, he got hurt, missed two games and ran for 36 against the Broncos in the season finale.

Here's what happened to the rest, for whom Young was passed over (round, team, yardage): Kenny Irons, 2, Cincinnati, 0, tore an ACL before the season; (the other) Chris Henry, 2, Tennessee, 119; Brandon Jackson, 2, Green Bay, 267; Lorenzo Booker, 3, Miami, 125; Tony Hunt, 3, Philadelphia, 16; Garrett Wolfe, 3, Chicago, 85; Michael Bush, 4, Oakland, 0, out all year with rib injury; Antonio Pittman, 4, New Orleans (cut in camp and picked up by St. Louis), 139; Dwayne Wright, 4, Buffalo, 94; Kolby Smith, 5, Kansas City, 407; Thomas Clayton, 6, San Francisco, 0 (practice squad); Justise Hairston, 6, New England (cut by Patriots and signed by Indianapolis to



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practice squad), 0; DeShawn Wynn, 7, Green Bay, 203; Nate Ilaoa, 7, Philadelphia, 0 (cut and signed to play arena football); Kenneth Darby, 7, Tampa Bay, 9; Ahmad Bradshaw, 7, New York Giants, 190.

One so-called draft expert had rated Young 31st among available running backs in the draft. He finished No. 3 among first-year players in the NFL and now is No. 1 on the Broncos.

So, will The Beast run for 2,000 yards?

It's more likely than Beauty winning any prize.




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