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BRONCOS VISIT STEELERS FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASON The Denver Broncos (3-1) take on the Pittsburgh Steelers (1-3) Sunday at 1 p.m. EDT in their second consecutive AFC North matchup. Denver is 4-2 in its last six games against Pittsburgh and 4-3 in games started by Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger. 2021 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE PRESEASON (3-0) Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec. 1 Sat. Aug. 14 at Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium W, 33-6 1-0 2 Sat. Aug. 21 at Seattle Lumen Field W, 30-3 2-0 3 Sat. Aug. 28 L.A. RAMS Empower Field at Mile High W, 17-12 3-0 REGULAR SEASON (3-1) Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 1 Sun. Sept. 12 at N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium W, 27-13 1-0 2 Sun. Sept. 19 at Jacksonville TIAA Bank Field W, 23-13 2-0 3 Sun. Sept. 26 N.Y. JETS Empower Field at Mile High W, 26-0 3-0 4 Sun. Oct. 3 BALTIMORE Empower Field at Mile High L, 23-7 3-1 5 Sun. Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field 1 p.m. EDT FOX* 6 Sun. Oct. 17 LAS VEGAS Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT CBS* 7 Thu. Oct. 21 at Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium 8:20 p.m. EDT FOX/NFLN 8 Sun. Oct. 31 WASHINGTON Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT FOX* 9 Sun. Nov. 7 at Dallas AT&T Stadium 12 p.m. CST FOX* 10 Sun. Nov. 14 PHILADELPHIA Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* 11 Sun. Nov. 21 BYE 12 Sun. Nov. 28 L.A. CHARGERS Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* 13 Sun. Dec. 5 at Kansas City GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS* 14 Sun. Dec. 12 DETROIT Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX* 15 Sun. Dec. 19 CINCINNATI Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS* 16 Sun. Dec. 26 at Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium 1:25 p.m. PST CBS* 17 Sun. Jan. 2 at L.A. Chargers SoFi Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS* 18 Sun. Jan. 9 KANSAS CITY Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS* * - All NFL games scheduled Sundays from Weeks 5-18 are eligible to be moved due to the league’s flexible scheduling format. QUICK HITS Denver owns a 15-9-1 (.600) all-time regular season record versus the Steelerrs, including a 4-2 record in the last six matchups. See Page 3 The Broncos enter Sunday’s game looking to extend their road winning streak to three games for the first time since 2015. See Page 4 Late Owner Pat Bowlen, who passed away at the age of 75 on June 13, 2019, was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 3, 2019. Bowlen was one of the most accomplished NFL owners in league history and made significant contributions to the growth of the game. See Pages 5-7 General Manager George Paton, who was hired on Jan. 13, 2021 after 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, brings a wealth of player personnel experience to Denver. See Page 8 The weekend of Aug. 7-8, 2021 saw safety Steve Atwater (Class of 2020), safety John Lynch (Class of 2021) and quarterback Peyton Manning (Class of 2021) enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See Page 8 With consecutive wins over rookie quarterbacks in Weeks 2-3, Head Coach Vic Fangio improved to 20-9 as a DC or HC against first-year signal callers. See Pages 9-10 The Broncos started a season 3-0 for the 11th time in franchise history and first since 2016. Denver has never had a losing season following a 3-0 start to a season. See Page 13 Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater completed at least 75% of his passes in his first three games of the season, joining Peyton Manning (2013) as the only quarterbacks in Broncos history to accomplish the feat in three consecutive games. See Page 13 Wide receiver Courtland Sutton, playing in his just second game following a season-ending knee injury that limited him to one game in 2020, set new career marks in both receptions (9) and receiving yards (159) at Jacksonville in Week 2. See Page 15 The Broncos are the first team since red zone statistics began being tracked in 1995 to lead the league in red zone defense in consecutive seasons (2019- 20). Under Fangio the last three years, Denver has allowed a touchdown on only 49 of 113 (43.4%) opponent red zone trips. See Page 18 Outside linebacker Von Miller, who was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for September, is 23rd on the NFL’s all-time sack list and leads all active players with 110.5 career sacks since he entered the league in 2011. See Page 19 Outside linebacker Malik Reed, who signed with Denver as a college free agent in 2019, ranks tied for third among all undrafted players with 9.0 sacks since the start of the 2020 season. See Page 20 DENVER BRONCOS WEEKLY RELEASE DENVER BRONCOS WEEKLY RELEASE Denver Broncos (3-1) at Pittsburgh Steelers (1-3) Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 • 1 p.m. EDT Heinz Field (68,400) Pittsburgh REGULAR SEASON REGULAR SEASON week week #5 #5 ON THE AIRWAVES: TELEVISION (FOX) Play-by-Play: Brandon Gaudin Analyst: Mark Schlereth Sideline: Sarah Kustok NATIONAL RADIO (ESPN) Play-by-Play: Sean Kelley Analyst: Ben Hartsock LOCAL RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis 3 World Championships 8 Super Bowls 10 AFC Title Games 15 AFC West Titles 22 Playoff Berths 29 Winning Seasons Denver Broncos Football Media Relations Staff: Patrick Smyth, Chief Communications Officer Erich Schubert, Senior Director of Communications & Content Nathan Edwards, Assistant Director of Public Relations Megan Boyle, Communications Strategist Jordan Beasley, Public Relations Assistant

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Page 1: DENVER BRONCOS WEEKLY RELEASE

BRONCOS VISIT STEELERS FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE SEASONThe Denver Broncos (3-1) take on the

Pittsburgh Steelers (1-3) Sunday at 1 p.m. EDT in their second consecutive AFC North matchup. Denver is 4-2 in its last six games against Pittsburgh and 4-3 in games started by Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger.

2021 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULEPRESEASON (3-0)

Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Result Rec.

1 Sat. Aug. 14 at Minnesota U.S. Bank Stadium W, 33-6 1-0

2 Sat. Aug. 21 at Seattle Lumen Field W, 30-3 2-0

3 Sat. Aug. 28 L.A. RAMS Empower Field at Mile High W, 17-12 3-0

REGULAR SEASON (3-1)

Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec.

1 Sun. Sept. 12 at N.Y. Giants MetLife Stadium W, 27-13 1-0

2 Sun. Sept. 19 at Jacksonville TIAA Bank Field W, 23-13 2-0

3 Sun. Sept. 26 N.Y. JETS Empower Field at Mile High W, 26-0 3-0

4 Sun. Oct. 3 BALTIMORE Empower Field at Mile High L, 23-7 3-1

5 Sun. Oct. 10 at Pittsburgh Heinz Field 1 p.m. EDT FOX*

6 Sun. Oct. 17 LAS VEGAS Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT CBS*

7 Thu. Oct. 21 at Cleveland FirstEnergy Stadium 8:20 p.m. EDT FOX/NFLN

8 Sun. Oct. 31 WASHINGTON Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MDT FOX*

9 Sun. Nov. 7 at Dallas AT&T Stadium 12 p.m. CST FOX*

10 Sun. Nov. 14 PHILADELPHIA Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS*

11 Sun. Nov. 21 BYE

12 Sun. Nov. 28 L.A. CHARGERS Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS*

13 Sun. Dec. 5 at Kansas City GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS*

14 Sun. Dec. 12 DETROIT Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST FOX*

15 Sun. Dec. 19 CINCINNATI Empower Field at Mile High 2:05 p.m. MST CBS*

16 Sun. Dec. 26 at Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium 1:25 p.m. PST CBS*

17 Sun. Jan. 2 at L.A. Chargers SoFi Stadium 1:05 p.m. PST CBS*

18 Sun. Jan. 9 KANSAS CITY Empower Field at Mile High 2:25 p.m. MST CBS*

* - All NFL games scheduled Sundays from Weeks 5-18 are eligible to be moved due to the

league’s flexible scheduling format.

QUICK HITSDenver owns a 15-9-1 (.600) all-time regular season record versus the Steelerrs, including a 4-2 record in the last six matchups. See Page 3

The Broncos enter Sunday’s game looking to extend their road winning streak to three games for the first time since 2015. See Page 4

Late Owner Pat Bowlen, who passed away at the age of 75 on June 13, 2019, was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Aug. 3, 2019. Bowlen was one of the most accomplished NFL owners in league history and made significant contributions to the growth of the game. See Pages 5-7

General Manager George Paton, who was hired on Jan. 13, 2021 after 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, brings a wealth of player personnel experience to Denver. See Page 8

The weekend of Aug. 7-8, 2021 saw safety Steve Atwater (Class of 2020), safety John Lynch (Class of 2021) and quarterback Peyton Manning (Class of 2021) enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. See Page 8

With consecutive wins over rookie quarterbacks in Weeks 2-3, Head Coach Vic Fangio improved to 20-9 as a DC or HC against first-year signal callers. See Pages 9-10

The Broncos started a season 3-0 for the 11th time in franchise history and first since 2016. Denver has never had a losing season following a 3-0 start to a season. See Page 13

Quarterback Teddy Bridgewater completed at least 75% of his passes in his first three games of the season, joining Peyton Manning (2013) as the only quarterbacks in Broncos history to accomplish the feat in three consecutive games. See Page 13

Wide receiver Courtland Sutton, playing in his just second game following a season-ending knee injury that limited him to one game in 2020, set new career marks in both receptions (9) and receiving yards (159) at Jacksonville in Week 2. See Page 15

The Broncos are the first team since red zone statistics began being tracked in 1995 to lead the league in red zone defense in consecutive seasons (2019-20). Under Fangio the last three years, Denver has allowed a touchdown on only 49 of 113 (43.4%) opponent red zone trips. See Page 18

Outside linebacker Von Miller, who was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Month for September, is 23rd on the NFL’s all-time sack list and leads all active players with 110.5 career sacks since he entered the league in 2011. See Page 19

Outside linebacker Malik Reed, who signed with Denver as a college free agent in 2019, ranks tied for third among all undrafted players with 9.0 sacks since the start of the 2020 season. See Page 20

DENVER BRONCOS WEEKLY RELEASEDENVER BRONCOS WEEKLY RELEASE

Denver Broncos (3-1)at

Pittsburgh Steelers (1-3)Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021 • 1 p.m. EDT

Heinz Field (68,400) • Pittsburgh

REGULAR SEASONREGULAR SEASON

weekweek

#5#5 ON THE AIRWAVES:TELEVISION (FOX) Play-by-Play: Brandon Gaudin Analyst: Mark Schlereth Sideline: Sarah Kustok

NATIONAL RADIO (ESPN) Play-by-Play: Sean Kelley Analyst: Ben Hartsock

LOCAL RADIO (KOA - 850 AM/94.1 FM & The Fox - 103.5 FM) Play-by-Play: Dave Logan Analyst: Rick Lewis

3 W o r l d C h a m p i o n s h i p s • 8 S u p e r B o w l s • 1 0 A F C T i t l e G a m e s1 5 A F C W e s t T i t l e s • 2 2 P l a y o f f B e r t h s • 2 9 W i n n i n g S e a s o n s

Denver Broncos Football Media Relations Staff:Patrick Smyth, Chief Communications Officer

Erich Schubert, Senior Director of Communications & Content Nathan Edwards, Assistant Director of Public Relations

Megan Boyle, Communications StrategistJordan Beasley, Public Relations Assistant

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BRONCOS/STEELERS TEAM COMPARISON (2021)

3-1 1-3 GENERAL +2 (T-8th) Turnover Margin (Rk) -2 (T-24th)34:10 (3rd) Time of Possession Avg. (Rk) 28:16 (23rd)

OFFENSE 353.8 (17th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 301.8 (27th)5.53 (19th) Yards Per Play (Rk) 4.91 (26th)20.8 (T-21st) Points Per Game (Rk) 16.8 (T-28th)121.8 (11th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 55.3 (32nd)232.0 (21st) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 246.5 (16th)1 (T-2nd) Had Intercepted (Rk) 4 (T-25th)2 (T-15th) Fumbles Lost (Rk) 1 (T-6th)4 (T-4th) Giveaways (Rk) 5 (T-19th)12 (T-28th) Sacks Allowed (Rk) 10 (T-21st)31.4% (30th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 40.7% (17th)43.8% (28th) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 50.0% (T-26th)

DEFENSE 267.8 (4th) Net Yards Per Game (Rk) 357.8 (16th)4.62 (3rd) Yards Per Play (Rk) 5.57 (15th)12.3 (2nd) Points Per Game (Rk) 23.3 (13th)70.5 (5th) Net Rushing YPG (Rk) 99.0 (11th)197.8 (6th) Net Passing YPG (Rk) 258.8 (19th)4 (T-7th) Interceptions (Rk) 1 (T-24th)1 (T-16th) Fumble Recoveries (Rk) 2 (T-9th)5 (T-12th) Takeaways (Rk) 3 (T-21st)11 (T-8th) Sacks (Rk) 8 (T-19th)38.6% (15th) Third Down Pct. (Rk) 45.5% (25th)33.3% (T-1st) Red Zone Pct. (Rk) 46.1% (6th)

SPECIAL TEAMS 45.8 (20th) Gross Punting Avg. (Rk) 41.8 (29th)40.2 (18th) Net Punting Avg. (Rk) 39.5 (21st)10.1 (7th) Punt Return Avg. (Rk) 10.8 (6th)13.6 (31st) Punt Return Avg. Against (Rk) 6.0 (T-9th)18.0 (27th) Kickoff Return Avg. (Rk) 26.6 (4th)41.4 (32nd) Kickoff Return Avg. Against (Rk) 26.5 (27th)100.0% (T-1st) Field Goal Pct. (Rk) 85.7% (T-15th)

PENALTIES 25 (T-13th) Penalties Committed 25 (T-13th)25 (T-18th) Opponent Penalties Committed 26 (T-13th)

NFL Top 10NFL Bottom 10

BRONCOS/STEELERS INDIVIDUAL COMPARISON (2021) BRONCOS STEELERS

PASSING YARDS

Bridgewater . . . . . . . . . . .892 Roethlisberger . . . . . 1,033Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

RUSHING YARDSGordon III . . . . . . . . . . . .248 Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185J. Williams . . . . . . . . . . . .186 Claypool . . . . . . . . . . . . .22Bridgewater . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Roethlisberger . . . . . . . .10

RECEIVING YARDSSutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257 Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . .233Patrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .213 Claypool . . . . . . . . . . . .211Fant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156 Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

POINTS SCOREDMcManus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Boswell . . . . . . . . . . . . .25Three Players . . . . . . . . . . .12 Harris/Johnson . . . . . . .12Okwuegbunam/Williams . . .6 Three Players . . . . . . . . . .6

INTERCEPTIONSFour Players . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Edmunds . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

SACKSMiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.5 Watt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0Johnson/Sterns . . . . . . . . 2.0 Three Players . . . . . . . . 1.0Harris/Reed . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0

DEFENSIVE TACKLES (PRESS BOX TOTALS)Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Schobert . . . . . . . . . . . .29Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Fitzpatrick . . . . . . . . . . . .28Simmons . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Heyward . . . . . . . . . . . . .24Fuller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Edmunds . . . . . . . . . . . .23

KICKOFF RETURNS (AVG.)Spencer . . . . . . . . . . 2 (18.0) McCloud . . . . . . . . 8 (26.6)

PUNT RETURNS (AVG.)Spencer . . . . . . . . . . 8 (10.3) McCloud . . . . . . . . 5 (10.8)

FIELD GOALSMcManus . . . . . . . 9/9 (.1000) Boswell . . . . . . .6/7 (.857)

PUNTS (GROSS/NET AVG.)Martin . . . . . . 19 (45.8/40.2) Harvin . . . . .16 (41.8/39.5)

* - Player no longer with team

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BRONCOS/STEELERS REGULAR-SEASON SERIES BREAKDOWN Reg. Season Meetings:Reg. Season Meetings: 25 25 Broncos Record: Broncos Record: 15-9-1 (Home: 9-3-1 / Away: 6-6-0) 15-9-1 (Home: 9-3-1 / Away: 6-6-0) First Game:First Game: at Den. 16, Pit. 13 (9/27/70) at Den. 16, Pit. 13 (9/27/70) Last Game:Last Game: at Pit. 26, Den. 21 (9/20/20) at Pit. 26, Den. 21 (9/20/20) Current Streak:Current Streak: Lost 1 Lost 1 Longest Den. Win Streak: Longest Den. Win Streak: 4 (9/27/70 - 9/22/74) 4 (9/27/70 - 9/22/74) Longest Pit. Win Streak:Longest Pit. Win Streak: 2 (12/16/78 - 10/22/79) 2 (12/16/78 - 10/22/79) Last Den. Home Win:Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 24, Pit. 17 (11/25/18) at Den. 24, Pit. 17 (11/25/18) Last Den. Home Loss:Last Den. Home Loss: Pit. 28, at Den. 10 (11/9/09) Pit. 28, at Den. 10 (11/9/09) Last Den. Road Win:Last Den. Road Win: Den. 31, at Pit. 20 (11/5/06) Den. 31, at Pit. 20 (11/5/06) Last Den. Road Loss:Last Den. Road Loss: at Pit. 26, Den. 21 (9/20/20) at Pit. 26, Den. 21 (9/20/20) Den. Shutouts:Den. Shutouts: None None Pit. Shutouts:Pit. Shutouts: None None Most Den. Points:Most Den. Points: 37, (11/21/93): at Den. 37, Pit. 13 37, (11/21/93): at Den. 37, Pit. 13

Most Pit. Points:Most Pit. Points: 42 (10/22/79): at Pit. 42, Den. 7 42 (10/22/79): at Pit. 42, Den. 7 Total Den. Points:Total Den. Points: 561561 Total Pit. Points:Total Pit. Points: 531 531 Average Den. Points:Average Den. Points: 22.4 22.4 Average Pit. Points:Average Pit. Points: 21.2 21.2 Largest Den. Win:Largest Den. Win: 27 (1/7/89): at Den. 34, Pit. 7 27 (1/7/89): at Den. 34, Pit. 7 Largest Pit. Win:Largest Pit. Win: 35 (10/22/79): at Pit. 42, Den. 7 35 (10/22/79): at Pit. 42, Den. 7 Most Pts., Both Teams:Most Pts., Both Teams: 70 (9/22/74): at Den. 35, Pit. 35 70 (9/22/74): at Den. 35, Pit. 35Fewest Pts., Both Teams:Fewest Pts., Both Teams: 24 (9/4/83): Den. 14, at Pit. 10 24 (9/4/83): Den. 14, at Pit. 10

BRONCOS/STEELERS ALL-TIME RESULTSSeason (Date) W/L Result Site1970 (9/27) W @Denver 16, Pittsburgh 13 Mile High Stadium1971 (11/28) W Denver 22, @Pittsburgh 10 Three Rivers Stadium1973 (11/18) W Denver 23, @Pittsburgh 13 Three Rivers Stadium1974 (9/22) T @Denver 35, Pittsburgh 35 (T) Mile High Stadium1975 (10/12) L @Pittsburgh 20, Denver 9 Three Rivers Stadium1977 (11/6) W @Denver 21, Pittsburgh 7 Mile High Stadium1977 (12/24) W @ Denver 34, Pittsburgh 21* Mile High Stadium1978 (12/16) L Pittsburgh 21, @Denver 17 Mile High Stadium1978 (12/30) L @ Pittsburgh 23, Denver 10* Three Rivers Stadium1979 (10/22) L @Pittsburgh 42, Denver 7 Three Rivers Stadium1983 (9/4) W Denver 14, @Pittsburgh 10 Three Rivers Stadium1984 (12/30) L Pittsburgh 24, @ Denver 17* Mile High Stadium1985 (12/1) W Denver 31, @Pittsburgh 23 Three Rivers Stadium1986 (9/15) W Denver 21, @Pittsburgh 10 Three Rivers Stadium1988 (10/23) L @Pittsburgh 39, Denver 21 Three Rivers Stadium1989 (1/7) W @ Denver 24, Pittsburgh 23* Mile High Stadium1989 (11/5) W @Denver 34, Pittsburgh 7 Mile High Stadium1990 (10/14) L Pittsburgh 34, @Denver 17 Mile High Stadium1991 (11/3) W @Denver 20, Pittsburgh 13 Mile High Stadium1993 (11/21) W @Denver 37, Pittsburgh 13 Mile High Stadium1997 (1/11) W Denver 24, @Pittsburgh 21** Three Rivers Stadium1997 (12/7) L @Pittsburgh 35, Denver 24 Three Rivers Stadium2003 (10/12) W @Denver 17, Pittsburgh 14 INVESCO Field at Mile High2006 (1/22) L Pittsburgh 34, at Denver 17** INVESCO Field at Mile High2006 (11/5) W Denver 31, @Pittsburgh 20 Heinz Field2007 (10/21) W @Denver 31, Pittsburgh 28 INVESCO Field at Mile High2009 (11/9) L Pittsburgh 28, @Denver 10 INVESCO Field at Mile High2011 (1/8) W @Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23 (OT)*** S.A.F. at Mile High2012 (9/9) W @Denver 31, Pittsburgh 19 S.A.F. at Mile High2015 (12/20) L @Pittsburgh 34, Denver 27 Heinz Field2015 (1/17) W @Denver 23, Pittsburgh 16* S.A.F. at Mile High2018 (11/25) W @Denver 24, Pittsburgh 17 Broncos Stadium at Mile High2020 (9/20) L @Pittsburgh 26, Denver 21 Heinz Field

* - AFC Divisonal Playoff ; ** - AFC Championship Game; *** - AFC Wild Card Playoff Game

BRONCOS/STEELERS CONNECTIONSBroncos RB Melvin Gordon III was teammates at Wisconsin with Steelers

LB Joe Schobert and FB Derek Watt for three seasons (2012-14), and two (2013-14) with LB TJ Watt… Broncos CB Pat Surtain II played three seasons (2018-20) with Steelers RB Najee Harris and one season (2018) with DE Isaiah Buggs at Alabama… Steelers QB Dwayne Haskins spent three seasons (2016-18) with Broncos OLB Jonathon Cooper and DE Dre’Mont Jones at Ohio State… Broncos CB Bryce Callahan and Steelers K Chris Boswell were teammates for three seasons (2011-13) at Rice… Broncos G Graham Glasgow played at Michigan with Steelers WR Chris Wormsley (2012-15) and TE Zach Gentry (2015)… Gordon was coached by Steelers Offensive Coordinator Matt Canada for one season in 2012 at Wisconsin when Canada served as offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for the Badgers… Broncos Wide Receivers Coach Zach Azzani and Canada coached together for one season (2012) at Wisconsin… Azzani and Steelers Senior Defensive Assistant/Secondary Coach Teryl Austin crossed paths for one season at Florida in 2010.

CROSSING PATHS (PRO)

Broncos RB Melvin Gordon III was teammates with Steelers LB Melvin Ingram III for five seasons (2015-19) and FB Derek Watt for four sea-sons (2016-19) while with the Chargers… Steelers OL Rashaad Coward played four seasons (2017-20) with Broncos T Bobby Massie and CB Kyle Fuller, two seasons with CB Bryce Callahan (2017-18), and one season in 2019 with TE Eric Saubert while in Chicago… Steelers TE Eric Ebron was teammates in Detroit with Broncos P Sam Martin (2014-17) and G Graham Glasgow (2016-17)… Steelers S Miles Killebrew was also team-mates in Detroit for four seasons (2016-19) with Martin and Glasgow... Broncos CB Nate Hairston played two seasons (2017-18) with Steelers OT Joe Haeg and one season (2018) with Ebron while with the Colts… Hairston and Steelers CB Arthur Maulet played together for two seasons (2019-20) while with the Jets… Saubert and Steelers C J.C. Hassenauer spent one season together with the Falcons in 2018… Broncos Offensive Coordinator Pat Shurmur coached Steelers CB Joe Haden for two seasons (2011-12) in Cleveland when Shurmur served as head coach… Broncos Special Teams Coordinator Tom McMahon crossed paths with Haeg in Indianapolis for two seasons (2016-17)… Broncos Quarterbacks Coach Mike Shula coached Steelers G Trai Turner for four seasons (2014-17) in Carolina when Shula served as Panthers offensive coordinator… Steelers Assistant Head Coach John Mitchell coached two seasons (2011-12) with Broncos Defensive Pass Game Specialist Chris Beake and served on Shurmur's coaching staff in Cleveland… Mike Shula and Steelers Quarterbacks Coach Mike Sullivan coached together in Jacksonville for three seasons (2007-09).

FORMER STEELERS ON THE BRONCOS

Broncos Offensive Line Coach Mike Munchak coached five seasons (2014-18) with the Steelers serving as offensive line coach.

FORMER BRONCOS ON THE STEELERS

Steelers OLB Derek Tuszka was drafted by the Broncos in the seventh round (254th overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft and spent his rookie season with the team… Steelers Quarterbacks Coach Mike Sullivan coached one season with the Broncos in 2018, serving as quarterbacks coach.

HOMETOWN CONNECTIONS

Steelers CB Ahkello Witherspoon played for three seasons (2014-16) at the University of Colorado... Steelers Assistant Offensive Line Coach Chris Morgan attended CU for four seasons (1995-99) and played on the offensive line.

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NFL SCHEDULE - REGULAR SEASON WEEK 5Thursday, Oct. 7

L.A. Rams at Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5:20 p.m. (PDT)Sunday, Oct. 10

N.Y. Jets at Atlanta (London) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m. (EDT)Detroit at Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:00 p.m. (CDT)New Orleans at Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00 p.m. (EDT)New England at Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00 p.m. (EDT)Miami at Tampa Bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00 p.m. (EDT)Green Bay at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00 p.m. (EDT)Denver at Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00 p.m. (EDT)Philadelphia at Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00 p.m. (EDT)Tennessee at Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:00 p.m. (EDT)Cleveland at L.A. Chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:05 p.m. (PDT)Chicago at Las Vegas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:05 p.m. (PDT)San Francisco at Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:25 p.m. (MST)N.Y. Giants at Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3:25 p.m. (CDT)Buffalo at Kansas City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7:20 p.m. (CDT)

Monday, Oct. 11Indianapolis at Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8:15 p.m. (PDT)

2021 NFL STANDINGSAFC East

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC

Buf. 3 1 0 .750 134 44 2-1 1-0 1-0 2-1 1-0

Mia. 1 3 0 .250 62 109 0-2 1-1 1-1 1-3 0-0

N.E. 1 3 0 .250 71 70 0-3 1-0 1-1 1-1 0-2

NYJ 1 3 0 .250 47 94 1-1 0-2 0-1 1-2 0-1

AFC North

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC

Cin. 3 1 0 .750 92 75 2-0 1-1 1-0 2-0 1-1

Bal. 3 1 0 .750 105 92 1-0 2-1 0-0 2-1 1-0

Cle. 3 1 0 .750 100 67 2-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 2-0

Pit. 1 3 0 .250 67 93 0-2 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-1

AFC South

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC

Ten. 2 2 0 .500 95 111 1-1 1-1 1-0 1-1 1-1

Hou. 1 3 0 .250 67 116 1-1 0-2 1-0 1-2 0-1

Ind. 1 3 0 .250 83 97 0-2 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-2

Jac. 0 4 0 .000 74 115 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-3 0-1

AFC West

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC

LAC 3 1 0 .750 95 74 1-1 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1

L.V. 3 1 0 .750 104 100 2-0 1-1 0-1 3-1 0-0

Den. 3 1 0 .750 83 49 1-1 2-0 0-0 2-1 1-0

K.C. 2 2 0 .500 134 125 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-2 1-0

NFC East

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC

Dal. 3 1 0 .750 126 97 2-0 1-1 1-0 2-1 1-0

Was. 2 2 0 .500 101 122 1-1 1-1 1-0 2-0 0-2

Phi. 1 3 0 .250 94 106 0-2 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-1

NYG 1 3 0 .250 83 95 0-2 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-1

NFC North

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC

G.B. 3 1 0 .750 95 100 2-0 1-1 1-0 2-1 1-0

Chi. 2 2 0 .500 64 91 2-0 0-2 1-0 1-1 1-1

Min. 1 3 0 .250 94 92 1-1 0-2 0-0 1-1 0-2

Det. 0 4 0 .000 81 119 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-3 0-1

NFC South

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC

T.B. 3 1 0 .750 122 105 2-0 1-1 1-0 2-1 1-0

Car. 3 1 0 .750 97 66 2-0 1-1 1-0 1-1 2-0

N.O. 2 2 0 .500 94 69 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-2 1-0

Atl. 1 3 0 .250 78 128 0-2 1-1 0-1 1-3 0-0

NFC West

Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div NFC AFC

Ari. 4 0 0 1.000 140 85 1-0 3-0 1-0 2-0 2-0

LAR 3 1 0 .750 115 99 2-1 1-0 0-1 2-1 1-0

Sea. 2 2 0 .500 103 100 0-1 2-1 1-0 1-1 1-1

S.F. 2 2 0 .500 107 102 0-2 2-0 0-1 2-2 0-0

WHAT TO WATCH FOR VS. STEELERSTEAM (15-9-1 record all-time versus the Steelers; 6-6 on road)*- Needs one win to improve to 16-9-1 (.615) overall and 7-6 (.538) on the road in the all-time series against the Steelers. TEAM (3-1 record in 2021)*- Needs a win in Sunday's game to start a season 4-1 for the first time since 2016. TEAM (2-0 road record in 2021)*- Needs one win to post the 20th three-game road winning streak in franchise history and first since 2015. QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER (3-1 record as starter with Broncos)*- Needs a win in Sunday's game to become the ninth quarterback in Broncos history with four wins in his first five starts with the team.QB TEDDY BRIDGEWATER (0 interceptions in Weeks 1-4)*- Needs one game without throwing an interception to become the sixth quarterback in franchise history to go five consecutive games without throwing an interception (min. 12 attempts).TE NOAH FANT (2 touchdown receptions)*- Needs one touchdown reception to match his career high (3) in a season. OLB VON MILLER (110.5 career sacks, 23rd all-time)*- Needs 2.5 sacks to tie Sean Jones (113.0) for 22nd on the NFL's all-time sack list.*- Needs one sack to record his fifth career six-game regular season sack streak and first since 2018.WR TIM PATRICK (9 career TD receptions)*- Needs one touchdown reception to reach 10 for his career.S JUSTIN SIMMONS (1 INT)*- Needs one interception to join Steve Foley (1976-80) as the only Broncos safeties with multiple interceptions in each of their first six sea-sons since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger.S CADEN STERNS & CB PATRICK SURTAIN II (1 INT each)*- Needs one interception to become the first Bronco with multiple inter-ceptions in his rookie season since Justin Simmons (2) in 2016.RB JAVONTE WILLIAMS (186 rushing yards)*- Needs 50 rushing yards to pass Dave Rolle (236) for the 10th most rushing yards by a Broncos rookie through five games of a season.

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PAT BOWLEN A HALL OF FAME OWNER

Denver Broncos Owner Pat Bowlen was enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.

Bowlen joined former cornerback Champ Bailey in the Hall's Class of 2019, giving the Broncos seven Hall of Famers. Bowlen and Bailey are forever enshrined in Canton, Ohio with quarterback John Elway (Class of 2004), tackle Gary Zimmerman (Class of 2008), running back Floyd Little (Class of 2010), tight end Shannon Sharpe (Class of 2011) and running back Terrell Davis (Class of 2017).

PAT BOWLEN BY THE NUMBERS354 overall wins

300 consecutive sellouts (every game)59.8 regular season win percentage

35 years as owner (1984-2019)28 seasons with a .500 or better record18 playoff berths

15 all-time NFL Committee assignments13 AFC West Division titles10.2 total wins per year as owner9 AFC Championship Games7 Super Bowl appearances4 different Super Bowl head coaches3 World Championships

BRONCOS A PRO SPORTS POWERHOUSE UNDER PAT BOWLENDuring Owner Pat Bowlen’s tenure (1984-2019), the Broncos

owned the third-best regular-season win percentage (.598) in the NFL and the fourth-best win percentage by any team in American professional sports.HIGHEST WIN PCT. AMONG AMERICAN PRO SPORTS TEAMS (SINCE 1984)

Figures through June 13, 2019 Team League W L T Pct.1. San Antonio Spurs NBA 1,787 1,035 - .6332. New England Patriots NFL 346 213 0 .6193. Pittsburgh Steelers NFL 334 223 2 .5994. Denver Broncos NFL 333 225 1 .5985. Los Angeles Lakers NBA 1,686 1,136 - .597

BRONCOS THE BEST AT HOME UNDER PAT BOWLENThe Broncos owned the NFL’s best home record during Owner Pat

Bowlen’s tenure (1984-2018) in the regular season and postseason with a 214-86 (.713) mark.

TOP HOME RECORDS, NFL, 1984-2018 Team Regular Season Postseason Total Pct.1. Denver 199-81-0 (.710) 15-5 (.750) 214-86-0 .7132. New England 194-86-0 (.692) 20-3 (.870) 216-89-0 .7083. Pittsburgh 193-85-1 (.694) 13-7 (.650) 206-93-1 .6884. Baltimore 126-57-1 (.688) 3-2 (.600) 129-59-1 .6855. Green Bay 187-90-3 (.673) 11-5 (.688) 198-95-3 .674

PAT BOWLEN'S RANKS AMONG ALL-TIME OWNERSPAT BOWLEN’S ALL-TIME RANKINGS AMONG PRO FOOTBALL

PRIMARY OWNERS/CHAIRPERSONS (MODERN ERA)Category No. All-Time Rk. 1984-2018Regular-Season Wins 333 5th 1stOverall Wins 354 4th 1stWinning Seasons 21 T-6th 1stPlayoff Appearances 18 T-3rd 1stPlayoff Wins 21 T-3rd 2ndConference Championship Berths 9 T-4th 2ndSuper Bowl Appearances 7 2nd 2ndSuper Bowl Wins 3 T-4th T-3rd

MOST OVERALL WINS BY A TEAM OWNER, PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HISTORY (MODERN ERA)

Owner Team Years (Ovr.) Wins1. Bud Adams Hou./Ten. 1960-2013 (54) 4092. Ralph Wilson Buffalo 1960-2013 (54) 3903. Lamar Hunt Kansas City 1960-2006 (47) 3814. Pat Bowlen Denver 1984-2018 (35) 3545. Art Modell Cle./Bal. 1961-2003 (43) 353

MOST SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES BY A TEAM OWNER, PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HISTORY

Owner Team No.1. Robert Kraft New England 82. Pat Bowlen Denver 73. Edward DeBartolo Jr. San Francisco 5 Clint Murchison Jr. Dallas 5 Joe Robbie Miami 5

MOST PLAYOFF APPEARANCES BY AN OWNER Owner Years No.1. Bud Adams, Hou./Ten. 1960-2013 (54) 21 Robert Kraft, N.E. 1994-pres. (25) 213. Pat Bowlen, Den. 1984-2018 (33) 18 Art Modell, Cle./Bal. 1961-2003 (43) 185. Ralph Wilson, Buf. 1960-2013 (54) 17 Al Davis, Oak. 1972-2011 (40) 17 Clint Murchison Jr., Dal. 1960-83 (24) 17

PAT BOWLEN REACHED SUPER BOWLWITH FOUR DIFFERENT HEAD COACHES

Pat Bowlen was the only principal owner in pro football history to reach the Super Bowl with four different head coaches: Dan Reeves (XXI, XXII, XXIV), Mike Shanahan (XXXII, XXXIII), John Fox (XLVIII) and Gary Kubiak (50).

PRINCIPAL OWNERS TO APPEAR IN SUPER BOWLS WITH THE MOST HEAD COACHES

Owner Team No.1. Pat Bowlen Denver 4 D. Reeves, M. Shanahan, J. Fox, G. Kubiak2. Al Davis Oakland 3 J. Madden, T. Flores, B. Callahan Georgia Frontiere L.A. Rams 3 R. Malavasi, D. Vermeil, M. Martz4. Nine owners - 2

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PAT BOWLEN FASTEST TO 350 WINSPat Bowlen earned his 350th overall win in Week 2 against

Oakland in 2018 to become the fastest owner (581 games) in pro-fessional football history to reach 350 wins.

FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 350 OVERALL WINS BY AN OWNER, PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL HISTORY

Owner Games 1. Pat Bowlen, Den. 5812. George Halas, Chi. 6183. Lamar Hunt, K.C. 669 Art Modell, Cle./Bal. 6695. Bud Adams, Hou./Ten. 7346. Ralph Wilson, Buf. 743

PAT BOWLEN’S BRONCOS SUPERLATIVES

* - Pat Bowlen was the first owner in professional football history to achieve 300 overall wins in his first 30 years.

* - In Pat Bowlen’s 35 years as owner of the Broncos, the team had as many Super Bowl appearances (7) as losing seasons (7), including three World Championships.

* - During Pat Bowlen’s ownership, the Broncos had the third-high-est winning percentage (.598) in the NFL and the fourth-highest in all of professional sports.

* - Pat Bowlen is the only owner in NFL history who has had four different head coaches lead his teams to Super Bowl appearances.

* - The Broncos’ 21 winning seasons and 18 playoff berths since 1984 are the most under a single owner in the NFL during that span. The Broncos had an NFL-low seven losing seasons under Mr. Bowlen.

* - Pat Bowlen helped Denver become the only NFL franchise to win at least 90 games in each of the last three decades

* - Under Pat Bowlen, the Broncos were the only AFC team to appear in three Super Bowls in the 1980s. They were also the only team from the conference to win a Super Bowl in the 1990s, captur-ing back-to-back World Championships in 1997-98 while setting an NFL record for most overall wins (33-6, .846) in a two-year period.

* - During Pat Bowlen’s 35 years of ownership, the Broncos sold out every regular-season and postseason contest (NFL-high 300 sellouts) as part of the club’s 49-year, 403-game sellout streak that is the longest in NFL history in one city.

* - Denver’s 349 national television appearances under Pat Bowlen were the most in the league during his ownership. That total includes a league-high 164 prime-time games as well as 145 net-work doubleheader appearances.

* - Pat Bowlen helped put the Rocky Mountain Region on the pro-fessional sports map with the sustained success of the Broncos. In addition to the team’s local popularity, a 2014 Harris Poll identified the Broncos as “America’s Team.”

BOWLEN ERA MARKED BY ACHIEVEMENTIntroduced as the majority owner of the Denver Broncos on March

23, 1984, Pat Bowlen positioned the Broncos among the league’s top franchises during the last three decades.

REGULAR-SEASON WINS, NFL, 1984-2018 Team No.1. New England 3462. Pittsburgh 3343. Denver 3334. San Francisco 3205. Green Bay 316

OVERALL WINS, NFL, 1984-2018 Team No. 1. New England 3792. Pittsburgh 3563. Denver 3544. San Francisco 3445. Green Bay 337

DIVISION TITLES, NFL, 1984-2018 Team No. 1. New England 202. Pittsburgh 153. San Francisco 144. Denver 135. Green Bay 12

SEASONS WITH A .500 OR BETTER RECORD, NFL, 1984-2018 Team No. 1. Denver 28 New England 283. Pittsburgh 274. Green Bay 265. Miami 24

CONFERENCE CHAMP. GAMES, NFL, 1984-2018 Team No. 1. New England 142. San Francisco 113. Pittsburgh 104. Denver 9

SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES, NFL, 1984-2018 Team No. 1. New England 82. Denver 73. N.Y. Giants 5 San Francisco 55. Buffalo 4 Pittsburgh 4

SUPER BOWL WINS, NFL, 1984-2018 Team No. 1. New England 52. San Francisco 43. Denver 3 Dallas 3 N.Y. Giants 3

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PAT BOWLEN’S NFL IMPACTPat Bowlen’s indelible contributions to the Broncos, the commu-

nity and the NFL established him as one of the greatest contributors in professional football history.

Mr. Bowlen served a combined 91 seasons on 15 different com-mittees during his ownership of the Broncos. Only Pro Football Hall of Famers Dan Rooney (18) and Lamar Hunt (16) served on more league committees during their ownership tenures.

MOST ALL-TIME NFL COMMITTEE AFFILIATIONS AMONG OWNERS Owner Team Total1. Dan Rooney* Pittsburgh 182. Lamar Hunt* Kansas City 163. Pat Bowlen Denver 154. Jerry Jones* Dallas 145. Wellington Mara N.Y. Giants 11 *Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

PAT BOWLEN’S ALL-TIME NFL COMMITTEE AFFILIATIONSNFL Management Council Exec. Committee (chairman)NFL Broadcasting Committee (chairman)NFL Films Executive Committee (chairman)NFL Compensation Committee (co-chair)NFL Business Ventures Committee (co-chair)Pro Football Hall of Fame CommitteeNFL Network CommitteeNFL Finance CommitteeNFL Workplace Diversity CommitteeNFL International CommitteeNFL Expansion CommitteeLos Angeles Working Group CommitteeNFL Legislative CommitteeNFL Enterprises Executive CommitteeNFL Special Committee on Strategic Opportunities & Challenges

PAT BOWLEN’S NFL SUPERLATIVES* - In 1993, Mr. Bowlen gave an ultimatum to the TV net-works that procured a bid-ding war, bringing FOX (NFC) and NBC (AFC) on as league broadcast partners and near-ly doubling the television rev-enue from those streams.

* - Also in 1993, Mr. Bowlen fought to establish the introduction of the “franchise tag” in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, helping teams secure the rights to their key players.

* - In his role as Chair of the NFL Broadcast Committee, Mr Bowlen led the negotiations of the NFL’s $18 billion TV contract in 1998, the most lucrative single-sport contract in history.

* - Through his work on the NFL Broadcasting Committee and the NFL Network Committee, Pat Bowlen played an important role in the forma-tion of NFL Network in 2003 and worked to increase its distribution among cable pro-viders and its overall growth.

* - According to former NBC Sports Chairman Dick Ebersol, Pat Bowlen was “the single major force in the creation of Sunday Night Football in 2006 while leading the NFL Broadcasting Committee.

* - In his position as co-chair of the NFL Management Council Executive Committee, Mr. Bowlen played a key role in the six-year extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement in 2006 and again was part of the new CBA discussions for the 10-year extension in 2011 that ensured labor peace for the next decade.

* - With an eye toward growing the game internationally, Pat Bowlen has had the Broncos play eight international games in six different countries (7 American Bowls, 1 regular season in London), marking the third-most such games in league history.

* - Pat Bowlen opened INVESCO Field at Mile High in 2001, beginning a three-year period in which eight new stadiums opened around the NFL.

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GEORGE PATON ENTERS FIRST YEAR AS BRONCOS GMGeorge Paton enters his first sea-

son as general manager of the Denver Broncos after being hired on Jan. 13, 2021.

Over 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Paton (pro-nounced: Peyton) rose from direc-tor of player personnel to vice pres-ident of player personnel/assistant general manager. He helped the Vikings to six playoff appearanc-es—with six different starting quarterbacks —while winning four

division titles and advancing to a pair of NFC Championship games.

VIKINGS PRO BOWLERS ACQUIRED WITH PATON ON STAFF, 2012-20 How Acquired No. of Pro Bowlers NFL Draft Picks 15 Veteran Free Agents 4 College Free Agents 2 Trades 1 TOTAL 22

BRONCOS ALL-TIME TOP PERSONNEL EXECUTIVESGeorge Paton, who was named general manager of the Broncos

on Jan. 13, 2021, is the club’s 15th top personnel executive since the franchise’s first year in 1960.

Executive Title Year(s)Dean Griffing General Manager 1960-61Jack Faulkner General Manager/Head Coach 1962-64Fred Gehrke Director of Player Personnel 1965-66Lou Saban General Manager/Head Coach 1967-71John Ralston General Manager/Head Coach 1972-76Fred Gehrke Vice President—General Manager 1977-80Grady Alderman General Manager 1981-82Hein Poulus Vice President—General Manager 1983John Beake General Manager 1984-98Neal Dahlen General Manager 1999-2001Ted Sundquist General Manager 2002-07Jim Goodman V.P. of Football Ops./Player Personnel 2008Brian Xanders General Manager 2009-10John Elway Exec. V.P. of Football Ops./GM 2011-20George Paton General Manager 2021-pres.

STEVE ATWATER, JOHN LYNCH & PEYTON MANNINGENTER PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

A trio of former Broncos—S Steve Atwater (Class of 2020), S John Lynch (Class of 2021) and QB Peyton Manning (Class of 2021)—were enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame over the weekend of Aug. 7-8, 2021. Atwater, Lynch and Manning give the Broncos five PFHOF inductees in the last three years.

Atwater played the first 10 seasons of his 11-year career with the Broncos after being selected by the club in the first round (20th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft from the University of Arkansas.

A first-team selection for the 1990s NFL All-Decade Team, Atwater’s eight career Pro Bowl selections are the sec-ond most by a player in Broncos history. In 167 career regular-season games (166 starts), Atwater totaled 1,357 tackles (857 solo), 24 intercep-tions (408 yds.), five sacks (34 yds.), 13 forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries.

Lynch, a nine-time Pro Bowler and a four-time Associated Press All-Pro selection, played 15 NFL seasons, including his first 11 years (1993-2003) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and his final four years (2004-07) with the Broncos.

Lynch was inducted into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor and Broncos Ring of Fame in 2016,

earning the rare distinction of being inducted into the Ring of Honor/Fame with two NFL teams.

Manning, the only five-time Most Valuable Player in NFL history (2003-04, ’08-09, ’13), played 18 seasons with Indianapolis (1998-2011) and Denver (2012-15).

Manning is one of two quarterbacks in league history to win a Super Bowl with two franchises (Indianapolis – SB XLI; Denver – SB 50) while also helping the Colts and Broncos to Super Bowls XLIV and XLVIII, respectively. He helped the Broncos to the most wins (55) and highest winning percentage (.764) of any team in the NFL while capturing four AFC West Division titles, two AFC Championships and a Super Bowl victory during his four years with the team.

BRONCOS IN THE PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME Name, Position Year Inducted John Elway, QB 2004 Gary Zimmerman, T 2008 Floyd Little, RB 2010 Shannon Sharpe, TE 2011 Terrell Davis, RB 2017 Champ Bailey, CB 2019 Pat Bowlen, Owner 2019 Steve Atwater, S 2020 John Lynch, S 2021 Peyton Manning, QB 2021

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BRONCOS AMONG NFL’S BEST UNDER ELWAY

The Broncos won the eighth-most overall games with John Elway as the top football executive from 2011-20.

MOST OVERALL WINS, NFL, 2011-2020 Team W L T Pct.1. New England 134 48 0 .7362. Seattle 114 60 1 .6543. Green Bay 111 60 2 .6474. Pittsburgh 105 62 1 .628 New Orleans 105 64 0 .621 Kansas City 105 65 0 .6187. Baltimore 103 67 0 .6068. Denver 96 74 0 .565

BRONCOS NFL RANKS UNDER JOHN ELWAY (2011-2020)Statistic No. Rk.Overall Wins 96 8thReg. Season Wins 90 8thPlayoff Wins 6 4thPlayoff Berths 5 T-9thDivision Titles 5 T-4thSuper Bowl Appearances 2 T-2ndSuper Bowl Wins 1 T-2nd

ELWAY ERA: FIRST 100 GAMESThe Broncos posted a 71-29 (.710) overall record during John

Elway’s tenure as an executive (2011-Wk. 10, 2016) with that win percentage ranking second in the NFL during that period.

Elway’s 71 total wins are believed to be the most by any NFL team’s general manager through his first 100 overall games.

MOST WINS BY CURRENT NFL GENERAL MANAGERS IN THEIR FIRST 100 OVERALL GAMES AS TOP PERSONNEL EXECUTIVE Executive First Year W L T Pct. SB WC1. John Elway, Den. 2011 71 29 0 .710 2 12. Kevin Colbert, Pit. 2000 65 34 1 .655 0 03. John Schneider, Sea. 2010 62 38 0 .620 2 14. Jerry Jones, Dal. 1989 61 39 0 .610 2 25. Thomas Dimitroff, Atl. 2008 60 40 0 .600 0 06. Steve Keim, Ari. 2013 53 45 2 .540 0 07. Tom Telesco, LAC 2013 50 50 0 .500 0 08. Rick Spielman, Min. 2006 48 52 0 .794 0 09. Mickey Loomis, N.O. 2002 47 53 0 .470 0 010. Les Snead, LAR 2012 45 54 1 .470 1 0PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME GENERAL MANAGERS THROUGH THEIR

FIRST 100 OVERALL GAMES AS TOP PERSONNEL EXECUTIVEExecutive First Year W L T Pct. SB WCAl Davis, Oak. 1966 69 24 7 .725 1 0Bill Polian, Buf. 1986 61 39 0 .610 1 0Tex Schram, LAN 1947 61 34 5 .635 0 0Ron Wolf, G.B. 1991 56 44 0 .560 0 0Jim Finks, Min. 1964 54 41 5 .565 1 0

ELWAY'S EYE FOR TALENTDuring John Elway’s 10 seasons as an executive, he drafted,

signed or extended the contracts of 21 players who have combined for 42 Pro Bowl selections with the Broncos.

Elway was the only NFL general manager over the last eight years to acquire future Pro Bowl players through the NFL Draft, street free agency, unrestricted free agency and college free agency.

BRONCOS TO MAKE THE PRO BOWL AFTER BEING ACQUIRED OR HAVING CONTRACT EXTENDED BY JOHN ELWAY

Year Player Pro Bowls2011 CB Champ Bailey (Extension) 2 CB Chris Harris Jr. (CFA) 4 LB Von Miller (Draft) 8 RB Willis McGahee (FA) 1 TE Julius Thomas (Draft) 22012 QB Peyton Manning (FA) 3 K Matt Prater (Extension) 12013 RB C.J. Anderson (CFA) 1 T Ryan Clady (Extension) 1 G Louis Vasquez (UFA) 12014 WR Emmanuel Sanders (UFA) 2 CB Aqib Talib (UFA) 4 S T.J. Ward (UFA) 2 OLB DeMarcus Ware (FA) 22015 S Darian Stewart (UFA) 1 WR Demaryius Thomas (Extension) 22016 LS Casey Kreiter (FA) 1 Justin Simmons (Draft) 12018 Bradley Chubb (Draft) 1 RB Phillip Lindsay (CFA) 1 WR Courtland Sutton (Draft) 1Totals 21 players 42

FANGIO ENTERS THIRD SEASON AS HEAD COACHVic Fangio is in his third season as the Broncos' head coach in

2021. Below is a look at the overall records (regular season and playoffs) for all of Denver’s head coaches in the club’s 61-year history.

BRONCOS ALL-TIME HEAD COACHES’ OVERALL RECORDSHead Coach Years W L T Pct.Frank Filchock 1960-61 7 20 1 .268Jack Faulkner 1962-64 9 22 1 .297Mac Speedie* 1964-66 6 19 1 .250Ray Malavasi* 1966 4 8 0 .333Lou Saban 1967-71 20 42 3 .331Jerry Smith* 1971 2 3 0 .400John Ralston 1972-76 34 33 3 .507Red Miller 1977-80 42 25 0 .627Dan Reeves 1981-92 117 79 1 .596Wade Phillips 1993-94 16 17 0 .485Mike Shanahan 1995-2008 146 91 0 .616Josh McDaniels 2009-10 11 17 0 .393Eric Studesville* 2010 1 3 0 .250John Fox 2011-14 49 22 0 .690Gary Kubiak 2015-16 24 11 0 .686Vance Joseph 2017-18 11 21 0 .344Vic Fangio 2019-present 15 21 0 .417 *Interim Head Coach

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FANGIO’S YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING BREAKDOWNYear Position Team/School Rec. Postseason1979 Linebackers Dunmore (Pa.) H.S. 8-31980 Defensive Coordinator Dunmore (Pa.) H.S. 8-41981 Defensive Coordinator Dunmore (Pa.) H.S. 5-61982 Defensive Coordinator Milford (Conn.) Academy 5-5 1983 Graduate Assistant North Carolina 8-3 Peach Bowl (0-1)1984 Defensive Assistant Philadelphia Stars 16-2 USFL Champions (3-0)1985 Defensive Assistant Baltimore Stars 10-7-1 USFL Champions (3-0)1986 Linebackers New Orleans 7-9 1987 Linebackers New Orleans 12-4 Playoffs (0-1)1988 Linebackers New Orleans 10-6 1989 Linebackers New Orleans 9-7 1990 Linebackers New Orleans 8-8 Playoffs (0-1)1991 Linebackers New Orleans 11-5 Playoffs (0-1)1992 Linebackers New Orleans 12-4 Playoffs (0-1)1993 Linebackers New Orleans 8-8 1994 Linebackers New Orleans 7-9 1995 Defensive Coordinator Carolina 7-9 1996 Defensive Coordinator Carolina 12-4 Playoffs (1-1)1997 Defensive Coordinator Carolina 7-9 1998 Defensive Coordinator Carolina 4-12 1999 Defensive Coordinator Indianapolis 13-3 Playoffs (0-1)2000 Defensive Coordinator Indianapolis 10-6 Playoffs (0-1)2001 Defensive Coordinator Indianapolis 6-10 2002 Defensive Coordinator Houston 4-12 2003 Defensive Coordinator Houston 5-11 2004 Defensive Coordinator Houston 7-9 2005 Defensive Coordinator Houston 2-14 2006 Asst. to HC/Defensive Asst. Baltimore 13-3 Playoffs (0-1)2007 Asst. to HC/Defensive Asst. Baltimore 5-11 2008 Asst. to HC/Defensive Asst. Baltimore 11-5 Playoffs (2-1)2009 Linebackers Baltimore 9-7 Playoffs (1-1)2010 Defensive Coordinator Stanford 11-1 Orange Bowl (1-0)2011 Defensive Coordinator San Francisco 13-3 Playoffs (1-1)2012 Defensive Coordinator San Francisco 11-4-1 Playoffs (2-1)2013 Defensive Coordinator San Francisco 12-4 Playoffs (2-1)2014 Defensive Coordinator San Francisco 8-8 2015 Defensive Coordinator Chicago 6-10 -2016 Defensive Coordinator Chicago 3-13 2017 Defensive Coordinator Chicago 5-11 2018 Defensive Coordinator Chicago 12-4 Playoffs (0-1)2019 Head Coach Denver 7-92020 Head Coach Denver 5-11 2021 Head Coach Denver 3-1 TOTALS 355-294-2 (.545) 16-15 (.516)

BREAKDOWN OF VIC FANGIO’S RECORD COACHING FOOTBALLCategory W L T Pct.Regular season record as an NFL head coach 15 21 0 .417Postseason record as an NFL head coach 0 0 0 —

Overall record as an NFL head coach 15 21 0 .417Regular season record as an NFL assistant coach 270 242 1 .528Postseason record as an NFL assistant coach 9 14 — .391Overall record as an NFL assistant coach 279 256 1 .521Overall record as an NFL coach 291 276 1 .513Regular season record as a USFL assistant coach 26 9 1 .736Postseason record as a USFL assistant coach 6 0 0 1.000Overall record as a USFL assistant coach 32 9 1 .774 Regular season record as a collegiate assistant coach 20 5 0 .800Postseason record as a collegiate assistant coach 1 1 0 .500Overall record as a collegiate assistant coach 20 5 0 .778Overall record as a high school assistant coach 26 18 0 .590Overall record coaching football 371 309 2 .544

VIC FANGIO COACHED DEFENSES TOUGH ON ROOKIE QBsBroncos Head Coach Vic Fangio has

faced a rookie quarterback 29 times in his career and is 20-9 all-time in such games as a head coach or defensive coordinator. Denver is 5-2 against rookie signal callers in Fangio's tenure, including wins against the top two picks in the 2021 NFL Draft (Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson).

Hired as Denver's head coach in 2019, Fangio has 19 years of experience as an NFL defensive coordinator with previous stops in Carolina (1995-98), Indianapolis (1999-2001), Houston (2002-05), San Francisco (2011-14) and Chicago (2015-18).

VIC FANGIO VS. ROOKIE QBs AS A DEF. COORDINATOR/HEAD COACHFangio Tm. Player Opp. (year) Att. Cmp. Yds. TD INT Rtg.Carolina Tony Banks St. Louis (1996) 29 15 163 1 1 65.7Carolina Tony Banks St. Louis (1996) 33 14 160 1 1 55.1Carolina Danny Weurffel New Orleans (1997) 32 13 132 0 2 27.1Carolina Tony Graziani Atlanta (1997) 18 4 24 0 2 0.0Carolina Peyton Manning Indianapolis (1998) 34 17 225 1 2 56.6Indianapolis Akili Smith Cincinnati (1999) 24 12 122 0 0 64.9Indianapolis Donovan McNabb Philadelphia (1999) 36 19 165 1 2 51.3Houston Patrick Ramsey Washington (2002) 31 14 190 2 0 86.8Houston Byron Leftwich Jacksonville (2003) 36 17 231 1 3 42.7Houston Byron Leftwich Jacksonville (2003) 29 18 194 1 0 93.2Houston Alex Smith San Fran. (2005) 29 16 159 1 1 68.0San Fran. Andy Dalton Cincinnati (2011) 32 17 157 0 2 40.8San Fran. Russell Wilson Seattle (2012) 23 9 122 0 1 38.7San Fran. Ryan Tannehill Miami (2012) 33 17 150 1 0 74.1San Fran. Russell Wilson Seattle (2012) 21 15 171 4 1 115.3San Fran. Mike Glennon Tampa Bay (2013) 34 18 179 2 1 75.5San Fran. Derek Carr Oakland (2014) 28 22 254 3 0 140.2Chicago Jameis Winston Tampa Bay (2015) 29 15 295 2 1 96.2Chicago Carson Wentz Philadelphia (2016) 34 21 190 1 0 86.6Chicago Dak Prescott Dallas (2016) 24 19 248 1 0 123.6Chicago DeShone Kizer Cleveland (2017) 36 18 182 0 2 41.7Chicago Sam Darnold N.Y. Jets (2018) 29 14 153 1 0 75.8Denver Gardner Minshew III Jacksonville (2019) 33 19 213 2 0 97.2Denver David Blough Detroit (2019) 24 12 117 1 0 78.0Denver Justin Herbert L.A. Chargers (2020) 43 29 278 3 2 89.1Denver Tua Tagovailoa Miami (2020) 20 11 83 1 0 81.9Denver Justin Herbert L.A. Chargers (2020) 33 21 253 1 0 97.2Denver Trevor Lawrence Jacksonville (2021) 33 14 118 1 2 37.2Denver Zach Wilson N.Y. Jets (2021) 35 19 160 0 2 42.6.2TOTALS (Fangio wins are bolded) 875 479 5,061 33 28 71.0

FANGIO FOURTH-MOST EXPERIENCED FIRST-TIME HCAt the time of his hiring in 2019, Broncos Head Coach Vic Fangio

was the fourth-most experienced first-time head coach (non-in-terim) in NFL history. Fangio made his head-coaching debut at 61 years, 18 days old.OLDEST FIRST-TIME NFL HEAD COACHES (NON-INTERIM), THROUGH 2019

Coach (Tm.) Year Age1. Dick LeBeau (Cin.) 2011 64 yrs., 0 days2. Bud Wilkinson (Ari.) 1978 62 yrs., 133 days 3. Rod Rust (N.E.) 1990 62 yrs., 38 days 4. Vic Fangio (Den.) 2019 61 yrs., 18 days

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2021 BRONCOS ASSISTANT COACHING STAFF(S) - Sideline; (B) Booth

OFFENSE Pat Shurmur (B) ....................................Offensive Coordinator Zach Azzanni (S) ..............................................Wide Receivers Chris Cook (B) ..................................................Quality Control Wade Harman (S) ................................................... Tight Ends Chris Kuper (B) .........................................Asst. Offensive Line Curtis Modkins (S) ...........................................Running Backs Mike Munchak (S) .............................................Offensive Line Justin Rascati (B) .............................................Quality Control Mike Shula (S) .................................................... Quarterbacks

DEFENSE Ed Donatell (S) ..................................... Defensive Coordinator Chris Beake (B) ...............................Def. Pass Game Specialist Reggie Herring (S) ............................................... Linebackers Mike Hiestand (S) ............ Asst. Def. Line/Asst. to Head Coach Bill Kollar (S) .................................................... Defensive Line John Pagano (S) ...................................... Outside Linebackers Christian Parker (B) ........................................Defensive Backs Nathaniel Willingham (B) ..................................Quality Control

SPECIAL TEAMS Tom McMahon (S) ........................Special Teams Coordinator Chris Gould (S) ..................................Assistant Special Teams

STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Loren Landow (S) ...........................Strength and Conditioning Korey Jones(S) ............... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Mark Loecher (S) ........... Assistant Strength and Conditioning Pierre Ngo (S) ................ Assistant Strength and Conditioning Emily Zaler (S) ...........................Player Performance Assistant

DECADES OF SUCCESSThe Broncos wrapped up their sixth decade of professional foot-

ball, looking to build off a body of work that ranks as the most con-sistent in the NFL in terms of winning over the last four decades.

Denver is one of just four teams to record three 90+ win decades since 1960. The Broncos finished one win shy of 90 victories in the 2010s to rank tied for eighth in the league during that span.

BRONCOS REGULAR-SEASON RECORD BY DECADEDecade W L T Pct. Playoff Berths Win Rk.1960s 39 97 4 .287 0 22nd1970s 75 64 5 .539 3 8th1980s 93 58 1 .615 5 4th1990s 94 66 0 .588 5 7th2000s 93 67 0 .581 4 6th2010s 89 71 0 .556 5 T-8th2020s 8 12 0 .400 0 T-20thTOTALS 491 435 10 .530 22 8th

MOST DECADES WITH 90+ REGULAR SEASON WINS, SINCE 1960 Team 90+ Win Decades Decades (Win Total)1. Green Bay 4 1960s (96), 1990s (93), 2000s (95), 2010s (102) Pittsburgh 4 1970s (99), 1990s (93), 2000s (103), 2010s (102)3. Denver 3 1980s (93), 1990s (94), 2000s (93) Miami 3 1970s (104), 1980s (94), 1990s (95)

BRONCOS RANK SECOND IN SUPER BOWL APPEARANCESDenver’s eight Super Bowl appearances are tied for the second

most in NFL history.MOST SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES, NFL HISTORY

Team No.1. New England 112. Denver 8 Dallas 8 Pittsburgh 85. San Francisco 6

DENVER BRONCOS SUPER BOWL SEASONS/RESULTSSeason Coach Opponent Result1977 Red Miller Dallas L, 27-101986 Dan Reeves N.Y. Giants L, 39-201987 Dan Reeves Washington L, 42-101989 Dan Reeves San Francisco L, 55-101997 Mike Shanahan Green Bay W, 31-241998 Mike Shanahan Atlanta W, 34-192013 John Fox Seattle L, 43-82015 Gary Kubiak Carolina W, 24-10

HOME SELLOUT STREAKDenver owns the NFL record sellout streak (417 games) for a single

city. The streak, which includes 395 regular-season games and 22 playoff contests, began in Week 1 of the 1970 season.

LONGEST CURRENT HOME SELLOUT STREAKS IN A SINGLE CITY (INCLUDES POSTSEASON)

Team Date Started (Opponent) Streak1. Denver Sept. 27, 1970 (vs. Pittsburgh) 4172. Pittsburgh Sept. 17, 1972 (vs. Oakland) 4093. N.Y. Giants Sept. 15, 1974 (vs. Washington) 375 4. Green Bay Oct. 2, 1960 (vs. Detroit) 373*

*Does not include 107 home games played in Milwaukee between 1960-94#Note excludes games played without fans due to COVID-19. Games with sold-out limited capacity are included. The Broncos sold out all eight reg-ular-season home games prior to the season as well as each of the games played with limited fan capacity (approx. 5,700 seats in Home Games 2-5).

DENVER OWNS MOST AFC WEST CROWNSDenver has won 15 AFC West titles to represent the most among

division members. MOST AFC WEST DIVISION TITLES

Team No. 1. Denver 152. Oakland / Las Vegas 123. Kansas City 114. S.D. / L.A. Chargers 105. Seattle 2

BRONCOS HELD TRAINING CAMP AT FACILITYFOR 19TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

For the 19th consecutive year, the Broncos held training camp at their practice facility, the UCHealth Training Center, in Englewood, Colo.

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-pres. UCHealth Training Center Englewood, Colo

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2021 BRONCOS ROOKIE DRAFT CLASSThe Broncos’ first draft under General Manager George Paton saw

Denver make a total of 10 selections, seven of which were used on defensive players. The Broncos’ selection of CB Pat Surtain II with the ninth overall pick in the 2021 Draft marked the second con-secutive year Denver drafted a University of Alabama product with its top pick, following WR Jerry Jeudy’s selection (15th overall) in 2020.

DENVER’S 2021 DRAFT CLASSPlayer Pos. Rd. (Ovr.) SchoolPat Surtain II* CB 1 (9) AlabamaJavonte Williams* RB 2 (35) North CarolinaQuinn Meinerz* C 3 (98) Wisconsin-WhitewaterBaron Browning* LB 3 (105) Ohio StateCaden Sterns* S 5 (152) TexasJamar Johnson* S 5 (164) IndianaSeth Williams WR 6 (219) AuburnKary Vincent Jr.* CB 7 (237) LSUJonathan Cooper* OLB 7 (239) Ohio StateMarquiss Spencer DE 7 (253) Mississippi State* - Made the initial 53-man roster out of training camp

PLAYERS NEW TO BRONCOS ROSTER IN 2021The Broncos' 2021 roster features 19 players (35.8%) who are

new to the 53-man roster since the end of last season.NEW PLAYERS ON DENVER’S 53-MAN ROSTER

How Acquired TotalNFL Draft 8College Free Agency 1Veteran Free Agency 7Trade 2Waivers 1TOTALS 19

NEW VETERAN PLAYERS ON DENVER’S 53-MAN ROSTERPlayer Pos. Exp. How Acq. Prev. TeamTeddy Bridgewater QB 8 T (Car.) Carolina Cam Fleming T 8 UFA (NYG) N.Y. GiantsMike Ford CB 4 W (Det.) DetroitKyle Fuller CB 8 FA Chicago Jonas Griffith ILB 1 T (S.F.) San Francisco Micah Kiser ILB 4 FA L.A. RamsBobby Massie T 10 UFA (Chi.) Chicago Aaron Patrick OLB 1 FA JacksonvilleEric Saubert TE 5 UFA (Jac.) JacksonvilleShamar Stephen DL 8 FA Minnesota

ROOKIE PLAYERS ON DENVER'S 53-MAN ROSTERPlayer Pos. Rd. (Ovr.) School Baron Browning OLB 3 (105) Ohio StateJonathon Cooper OLB 7 (239) Ohio StateJamar Johnson S 5 (164) Indiana Quinn Meinerz G/C 3 (98) Wisconsin-WhitewaterAndre Mintze OLB CFA VanderbiltCaden Sterns S 5 (152) TexasPat Surtain II CB 1 (9) AlabamaKary Vincent Jr. CB 7 (237) Louisiana StateJavonte Williams RB 2 (35) North Carolina

ANDRE MINTZE ADDS TO BRONCOS COLLEGE FREE AGENT HISTORY IN 2021

In 17 of the last 18 years, at least one rookie college free agent made the Broncos’ active roster out of training camp for the first week of the regular season.

In 2021, outside linebacker Andre Mintze (pictured) made Denver's Week 1 roster to give the Broncos 25 such players since 1997.

Among Denver’s key CFA signings are three-time Pro Bowl corner-back Chris Harris Jr. (2011) from the University of Kansas, inside linebacker Alexander Johnson from the University of Tennessee (2018) and outside linebacker Malik Reed from the University of Nevada (2019).

COLLEGE FREE AGENTS TO MAKE DENVER’S 53-MAN ROSTER OUT OF TRAINING CAMP, SINCE 1997

Year Player College1997 DT David Richie Washington 1998 DE Cyron Brown Western Illinois2002 CB Lenny Walls Boston College2004 CB Roc Alexander Washington2005 TE Wesley Duke Mercer2006 RB Mike Bell Arizona2007 RB Selvin Young Texas2008 P Brett Kern Toledo2008 T Tyler Polumbus Colorado2008 ILB Wesley Woodyard Kentucky2009 DL Chris Baker Hampton2010 CB Cassius Vaughn Mississippi2011 CB Chris Harris Kansas2012 LS Aaron Brewer San Diego State2012 LB Steven Johnson Kansas2013 RB C.J. Anderson California2014 WR Isaiah Burse Fresno State2014 RB Juwan Thompson Duke2016 NT Kyle Peko Oregon State2017 S Jamal Carter Miami2018 ILB Alexander Johnson Tennessee2018 RB Phillip Lindsay Colorado2019 OLB Malik Reed Nevada2020 CB Essang Bassey Wake Forest2021 OLB Andre Mintze Vanderbilt

NINE BRONCOS MAKE NFL DEBUTS IN 2021 OPENERNine Broncos, including seven rookies, made their NFL debuts in

Denver’s season-opening 27-13 win at the N.Y. Giants. Among the nine players making their NFL debuts were six players

—ILB Baron Browning, OLB Jonathon Cooper, S Caden Sterns, ILB Justin Strnad, CB Pat Surtain II and RB Javonte Williams—selected by Denver in the 2021 NFL Draft.

BRONCOS TO MAKE NFL DEBUTS AGAINST THE N.Y. GIANTSPlayer Pos. Exp.Baron Browning ILB RJonathon Cooper OLB RDamarea Crockett RB 1Jonas Griffith ILB 1Andre Mintze OLB RCaden Sterns S RJustin Strnad ILB RPat Surtain II CB RJavonte Williams RB R

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DENVER OFF TO BEST START SINCE 2017The Broncos opened a season with

three consecutive wins for the 11th time in franchise history and first since 2016. Denver has averaged 11 wins and made six playoff appearances, including all three Super Bowl titles in franchise history, in the other 10 sea-sons in which they started 3-0. Denver

has never had a losing season following a 3-0 start to a season. The Broncos are 3-1 for the first time since 2017.

RECORDS IN SEASONS FOLLOWING A 3-0 START, BRONCOS HISTORYSeason Final Record Playoff Round Reached2021 TBD TBD2016 9-7 -2015 12-4 Won Super Bowl2013 13-3 Super Bowl2009 8-8 -2008 8-8 -2003 10-6 Wild Card2002 9-7 -1998 14-2 Won Super Bowl1997 12-4 Won Super Bowl1996 13-3 Divisional

BRONCOS CONVERT THREE FOURTH DOWNS AT NYGIn Denver's Week 1 game at the N.Y. Giants, the Broncos

attempted three fourth-down conversions and were successful on all three, each of which occurred on a scoring drive (2 TD & 1 FG). The three successful conversions tied for the third-most in a single game in franchise history and marked just the eighth time the Broncos have converted 3+ fourth-down attempts.

In its first two games in 2021, Denver converted five fourth downs after recording four over the entire 2020 season. The Broncos posted multiple fourth down conversions in back-to-back games for the first time since Weeks 15-17 of the 2002 season.

MOST FOURTH-DOWN CONVERSIONS IN A SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS HISTORYDate Opponent Result Con. Att. Pct.12/9/2018 at S.F. L, 14-20 5 7 71.411/17/2019 at Min. L, 23-27 4 4 100.010/9/2016 vs. Atl. L, 16-23 4 4 100.09/12/2021 at NYG W, 27-13 3 3 100.09/15/2019 vs. Chi. L, 14-16 3 3 100.012/8/2013 vs. Ten. W, 51-28 3 3 100.012/23/2000 vs. S.F. W, 38-9 3 3 100.011/9/1997 vs. Car. W, 34-0 3 5 60.0

BRIDGEWATER ONE OF LEAGUE'S MOST EFFICIENT PASSERSThe Broncos acquired quarterback

Teddy Bridgewater from Carolina on April 28, 2021 in exchange for a sixth-round selection (No. 191) in the 2021 NFL Draft.

Playing his eighth NFL season in 2021, Bridgewater ranks fifth in com-pletion perception (66.8%) among active quarterbacks with at least 1,000 passing attempts since he entered the league in 2014.

HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE BY A QB, MIN. 1,000 ATT., 2014-PRESENTPlayer Team Pct.Deshaun Watson Hou. 67.8Kirk Cousins Was./Min. 67.7Jimmy Garoppolo N.E./S.F. 67.3Kyler Murray Ari. 66.9Teddy Bridgewater Min./N.O./Car./Den. 66.8

Bridgewater completed at least 75% of his passes in his first three games of the season, joining Peyton Manning (2013) as the only quarterbacks in Broncos history to accomplish the feat in three consecutive games. Since Bridgewater entered the league in 2014, he has posted a 75% completion percentage at the third-highest rate among all quarterbacks (14 of 62 career GP, 22.6%). He trails only Drew Brees, Kirk Cousins and Patrick Mahomes in that category.

Bridgewater also became the first Broncos quarterback to record three consecutive games with a 100.0+ passer rating since Manning in Weeks 6-8 of the 2014 season.

HIGHEST PCT. OF GAMES WITH 75% COMP. PERCENTAGE, 2014-PRESENTPlayer 75% games GP Pct.Drew Brees 35 101 34.7%Kirk Cousins 28 105 26.7%Patrick Mahomes 12 50 24.0%Teddy Bridgewater 14 62 22.6%Lamar Jackson 10 50 20.0%

BRIDGEWATER JOINS ELITE QB COMPANYBroncos QB Teddy Bridgewater com-

pleted 26-of-34 passes (76.5%) for 328 yards with two touchdowns (125.6 rtg.) in Denver’s 23-13 win at Jacksonville. Combined with his Week 1 performance at the N.Y. Giants, Bridgewater became the fourth player in NFL history to open a season with two touchdown passes, no interceptions and a 75.0% completion

percentage (min. 12 attempts) in each of his first two games of a season. Bridgewater joins Drew Brees (2018), Aaron Rodgers (2015) and Jeff George (1994) with this distinction.QBs TO OPEN SEASON WITH 2 TDs, 0 INTs, 75% COMP. PCT. IN FIRST 2 GAMES Player, Tm. Season Att. Cmp. Comp. % Yds. TD INT Rtg.Teddy Bridgewater, Den. 2021 74 50 77.1 592 4 0 120.7 Drew Brees, N.O. 2018 80 65 81.3 682 5 0 123.0Aaron Rodgers, G.B. 2015 56 43 76.8 438 5 0 128.2Jeff George, Atl. 1994 75 58 77.3 568 6 0 124.7

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BRIDGEWATER WINS FIRST START AS A BRONCOIn his first regular season game

with the Broncos, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater completed 26-of-38 pass-es (77.8%) for 264 yards with two touchdowns (115.7 rtg.).

Bridgewater’s 77.8% completion per-centage ranked first among all AFC players in Week 1 and represented the highest mark in team history among the 53 quarterbacks to make their debut

for the club. His 95.7 QBR led all NFL players in Week 1 and rep-resents the highest mark of his career.BRONCOS QBs MAKING THEIR FIRST START WITH THE TEAM, SINCE 1999 Player Opp. (Date) Res. Att. Cmp. Yds. TD INT Rtg.Brian Griese vs. Mia. (9/13/99) L 40 24 270 3 0 105.2 Chris Miller at S.D. (11/7/99) W 24 14 166 0 0 79.5Gus Frerotte vs. K.C. (9/24/00) L 31 18 208 0 1 65.0Steve Beuerlein vs. Ind. (11/24/02) L 24 15 185 1 2 65.5Jake Plummer at Cin. (9/7/03) W 25 12 115 0 3 21.7Danny Kanell at Bal. (10/26/03) L 31 16 114 0 2 33.5Jarious Jackson at G.B. (12/28/03) L 9 4 41 0 1 18.5Jay Cutler vs. Sea. (12/3/06) L 21 10 143 2 2 62.3Kyle Orton at. Cin. (9/13/09) W 28 17 243 1 0 100.7Chris Simms vs. S.D. (11/22/09) L 4 2 10 0 0 56.3Tim Tebow at Oak. (12/19/10) L 16 8 138 1 0 100.5Peyton Manning vs. Pit. (9/9/12) W 26 19 253 2 0 129.2 Brock Osweiler at Chi. (11/22/15) W 27 20 250 2 0 127.1Trevor Siemian vs. Car. (9/8/16) W 26 18 179 1 2 69.1Paxton Lynch vs. Atl. (10/9/16) L 35 23 223 1 1 81.0Case Keenum vs. Sea. (9/9/18) W 39 25 329 3 3 84.2Joe Flacco at Oak. (9/9/19) L 31 21 268 1 0 105.3Brandon Allen vs. Cle. (11/3/19) W 20 12 193 2 0 125.6Drew Lock vs. LAC (12/1/19) W 28 18 134 2 1 84.5Jeff Driskel vs. T.B. (9/27/20) L 30 17 176 1 1 71.0Brett Rypien at NYJ (10/1/20) W 31 19 242 2 3 67.6Teddy Bridgewater at NYG (9/12/21) W 38 26 264 2 0 115.7

GORDON III A TWO-TIME PRO BOWLERIn running back Melvin Gordon III's

first season with the Broncos in 2020, he finished with 1,144 scrimmage yards (986 rush / 158 rec.) for the fourth time in his career to go along with 10 touch-downs (9 rush / 1 rec.).

Gordon ranks among the league's top running backs in scrimmage yards since he entered the league in 2015.

YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE, NFL RUNNING BACKS, SINCE 2015 Player (Tm.) Rushing Receiving Total1. Ezekiel Elliott (Dal.) 6,726 2,010 8,7362. Todd Gurley II (LAR/Atl.) 6,082 2,254 8,3363. Melvin Gordon III (LAC/Den.) 5,474 2,118 7,5924. Derrick Henry (Ten.) 6,370 817 7,1875. Mark Ingram II (N.O./Bal./Hou.) 5,069 1,605 6,674

GORDON III REACHES 5,000 CAREER RUSHING YARDSRunning back Melvin Gordon III eclipsed 5,000 rushing yards for

his career against Buffalo in Week 15 of 2020. He is one of six active rushers with at least 5,000 career rushing yards and one of three active running backs (Ezekiel Elliott, Dal.; Todd Gurley, LAR/Atl.) to also have 2,000 career receiving yards since 2015.

ACTIVE NFL RUNNING BACKS WITH 5,000 RUSHING YDS. & 2,000 RECEIVING YDS., CAREER, SINCE 2015

Player (Tm.) Rushing Receiving Total1. Ezekiel Elliott (Dal.) 6,726 2,010 8,7362. Todd Gurley II* (LAR/Atl.) 6,082 2,254 8,3363. Melvin Gordon III (LAC/Den.) 5,474 2,118 7,592

* - Gurley is currently a free agent

GORDON III TOPS 100 YARDS IN SEASON OPENERRunning back Melvin Gordon III posted his 12th career 100-yard

rushing game against the N.Y. Giants in Week 1, finishing with 101 yards on 11 carries (9.2 avg.). Nine of Gordon's 12 career 100-yard games have come on the road.

Gordon helped seal a Broncos win with a 70-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter, which marked the second-longest touchdown run of Gordon's seven-year career.

Under Head Coach Vic Fangio, the Broncos are 5-1 in games in which a running back has rushed for at least 100 yards since the start of 2019.

BRONCOS 100-YARD RUSHERS SINCE 2019Player Opp. (date) No. Yds. Avg. LG TDPhillip Lindsay at LAC (10/16/19) 15 114 7.6 32 1Phillip Lindsay vs. Det. (12/22/19) 19 109 5.7 27t 1Melvin Gordon at NYJ (10/1/20) 23 107 4.7 43t 2Phillip Lindsay at N.E. (10/18/20) 23 101 4.4 20 0Melvin Gordon at K.C. (12/6/20) 15 131 8.7 65 0Melvin Gordon at NYG (9/12/21) 11 101 9.2 70t 1

MELVIN GORDON III’S LONGEST CAREER RUSHES (2015-21)Date Opp. Long Rush Yds.10/29/2017 at N.E. 87t 1329/12/2021 at NYG 70t 10112/6/2020 at K.C. 65 131

WILLIAMS ONE OF LEAGUE'S TOP ROOKIE RUSHERSRookie running back Javonte Williams

scored the first touchdown of his NFL career on a 1-yard touchdown run versus the N.Y. Jets in Week 3. He became the first Broncos rookie to rush for a touchdown since Phillip Lindsay on Dec. 9, 2018, at San Francisco and the first to do so within his first three career games since Royce Freeman in 2018.

Williams ranks among the league's rookie leaders in rushing yards (186–1st), rushing attempts (46–2nd) and touchdowns (1–T2nd).

MOST RUSHING YARDS BY NFL ROOKIE, 2021Rk. Player Tm. Drft. Rd. Yds. G/GS Att. Y/A TD1 Javonte Williams Den. 2 186 4/0 46 4.0 12 Najee Harris Pit. 1 185 4/4 55 3.4 13 Ty'Son Williams Bal. CFA 164 3/3 27 6.1 14 Elijah Mitchell S.F. 6 146 2/1 36 4.1 15 Trey Sermon S.F. 3 128 3/2 30 4.3 1

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SUTTON POSTS CAREER DAY AT JACKSONVILLEBroncos wide receiver Courtland

Sutton, playing in his just second game following a season-ending knee injury that limited him to one game in 2020, set new career marks in both receptions (9) and receiving yards (159) at Jacksonville in Week 2. His 159 receiving yards were the most by a Bronco since WR Emmanuel Sanders recorded 162 yards versus Kansas City on Nov. 27, 2016. Sutton hauled in a 55-yard pass from QB

Teddy Bridgewater in the third quarter that marked the second-lon-gest reception of his four-year career.

COURTLAND SUTTON'S MOST REC. YARDS IN A GAME, CAREERDate Opponent Tgt. Rec. Yds. Avg. Lg.9/19/2021 at Jac. 12 9 159 17.7 559/9/2019 at Oak. 8 7 120 17.1 3011/17/2019 at Min. 9 5 113 22.6 4810/6/2019 at LAC 7 4 92 23.0 70t9/22/2019 at G.B. 7 5 87 17.4 52

COURTLAND SUTTON'S LONGEST CAREER RECEPTIONSDate Opponent Play 10/6/2019 at LAC 70-yard TD reception from QB Joe Flacco9/19/2021 at Jac. 55-yard reception from QB Teddy Bridgewater9/22/2019 at G.B. 52-yard reception from QB Joe Flacco11/17/2019 at Min. 48-yard reception from QB Brandon Allen9/20/2020 at Pit. 45-yard reception from QB Jeff Driskel

SUTTON A BIG-PLAY THREAT

Courtland Sutton recorded 16 or more big-play receptions (25+yds.) in 2019 to represent the sixth-most such catches in team annals and the most since 2014 (Emmanuel Sanders, 16). His total also tied for the second-most in the NFL on the season.MOST 25+YD RECEPTIONS IN A SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY

Player (Year) Rec. Yds. TD 25+1. Ashley Lelie (2004) 54 1,084 7 18 Brandon Lloyd (2010)  77 1,448 11 18 Demaryius Thomas (2012)  94 1,434 10 184. Rod Smith (2000)  100 1,602 8 17 Demaryius Thomas (2013)  92 1,430 14 176. Courtland Sutton (2019)  72 1,112 6 16 Emmanuel Sanders (2014) 101 1,404 9 168. Ed McCaffrey (1998)  64 1,053 10 15 Demaryius Thomas (2014)  111 1,619 11 1510. Rod Smith (1997)  70 1,180 12 14

NFL BIG PLAY RECEIVING LEADERS, 2019 Player (Tm.) Rec. Yds. 25+yds. TDs1. Kenny Golladay (Det.) 65 1,190 17 112. Courtland Sutton (Den.) 72 1,112 16 6 Chris Godwin (T.B.) 86 1,333 16 9 Stefon Diggs (Min.) 63 1,130 16 65. Jarvis Landry (Cle.) 83 1,174 14 6

SUTTON OFF TO FAST START TO HIS CAREERBefore being limited to just one game in his third season in 2020,

wide receiver Courtland Sutton recorded the most receiving yards (1,816) and touchdowns (10) by a Bronco through a player's first two seasons.

MOST REC. YARDS THROUGH FIRST TWO SEASONS, BRONCOS Player Years Rec. Yds. TDs1. Courtland Sutton 2018-19 114 1,816 102. Brandon Marshall 2006-07 122 1,634 93. Eddie Royal 2008-09 128 1,325 54. Ricky Nattiel 1987-88 77 1,204 35. Mark Jackson 1986-87 64 1,174 3MOST REC. TDs THROUGH FIRST TWO SEASONS, BRONCOS Player Years Rec. Yds. TDs1. Courtland Sutton 2018-19 114 1,816 102. Brandon Marshall 2006-07 122 1,634 9 Eric Decker 2010-11 50 718 9 Tony Scheffler 2006-07 67 835 95. Riley Odoms 1972-73 64 949 9

JEUDY ONE OF LEAGUE'S TOP ROOKIES IN 2020Wide receiver Jerry Jeudy finished his initial NFL season with 52

catches for 856 yards (16.5 avg.) with three touchdowns.

His 856 receiving yards ranked fifth in the NFL among first-year pass catchers in 2020.

NFL ROOKIE RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS, 2020 Player (Tm.) Rec. Yds. Avg. TDs1. Justin Jefferson (Min.) 88 1,400 15.9 72. CeeDee Lamb (Dal.) 74 935 12.6 53. Tee Higgins (Cin.) 67 908 13.6 64. Chase Claypool (Pit.) 62 873 14.1 95. Jerry Jeudy (Den.) 52 856 16.5 3

JEUDY AMONG BRONCOS BEST WRs TO START CAREERWide receiver Jerry Jeudy, who totaled 52 catches for 856 yards

(16.5 avg.) with three touchdowns as a rookie, tallied the most receiving yards by a first-year Bronco since Eddie Royal in 2008.

Jeudy ended his rookie season with the second-most receptions (52) and receiving yards (856) ever by a Broncos rookie.

MOST REC. YARDS BY A BRONCOS ROOKIE, SINGLE-SEASON Player Year Rec. Yds. TDs1. Eddie Royal 2008 91 980 52. Jerry Jeudy 2020 52 856 33. Mark Jackson 1986 38 738 14. Vance Johnson 1985 51 721 35. Courtland Sutton 2018 42 704 4

JEUDY RECORDS FIRST TWO CAREER 100-YARD GAMESJerry Jeudy recorded a pair of 100-yard games during his rookie

season. He notched a career-high 140 yards on five receptions (28.0 avg.) with a 92-yard score against Las Vegas in Week 17, while lead-ing the team with a career-best seven receptions for 125 yards (17.9 avg.) with one touchdown against Atlanta in Week 9.

MOST SINGLE-GAME RECEIVING YARDS BY A BRONCOS ROOKIE Player Opp. (Date) Yds.1. Eddie Royal at Cleveland (11/6/08) 164 2. Rick Upchurch vs. Kansas City (9/21/75) 1533. Jerry Tarr at Boston (9/21/62) 1524. Eddie Royal at Oakland (9/8/08) 1465. Jerry Jeudy vs. Las Vegas (1/3/21) 1406. Arthur Marshall vs. N.Y. Jets (11/8/92) 1347. Jerry Jeudy at Atlanta (11/8/20) 125

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JEUDY SCORES ON A 92-YARD CATCH AND RUNJerry Jeudy scored on a 92-yard catch-and-run against Las Vegas

in Week 17 of 2020. The play marked the third-longest reception ever by a Broncos rookie and the sixth-longest passing play in franchise annals.

LONGEST RECEPTION BY A BRONCOS ROOKIE Player Opp. (Date) Length1. Jerry Tarr at Boston (9/21/62) 97t2. Eddie Royal at Cleveland (11/6/08) 93t3. Jerry Jeudy vs. Las Vegas (1/3/21) 92t4. Rick Upchurch vs. Kansas City (9/21/75) 90t5. Al Denson at Kansas City(11/1/64) 82t

PATRICK A TOUCHDOWN TARGETOf wide receiver Tim Patrick's nine career touchdown receptions,

eight have come since the start of the 2020 season. Patrick's eight touchdown receptions over the last two seasons are the most by a Bronco and the third-most by any undrafted player over that span.

MOST REC. TOUCHDOWNS SINCE 2020, BRONCOSRk. Player Gms. Rec. Yds. TD1. Tim Patrick 19 66 955 82. Noah Fant 19 80 829 53. KJ Hamler 16 35 455 3 Jerry Jeudy 17 58 928 3

MOST REC. TOUCHDOWNS BY UNDRAFTED PLAYER SINCE 2020, NFLRk. Player Gms. Rec. Yds. TD1. Adam Thielen (Min.) 19 98 1,152 182. Robert Tonyan (G.B.) 20 58 660 123. Tim Patrick (Den.) 19 66 955 8 Zach Pascal (Ind.) 20 59 785 8 Greg Ward (Phi.) 19 55 449 8

PATRICK ONE OF THREE BRONCOS UNDRAFTEDSWITH BACK-TO-BACK 100-YARD GAMES

Wide receiver Tim Patrick registered a career-best 742 receiving yards on 51 catches (14.5 avg.) with a team-high six receiving scores in 2020. During the sea-son, he recorded consecutive 100-yard receiving games against the Jets (Week 4) and Patriots (Week 6).

Patrick, who was undrafted and joined the Broncos as a practice squad signee in 2017, became the third undrafted player (Rod Smith & Steve Watson) in team history to record consecutive 100-yard receiving outputs.UNDRAFTED DENVER WRs WITH CONSECUTIVE 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES

Player Opp. (date) Yds. Opp. (date) Yds.Steve Watson vs. K.C. (10/30/83) 121 at Sea. (11/6/83) 110Steve Watson vs. Atl. (12/5/82) 101 at LAR (12/12/82) 183Steve Watson vs. K.C. (10/30/83) 121 at Sea. (11/6/83) 110Rod Smith at S.D. (11/29/98) 101 vs. K.C. (12/6/98) 165Rod Smith vs. K.C. (9/24/00) 134 vs. N.E. (10/1/00) 160Rod Smith vs. Cle. (10/15/00) 111 at Cin. (10/22/00) 110 at NYJ (11/5/00) 134Rod Smith vs. NYG (9/10/01) 115 at Ari. (9/23/01) 162Tim Patrick at NYJ (10/1/20) 113 at N.E. (10/18/20) 101

PATRICK SURE-HANDED IN 2020Wide receiver Tim Patrick played a key

role in the offense in 2020, contributing 51 catches for 742 yards (14.5 avg.) with a team-high six touchdowns. Among pass catchers with at least 75 targets, he was the only player in the NFL with zero drops (according to SportRadar).

FEWEST DROPS, NFL PASS-CATCHERS, MIN. 75 TARGETS Player (Tm.) Rec. Yds. Tgt. Drops1. Tim Patrick (Den.) 51 742 79 02. Davante Adams (G.B.) 115 1,374 149 1 Jimmy Graham (Chi.) 50 456 76 1 Nyheim Hines (Ind.) 66 656 90 1 Darnell Mooney (Chi.) 61 631 98 1 Sterling Shepard (NYG) 66 656 90 1

FANT'S CAREER OFF TO FRANCHISE-BEST STARTThrough 35 career games, tight end Noah

Fant has totaled 120 receptions for 1,391 yards (11.6 avg.) with eight touchdowns. His yardage and reception totals both rank first in team history among a tight end's first 35 games in team history, and his reception total is also the most through a player's first three seasons.

MOST REC. YARDS THROUGH FIRST 35 GAMES, BRONCOS TEs Player Years Rec. Yds. TDs1. Noah Fant 2019-21 120 1,391 82. Julius Thomas 2011-14 109 1,282 24 3. Tony Scheffler 2006-08 87 1,186 11 4. Riley Odoms 1972-74 80 1,175 125. Jeb Putzier 2002-05 71 1,003 2

FANT STANDS OUT IN 2020 SEASONTight end Noah Fant recorded 62 catches for 673 yards (10.9

avg.) with three touchdowns in 2020. He set a career high in catches and receiving yards while matching his rookie season total of three scores.

NOAH FANT'S TOP CAREER GAMES Opponent (Date) Rec. Yards Avg. TD1. vs. Cleveland (1/3/19) 3 115 38.3 12. at Houston (12/8/20) 4 113 28.3 13. vs. Tennessee (9/15/20) 5 81 16.2 14. vs. Buffalo (12/19/20) 8 68 8.5 15. at L.A. Chargers (12/27/20) 6 65 10.8 0

In 2020, Fant recorded the eighth-most receptions (62) by a Broncos tight end in a single season.

MOST RECEPTIONS BY A TE, SINGLE-SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year Rec. Yds. TDs1. Shannon Sharpe 1994 87 1,010 42. Shannon Sharpe 1993 81 995 93. Shannon Sharpe 1996 80 1,062 104. Shannon Sharpe 1997 72 1,107 35. Julius Thomas 2013 65 788 126. Shannon Sharpe 1998 64 768 107. Shannon Sharpe 1995 63 756 48. Noah Fant 2020 62 673 3 Shannon Sharpe 2003 62 770 810. Shannon Sharpe 2002 61 686 3

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FANT SETS TEAM ROOKIE MARKS FOR TIGHT ENDSNoah Fant posted 40 catches for 562 yards (14.1 avg.) with three

touchdowns in 2019, which is the most receptions and receiving yards by a first-year tight end in team history.

His receiving yardage also ranks sixth all-time among Broncos rookie pass catchers.

MOST RECEPTIONS & YARDS BY A BRONCOS ROOKIE TIGHT END Player Season GP Rec. Yds. TDs1. Noah Fant 2019 16 40 562 32. Orson Mobley 1986 14 22 332 13. Riley Odoms 1972 14 21 320 14. Tony Scheffler 2006 13 18 286 45. Clarence Kay 1984 16 16 136 3TOP BRONCOS ROOKIE PASS CATCHERS BY YARDAGE, ALL-TIME Player Year Rec. Yds. Avg. TD1. Eddie Royal 2008 91 980 10.8 52. Mark Jackson 1986 38 738 19.4 13. Vance Johnson 1985 51 721 14.1 34. Courtland Sutton 2018 42 704 16.8 45. Ricky Nattiel 1987 31 630 20.3 26. Noah Fant 2019 40 562 14.1 3

ALL-PRO TACKLE GARETT BOLLES STARTS 60 CONSECUTIVE GAME TO OPEN CAREER

Left tackle Garett Bolles missed the first start and game of his career against Carolina in Week 14 of 2020. Selected by Denver 20th overall in the 2017 NFL Draft, he was one of two left tackles (Jake Matthews, Atl.) to start every game (60) since in 2017.

Bolles, who was chosen to the Associated Press' All-Pro second team in 2020, has played the most offensive snaps (4,378) among players who entered the NFL in 2017.MOST OFF. SNAPS PLAYED, PLAYERS WHOSE FIRST YEAR WAS 2017

Player (team) Pos. Off. Snaps1. Garett Bolles (Den.) T 4,445 2. Ryan Ramczyk (N.O.) T 4,352 3. Dion Dawkins (Buf.) T 4,1684. Dan Feeney (LAC/NYJ) G 3,850

CUSHENBERRY III PLAYS EVERY SNAP IN 2020Broncos center Lloyd Cushenberry III, who was selected by

Denver in the third round (83rd overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft, was one of two rookies (T Tristian Wirfs, T.B.) in the NFL to play in 100 percent of their team's offensive snaps in 2020.

NFL ROOKIES, PCT. OF OFFENSIVE SNAPS PLAYED, 2020 Player (Tm.) Pct. of Team Snaps Snaps1. Lloyd Cushenberry (Den.) 100.0% 1,100 Tristian Wirfs (T.B.) 100.0% 1,1613. Andrew Thomas (NYG) 96.3% 1,033

Cushenberry III became the first Broncos center and just the third center in the last five seasons to start all 16 of his team's games during his rookie season. Kendrick Green (Pittsburgh) is the only rookie center to start every game in 2021.

LAST FIVE NFL ROOKIE CENTERS TO START ALL 16 GAMES Player Team YearLloyd Cushenberry III Denver 2020Garrett Bradbury Minnesota 2019Ryan Kelly Indianapolis 2016Russell Bondie Cincinnati 2014Corey Linsley Green Bay 2014

DEFENSE HOLDS RAVENS TO FEWEST RUSHING YARDSIN LAMAR JACKSON ERA

Denver limited Baltimore to 102 rushing yards (30 attempts—3.4 avg.) in Week 4, which was Baltimore’s lowest rushing output in the regular season since Ravens QB Lamar Jackson’s starting debut on Nov. 18, 2018, against Cincinnati—a span of 43 games. FEWEST TEAM RUSHING YARDS WITH LAMAR JACKSON AS STARTING

QUARTERBACK (2018-21), RAVENSDate Opponent Att. Yds. Avg. Lg.10/3/2021 at Den. 30 102 3.4 11t11/8/2020 at Ind. 38 110 2.9 9t9/13/2020 vs. Cle. 30 111 3.7 1611/15/2020 at N.E. 28 115 4.1 119/26/2021 at Det. 22 116 5.3 31

BRONCOS POST 20TH SHUTOUT IN TEAM HISTORYWITH 26-0 WIN OVER N.Y. JETS IN WEEK 3

With Denver's 26-0 win in its home opener versus the N.Y. Jets, the Broncos shut out an opponent for the 20th time in team histo-ry and first since Oct. 19, 2019, against Tennessee. The Broncos’ 26-point win tied for the seventh-highest margin of victory in a shutout.

LARGEST SHUTOUTS, BRONCOS HISTORY Date Score 1 12/16/89 Denver 37, at Phoenix 02 11/9/97 Denver 34, Carolina 0 11/1/87 Denver 34, Detroit 04 11/20/05 Denver 27, N.Y. Jets 0 10/16/95 Denver 27, Oakland 0 10/24/71 Denver 27, Cleveland 07 9/26/21 Denver 26, N.Y. Jets 0 10/3/76 Denver 26, San Diego 0

DENVER DEFENSE HOLDS JAGUARS TO 106 YARDSOF OFFENSE AFTER FIRST DRIVE IN WEEK 2

After allowing 83 yards of offense (73 passing, 10 rushing) and a touch-down on Jacksonville’s first drive, Denver’s defense limited the Jaguars to just 106 yards of offense and did not allow any points the rest of the game. Jacksonville’s final eight offen-sive drives resulted in four punts, two interceptions and two missed field goals.

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence, the first overall selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, finished the game 9-of-25 (36%) for 45 yards and two interceptions after the opening drive.

JAGUARS OFFENSE BY DRIVE VERSUS DENVER DEFENSEDrive TOP Plays Off. Yds. FD1 5:39 11 83 42-9 15:13 41 106 8

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BRONCOS 'D' BEST IN THE RED ZONE LAST THREE SEASONSIn Head Coach Vic Fangio's

first two seasons (2019-20), the Broncos became the first team since red zone statistics began being tracked in 1995 to lead the league in red zone defense in con-secutive seasons. Under Fangio the last three seasons, Denver has allowed a touchdown on only 49

of 113 opponent trips (43.4%) into the red zone. NFL RED ZONE DEFENSE RANKINGS, 2019-21

Team RZ Trips TD TD%1. Denver 113 49 43.42. Pittsburgh 104 54 51.93. Chicago 120 63 52.54. Minnesota 116 62 53.45. N.Y. Jets 125 68 54.4

After leading the league in red zone defense in 2019-20 (47-of-107 / 43.9%), the Broncos again lead the NFL defensively in the red zone in 2021 (2-of-6 / 33.3%).

NFL RED ZONE DEFENSE RANKINGS, 2021 Team RZ Trips TD TD%1. Denver 6 2 33.3v

Buffalo 9 3 33.3 New Orleans 9 3 33.34. N.Y. Jets 17 6 35.35. Chicago 14 5 35.7

MILLER NAMED AFC DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTHBroncos outside linebacker Von

Miller was named AFC Defensive Player of the Month for September, which represented the fourth such honor of Miller’s career, tying him with quar-terback Peyton Manning and running back Terrell Davis for the most confer-ence Player of the Month selections in Broncos history. It also marked the 12th total AFC Defensive Player of the Month recognition for a Bronco since the award was initiated in 1986 and first since Miller was tabbed in September 2016.

Miller helped Denver to a 3-0 record in September while accounting for four sacks, eight tackles (6 solo) and six quarterback hits. He recorded at least one sack in each of Denver’s first three games, including sacks of the top two selections in the 2021 NFL Draft—Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Jets quarterback Zach Wilson—in consecutive weeks.MOST CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE MONTH AWARDS, BRONCOS HISTORY

Player Pos. No.1. Von Miller OLB 4 Peyton Manning QB 4 Terrell Davis RB 44. Champ Bailey CB 2 Jason Elam K 2 John Elway QB 2

MILLER NAMED TO 2010s ALL-DECADE TEAMBroncos outside linebacker Von Miller was chosen as one of eight

unanimous selections to the NFL 2010s All-Decade Team. Miller was named to eight Pro Bowls (2011-12, 14-19) and selected All-Pro seven times—first team (2012, 15-16); second team (2011, ’14, 17-18)—during the 2010s.

The MVP of Super Bowl 50, Miller led all players in the decade with 112.5 overall sacks (106 reg. season; 6.5 postseason) while ranking second in the NFL with 27 overall forced fumbles (25 reg. season; 2 postseason). His 112.5 overall sacks rank fifth all-time for a single decade.

PLAYERS WITH 100-SACK DECADES, NFL HISTORY (REG. & POST.) Player Decade Sacks1. Bruce Smith 1990s 124.52. Derrick Thomas 1990s 1233. Reggie White 1990s 121.54. Kevin Greene 1990s 1155. Von Miller 2010s 112.56. Jason Taylor 2000s 111 Chris Doleman 1990s 1118. Lawrence Taylor 1980s 1109. John Randle 1990s 10810. Leslie O'Neal 1990s 10611. Neil Smith 1990s 10512. J.J. Watt 2010s 102*Sacks did not become official until 1982

MILLER AN EIGHT-TIME PRO BOWLERBroncos outside linebacker Von Miller was selected to his eighth

career Pro Bowl in 2019 to become the fourth player in franchise history to be selected to at least eight Pro Bowls. Among active defenders, he is tied with Patrick Peterson (Ari.) and Geno Atkins (Cin.) with the most Pro Bowl nods.

Miller was chosen as the MVP of the 2018 Pro Bowl after recording one sack and recovering a game-ending fumble.

MOST PRO BOWLS BY A BRONCO Player Pos. No.1. John Elway QB 92. Von Miller OLB 8 Steve Atwater S 8 Champ Bailey CB 85. Shannon Sharpe TE 7

MILLER REACHES 100 CAREER REGULAR-SEASON SACKSBroncos OLB Von Miller recorded two sacks—his 25th career

multi-sack game—to reach 100 career regular-season quarterback takedowns in Week 4 of 2019 against Jacksonville.

Playing in his 124th career regular-season game, Miller was the seventh-fastest player all-time to reach 100 career sacks.

FEWEST CAREER REGULAR-SEASON GAMESTO REACH 100 SACKS, NFL HISTORY

Player (Tm.) No. 1. Reggie White (Phi.) 962. DeMarcus Ware (Dal.) 1133. Bruce Smith (Buf.) 1154. J.J. Watt (Hou.) 1205. Jared Allen (K.C. / Min.) 122 Lawrence Taylor (NYG) 1227. Von Miller (Den.) 124

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MILLER SIXTH-FASTEST TO 100 TOTAL SACKSVon Miller recorded his 100th total sack (including postseason)

against the Chargers in Week 11 in 2018.Miller reached the century mark in overall 121 games to become

the sixth-fastest player to reach that milestone.FASTEST PLAYERS TO REACH 100 CAREER SACKS (INCL. POSTSEASON)

Player Games1. Reggie White 932. DeMarcus Ware 114 J.J. Watt 1144. Richard Dent 1195. Bruce Smith 1206. Von Miller 121

MILLER OWNS BRONCOS SACK RECORDVon Miller's 110.5 career sacks are

the most in franchise history. He passed Ring of Fame linebacker Simon Fletcher with his 98th sack in Week 15 against Cleveland in 2018.

Fletcher, who held the sack record for 25 years, attended Miller's record-setting game.

MOST CAREER SACKS, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Years No.1. Von Miller 2011-pres. 110.52. Simon Fletcher 1985-95 97.53. Karl Mecklenburg 1983-94 79.04. Barney Chavous 1973-85 75.05. Rulon Jones 1980-88 73.5

*Note: Broncos sack totals before 1982 derived from play-by-play analysis

MILLER FIRST IN SACKS SINCE ENTERING NFLVon Miller’s 110.5 career sacks are the 23rd most in NFL history

and the most in the NFL since he entered the league in 2011. He also ranks tied for fourth in the NFL since 2011 with 25 forced fumbles.

MOST SACKS, NFL, 2011-PRES. Player No.1. Von Miller, Den. 110.52. Chandler Jones, N.E./Ari. 102.03. J.J. Watt, Hou. 101.04. Justin Houston, K.C./Ind./Bal. 98.55. Ryan Kerrigan, Was./Phi. 95.5

MOST FORCED FUMBLES, NFL, 2011-PRES. Player No.1. Chandler Jones, N.E./Ari. 292. Robert Quinn, Stl./LAR/Mia./Dal./Chi. 283. Ryan Kerrigan, Was. 264. Von Miller, Den. 25 J.J. Watt, Hou. 25

NFL ALL-TIME SACK LIST, NOs. 20-25 Player No.20. Simeon Rice, Ari./T.B./Ind./Den. 122.021. Clyde Simmons, Phi./Ari./Jac./Cin./Chi. 121.522. Sean Jones, LAR/Hou./G.B. 113.023. Von Miller, Den. 110.524. Greg Townsend, LAR/Phi. 109.525. Pat Swilling, N.O./Det./Oak. 107.5

MILLER'S SACKS BY QUARTERBACK (55)Von Miller has recorded at least a half sack against 55 different

quarterbacks during his career. His takedown of Vikings quarter-back Kirk Cousins in Week 12 of the 2019 season (11/17/19) rep-resented the 50th different quarterback he's sacked in his career.

VON MILLER'S SACKS BY QUARTERBACK

Quarterback No. Quarterback No.Philip Rivers 16.0 Josh Allen 1.0Alex Smith 8.0 Blake Bortles 1.0Tom Brady 7.5 Teddy Bridgewater 1.0Derek Carr 6.5 Kirk Cousins 1.0Andy Dalton 5.0 Ryan Fitzpatrick 1.0Cam Newton 4.5 Nick Foles 1.0Ben Roethlisberger 4.0 Josh Freeman 1.0Russell Wilson 4.0 Robert Griffin III 1.0Andrew Luck 3.0 Caleb Hanie 1.0Aaron Rodgers 3.0 Matt Hasselbeck 1.0Daniel Jones 2.0 Shaun Hill 1.0Colin Kaepernick 2.0 Trevor Lawrence 1.0Gardner Minshew 2.0 Eli Manning 1.0Dak Prescott 2.0 EJ Manuel 1.0Brady Quinn 2.0 Baker Mayfield 1.0Josh Rosen 2.0 Josh McCown 1.0Matt Ryan 2.0 Matt Moore 1.0Geno Smith 2.0 Nick Mullens 1.0Jacoby Brissett 1.5 Kyle Orton 1.0Matt Cassel 1.5 Drew Stanton 1.0Jay Cutler 1.5 Tyrod Taylor 1.0Jeff Driskel 1.5 Logan Thomas 1.0Jared Goff 1.5 Deshaun Watson 1.0Patrick Mahomes 1.5 Zach Wilson 1.0Carson Palmer 1.5 Joe Flacco 0.5Mark Sanchez 1.5 Lamar Jackson 0.5Brandon Weeden 1.5 Ryan Tannehill 0.5 Jameis Winston 0.5 Figures in italics include postseason totals

MILLER'S 10-SACK SEASONSBroncos outside linebacker Von Miller is the only player in fran-

chise history with seven 10-sack seasons. MOST SEASONS WITH 10+ SACKS, BRONCOS HISTORY

Player No. Years1. Von Miller 7 2011-12, ‘14-182. Simon Fletcher 5 1989-933. Paul Smith 4 1970-734. Elvis Dumervil 3 2007, ‘09, ‘12 Rulon Jones 3 1980, ‘84-85 Rich Jackson 3 1968-70

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CHUBB SELECTED TO 2021 PRO BOWLOutside linebacker Bradley Chubb was

selected to his first Pro Bowl in 2020. He recorded 42 tackles (26 solo), 7.5 sacks (50 yds.), 19 quarterbacks hits, nine tackles for loss and one forced fumble in 14 games played this season. Chubb, who was selected by his team-mates for the Ed Block Courage Award,

was the only NFL player selected who participated in four or fewer games in 2019.

Before missing the final two games of the 2020 season with an ankle injury, Chubb ranked fourth in the NFL in total quarterback knockdowns and hurries (64) as he was one of two AFC edge rush-ers (T.J. Watt – Pit., 81.5) represented on that list.

NFL LEADERS IN QB HURRIES & QB KNOCKDOWNS, WEEK 1-15 Player (team) Knockdowns Hurries Total1. Aaron Donald (LAR) 23.5 58 81.5 T.J. Watt (Pit.) 38 43.5 81.53.  Shaquil Barrett (T.B.) 15 52 674. Bradley Chubb (Den.) 19 45 645. Myles Garrett (Cle.) 16 46 62

CHUBB RANKED TIED FOR NINTH IN SACKS IN WEEKS 4-15Outside linebacker Bradley Chubb recorded 7.5 sacks (50 yds.)

in 2020. All of Chubb's sacks occurred in games between Weeks 4-15, which was tied for the ninth-most sacks in the NFL during that time span.

NFL SACK LEADERS, WEEKS 4-15 Player Team Sacks Sack Yds.1. Trey Hendrickson New Orleans 10.5 512. T.J. Watt Pittsburgh 9.5 68.5 Za'Darius Smith Green Bay 9.5 54.5 Aaron Donald L.A. Rams 9.5 565. Haason Reddick Arizona 9 656. Devin White Tampa Bay 8 59 Emmanuel Ogbah Miami 8 89 Myles Garrett Cleveland 8 689. Jamal Adams Seattle 7.5 32.5 Bradley Chubb Denver 7.5 50

REED RANKED T-3RD AMONG ALL UNDRAFTEDS IN SACKS Outside linebacker Malik Reed, who recorded his first sack of the

2021 season in Week 3 against the N.Y. Jets, ranks tied for third among all undrafted players with 9.0 sacks since the start of the 2020 season.

NFL SACK LEADERS, UNDRAFTED PLAYERS, 2020-21 Player Team Sacks Sack Yds.1. Romeo Okwara Detroit 11.0 852. Shaquil Barrett Tampa Bay 10.0 753. Malik Reed Denver 9.0 67.5 Denico Autry Ind. / Ten. 9.0 515. Kerry Hyder Jr. S.F. / Sea. 8.5 46.5

MALIK REED WITH 2 SACKS IN BACK-TO-BACK GAMESOutside linebacker Malik Reed recorded two consecutive games

last season with at least two sacks (Week 6, at N.E.; Week 7, vs. K.C.) to become just the eighth Bronco to accomplish that feat since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. BRONCOS WITH AT LEAST TWO SACKS IN TWO CONS. GAMES, SINCE 1982

Player Year Weeks No.Malik Reed 2020 6-7 2Bradley Chubb 2019 6-7 2Von Miller 2014 5-7 3Elvis Dumervil 2009 2-4 3Elvis Dumervil 2007 2-3 2Kenard Lang 2006 9-10 2Elvis Dumervil 2006 6-7 2Simon Fletcher 1993 16-17 2Shane Dronett 1993 9-10 2Simon Fletcher 1989 3-4 2Rulon Jones 1986 7-8 2

JOHNSON POSTS FIRST TWO-SACK GAME VS. JETSInside linebacker Alexander Johnson

recorded his first two sacks of the 2021 season when he brought down Jets QB Zach Wilson for a 14-yard loss in the first quarter and a 12-yard loss in the fourth quarter in Week 3. He now has 4.5 sacks for his career, and his two sacks in 2021 represents a new career

high in a season, topping his 1.5 in 2019. Johnson also became the fifth different Bronco to post a two-sack game in the past two seasons (2020-21).

TWO-SACK GAMES BY A BRONCO, 2020-21Date Player Opp Sacks Tkls. TFL QBH9/26/21 Alexander Johnson NYJ 2.0 5 2 29/12/21 Von Miller at NYG 2.0 3 3 310/25/20 Malik Reed K.C. 2.0 5 2 210/18/20 Malik Reed at N.E. 2.0 5 2 310/1/20 Bradley Chubb at NYJ 2.5 5 2 510/1/20 Josey Jewell at NYJ 2.0 10 2 2

JOHNSON TOPS 100 DEFENSIVE TACKLESFOR THE FIRST TIME IN HIS CAREER IN 2020

Inside linebacker Alexander Johnson reached the 100-tackle mark for the first time in his career in 2020. He recorded 124 tackles (73 solo) to go along with one sack (10 yds.), two forced fumbles and one pass defensed.

Johnson ended the season ranked 13th among Broncos defenders for a single-season since 1991.

MOST DEFENSIVE TACKLES, BRONCOS, 9-13th, SINCE 1991 Player (Year) Tackles Solo9. John Mobley (1997) 132 96 Al Wilson (2002) 132 10011. Karl Mecklenburg (1991) 130 7312. Danny Trevathan (2013) 125 8513. Alexander Johnson (2020) 117 69

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JOHNSON'S 2020 TACKLE TOTAL FIFTH IN THE AFCInside linebacker Alexander Johnson ranked 11th in the NFL and

fifth in the AFC with 124 tackles (73 solo) in 2020.MOST DEFENSIVE TACKLES, AFC, 2020

Player (team) Tackles Solo1. Zach Cunnigham (Hou.) 153 1042. Joe Schobert (Jac.) 141 843. Darius Leonard (Ind.) 132 864. Neville Hewitt (NYJ) 131 895. Alexander Johnson (Den.) 124 73

SIMMONS GETS FIRST CAREER PRO BOWL NOD IN 2020Safety Justin Simmons was selected

to his first career Pro Bowl in 2020. Simmons registered 96 tackles (77 solo), a career-best five interceptions (90 yds.), nine passes defensed and one fumble recovery in 2020.

The only NFL defender to play 100 percent of his team’s defensive snaps since the start of 2018, Simmons was the only player in the league with more than 90 tackles and five interceptions in 2020.

Denver’s Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee in each of the past two seasons, Simmons is just the fifth Broncos safety in team annals to be named both an All-Pro and Pro Bowler during his career.

BRONCOS SAFETIES NAMED A PRO BOWLER & ALL-PRO W/TEAMPlayer Pro Bowls All-Pro Honors Years W/DenverSteve Atwater 8 3 1989-98Dennis Smith 6 1 1981-94Billy Thompson 3 1 1969-81Brian Dawkins 2 1 2009-11Justin Simmons 1 1 2016-pres.

SIMMONS PLAYS 3,378 CONSECUTIVE SNAPS FROM 2018-21Safety Justin Simmons, who played all 1,085 of Denver's defen-

sive snaps in 2020, owned the longest streak of consecutive snaps played (3,378) among NFL defensive players from 2018-21 (snap counts include plays called back to penalty and are according to Sport Radar).

After suffering a season-ending injury in Week 14 of the 2017 sea-son (vs. NYJ, 12/10/17), he participated in every Broncos defensive snap from the start of the 2018 campaign (vs. Sea., 9/9/18) through Week 3 of the 2021 season, when he and the rest of the starting defense were substituted in Denver's 26-0 win over the N.Y. Jets.

Simmons was the only defensive player to appear in 100 percent of his team's defensive snaps from 2018-20. He was one of four defenders to accomplish that feat in 2020.

NFL DEFENDERS, PCT. OF DEFENSIVE SNAPS PLAYED, 2018-20 Player (Tm.) Pct. of Team Snaps Snaps1. Justin Simmons (Den.) 100.0% 3,2112. Kevin Byard (Ten.) 99.1% 3,2303. Jessie Bates (Cin.) 98.9% 3,2134. Kyle Fuller (Chi.) 98.3% 3,1285. Malcolm Jenkins (N.O. / Phi.) 97.8% 3,077*- snap counts according to Sport Radar 360 (inc. plays with penalties)

SIMMONS WITH FIVE PICKS IN 2020Safety Justin Simmons recorded a career-high five interceptions

(90 yds.) in 2020 and has one in 2021. His 17 career interceptions tie him for the fifth most in Broncos history by a player through his first six seasons. MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY A BRONCOS PLAYER THROUGH HIS FIRST

SIX PROFESSIONAL SEASONS Player Years INT1. Goose Gonsoulin 1960-65 432. Steve Foley 1976-81 283. Mike Harden 1980-85 19 Bill Thompson 1969-74 195. Justin Simmons 2016-21 17 Tom Jackson 1973-78 17

SIMMONS W/FIFTH MOST INTs AMONG BRONCOS SAFETIESSafety Justin Simmons recorded his 17th career interception and

first pick of the season in Week 3 against the N.Y. Jets. He owns the fifth-most picks in Broncos' history among safeties since the AFL/NFL merger.

MOST CAREER INTERCEPTIONS BY A BRONCOS SAFETY, ALL-TIME Player Years INT1. Tyrone Braxton 1987-99 342. Mike Harden 1980-88 333. Dennis Smith 1981-94 304. Steve Atwater 1989-98 245. Justin Simmons 2016-pres. 17

*since 1970 AFL/NFL merger

Simmons has multiple interceptions in each of his first five seasons, matching Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Atwater (1989-93) and Steve Foley (1976-80) as the only Broncos safeties to achieve that feat since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger.

BRONCOS SAFETIES TO START CAREER WITH MULTIPLE INTERCEPTIONS IN EACH OF FIRST FIVE SEASONS

Player Years Justin Simmons 2016-20 Steve Atwater 1989-93Steve Foley 1976-80

*since 1970 AFL/NFL merger

SIMMONS NAMED SECOND-TEAM ALL-PRO IN 2019Safety Justin Simmons was selected Second Team All-Pro by the

Associated Press following the 2019 season. Simmons became the fifth safety in team history to earn All-Pro distinction.

SAFETIES NAMED AP ALL-PRO SELECTIONS, BRONCOS HISTORY Player No. 1st Team Yrs. 2nd Team Yrs.1. Steve Atwater 3 1991-92 19962. Justin Simmons 1 N/A 2019 Brian Dawkins 1 N/A 2009 Dennis Smith 1 N/A 1989 Billy Thompson 1 1977 N/A

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JACKSON ONE OF TWO ACTIVE DBs WITH700 TACKLES, 20 INTs AND 100 PDs IN CAREER

Since entering the NFL in 2010, safety Kareem Jackson has totaled 726 tackles (585 solo), 20 inter-ceptions (384 yds.) and 103 passes defensed in his career.

He is one of two defensive players (Malcolm Jenkins, N.O.) since 2010 with regular-season career totals of

700+ tackles, 20+ interceptions and 100+ passes defensed. ACTIVE DBs w/ 700+ TACKLES, 20+ INTs & 100 PDs, SINCE 2010

Player (team) Tkls. INT-Yds. PDs1. Malcolm Jenkins (N.O. / Phi.) 910 20-576 1032. Kareem Jackson (Hou. / Den.) 726 20-384 103

DARBY & FULLER ONLY PAIR OF TEAMMATES WITH 80+PASSES DEFENSED SINCE 2014

Cornerbacks Ronald Darby and Kyle Fuller, who both signed with the Broncos as free agents in the 2021 offseason, provide Denver with the only pair of teammates to each have 80+ passes defensed since 2014.

Fuller (5th–84 PDs) and Darby (t7th–84 PDs) both rank in the top 10 in passes defensed over that span.

MOST PASSES DEFENSED, NFL, SINCE 2014 Rk. Player (team) PDs 1. Darius Slay (Det. / Phi.) 106 2. Janoris Jenkins (StL / NYG / N.O. / Ten.) 92 3. Stephon Gilmore (Buf. / N.E.) 88 4. Marcus Peters (K.C. / LAR / Bal.) 86 5. Kyle Fuller (Chi. / Den.) 84 6. Johnathan Joseph (Cin. / Hou. / Ten. / Ari.) 83 7 Ronald Darby (Buf. / Phi. / Was. / Den.) 82 Malcolm Butler (N.E. / Ten.) 82 Casey Hayward Jr. (G.B. / LAC / L.V.) 82

STERNS RECORDS NFL'S FIRST TWO-SACK GAME BYA ROOKIE DEFENSIVE BACK SINCE 2017

Broncos rookie safety Caden Sterns notched the first two sacks of his career in Week 4 when he brought down Ravens QB Lamar Jackson for a four-yard loss in the second quarter and an eight-yard loss in the third quarter. Sterns became the first rookie defen-sive back since Mike Hilton (3.0 sacks) in 2017 and just the eighth player since 2000 with a two-sack game in his first NFL season. NFL ROOKIE DEFENSIVE BACKS WITH 2+ SACKS IN A GAME, SINCE 2000

Player, Tm. Date Opp. SacksCaden Sterns, Den. 10/3/2021 Bal. 2.0Mike Hilton, Pit. 12/25/2017 at Hou. 3.0Josh Jones, G.B. 9/24/2017 Cin. 2.0Nickell Robey-Coleman, Buf. 12/22/2013 Mia. 2.0Javier Arenas, K.C. 12/5/2010 Den. 2.0Eric Berry, K.C. 11/7/2010 at Oak. 2.0Dunta Robinson, Hou. 12/12/2004 Ind. 2.0James Whitley, Chi. 11/18/2002 Chi. 2.0

STERNS ONE OF FIVE BRONCOS DEFENSIVE BACKS WITH INTERCEPTION & SACK IN ROOKIE SEASON

Broncos rookie safety Caden Sterns recorded the first two sacks of his career in Week 4 against Baltimore after recording his first career interception of Jets QB Zach Wilson in Week 3. He became the fifth rookie defensive back in team history with an interception and a sack in his rookie season. Sterns (fifth round, 152nd overall) was the lowest drafted of the five.

BRONCOS DEFENSIVE BACKS WITH AN INTERCEPTION & SACK IN ROOKIE SEASON

Player Year Draft GP Sk. Int.Caden Sterns 2021 5-152 4 2.0 1Justin Simmons 2016 3-98 13 1.0 2Bradley Roby 2014 1-31 16 1.0 2Darrent Williams 2005 2-56 12 1.0 2Randy Robbins 1984 4-89 16 1.0 2

SHELBY HARRIS STANDS TALLBroncos defensive lineman Shelby Harris led all NFL defensive

linemen with nine passes defensed in 2019. In 11 games games played in 2020 (Harris missed five games due to COVID-19 proto-cols and a knee injury), he finished tied for first (J.J. Watt, Hou.) among defensive linemen with seven passes defensed.

Harris has totaled 23 passes defensed since he joined the Broncos in 2017 to rank second among league defensive linemen during that span.

MOST BATTED PASSES BY A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN, 2020 Player (team) No.1. Shelby Harris, (Den.) 7 J.J. Watt (Hou.) 73. Calais Campbell (Bal.) 6 Montez Sweat (Was.) 65. Tyson Alualu (Pit.) 5 Emmanuel Ogbah (Mia.) 5 Jeffery Simmons (Ten.) 5 Christian Wilkins (Mia.) 5 Carl Nassib (L.V.) 5

MOST BATTED PASSES BY A DEFENSIVE LINEMAN, 2017-20 Player (team) No.1. Carlos Dunlap, (Cin. / Sea.) 272. Shelby Harris, (Den.) 23 Cameron Jordan, (N.O.) 234. Emmanuel Ogbah, (Mia./Cle./K.C.) 225. Chris Jones, (K.C.) 20

McMANUS ONE OF THE MOST ACCURATE KICKERS IN TEAM HISTORY Broncos kicker Brandon McManus has connected on 188-of-226

field goal attempts with his 83.2 field goal percentage representing the best career mark in team history (incl. postseason; min. 20 att.).

BEST OVERALL FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, BRONCOS HISTORY (Postseason included / min. 20 att.)

Player FGM FGA Pct.1. Brandon McManus 188 226 83.2 2. Matt Prater 150 181 82.93. Jason Elam 410 508 80.74. David Treadwell 106 138 76.85. Rich Karlis 149 211 70.6

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McMANUS SECOND IN TEAM HISTORY IN MADE FGsIn Week 6 of 2020 against New England, Brandon McManus

moved into sole possession of second place in team annals. He currently has made 178 regular-season field goals with the team.

MOST FIELD GOALS, REGULAR SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player No.1. Jason Elam 3952. Brandon McManus 1783. Jim Turner 1514. Matt Prater 1415. Rich Karlis 137

McMANUS' GAME-WINNERS Kicker Brandon McManus has converted six career game-tying

or game-winning field goals in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter or overtime. His 53-yard kick against the Chargers in Week 13 of the 2019 season represented the longest game-winning kick of his career.

McMANUS' CAREER GAME-TYING OR GAME-WINNING FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS IN LAST TWO MIN. OF 4TH QTR. OR OVERTIMEOpp. (Date) Qtr. Time Yds. Resultvs. Min. (10/4/15) 4 1:51 39 Goodat Cle. (10/18/15) OT 4:56 34 Goodvs. Cin. (12/28/15) 4 0:04 45 Missedvs. Cin. (12/28/15) OT 10:00 37 Goodvs. K.C. (11/27/16) OT 1:08 62 Missedvs. Oak. (9/16/18) 4 0:06 39 Goodvs. Hou. (11/4/18) 4 0:03 51 Missedat LAC (11/18/18) 4 0:00 34 Goodvs. LAC (12/1/19) 4 0:00 53 Good

McMANUS CONNECTS FROM 50+ TWICE INTHREE SEPERATE GAMES IN 2020

Brandon McManus recorded back-to-back games with two 50+ yard field goals (54, 53) against the New York Jets in Week 4 and the New England Patriots in Week 6. He also made a pair of 50+ yarders against the Chargers in Week 16.

McManus ranks tied for first in NFL history with seven games with multiple 50+ yard made field goals. MOST GAMES WITH MULTIPLE 50+ YARD FIELD GOALS, NFL HISTORY

Player (team) No.1. Brandon McManus (Den.) 7 Matt Prater (Den. / Det.) 73. Justin Tucker (Bal.) 64. Dan Bailey (Dal. / Min.) 5

Both of McManus' 50+ yard made field goals in Week 4 and 16 occurred in the fourth quarter. In NFL history, only three kickers have multiple games in their career in which they made multiple 50+ yard field goals in the fourth quarter or overtime.

McManus is the only kicker in NFL history with two games with a pair of 50+ yard made field goals in the fourth quarter or overtime of the same season.

NFL KICKERS WITH MULTIPLE 50+ YARD FIELD GOALS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OR OVERTIME

Player (team) No.1. Brandon McManus (Den.) 3 Martin Gramatica (T.B.) 33. Stephen Gostkowski (N.E. / Ten.) 2

MCMANUS GOOD FROM 50+ THROUGHOUT CAREERBrandon McManus has made 27 regular-season field goals from

50+ yards during his career, which is the second most in Broncos history. Including postseason, McManus (29) trails only Ring of Famer Jason Elam (39) for the most overall 50+-yard field goals in team history.

MOST 50+ FIELD GOALS, REGULAR SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player No.1. Jason Elam 392. Brandon McManus 273. Matt Prater 214. Rich Karlis 65. Gene Mingo 5 Fred Steinfort 5

MOST 50+ FIELD GOALS, REG. + POST SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player No.1. Jason Elam 412. Brandon McManus 293. Matt Prater 224. Rich Karlis 65. Gene Mingo 5 Fred Steinfort 5

McMANUS SECOND IN BRONCOS HISTORY IN POINTSIn Week 2 at Jacksonville, Brandon McManus accounted for 11

total points to pass Jim Turner (742) for sole possession of second place in Broncos history. He currently has 761 career points in the regular season. ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS, REGULAR SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY

Player Pts.1. Jason Elam 1,8762. Brandon McManus 7613. Jim Turner 7424. Matt Prater 6825. Rich Karlis 655

MCMANUS MATCHES NFL SINGLE-SEASON MARKFROM 50+YARDS

Brandon McManus made his ninth and 10th 50+ yard field goal of the 2020 season against the Chargers in Week 16, matching him with Justin Tucker (Bal., 2016) and Blair Walsh (Min., 2012) for the most 50+ yard field goals in a single season in NFL history.

McManus, who also set a franchise record this season, ranked first in the NFL in 2020 with 10 50+yard made field goals.

MOST 50+ FIELD GOALS, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY Player (year) Team No.1. Brandon McManus (2020) Denver 10 Justin Tucker (2016) Baltimore 10 Blair Walsh (2012) Minnesota 10

MOST 50+ FIELD GOALS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player (year) No.1. Brandon McManus (2020) 102. Matt Prater (2013) 63. Brandon McManus (2015) 5 Matt Prater (2008) 5 Jason Elam (1999) 5 Jason Elam (1995) 5 Fred Steinfort (1980) 5

MOST MADE 50+YARD FIELD GOALS, NFL, 2020 Player (team) No.1. Brandon McManus (Den.) 102. Jason Sanders (Mia.) 8 Younghoe Koo (Atl.) 84. Stephen Gostkowski (Ten.) 75. Matt Prater (Det.) 6

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BRONCOS BIG GAMES VS. PITTSBURGH

BRONCOS ALL-TIME 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES (5 / 4 reg., 1 post) — vs. PITTSBURGH PLAYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GAMEOtis Armstrong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-131, 0 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept . 22, 1974, vs . PittsburghBobby Humphrey . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-105, 2 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov . 5, 1989, vs . PittsburghGreg Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-111, 1 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov . 3, 1991, vs . PittsburghTerrell Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-139, 1 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan . 11, 1998, at Pittsburgh*Phillip Lindsay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-110, 1 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov . 25, 2018, vs . Pittsburgh*- Postseason

BRONCOS ALL-TIME 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES (11 / 8 reg., 3 post) — vs. PITTSBURGH PLAYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GAMEHaven Moses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-116, 1 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec . 16, 1978, vs . PittsburghHaven Moses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-133, 1 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct . 22, 1979, at PittsburghSteve Watson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-177, 1 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec . 30, 1984, vs . Pittsburgh*Ricky Nattiel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-102, 1 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct . 23, 1988, at PittsburghMark Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-111, 0 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan . 7, 1990, vs . Pittsburgh*Rod Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-115, 2 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec . 7, 1997, at PittsburghJavon Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-134, 2 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov . 5, 2006, at PittsburghBrandon Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-112, 0 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov . 9, 2009, vs . PittsburghDemaryius Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . 4-204, 1 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan . 8, 2012, at Pittsburgh*Demaryius Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . 5-110, 1 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept . 9, 2012, vs . PittsburghEmmanuel Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . 10-181, 1 TD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec . 20, 2015, at Pittsburgh*- Postseason

BRONCOS ALL-TIME 300-YARD PASSING GAMES (1 / 0 reg., 1 post) — vs. PITTSBURGH PLAYER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PERFORMANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GAMETim Tebow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-21-0, 316 yds ., 2 TD . . . . . Jan . 8, 2012, vs . Pittsburgh**- Postseason

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BRONCOS PLAYER CAREER STATS VS. PITTSBURGH

FULLBACK / TIGHT END ANDREW BECK — vs. PITTSBURGH RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD9/20/20 at Pit . 1/0 L 0 0 –– –– 0 0 0 –– –– 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/0 0-1 0 0 –– –– 0 0 0 –– –– 0

CORNERBACK BRYCE CALLAHAN — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK9/24/17 vs . Pit .* 1/0 W 3 1 4 1-12 0-0 0 1 0 09/20/20 at Pit . 1/1 L 4 1 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0REG. SEASON TOTALS 2/1 1-1 7 2 9 1-12 0-0 0 1 0 0*- w/Chicago

CORNERBACK RONALD DARBY — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK12/11/16 vs . Pit .* 1/1 L 7 3 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 012/7/20 at Pit .# 1/1 W 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 2/2 1-2 10 3 13 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0*- w/Buffalo#- w/Washington

TIGHT END NOAH FANT — vs. PITTSBURGH RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD9/20/20 at Pit . 1/1 L 4 57 14 .3 22 1 0 0 –– –– 0REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/1 0-1 4 57 14.3 22 1 0 0 –– –– 0

CORNERBACK KYLE FULLER — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK9/24/17 vs . Pit* 1/1 W 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/1 1-0 4 0 4 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0*- w/Chicago

RUNNING BACK MELVIN GORDON III — vs. PITTSBURGH RUSHING RECEIVING G/S W/L Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD10/12/15 vs . Pit .* 1/1 L 15 42 2 .8 7 0 7 52 7 .4 18 010/13/19 vs . Pit .* 1/1 L 8 18 2 .3 7 0 3 30 10 .0 14 09/20/20 at Pit . 1/1 L 19 70 3 .7 17 0 2 14 7 .0 16t 1REG. SEASON TOTALS 3/3 0-3 42 130 3.0 17 0 12 96 8.0 18 1*- w/Chargers

CORNERBACK NATE HAIRSTON — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK11/12/17 vs . Pit* 1/0 L 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/0 0-1 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0*- w/Indianapolis

DEFENSIVE END SHELBY HARRIS — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK11/25/18 at Pit . 1/0 W 0 2 2 0-0 1-0 1 0 0 09/20/20 at Pit . 1/1 L 3 0 3 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0REG. SEASON TOTALS 2/1 1-1 3 2 5 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 0

SAFETY KAREEM JACKSON — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK10/20/14 at Pit .* 1/1 L 5 0 5 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 012/25/17 vs . Pit .* 1/1 L 3 2 5 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 09/20/20 at Pit . 1/1 L 3 1 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0REG. SEASON TOTALS 3/3 0-3 11 3 14 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0*- w/Houston

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INSIDE LINEBACKER ALEXANDER JOHNSON — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK9/20/20 at Pit . 1/1 L 6 2 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/1 0-1 6 2 8 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

DEFENSIVE END DRE’MONT JONES — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK9/20/20 at Pit* 1/0 L 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/0 0-1 0 1 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0

QUARTERBACK DREW LOCK — vs. PITTSBURGH PASSING RUSHING G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT LG S-Yds. Rtg. Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD9/20/20 at Pit . 1/1 L 1 5 20 .0 20 0 0 20 1/8 43 .8 0 0 — — 0REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/1 0-1 1 5 20.0 20 0 0 20 1-8 43.8 0 0 — — 0

PUNTER SAM MARTIN — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L No. Yds. Avg. Net TB IN 20 LG 11/17/13 at Pit .* 1/0 L 3 152 50 .7 45 .0 0 0 5910/29/17 vs . Pit .* 1/0 L 3 119 39 .7 39 .7 0 1 559/20/20 at Pit . 1/0 L 4 169 42 .3 36 .0 0 1 55REG. SEASON TOTALS 3/0 0-3 10 440 44.0 40.2 0 2 59*- w/Detroit

KICKER BRANDON McMANUS — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ LG Total Pct. XM-XA Pct. Pts.12/20/15 at Pit . 1/0 L 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 — 0-0 0 .0 3-4 .750 311/25/18 vs . Pit . 1/0 W 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 41 1-1 1 .000 3-3 1 .000 69/20/20 at Pit . 1/0 L 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-1 49 2-3 .667 1-1 1 .000 7 REG. SEASON TOTALS 3/0 1-2 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-2 0-1 49 3-4 .750 7-8 0.875 161/17/16 vs . Pittsburgh 1/0 W 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-3 1-1 51 5-5 1 .000 0-0 1 .000 15POSTSEASON TOTALS 1/0 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-3 1-1 51 5-5 1.000 0-0 1.000 15

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER VON MILLER — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK9/9/12 vs . Pit . 1/1 W 4 0 4 2-15 0-0 0 0 0 012/20/15 at Pit . 1/1 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 011/25/18 vs . Pit . 1/1 W 1 1 2 1-6 0-0 0 0 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 3/3 2-1 5 1 6 3-21 0-0 0 0 0 0 1/8/12 vs . Pit . 1/1 W 3 0 3 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 01/17/16 vs . Pit . 1/1 W 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 POSTSEASON TOTALS 2/2 2-0 5 0 5 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0

CORNERBACK MICHAEL OJEMUDIA — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK9/20/20 at Pit . 1/1 L 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/1 0-1 5 1 6 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0

WIDE RECEIVER TIM PATRICK — vs. PITTSBURGH RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD11/25/18 vs . Pit . 1/0 W 0 0 — — 0 0 0 — — 09/20/20 at Pit . 1/1 L 2 24 12 .0 17 0 0 0 — — 0REG. SEASON TOTALS 2/1 1-1 2 24 12.0 17 0 0 0 — — 0

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN MIKE PURCELL — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK9/20/20 at Pit . 1/1 L 1 0 1 1-10 0-0 0 0 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/1 0-1 1 0 1 1-10 0-0 0 0 0 0

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OUTSIDE LINEBACKER MALIK REED — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK9/20/20 at Pit . 1/0 L 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/0 0-1 2 0 2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0

TIGHT END ERIC SAUBERT — vs. PITTSBURGH RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD10/7/18 at Pit .* 1/0 L 1 8 8 .0 8 0 0 0 –– –– 011/22/20 vs . Pit .# 1/1 L 1 3 3 .0 3 0 0 0 –– –– 0REG. SEASON TOTALS 2/1 0-2 2 11 5.5 8 0 0 0 –– –– 0*- w/Atlanta#- w/Jacksonville

SAFETY JUSTIN SIMMONS — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK11/25/18 vs . Pit . 1/1 W 7 2 9 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 09/20/20 at Pit . 1/1 L 7 1 8 0-0 1-37 2 0 0 0REG. SEASON TOTALS 2/2 1-1 14 3 17 0-0 1-37 2 0 0 0

WIDE RECEIVER DIONTAE SPENCER — vs. PITTSBURGH RECEIVING PUNT RETURNS G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD9/20/20 at Pit . 1/0 L 0 0 –– –– 0 2 15 7 .5 9 0REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/0 0-1 0 0 –– –– 0 2 15 7.5 9 0

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN SHAMAR STEPHEN — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK9/17/17 at Pit .* 1/0 L 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/0 0-1 1 2 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0*- w/Minnesota

WIDE RECEIVER COURTLAND SUTTON — vs. PITTSBURGH RECEIVING RUSHING G/S W-L Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Att. Yds. Avg. LG TD11/25/18 vs . Pit . 1/1 W 1 14 14 .0 14 0 0 0 –– –– 09/20/20 at Pit . 1/1 L 3 66 22 .0 45 0 0 0 –– –– 0REG. SEASON TOTALS 2/2 1-1 4 80 20.0 45 0 0 0 –– –– 0

DEFENSIVE LINEMAN DESHAWN WILLIAMS — vs. PITTSBURGH G/S W-L UT A TT S-Yds. I-Yds. PD FF FR SpTK12/18/16 vs . Pit .* 1/0 L 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 REG. SEASON TOTALS 1/0 0-1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0*- w/Cincinnati

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SITUATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Record

when leading after 1st quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0wins: vs. NYJ (9/26)losses:

when leading after 2nd quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0wins: at NYG (9/12), at Jac. (9/19), vs. NYJ (9/26)losses:

when leading after 3rd quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0wins: at NYG (9/12), at Jac. (9/19), vs. NYJ (9/26)losses:

when trailing after 1st quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0wins: at Jac. (9/19)losses:

when trailing after 2nd quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1wins: losses: vs. Bal. (10/3)

when trailing after 3rd quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1wins:losses: vs. Bal. (10/3)

when Denver scores first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1wins: at NYG (9/12), vs. NYJ (9/26)losses: vs. Bal. (10/3)

when opponent scores first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0wins: at Jac. (9/19)losses:

when tied at the half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0wins: losses:

when Denver rushes for 100 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0wins: at NYG (9/12)losses:

when opponent rushes for 100 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1wins: losses: vs. Bal. (10/3)

when winning turnover margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0wins: at Jac. (9/19), vs. NYJ (9/26)losses:

when losing turnover margin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1wins: losses: vs. Bal. (10/3)

when Denver passes for 300 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0wins: at Jac. (9/19)losses:

when opponent passes for 300 yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1wins: losses: vs. Bal. (10/3)

when playing indoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0wins: losses:

when playing outdoors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1wins: at NYG (9/12), at Jac. (9/19), vs. NYJ (9/26)losses: vs. Bal. (10/3)

when playing on an artificial surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0wins: at NYG (9/12)losses:

when playing on natural grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1wins: at Jac. (9/19), vs. NYJ (9/26)losses: vs. Bal. (10/3)

when winning the coin toss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0wins: at NYG (9/12), at Jac. (9/19)losses:

when losing the coin toss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1wins: vs. NYJ (9/26)losses: vs. Bal. (10/3)

when scoring 20 or more points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0wins: at NYG (9/12), at Jac. (9/19), vs. NYJ (9/26)losses:

when yielding 20 or more points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1wins: losses: vs. Bal. (10/3)

in overtime games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0wins: losses:

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YARDS RUSHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, Melvin Gordon III, at NYG (9/12/21)RUSHING ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, Melvin Gordon III, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, twice, last: Gordon III/Williams, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)YARDS PASSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328, Teddy Bridgewater, at Jac . (9/19/21)PASS ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36, Teddy Bridgewater, at NYG (9/12/21)PASS COMPLETIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, Teddy Bridgewater, at NYG (9/12/21)TOUCHDOWN PASSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, twice, last: Teddy Bridgewater, at Jac . (9/19/21)PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Drew Lock, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)RECEPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, Courtland Sutton, at Jac . (9/19/21)RECEIVING YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, Courtland Sutton, at Jac . (9/19/21)RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3x, last: Fant, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, Courtland Sutton, at Jac . (9/19/21)ALL-PURPOSE YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159, Courtland Sutton, at Jac . (9/19/21)FIELD GOALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, Brandon McManus, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)TACKLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, Kareem Jackson, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)INTERCEPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, four players, last: Simmons/Sterns vs . NYJ (9/26/21)SACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, three players, last: Caden Sterns vs . Bal . (10/3/21)LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, Melvin Gordon III, at NYG (9/12/21)LONGEST PASS COMPLETION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, Teddy Bridgewater, at Jac . (9/19/21)LONGEST PASS RECEPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, Courtland Sutton, at Jac . (9/19/21)LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, Caden Sterns, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)LONGEST PUNT RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, Diontae Spencer, at Jac . (9/19/21)LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, Diontae Spencer, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)LONGEST PUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, Sam Martin, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)LONGEST FIELD GOAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, Brandon McManus, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)*- Not on active roster

YARDS RUSHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, Latavius Murray, vs Bal . (10/3/21)RUSHING ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, Latavius Murray, vs Bal . (10/3/21)RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, twice, last: Latavius Murray, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)YARDS PASSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316, Lamar Jackson, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)PASS ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, twice, last: Lamar Jackson vs Bal . 10/3/21)PASS COMPLETIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, twice, last: Lamar Jackson vs . Bal .(10/3/21)TOUCHDOWN PASSES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3x, last: Lamar Jackson vs Bal . (10/3/21)PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Zach Wilson, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)RECEPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, Sterling Shepard, at NYG (9/12/21)RECEIVING YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, Sterling Shepard, at NYG (9/12/21)RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, 3x, last: Marquise Brown vs Bal . (10/3/21)TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, Sterling Shepard, at NYG (9/12/21)ALL-PURPOSE YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113, Sterling Shepard, at NYG (9/12/21)FIELD GOALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, Justin Tucker, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)TACKLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, twice, last: C .J . Mosley, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)INTERCEPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, Anthony Averett, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)SACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, Tyus Bowser, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, Ty Johnson, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)LONGEST PASS COMPLETION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, Lamar Jackson, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)LONGEST PASS RECEPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, Marquise Brown vs . Bal . (10/3/21)LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NoneLONGEST PUNT RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, Devin Duvernay vs . Bal . (10/3/21)LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120, Jamal Agnew, at Jac . (9/19/21)LONGEST PUNT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, Logan Cooke, at Jac . (9/19/21)LONGEST FIELD GOAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, Justin Tucker, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)

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BRONCOS HIGHS LOWSTOTAL FIRST DOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, at NYG (9/12/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)TOTAL NET YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420, at NYG (9/12/20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS . . . . . . . . . . . 67, at Jac . (9/19/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)NET YARDS RUSHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165, at NYG (9/12/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96, at Jac . (9/19/21)RUSHING ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, vs . NYJ (9/26/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)NET YARDS PASSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302, at Jac . (9/19/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)PASS ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)PASS COMPLETIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, at NYG (9/12/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, twice, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21)PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED . . . . . . . . . . 1, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, 3x, last: vs . NYJ (9/26/21)TIMES SACKED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, twice, last: vs . NYJ (9/26/21)PUNTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, at NYG (9/12/21)GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . 49 .1, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 .0 at NYG (9/12/21)NET PUNTING AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 .5 at Jac . (9/19/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 .0 at NYG (9/12/21)PUNT RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, 3x, last: vs . NYJ (9/26/21)PUNT RETURN YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, at Jac . (9/19/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)KICKOFF RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, 3x, last: vs . NYJ (9/26/21)KICKOFF RETURN YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, 3x, last: vs . NYJ (9/26/21)INTERCEPTION RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, vs . NYJ (9/26/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, twice, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21)INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS . . . . . . . 81, vs . NYJ (9/26/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, twice, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21)PENALTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, at Jac . (9/19/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)YARDS PENALIZED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, at Jac . (9/19/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)FUMBLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, twice, last: vs . NYJ (9/26/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, twice, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21)FUMBLES LOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, twice, last: vs . NYJ (9/26/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, twice, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21)SACKS MADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, vs . NYJ (9/26/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at Jac . (9/12/21)FUMBLES FORCED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at NYG (9/12/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, 3x, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21)FUMBLES RECOVERED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at NYG (9/12/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, twice, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21))TIME OF POSSESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38:52, at Jac . (9/19/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26:53, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)

OPPONENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HIGHS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .LOWSTOTAL FIRST DOWNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)TOTAL NET YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)TOTAL OFFENSIVE PLAYS . . . . . . . . . . . 70, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, at Jac . (9/19/21)NET YARDS RUSHING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)RUSHING ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)NET YARDS PASSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)PASS ATTEMPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, twice, last: vs Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, at Jac . (9/19/21)PASS COMPLETIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, twice, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, at Jac . (9/19/21)PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED . . . . . . . . . . 2, twice, last: vs . NYJ (9/26/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, twice, last: vs Bal (10/3/21)TIMES SACKED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, vs . NYJ (9/26/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at Jac . (9/19/21)GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . 56 .8, at Jac . (9/19/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 .7, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)NET PUNTING AVERAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 .5, at Jac . (9/19/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 .3, at NYG (9/12/21)PUNT RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)PUNT RETURN YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, vs . NYJ (9/26/21)KICKOFF RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, twice, last: at Jac . (9/19/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)KICKOFF RETURN YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . 120, at Jac . (9/19/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, vs . Bal . (10/3/21)INTERCEPTION RETURNS . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, 4x, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, 4x, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21)INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS . . . . . . . 0, 4x, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, 4x, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21)PENALTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, vs . NYJ (9/26/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, at NYG (9/12/21)YARDS PENALIZED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, vs . NYJ (9/26/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, at NYG (9/12/21)FUMBLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at NYG (9/12/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, 3x, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21)FUMBLES LOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, at NYG (9/12/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, 3x, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21)SACKS MADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5, vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2, twice, last: vs . NYJ (9/26/21)FUMBLES FORCED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, twice, last: vs . NYJ (9/26/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, twice, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21)FUMBLES RECOVERED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1, twice, last: vs . NYJ (9/26/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0, twice, last: vs . Bal . (10/3/21)TIME OF POSSESSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33:07 vs . Bal . (10/3/21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21:08 at Jac . (9/19/21)

2021 REGULAR SEASON BRONCOS TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AND LOWS

2021 REGULAR SEASON OPPONENTS TEAM SINGLE-GAME HIGHS AND LOWS

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100 YARDS RUSHING: Broncos: Melvin Gordon III, 11-101, at N.Y. Giants, 9/12/21 Playoffs: Terrell Davis, 25-102, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99Opponents: Latavius Murray, 19-124, 2 TD, vs. New Orleans, 11/29/20 Playoffs: Ray Rice, 30-131, 1 TD, vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13

200 YARDS RUSHING: Broncos: Knowshon Moreno, 37-224, 1 TD, at New England, 11/24/13 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Leonard Fournette 29-225, 0 TD, vs. Jacksonville, 9/29/19 Playoffs: Tim Smith, 23-204, 2TD, vs. Washington, 1/31/88

TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS: Broncos: Willis McGahee (163) and Tim Tebow (118), at Oakland, 11/6/11 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (184) and Derek Loville (103), vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97Opponents: Curt Warner (126) and John L. Williams (109), at Seattle, 12/11/88 Playoffs: Has never happened

100-YARD RUSHER AND 100-YARD RECEIVER:Broncos: Phillip Lindsay (101) and Tim Patrick (101), at New England, 10/18/20 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and Rod Smith (152), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99Opponents: Todd Gurley (208) and Robert Woods (109), vs. L.A. Rams, 10//18 Playoffs: Tim Smith (204) and Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Washington, 1/31/88

100-YARD RUSHER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Broncos: Ronnie Hillman (111), Demaryius Thomas (111) and Emmanuel Sanders (109), at Cleveland, 10/18/15 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Ryan Grant (104), Greg Jennings (141) and James Jones (107) vs. Green Bay, 10/29/07 - OT Playoffs: Has never happened

100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER, 100-YARD RECEIVER: Broncos: C.J. Anderson (101), Peyton Manning (340), Demaryius Thomas (168), vs. Green Bay, 11/1/15 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102), John Elway (336), Rod Smith (152), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99Opponents: R. Grant (104 rush), B. Favre (331 pass), G. Jennings (141 rec.), J. Jones (107 rec.) vs. G.B., 10/29/07 - OT Playoffs: Tim Smith (204), Doug Williams (340), Ricky Sanders (193), vs. Washington, 1/31/88

100-YARD RUSHER, 300-YARD PASSER AND TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Broncos: M. Ball (117), P. Manning (403), E. Decker (174) and D. Thomas (106), at Kansas City, 12/1/13 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: R. Grant (104 rush), B. Favre (331 pass), G. Jennings (141 rec.), J. Jones (107 rec.), vs. Green Bay, 10/29/07 - OT Playoffs: Has never happened

100-YARD RUSHER AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: C.J. Anderson (101) and Peyton Manning (340), vs. Green Bay, 11/1/15 Playoffs: Terrell Davis (102) and John Elway (336), vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99Opponents: James Conner (106) and Ben Roethlisberger (311), at Pittsburgh, 9/20/20 Playoffs: Ray Rice (131) and Joe Flacco (331), vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13

100-YARD RECEIVER AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Jerry Jeudy (140) and Drew Lock (339), vs. Las Vegas, 1/3/21 Playoffs: Demaryius Thomas (134) and Peyton Manning (400), vs. New England, 1/19/14Opponents: Darren Waller (117) and Derek Carr (371), vs. Las Vegas, 1/3/21Playoffs: Rob Gronkowski (144) and Tom Brady (310), vs. New England, 1/24/16

TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Emmanuel Sanders (100), Demaryius Thomas (126) and Trevor Siemian (334), at Tennessee, 12/11/16 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Stefon Diggs (147), Cole Beasley (112) and Josh Allen (359), vs. Buffalo, 12/19/20 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne (221), Dallas Clark (112) and Peyton Manning (458), at Indianapolis, 1/9/05

THREE 100-YARD RECEIVERS AND 300-YARD PASSER: Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Terrance Williams (151), Dez Bryant (141), Jason Witten (121) and Tony Romo (506), at Dallas, 10/6/13 Playoffs: Has never happened

TWO RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Melvin Gordon III, 11-61, 2 TD, vs. Buffalo, 12/19/20 Playoffs: Mike Anderson, 19-69, 2 TD, vs. New England, 1/14/06Opponents: Josh Jacobs, 15-89, 2 TD, vs. Las Vegas, 1/3/21 Playoffs: Jamal Lewis, 30-110, 2 TD, at Baltimore, 12/31/00

THREE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: C.J. Anderson, 13-87, 3 TD, vs. Oakland, 12/28/14 Playoffs: Terrell Davis, 30-157, 3 TD, vs. Green Bay, 1/25/98Opponents: Latavius Murray, 20-114, 3 TD, at Oakland, 11/6/16 Playoffs: Napoleon McCallum, 13-81, 3 TD, at L.A. Raiders, 1/9/94

FOUR RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Curt Warner, 23-126, 4 TD, at Seattle, 12/11/88 Playoffs: Has never happened

FIVE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Clinton Portis, 22-218, 5 TD, vs. Kansas City, 12/7/03 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

300 YARDS PASSING: Broncos: Teddy Bridgewater, 26-34, 328 yds., 2 TD, O INT, at Jacksonville, 9/19/21 Playoffs: Tim Tebow, 10-21, 316 yds., 2 TD, 0 INT, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12Opponents: Lamar Jackson, 22-37, 316 yds., 1 TD, 0 INT, vs. Baltimore, 10/3/21 Playoffs: Tom Brady, 27-56, 310 yds., 1 TD, 2 INT, vs. New England, 1/24/16

400 YARDS PASSING: Broncos: Peyton Manning, 34-57, 438 yds., 2 TD, 2 INT, at New England, 11/2/14 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 32-43, 400 yds., 2 TD, 0 INT, vs. New England, 1/19/14Opponents: Ben Roethlisberger, 41-56, 462 yds., 1 TD, 2 INT, vs. Pittsburgh, 11/25/18 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 27-33, 458 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05

THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Drew Lock, 26-41, 248 yds., 3 TD, 1 INT, vs. L.A. Chargers, 11/1/20 Playoffs: Peyton Manning, 28-43, 290 yds., 3 TD, 2 INT, vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13Opponents: Matt Ryan, 25-35, 284, 3 TD, 1 INT, at Atlanta, 11/8/20 Playoffs: Joe Flacco, 18-34, 331 yds., 3 TD, 0 INT, vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13

FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Drew Lock, 21-27, 280 yds., 4 TD, 0 INT, at Carolina, 12/13/20 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Patrick Mahomes, 24-34, 303 yds., 4 TD, 1 INT, at Kansas City, 10/28/18 Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12

FIVE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Peyton Manning, 31-44, 340 yds., 5 TD, 2 INT, at Oakland, 11/9/14 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Tony Romo, 25-36, 506 yds., 5 TD, 1 INT, at Dallas, 10/6/13 Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12

SIX OR MORE TOUCHDOWN PASSES: Broncos: Peyton Manning, 27-42, 462 yds., 7 TD, 0 INT, vs. Baltimore, 9/5/13 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Len Dawson, 23-38, 435 yds., 6 TD, 0 INT, at Kansas City, 11/1/64 Playoffs: Tom Brady, 26-34, 363 yds., 6 TD, 1 INT, at New England, 1/14/12

100 YARDS RECEIVING: Broncos: Courtland Sutton, 9-159, 0 TD, at Jacksonville, 9/19/21 Playoffs: Demaryius Thomas, 13-118, 1 TD, vs. Seattle, 2/2/14Opponents: Sterling Shepard, 7-113, 1 TD, at N.Y. Giants, 9/12/21 Playoffs: Rob Gronkowski, 8-144, 1 TD, vs. New England, 1/24/16

200 YARDS RECEIVING: Broncos: Demaryius Thomas, 8-226, 2 TD, vs. Arizona, 10/5/14 Playoffs: Demaryius Thomas, 4-204, 1 TD, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/8/12Opponents: George Kittle 7-210, at San Francisco, 12/9/18 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne, 10-221, 2 TD, at Indianapolis, 1/9/05

TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS: Broncos: Emmanuel Sanders, 11-100, 1 TD and Demaryius Thomas, 10-126, 0 TD at Tennessee, 12/11/16 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Stefon Diggs (11-147) and Cole Beasley (8-112), vs. Buffalo, 12/19/20 Playoffs: Reggie Wayne (221) and Dallas Clark (112), at Indianapolis, 1/9/05

TWO RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: KJ Hamler, 2-86, 2 TD, at Carolina, 12/13/20 Playoffs: Owen Daniels, 2-33, 2 TD, vs. New England, 1/24/16Opponents: Tyreek Hill 5-67, 2 TD, at Kansas City, 12/15/19 Playoffs: Keenan Allen, 6-142, 2 TD, vs. San Diego, 1/12/14

THREE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Demaryius Thomas, 10-87, 3 TD, vs. Miami, 11/23/14 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Dallas Clark, 5-43, 3 TD, at Indianapolis, 12/13/09 Playoffs: Rob Gronkowski, 10-145, 3 TD, at New England, 1/14/12

FOUR RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS: Broncos: Eric Decker, 8-174, 4 TD, at Kansas City, 12/1/13 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Lance Alworth, 9-171, 4 TD, vs. San Diego, 12/1/68 Playoffs: Has never happened

TWO INTERCEPTIONS: Broncos: Darian Stewart, 2, at New Orleans, 11/13/16 Playoffs: Darrien Gordon, 2, vs. Atlanta, 1/31/99Opponents: Tyrann Mathieu, 2, at Kansas City, 12/6/20 Playoffs: David Macklin, 2, at Indianapolis, 1/4/04

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THREE INTERCEPTIONS: Broncos: Deltha O’Neal, 4, vs. Kansas City, 10/7/01 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Mark Kelso, 3, at Buffalo, 12/12/92 Playoffs: Has never happened

FOUR INTERCEPTIONS: Broncos: Deltha O’Neal, 4, vs. Kansas City, 10/7/01 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

TWO SACKS: Broncos: Caden Sterns, 2, vs. Baltimore, 10/3/21 Playoffs: Von Miller, 2.5, vs. Carolina, 2/7/16Opponents: Tyus Bowser, 2, vs. Baltimore, 10/3/21 Playoffs: Kony Ealy, 3, vs. Carolina, 2/7/16

THREE SACKS: Broncos: Shelby Harris, 3, at Minnesota, 11/17/19 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Dee Ford, 3, at Kansas City, 10/28/18 Playoffs: Kony Ealy, 3, vs. Carolina, 2/7/16

FOUR SACKS: Broncos: Elvis Dumervil, 4, vs. Cleveland, 9/20/09 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Khalil Mack, 5, vs. Oakland, 12/13/15 Playoffs: Has never happened

TWO FUMBLE RECOVERIES: Broncos: Elvis Dumervil, 2, vs. Minnesota, 12/30/07 - OT Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Glenn Dorsey, 2, at Kansas City, 12/6/09 Playoffs: Randy Hughes, 2, vs. Dallas, 1/15/78

SHUTOUT ON ROAD:by Broncos: Denver 12, at Cleveland 0, 9/27/92 Playoffs: Has never happenedby Opponents: at L.A. Chargers 21, Denver 0, 10/22/17 Playoffs: Has never happened

SHUTOUT AT HOME:by Broncos: at Denver 26, N.Y. Jets 0, 9/26/21 Playoffs: Has never happenedby Opponents: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happened

OVERTIME WIN AWAY FROM DENVER: Broncos: Denver 26, at Cleveland 23, 10/18/15 Playoffs: Denver 23, at Cleveland 20, 1/11/87Opponents: at Seattle 26, Denver 20, 9/21/14 Playoffs: Has never happenedTIE: Denver 17, at Green Bay 17, 9/20/87

OVERTIME WIN IN DENVER: Broncos: at Denver 20, Cincinnati 17, 12/28/15 Playoffs: at Denver 29, Pittsburgh 23, 1/8/12Opponents: Kansas City 30, at Denver 27, 11/27/16 Playoffs: Baltimore 38, at Denver 25, 1/12/13TIE: at Denver 35, Pittsburgh 35, 9/22/74

40 POINTS: Broncos: at Denver 45, Arizona 10, 10/18/18 Playoffs: at Denver 42, Jacksonville 17, 12/27/97Opponents: at New England 41, Denver 16, 11/12/17 Playoffs: vs. Seattle 43, Denver 8, 2/2/14

50 POINTS: Broncos: at Denver 51, Tennessee 28, 12/8/13 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: at Philadelphia 51, Denver 23, 11/5/17 Playoffs: San Francisco 55, Denver 10, 1/28/90

TWO-POINT CONVERSION: Broncos: Drew Lock pass to Jerry Jeudy, vs. Las Vegas, 1/3/21 Playoffs: Peyton Manning pass to Bennie Fowler, vs. Carolina, 2/7/16Opponents: Derek Carr pass to Darren Waller, vs. Las Vegas, 1/3/21 Playoffs: Has never happened

THREE FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Brandon McManus, 3, at Jacksonville, 9/19/21 Playoffs: Brandon McManus, 3, vs. Carolina, 2/7/16Opponents: Justin Tucker, 3, vs. Baltimore, 10/3/21 Playoffs: Chris Boswell, 3, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/17/16

FOUR FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Brandon McManus, 4, vs. N.Y. Jets, 9/26/21 Playoffs: Brandon McManus, 5, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/17/16Opponents: Michael Badgley, 4, at L.A. Chargers, 12/27/20 Playoffs: Has never happened

FIVE FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Connor Barth, 5, at San Diego, 12/14/14 Playoffs: Brandon McManus, 5, vs. Pittsburgh, 1/17/16Opponents: Harrison Butker, 5, at Kansas City, 12/6/20 Playoffs: Has never happened

SIX FIELD GOALS: Broncos: Brandon McManus, 6, at New England, 10/18/20 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Jeff Wilkins, 6, at St. Louis, 9/10/06 Playoffs: Has never happened

PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN:Broncos: Diontae Spencer, 83 yds., at Carolina, 12/13/20 Playoffs: Trindon Holliday, 90 yds., vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13Opponents: Jamal Agnew, 64 yds., vs. Detroit, 12/22/19 Playoffs: Has never happened

KICKOFF RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Trindon Holliday, 105 yds., vs. Philadelphia, 9/29/13 Playoffs: Trindon Holliday, 104 yds., vs. Baltimore, 1/12/13Opponents: Jamal Agnew, 102 yds., at Jacksonville, 9/19/21 Playoffs: Percy Harvin, 87 yds., vs. Seattle, 2/2/14

INTERCEPTION RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Todd Davis, 20 yds. / Chris Harris Jr., 53 yds., at Arizona, 10/18/18 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Daniel Sorensen, 50 yds., vs. Kansas City, 10/25/20 Playoffs: Malcolm Smith, 69 yds., vs. Seattle, 2/2/14

FUMBLE RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Kareem Jackson, 70 yds., at Houston, 12/8/19 Playoffs: Malik Jackson, recovered in end zone, vs. Carolina, 2/7/16Opponents: Jerry Hughes, 21 yds., vs. Buffalo, 12/19/20 Playoffs: Has never happened

MISSED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Has never happened Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Chris McAlister, 107 yds., at Baltimore, 9/30/02 Playoffs: Has never happened

BLOCKED PUNT: Broncos: Joe Jones, at Baltimore, 9/23/18 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Pat O’Connor, vs. Tampa Bay, 9/27/20 Playoffs: Blake Spence, vs. N.Y. Jets, 1/17/99

BLOCKED PUNT RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Steven Johnson, vs. Philadelphia, 9/29/13 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Alex Bannister, 9 yds., at Seattle, 10/14/01 Playoffs: Travis Davis, 29 yds., vs. Jacksonville, 12/27/97

BLOCKED FIELD GOAL: Broncos: Dre’ Mont Jones at L.A. Chargers, 10/6/19 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Maxx Crosby vs. Las Vegas, 1/3/21 Playoffs: Has never happened

BLOCKED FIELD GOAL RETURN FOR A TOUCHDOWN: Broncos: Louis Wright, 60 yds., vs. San Diego, 11/17/85 Playoffs: Has never happenedOpponents: Cornelius Bennett, 80 yds., at Buffalo, 9/30/90 Playoffs: Has never happened

MISSED/BLOCKED POINT-AFTER-TOUCHDOWN ATTEMPT: Broncos: Taylor Russolino (kick failed, wide right, twice), vs. Buffalo, (12/19/20) Playoffs: Jason Elam (Blocked by Clyde Simmons), vs. Jacksonville, 1/4/97Opponents: Stephen Gostkowski (kick failed, wide left), vs. Tennessee, 9/14/20 Playoffs: Stephen Gostkowski (kick failed, wide right), vs. New England, 1/24/16

SAFETY: Broncos: Jeff Driskel tackled in the end zone by Shaquil Barrett, vs. Tampa Bay, 9/27/20 Playoffs: Tony Eason sacked in the end zone by Rulon Jones, vs. New England, 1/4/87Opponents: Russell Okung tackled in the end zone, vs. Kansas City, 11/27/16 Playoffs: Knowshon Moreno tackled in the end zone by C. Avril, vs. Seattle, 2/2/14

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