DENVER
DENVER BRONCOS
BRONCOS
2002
Executive Offices and Training Facility 13655 Broncos Parkway • Englewood, CO 80112 Telephone: (303) 649-9000 • FAX: (303) 649-9354 • PR FAX: (303) 649-0562 www.DenverBroncos.com
MEDIA GUIDE
Media Relations Jim Saccomano, Vice President of Public Relations: (303) 649-0572 • saccomanoj@broncos.nfl.com Paul Kirk, Director of Media Relations: (303) 649-0503 • kirkp@broncos.nfl.com Mark Cicero, Media Information Coordinator: (303) 649-0512 • cicerom@broncos.nfl.com Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Coordinator: (303) 649-0598 • villanuevar@broncos.nfl.com www.DenverBroncos.com/mediaroom
INVESCO Field at Mile High Broncos Ticket Office Suite 100 (720) 258-3333
1701 Bryant St. • Denver, CO 80204 Broncos Marketing Department Suite 900 (720) 258-3100
Stadium Management Co. Suite 700 (720) 258-3000
2002 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE (all times local at site) PRESEASON Wk. 1 2 3 4
Day Sat. Mon. Sat. Thur.
Date Aug. 10 Aug. 19 Aug. 24 Aug. 29
Opponent at Chicago SAN FRANCISCO at Arizona SEATTLE
Wk. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Day Sun. Sun. Sun. Mon. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sun.
Date Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 30 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27
Opponent ST LOUIS at San Francisco BUFFALO at Baltimore SAN DIEGO MIAMI at Kansas City at New England
Mon. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sun.
Nov. 11 Nov. 17 Nov. 24 Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Dec. 29
OAKLAND at Seattle INDIANAPOLIS at San Diego at New York Jets KANSAS CITY at Oakland ARIZONA
Site University of Illinois, Champaign INVESCO Field at Mile High Sun Devil Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High
Time 7:00 p.m. CDT 6:00 p.m. MDT 7:00 p.m. MST 7:00 p.m. MDT
TV KUSA ABC KUSA KUSA
Time 2:15 p.m. MDT 1:15 p.m. PDT 2:05 p.m. MDT 9:00 p.m. EDT 2:05 p.m. MDT 6:30 p.m. MDT 12:00 p.m. CDT 4:15 p.m. EST
TV FOX CBS CBS ABC CBS ESPN CBS CBS
7:00 p.m. MST 1:15 p.m. PST 6:30 p.m. MST 1:05 p.m. PST 4:15 p.m. EST 2:05 p.m. MST 1:15 p.m. PST 2:15 p.m. MST
ABC CBS ESPN CBS CBS CBS CBS FOX
REGULAR SEASON Site INVESCO Field at Mile High S.F. Stadium at Candlestick Point INVESCO Field at Mile High Ravens Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High INVESCO Field at Mile High Arrowhead Stadium CMGI Field BYE WEEK INVESCO Field at Mile High Seahawks Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High Qualcomm Stadium Giants Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High Network Associates Coliseum INVESCO Field at Mile High
ON THE COVER Appearing on the cover of the 2002 Denver Broncos Media Guide is a photograph of "The Broncos," a gift to the people of Colorado from Broncos President and CEO Pat Bowlen and the Bowlen family. The sculpture is located on the South side of INVESCO Field at Mile High. Created in Florence, Italy, by world-renowned sculptor Sergio Benvenuti, this sculpture consists of five broncos, one mare and one colt. The seven horses are 1-1/2 times life-size and depict horses running uphill in an alpine mountain setting so that the sculpture looks like a snapshot in time. The water feature, which resembles a raging stream, pumps 850 gallons per minute and is slightly heated so that in the winter, steam will rise from the stream as it does in nature. Special lighting highlights and illuminates the sculpture at night. This magnificent sculpture was dedicated and unveiled Aug. 8, 2001. Photo by Steve Crecelius of Wonderworks.
INDEX Overtime Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332 Television Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332 Year-by-Year Final Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . .384 Retired Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .516 Ring of Fame Member Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . .518 Rosters: All-Time Broncos (Alphabetical) . . . . . . . . . .550 All-Time Broncos (Numerical) . . . . . . . . . . . .563 All-Time Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .444 2002 Breakdown by Position . . . . . . . . . . . . .305 2002 Rookie and First-Year . . . . . . . . . . . . .308 2002 Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .306 Schedules: Broncos 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC 2002 Opponent Capsules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .605 NFL Regular Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .611 NFL Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .614 NFL Preseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .613 NFL Interconference games . . . . . . . . . . . . .614 Series Scores vs. Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . .328 Service with Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452 Stadium Information: INVESCO Field at Mile High . . . . . . . . . . . . .587 Broncos Stadium History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .592 Staff Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Starting Lineups, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .378 Starters, 2001 Game-by-Game . . . . . . . . . . . .256 Statistics: 2001 Individual Game-by-Game . . . . . . . . . .258 2001 Team Game-by-Game . . . . . . . . . . . . .254 2001 Game Summaries/Stats . . . . . . . . . . . .272 2001 Regular Season Individual and Team . . .246 2001 Preseason Individual and Team . . . . . .249 2001 Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257 2001 Single-Game Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .251 Leaders Year by Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448 Team Offense and Defense Year-by-Year . . .446 Year-by-Year Final Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . .336 Super Bowl Future Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .596 Television Games, 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .616 Ticket Sales, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .445 Trades, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .542 Training Camp Sites, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . .596 Transactions, 2001-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .546 Vince Lombardi Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230 What to Look For in 2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 Winning Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Alumni Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Attendance Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .445 Biographies Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Broncos in the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .580 Broncos Name Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161 Cheerleaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .585 Coaching Records, Year-by-Year . . . . . . . . . . .443 Cold Weather Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .596 Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Draft Choices, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .536 Free Agents Signed/Lost, 1989-2002 . . . . . . . .541 Hall of Fame Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .549 Highlight Video Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .603 Historical Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .570 Honors and Awards, All-Time Individual . . . . .510 Honors and Awards, 2001 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270 How the Broncos Are Built . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 Last Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265 Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .586 Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .602 Medical Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .597 Monday Night Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .332 Most Valuable Player Awards (Broncos team) . . .515 National Football League 2001 Standings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .594 Player Personnel Dates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .604 Public Relations Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .610 Super Bowl/Conference Championship Scores . .595 Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre . . . . . .5 Playing Field Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .600 Postseason Game Summaries . . . . . . . . . . . .386 Pro Bowl Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .514 Pronunciation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305 Radio Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .593 Records — Regular Season Broncos Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .453 Broncos Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468 Opponent Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .483 Opponent Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .486 Outstanding Individual Performances . . . . . .502 Records — Postseason Broncos Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .491 Broncos Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .497 Results: 2001 Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246 All-Time Game-by-Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .311 Artificial Turf Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .596 Miscellaneous Record Breakdowns . . . . . . .333
CREDITS The 2002 Denver Broncos media guide has been produced to assist members of the media in their coverage of the Broncos. The guide was produced by the club’s media relations department, under the direction of Vice President of Public Relations Jim Saccomano. Information contained herein was compiled by the current and previous media relations staffs. ©2002 Denver Broncos Football Club. Writing, layout, design and editing by Director of Media Relations Paul Kirk using QuarkXPress™ desktop publishing applications on a Macintosh computer system. Editorial assistance provided by Saccomano, media services coordinator Rebecca Villanueva and Richard Stewart. Additional thanks to Joe Cronin and John Turney for their extensive statistical research. Printing by A.B. Hirschfeld Press, Denver, Colo. Photography and scans by Rich Clarkson & Associates. Photographers: Rich Clarkson, Eric Bakke, David Gonzales, Ryan McKee, Jamie Schwaberow and Brett Wilhelm. Additional photo credit to Wayne Paulo/Photo-Stock. Special thanks to Kenn Rust of Rust Graphics. Please see pages 602-603 for complete media services information.
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