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DENVER BRONCOS
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2005
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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 Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager: (303) 649-0598 • villanuevar@broncos.nfl.com Patrick Smyth, Media Information Coordinator: (303) 649-0536 • smythp@broncos.nfl.com Dave Gaylinn, Media Relations Assistant: (303) 649-0512 • gaylinnd@broncos.nfl.com www.DenverBroncos.com/Mediaroom
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2005 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE (all times local at site) PRESEASON Wk. 1 2 3 4
Day Sat. Sat. Sat. Fri.
Date Aug. 13 Aug. 20 Aug. 27 Sept. 2
Opponent at Houston SAN FRANCISCO INDIANAPOLIS at Arizona
Wk. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Day Sun. Sun. Mon. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sun. Bye Sun. Sun. Thu. Sun. Sun. Sat. Sat. Sat.
Date Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 26 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30
Opponent at Miami SAN DIEGO KANSAS CITY at Jacksonville WASHINGTON NEW ENGLAND at N.Y. Giants PHILADELPHIA
Nov. 13 Nov. 20 Nov. 24 Dec. 4 Dec. 11 Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31
at Oakland N.Y. JETS at Dallas at Kansas City BALTIMORE at Buffalo OAKLAND at San Diego
Site Reliant Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High INVESCO Field at Mile High Sun Devil Stadium
Time 7:00 p.m. CDT 7:00 p.m. MDT 6:00 p.m. MDT 7:00 p.m. MST
TV CBS 4 CBS 4 CBS CBS 4
Site Dolphins Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High INVESCO Field at Mile High ALLTEL Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High INVESCO Field at Mile High Giants Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High
Time 1:00 p.m. EDT 2:15 p.m. MDT 7:00 p.m. MDT 1:00 p.m. EDT 2:15 p.m. MDT 2:15 p.m. MDT 4:15 p.m. EDT 2:15 p.m. MST
TV CBS CBS ABC CBS FOX CBS CBS FOX
McAfee Coliseum INVESCO Field at Mile High Texas Stadium Arrowhead Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High Ralph Wilson Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High Qualcomm Stadium
1:05 p.m. PST 2:15 p.m. MST 3:15 p.m. CST 3:15 p.m. CST 2:15 p.m. MST 8:30 p.m. EST 2:15 p.m. MST 1:30 p.m. PST
CBS CBS CBS CBS CBS ESPN CBS CBS
REGULAR SEASON
ABOUT THE 2005 DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA GUIDE The 2005 Denver Broncos’ media guide was prepared by the club’s media relations department as an information resource for members of the media and NFL fans. All information, including player biographies, rosters and team transactions, contained in the publication is current as of June 13, 2005. Biographies of players who joined the Broncos after the production of the media guide will be made available in the team’s weekly press packet. These biographies, as well as the entire 2005 Denver Broncos media guide, can be found in .PDF format on the Broncos’ media Web site: www.DenverBroncos.com/Mediaroom
INDEX Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Attendance Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 Biographies Biographies Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Rookies and First-Year Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254 Veteran Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Broncos in the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .672 Broncos Name Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .520 Cheerleaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .677 Coaching Records, Year-by-Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .517 Cold Weather Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .688 Comebacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .588 Draft Choices, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .622 Free Agents Signed/Lost, 1989-2005 . . . . . . . . . . . .628 Hall of Fame Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .598 Highlight Video Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .695 Historical Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .662 Honors and Awards All-Time Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .590 2004 Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .298 Broncos All-Time NFL Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .596 How the Broncos Are Built . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342 Last Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .293 Leads Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .588 Mascots (Thunder and Miles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678 Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .694 Medical Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .689 Monday Night Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365 Most Valuable Player Awards (Broncos team) . . . . .621 National Football League 2004 Standings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .686 Public Relations Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .696 Super Bowl/Conference Championship Scores . . .687 Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre . . . . . . . . . .5 Playing Field Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .692 Postseason Game Summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456 Pro Bowl Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .595 Pronunciation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335 Radio Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .685 Records — Regular Season 100-yd. Rushing Halves/Quarters . . . . . . . . . . . . .582 Broncos Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .533 Broncos Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .547 Opponent Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .560 Opponent Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .564 Outstanding Individual Performances . . . . . . . . . .579 Records — Postseason 100-yd. Rushing Halves/Quarters . . . . . . . . . . . . .582 Broncos Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .568 Broncos Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .574 Results: 2004 Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .270 All-Time Game-by-Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .344 Artificial Turf Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .688
Miscellaneous Record Breakdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366 Overtime Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365 Television Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .365 Year-by-Year Final Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .454 Ring of Fame Member Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .600 Rosters: All-Time Broncos (Alphabetical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .634 All-Time Broncos (Numerical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .650 All-Time Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518 All-Time Practice Squad (Alphabetical) . . . . . . . . .659 All-Time Practice Squad (By Year) . . . . . . . . . . . . .660 All-Time Roster Breakdown by College/Years . . . .647 All-Time Roster Height/Weight Breakdowns . . . . .648 All-Time Roster Height/Weight Extremes . . . . . . . .649 2005 Breakdown by Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .335 2005 Rookie and First-Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .338 2005 Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336 Schedules: Broncos 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC Future Broncos Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .703 NFL Regular Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .697 NFL Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .700 NFL Preseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .699 NFL Interconference Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .700 Series Scores vs. Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .361 Service with Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .532 Stadium Information: INVESCO Field at Mile High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .679 Broncos Stadium History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .684 Staff Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Staff Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Starting Lineups, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448 Starters, 2004 Game-by-Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278 Statistics: 2004 Individual Game-by-Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .285 2004 Team Game-by-Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282 2004 Game Summaries/Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 2004 Regular Season Individual and Team . . . . . .270 2004 Postseason Individual and Team . . . . . . . . . .274 2004 Preseason Individual and Team . . . . . . . . . . .276 2004 Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 2004 Single-Game Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279 Individual Leaders Year by Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .524 Team Offense and Defense Year-by-Year . . . . . . . .522 Year-by-Year Final Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .368 Super Bowl Future Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .688 Television Games, 2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .701 Ticket Sales, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521 Trades, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .629 Training Camp Sites, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .688 Transactions, 2004-05 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339 Vince Lombardi Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Winning Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
CREDITS The 2005 Denver Broncos media 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. ©2005 Denver Broncos Football Club. Writing, layout, design and editing by Media Information Coordinator Patrick Smyth and former Media Information Manager Mark Cicero with assistance from Media Relations Assistant Dave Gaylinn and Director of Media Relations Paul Kirk using QuarkXPress™ desktop publishing applications. Editorial assistance provided by Saccomano, Graduate Intern Eric Estes, Manager of Community Development Kelly Brown, Media Services Manager Rebecca Villanueva and Training Camp Intern Kate Doll. Cover photo taken by Eric Bakke. Additional thanks to Joe Cronin, John Turney, Elias Sports Bureau and Stats Inc. for providing extensive statistical data. Printing by A.B. Hirschfeld Press, Denver, Colo. Photography and scans by Rich Clarkson & Associates. Photographers: Rich Clarkson, Eric Bakke, Trevor Brown Jr., Steve Knowland, Ryan McKee, Jamie Schwaberow and Brett Wilhelm. Special thanks to Kenn Rust of Rust Graphics. Please see pages 694-695 for complete media services information.
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