DENVER
DENVER BRONCOS
BRONCOS
2006
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MEDIA GUIDE INDEX
Media Relations Jim Saccomano, Vice President of Public Relations: (303) 649-0572 • jim.saccomano@broncos.nfl.net Paul Kirk, Director of Media Relations: (303) 649-0503 • paul.kirk@broncos.nfl.net Rebecca Villanueva, Media Services Manager: (303) 649-0598 • rebecca.villanueva@broncos.nfl.net Patrick Smyth, Media Information Coordinator: (303) 649-0536 • patrick.smyth@broncos.nfl.net Dave Gaylinn, Media Relations Assistant: (303) 649-0512 • dave.gaylinn@broncos.nfl.net 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
2006 DENVER BRONCOS SCHEDULE (all times local at site) PRESEASON
Wk. 1 2 3 4
Day Fri. Sat. Sun. Thu.
Date Aug. 11 Aug. 19 Aug. 27 Aug. 31
Opponent at Detroit TENNESSEE HOUSTON at Arizona
Wk. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Day Sun. Sun. Sun. Bye Mon. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sun. Thu. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sun. Sun.
Date Sept. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24
Opponent at St. Louis KANSAS CITY at New England
Oct. 9 Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Nov. 19 Nov. 23 Dec. 3 Dec. 10 Dec. 17 Dec. 24 Dec. 31
BALTIMORE OAKLAND at Cleveland INDIANAPOLIS at Pittsburgh at Oakland SAN DIEGO at Kansas City SEATTLE at San Diego at Arizona CINCINNATI SAN FRANCISCO
Site Ford Field INVESCO Field at Mile High INVESCO Field at Mile High Cardinals Stadium
Time 7:30 p.m. EDT 7:00 p.m. MDT 6:00 p.m. MDT 7:00 p.m. MST
TV CBS 4 CBS 4 NFLN CBS 4
Site Edward Jones Dome INVESCO Field at Mile High Gillette Stadium
Time 12:00 p.m. CDT 2:15 p.m. MDT 8:15 p.m. EDT
TV CBS CBS NBC
INVESCO Field at Mile High INVESCO Field at Mile High Cleveland Browns Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High Heinz Field McAfee Coliseum INVESCO Field at Mile High Arrowhead Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High Qualcomm Stadium Cardinals Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High INVESCO Field at Mile High
6:30 p.m. MDT 6:15 p.m. MDT 4:05 p.m. EDT 2:15 p.m. MST 4:15 p.m. EST 1:05 p.m. PST 2:15 p.m. MST 7:00 p.m. CST 2:15 p.m. MST 1:15 p.m. PST 2:05 p.m. MST 2:15 p.m. MST 2:15 p.m. MST
ESPN NBC CBS CBS CBS CBS* CBS* NFLN FOX* CBS* CBS* CBS FOX*
REGULAR SEASON
* - All NFL games scheduled for Sundays in Weeks 10-15 and Week 17 are eligible to be moved to the Sunday night game, which is televised nationally by NBC.
ABOUT THE 2006 DENVER BRONCOS MEDIA GUIDE The 2006 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 27, 2006. 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 2006 Denver Broncos media guide, can be found in .PDF format on the Broncos’ media Web site: www.DenverBroncos.com/Mediaroom
All-Time Game-by-Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .348 Artificial Turf Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .702 Miscellaneous Record Breakdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . .372 Overtime Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371 Television Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371 Year-by-Year Final Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .462 Retired Jersey Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .609 Rice, Jerry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .276 Ring of Fame Member Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .612 Rosters: All-Time Broncos (Alphabetical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .645 All-Time Broncos (Numerical) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .662 All-Time Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .530 All-Time Practice Squad (Alphabetical) . . . . . . . . . .671 All-Time Practice Squad (By Year) . . . . . . . . . . . . .672 All-Time Roster Breakdown by College/Years . . . . .659 All-Time Roster Height/Weight Breakdowns . . . . . .660 All-Time Roster Height/Weight Extremes . . . . . . . .661 2006 Breakdown by Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339 2006 Rookie and First-Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .342 2006 Veterans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .340 Schedules: Broncos 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFC Future Broncos Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .718 NFL Regular Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .711 NFL Postseason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .714 NFL Interconference Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .714 Series Records vs. Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .366 Broncos vs. the NFL Chart (reg./post./preseason) . . . . .370 Service with Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .544 Stadium Information: INVESCO Field at Mile High . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .692 Broncos Stadium History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .697 Staff Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Staff Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 Starting Lineups, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .456 Starters, 2005 Game-by-Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .277 Statistics: 2005 Individual Game-by-Game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .287 2005 Team/Opponent Game-by-Game . . . . . . . . . .282 2005 Game Summaries/Stats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .302 2005 Regular Season Individual and Team . . . . . . .268 2005 Postseason Individual and Team . . . . . . . . . .272 2005 Preseason Individual and Team . . . . . . . . . . .275 2005 Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .281 2005 Quarter-by-Quarter Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . .284 2005 Single-Game Highs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .278 Individual Leaders Year by Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .536 Team Offense and Defense Year-by-Year . . . . . . . .534 Year-by-Year Final Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374 Super Bowl Future Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .702 Television Games, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .715 Thanksgiving Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371 Ticket Sales, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .533 Trades, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .641 Training Camp Sites, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .702 Transactions, 2005-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .343 Uniforms, Broncos all-time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .684 Vince Lombardi Trophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Winning Tradition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Alumni Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 American Bowl, Broncos participation in . . . . . . . . . .365 Attendance Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .533 Biographies Biographies Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Rookies and First-Year Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252 Veteran Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 Broncos in the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .686 Broncos Name Origin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .532 Broncos TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .718 Bye week, Broncos record after . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Cheerleaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .690 Coaching Records, Year-by-Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .529 Cold Weather Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .702 Comebacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .600 Draft Choices, All-Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .634 Draft Choices, Most by College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .632 Free Agents Signed/Lost, 1989-2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . .640 Hall of Fame Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .610 Hall of Fame Game, Broncos participation in . . . . . . .364 Highlight Video Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .709 Historical Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .674 Helmets, Broncos all-time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .684 Honors and Awards All-Time Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .602 2005 Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .300 Broncos All-Time NFL Honors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .607 How the Broncos Are Built . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .346 Last Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295 Leads Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .600 Logos, Broncos all-time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .684 Mascots (Thunder and Miles) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .691 Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .708 Medical Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .703 Monday Night Games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .371 Most Valuable Player Awards (Broncos team) . . . . . .633 National Football League 2005 Standings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .700 NFL Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .718 Public Relations Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .710 Super Bowl/Conference Championship Scores . . . .701 Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre . . . . . . . . . . .5 Playing Field Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .706 Postseason Game Summaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .464 Preseason Television Network (KCNC) . . . . . . . . . . . .698 Pro Bowl Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .606 Pronunciation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .339 Radio Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .698 Records — Regular Season 100-yd. Rushing Halves/Quarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .594 Broncos Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .545 Broncos Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .559 Opponent Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .574 Opponent Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .577 Outstanding Individual Performances . . . . . . . . . . .591 Records — Postseason 100-yd. Rushing Halves/Quarters . . . . . . . . . . . . . .594 Broncos Individual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .580 Broncos Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .586 Results: 2005 Season . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .268
CREDITS The 2006 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. ©2006 Denver Broncos Football Club. Writing, layout, design and editing by Media Information Coordinator Patrick Smyth and Media Relations Assistant Dave Gaylinn using QuarkXPress™ desktop publishing applications. Editorial assistance provided by Director of Media Relations Paul Kirk, Saccomano, Manager of Community Development Kelly Brown, Media Services Manager Rebecca Villanueva and Graduate Intern Anthony Darby. Cover photo taken by Rich Clarkson and Associates, LLC. Additional thanks to Joe Cronin, John Turney, Santo Labombarda and the Elias Sports Bureau staff, and Stats Inc. for providing extensive statistical data. Printing by National Hirschfeld, Denver, Colo. Photography and scans by Rich Clarkson and Associates. Photographers: Rich Clarkson, Eric Bakke, Trevor Brown Jr., Steve Nowland, Ryan McKee, Jamie Schwaberow and Brett Wilhelm. Special thanks to Kenn Rust of Rust Graphics. Please see pages 708-709 for complete media services information.
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