Denver Broncos

10-4-1 • 1st in AFC West •
Logo for the 1987 Denver Broncos

PPG

25.3

4th

OPP PPG

19.2

7th

RUSH YDS/G

131.3

12th

PASS YDS/G

258.3

3rd

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

Team Regular Season

GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team 15 379 5,624 1,070 5.3 1,970 510 3.9 3,874 530 7.3 30 220 331 132 173 26 95 812
Team Rank 4th 2nd 2nd 6th 12th 7th 20th 3rd 2nd 7th 10th 20th 2nd 2nd 6th 12th 10th 15th
Opponent 15 288 4,813 941 5.1 2,017 454 4.4 3,040 456 6.7 31 244 277 103 148 26 96 785
Opponent Rank 7th 9th 6th 20th 20th 11th 26th 2nd 6th 8th 23rd 8th 8th 15th 5th 13th 19th 20th
Net +91 +811 +129 +0.1 -47 +56 -0.6 +834 +74 +0.6 -1 -24 +54 +29 +25 0 -1 +27
Net Rank 5th 5th 1st 9th 16th 10th 24th 2nd 3rd 6th 14th 16th 4th 6th 4th 13th 14th 14th

Player Regular Season

Passing GP CMP ATT PCT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD TD% INT INT% LNG SCK SCKY RATE
John Elway John Elway 12 224 410 54.6 34.2 3,198 7.8 266.5 19 4.6 12 2.9 72 20 138 83.4
Ken Karcher Ken Karcher 3 56 102 54.9 34.0 628 6.2 209.3 5 4.9 4 3.9 49 5 45 73.5
Gary Kubiak Gary Kubiak 12 3 7 42.9 0.6 25 3.6 2.1 0 0.0 2 28.6 17 2 14 13.1
Dean May Dean May 3 0 5 0.0 1.7 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 1 20.0 1 7 0.0
Monte McGuire Monte McGuire 2 2 3 66.7 1.5 23 7.7 11.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 0 0 89.6
Vance Johnson Vance Johnson 11 0 1 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 39.6
Gene Lang Gene Lang 12 0 1 0.0 0.1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 7 39.6
Gerald Willhite Gerald Willhite 3 0 1 0.0 0.3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 39.6

Team Playoffs

GP PTS YDS PLY AVG RUSH YDS RUSH ATT RUSH AVG PASS YDS PASS ATT PASS AVG SCK SCKY 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PASS 1DWN PEN 1DWN PEN PEN YDS
Team 3 82 1,055 183 5.8 314 85 3.7 820 90 9.1 8 79 61 25 30 6 16 105
Team Rank 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 6th 1st 2nd 1st 9th 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 10th 10th
Opponent 3 85 1,403 211 6.6 481 93 5.2 960 114 8.4 4 38 70 26 40 4 23 197
Opponent Rank 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th 10th 8th 4th 7th 10th 10th 10th 9th 1st 1st
Net -3 -348 -28 -0.9 -167 -8 -1.5 -140 -24 +0.7 +4 +41 -9 -1 -10 +2 -7 -92
Net Rank 4th 10th 8th 8th 10th 6th 9th 9th 10th 3rd 8th 2nd 8th 7th 10th 1st 1st 1st

Rushing GP ATT ATT/G YDS YPC YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Sammy Winder Sammy Winder 12 196 16.3 741 3.8 61.8 6 19 210 815
Gene Lang Gene Lang 12 89 7.4 303 3.4 25.3 2 28 106 433
John Elway John Elway 12 66 5.5 304 4.6 25.3 4 29 66 304
Joe Dudek Joe Dudek 2 35 17.5 154 4.4 77.0 2 16 42 195
Nathan Poole Nathan Poole 2 28 14.0 126 4.5 63.0 1 15 29 135
Gerald Willhite Gerald Willhite 3 26 8.7 141 5.4 47.0 0 29 35 166
Steve Sewell Steve Sewell 7 19 2.7 83 4.4 11.9 2 17 32 292
Scott Caldwell Scott Caldwell 3 16 5.3 53 3.3 17.7 0 7 20 87
Ken Bell Ken Bell 12 13 1.1 43 3.3 3.6 0 11 14 51
Ken Karcher Ken Karcher 3 9 3.0 3 0.3 1.0 0 8 9 3
Bobby Micho Bobby Micho 15 4 0.3 8 2.0 0.5 0 5 29 250
Tony Boddie Tony Boddie 5 3 0.6 7 2.3 1.4 1 4 12 92
Ricky Nattiel Ricky Nattiel 12 2 0.2 13 6.5 1.1 0 10 33 643
Dean May Dean May 3 2 0.7 -4 -2.0 -1.3 0 -2 2 -4
Gary Kubiak Gary Kubiak 12 1 0.1 3 3.0 0.3 0 3 1 3
Vance Johnson Vance Johnson 11 1 0.1 -8 -8.0 -0.7 0 -8 43 676

Receiving GP REC TRG REC/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Vance Johnson Vance Johnson 11 42 3.8 684 16.3 62.2 7 59 43 676
Ricky Nattiel Ricky Nattiel 12 31 2.6 630 20.3 52.5 2 54 33 643
Clarence Kay Clarence Kay 12 31 2.6 440 14.2 36.7 0 30 31 440
Mark Jackson Mark Jackson 12 26 2.2 436 16.8 36.3 2 52 26 436
Bobby Micho Bobby Micho 15 25 1.7 242 9.7 16.1 2 26 29 250
Gene Lang Gene Lang 12 17 1.4 130 7.6 10.8 2 29 106 433
Orson Mobley Orson Mobley 10 16 1.6 228 14.3 22.8 1 28 16 228
Sammy Winder Sammy Winder 12 14 1.2 74 5.3 6.2 1 13 210 815
Rick Massie Rick Massie 9 13 1.4 244 18.8 27.1 4 39 13 244
Steve Sewell Steve Sewell 7 13 1.9 209 16.1 29.9 1 72 32 292
Steve Watson Steve Watson 5 11 2.2 167 15.2 33.4 1 49 11 167
Tony Boddie Tony Boddie 5 9 1.8 85 9.4 17.0 0 26 12 92
Gerald Willhite Gerald Willhite 3 9 3.0 25 2.8 8.3 0 6 35 166
Joe Dudek Joe Dudek 2 7 3.5 41 5.9 20.5 0 19 42 195
Shane Swanson Shane Swanson 3 6 2.0 87 14.5 29.0 1 35 6 87
Mitch Andrews Mitch Andrews 8 4 0.5 53 13.3 6.6 0 20 4 53
Laron Brown Laron Brown 3 4 1.3 40 10.0 13.3 0 18 4 40
Scott Caldwell Scott Caldwell 3 4 1.3 34 8.5 11.3 0 14 20 87
Nathan Poole Nathan Poole 2 1 0.5 9 9.0 4.5 0 9 29 135
Ken Bell Ken Bell 12 1 0.1 8 8.0 0.7 0 8 14 51
Russell Payne Russell Payne 1 1 1.0 8 8.0 8.0 0 8 1 8

Defense GP TKL AST COMB TFL SCK PDEF INT YDS AVG TD LNG
Karl Mecklenburg Karl Mecklenburg 12 7.0 3 23 7.7 0 16
Rulon Jones Rulon Jones 12 7.0 0 0 0
Simon Fletcher Simon Fletcher 12 4.0 0 0 0
Tim Lucas Tim Lucas 11 2.0 1 11 11 0 11
Greg Kragen Greg Kragen 12 2.0 0 0 0
Jim Ryan Jim Ryan 14 1.5 3 7 2.3 0 5
Jeff Tupper Jeff Tupper 4 1.5 0 0 0
Randy Robbins Randy Robbins 10 1.0 3 9 3 0 9
Ricky Hunley Ricky Hunley 12 1.0 2 64 32 1 52
Michael Brooks Michael Brooks 12 1.0 0 0 0
Andre Townsend Andre Townsend 12 1.0 0 0 0
Steve Wilson Steve Wilson 11 1.0 0 0 0
Walt Bowyer Walt Bowyer 15 0.5 0 0 0
Ray Woodard Ray Woodard 3 0.5 0 0 0
Mike Harden Mike Harden 12 0.0 4 85 21.3 0 32
Kevin Clark Kevin Clark 11 0.0 3 105 35 0 50
Mark Haynes Mark Haynes 12 0.0 3 39 13 1 25
Tony Lilly Tony Lilly 13 0.0 3 29 9.7 0 24
Dennis Smith Dennis Smith 6 0.0 2 21 10.5 0 15
Rick Dennison Rick Dennison 12 0.0 1 10 10 0 10

Scoring GP RUSH REC RET TOT FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS
Rich Karlis Rich Karlis 12 0 0 0 0 18 37 0 91
Vance Johnson Vance Johnson 11 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 42
Sammy Winder Sammy Winder 12 6 1 0 7 0 0 0 42
John Elway John Elway 12 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 24
Gene Lang Gene Lang 12 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 24
Rick Massie Rick Massie 9 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 24
Steve Sewell Steve Sewell 7 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 18
Mike Clendenen Mike Clendenen 3 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 16
Joe Dudek Joe Dudek 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12
Mark Jackson Mark Jackson 12 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12
Bobby Micho Bobby Micho 15 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12
Ricky Nattiel Ricky Nattiel 12 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12
Tony Boddie Tony Boddie 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
Kevin Clark Kevin Clark 11 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
Mark Haynes Mark Haynes 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
Ricky Hunley Ricky Hunley 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
Orson Mobley Orson Mobley 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
Nathan Poole Nathan Poole 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
Shane Swanson Shane Swanson 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
Steve Watson Steve Watson 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
Jim Ryan Jim Ryan 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

Returns GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR TD KR LNG PR PR YDS PR AVG PR TD PR LNG
Kevin Clark Kevin Clark 11 2 33 16.5 0 18 233 12.9 1 71
Shane Swanson Shane Swanson 3 9 234 26.0 0 9 132 14.7 0 33
Ricky Nattiel Ricky Nattiel 12 4 78 19.5 0 12 73 6.1 0 14
Ken Bell Ken Bell 12 15 323 21.5 0 0 0 0
Vance Johnson Vance Johnson 11 7 140 20.0 0 1 9 9.0 0 9
Gene Lang Gene Lang 12 4 78 19.5 0 0 0 0
Gerald Willhite Gerald Willhite 3 0 0 0 4 22 5.5 0 9
Laron Brown Laron Brown 3 3 57 19.0 0 0 0 0
Mike Harden Mike Harden 12 0 0 0 2 11 5.5 0 7
Jim Ryan Jim Ryan 14 2 9 4.5 0 0 0 0
Tony Lilly Tony Lilly 13 0 0 0 2 6 3.0 0 4

Kicking GP FGM FGA FG% FG 1-19 FG 20-29 FG 30-39 FG 40-49 FG 50+ XPM XPA XP% PTS
Rich Karlis Rich Karlis 12 18 25 72.0 0-0 9-9 4-6 4-7 1-3 37 37 100.0 91
Mike Clendenen Mike Clendenen 3 3 4 75.0 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-1 0-0 7 7 100.0 16

Punting GP PUNT YDS AVG LNG BLK
Mike Horan Mike Horan 12 44 1,807 41.1 61 2
Ralph Giacomarro Ralph Giacomarro 3 18 757 42.1 50 0
John Elway John Elway 12 1 31 31.0 31 0

Player Playoffs

Passing GP CMP ATT PCT ATT/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD TD% INT INT% LNG SCK SCKY RATE
John Elway John Elway 3 42 89 47.2 29.7 797 9.0 265.7 6 6.7 5 5.6 80 8 79 77.8
Steve Sewell Steve Sewell 3 1 1 100.0 0.3 23 23.0 7.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 23 0 0 118.8

Rushing GP ATT ATT/G YDS YPC YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Sammy Winder Sammy Winder 3 41 13.7 148 3.6 49.3 0 13 45 208
John Elway John Elway 3 18 6.0 76 4.2 25.3 1 21 19 99
Gene Lang Gene Lang 3 13 4.3 83 6.4 27.7 2 42 15 115
Steve Sewell Steve Sewell 3 7 2.3 7 1.0 2.3 1 5 15 99
Ken Bell Ken Bell 3 2 0.7 7 3.5 2.3 0 5 2 7
Gary Kubiak Gary Kubiak 3 2 0.7 -3 -1.5 -1.0 0 -1 2 -3
Tony Boddie Tony Boddie 3 1 0.3 8 8.0 2.7 0 8 2 23
Mike Horan Mike Horan 3 1 0.3 -12 -12.0 -4.0 0 -12 1 -12

Receiving GP REC TRG REC/G YDS AVG YDS/G TD LNG PLY SCM YDS SCM
Mark Jackson Mark Jackson 3 8 2.7 210 26.3 70.0 1 80 8 210
Ricky Nattiel Ricky Nattiel 3 8 2.7 171 21.4 57.0 2 56 8 171
Steve Sewell Steve Sewell 3 8 2.7 92 11.5 30.7 0 25 15 99
Clarence Kay Clarence Kay 3 5 1.7 95 19.0 31.7 2 29 5 95
Vance Johnson Vance Johnson 2 4 2.0 105 26.3 52.5 0 55 4 105
Sammy Winder Sammy Winder 3 4 1.3 60 15.0 20.0 1 26 45 208
Gene Lang Gene Lang 3 2 0.7 32 16.0 10.7 0 25 15 115
Orson Mobley Orson Mobley 3 2 0.7 17 8.5 5.7 0 9 2 17
John Elway John Elway 3 1 0.3 23 23.0 7.7 0 23 19 99
Tony Boddie Tony Boddie 3 1 0.3 15 15.0 5.0 0 15 2 23

Defense GP TKL AST COMB TFL SCK PDEF INT YDS AVG TD LNG
Rulon Jones Rulon Jones 3 2.0 0 0 0
Karl Mecklenburg Karl Mecklenburg 3 1.0 1 18 18 0 18
Simon Fletcher Simon Fletcher 3 1.0 0 0 0
Mark Haynes Mark Haynes 3 0.0 1 57 57 0 57
Jeremiah Castille Jeremiah Castille 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Freddie Gilbert Freddie Gilbert 3 0.0 1 0 0 0 0

Scoring GP RUSH REC RET TOT FGM XPM XP2 SFTY PTS
Rich Karlis Rich Karlis 3 0 0 0 0 4 10 0 22
Clarence Kay Clarence Kay 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12
Gene Lang Gene Lang 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 12
Ricky Nattiel Ricky Nattiel 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12
John Elway John Elway 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
Mark Jackson Mark Jackson 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
Steve Sewell Steve Sewell 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6
Sammy Winder Sammy Winder 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6

Returns GP KR KR YDS KR AVG KR TD KR LNG PR PR YDS PR AVG PR TD PR LNG
Ken Bell Ken Bell 3 9 159 17.7 0 0 0 0
Kevin Clark Kevin Clark 3 1 0 0.0 0 6 46 7.7 0 12

Kicking GP FGM FGA FG% FG 1-19 FG 20-29 FG 30-39 FG 40-49 FG 50+ XPM XPA XP% PTS
Rich Karlis Rich Karlis 3 4 6 66.7 10 10 100.0 22

Punting GP PUNT YDS AVG LNG BLK
Mike Horan Mike Horan 3 11 428 38.9 49 0
John Elway John Elway 3 1 18 18.0 18 0

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

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Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM