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1964 Denver Broncos

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Record: 2-11-1, Finished 4th in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 240 points (17.1/g), 8th of 8 in the AFL.
 Allowed 438 points (31.3/g), 8th.
 Differential of -198 points (-14.1/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 2.7-11.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.9/g), 1st.

Coached by Jack Faulkner (0-4-0) and Mac Speedie (2-7-1)

1964 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sat September 12 box L 0-1 @ New York Jets 6 30 14 192 95 97 5 15 247 144 103
2 Sun September 20 box L 0-2 @ Buffalo Bills 13 30 12 226 157 69 2 20 407 177 230 5
3 Sun September 27 box L 0-3 Houston Oilers 17 38 24 371 258 113 4 24 436 312 124 2
4 Sun October 4 box L 0-4 Boston Patriots 10 39 12 132 79 53 3 17 359 152 207 1
5 Sun October 11 box W 1-4 Kansas City Chiefs 33 27 17 282 165 117 1 20 293 191 102 4
6 Sun October 18 box L 1-5 @ San Diego Chargers 14 42 14 186 79 107 2 26 486 214 272 1
7 Sun October 25 box L 1-6 @ Oakland Raiders 7 40 12 222 157 65 3 29 626 427 199 1
8 Sun November 1 box L 1-7 @ Kansas City Chiefs 39 49 14 347 269 78 3 24 520 383 137 6
9 Sun November 8 box L 1-8 San Diego Chargers 20 31 13 279 158 121 5 19 197 127 70 3
10 Sun November 15 box W 2-8 New York Jets 20 16 11 177 6 171 2 16 215 104 111 7
11 Fri November 20 box L 2-9 @ Boston Patriots 7 12 16 214 144 70 4 15 296 180 116 5
12 Sun November 29 box T 2-9-1 Oakland Raiders 20 20 19 265 124 141 2 16 373 213 160 6
13 Sun December 13 box L 2-10-1 Buffalo Bills 19 30 7 117 70 47 1 13 221 64 157 6
14 Sun December 20 box L 2-11-1 @ Houston Oilers 15 34 26 327 260 67 3 16 298 218 80 6

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 240 3332 908 3.7 207 230 456 2021 14 32 3.9 116 391 1311 10 3.4 78 40 8 13
Team Defense 438 4970 908 5.5 442 215 440 2906 29 32 6.0 148 424 2064 21 4.9 271 53 21 23
Lg Rank Offense 8 8 8 4 8 8 5 8 4 8 6 8 2 2
Lg Rank Defense 8 7 7 3 3 8 2 5 7 8 8 8 1 1

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Jacky Lee 25 QB 14 10 133 265 50.2 1611 11 4.2 20 7.5 82 6.1 3.1 12.1 115.1 51.6
Mickey Slaughter 23 qb 14 4 97 189 51.3 930 3 1.6 11 5.8 39 4.9 2.5 9.6 66.4 46.4
Charley Mitchell 24 HB 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Lionel Taylor 29 SE 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 25.3 14 230 456 50.4 2541 14 3.1 32 7.0 82 5.6 2.7 11.0 181.5 48.3
Opp Total 14 215 440 48.9 2906 29 6.6 32 7.3 6.6 4.0 13.5 207.6 62.0 44 447 6.0 2.7

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Charley Mitchell 24 HB 14 0 177 590 5 33 3.3 42.1 12.6 33 225 6.8 1 58 2.4 16.1 815 6 3
Billy Joe 24 FB 14 0 112 415 2 51 3.7 29.6 8.0 12 16 1.3 0 15 0.9 1.1 431 2 2
Jacky Lee 25 QB 14 10 42 163 3 16 3.9 11.6 3.0 163 3 3
Mickey Slaughter 23 qb 14 4 20 54 0 18 2.7 3.9 1.4 54 0 7
Hewritt Dixon 24 TE 14 0 18 25 0 17 1.4 1.8 1.3 38 585 15.4 1 62 2.7 41.8 610 1 3
Donnie Stone 27 9 0 12 26 0 5 2.2 2.9 1.3 4 38 9.5 0 16 0.4 4.2 64 0 0
Gene Mingo 26 7 0 6 26 0 9 4.3 3.7 0.9 3 15 5.0 0 8 0.4 2.1 41 0 0
Odell Barry 23 RET 14 0 3 7 0 11 2.3 0.5 0.2 4 31 7.8 0 13 0.3 2.2 38 0 6
Bob Scarpitto 25 FL 14 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 35 375 10.7 4 37 2.5 26.8 380 4 0
Lionel Taylor 29 SE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 76 873 11.5 7 57 5.4 62.4 873 7 2
Al Denson 22 fl 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 383 15.3 1 82 1.8 27.4 383 1 2
Team Total 25.3 14 391 1311 10 51 3.4 93.6 27.9 230 2541 11.0 14 82 16.4 181.5 3852 24 28
Opp Total 14 424 2064 21 4.9 147.4 30.3 215 2906 13.5 29 15.4 207.6 4970 50 40

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Odell Barry 23 RET 14 0 16 149 1 52 9.3 47 1245 0 60 26.5 1432
Charley Mitchell 24 HB 14 0 9 110 0 54 12.2 10 221 0 28 22.1 1146
Gene Mingo 26 7 0 8 163 0 42 20.4 204
Hewritt Dixon 24 TE 14 0 6 89 0 24 14.8 699
Harold Olson 26 LT 14 0 2 27 0 15 13.5 27
Larry Jordan 26 8 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Don Shackelford 21 8 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 13
Jerry Sturm* 28 C 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.3 14 25 259 1 54 10.4 76 1758 0 60 23.1 5869
Opp Total 14 40 1 44 1166 0 26.5

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Jim Fraser* 28 RLB 14 0 73 3225 67 1 44.2
Dick Guesman 26 LDT 14 0 1 10 3 9 3 2 22 6 27.3% 15 13 86.7%
Gene Mingo 26 7 0 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 3 1 12 8 66.7% 10 9 90.0%
Tom Janik 24 9 0 10 374 49 0 37.4
Team Total 25.3 14 3 2 1 1 13 5 12 5 5 1 34 14 41.2% 25 22 88.0% 83 3599 67 1 43.4
Opp Total 14 25 22 88.0% 52 52 100.0% 59 2443 41.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Odell Barry 23 RET 14 0 6 0 0 0
Willie Brown*+ 24 LCB 14 0 9 140 0 45 1
Al Denson 22 fl 14 0 2 0 0 0
Hewritt Dixon 24 TE 14 0 3 0 0 0
Jim Fraser* 28 RLB 14 0 1 1 0 1
Goose Gonsoulin* 26 RS 14 0 7 125 0 36
Jerry Hopkins 23 LLB 14 0 2 11 0 9
Tom Janik 24 9 0 1 22 1 22
Billy Joe 24 FB 14 0 2 0 0 0
Jacky Lee 25 QB 14 10 3 0 0 0
Marv Matuszak 33 MLB 14 0 2 16 0 8
John McGeever 25 LS 14 0 6 60 0 19
Jim McMillin 25 7 0 1 3 0 3
Charley Mitchell 24 HB 14 0 3 0 0 0
Leroy Moore 29 rde 12 0 1 70 0 70
Mickey Slaughter 23 qb 14 4 7 0 0 0
Lionel Taylor 29 SE 14 0 2 0 0 0
Willie West 26 RCB 7 0 1 0 0 0
Jim Wright 25 10 0 1 11 0 11
Team Total 25.3 14 32 459 1 70 28 0 0 2 1
Opp Total 14 61 40 19 4

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Lionel Taylor 29 SE 14 0 7 42
Charley Mitchell 24 HB 14 0 5 1 36
Gene Mingo 26 7 0 9 8 33
Dick Guesman 26 LDT 14 0 13 6 31
Bob Scarpitto 25 FL 14 0 4 24
Jacky Lee 25 QB 14 10 3 18
Billy Joe 24 FB 14 0 2 1 14
Al Denson 22 fl 14 0 1 1 8
Odell Barry 23 RET 14 0 1 6
Ed Cooke 29 RDE 14 0 1 6
Hewritt Dixon 24 TE 14 0 1 6
Tom Janik 24 9 0 1 6
Jim McMillin 25 7 0 1 6
Willie Brown*+ 24 LCB 14 0 1 2
Mickey Slaughter 23 qb 14 4 1 2
Team Total 25.3 14 10 14 1 2 1 3 22 14 1 240
Opp Total 14 21 29 1 52 22 4 438