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1969 Denver Broncos

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Record: 5-8-1, Finished 4th in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 297 points (21.2/g), 4th of 10 in the AFL.
 Allowed 344 points (24.6/g), 8th.
 Differential of -47 points (-3.4/g), 6th.
 Expected W-L: 5.8-8.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 7th.

Coached by Lou Saban (5-8-1)

1969 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 Sun September 14 box W 1-0 Boston Patriots 35 7 16 321 186 135 21 326 237 89 4
2 Sun September 21 box W 2-0 New York Jets 21 19 18 292 141 151 3 22 370 262 108 3
3 Sun September 28 box L 2-1 @ Buffalo Bills 28 41 20 302 233 69 5 28 406 247 159 1
4 Sun October 5 box L 2-2 Kansas City Chiefs 13 26 15 212 132 80 1 19 350 182 168
5 Sun October 12 box L 2-3 Oakland Raiders 14 24 18 234 113 121 2 20 323 244 79
6 Sun October 19 box W 3-3 @ Cincinnati Bengals 30 23 17 421 149 272 3 20 256 159 97 3
7 Sun October 26 box L 3-4 @ Houston Oilers 21 24 17 314 218 96 19 458 239 219 2
8 Sun November 2 box W 4-4 San Diego Chargers 13 0 19 313 199 114 2 10 70 20 50
9 Sun November 9 box L 4-5 @ Oakland Raiders 10 41 21 302 177 125 1 20 359 270 89
10 Sun November 16 box T 4-5-1 Houston Oilers 20 20 8 212 113 99 2 19 454 364 90 5
11 Sun November 23 box L 4-6-1 @ San Diego Chargers 24 45 23 363 329 34 3 27 462 227 235 2
12 Thu November 27 box L 4-7-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 17 31 17 236 151 85 2 17 285 133 152 2
13 Sun December 7 box L 4-8-1 @ Miami Dolphins 24 27 13 244 176 68 4 20 222 76 146 3
14 Sun December 14 box W 5-8-1 Cincinnati Bengals 27 16 21 395 207 188 3 14 300 272 28 3

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 297 4161 841 4.9 243 192 403 2524 23 23 5.6 130 394 1637 12 4.2 87 31 8 26
Team Defense 344 4641 918 5.1 457 223 437 2932 19 14 6.1 151 436 1709 15 3.9 276 28 14 30
Lg Rank Offense 4 6 6 6 5 2 6 5 7 6 4 4 2 2
Lg Rank Defense 8 8 10 9 10 5 10 5 6 7 8 6 10 7

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%
Steve Tensi 27 QB 13 12 131 286 45.8 1990 14 4.9 12 4.2 79 7.0 5.6 15.2 153.1 68.1 29 208 5.7 4.4 9.2
Pete Liske 27 7 2 61 115 53.0 845 9 7.8 11 9.6 71 7.3 3.8 13.9 120.7 63.4 15 103 5.7 2.6 11.5
Floyd Little*+ 27 HB 9 9 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 25.0 14 192 403 47.6 2835 23 5.7 23 5.7 79 7.0 5.0 14.8 202.5 66.3 44 311 5.6 3.8 9.8
Opp Total 14 223 437 51.0 2932 19 4.3 14 3.2 6.7 5.7 13.1 209.4 73.7 45 363 6.1 4.4

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
Floyd Little*+ 27 HB 9 9 146 729 6 48 5.0 81.0 16.2 19 218 11.5 1 67 2.1 24.2 947 7 2
Fran Lynch 24 fb 11 7 96 407 2 54 4.2 37.0 8.7 9 86 9.6 0 19 0.8 7.8 493 2 1
Frank Quayle 22 11 2 57 183 0 17 3.2 16.6 5.2 11 167 15.2 0 71 1.0 15.2 350 0 1
Tommie Smiley 25 FB 14 9 56 166 3 26 3.0 11.9 4.0 5 23 4.6 1 17 0.4 1.6 189 4 3
Steve Tensi 27 QB 13 12 12 63 0 17 5.3 4.8 0.9 63 0 1
Wandy Williams 23 RET 11 2 10 18 1 8 1.8 1.6 0.9 5 56 11.2 0 14 0.5 5.1 74 1 0
Pete Liske 27 7 2 10 50 0 19 5.0 7.1 1.4 50 0 1
Bobby Burnett 26 3 0 5 9 0 5 1.8 3.0 1.7 9 0 0
Al Denson* 27 SE 13 13 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.7 0.1 53 809 15.3 10 62 4.1 62.2 818 10 0
Henry Jones 23 2 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 1.5 0.5 3 0 0
Mike Haffner 27 FL 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 563 16.1 5 46 3.9 62.6 563 5 0
John Embree 25 fl 13 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 469 16.2 5 79 2.2 36.1 469 5 0
Tom Beer 25 TE 9 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 200 22.2 0 48 1.0 22.2 200 0 0
Dave Pivec 26 te 14 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 117 13.0 0 18 0.6 8.4 117 0 0
Tom Buckman 22 7 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 48 12.0 1 20 0.6 6.9 48 1 0
Billy Van Heusen 23 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 64 21.3 0 36 0.6 12.8 64 0 0
Chuck Pastrana 25 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 15 15.0 0 15 0.5 7.5 15 0 0
Team Total 25.0 14 394 1637 12 54 4.2 116.9 28.1 192 2835 14.8 23 79 13.7 202.5 4472 35 15
Opp Total 14 436 1709 15 3.9 122.1 31.1 223 2932 13.1 19 15.9 209.4 4641 34 24

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
Bill Thompson 23 RCB 14 14 25 288 0 40 11.5 18 513 0 63 28.5 801
Wandy Williams 23 RET 11 2 23 574 0 38 25.0 648
George Burrell 21 RS 14 7 5 56 0 42 11.2 6 108 0 30 18.0 164
Floyd Little*+ 27 HB 9 9 6 70 0 52 11.7 3 81 0 30 27.0 1098
Ken Criter 22 14 0 3 31 0 14 10.3 31
Walt Barnes 25 9 0 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
Charlie Greer 23 LS 12 9 1 36 0 36 36.0 36
Gus Hollomon 24 ls 14 5 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Chip Myrtle 24 RLB 12 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 25.0 14 37 450 0 52 12.2 56 1323 0 63 23.6 6245
Opp Total 14 35 0 21 471 1 22.4

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
Bobby Howfield 33 K 14 0 5 4 8 4 2 11 4 3 1 29 13 44.8% 37 36 97.3%
Gus Hollomon 24 ls 14 5 47 1868 57 1 39.7
Billy Van Heusen 23 5 0 25 1021 61 0 40.8
Team Total 25.0 14 5 4 8 4 2 11 4 3 1 29 13 44.8% 37 36 97.3% 72 2889 61 1 40.1
Opp Total 14 32 22 68.8% 39 38 97.4% 71 3060 43.1

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
George Burrell 21 RS 14 7 2 65 1 38
Grady Cavness 22 LCB 14 14 2 30 0 29 0 2 17 0
Carl Cunningham 25 LLB 14 14 2 10 0 5
Wallace Dickey 28 12 0 0 1 0 0
Pete Duranko 26 RDE 14 14 0 3 0 0
Charlie Greer 23 LS 12 9 2 13 0 13 0 1 0 0
Gus Hollomon 24 ls 14 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 6 0
John Huard 25 MLB 14 14 2 18 0 18
Jerry Inman 29 LDT 14 12 0 1 0 0
Rich Jackson*+ 28 LDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
Pete Jaquess 29 7 0 0 1 0 0
Pete Liske 27 7 2 1 0 0 0
Floyd Little*+ 27 HB 9 9 2 0 0 0
Fran Lynch 24 fb 11 7 1 0 0 0
Chip Myrtle 24 RLB 12 9 0 1 0 0
Tom Oberg 24 ls 7 7 0 1 7 0
Frank Quayle 22 11 2 1 0 0 0
Tommie Smiley 25 FB 14 9 3 1 0 0
Paul Smith 24 14 1 0 1 0 0
Steve Tensi 27 QB 13 12 1 1 0 0
Bill Thompson 23 RCB 14 14 3 92 1 57 4 3 0 0
Team Total 25.0 14 14 228 2 57 15 20 30 0
Opp Total 14 44 24 10

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bobby Howfield 33 K 14 0 36 13 75
Al Denson* 27 SE 13 13 10 60
Floyd Little*+ 27 HB 9 9 6 1 42
John Embree 25 fl 13 5 5 30
Mike Haffner 27 FL 9 9 5 30
Tommie Smiley 25 FB 14 9 3 1 24
Fran Lynch 24 fb 11 7 2 12
Tom Buckman 22 7 1 1 6
George Burrell 21 RS 14 7 1 6
Bill Thompson 23 RCB 14 14 1 6
Wandy Williams 23 RET 11 2 1 6
Team Total 25.0 14 12 23 2 36 13 297
Opp Total 14 15 19 1 38 22 344