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1971 Denver Broncos

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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 4th in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 203 points (14.5/g), 24th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 275 points (19.6/g), 11th.
 Differential of -72 points (-5.1/g), 18th.
 Expected W-L: 4.6-9.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 12th.

Coached by Lou Saban (2-6-1) and Jerry Smith (2-3-0)

1971 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 12 DEN Marv Montgomery T 8 1971 1978 0 0 3 81 USC
2 35 DEN Dwight Harrison DB 10 1971 1980 0 0 5 108 6 45 0 20 281 2 Texas A&M-Kingsville
4 79 DEN Lyle Alzado DE 15 1971 1985 2 2 14 196 Yankton
4 87 DEN Cleo Johnson DB 0 0 0 Alcorn State
6 139 DEN Harold Phillips DB 0 0 0 Michigan State
7 165 DEN Doug Adams LB 4 1971 1974 0 0 1 49 Ohio State
8 187 DEN Tom Beard C 1 1972 1972 0 0 0 12 Michigan State
9 217 DEN John Handy LB 0 0 0 Purdue
10 243 DEN Carlis Harris WR 0 0 0 Idaho State
11 269 DEN Roger Roitsch DT 0 0 0 Rice
12 295 DEN Floyd Franks WR 0 0 0 Mississippi
13 321 DEN Craig Blackford QB 0 0 0 Evansville
14 350 DEN Tommy Lyons G 6 1971 1976 0 0 5 73 1 -1 0 Georgia
15 373 DEN Larry James RB 0 0 0 Norfolk State
16 399 DEN Steve Thompson DT 0 0 0 Minnesota
17 425 DEN Jack Simcsak K 0 0 0 Virginia Tech