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1974 Denver Broncos

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Record: 7-6-1, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 302 points (21.6/g), 7th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 294 points (21.0/g), 22nd.
 Differential of 8 points (0.6/g), 13th.
 Expected W-L: 7.2-6.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 9th.

Coached by John Ralston (7-6-1)

1974 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 15 box L 0-1 Los Angeles Rams 10 17 11 156 104 52 14 272 127 145 2
2 Sun September 22 box T 0-1-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 35 35 20 332 176 156 3 33 484 324 160 4
3 Mon September 30 box L 0-2-1 @ Washington Redskins 3 30 10 159 106 53 3 21 345 245 100 1
4 Sun October 6 box W 1-2-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 17 14 13 221 90 131 2 11 170 81 89 2
5 Sun October 13 box W 2-2-1 New Orleans Saints 33 17 24 397 274 123 2 19 333 196 137 3
6 Sun October 20 box W 3-2-1 San Diego Chargers 27 7 20 354 165 189 1 16 233 149 84 3
7 Sun October 27 box L 3-3-1 @ Cleveland Browns 21 23 18 358 172 186 1 14 259 187 72 1
8 Sun November 3 box L 3-4-1 Oakland Raiders 17 28 11 336 223 113 3 16 387 207 180 2
9 Sun November 10 box W 4-4-1 @ Baltimore Colts 17 6 12 171 38 133 24 323 176 147 4
10 Mon November 18 box L 4-5-1 Kansas City Chiefs 34 42 34 532 459 73 6 24 364 170 194 2
11 Sun November 24 box W 5-5-1 @ Oakland Raiders 20 17 22 410 118 292 1 20 348 220 128 3
12 Thu November 28 box W 6-5-1 @ Detroit Lions 31 27 23 361 121 240 2 16 252 131 121 2
13 Sun December 8 box W 7-5-1 Houston Oilers 37 14 27 411 168 243 1 16 268 180 88 2
14 Sun December 15 box L 7-6-1 @ San Diego Chargers 0 17 13 287 114 173 5 21 353 190 163 2

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 302 4485 861 5.2 258 184 329 2328 18 17 6.2 118 486 2157 20 4.4 120 30 13 20
Team Defense 294 4391 945 4.6 421 237 426 2583 14 22 5.6 135 487 1808 17 3.7 265 33 11 21
Lg Rank Offense 7 5 7 24 9 7 9 11 11 5 4 3 9 10
Lg Rank Defense 22 21 24 25 24 13 8 19 15 13 18 11 12 19

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec 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%
Charley Johnson 36 QB 14 12 6-5-1 136 244 55.7 1969 13 5.3 9 3.7 73 8.1 6.9 14.5 140.6 84.5 36 270 6.1 5.1 12.9
Steve Ramsey 26 7 2 1-1-0 41 74 55.4 580 5 6.8 7 9.5 43 7.8 4.3 14.1 82.9 64.0 9 55 6.3 3.1 10.8
John Hufnagel 23 4 0 6 10 60.0 70 0 0.0 1 10.0 28 7.0 2.5 11.7 17.5 41.7 1 7 5.7 1.6 9.1
Billy Van Heusen 28 WR 14 12 1 1 100.0 41 0 0.0 0 0.0 41 41.0 41.0 41.0 2.9 118.7 0 0 41.0 41.0 0.0
Team Total 26.3 14 7-6-1 184 329 55.9 2660 18 5.5 17 5.2 73 8.1 6.3 14.5 190.0 79.1 46 332 6.2 4.6 12.3
Opp Total 14 237 426 55.6 2583 14 3.3 22 5.2 6.1 4.1 10.9 184.5 63.1 32 222 5.6 3.3

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
Otis Armstrong*+ 24 FB/rb 14 14 263 1407 9 43 5.3 100.5 18.8 38 405 10.7 3 48 2.7 28.9 1812 12 6
Floyd Little 32 RB 14 9 117 312 1 22 2.7 22.3 8.4 29 344 11.9 0 72 2.1 24.6 656 1 2
Jon Keyworth 24 fb 14 5 81 374 10 30 4.6 26.7 5.8 12 109 9.1 0 18 0.9 7.8 483 10 1
Steve Ramsey 26 7 2 5 -2 0 1 -0.4 -0.3 0.7 -2 0 3
Riley Odoms*+ 24 TE 14 14 4 25 0 31 6.3 1.8 0.3 42 639 15.2 6 41 3.0 45.6 664 6 0
Charley Johnson 36 QB 14 12 4 -3 0 0 -0.8 -0.2 0.3 -3 0 4
Oliver Ross 25 7 0 3 8 0 7 2.7 1.1 0.4 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.1 1.9 21 0 1
Fran Lynch 29 12 0 3 -2 0 1 -0.7 -0.2 0.3 -2 0 0
Haven Moses 28 WR 14 14 2 16 0 11 8.0 1.1 0.1 34 559 16.4 2 42 2.4 39.9 575 2 1
John Hufnagel 23 4 0 2 22 0 18 11.0 5.5 0.5 22 0 0
Billy Van Heusen 28 WR 14 12 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 16 421 26.3 4 73 1.1 30.1 420 4 1
Otto Stowe 25 8 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 2 9 4.5 1 5 0.3 1.1 10 1 0
Jerry Simmons 32 14 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 10 161 16.1 2 36 0.7 11.5 161 2 0
Team Total 26.3 14 486 2157 20 43 4.4 154.1 34.7 184 2660 14.5 18 73 13.1 190.0 4817 38 23
Opp Total 14 487 1808 17 3.7 129.1 34.8 237 2583 10.9 14 16.9 184.5 4391 31 22

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 28 SS 14 14 26 350 0 60 13.5 13 325 0 37 25.0 675
Otis Armstrong*+ 24 FB/rb 14 14 16 386 0 41 24.1 2198
Charlie Greer 28 FS 11 10 13 90 0 22 6.9 90
Floyd Little 32 RB 14 9 4 34 0 17 8.5 8 171 0 31 21.4 861
Oliver Ross 25 7 0 7 117 0 31 16.7 138
Jon Keyworth 24 fb 14 5 4 85 0 26 21.3 568
Boyd Brown 22 14 0 3 56 0 22 18.7 56
Ken Criter 27 14 0 3 48 0 20 16.0 48
Team Total 26.3 14 43 474 0 60 11.0 54 1188 0 41 22.0 6479
Opp Total 14 45 0 57 1369 1 24.0

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
Billy Van Heusen 28 WR 14 12 75 3024 61 1 40.3
Jim Turner 33 K 14 0 1 4 3 7 6 8 2 1 21 11 52.4% 38 35 92.1%
Team Total 26.3 14 1 4 3 7 6 8 2 1 21 11 52.4% 38 35 92.1% 75 3024 61 1 40.3
Opp Total 14 24 16 66.7% 35 34 97.1% 70 2982 42.6

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
Lyle Alzado 25 RDE 14 14 0 2 0 0
Otis Armstrong*+ 24 FB/rb 14 14 6 1 0 0
Barney Chavous 23 LDE 14 14 0 2 0 0
Mike Current 29 RT 14 14 0 1 0 0
Charlie Greer 28 FS 11 10 1 23 0 23 2 2 3 0
Tom Jackson 23 RLB/llb 13 12 1 39 0 39
Charley Johnson 36 QB 14 12 4 3 -9 0
Calvin Jones 23 RCB 14 14 5 19 0 11
Jon Keyworth 24 fb 14 5 1 1 0 0
Bill Laskey 31 LLB 14 10 1 3 0 3 0 1 0 0
Floyd Little 32 RB 14 9 2 1 0 0
Bobby Maples 32 C 14 14 0 1 0 0
Ray May 29 MLB 14 12 2 40 0 25 0 1 0 0
Haven Moses 28 WR 14 14 1 0 0 0
John Pitts 29 14 4 1 2 0 2
Steve Ramsey 26 7 2 3 0 0 0
Oliver Ross 25 7 0 1 0 0 0
John Rowser 30 LCB 11 10 4 56 0 33
Mike Simone 24 14 0 0 1 17 0
Ed Smith 24 11 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 0 0
Bill Thompson 28 SS 14 14 5 105 1 38 1 2 0 0
Jim Turner 33 K 14 0 0 1 0 0
Maurice Tyler 24 14 0 1 0 0 0
Billy Van Heusen 28 WR 14 12 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.3 14 22 311 1 39 23 21 11 0
Opp Total 14 46 22 11 1

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
Otis Armstrong*+ 24 FB/rb 14 14 9 3 72
Jim Turner 33 K 14 0 35 11 68
Jon Keyworth 24 fb 14 5 10 60
Riley Odoms*+ 24 TE 14 14 6 36
Billy Van Heusen 28 WR 14 12 4 24
Haven Moses 28 WR 14 14 2 12
Jerry Simmons 32 14 2 2 12
Floyd Little 32 RB 14 9 1 6
Otto Stowe 25 8 0 1 6
Bill Thompson 28 SS 14 14 1 6
Team Total 26.3 14 20 18 1 35 11 302
Opp Total 14 17 14 1 34 16 1 294