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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.

Simple Rating System: Total 0.6, Offense: 3.4, Defense: -2.8, SoS: 0.1, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by John Ralston

 Offensive Coordinator: Max Coley
 Defensive Coordinator: Joe Collier

Training Camp: Cal Poly Pomona (Pomona, California)

Team Games & Schedule

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