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1975 Denver Broncos

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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 254 points (18.1/g), 17th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 307 points (21.9/g), 18th.
 Differential of -53 points (-3.8/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 5.5-8.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -16 (-1.1/g), 24th.

Coached by John Ralston (6-8-0)

1975 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 21 box W 1-0 Kansas City Chiefs 37 33 15 425 298 127 4 18 312 166 146 2
2 Mon September 29 box W 2-0 Green Bay Packers 23 13 18 337 175 162 2 22 313 242 71 3
3 Sun October 5 box L 2-1 @ Buffalo Bills 14 38 13 305 258 47 4 29 436 143 293 1
4 Sun October 12 box L 2-2 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 9 20 17 277 153 124 4 14 327 190 137 2
5 Sun October 19 box W 3-2 Cleveland Browns 16 15 18 325 217 108 6 17 271 127 144 2
6 Sun October 26 box L 3-3 @ Kansas City Chiefs 13 26 22 352 201 151 4 17 303 106 197 1
7 Sun November 2 box L 3-4 Oakland Raiders 17 42 24 327 177 150 3 21 328 144 184 4
8 Sun November 9 box L 3-5 Cincinnati Bengals 16 17 19 305 213 92 2 20 344 181 163 1
9 Sun November 16 box W 4-5 @ San Diego Chargers 27 17 22 337 225 112 2 17 307 202 105 2
10 Sun November 23 box L 4-6 @ Atlanta Falcons 21 35 17 233 131 102 6 20 277 129 148 4
11 Sun November 30 box W 5-6 San Diego Chargers 13 10 24 336 8 328 6 3 123 64 59 2
12 Mon December 8 box L 5-7 @ Oakland Raiders 10 17 18 254 107 147 4 16 178 78 100 3
13 Sun December 14 box W 6-7 Philadelphia Eagles 25 10 20 369 172 197 1 17 284 170 114 5
14 Sat December 20 box L 6-8 @ Miami Dolphins 13 14 21 352 206 146 16 203 90 113

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 254 4534 964 4.7 268 210 427 2541 15 34 5.4 137 490 1993 9 4.1 109 48 14 22
Team Defense 307 4006 901 4.4 375 181 348 2032 14 16 5.4 106 526 1974 19 3.8 247 32 16 22
Lg Rank Offense 17 10 10 7 7 15 26 14 14 13 23 10 23 8
Lg Rank Defense 18 9 8 3 7 7 18 14 16 13 18 6 19 12

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 Ramsey 27 QB 11 7 128 233 54.9 1562 9 3.9 14 6.0 66 6.7 4.4 12.2 142.0 63.6 23 187 5.4 3.3 9.0
Charley Johnson 37 qb 14 6 65 142 45.8 1021 5 3.5 12 8.5 90 7.2 3.7 15.7 72.9 46.7 10 79 6.2 3.0 6.6
John Hufnagel 24 5 1 16 51 31.4 287 1 2.0 8 15.7 80 5.6 -1.2 17.9 57.4 18.6 13 84 3.2 -2.3 20.3
Billy Van Heusen 29 WR 14 13 1 1 100.0 30 0 0.0 0 0.0 30 30.0 30.0 30.0 2.1 118.7 0 0 30.0 30.0 0.0
Team Total 26.6 14 210 427 49.2 2900 15 3.5 34 8.0 90 6.8 3.6 13.8 207.1 49.9 47 359 5.4 2.4 9.9
Opp Total 14 181 348 52.0 2032 14 4.0 16 4.6 5.8 4.2 11.2 145.1 64.0 27 213 5.4 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
Jon Keyworth 25 FB 14 14 182 725 3 34 4.0 51.8 13.0 42 314 7.5 1 19 3.0 22.4 1039 4 4
Floyd Little 33 RB 14 10 125 445 2 19 3.6 31.8 8.9 29 308 10.6 2 66 2.1 22.0 753 4 2
Fran Lynch 30 14 1 57 218 3 20 3.8 15.6 4.1 6 33 5.5 1 19 0.4 2.4 251 4 1
Oliver Ross 26 14 0 42 121 0 21 2.9 8.6 3.0 7 69 9.9 0 30 0.5 4.9 190 0 5
Otis Armstrong 25 4 3 31 155 0 33 5.0 38.8 7.8 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.3 2.5 165 0 2
Rick Upchurch 23 RET 14 0 16 97 1 15 6.1 6.9 1.1 18 436 24.2 2 90 1.3 31.1 533 3 3
Charley Johnson 37 qb 14 6 10 21 0 13 2.1 1.5 0.7 21 0 1
John Hufnagel 24 5 1 8 47 0 13 5.9 9.4 1.6 47 0 0
Steve Ramsey 27 QB 11 7 6 38 0 17 6.3 3.5 0.5 38 0 2
Riley Odoms*+ 25 TE 14 14 5 27 0 12 5.4 1.9 0.4 40 544 13.6 3 43 2.9 38.9 571 3 2
Jack Dolbin 27 14 1 5 72 0 25 14.4 5.1 0.4 22 421 19.1 3 41 1.6 30.1 493 3 0
Billy Van Heusen 29 WR 14 13 2 26 0 24 13.0 1.9 0.1 15 246 16.4 1 28 1.1 17.6 272 1 1
Mike Franckowiak 22 14 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 1 0 0
Haven Moses 29 WR 13 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 505 17.4 2 42 2.2 38.8 505 2 1
Boyd Brown 23 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.1 1.2 14 0 0
Team Total 26.6 14 490 1993 9 34 4.1 142.4 35.0 210 2900 13.8 15 90 15.0 207.1 4893 24 28
Opp Total 14 526 1974 19 3.8 141.0 37.6 181 2032 11.2 14 12.9 145.1 4006 33 37

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
Rick Upchurch 23 RET 14 0 27 312 0 51 11.6 40 1084 0 58 27.1 1929
Floyd Little 33 RB 14 10 16 307 0 32 19.2 1060
Bill Thompson 29 SS 14 14 13 158 0 24 12.2 158
Fran Lynch 30 14 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 251
Bobby Maples 33 C 14 14 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
Oliver Ross 26 14 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 210
Jeff Severson 26 14 3 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
Team Total 26.6 14 41 470 0 51 11.5 59 1446 0 58 24.5 6809
Opp Total 14 39 1 57 1273 0 22.3

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 29 WR 14 13 63 2515 64 0 39.9
Jim Turner 34 K 14 0 1 1 9 7 9 7 6 4 3 2 28 21 75.0% 26 23 88.5%
Team Total 26.6 14 1 1 9 7 9 7 6 4 3 2 28 21 75.0% 26 23 88.5% 63 2515 64 0 39.9
Opp Total 14 28 21 75.0% 35 34 97.1% 76 3200 42.1

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
Lyle Alzado 26 RDE 14 14 0 3 14 0
Otis Armstrong 25 4 3 2 0 0 0
Mike Current 30 RT 7 7 0 1 0 0
Jack Dolbin 27 14 1 0 1 2 1
Randy Gradishar* 23 MLB 14 14 3 77 1 44 0 1 0 0
John Grant 25 LDT 14 13 0 3 2 0
Paul Howard 25 RG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Tom Jackson 24 LLB 14 14 2 0 0 0
Charley Johnson 37 qb 14 6 1 0 0 0
Calvin Jones 24 RCB 8 8 1 0 0 0
Jon Keyworth 25 FB 14 14 4 0 -2 0
Floyd Little 33 RB 14 10 2 1 0 0
Fran Lynch 30 14 1 1 1 0 0
Ray May 30 RLB 8 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Haven Moses 29 WR 13 13 1 0 0 0
Jim O'Malley 24 14 0 1 38 0 38 0 1 0 0
Riley Odoms*+ 25 TE 14 14 2 1 0 1
Phil Olsen 27 14 4 0 1 0 0
Randy Poltl 23 13 1 0 1 0 0
Steve Ramsey 27 QB 11 7 2 2 -6 0
Oliver Ross 26 14 0 5 2 0 0
John Rowser 31 FS 13 13 1 2 0 2 0 2 -4 0
Jeff Severson 26 14 3 1 2 5 0
Paul Smith 30 RDT 13 12 0 2 38 1
Bob Swenson 22 14 0 1 4 0 4
Earlie Thomas 30 rcb 10 6 2 66 0 36 0 1 3 0
Bill Thompson 29 SS 14 14 2 97 0 49 1 0 0 0
Rick Upchurch 23 RET 14 0 3 1 0 0
Billy Van Heusen 29 WR 14 13 1 0 0 0
Louis Wright 22 LCB 11 11 2 9 0 9 1 1 4 0
Team Total 26.6 14 16 293 1 49 28 29 56 3
Opp Total 14 47 37 21

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Jim Turner 34 K 14 0 23 21 86
Jack Dolbin 27 14 1 3 1 24
Jon Keyworth 25 FB 14 14 3 1 24
Floyd Little 33 RB 14 10 2 2 24
Fran Lynch 30 14 1 3 1 24
Riley Odoms*+ 25 TE 14 14 3 1 24
Rick Upchurch 23 RET 14 0 1 2 18
Haven Moses 29 WR 13 13 2 12
Randy Gradishar* 23 MLB 14 14 1 6
Paul Smith 30 RDT 13 12 1 6
Billy Van Heusen 29 WR 14 13 1 6
Team Total 26.6 14 9 15 3 1 23 21 254
Opp Total 14 19 14 1 34 21 307