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1976 Denver Broncos

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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 315 points (22.5/g), 7th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 206 points (14.7/g), 6th.
 Differential of 109 points (7.8/g), 8th.
 Expected W-L: 10.3-3.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 12th.

Simple Rating System: Total 6.9, Offense: 2.5, Defense: 4.4, SoS: -0.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by John Ralston (9-5-0)

1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 12 box L 0-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 7 17 12 161 46 115 2 14 253 135 118 1
2 Sun September 19 box W 1-1 New York Jets 46 3 31 543 292 251 1 11 185 93 92 2
3 Sun September 26 box W 2-1 Cleveland Browns 44 13 18 226 171 55 3 17 227 144 83 4
4 Sun October 3 box W 3-1 San Diego Chargers 26 0 17 311 170 141 2 12 240 152 88 3
5 Sun October 10 box L 3-2 @ Houston Oilers 3 17 8 154 67 87 1 18 312 217 95
6 Sun October 17 box L 3-3 Oakland Raiders 10 17 16 261 173 88 20 289 158 131 1
7 Sun October 24 box W 4-3 @ Kansas City Chiefs 35 26 24 395 203 192 5 29 467 298 169 2
8 Sun October 31 box L 4-4 @ Oakland Raiders 6 19 16 265 134 131 2 20 382 222 160 2
9 Sun November 7 box W 5-4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48 13 18 415 222 193 3 17 234 122 112 4
10 Sun November 14 box W 6-4 @ San Diego Chargers 17 0 13 255 194 61 2 8 128 95 33 6
11 Sun November 21 box W 7-4 New York Giants 14 13 15 239 103 136 1 13 243 122 121 3
12 Sun November 28 box L 7-5 @ New England Patriots 14 38 12 189 145 44 3 25 414 82 332 2
13 Sun December 5 box W 8-5 Kansas City Chiefs 17 16 13 269 187 82 3 13 188 129 59 3
14 Sun December 12 box W 9-5 @ Chicago Bears 28 14 26 453 97 356 6 5 172 56 116 4

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 315 4136 901 4.6 239 168 353 2204 15 22 5.5 114 500 1932 14 3.9 106 34 12 19
Team Defense 206 3734 919 4.1 222 214 391 2025 8 24 4.8 104 496 1709 14 3.4 90 37 13 28
Lg Rank Offense 7 16 17 21 12 15 23 12 17 19 14 19 15 3
Lg Rank Defense 6 8 7 22 12 1 4 9 11 3 13 2 13 22

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. 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%
10 Steve Ramsey 28 QB 12 12 7-5-0 128 270 47.4 1931 11 4.1 13 4.8 71 7.2 5.8 15.1 160.9 64.9 39 261 5.4 4.2 12.6
14 Norris Weese 25 P 14 0 24 47 51.1 314 1 2.1 6 12.8 43 6.7 1.4 13.1 22.4 40.0 9 45 4.8 0.3 16.1
12 Craig Penrose 23 4 2 2-0-0 16 36 44.4 265 3 8.3 3 8.3 41 7.4 5.3 16.6 66.3 62.8 0 0 7.4 5.3 0.0
Team Total 25.9 14 9-5-0 168 353 47.6 2510 15 4.2 22 6.2 71 7.1 5.2 14.9 179.3 59.6 48 306 5.5 3.8 12.0
Opp Total 14 214 391 54.7 2265 8 2.0 24 6.1 5.8 3.4 10.6 161.8 53.1 32 240 4.8 2.6

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
24 Otis Armstrong* 26 RB 14 14 247 1008 5 31 4.1 72.0 17.6 39 457 11.7 1 36 2.8 32.6 1465 6 4
32 Jon Keyworth 26 FB 14 13 122 349 3 13 2.9 24.9 8.7 22 201 9.1 1 31 1.6 14.4 550 4 1
35 Lonnie Perrin 24 14 0 37 118 2 14 3.2 8.4 2.6 4 35 8.8 0 15 0.3 2.5 153 2 1
33 Jim Kiick 30 14 0 31 114 1 19 3.7 8.1 2.2 10 78 7.8 1 19 0.7 5.6 192 2 0
14 Norris Weese 25 P 14 0 23 142 0 20 6.2 10.1 1.6 142 0 2
10 Steve Ramsey 28 QB 12 12 13 51 0 15 3.9 4.3 1.1 51 0 5
31 Mike Franckowiak 23 14 1 12 25 0 7 2.1 1.8 0.9 4 42 10.5 0 11 0.3 3.0 67 0 1
80 Rick Upchurch*+ 24 WR 13 9 6 71 1 25 11.8 5.5 0.5 12 340 28.3 1 59 0.9 26.2 411 2 5
88 Riley Odoms 26 TE 14 14 3 36 2 15 12.0 2.6 0.2 30 477 15.9 3 47 2.1 34.1 513 5 0
82 Jack Dolbin 28 wr 14 5 2 5 0 8 2.5 0.4 0.1 19 354 18.6 1 40 1.4 25.3 359 1 0
12 Craig Penrose 23 4 2 2 -3 0 -1 -1.5 -0.8 0.5 -3 0 0
25 Haven Moses 30 WR 14 14 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0 -0.3 0.1 25 498 19.9 7 71 1.8 35.6 494 7 0
42 Billy Van Heusen 30 7 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 2.9 0.1 20 0 0
84 John Schultz 23 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 29 14.5 0 16 0.1 2.1 29 0 1
61 Tommy Lyons 28 RG 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0.1 -0.1 -1 0 0
Team Total 25.9 14 500 1932 14 31 3.9 138.0 35.7 168 2510 14.9 15 71 12.0 179.3 4442 29 23
Opp Total 14 496 1709 14 3.4 122.1 35.4 214 2025 9.5 8 15.3 144.6 3734 22 23

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
80 Rick Upchurch*+ 24 WR 13 9 39 536 4 92 13.7 22 514 0 64 23.4 1461
35 Lonnie Perrin 24 14 0 14 391 0 43 27.9 544
36 Bill Thompson 30 SS 14 14 6 60 0 20 10.0 60
43 Steve Foley 23 rcb 14 6 5 42 0 16 8.4 42
84 John Schultz 23 14 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 3 82 0 38 27.3 113
87 Boyd Brown 24 14 0 3 41 0 14 13.7 41
31 Mike Franckowiak 23 14 1 2 22 0 14 11.0 89
64 Harvey Goodman 24 14 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
65 Glenn Hyde 25 11 0 1 17 0 17 17.0 17
Team Total 25.9 14 51 640 4 92 12.5 46 1075 0 64 23.4 6157
Opp Total 14 43 1 50 1208 0 24.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. 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
15 Jim Turner 35 K 14 0 1 1 8 7 5 4 7 3 21 15 71.4% 39 36 92.3%
14 Norris Weese 25 P 14 0 52 1852 55 0 35.6
42 Billy Van Heusen 30 7 0 31 1093 52 1 35.3
Team Total 25.9 14 1 1 8 7 5 4 7 3 21 15 71.4% 39 36 92.3% 83 2945 55 1 35.5
Opp Total 14 28 12 42.9% 25 20 80.0% 91 3394 37.3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
24 Otis Armstrong* 26 RB 14 14 4 0 0 0
54 Rich Baska 24 14 0 0 1 0 0
68 Rubin Carter 24 NT/ldt 14 14 0 1 0 0
56 Larry Evans 23 14 0 0 1 0 0
43 Steve Foley 23 rcb 14 6 4 95 0 34 1 0 0 0
31 Mike Franckowiak 23 14 1 1 0 0 0
53 Randy Gradishar 24 RILB/mlb 14 14 3 44 1 31 0 1 0 0
57 Tom Jackson 25 ROLB/rlb 14 14 7 136 1 46 1 2 0 0
26 Calvin Jones 25 RCB 10 8 2 7 0 7 0 1 43 1
32 Jon Keyworth 26 FB 14 13 1 1 0 0
50 Bobby Maples 34 C 14 10 1 0 -1 0
58 Phil Olsen 28 13 1 0 1 0 0
35 Lonnie Perrin 24 14 0 1 1 0 0
21 Randy Poltl 24 12 0 1 0 0 0
10 Steve Ramsey 28 QB 12 12 5 2 -22 0
59 Joe Rizzo 26 LILB/llb 12 12 1 8 0 8
46 John Rowser 32 FS 14 14 4 104 2 41 0 1 0 0
84 John Schultz 23 14 0 1 1 0 0
51 Bob Swenson 23 LOLB 14 6 2 26 0 26 0 1 5 0
55 Godwin Turk 26 13 2 0 1 0 0
80 Rick Upchurch*+ 24 WR 13 9 5 3 0 0
14 Norris Weese 25 P 14 0 2 1 -3 0
78 Jim White 28 7 1 0 1 0 0
20 Louis Wright 23 LCB 14 14 0 1 4 0
Team Total 25.9 14 24 452 4 46 23 22 47 2
Opp Total 14 48 23 10

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
15 Jim Turner 35 K 14 0 36 15 81
25 Haven Moses 30 WR 14 14 7 7 42
24 Otis Armstrong* 26 RB 14 14 5 1 6 36
80 Rick Upchurch*+ 24 WR 13 9 1 1 4 6 36
88 Riley Odoms 26 TE 14 14 2 3 5 30
32 Jon Keyworth 26 FB 14 13 3 1 4 24
33 Jim Kiick 30 14 0 1 1 2 12
35 Lonnie Perrin 24 14 0 2 2 12
46 John Rowser 32 FS 14 14 2 2 12
82 Jack Dolbin 28 wr 14 5 1 1 6
53 Randy Gradishar 24 RILB/mlb 14 14 1 1 6
57 Tom Jackson 25 ROLB/rlb 14 14 1 1 6
26 Calvin Jones 25 RCB 10 8 1 1 6
21 Randy Poltl 24 12 0 1 1 6
Team Total 25.9 14 14 15 4 2 4 39 36 15 315
Opp Total 14 14 8 1 20 12 206