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1978 Denver Broncos

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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 282 points (17.6/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 198 points (12.4/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 84 points (5.2/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 11.2-4.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 2nd.

Coached by Red Miller (10-6-0)

1978 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 3 box W 1-0 Oakland Raiders 14 6 13 152 8 144 1 16 318 201 117 3
2 Mon September 11 box L 1-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 9 12 18 231 129 102 6 13 206 105 101 3
3 Sun September 17 box W 2-1 San Diego Chargers 27 14 21 314 177 137 18 315 214 101 2
4 Sun September 24 box W 3-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 23 17 25 357 129 228 1 13 244 89 155 2
5 Sun October 1 box W 4-1 Seattle Seahawks 28 7 24 373 169 204 3 19 323 231 92 5
6 Sun October 8 box L 4-2 @ San Diego Chargers 0 23 11 156 80 76 5 19 298 170 128 2
7 Mon October 16 box W 5-2 Chicago Bears 16 7 18 308 173 135 3 15 347 137 210 3
8 Sun October 22 box L 5-3 @ Baltimore Colts 6 7 17 341 190 151 1 11 237 131 106 1
9 Sun October 29 box W 6-3 @ Seattle Seahawks 20 17 25 423 145 278 3 19 258 140 118 5
10 Sun November 5 box L 6-4 New York Jets 28 31 15 306 173 133 3 19 403 201 202 3
11 Sun November 12 box W 7-4 @ Cleveland Browns 19 7 17 323 214 109 2 14 255 145 110 3
12 Sun November 19 box W 8-4 Green Bay Packers 16 3 19 359 144 215 13 263 179 84 1
13 Thu November 23 box L 8-5 @ Detroit Lions 14 17 16 233 105 128 1 15 244 105 139 1
14 Sun December 3 box W 9-5 @ Oakland Raiders 21 6 16 192 45 147 1 20 279 178 101 5
15 Sun December 10 box W 10-5 Kansas City Chiefs 24 3 20 461 271 190 2 13 199 100 99 3
16 Sat December 16 box L 10-6 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 21 19 300 226 74 2 14 260 144 116 2
Playoffs
Division Sat December 30 box L 10-7 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 10 33 15 218 131 87 2 24 425 272 153 2

Team Stats and Rankings

Glossary · CSV · PRE
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 282 4829 1040 4.6 294 217 391 2378 17 17 5.4 137 601 2451 15 4.1 129 34 17 28
Team Defense 198 4449 1017 4.4 251 246 438 2470 9 31 5.3 120 549 1979 12 3.6 106 44 13 25
Lg Rank Offense 15 14 10 16 17 10 4 14 8 8 17 11 4 10
Lg Rank Defense 2 6 4 17 14 1 2 12 8 6 5 4 7 26

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%
7 Craig Morton 35 QB 14 13 8-5-0 146 267 54.7 1802 11 4.1 8 3.0 42 6.7 6.2 12.3 128.7 77.0 36 238 5.2 4.7 11.9
14 Norris Weese 27 13 1 1-0-0 55 87 63.2 723 4 4.6 5 5.7 31 8.3 6.6 13.1 55.6 80.8 12 94 6.4 4.9 12.1
12 Craig Penrose 25 4 2 1-1-0 16 37 43.2 185 2 5.4 4 10.8 29 5.0 1.2 11.6 46.3 37.4 0 0 5.0 1.2 0.0
Team Total 27.2 16 10-6-0 217 391 55.5 2710 17 4.3 17 4.3 42 6.9 5.8 12.5 169.4 73.6 48 332 5.4 4.4 10.9
Opp Total 16 246 438 56.2 2712 9 2.1 31 7.1 6.2 3.4 11.0 169.5 52.0 30 242 5.3 2.7

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
32 Jon Keyworth 28 FB 16 16 112 444 3 30 4.0 27.8 7.0 21 166 7.9 1 20 1.3 10.4 610 4 2
24 Otis Armstrong 28 RB 16 9 112 381 1 20 3.4 23.8 7.0 12 98 8.2 1 19 0.8 6.1 479 2 1
33 Lonnie Perrin 26 RET 16 0 108 455 4 28 4.2 28.4 6.8 10 54 5.4 1 13 0.6 3.4 509 5 2
41 Rob Lytle 24 rb 13 7 81 341 2 25 4.2 26.2 6.2 6 37 6.2 0 10 0.5 2.8 378 2 0
35 Larry Canada 24 16 0 79 365 3 47 4.6 22.8 4.9 6 37 6.2 0 12 0.4 2.3 402 3 1
46 Dave Preston 23 16 0 66 296 1 16 4.5 18.5 4.1 24 199 8.3 1 21 1.5 12.4 495 2 4
7 Craig Morton 35 QB 14 13 17 71 0 12 4.2 5.1 1.2 71 0 6
14 Norris Weese 27 13 1 17 48 1 8 2.8 3.7 1.3 48 1 3
80 Rick Upchurch*+ 26 RET 12 0 5 31 0 11 6.2 2.6 0.4 17 210 12.4 1 29 1.4 17.5 241 1 2
88 Riley Odoms* 28 TE 16 16 2 5 0 7 2.5 0.3 0.1 54 829 15.4 6 42 3.4 51.8 834 6 2
43 Steve Foley 25 RCB 16 16 1 14 0 14 14.0 0.9 0.1 14 0 0
12 Craig Penrose 25 4 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0 0 1
25 Haven Moses 32 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 37 744 20.1 5 42 2.3 46.5 744 5 1
82 Jack Dolbin 30 WR 16 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 284 11.8 0 21 1.5 17.8 284 0 1
85 Ron Egloff 23 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 33 8.3 1 15 0.5 4.1 33 1 0
84 Vince Kinney 22 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 23 23.0 0 23 0.1 2.9 23 0 0
15 Jim Turner 37 K 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 0.1 -0.3 -4 0 0
Team Total 27.2 16 601 2451 15 47 4.1 153.2 37.6 217 2710 12.5 17 42 13.6 169.4 5161 32 28
Opp Total 16 549 1979 12 3.6 123.7 34.3 246 2470 10.0 9 15.4 154.4 4449 21 27

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*+ 26 RET 12 0 36 493 1 75 13.7 8 222 0 41 27.8 956
46 Dave Preston 23 16 0 10 68 0 23 6.8 7 154 0 32 22.0 717
33 Lonnie Perrin 26 RET 16 0 12 256 0 33 21.3 765
29 Bernard Jackson 28 FS 16 16 9 209 0 40 23.2 209
40 Charlie West 32 16 0 3 20 0 12 6.7 1 24 0 24 24.0 44
32 Jon Keyworth 28 FB 16 16 2 24 0 13 12.0 634
23 Chris Pane 25 5 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 1 29 0 29 29.0 27
86 John Schultz 25 4 0 1 20 0 20 20.0 20
36 Bill Thompson* 32 SS 16 16 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
55 Godwin Turk 28 16 1 1 14 0 14 14.0 14
Team Total 27.2 16 51 582 1 75 11.4 42 952 0 41 22.7 6695
Opp Total 16 48 0 52 1223 0 23.5

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
10 Bucky Dilts 25 P 16 0 96 3494 73 0 36.4
15 Jim Turner 37 K 16 0 1 1 4 3 7 3 8 4 2 22 11 50.0% 35 31 88.6%
Team Total 27.2 16 1 1 4 3 7 3 8 4 2 22 11 50.0% 35 31 88.6% 96 3494 73 0 36.4
Opp Total 16 27 17 63.0% 21 21 100.0% 88 3511 39.9

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 28 RB 16 9 1 0 0 0
35 Larry Canada 24 16 0 1 1 0 0
68 Rubin Carter 26 NT 16 16 0 1 0 0
82 Jack Dolbin 30 WR 16 14 1 0 0 0
43 Steve Foley 25 RCB 16 16 6 84 0 30
62 Tom Glassic 24 LG 11 10 0 1 0 0
53 Randy Gradishar*+ 26 RILB 16 16 4 19 0 8 1 2 30 1
63 John Grant 28 16 0 0 2 0 0
29 Bernard Jackson 28 FS 16 16 6 128 0 38
57 Tom Jackson* 27 ROLB 16 16 3 28 1 28
32 Jon Keyworth 28 FB 16 16 2 1 0 0
41 Rob Lytle 24 rb 13 7 0 1 0 0
50 Bobby Maples 36 c 16 5 0 1 0 0
7 Craig Morton 35 QB 14 13 6 1 -14 0
25 Haven Moses 32 WR 16 16 1 0 0 0
88 Riley Odoms* 28 TE 16 16 2 1 0 0
23 Chris Pane 25 5 0 0 1 0 0
12 Craig Penrose 25 4 2 1 1 -1 0
33 Lonnie Perrin 26 RET 16 0 2 2 0 0
46 Dave Preston 23 16 0 4 1 0 0
59 Joe Rizzo 28 LILB 14 14 3 10 0 10 0 1 0 0
70 Paul Smith 33 11 0 0 1 0 0
51 Bob Swenson 25 LOLB 16 15 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
36 Bill Thompson* 32 SS 16 16 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
55 Godwin Turk 28 16 1 2 36 0 22
80 Rick Upchurch*+ 26 RET 12 0 2 0 0 0
14 Norris Weese 27 13 1 3 0 -3 0
20 Louis Wright*+ 25 LCB 16 16 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 0
Team Total 27.2 16 31 307 1 38 28 24 20 2 1
Opp Total 16 48 27 14

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 37 K 16 0 31 11 64
88 Riley Odoms* 28 TE 16 16 6 6 36
25 Haven Moses 32 WR 16 16 5 5 30
33 Lonnie Perrin 26 RET 16 0 4 1 5 30
32 Jon Keyworth 28 FB 16 16 3 1 4 24
35 Larry Canada 24 16 0 3 3 18
24 Otis Armstrong 28 RB 16 9 1 1 2 12
41 Rob Lytle 24 rb 13 7 2 2 12
46 Dave Preston 23 16 0 1 1 2 12
80 Rick Upchurch*+ 26 RET 12 0 1 1 2 12
85 Ron Egloff 23 8 0 1 1 6
53 Randy Gradishar*+ 26 RILB 16 16 1 1 6
57 Tom Jackson* 27 ROLB 16 16 1 1 6
36 Bill Thompson* 32 SS 16 16 1 1 6
14 Norris Weese 27 13 1 1 1 6
77 Lyle Alzado* 29 RDE 16 16 1 2
Team Total 27.2 16 15 17 1 2 1 36 31 11 1 282
Opp Total 16 12 9 21 17 198