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1979 Denver Broncos

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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 289 points (18.1/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 262 points (16.4/g), 5th.
 Differential of 27 points (1.7/g), 12th.
 Expected W-L: 8.9-7.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 16th.

Simple Rating System: Total 4.1, Offense: -1.6, Defense: 5.7, SoS: 2.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Red Miller (10-6-0)
 Defensive Coordinator: Joe Collier

Training Camp: Colorado State (Fort Collins, Colorado)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1979 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 22 DEN Kelvin Clark T 7 1979 1985 0 0 1 15 88 Nebraska
3 77 DEN Bruce Radford NT 3 1979 1981 0 0 0 4 37 Grambling St.
4 105 DEN Charles Jefferson DB 1 1979 1979 0 0 0 0 5 McNeese St.
5 132 DEN Rick Leach QB 0 0 0 Michigan
6 148 DEN Jeff McIntyre LB 2 1979 1980 0 0 0 4 24 Arizona St.
7 188 DEN Luke Prestridge P 6 1979 1984 1 1 5 0 82 0 1 0 0 0 2 36 0 Baylor
9 242 DEN Charlie Taylor WR 0 0 0 Rice
11 297 DEN Zachary Dixon RB 6 1979 1984 0 0 0 9 67 197 732 3 41 367 1 Temple
12 325 DEN Dave Jacobs K 3 1979 1987 0 0 0 0 12 Syracuse