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1980 Denver Broncos

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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 310 points (19.4/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 323 points (20.2/g), 16th.
 Differential of -13 points (-0.8/g), 15th.
 Expected W-L: 7.6-8.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 23rd.

Coached by Red Miller (8-8-0)

1980 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 7 box L 0-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 6 27 14 233 140 93 2 21 421 284 137 2
2 Sun September 14 box W 1-1 Dallas Cowboys 41 20 19 343 190 153 20 386 276 110 3
3 Sun September 21 box L 1-2 San Diego Chargers 13 30 22 374 221 153 7 16 303 211 92 3
4 Mon September 29 box L 1-3 @ New England Patriots 14 23 8 170 62 108 1 23 357 200 157 2
5 Sun October 5 box W 2-3 @ Cleveland Browns 19 16 17 239 157 82 1 18 358 255 103 1
6 Mon October 13 box W 3-3 Washington Redskins 20 17 19 297 132 165 2 15 314 130 184 1
7 Sun October 19 box L 3-4 Kansas City Chiefs 17 23 17 268 182 86 2 19 361 183 178
8 Sun October 26 box W 4-4 @ New York Giants 14 9 21 276 64 212 1 15 315 188 127 1
9 Sun November 2 box L 4-5 Houston Oilers 16 20 18 252 156 96 23 330 157 173 1
10 Sun November 9 box W 5-5 @ San Diego Chargers 20 13 11 219 131 88 26 459 324 135 3
11 Sun November 16 box W 6-5 New York Jets 31 24 29 390 275 115 3 14 300 201 99 1
12 Sun November 23 box W 7-5 Seattle Seahawks 36 20 17 276 200 76 3 14 220 151 69 5
13 Mon December 1 box L 7-6 @ Oakland Raiders 3 9 12 214 119 95 6 15 215 51 164
14 Sun December 7 box L 7-7 @ Kansas City Chiefs 14 31 21 348 216 132 5 22 331 132 199 2
15 Sun December 14 box L 7-8 Oakland Raiders 21 24 26 507 431 76 4 15 276 179 97 1
16 Sun December 21 box W 8-8 @ Seattle Seahawks 25 17 15 236 101 135 27 299 203 96 2

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 310 4642 991 4.7 286 262 467 2777 14 25 5.4 158 480 1865 16 3.9 107 37 12 21
Team Defense 323 5245 1041 5.0 303 270 448 3125 20 16 6.4 158 554 2120 10 3.8 125 28 12 20
Lg Rank Offense 16 25 18 18 22 26 17 23 21 20 13 16 12 6
Lg Rank Defense 16 15 15 4 14 10 25 21 22 20 6 12 25 20

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 37 QB 12 9 4-5-0 183 301 60.8 2150 12 4.0 13 4.3 41 7.1 6.0 11.7 179.2 77.8 26 190 6.0 4.9 8.0
17 Matt Robinson 25 qb 14 7 4-3-0 78 162 48.1 942 2 1.2 12 7.4 52 5.8 2.7 12.1 67.3 39.7 17 136 4.5 1.7 9.5
16 Jeff Knapple 24 2 0 1 4 25.0 15 0 0.0 0 0.0 15 3.8 3.8 15.0 7.5 42.7 0 0 3.8 3.8 0.0
Team Total 26.9 16 8-8-0 262 467 56.1 3107 14 3.0 25 5.4 52 6.7 4.8 11.9 194.2 64.2 44 330 5.4 3.8 8.6
Opp Total 16 270 448 60.3 3449 20 4.5 16 3.6 7.7 7.0 12.8 215.6 84.4 39 324 6.4 5.8

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
46 Dave Preston 25 RB 12 10 111 385 4 19 3.5 32.1 9.3 35 309 8.8 0 36 2.9 25.8 694 4 3
24 Otis Armstrong 30 rb 9 6 106 470 4 20 4.4 52.2 11.8 7 23 3.3 0 8 0.8 2.6 493 4 1
30 Jim D. Jensen 27 FB 14 13 101 476 2 32 4.7 34.0 7.2 49 377 7.7 1 28 3.5 26.9 853 3 1
41 Rob Lytle 26 16 0 57 223 1 35 3.9 13.9 3.6 18 177 9.8 0 37 1.1 11.1 400 1 1
32 Jon Keyworth 30 10 3 38 127 1 14 3.3 12.7 3.8 15 87 5.8 0 22 1.5 8.7 214 1 2
7 Craig Morton 37 QB 12 9 21 29 1 9 1.4 2.4 1.8 29 1 4
17 Matt Robinson 25 qb 14 7 21 47 3 22 2.2 3.4 1.5 47 3 6
33 Lawrence McCutcheon 30 6 0 12 52 0 32 4.3 8.7 2.0 1 12 12.0 0 12 0.2 2.0 64 0 1
16 Jeff Knapple 24 2 0 6 0 0 9 0.0 0.0 3.0 0 0 0
80 Rick Upchurch 28 WR 16 14 5 49 0 21 9.8 3.1 0.3 46 605 13.2 3 35 2.9 37.8 654 3 2
86 Emery Moorehead 26 16 0 2 7 0 4 3.5 0.4 0.1 7 0 0
88 Riley Odoms 30 TE 15 15 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 39 590 15.1 6 30 2.6 39.3 590 6 0
25 Haven Moses 34 WR 15 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 38 674 17.7 4 33 2.5 44.9 674 4 1
85 Ron Egloff 25 16 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 85 14.2 0 24 0.4 5.3 85 0 0
81 Steve Watson 23 16 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 146 24.3 0 52 0.4 9.1 146 0 0
82 Larry Brunson 31 RET 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 15 15.0 0 15 0.1 1.2 15 0 0
87 Bill Larson 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.5 3.5 7 0 0
Team Total 26.9 16 480 1865 16 35 3.9 116.6 30.0 262 3107 11.9 14 52 16.4 194.2 4972 30 26
Opp Total 16 554 2120 10 3.8 132.5 34.6 270 3125 11.6 20 16.9 195.3 5245 30 26

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
82 Larry Brunson 31 RET 13 0 2 12 0 12 6.0 40 923 0 53 23.1 950
80 Rick Upchurch 28 WR 16 14 37 353 0 34 9.5 1007
31 Mike Harden 22 16 0 2 36 0 23 18.0 12 214 0 35 17.8 250
46 Dave Preston 25 RB 12 10 1 7 0 7 7.0 5 106 0 26 21.2 807
30 Jim D. Jensen 27 FB 14 13 1 5 0 5 5.0 858
41 Rob Lytle 26 16 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 419
86 Emery Moorehead 26 16 0 1 18 0 18 18.0 25
50 Jim Ryan 23 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
81 Steve Watson 23 16 1 1 5 0 5 5.0 151
Team Total 26.9 16 42 408 0 34 9.7 62 1290 0 53 20.8 6670
Opp Total 16 52 1 55 1187 0 21.6

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
11 Luke Prestridge 24 P 16 0 70 3075 57 0 43.9
19 Fred Steinfort 28 K 16 0 2 2 5 5 5 4 14 10 8 5 34 26 76.5% 33 32 97.0%
Team Total 26.9 16 2 2 5 5 5 4 14 10 8 5 34 26 76.5% 33 32 97.0% 70 3075 57 0 43.9
Opp Total 16 40 29 72.5% 34 32 94.1% 70 2912 41.6

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 30 rb 9 6 1 1 0 0
77 Greg Boyd 28 16 0 0 1 0 0
64 Bill Bryan 25 C 16 16 2 1 -20 0
68 Rubin Carter 28 NT 16 16 0 2 0 0
79 Barney Chavous 29 LDE 16 16 0 1 0 0
56 Larry Evans 27 LILB 16 12 1 13 0 13
43 Steve Foley 27 FS/rcb 16 16 4 115 0 36
62 Tom Glassic 26 LG 13 13 0 1 0 0
53 Randy Gradishar 28 RILB 16 16 2 96 1 93
31 Mike Harden 22 16 0 1 0 0 0
27 Maurice Harvey 24 15 3 1 18 0 18
29 Bernard Jackson 30 4 4 1 11 0 11 1 1 0 0
30 Jim D. Jensen 27 FB 14 13 1 0 0 0
75 Rulon Jones 22 16 2 0 1 0 0 1
32 Jon Keyworth 30 10 3 2 0 -9 0
22 Aaron Kyle 26 RCB 10 9 0 2 15 0
72 Don Latimer 25 14 0 1 15 1 15
41 Rob Lytle 26 16 0 1 0 0 0
66 Brison Manor 28 RDE 16 14 0 1 5 0
33 Lawrence McCutcheon 30 6 0 1 0 0 0
7 Craig Morton 37 QB 12 9 4 3 -7 0
25 Haven Moses 34 WR 15 14 1 1 0 0
58 Rob Nairne 26 LOLB 16 16 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 0
88 Riley Odoms 30 TE 15 15 0 1 0 0
46 Dave Preston 25 RB 12 10 3 1 -8 0
17 Matt Robinson 25 qb 14 7 6 1 -7 0
50 Jim Ryan 23 16 0 1 21 0 21
45 Perry Smith 29 14 1 2 3 0 3
70 Dave Studdard 25 RT 16 12 0 1 0 0
36 Bill Thompson 34 SS 16 16 2 49 0 36 0 2 32 1
80 Rick Upchurch 28 WR 16 14 2 1 0 0
81 Steve Watson 23 16 1 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.9 16 16 343 2 93 26 26 1 1 1
Opp Total 16 44 26 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
19 Fred Steinfort 28 K 16 0 32 26 110
88 Riley Odoms 30 TE 15 15 6 6 36
24 Otis Armstrong 30 rb 9 6 4 4 24
25 Haven Moses 34 WR 15 14 4 4 24
46 Dave Preston 25 RB 12 10 4 4 24
30 Jim D. Jensen 27 FB 14 13 2 1 3 18
17 Matt Robinson 25 qb 14 7 3 3 18
80 Rick Upchurch 28 WR 16 14 3 3 18
53 Randy Gradishar 28 RILB 16 16 1 1 6
32 Jon Keyworth 30 10 3 1 1 6
72 Don Latimer 25 14 0 1 1 6
41 Rob Lytle 26 16 0 1 1 6
7 Craig Morton 37 QB 12 9 1 1 6
36 Bill Thompson 34 SS 16 16 1 1 6
75 Rulon Jones 22 16 2 1 2
Team Total 26.9 16 16 14 1 2 33 32 26 1 310
Opp Total 16 10 20 1 32 29 323