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1984 Denver Broncos

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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 353 points (22.1/g), 11th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 241 points (15.1/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 112 points (7.0/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 11.4-4.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +21 (1.3/g), 2nd.

Coached by Dan Reeves (13-3-0)

1984 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB John Elway 24 1 14 214 for 380, 2,598 yards, 18 td, 15 int, & 56 rushes for 237 yards and 1 td

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983

RB Sammy Winder* 25 2 15 296 rushes for 1,153 yards, 4 td, & 44 catches for 288 yards and 2 td

Denver Broncos / 5th / 131st pick / 1982

WR Butch Johnson 30 8 9 42 catches for 587 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 87th pick / 1976

WR Steve Watson 27 5 16 69 catches for 1,170 yards, 7 td
TE Clarence Kay 23 Rook 13 16 catches for 136 yards, 3 td

Denver Broncos / 7th / 186th pick / 1984

TE James Wright 28 6 10 11 catches for 118 yards, 1 td

Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 179th pick / 1978

TE John Sawyer 31 9 8 17 catches for 122 yards, 0 td

Houston Oilers / 11th / 271st pick / 1975

LT Dave Studdard 29 5 16

Baltimore Colts / 9th / 245th pick / 1978

LG Keith Bishop 27 4 14

Denver Broncos / 6th / 157th pick / 1980

C Bill Bryan 29 7 16

Denver Broncos / 4th / 101st pick / 1977

RG Paul Howard 34 11 14

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 54th pick / 1973

RT Ken Lanier 25 3 15 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 5th / 125th pick / 1981

 Defensive Starters
LDE Barney Chavous 33 11 15 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 36th pick / 1973

NT Rubin Carter 32 9 15 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 5th / 121st pick / 1975

RDE Rulon Jones 26 4 16 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1980

LOLB Jim Ryan 27 5 14 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered
LILB Rick Dennison 26 2 15 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RILB Steve Busick 26 3 16 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 7th / 181st pick / 1981

ROLB Tom Jackson 33 11 16 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 4th / 88th pick / 1973

LCB Louis Wright 31 9 15 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 1975

RCB Mike Harden 26 4 16 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 5th / 131st pick / 1980

SS Dennis Smith 25 3 15 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981

FS Steve Foley 31 8 16 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 8th / 199th pick / 1975

 Special Teams Starters
K Rich Karlis 25 2 0 21 of 28 field goals & 38 of 41 extra points
P Chris Norman 22 Rook 0 96 punts for a 40.1 average, 0 blocked
PR Gerald Willhite 25 2 1 20 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 1st / 21st pick / 1982

KR Gene Lang 22 Rook 0 19 kick returns for a 21.3 average and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 11th / 298th pick / 1984

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Ray Alexander 22 WR 8 0 195 6-4 Florida A&M 1/8/1962 Rook
Keith Bishop 27 G-C 16 14 260 6-3 Baylor,Nebraska 3/10/1957 4

Denver Broncos / 6th / 157th pick / 1980

Walt Bowyer 24 DE 16 1 254 6-4 Arizona State 9/8/1960 1

Denver Broncos / 10th / 254th pick / 1983

Chris Brewer 22 RB 13 0 203 6-1 Arizona 1/23/1962 Rook

Denver Broncos / 9th / 245th pick / 1984

Bill Bryan 29 C-G 16 16 251 6-2 Duke 6/21/1955 7

Denver Broncos / 4th / 101st pick / 1977

Steve Busick 26 LB 16 16 227 6-4 USC 12/10/1958 3

Denver Broncos / 7th / 181st pick / 1981

Rubin Carter 32 NT-DT 15 15 256 6-0 Miami (FL) 12/12/1952 9

Denver Broncos / 5th / 121st pick / 1975

Barney Chavous 33 DE-DT 15 15 252 6-3 South Carolina State 3/22/1951 11

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 36th pick / 1973

Darren Comeaux 24 LB 16 0 227 6-1 Arizona State 4/15/1960 2
Mark Cooper 24 G-T 15 4 270 6-5 Miami (FL) 2/14/1960 1

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1983

Rick Dennison 26 LB 16 15 220 6-3 Colorado State 6/22/1958 2
John Elway 24 QB 15 14 215 6-3 Stanford 6/28/1960 1

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983

Steve Foley 31 DB 16 16 189 6-2 Tulane 11/11/1953 8

Denver Broncos / 8th / 199th pick / 1975

Mike Freeman 23 C-G 9 0 256 6-3 Arizona 10/13/1961 Rook
Scott Garnett 22 NT-DE 16 1 271 6-2 Washington 12/3/1962 Rook

Denver Broncos / 8th / 218th pick / 1984

Marsharne Graves 22 T 1 0 268 6-3 Arizona 7/8/1962 Rook
Mike Harden 26 DB 16 16 192 6-1 Michigan 2/16/1958 4

Denver Broncos / 5th / 131st pick / 1980

Winford Hood 22 G-T 16 2 262 6-3 Georgia 3/29/1962 Rook

Denver Broncos / 8th / 207th pick / 1984

Paul Howard 34 G 16 14 260 6-3 BYU 9/12/1950 11

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 54th pick / 1973

Ricky Hunley 23 LB 8 0 242 6-2 Arizona 11/11/1961 Rook

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 7th pick / 1984

Roger Jackson 25 DB 16 0 186 6-0 Bethune-Cookman 2/28/1959 2
Tom Jackson 33 LB 16 16 220 5-11 Louisville 4/4/1951 11

Denver Broncos / 4th / 88th pick / 1973

Butch Johnson 30 WR 16 9 187 6-1 California-Riverside 5/28/1954 8

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 87th pick / 1976

Rulon Jones 26 DE 16 16 260 6-6 Utah State 3/25/1958 4

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1980

Rich Karlis 25 K 16 0 180 6-0 Cincinnati 5/23/1959 2
Clarence Kay 23 TE 16 13 237 6-2 Georgia 7/30/1961 Rook

Denver Broncos / 7th / 186th pick / 1984

Gary Kubiak 23 QB 7 2 192 6-0 Texas A&M 8/15/1961 1

Denver Broncos / 8th / 197th pick / 1983

Gene Lang 22 RB 16 0 196 5-10 LSU 3/15/1962 Rook

Denver Broncos / 11th / 298th pick / 1984

Ken Lanier 25 T 16 15 281 6-3 Florida State 7/8/1959 3

Denver Broncos / 5th / 125th pick / 1981

Tony Lilly 22 DB 13 0 199 6-0 Florida 2/16/1962 Rook

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 78th pick / 1984

Dave Logan 30 WR 4 0 219 6-4 Colorado 2/2/1954 8

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1976

Brison Manor 32 DE 5 0 247 6-4 Arkansas 8/10/1952 7

New York Jets / 15th / 380th pick / 1975

Karl Mecklenburg 24 LB-DE 16 1 240 6-3 Augustana (SD),Minnesota 9/1/1960 1

Denver Broncos / 12th / 310th pick / 1983

Jesse Myles 24 RB 7 0 210 5-10 LSU 9/28/1960 1
Chris Norman 22 P 16 0 198 6-2 South Carolina 5/25/1962 Rook
Rick Parros 26 RB 15 2 200 5-11 Utah State 6/14/1958 3

Denver Broncos / 4th / 107th pick / 1980

Randy Robbins 22 DB 16 1 189 6-2 Arizona 9/14/1962 Rook

Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1984

Jim Ryan 27 LB 16 14 217 6-1 William & Mary 5/18/1957 5
Clint Sampson 23 WR 12 3 183 5-11 San Diego State 1/4/1961 1

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 60th pick / 1983

John Sawyer 31 TE 10 8 230 6-2 Southern Miss 7/26/1953 9

Houston Oilers / 11th / 271st pick / 1975

Aaron Smith 22 LB 10 0 223 6-2 Utah State 8/10/1962 Rook

Denver Broncos / 6th / 159th pick / 1984

Dennis Smith 25 DB 15 15 200 6-3 USC 2/3/1959 3

Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981

Scott Stankavage 22 QB 1 0 194 6-1 North Carolina 7/5/1962 Rook
Dave Studdard 29 T-G-TE 16 16 260 6-4 Texas 11/22/1955 5

Baltimore Colts / 9th / 245th pick / 1978

Don Summers 23 TE 16 2 230 6-4 Boise State,Oregon Tech 2/22/1961 Rook
Zach Thomas 24 WR 12 0 182 6-0 South Carolina State 9/8/1960 1
Andre Townsend 22 DE-NT 16 0 265 6-3 Mississippi 10/8/1962 Rook

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 46th pick / 1984

Steve Watson 27 WR 16 16 195 6-4 Temple 5/28/1957 5
Gerald Willhite 25 RB 16 1 200 5-10 San Jose State 5/30/1959 2

Denver Broncos / 1st / 21st pick / 1982

Steve Wilson 27 DB-WR 15 1 195 5-10 Howard 8/24/1957 5
Sammy Winder* 25 RB 16 15 203 5-11 Southern Miss 7/15/1959 2

Denver Broncos / 5th / 131st pick / 1982

Ken Woodard 24 LB 16 2 218 6-1 Tuskegee 1/22/1960 2

Denver Broncos / 10th / 274th pick / 1982

James Wright 28 TE 16 10 240 6-3 TCU 9/1/1956 6

Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 179th pick / 1978

Louis Wright 31 DB 16 15 200 6-2 Arizona State,San Jose State 1/31/1953 9

Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 1975

Team Total 25.6 16 223.1 6-1.8 3.1