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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)
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1984 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |
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| LG | Keith Bishop | 27 | 4 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 157th pick / 1980 |
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| C | Bill Bryan | 29 | 7 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 101st pick / 1977 |
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| RG | Paul Howard | 34 | 11 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 54th pick / 1973 |
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| 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |