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1987 Denver Broncos

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Record: 10-4-1, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

1987 AFC Champions

Scored 379 points (25.3/g), 4th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 288 points (19.2/g), 7th.
 Differential of 91 points (6.1/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 9.9-5.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 4th.

Simple Rating System: Total 4.1, Offense: 3.2, Defense: 0.9, SoS: -1.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Dan Reeves

 Offensive Coordinator: Mike Shanahan
 Defensive Coordinator: Joe Collier

 Other Notable Asst.: Chan Gailey (Tight Ends/Receivers) and Mike Nolan (Special Teams/Linebackers)

Training Camp: University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colorado)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 13 boxscore W 1-0 Seattle Seahawks 40 17 25 504 338 166 2 15 277 169 108 5
2 Sun September 20 boxscore T OT 1-0-1 @ Green Bay Packers 17 17 29 478 281 197 6 14 234 100 134 1
3 Sun October 4 boxscore L 1-1-1 Houston Oilers 10 40 14 220 182 38 3 20 414 260 154 2
4 Mon October 12 boxscore W 2-1-1 Los Angeles Raiders 30 14 24 346 142 204 2 16 270 168 102 5
5 Sun October 18 boxscore W 3-1-1 @ Kansas City Chiefs 26 17 23 373 275 98 4 16 247 125 122 3
6 Mon October 26 boxscore L 3-2-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 27 34 21 329 206 123 1 27 393 196 197 5
7 Sun November 1 boxscore W 4-2-1 Detroit Lions 34 0 28 460 248 212 1 14 191 128 63 2
8 Sun November 8 boxscore L 4-3-1 @ Buffalo Bills 14 21 12 215 139 76 2 25 428 170 258 3
9 Mon November 16 boxscore W 5-3-1 Chicago Bears 31 29 26 439 341 98 2 24 446 300 146 2
10 Sun November 22 boxscore W 6-3-1 @ Los Angeles Raiders 23 17 20 403 276 127 1 17 271 122 149 1
11 Sun November 29 boxscore W 7-3-1 @ San Diego Chargers 31 17 31 522 347 175 1 18 378 312 66 2
12 Sun December 6 boxscore W 8-3-1 New England Patriots 31 20 21 371 259 112 3 20 369 158 211 6
13 Sun December 13 boxscore L 8-4-1 @ Seattle Seahawks 21 28 20 380 308 72 2 24 367 226 141 4
14 Sat December 19 boxscore W 9-4-1 Kansas City Chiefs 20 17 22 369 226 143 2 20 377 254 123 1
15 Sun December 27 boxscore W 10-4-1 San Diego Chargers 24 0 15 215 86 129 4 7 151 108 43 5
Playoffs
Division Sun January 10 boxscore W 11-4-1 Houston Oilers 34 10 19 316 255 61 1 20 337 264 73 3
ConfChamp Sun January 17 boxscore W 12-4-1 Cleveland Browns 38 33 24 412 256 156 1 25 464 336 128 4
SuperBowl Sun January 31 boxscore L 12-5-1 N Washington Redskins 10 42 18 327 230 97 3 25 602 322 280 1