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1988 Denver Broncos
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 327 points (20.4/g), 15th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 352 points (22.0/g), 20th.
Differential of -25 points (-1.6/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 7.3-8.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 21st.
Coached by Dan Reeves (8-8-0)
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1988 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 | 28 | 5 | 15 | 274 for 496, 3,309 yards, 17 td, 19 int, & 54 rushes for 234 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| RB | Tony Dorsett | 34 | 11 | 13 | 181 rushes for 703 yards, 5 td, & 16 catches for 122 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1977 |
| FB | Sammy Winder | 29 | 6 | 12 | 149 rushes for 543 yards, 4 td, & 17 catches for 103 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 5th / 131st pick / 1982 |
| WR | Vance Johnson | 25 | 3 | 13 | 68 catches for 896 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1985 |
| WR | Ricky Nattiel | 22 | 1 | 11 | 46 catches for 574 yards, 1 td, & 5 rushes for 51 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 27th pick / 1987 |
| TE | Clarence Kay | 27 | 4 | 14 | 34 catches for 352 yards, 4 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 186th pick / 1984 |
| TE | Orson Mobley | 25 | 2 | 9 | 21 catches for 218 yards, 2 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 151st pick / 1986 |
| LT | Jim Juriga | 24 | Rook | 15 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 104th pick / 1986 |
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| LG | Keith Bishop | 31 | 8 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 157th pick / 1980 |
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| LG | Gerald Perry | 24 | Rook | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 1988 |
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| C | Bill Bryan | 33 | 11 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 101st pick / 1977 |
| RG | Keith Kartz | 25 | 1 | 12 | ||
| RT | Ken Lanier | 29 | 7 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 125th pick / 1981 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Walt Bowyer | 28 | 5 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 10th / 254th pick / 1983 |
| LDE | Freddie Gilbert | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 19th pick / 1984 Supp |
| NT | Greg Kragen | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Andre Townsend | 26 | 4 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 46th pick / 1984 |
| LOLB | Simon Fletcher | 26 | 3 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1985 |
| LILB | Karl Mecklenburg | 28 | 5 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 12th / 310th pick / 1983 |
| LILB | Bruce Klosterman | 25 | 1 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 217th pick / 1986 |
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| RILB | Rick Dennison | 30 | 6 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| ROLB | Jim Ryan | 31 | 9 | 14 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Mark Haynes | 30 | 8 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 8th pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Jeremiah Castille | 27 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1983 |
| SS | Dennis Smith | 29 | 7 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981 |
| SS | Randy Robbins | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1984 |
| FS | Mike Harden | 30 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 5th / 131st pick / 1980 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rich Karlis | 29 | 6 | 0 | 23 of 36 field goals & 36 of 37 extra points | |
| P | Mike Horan*+ | 29 | 4 | 0 | 65 punts for a 44.0 average, 0 blocked | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 235th pick / 1982 |
| PR | Ricky Nattiel | 22 | 1 | 11 | 23 punt returns for a 9.7 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 27th pick / 1987 |
| KR | Ken Bell | 24 | 2 | 0 | 36 kick returns for a 21.2 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ken Bell | 24 | RB-WR | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Boston College | 11/16/1964 | 2 | |
| Keith Bishop | 31 | G-C | 16 | 10 | 260 | 6-3 | Baylor,Nebraska | 3/10/1957 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 157th pick / 1980 |
| Walt Bowyer | 28 | DE | 16 | 11 | 254 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 9/8/1960 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 10th / 254th pick / 1983 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | North Dakota State | 12/17/1964 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1987 |
| Michael Brooks | 24 | LB | 16 | 4 | 236 | 6-1 | LSU | 10/2/1964 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 86th pick / 1987 |
| Bill Bryan | 33 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 251 | 6-2 | Duke | 6/21/1955 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 101st pick / 1977 |
| Steve Bryan | 24 | DE-NT-LB | 8 | 0 | 256 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 5/6/1964 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 120th pick / 1987 |
| Jeremiah Castille | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 175 | 5-10 | Alabama | 1/15/1961 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1983 |
| Kevin Clark | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | San Jose State | 6/8/1964 | 1 | |
| Rick Dennison | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-3 | Colorado State | 6/22/1958 | 6 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 34 | RB | 16 | 13 | 192 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 4/7/1954 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 2nd pick / 1977 |
| John Elway | 28 | QB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-3 | Stanford | 6/28/1960 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| Simon Fletcher | 26 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-5 | Houston | 2/18/1962 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1985 |
| Freddie Gilbert | 26 | DE | 13 | 5 | 275 | 6-4 | Georgia | 4/8/1962 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 19th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Sam Graddy | 24 | WR | 7 | 0 | 165 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 2/10/1964 | 1 | |
| Kevin Guidry | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 176 | 6-0 | LSU | 5/16/1964 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 79th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Harden | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-1 | Michigan | 2/16/1958 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 131st pick / 1980 |
| Mark Haynes | 30 | DB | 15 | 15 | 194 | 5-11 | Colorado | 11/6/1958 | 8 | New York Giants / 1st / 8th pick / 1980 |
| Winford Hood | 26 | G-T | 3 | 0 | 262 | 6-3 | Georgia | 3/29/1962 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 207th pick / 1984 |
| Mike Horan*+ | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Long Beach State | 2/1/1959 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 235th pick / 1982 |
| Stefan Humphries | 26 | G | 1 | 1 | 265 | 6-3 | Michigan | 1/20/1962 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 71st pick / 1984 |
| Mark Jackson | 25 | WR | 12 | 4 | 180 | 5-9 | Purdue | 7/23/1963 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 161st pick / 1986 |
| Jason Johnson | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Illinois State | 11/8/1965 | Rook | |
| Vance Johnson | 25 | WR | 16 | 13 | 185 | 5-11 | Arizona | 3/13/1963 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1985 |
| Rulon Jones | 30 | DE | 16 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Utah State | 3/25/1958 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1980 |
| Jim Juriga | 24 | G-T | 16 | 15 | 269 | 6-6 | Illinois | 9/12/1964 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 104th pick / 1986 |
| Ken Karcher | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Notre Dame,Tulane | 7/1/1963 | 1 | |
| Rich Karlis | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 5/23/1959 | 6 | |
| Keith Kartz | 25 | C-G-T | 13 | 12 | 270 | 6-4 | California | 5/5/1963 | 1 | |
| Clarence Kay | 27 | TE | 14 | 14 | 237 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/30/1961 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 186th pick / 1984 |
| Pat Kelly | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 252 | 6-6 | Syracuse | 10/29/1965 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 174th pick / 1988 |
| Bruce Klosterman | 25 | LB | 12 | 5 | 230 | 6-4 | Iowa,South Dakota State | 4/17/1963 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 217th pick / 1986 |
| Shawn Knight | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 290 | 6-6 | BYU | 6/4/1964 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1987 |
| Greg Kragen | 26 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 263 | 6-3 | Utah State | 3/4/1962 | 3 | |
| Gary Kubiak | 27 | QB | 16 | 1 | 192 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 8/15/1961 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 197th pick / 1983 |
| Ken Lanier | 29 | T | 16 | 16 | 281 | 6-3 | Florida State | 7/8/1959 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 125th pick / 1981 |
| Larry Lee | 29 | G-C | 4 | 0 | 265 | 6-2 | UCLA | 9/10/1959 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 129th pick / 1981 |
| Tim Lucas | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | California | 4/3/1961 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 269th pick / 1983 |
| Rick Massie | 28 | WR | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 1/16/1960 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 46th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 28 | LB-DE | 9 | 9 | 240 | 6-3 | Augustana (SD),Minnesota | 9/1/1960 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 12th / 310th pick / 1983 |
| Orson Mobley | 25 | TE | 16 | 9 | 256 | 6-5 | Florida State,Salem | 3/4/1963 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 151st pick / 1986 |
| Marc Munford | 23 | LB | 7 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 2/14/1965 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 111th pick / 1987 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 22 | WR | 15 | 11 | 180 | 5-9 | Florida | 1/25/1966 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 27th pick / 1987 |
| Gerald Perry | 24 | T-G | 16 | 6 | 290 | 6-6 | Southern | 11/12/1964 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 1988 |
| Bruce Plummer | 24 | DB | 8 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 9/1/1964 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 250th pick / 1987 |
| Randy Robbins | 26 | DB | 16 | 5 | 189 | 6-2 | Arizona | 9/14/1962 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1984 |
| Mike Ruether | 26 | G-C | 14 | 0 | 279 | 6-4 | Texas | 9/20/1962 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Jim Ryan | 31 | LB | 16 | 14 | 217 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 5/18/1957 | 9 | |
| Steve Sewell | 25 | RB-WR | 16 | 3 | 210 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 4/2/1963 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 26th pick / 1985 |
| Dennis Smith | 29 | DB | 11 | 11 | 200 | 6-3 | USC | 2/3/1959 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981 |
| Dave Studdard | 33 | T-G-TE | 11 | 4 | 260 | 6-4 | Texas | 11/22/1955 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 9th / 245th pick / 1978 |
| Calvin Thomas | 28 | RB | 2 | 0 | 239 | 5-11 | Illinois | 1/7/1960 | 6 | |
| Andre Townsend | 26 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/8/1962 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 46th pick / 1984 |
| Gerald Willhite | 29 | RB | 11 | 1 | 200 | 5-10 | San Jose State | 5/30/1959 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 21st pick / 1982 |
| Steve Wilson | 31 | DB-WR | 12 | 2 | 195 | 5-10 | Howard | 8/24/1957 | 9 | |
| Sammy Winder | 29 | RB | 16 | 12 | 203 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 7/15/1959 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 131st pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 224.8 | 6-1.6 | 3.9 |