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1989 Denver Broncos
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
1989 AFC Champions
Scored 362 points (22.6/g), 8th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 226 points (14.1/g), 1st.
Differential of 136 points (8.5/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 12.1-3.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.7/g), 3rd.
Coached by Dan Reeves (11-5-0)
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1989 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* | 29 | 6 | 15 | 223 for 416, 3,051 yards, 18 td, 18 int, & 48 rushes for 244 yards and 3 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| RB | Bobby Humphrey | 23 | Rook | 12 | 294 rushes for 1,151 yards, 7 td, & 22 catches for 156 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 Supp |
| FB | Jeff Alexander | 24 | Rook | 6 | 45 rushes for 146 yards, 2 td, & 8 catches for 84 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Mark Jackson | 26 | 3 | 16 | 28 catches for 446 yards, 2 td, & 5 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 161st pick / 1986 |
| WR | Vance Johnson | 26 | 4 | 16 | 76 catches for 1,095 yards, 7 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1985 |
| TE | Clarence Kay | 28 | 5 | 16 | 21 catches for 197 yards, 2 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 186th pick / 1984 |
| TE | Orson Mobley | 26 | 3 | 5 | 17 catches for 200 yards, 0 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 151st pick / 1986 |
| LT | Gerald Perry | 25 | 1 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 1988 |
| LG | Doug Widell | 23 | Rook | 10 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 1989 |
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| LG | Keith Bishop | 32 | 9 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 157th pick / 1980 |
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| C | Keith Kartz | 26 | 2 | 16 | ||
| RG | Jim Juriga | 25 | 1 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 104th pick / 1986 |
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| RT | Ken Lanier | 30 | 8 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 125th pick / 1981 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Alphonso Carreker | 27 | 5 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 |
| NT | Greg Kragen* | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Andre Townsend | 27 | 5 | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 46th pick / 1984 |
| RDE | Ron Holmes | 26 | 4 | 8 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 8th pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Simon Fletcher | 27 | 4 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1985 |
| LILB | Karl Mecklenburg*+ | 29 | 6 | 15 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 12th / 310th pick / 1983 |
| RILB | Rick Dennison | 31 | 7 | 11 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RILB | Marc Munford | 24 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 111th pick / 1987 |
| ROLB | Michael Brooks | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 86th pick / 1987 |
| LCB | Tyrone Braxton | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1987 |
| RCB | Wymon Henderson | 28 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Dennis Smith* | 30 | 8 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981 |
| FS | Steve Atwater | 23 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | David Treadwell* | 24 | Rook | 0 | 27 of 33 field goals & 39 of 40 extra points | |
| P | Mike Horan | 30 | 5 | 0 | 77 punts for a 40.4 average, 0 blocked | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 235th pick / 1982 |
| PR | Ken Bell | 25 | 3 | 0 | 21 punt returns for a 6.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Ken Bell | 25 | 3 | 0 | 30 kick returns for a 20.1 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jeff Alexander | 24 | RB | 14 | 6 | 232 | 6-0 | Southern,Tulane | 1/15/1965 | Rook | |
| Steve Atwater | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/28/1966 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989 |
| Ken Bell | 25 | RB-WR | 15 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Boston College | 11/16/1964 | 3 | |
| Keith Bishop | 32 | G-C | 14 | 7 | 260 | 6-3 | Baylor,Nebraska | 3/10/1957 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 157th pick / 1980 |
| Mel Bratton | 24 | RB | 16 | 3 | 225 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 2/2/1965 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 180th pick / 1989 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | North Dakota State | 12/17/1964 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1987 |
| Michael Brooks | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-1 | LSU | 10/2/1964 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 86th pick / 1987 |
| Alphonso Carreker | 27 | DE | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-6 | Florida State | 5/25/1962 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984 |
| Darren Carrington | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Northern Arizona,Pittsburgh | 10/10/1966 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 134th pick / 1989 |
| Kip Corrington | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 4/12/1965 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 9th / 223rd pick / 1988 |
| Scott Curtis | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | New Hampshire | 12/26/1964 | 1 | |
| Rick Dennison | 31 | LB | 15 | 11 | 220 | 6-3 | Colorado State | 6/22/1958 | 7 | |
| John Elway* | 29 | QB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-3 | Stanford | 6/28/1960 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| Simon Fletcher | 27 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-5 | Houston | 2/18/1962 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1985 |
| Mark Haynes | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | Colorado | 11/6/1958 | 9 | New York Giants / 1st / 8th pick / 1980 |
| Wymon Henderson | 28 | DB | 16 | 15 | 190 | 5-10 | UNLV | 12/15/1961 | 2 | |
| Brad Henke | 23 | DE-NT | 2 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Arizona,Iowa State | 4/10/1966 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 1989 |
| Ron Holmes | 26 | DE | 15 | 8 | 261 | 6-4 | Washington | 8/26/1963 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 8th pick / 1985 |
| Mike Horan | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Long Beach State | 2/1/1959 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 235th pick / 1982 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 23 | RB | 16 | 12 | 201 | 6-1 | Alabama | 10/11/1966 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 Supp |
| Mark Jackson | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-9 | Purdue | 7/23/1963 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 161st pick / 1986 |
| Vance Johnson | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | Arizona | 3/13/1963 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1985 |
| Jim Juriga | 25 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 269 | 6-6 | Illinois | 9/12/1964 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 104th pick / 1986 |
| Keith Kartz | 26 | C-G-T | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | California | 5/5/1963 | 2 | |
| Clarence Kay | 28 | TE | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/30/1961 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 186th pick / 1984 |
| Pat Kelly | 24 | TE | 16 | 1 | 252 | 6-6 | Syracuse | 10/29/1965 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 174th pick / 1988 |
| Bruce Klosterman | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Iowa,South Dakota State | 4/17/1963 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 217th pick / 1986 |
| Greg Kragen* | 27 | NT-DT | 14 | 14 | 263 | 6-3 | Utah State | 3/4/1962 | 4 | |
| Gary Kubiak | 28 | QB | 16 | 1 | 192 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 8/15/1961 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 197th pick / 1983 |
| Ken Lanier | 30 | T | 16 | 16 | 281 | 6-3 | Florida State | 7/8/1959 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 125th pick / 1981 |
| Tim Lucas | 28 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | California | 4/3/1961 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 269th pick / 1983 |
| Jake McCullough | 24 | DE | 10 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Clemson | 7/23/1965 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 97th pick / 1989 |
| Karl Mecklenburg*+ | 29 | LB-DE | 15 | 15 | 240 | 6-3 | Augustana (SD),Minnesota | 9/1/1960 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 12th / 310th pick / 1983 |
| Orson Mobley | 26 | TE | 12 | 5 | 256 | 6-5 | Florida State,Salem | 3/4/1963 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 151st pick / 1986 |
| Marc Munford | 24 | LB | 16 | 6 | 231 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 2/14/1965 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 111th pick / 1987 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Florida | 1/25/1966 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 27th pick / 1987 |
| Gerald Perry | 25 | T-G | 16 | 15 | 290 | 6-6 | Southern | 11/12/1964 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 1988 |
| Warren Powers | 24 | DE | 15 | 1 | 287 | 6-6 | Maryland | 2/4/1965 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 47th pick / 1989 |
| Randy Robbins | 27 | DB | 16 | 2 | 189 | 6-2 | Arizona | 9/14/1962 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1984 |
| Mike Ruether | 27 | G-C | 3 | 0 | 279 | 6-4 | Texas | 9/20/1962 | 3 | St. Louis Cardinals / 1st / 17th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Steve Sewell | 26 | RB-WR | 16 | 3 | 210 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 4/2/1963 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 26th pick / 1985 |
| Richard Shelton | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Liberty | 1/2/1966 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 11th / 292nd pick / 1989 |
| Dennis Smith* | 30 | DB | 14 | 14 | 200 | 6-3 | USC | 2/3/1959 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981 |
| Monte Smith | 22 | G | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | North Dakota | 4/24/1967 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 9th / 236th pick / 1989 |
| Andre Townsend | 27 | DE-NT | 13 | 10 | 265 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/8/1962 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 46th pick / 1984 |
| David Treadwell* | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Clemson | 2/27/1965 | Rook | |
| Doug Widell | 23 | G-T | 16 | 10 | 289 | 6-4 | Boston College | 9/23/1966 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 1989 |
| Sammy Winder | 30 | RB | 16 | 2 | 203 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 7/15/1959 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 131st pick / 1982 |
| Chris Woods | 27 | WR | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Auburn | 7/19/1962 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 28th pick / 1984 Supp |
| Mike Young | 27 | WR | 16 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | UCLA | 2/21/1962 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 161st pick / 1985 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 228.0 | 6-2.1 | 2.9 |