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1991 Denver Broncos

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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 304 points (19.0/g), 12th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 235 points (14.7/g), 3rd.
 Differential of 69 points (4.3/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 10.4-5.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.5/g), 6th.

Coached by Dan Reeves (12-4-0)

1991 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 1 box W 1-0 Cincinnati Bengals 45 14 25 471 286 185 10 246 193 53 4
2 Sun September 8 box L 1-1 @ Los Angeles Raiders 13 16 12 247 214 33 1 16 273 140 133
3 Sun September 15 box W 2-1 Seattle Seahawks 16 10 16 345 246 99 2 17 362 312 50 4
4 Sun September 22 box W 3-1 San Diego Chargers 27 19 18 360 216 144 2 17 297 126 171 2
5 Sun September 29 box W 4-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 13 6 17 242 63 179 1 15 324 121 203 3
6 Sun October 6 box L 4-2 @ Houston Oilers 14 42 23 363 272 91 3 17 378 327 51 2
7 Bye Week
8 Sun October 20 box W 5-2 Kansas City Chiefs 19 16 14 324 229 95 22 328 209 119
9 Sun October 27 box W 6-2 @ New England Patriots 9 6 14 243 141 102 1 15 287 146 141
10 Sun November 3 box W 7-2 Pittsburgh Steelers 20 13 17 274 130 144 2 19 309 163 146 1
11 Sun November 10 box L 7-3 Los Angeles Raiders 16 17 23 383 183 200 3 13 244 126 118
12 Sun November 17 box W 8-3 @ Kansas City Chiefs 24 20 14 259 87 172 21 417 292 125 4
13 Sun November 24 box L 8-4 @ Seattle Seahawks 10 13 12 210 112 98 4 11 199 53 146 4
14 Sun December 1 box W 9-4 New England Patriots 20 3 19 325 209 116 1 14 252 202 50 4
15 Sun December 8 box W 10-4 @ Cleveland Browns 17 7 17 290 200 90 1 9 181 80 101 1
16 Sun December 15 box W 11-4 Phoenix Cardinals 24 19 22 365 243 122 3 13 231 158 73
17 Sun December 22 box W 12-4 @ San Diego Chargers 17 14 21 311 166 145 1 13 221 107 114 4
Playoffs
Division Sat January 4 box W 13-4 Houston Oilers 26 24
ConfChamp Sun January 12 box L 13-5 @ Buffalo Bills 7 10

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 304 5012 1012 5.0 284 246 459 2997 13 12 5.9 150 507 2015 16 4.0 117 25 13 17
Team Defense 235 4549 939 4.8 403 246 476 2755 12 23 5.2 147 411 1794 8 4.4 242 33 10 14
Lg Rank Offense 12 12 13 24 17 20 4 20 4 8 7 13 6 7
Lg Rank Defense 3 5 3 8 3 1 4 4 9 19 5 27 11 24

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
John Elway* 31 QB 16 16 242 451 53.7 3253 13 2.9 12 2.7 71 7.2 6.3 13.4 203.3 75.4 45 305 5.9 5.1 9.1
Gary Kubiak 30 16 0 3 5 60.0 33 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 6.6 6.6 11.0 2.1 79.6 1 8 4.2 4.2 16.7
Steve Sewell 28 16 1 1 3 33.3 24 0 0.0 0 0.0 24 8.0 8.0 24.0 1.5 63.2 0 0 8.0 8.0 0.0
Team Total 26.6 16 246 459 53.6 3310 13 2.8 12 2.6 71 7.2 6.3 13.5 206.9 75.3 46 313 5.9 5.1 9.1
Opp Total 16 246 476 51.7 2755 12 2.5 23 4.8 5.8 3.9 11.2 172.2 57.5 52 346 5.2 2.8

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Gaston Green* 25 RB 13 12 261 1037 4 63 4.0 79.8 20.1 13 78 6.0 0 13 1.0 6.0 1115 4 4
Greg Lewis 22 16 4 99 376 4 27 3.8 23.5 6.2 2 9 4.5 0 7 0.1 0.6 385 4 3
John Elway* 31 QB 16 16 55 255 6 17 4.6 15.9 3.4 1 24 24.0 0 24 0.1 1.5 279 6 12
Steve Sewell 28 16 1 50 211 2 26 4.2 13.2 3.1 38 436 11.5 2 60 2.4 27.3 647 4 1
Bob Perryman 27 rb 15 7 21 45 0 6 2.1 3.0 1.4 17 171 10.1 0 24 1.1 11.4 216 0 1
Bobby Humphrey 25 4 0 11 33 0 7 3.0 8.3 2.8 33 0 0
Gary Kubiak 30 16 0 3 11 0 12 3.7 0.7 0.2 11 0 1
Mark Jackson 28 WR 12 10 2 18 0 21 9.0 1.5 0.2 33 603 18.3 1 71 2.8 50.3 621 1 1
Mike Horan 32 P 16 0 2 9 0 9 4.5 0.6 0.1 9 0 0
Reggie Rivers 23 16 0 2 5 0 3 2.5 0.3 0.1 5 0 0
Shannon Sharpe 23 TE 16 9 1 15 0 15 15.0 0.9 0.1 22 322 14.6 1 37 1.4 20.1 337 1 0
Mike Young 29 WR 16 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 44 629 14.3 2 52 2.8 39.3 629 2 1
Vance Johnson 28 RET 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 208 9.9 3 22 2.1 20.8 208 3 1
Derek Russell 22 wr 13 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 317 15.1 1 40 1.6 24.4 317 1 0
Ricky Nattiel 25 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 288 18.0 2 70 1.0 18.0 288 2 2
Clarence Kay 30 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 11 139 12.6 0 32 0.7 8.7 139 0 0
Reggie Johnson 23 16 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 73 12.2 1 31 0.4 4.6 73 1 0
Barry Johnson 23 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.3 3.3 13 0 0
Team Total 26.6 16 507 2015 16 63 4.0 125.9 31.7 246 3310 13.5 13 71 15.4 206.9 5325 29 31
Opp Total 16 411 1794 8 4.4 112.1 25.7 246 2755 11.2 12 15.4 172.2 4549 20 26

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Alton Montgomery 23 RET 16 0 26 488 0 55 18.8 488
Vance Johnson 28 RET 10 0 24 174 0 20 7.3 382
Ricky Nattiel 25 16 0 10 43 0 17 4.3 331
Kevin Clark 27 4 0 7 67 0 18 9.6 2 45 0 29 22.5 112
Derek Russell 22 wr 13 5 7 120 0 30 17.1 437
Greg Lewis 22 16 4 1 20 0 20 20.0 405
Steve Sewell 28 16 1 1 14 0 14 14.0 661
Team Total 26.6 16 41 284 0 20 6.9 37 687 0 55 18.6 6296
Opp Total 16 28 0 62 1096 0 17.7

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Mike Horan 32 P 16 0 72 3012 71 1 41.8
David Treadwell 26 K 16 0 5 5 10 10 12 9 9 3 36 27 75.0% 32 31 96.9%
John Elway* 31 QB 16 16 1 34 34 0 34.0
Team Total 26.6 16 5 5 10 10 12 9 9 3 36 27 75.0% 32 31 96.9% 73 3046 71 1 41.7
Opp Total 16 33 27 81.8% 22 22 100.0% 79 3516 44.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Simon Fletcher 29 LOLB 16 16 13.5 2 0 1 0 0 89
John Elway* 31 QB 16 16 12 2 0 0
Mike Croel 22 RILB 13 10 10.0 84
Karl Mecklenburg* 31 LILB 16 16 9.0 1 0 0 0 0 130
Steve Atwater*+ 25 FS 16 16 1.0 5 104 0 49 1 0 1 0 0 150
Tyrone Braxton 27 LCB 16 15 1.0 4 55 1 52 0 1 1 0 0 92
Dennis Smith* 32 SS 16 16 5 60 0 39 0 0 1 5 0 110
Ron Holmes 28 RDE 15 14 5.0
Charles Dimry 25 16 1 3 35 1 26 0 0 1 0 0 38
Gaston Green* 25 RB 13 12 4 0 0 0
Keith Kartz 28 C 16 16 0 4 11 0
Warren Powers 26 LDE 13 11 2.0 0 2 27 1
Greg Kragen 29 NT 16 16 3.5 92
Greg Lewis 22 16 4 3 0 0 0
Jeff Mills 23 12 3 3.0
Kenny Walker 24 16 1 3.0
Michael Brooks 27 ROLB 14 14 2 7 0 9 153
Wymon Henderson 30 RCB 16 16 2 53 0 53 82
Vance Johnson 28 RET 10 0 1 1 0 0
Alton Montgomery 23 RET 16 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
Ricky Nattiel 25 16 0 2 0 0 0
Bob Perryman 27 rb 15 7 1 1 1 0
Randy Robbins 29 16 2 1 35 0 35 0 1 0 0
Steve Sewell 28 16 1 1 1 0 0
Brian Sochia 30 10 3 1.0 0 1 0 0
Kevin Clark 27 4 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Horan 32 P 16 0 0 1 0 0
Mark Jackson 28 WR 12 10 1 0 0 0
Reggie Johnson 23 16 3 0 1 0 0
Gary Kubiak 30 16 0 1 0 0 0
Le-Lo Lang 24 16 0 1 30 0 30
Ken Lanier 32 RT 16 16 0 1 0 0
Shannon Sharpe 23 TE 16 9 0 1 0 0
Dave Widell 26 16 2 1 0 -15 0
Doug Widell 25 LG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Mike Young 29 WR 16 13 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.6 16 52.0 23 379 2 53 4 31 24 29 1 1052
Opp Total 16 46 26 16

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
David Treadwell 26 K 16 0 31 27 112
John Elway* 31 QB 16 16 6 36
Gaston Green* 25 RB 13 12 4 24
Greg Lewis 22 16 4 4 24
Steve Sewell 28 16 1 2 2 24
Vance Johnson 28 RET 10 0 3 18
Ricky Nattiel 25 16 0 2 12
Mike Young 29 WR 16 13 2 12
Tyrone Braxton 27 LCB 16 15 1 6
Charles Dimry 25 16 1 1 6
Mark Jackson 28 WR 12 10 1 6
Reggie Johnson 23 16 3 1 6
Warren Powers 26 LDE 13 11 1 6
Derek Russell 22 wr 13 5 1 6
Shannon Sharpe 23 TE 16 9 1 6
Team Total 26.6 16 16 13 1 2 31 27 304
Opp Total 16 8 12 22 27 235