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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

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB John Elway* 31 8 16 242 for 451, 3,253 yards, 13 td, 12 int, & 55 rushes for 255 yards and 6 td

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983

RB Gaston Green* 25 3 12 261 rushes for 1,037 yards, 4 td, & 13 catches for 78 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1988

RB Bob Perryman 27 4 7 21 rushes for 45 yards, 0 td, & 17 catches for 171 yards and 0 td

New England Patriots / 3rd / 79th pick / 1987

WR Mark Jackson 28 5 10 33 catches for 603 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 6th / 161st pick / 1986

WR Mike Young 29 6 13 44 catches for 629 yards, 2 td

Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 161st pick / 1985

WR Derek Russell 22 Rook 5 21 catches for 317 yards, 1 td

Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1991

TE Clarence Kay 30 7 16 11 catches for 139 yards, 0 td

Denver Broncos / 7th / 186th pick / 1984

TE Shannon Sharpe 23 1 9 22 catches for 322 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 15 yards and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990

LT Jeff Davidson 24 1 14

Denver Broncos / 5th / 111th pick / 1990

LG Doug Widell 25 2 16 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 1989

C Keith Kartz 28 4 16 4 fumbles recovered
RG Crawford Ker 29 6 10

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985

RT Ken Lanier 32 10 16 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 5th / 125th pick / 1981

 Defensive Starters
LDE Warren Powers 26 2 11 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 47th pick / 1989

NT Greg Kragen 29 6 16 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RDE Ron Holmes 28 6 14 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 8th pick / 1985

LOLB Simon Fletcher 29 6 16 13.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1985

LILB Karl Mecklenburg* 31 8 16 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 12th / 310th pick / 1983

RILB Mike Croel 22 Rook 10 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1991

ROLB Michael Brooks 27 4 14 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 86th pick / 1987

LCB Tyrone Braxton 27 4 15 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1987

RCB Wymon Henderson 30 4 16 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
SS Dennis Smith* 32 10 16 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981

FS Steve Atwater*+ 25 2 16 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989

 Special Teams Starters
K David Treadwell 26 2 0 27 of 36 field goals & 31 of 32 extra points
P Mike Horan 32 7 0 72 punts for a 41.8 average, 1 blocked

Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 235th pick / 1982

PR Vance Johnson 28 6 0 24 punt returns for a 7.2 average and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1985

KR Alton Montgomery 23 1 0 26 kick returns for a 18.8 average and 0 td

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1990

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Steve Atwater*+ 25 DB 16 16 218 6-3 Arkansas 10/28/1966 2

Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989

Tyrone Braxton 27 DB 16 15 185 5-11 North Dakota State 12/17/1964 4

Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1987

Michael Brooks 27 LB 14 14 236 6-1 LSU 10/2/1964 4

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 86th pick / 1987

Alphonso Carreker 29 DE 6 1 268 6-6 Florida State 5/25/1962 7

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 12th pick / 1984

Kevin Clark 27 DB 4 0 185 5-10 San Jose State 6/8/1964 4
Mike Croel 22 LB-DE 13 10 238 6-3 Nebraska 6/6/1969 Rook

Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1991

Jeff Davidson 24 G-T 16 14 309 6-5 Ohio State 10/3/1967 1

Denver Broncos / 5th / 111th pick / 1990

Charles Dimry 25 DB 16 1 176 6-0 UNLV 1/31/1966 3

Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988

John Elway* 31 QB 16 16 215 6-3 Stanford 6/28/1960 8

Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983

Sean Farrell 31 G-T 5 4 260 6-3 Penn State 5/25/1960 9

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982

Simon Fletcher 29 LB-DE 16 16 240 6-5 Houston 2/18/1962 6

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1985

Gaston Green* 25 RB 13 12 189 5-10 UCLA 8/1/1966 3

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1988

Ronnie Haliburton 23 TE 8 0 230 6-4 LSU 4/14/1968 1

Denver Broncos / 6th / 164th pick / 1990

Darrell Hamilton 26 T 6 0 298 6-6 North Carolina 5/11/1965 1

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 69th pick / 1989

Wymon Henderson 30 DB 16 16 190 5-10 UNLV 12/15/1961 4
Ron Holmes 28 DE 15 14 261 6-4 Washington 8/26/1963 6

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 8th pick / 1985

Mike Horan 32 P 16 0 192 5-11 Long Beach State 2/1/1959 7

Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 235th pick / 1982

Bobby Humphrey 25 RB 4 0 201 6-1 Alabama 10/11/1966 2

Denver Broncos / 1st / 3rd pick / 1989 Supp

Mark Jackson 28 WR 12 10 180 5-9 Purdue 7/23/1963 5

Denver Broncos / 6th / 161st pick / 1986

Barry Johnson 23 WR 4 0 197 6-2 Maryland 2/1/1968 Rook
Reggie Johnson 23 TE 16 3 256 6-2 Florida State 1/27/1968 Rook

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 30th pick / 1991

Vance Johnson 28 WR 10 0 185 5-11 Arizona 3/13/1963 6

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1985

Keith Kartz 28 C-G-T 16 16 270 6-4 California 5/5/1963 4
Clarence Kay 30 TE 16 16 237 6-2 Georgia 7/30/1961 7

Denver Broncos / 7th / 186th pick / 1984

Crawford Ker 29 G 12 10 288 6-3 Florida 5/5/1962 6

Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 76th pick / 1985

Greg Kragen 29 NT-DT 16 16 263 6-3 Utah State 3/4/1962 6
Gary Kubiak 30 QB 16 0 192 6-0 Texas A&M 8/15/1961 8

Denver Broncos / 8th / 197th pick / 1983

Le-Lo Lang 24 DB 16 0 185 5-11 Washington 1/23/1967 1

Denver Broncos / 5th / 136th pick / 1990

Ken Lanier 32 T 16 16 281 6-3 Florida State 7/8/1959 10

Denver Broncos / 5th / 125th pick / 1981

Greg Lewis 22 RB 16 4 214 5-10 Washington 8/10/1969 Rook

Denver Broncos / 5th / 115th pick / 1991

Tim Lucas 30 LB 5 3 230 6-3 California 4/3/1961 4

St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 269th pick / 1983

Karl Mecklenburg* 31 LB-DE 16 16 240 6-3 Augustana (SD),Minnesota 9/1/1960 8

Denver Broncos / 12th / 310th pick / 1983

Jeff Mills 23 LB 12 3 244 6-3 Nebraska 10/8/1968 1

San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1990

Alton Montgomery 23 DB 16 0 205 6-0 Houston 6/16/1968 1

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1990

Mark Murray 24 LB 6 0 240 6-2 Florida 10/15/1967 Rook
Ricky Nattiel 25 WR 16 0 180 5-9 Florida 1/25/1966 4

Denver Broncos / 1st / 27th pick / 1987

Bob Perryman 27 RB 15 7 233 6-1 Michigan 10/16/1964 4

New England Patriots / 3rd / 79th pick / 1987

Warren Powers 26 DE 13 11 287 6-6 Maryland 2/4/1965 2

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 47th pick / 1989

Reggie Rivers 23 RB 16 0 206 6-1 Texas State 2/22/1968 Rook
Randy Robbins 29 DB 16 2 189 6-2 Arizona 9/14/1962 7

Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1984

Derek Russell 22 WR 13 5 195 6-0 Arkansas 6/22/1969 Rook

Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1991

Harvey Salem 30 T-G 10 0 283 6-6 California 1/15/1961 8

Houston Oilers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1983

Steve Sewell 28 RB-WR 16 1 210 6-3 Oklahoma 4/2/1963 6

Denver Broncos / 1st / 26th pick / 1985

Shannon Sharpe 23 TE 16 9 228 6-2 Savannah State 6/26/1968 1

Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990

Dennis Smith* 32 DB 16 16 200 6-3 USC 2/3/1959 10

Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981

Brian Sochia 30 NT-DE 10 3 270 6-3 Northwest Oklahoma State 7/2/1961 8
Nick Subis 24 T-C 16 0 278 6-4 San Diego State 12/24/1967 Rook

Denver Broncos / 6th / 142nd pick / 1991

Jim Szymanski 24 DE 1 0 268 6-5 Michigan State 9/7/1967 1

Denver Broncos / 10th / 259th pick / 1990

Keith Traylor 22 DT-NT 16 2 340 6-2 Central Oklahoma,Oklahoma 9/3/1969 Rook

Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1991

David Treadwell 26 K 16 0 180 6-1 Clemson 2/27/1965 2
Kenny Walker 24 DE 16 1 260 6-3 Nebraska 4/6/1967 Rook

Denver Broncos / 8th / 200th pick / 1991

Dave Widell 26 C-T-G 16 2 303 6-7 Boston College 5/14/1965 3

Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 94th pick / 1988

Doug Widell 25 G-T 16 16 289 6-4 Boston College 9/23/1966 2

Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 1989

Mike Young 29 WR 16 13 187 6-1 UCLA 2/21/1962 6

Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 161st pick / 1985

Team Total 26.6 16 233.0 6-2.0 3.8