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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)
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1991 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* | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |