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1992 Denver Broncos
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 262 points (16.4/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 329 points (20.6/g), 19th.
Differential of -67 points (-4.2/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 5.9-10.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -12 (-0.8/g), 25th.
Coached by Dan Reeves (8-8-0)
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1992 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | John Elway | 32 | 9 | 12 | 174 for 316, 2,242 yards, 10 td, 17 int, & 34 rushes for 94 yards and 2 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| RB | Gaston Green | 26 | 4 | 13 | 161 rushes for 648 yards, 2 td, & 10 catches for 79 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Mark Jackson | 29 | 6 | 13 | 48 catches for 745 yards, 8 td, & 3 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 161st pick / 1986 |
| WR | Vance Johnson | 29 | 7 | 7 | 24 catches for 294 yards, 2 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1985 |
| WR | Derek Russell | 23 | 1 | 7 | 12 catches for 140 yards, 0 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Clarence Kay | 31 | 8 | 13 | 7 catches for 56 yards, 0 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 186th pick / 1984 |
| TE | Shannon Sharpe* | 24 | 2 | 11 | 53 catches for 640 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for -6 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| TE | Reggie Johnson | 24 | 1 | 7 | 10 catches for 139 yards, 1 td, & 2 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 30th pick / 1991 |
| LT | Russ Freeman | 23 | Rook | 16 | ||
| LG | Jeff Davidson | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 5th / 111th pick / 1990 |
| C | Keith Kartz | 29 | 5 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Doug Widell | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 1989 |
| RT | Ken Lanier | 33 | 11 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 125th pick / 1981 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Brian Sochia | 31 | 9 | 13 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| NT | Greg Kragen | 30 | 7 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Kenny Walker | 25 | 1 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 8th / 200th pick / 1991 |
| LOLB | Mike Croel | 23 | 1 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1991 |
| LILB | Karl Mecklenburg | 32 | 9 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 12th / 310th pick / 1983 |
| RILB | Michael Brooks* | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 86th pick / 1987 |
| ROLB | Simon Fletcher | 30 | 7 | 16 | 16.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1985 |
| LCB | Tyrone Braxton | 28 | 5 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1987 |
| RCB | Wymon Henderson | 31 | 5 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Charles Dimry | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988 |
| SS | Dennis Smith | 33 | 11 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981 |
| FS | Steve Atwater*+ | 26 | 3 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | David Treadwell | 27 | 3 | 0 | 20 of 24 field goals & 28 of 28 extra points | |
| P | Mike Horan | 33 | 8 | 0 | 37 punts for a 45.4 average, 1 blocked | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 235th pick / 1982 |
| PR | Arthur Marshall | 23 | Rook | 1 | 33 punt returns for a 10.6 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Alton Montgomery | 24 | 2 | 1 | 21 kick returns for a 22.2 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1990 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Jeff Alexander | 27 | RB | 7 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | Southern,Tulane | 1/15/1965 | 3 | |
| 27 | Steve Atwater*+ | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 218 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/28/1966 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989 |
| 34 | Tyrone Braxton | 28 | DB | 16 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | North Dakota State | 12/17/1964 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1987 |
| 56 | Michael Brooks* | 28 | LB | 15 | 14 | 236 | 6-1 | LSU | 10/2/1964 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 86th pick / 1987 |
| 51 | Mike Croel | 23 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 6/6/1969 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1991 |
| 5 | Brad Daluiso | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | San Diego State,UCLA | 12/31/1967 | 1 | |
| 62 | Jeff Davidson | 25 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 309 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 10/3/1967 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 111th pick / 1990 |
| 29 | Charles Dimry | 26 | DB | 16 | 6 | 176 | 6-0 | UNLV | 1/31/1966 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988 |
| 99 | Shane Dronett | 21 | DT-DE | 16 | 2 | 300 | 6-6 | Texas | 1/12/1971 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1992 |
| 7 | John Elway | 32 | QB | 12 | 12 | 215 | 6-3 | Stanford | 6/28/1960 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| 73 | Simon Fletcher | 30 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-5 | Houston | 2/18/1962 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1985 |
| 68 | Russ Freeman | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-7 | Georgia Tech | 9/2/1969 | Rook | |
| 92 | Ron Geater | 23 | DE | 3 | 0 | 272 | 6-6 | Iowa | 4/23/1969 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 170th pick / 1992 |
| 35 | John Granby | 24 | WR | 4 | 1 | 200 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 11/11/1968 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1992 |
| 28 | Gaston Green | 26 | RB | 14 | 13 | 189 | 5-10 | UCLA | 8/1/1966 | 4 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 14th pick / 1988 |
| 24 | Wymon Henderson | 31 | DB | 15 | 11 | 190 | 5-10 | UNLV | 12/15/1961 | 5 | |
| 90 | Ron Holmes | 29 | DE | 8 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | Washington | 8/26/1963 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 8th pick / 1985 |
| 2 | Mike Horan | 33 | P | 7 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Long Beach State | 2/1/1959 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 235th pick / 1982 |
| 80 | Mark Jackson | 29 | WR | 16 | 13 | 180 | 5-9 | Purdue | 7/23/1963 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 161st pick / 1986 |
| 66 | Chuck R. Johnson | 23 | T | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Texas | 5/22/1969 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 110th pick / 1992 |
| 89 | Reggie Johnson | 24 | TE | 15 | 7 | 256 | 6-2 | Florida State | 1/27/1968 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 30th pick / 1991 |
| 82 | Vance Johnson | 29 | WR | 11 | 7 | 185 | 5-11 | Arizona | 3/13/1963 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1985 |
| 31 | Victor Jones | 25 | RB | 16 | 1 | 212 | 5-8 | LSU | 12/5/1967 | 2 | |
| 55 | John Kacherski | 25 | LB | 7 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 6/27/1967 | Rook | |
| 72 | Keith Kartz | 29 | C-G-T | 15 | 15 | 270 | 6-4 | California | 5/5/1963 | 5 | |
| 88 | Clarence Kay | 31 | TE | 16 | 13 | 237 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/30/1961 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 186th pick / 1984 |
| 71 | Greg Kragen | 30 | NT-DT | 16 | 16 | 263 | 6-3 | Utah State | 3/4/1962 | 7 | |
| 21 | Le-Lo Lang | 25 | DB | 16 | 1 | 185 | 5-11 | Washington | 1/23/1967 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 136th pick / 1990 |
| 76 | Ken Lanier | 33 | T | 16 | 16 | 281 | 6-3 | Florida State | 7/8/1959 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 125th pick / 1981 |
| 20 | Greg Lewis | 23 | RB | 16 | 2 | 214 | 5-10 | Washington | 8/10/1969 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 115th pick / 1991 |
| 59 | Tim Lucas | 31 | LB | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | California | 4/3/1961 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 269th pick / 1983 |
| 8 | Tommy Maddox | 21 | QB | 13 | 4 | 220 | 6-4 | UCLA | 9/2/1971 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 25th pick / 1992 |
| 86 | Arthur Marshall | 23 | WR | 16 | 1 | 186 | 5-11 | Georgia | 4/29/1969 | Rook | |
| 77 | Karl Mecklenburg | 32 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-3 | Augustana (SD),Minnesota | 9/1/1960 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 12th / 310th pick / 1983 |
| 52 | Jeff Mills | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 10/8/1968 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1990 |
| 22 | Alton Montgomery | 24 | DB | 12 | 1 | 205 | 6-0 | Houston | 6/16/1968 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1990 |
| 12 | Shawn Moore | 24 | QB | 3 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Virginia | 4/4/1968 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 11th / 284th pick / 1991 |
| 81 | Ricky Nattiel | 26 | WR | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-9 | Florida | 1/25/1966 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 27th pick / 1987 |
| 42 | Muhammad Oliver | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Oregon | 3/12/1969 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 9th / 249th pick / 1992 |
| 1 | Daren Parker | 24 | P | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | South Carolina | 4/10/1968 | Rook | |
| 33 | Bob Perryman | 28 | RB | 4 | 1 | 233 | 6-1 | Michigan | 10/16/1964 | 5 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 79th pick / 1987 |
| 38 | Reggie Rivers | 24 | RB | 16 | 3 | 206 | 6-1 | Texas State | 2/22/1968 | 1 | |
| 36 | Frank Robinson | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Boise State | 1/11/1969 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 137th pick / 1992 |
| 4 | Ruben Rodriguez | 27 | P | 5 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Arizona | 3/3/1965 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 5th / 131st pick / 1987 |
| 85 | Derek Russell | 23 | WR | 12 | 7 | 195 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 6/22/1969 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 89th pick / 1991 |
| 84 | Shannon Sharpe* | 24 | TE | 16 | 11 | 228 | 6-2 | Savannah State | 6/26/1968 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| 49 | Dennis Smith | 33 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-3 | USC | 2/3/1959 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1981 |
| 32 | Sammie Smith | 25 | RB | 3 | 1 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida State | 5/16/1967 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1989 |
| 70 | Brian Sochia | 31 | NT-DE | 16 | 13 | 270 | 6-3 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 7/2/1961 | 9 | |
| 50 | John Sullins | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Alabama | 9/7/1969 | Rook | |
| 87 | Cedric Tillman | 22 | WR | 9 | 1 | 204 | 6-2 | Alcorn State | 7/22/1970 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 11th / 305th pick / 1992 |
| 54 | Keith Traylor | 23 | DT-NT | 16 | 3 | 340 | 6-2 | Central Oklahoma,Oklahoma | 9/3/1969 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1991 |
| 9 | David Treadwell | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-1 | Clemson | 2/27/1965 | 3 | |
| 96 | Kenny Walker | 25 | DE | 15 | 15 | 260 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 4/6/1967 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 200th pick / 1991 |
| 79 | Dave Widell | 27 | C-T-G | 16 | 1 | 303 | 6-7 | Boston College | 5/14/1965 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 94th pick / 1988 |
| 67 | Doug Widell | 26 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 289 | 6-4 | Boston College | 9/23/1966 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 1989 |
| 83 | Mike Young | 30 | WR | 3 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | UCLA | 2/21/1962 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 161st pick / 1985 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 227.0 | 6-1.6 | 3.4 |