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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.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.4, Offense: -1.4, Defense: -1.9, SoS: 0.8, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Dan Reeves (8-8-0)
 Offensive Coordinator: George Henshaw
 Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips
 Other Notable Asst.: Mike Nolan (Special Teams/Linebackers)

Training Camp: University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colorado)

Starters

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters
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
 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

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
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 Tulane,Southern 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 St. 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 St.,UCLA 12/31/1967 1
62 Jeff Davidson 25 G-T 16 16 309 6-5 Ohio St. 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 St. 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 St. 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 St. 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 St. 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 St. 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 St. 2/22/1968 1
36 Frank Robinson 23 DB 12 0 175 5-11 Boise St. 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 St. 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 St. 5/16/1967 3 Miami Dolphins / 1st / 9th pick / 1989
70 Brian Sochia 31 NT-DE 16 13 270 6-3 NW Oklahoma St. 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 St. 7/22/1970 Rook Denver Broncos / 11th / 305th pick / 1992
54 Keith Traylor 23 DT-NT 16 3 340 6-2 Oklahoma,Central 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 Col. 5/14/1965 4 Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 94th pick / 1988
67 Doug Widell 26 G-T 16 16 289 6-4 Boston Col. 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