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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 388 points (24.2/g), 9th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 345 points (21.6/g), 17th.
Differential of 43 points (2.7/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.1-6.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.6/g), 30th.
Simple Rating System: Total 3.1, Offense: 3.3, Defense: -0.2, SoS: 0.4, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Shanahan
Offensive Coordinator: Gary Kubiak
Training Camp: University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colorado)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | John Elway | 35 | 12 | 16 | 316 for 542, 3,970 yards, 26 td, 14 int, & 41 rushes for 176 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| RB | Terrell Davis | 23 | Rook | 14 | 237 rushes for 1,117 yards, 7 td, & 49 catches for 367 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 196th pick / 1995 |
| FB | Aaron Craver | 27 | 4 | 10 | 73 rushes for 333 yards, 5 td, & 43 catches for 369 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 60th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Anthony Miller* | 30 | 7 | 14 | 59 catches for 1,079 yards, 14 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Mike Pritchard | 26 | 4 | 13 | 33 catches for 441 yards, 3 td, & 6 rushes for 17 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Shannon Sharpe* | 27 | 5 | 12 | 63 catches for 756 yards, 4 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| LT | Gary Zimmerman* | 34 | 9 | 16 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp | |
| LG | Mark Schlereth | 29 | 6 | 16 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1989 | |
| C | Tom Nalen | 24 | 1 | 15 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 | |
| RG | Brian Habib | 31 | 6 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 264th pick / 1988 | |
| RT | Broderick Thompson | 35 | 10 | 16 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Harald Hasselbach | 28 | 1 | 10 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | James A. Jones | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Michael Dean Perry | 30 | 7 | 14 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 50th pick / 1988 |
| RDE | Simon Fletcher | 33 | 10 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1985 |
| LLB | Elijah Alexander | 25 | 3 | 8 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 254th pick / 1992 |
| MLB | David Wyman | 31 | 8 | 11 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 45th pick / 1987 | |
| RLB | Allen Aldridge | 23 | 1 | 12 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 1994 |
| LCB | Ray Crockett | 28 | 6 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Lionel Washington | 35 | 12 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1983 |
| SS | Tyrone Braxton | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1987 |
| FS | Steve Atwater* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Elam* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 31 of 38 field goals & 39 of 39 extra points | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| P | Tom Rouen | 27 | 2 | 0 | 52 punts for a 42.2 average, 1 blocked | |
| KR | Glyn Milburn* | 24 | 2 | 1 | 47 kick returns for a 27.0 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1993 |
| KR | Glyn Milburn* | 24 | 2 | 1 | 47 kick returns for a 27.0 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1993 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Allen Aldridge | 23 | RLB | 16 | 12 | 254 | 6-1 | Houston | 5/30/1972 | 1 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 1994 |
| 58 | Elijah Alexander | 25 | LLB | 9 | 8 | 233 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 8/2/1970 | 3 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 254th pick / 1992 |
| 27 | Steve Atwater* | 29 | FS | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/28/1966 | 6 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989 |
| 33 | Rod Bernstine | 30 | rb | 3 | 3 | 238 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 2/8/1965 | 8 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 24th pick / 1987 |
| 23 | Ronnie Bradford | 25 | 4 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Colorado | 10/1/1970 | 2 | 0 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 105th pick / 1993 | |
| 34 | Tyrone Braxton | 31 | SS | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | North Dakota St. | 12/17/1964 | 8 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1987 |
| 70 | Jamie Brown | 23 | 6 | 0 | 320 | 6-8 | Florida A&M | 4/24/1972 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 121st pick / 1995 | |
| 55 | Ken Brown | 24 | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 5/5/1971 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 124th pick / 1995 | |
| 56 | Keith Burns | 23 | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 5/16/1972 | 1 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 210th pick / 1994 | |
| 59 | Glenn Cadrez | 25 | llb | 10 | 7 | 240 | 6-3 | Houston | 1/2/1970 | 3 | 3 | New York Jets / 6th / 154th pick / 1992 |
| 89 | Dwayne Carswell | 23 | te | 9 | 2 | 290 | 6-3 | Liberty | 1/18/1972 | 1 | 1 | |
| 86 | Byron Chamberlain | 24 | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Missouri,Wayne State (NE) | 10/17/1971 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 222nd pick / 1995 | |
| 29 | Aaron Craver | 27 | FB | 16 | 10 | 218 | 6-0 | Fresno St. | 12/18/1968 | 4 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 60th pick / 1991 |
| 39 | Ray Crockett | 28 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-10 | Baylor | 1/5/1967 | 6 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| 30 | Terrell Davis | 23 | RB | 14 | 14 | 206 | 5-11 | Long Beach St.,Georgia | 10/28/1972 | Rook | 12 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 196th pick / 1995 |
| 45 | Gary Downs | 23 | 1 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | North Carolina St. | 6/6/1972 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 3rd / 95th pick / 1994 | |
| 99 | Shane Dronett | 24 | dt | 13 | 2 | 300 | 6-6 | Texas | 1/12/1971 | 3 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1992 |
| 1 | Jason Elam* | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 3/8/1970 | 2 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| 7 | John Elway | 35 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-3 | Stanford | 6/28/1960 | 12 | 15 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| 88 | Jerry Evans | 27 | te | 13 | 4 | 250 | 6-4 | Toledo | 9/28/1968 | 2 | 3 | Phoenix Cardinals / 8th / 204th pick / 1991 |
| 73 | Simon Fletcher | 33 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-5 | Houston | 2/18/1962 | 10 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 1985 |
| 52 | Dave Garnett | 25 | 3 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Stanford | 12/6/1970 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 75 | Brian Habib | 31 | RG | 16 | 16 | 299 | 6-7 | Washington | 12/2/1964 | 6 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 264th pick / 1988 |
| 54 | Britt Hager | 29 | rlb | 16 | 5 | 231 | 6-1 | Texas | 2/20/1966 | 6 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 81st pick / 1989 |
| 96 | Harald Hasselbach | 28 | LDE | 16 | 10 | 281 | 6-6 | Washington | 9/22/1967 | 1 | 6 | |
| 37 | Tim Hauck | 29 | 16 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Pacific (OR),Montana | 12/20/1966 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 28 | Cliff Hicks | 31 | 6 | 0 | 190 | 5-9 | Oregon | 8/18/1964 | 8 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 74th pick / 1987 | |
| 21 | Randy Hilliard | 28 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 5-11 | NW State (LA) | 2/6/1967 | 5 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 157th pick / 1990 | |
| 50 | Ray Jacobs | 23 | 15 | 0 | 244 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 8/18/1972 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 82 | Vance Johnson | 32 | wr | 10 | 1 | 185 | 5-11 | Arizona | 3/13/1963 | 10 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1985 |
| 53 | Dante Jones | 30 | mlb | 5 | 5 | 235 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 3/23/1965 | 7 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 51st pick / 1988 |
| 93 | James A. Jones | 26 | LDT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-2 | Northern Iowa | 2/6/1969 | 4 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 57th pick / 1991 |
| 31 | Rondell Jones | 24 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 5/7/1971 | 2 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 69th pick / 1993 | |
| 97 | Mike Lodish | 28 | 16 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | UCLA | 8/11/1967 | 5 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 265th pick / 1990 | |
| 87 | Ed McCaffrey | 27 | wr | 16 | 5 | 215 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/17/1968 | 4 | 5 | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1991 |
| 68 | Reggie McElroy | 35 | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-6 | West Texas A&M | 3/4/1960 | 12 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 | |
| 22 | Glyn Milburn* | 24 | KR | 16 | 1 | 177 | 5-8 | Oklahoma,Stanford | 2/19/1971 | 2 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1993 |
| 17 | Hugh Millen | 32 | 3 | 0 | 216 | 6-5 | Washington | 11/22/1963 | 8 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1986 | |
| 83 | Anthony Miller* | 30 | WR | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-11 | San Diego St.,Tennessee | 4/15/1965 | 7 | 11 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| 14 | Bill Musgrave | 28 | 4 | 0 | 199 | 6-2 | Oregon | 11/11/1967 | 4 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 106th pick / 1991 | |
| 66 | Tom Nalen | 24 | C | 15 | 15 | 286 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 5/13/1971 | 1 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
| 91 | Willie Oshodin | 26 | 2 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Villanova | 9/16/1969 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 95 | Michael Dean Perry | 30 | RDT | 14 | 14 | 285 | 6-1 | Clemson | 8/27/1965 | 7 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 50th pick / 1988 |
| 81 | Mike Pritchard | 26 | WR | 15 | 13 | 188 | 5-10 | Colorado | 10/26/1969 | 4 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 13th pick / 1991 |
| 38 | Reggie Rivers | 27 | 16 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Texas St. | 2/22/1968 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Jeff Robinson | 25 | 16 | 0 | 264 | 6-4 | Idaho | 2/20/1970 | 2 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 98th pick / 1993 | |
| 16 | Tom Rouen | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Colorado St.,Colorado | 6/9/1968 | 2 | 0 | |
| 69 | Mark Schlereth | 29 | LG | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-3 | Idaho | 1/25/1966 | 6 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1989 |
| 74 | William Schultz | 28 | 2 | 0 | 305 | 6-5 | USC | 5/1/1967 | 5 | 0 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 94th pick / 1990 | |
| 84 | Shannon Sharpe* | 27 | TE | 13 | 12 | 228 | 6-2 | Savannah St. | 6/26/1968 | 5 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| 80 | Rod Smith | 25 | wr | 16 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Missouri Southern | 5/15/1970 | Rook | 1 | |
| 64 | Ralph Tamm | 29 | g | 13 | 1 | 280 | 6-4 | West Chester | 3/11/1966 | 5 | 1 | New York Jets / 9th / 230th pick / 1988 |
| 98 | Maa Tanuvasa | 25 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Hawaii | 11/6/1970 | Rook | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 209th pick / 1993 | |
| 26 | Eric Thomas | 31 | 14 | 0 | 184 | 5-11 | Tulane | 9/11/1964 | 8 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 1987 | |
| 76 | Broderick Thompson | 35 | RT | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Kansas | 8/14/1960 | 10 | 8 | |
| 48 | Lionel Washington | 35 | RCB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-0 | Tulane | 10/21/1960 | 12 | 7 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1983 |
| 90 | Dan Williams | 26 | lde | 6 | 6 | 290 | 6-4 | Tennessee St.,Toledo | 12/15/1969 | 2 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 11th pick / 1993 |
| 91 | Troy Wilson | 25 | 3 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Pittsburg St. | 11/22/1970 | 2 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 194th pick / 1993 | |
| 92 | David Wyman | 31 | MLB | 11 | 11 | 248 | 6-2 | Stanford | 3/31/1964 | 8 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 45th pick / 1987 |
| 65 | Gary Zimmerman* | 34 | LT | 16 | 16 | 294 | 6-6 | Oregon | 12/13/1961 | 9 | 12 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 16 | 237.5 | 6-2.0 | 4.4 |