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1996 Denver Broncos
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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 391 points (24.4/g), 4th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 275 points (17.2/g), 7th.
Differential of 116 points (7.2/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.2-4.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 16th.
Simple Rating System: Total 7.6, Offense: 3.7, Defense: 3.9, SoS: 0.3, 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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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* | 36 | 13 | 15 | 287 for 466, 3,328 yards, 26 td, 14 int, & 50 rushes for 249 yards and 4 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| RB | Terrell Davis*+ | 24 | 1 | 16 | 345 rushes for 1,538 yards, 13 td, & 36 catches for 310 yards and 2 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 196th pick / 1995 |
| FB | Aaron Craver | 28 | 5 | 15 | 59 rushes for 232 yards, 2 td, & 39 catches for 297 yards and 1 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 60th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Ed McCaffrey | 28 | 5 | 15 | 48 catches for 553 yards, 7 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1991 |
| WR | Anthony Miller | 31 | 8 | 16 | 56 catches for 735 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 39 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| TE | Shannon Sharpe*+ | 28 | 6 | 15 | 80 catches for 1,062 yards, 10 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| LT | Gary Zimmerman*+ | 35 | 10 | 14 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp | |
| LG | Mark Schlereth | 30 | 7 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1989 | |
| C | Tom Nalen | 25 | 2 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 | |
| RG | Brian Habib | 32 | 7 | 16 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 264th pick / 1988 | |
| RT | Broderick Thompson | 36 | 11 | 16 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dan Williams | 27 | 3 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 11th pick / 1993 |
| LDT | Mike Lodish | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 265th pick / 1990 |
| RDT | Michael Dean Perry* | 31 | 8 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 50th pick / 1988 |
| RDE | Alfred Williams*+ | 28 | 5 | 16 | 13.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 18th pick / 1991 |
| LLB | Bill Romanowski* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1988 |
| MLB | Allen Aldridge | 24 | 2 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 1994 | |
| RLB | John Mobley | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Ray Crockett | 29 | 7 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Lionel Washington | 36 | 13 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1983 |
| SS | Tyrone Braxton* | 32 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1987 |
| FS | Steve Atwater* | 30 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Elam | 26 | 3 | 0 | 21 of 28 field goals & 46 of 46 extra points | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| P | Tom Rouen | 28 | 3 | 0 | 65 punts for a 41.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Todd Kinchen | 27 | 4 | 0 | 26 punt returns for a 11.5 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1992 |
| KR | Vaughn Hebron | 26 | 3 | 0 | 45 kick returns for a 24.4 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Allen Aldridge | 24 | MLB | 16 | 16 | 254 | 6-1 | Houston | 5/30/1972 | 2 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 1994 |
| 27 | Steve Atwater* | 30 | FS | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/28/1966 | 7 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989 |
| 34 | Tyrone Braxton* | 32 | SS | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | North Dakota St. | 12/17/1964 | 9 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1987 |
| 70 | Jamie Brown | 24 | t | 12 | 2 | 320 | 6-8 | Florida A&M | 4/24/1972 | 1 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 121st pick / 1995 |
| 56 | Keith Burns | 24 | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 5/16/1972 | 2 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 210th pick / 1994 | |
| 59 | Glenn Cadrez | 26 | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Houston | 1/2/1970 | 4 | 1 | New York Jets / 6th / 154th pick / 1992 | |
| 89 | Dwayne Carswell | 24 | te | 16 | 2 | 290 | 6-3 | Liberty | 1/18/1972 | 2 | 2 | |
| 86 | Byron Chamberlain | 25 | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Missouri,Wayne State (NE) | 10/17/1971 | 1 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 222nd pick / 1995 | |
| 29 | Aaron Craver | 28 | FB | 15 | 15 | 218 | 6-0 | Fresno St. | 12/18/1968 | 5 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 60th pick / 1991 |
| 39 | Ray Crockett | 29 | LCB | 15 | 15 | 185 | 5-10 | Baylor | 1/5/1967 | 7 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| 30 | Terrell Davis*+ | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 | 206 | 5-11 | Long Beach St.,Georgia | 10/28/1972 | 1 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 196th pick / 1995 |
| 63 | David Diaz-Infante | 32 | g | 9 | 2 | 291 | 6-3 | San Jose St. | 3/31/1964 | 9 | 1 | |
| 1 | Jason Elam | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 3/8/1970 | 3 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| 7 | John Elway* | 36 | QB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-3 | Stanford | 6/28/1960 | 13 | 15 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| 79 | Jumpy Geathers | 36 | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-7 | Wichita St. | 6/26/1960 | 12 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 | |
| 75 | Brian Habib | 32 | RG | 16 | 16 | 299 | 6-7 | Washington | 12/2/1964 | 7 | 7 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 264th pick / 1988 |
| 54 | Britt Hager | 30 | 2 | 0 | 231 | 6-1 | Texas | 2/20/1966 | 7 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 81st pick / 1989 | |
| 96 | Harald Hasselbach | 29 | de | 16 | 1 | 281 | 6-6 | Washington | 9/22/1967 | 2 | 2 | |
| 37 | Tim Hauck | 30 | 16 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Pacific (OR),Montana | 12/20/1966 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 22 | Vaughn Hebron | 26 | KR | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-8 | Virginia Tech | 10/7/1970 | 3 | 3 | |
| 21 | Randy Hilliard | 29 | db | 13 | 2 | 165 | 5-11 | NW State (LA) | 2/6/1967 | 6 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 157th pick / 1990 |
| 20 | Tory James | 23 | db | 16 | 2 | 186 | 6-2 | LSU | 5/18/1973 | Rook | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 44th pick / 1996 |
| 82 | Patrick Jeffers | 23 | 4 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Virginia | 2/2/1973 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 159th pick / 1996 | |
| 25 | Darrius Johnson | 23 | 13 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 5/18/1973 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 122nd pick / 1996 | |
| 72 | Ernest Jones | 25 | 6 | 0 | 263 | 6-2 | Oregon | 4/1/1971 | 1 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 100th pick / 1994 | |
| 31 | Rondell Jones | 25 | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | North Carolina | 5/7/1971 | 3 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 69th pick / 1993 | |
| 81 | Todd Kinchen | 27 | PR | 7 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | LSU | 1/7/1969 | 4 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 60th pick / 1992 |
| 8 | Jeff Lewis | 23 | 2 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | Northern Arizona | 4/17/1973 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 100th pick / 1996 | |
| 97 | Mike Lodish | 29 | LDT | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-3 | UCLA | 8/11/1967 | 6 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 265th pick / 1990 |
| 87 | Ed McCaffrey | 28 | WR | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/17/1968 | 5 | 6 | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1991 |
| 68 | Reggie McElroy | 36 | 7 | 0 | 290 | 6-6 | West Texas A&M | 3/4/1960 | 13 | 1 | New York Jets / 2nd / 51st pick / 1982 | |
| 83 | Anthony Miller | 31 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | San Diego St.,Tennessee | 4/15/1965 | 8 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 15th pick / 1988 |
| 51 | John Mobley | 23 | RLB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-1 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 10/10/1973 | Rook | 8 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1996 |
| 14 | Bill Musgrave | 29 | qb | 6 | 1 | 199 | 6-2 | Oregon | 11/11/1967 | 5 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 106th pick / 1991 |
| 66 | Tom Nalen | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 286 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 5/13/1971 | 2 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
| 95 | Michael Dean Perry* | 31 | RDT | 15 | 15 | 285 | 6-1 | Clemson | 8/27/1965 | 8 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 50th pick / 1988 |
| 38 | Reggie Rivers | 28 | 16 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Texas St. | 2/22/1968 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 94 | Jeff Robinson | 26 | 16 | 0 | 264 | 6-4 | Idaho | 2/20/1970 | 3 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 98th pick / 1993 | |
| 53 | Bill Romanowski* | 30 | LLB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-4 | Boston Col. | 4/2/1966 | 8 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1988 |
| 16 | Tom Rouen | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Colorado St.,Colorado | 6/9/1968 | 3 | 0 | |
| 69 | Mark Schlereth | 30 | LG | 14 | 14 | 282 | 6-3 | Idaho | 1/25/1966 | 7 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1989 |
| 84 | Shannon Sharpe*+ | 28 | TE | 15 | 15 | 228 | 6-2 | Savannah St. | 6/26/1968 | 6 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| 88 | Mike Sherrard | 33 | 15 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | UCLA | 6/21/1963 | 10 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 18th pick / 1986 | |
| 42 | Detron Smith | 22 | 13 | 0 | 229 | 5-10 | Texas A&M | 2/25/1974 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 65th pick / 1996 | |
| 80 | Rod Smith | 26 | wr | 10 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Missouri Southern | 5/15/1970 | 1 | 3 | |
| 64 | Ralph Tamm | 30 | 9 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | West Chester | 3/11/1966 | 6 | 1 | New York Jets / 9th / 230th pick / 1988 | |
| 98 | Maa Tanuvasa | 26 | de | 16 | 1 | 270 | 6-2 | Hawaii | 11/6/1970 | 1 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 209th pick / 1993 |
| 76 | Broderick Thompson | 36 | RT | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Kansas | 8/14/1960 | 11 | 8 | |
| 48 | Lionel Washington | 36 | RCB | 14 | 12 | 185 | 6-0 | Tulane | 10/21/1960 | 13 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1983 |
| 91 | Alfred Williams*+ | 28 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-6 | Colorado | 11/6/1968 | 5 | 17 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 18th pick / 1991 |
| 90 | Dan Williams | 27 | LDE | 15 | 15 | 290 | 6-4 | Tennessee St.,Toledo | 12/15/1969 | 3 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 11th pick / 1993 |
| 65 | Gary Zimmerman*+ | 35 | LT | 14 | 14 | 294 | 6-6 | Oregon | 12/13/1961 | 10 | 14 | New York Giants / 1st / 3rd pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 28.2 | 16 | 237.1 | 6-2.0 | 4.9 |
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