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1998 Denver Broncos
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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
1998 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 501 points (31.3/g), 2nd of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 309 points (19.3/g), 8th.
Differential of 192 points (12.0/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 12.1-3.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 5th.
Coached by Mike Shanahan (14-2-0)
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1998 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* | 38 | 15 | 12 | 210 for 356, 2,806 yards, 22 td, 10 int, & 37 rushes for 94 yards and 1 td | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| RB | Terrell Davis*+ | 26 | 3 | 16 | 392 rushes for 2,008 yards, 21 td, & 25 catches for 217 yards and 2 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 196th pick / 1995 |
| FB | Howard Griffith | 31 | 5 | 13 | 4 rushes for 13 yards, 0 td, & 15 catches for 97 yards and 3 td | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 236th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Ed McCaffrey* | 30 | 7 | 15 | 64 catches for 1,053 yards, 10 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1991 |
| WR | Rod Smith | 28 | 3 | 16 | 86 catches for 1,222 yards, 6 td, & 6 rushes for 63 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Shannon Sharpe*+ | 30 | 8 | 16 | 64 catches for 768 yards, 10 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| LT | Tony E. Jones* | 32 | 10 | 16 | ||
| LG | Mark Schlereth* | 32 | 9 | 16 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1989 |
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| C | Tom Nalen* | 27 | 4 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Dan Neil | 25 | 1 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1997 |
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| RT | Harry Swayne | 33 | 11 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 190th pick / 1987 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Neil Smith | 32 | 10 | 14 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1988 |
| LDT | Keith Traylor | 29 | 7 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1991 |
| RDT | Trevor Pryce | 23 | 1 | 15 | 8.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Maa Tanuvasa | 28 | 3 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 209th pick / 1993 |
| LLB | Bill Romanowski* | 32 | 10 | 16 | 7.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1988 |
| MLB | Glenn Cadrez | 28 | 6 | 15 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 6th / 154th pick / 1992 |
| RLB | John Mobley | 25 | 2 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Ray Crockett | 31 | 9 | 16 | 0.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Darrien Gordon | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1993 |
| SS | Eric Brown | 23 | Rook | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1998 |
| SS | Tyrone Braxton | 34 | 11 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1987 |
| FS | Steve Atwater* | 32 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Elam* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 23 of 27 field goals & 58 of 58 extra points | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| P | Tom Rouen | 30 | 5 | 0 | 66 punts for a 46.9 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Darrien Gordon | 28 | 5 | 16 | 34 punt returns for a 11.1 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1993 |
| KR | Vaughn Hebron | 28 | 5 | 0 | 46 kick returns for a 26.4 average and 1 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Armour | 25 | WR | 8 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Stanford | 1/1/1973 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 113th pick / 1995 |
| Steve Atwater* | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/28/1966 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 1989 |
| Chris Banks | 25 | G | 4 | 0 | 300 | 6-1 | Kansas | 4/4/1973 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 226th pick / 1996 |
| Tyrone Braxton | 34 | DB | 16 | 6 | 185 | 5-11 | North Dakota State | 12/17/1964 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 12th / 334th pick / 1987 |
| Bubby Brister | 36 | QB | 7 | 4 | 205 | 6-3 | La-Monroe,Tulane | 8/15/1962 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1986 |
| Cyron Brown | 23 | DE | 4 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Illinois,Western Illinois | 6/28/1975 | Rook | |
| Eric Brown | 23 | DB | 11 | 10 | 210 | 6-1 | Mississippi State | 3/20/1975 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1998 |
| Keith Burns | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 5/16/1972 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 210th pick / 1994 |
| Glenn Cadrez | 28 | LB | 16 | 15 | 240 | 6-3 | Houston | 1/2/1970 | 6 | New York Jets / 6th / 154th pick / 1992 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 26 | TE | 16 | 1 | 290 | 6-3 | Liberty | 1/18/1972 | 4 | |
| Byron Chamberlain | 27 | TE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Missouri,Wayne State (NE) | 10/17/1971 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 222nd pick / 1995 |
| George Coghill | 28 | DB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 3/30/1970 | Rook | |
| Ray Crockett | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-10 | Baylor | 1/5/1967 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 86th pick / 1989 |
| Terrell Davis*+ | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 206 | 5-11 | Georgia,Long Beach State | 10/28/1972 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 196th pick / 1995 |
| David Diaz-Infante | 34 | G-C | 10 | 0 | 291 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 3/31/1964 | 11 | |
| Jason Elam* | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 3/8/1970 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| John Elway* | 38 | QB | 13 | 12 | 215 | 6-3 | Stanford | 6/28/1960 | 15 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1983 |
| Darrien Gordon | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-11 | Stanford | 11/14/1970 | 5 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1993 |
| Willie Green | 32 | WR | 15 | 0 | 185 | 6-4 | Mississippi | 4/2/1966 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 194th pick / 1990 |
| Brian Griese | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/18/1975 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998 |
| Howard Griffith | 31 | RB | 14 | 13 | 230 | 6-0 | Illinois | 11/17/1967 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 236th pick / 1991 |
| Harald Hasselbach | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 3 | 281 | 6-6 | Washington | 9/22/1967 | 4 | |
| Vaughn Hebron | 28 | RB | 15 | 0 | 195 | 5-8 | Virginia Tech | 10/7/1970 | 5 | |
| Tory James | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 186 | 6-2 | LSU | 5/18/1973 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 44th pick / 1996 |
| Darrius Johnson | 25 | DB | 16 | 2 | 185 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 5/18/1973 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 122nd pick / 1996 |
| Ernest Jones | 27 | DT-DE | 1 | 0 | 263 | 6-2 | Oregon | 4/1/1971 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 100th pick / 1994 |
| Tony E. Jones* | 32 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Western Carolina | 5/24/1966 | 10 | |
| Seth Joyner | 34 | LB-DB | 16 | 1 | 241 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 11/18/1964 | 12 | Philadelphia Eagles / 8th / 208th pick / 1986 |
| Matt Lepsis | 24 | T | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/13/1974 | Rook | |
| Mike Lodish | 31 | NT-DT-DE | 15 | 1 | 275 | 6-3 | UCLA | 8/11/1967 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 265th pick / 1990 |
| Derek Loville | 30 | RB | 16 | 0 | 203 | 5-10 | Oregon | 7/4/1968 | 8 | |
| Anthony Lynn | 30 | RB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 12/21/1968 | 5 | |
| Ed McCaffrey* | 30 | WR | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/17/1968 | 7 | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1991 |
| John Mobley | 25 | LB | 16 | 15 | 236 | 6-1 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 10/10/1973 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1996 |
| Tom Nalen* | 27 | C | 16 | 16 | 286 | 6-3 | Boston College | 5/13/1971 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
| Marcus Nash | 22 | WR | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 2/1/1976 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 30th pick / 1998 |
| Dan Neil | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/21/1973 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1997 |
| Tito Paul | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 12/7/1972 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 167th pick / 1995 |
| Trevor Pryce | 23 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 295 | 6-5 | Clemson,Michigan | 8/3/1975 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997 |
| Bill Romanowski* | 32 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-4 | Boston College | 4/2/1966 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1988 |
| Tom Rouen | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Colorado,Colorado State | 6/9/1968 | 5 | |
| Mark Schlereth* | 32 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-3 | Idaho | 1/25/1966 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 263rd pick / 1989 |
| Shannon Sharpe*+ | 30 | TE | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-2 | Savannah State | 6/26/1968 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| Detron Smith | 24 | RB | 15 | 2 | 229 | 5-10 | Texas A&M | 2/25/1974 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 65th pick / 1996 |
| Neil Smith | 32 | DE | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 4/10/1966 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 2nd pick / 1988 |
| Rod Smith | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Missouri Southern | 5/15/1970 | 3 | |
| Harry Swayne | 33 | T-DE | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Rutgers | 2/2/1965 | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 190th pick / 1987 |
| Maa Tanuvasa | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-2 | Hawaii | 11/6/1970 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 209th pick / 1993 |
| Keith Traylor | 29 | DT-NT | 15 | 14 | 340 | 6-2 | Central Oklahoma,Oklahoma | 9/3/1969 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 61st pick / 1991 |
| Marvin Washington | 33 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 285 | 6-6 | Idaho,Texas-El Paso | 10/22/1965 | 9 | New York Jets / 6th / 151st pick / 1989 |
| Nate Wayne | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 1/12/1975 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 219th pick / 1998 |
| Alfred Williams | 30 | DE-LB | 10 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | Colorado | 11/6/1968 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 18th pick / 1991 |
| Team Total | 28.5 | 16 | 239.2 | 6-2.0 | 5.3 |