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2001 Denver Broncos
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 340 points (21.2/g), 10th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 339 points (21.2/g), 21st.
Differential of 1 points (0.1/g), 15th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-8.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.6/g), 6th.
Coached by Mike Shanahan (8-8-0)
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2001 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 | Brian Griese | 26 | 3 | 15 | 275 for 451, 2,827 yards, 23 td, 19 int, & 50 rushes for 173 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998 |
| RB | Terrell Davis | 29 | 6 | 8 | 167 rushes for 701 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 69 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 196th pick / 1995 |
| RB | Mike Anderson | 28 | 1 | 7 | 175 rushes for 678 yards, 4 td, & 8 catches for 46 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 189th pick / 2000 |
| FB | Patrick Hape | 27 | 4 | 8 | 2 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 15 catches for 96 yards and 3 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 137th pick / 1997 |
| FB | Tony Carter | 29 | 7 | 6 | 1 rush for 4 yards, 0 td, & 11 catches for 83 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Eddie Kennison | 28 | 5 | 6 | 15 catches for 169 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Rod Smith* | 31 | 6 | 14 | 113 catches for 1,343 yards, 11 td, & 3 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Kevin Kasper | 24 | Rook | 5 | 8 catches for 84 yards, 0 td, & 3 rushes for 19 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 190th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Dwayne Carswell* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 34 catches for 299 yards, 4 td | |
| LT | Trey Teague | 27 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 7th / 200th pick / 1998 |
| LG | Lennie Friedman | 25 | 1 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1999 |
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| C | Tom Nalen | 30 | 7 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Dan Neil | 28 | 4 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1997 |
| RT | Matt Lepsis | 27 | 3 | 16 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Keith Washington | 29 | 5 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDT | Chester McGlockton | 32 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 16th pick / 1992 |
| RDT | Trevor Pryce* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Kavika Pittman | 27 | 5 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Bill Romanowski | 35 | 13 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1988 |
| MLB | Al Wilson* | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999 |
| RLB | John Mobley | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1996 |
| LCB | Deltha O'Neal* | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| RCB | Denard Walker | 28 | 4 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1997 |
| SS | Kenoy Kennedy | 24 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000 |
| FS | Eric Brown | 26 | 3 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1998 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Elam* | 31 | 8 | 0 | 31 of 36 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| P | Tom Rouen | 33 | 8 | 0 | 81 punts for a 45.3 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Deltha O'Neal* | 24 | 1 | 16 | 31 punt returns for a 13.1 average and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| KR | Chris Cole | 24 | 1 | 1 | 48 kick returns for a 23.5 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 2000 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Anderson | 28 | RB | 16 | 7 | 230 | 6-0 | Utah | 9/21/1973 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 189th pick / 2000 |
| Bertrand Berry | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 275 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/15/1975 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 86th pick / 1997 |
| Eric Brown | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-1 | Mississippi State | 3/20/1975 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1998 |
| Keith Burns | 29 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 5/16/1972 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 210th pick / 1994 |
| Cooper Carlisle | 24 | G-T | 16 | 0 | 295 | 6-5 | Florida | 8/11/1977 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 112th pick / 2000 |
| Dwayne Carswell* | 29 | TE | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-3 | Liberty | 1/18/1972 | 7 | |
| Tony Carter | 29 | RB | 16 | 6 | 230 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/23/1972 | 7 | |
| Darius Clark | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Duke | 4/13/1977 | Rook | |
| Desmond Clark | 24 | TE | 16 | 4 | 255 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 4/20/1977 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 179th pick / 1999 |
| George Coghill | 31 | DB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 3/30/1970 | 3 | |
| Chris Cole | 24 | WR | 16 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 11/12/1977 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 2000 |
| KaRon Coleman | 23 | RB | 4 | 0 | 198 | 5-7 | Stephen F. Austin | 5/22/1978 | 1 | |
| Eric Davis | 33 | DB | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Jacksonville State | 1/26/1968 | 11 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1990 |
| Terrell Davis | 29 | RB | 8 | 8 | 206 | 5-11 | Georgia,Long Beach State | 10/28/1972 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 196th pick / 1995 |
| David Diaz-Infante | 37 | G-C | 16 | 0 | 291 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 3/31/1964 | 14 | |
| Matt Dominguez | 23 | TE | 12 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Sam Houston State | 6/27/1978 | Rook | |
| Jason Elam* | 31 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 3/8/1970 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| Gus Frerotte | 30 | QB | 4 | 1 | 237 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/31/1971 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 197th pick / 1994 |
| Lennie Friedman | 25 | G | 15 | 14 | 283 | 6-3 | Duke | 10/13/1976 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1999 |
| Olandis Gary | 26 | RB | 9 | 1 | 218 | 5-11 | Georgia,Marshall | 5/18/1975 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 127th pick / 1999 |
| Ian Gold* | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 223 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/23/1978 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 40th pick / 2000 |
| Brian Griese | 26 | QB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/18/1975 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998 |
| Patrick Hape | 27 | TE-FB | 15 | 8 | 262 | 6-4 | Alabama | 6/6/1974 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 137th pick / 1997 |
| Reggie Hayward | 22 | DE | 6 | 2 | 270 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 3/14/1979 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 87th pick / 2001 |
| Steve Herndon | 24 | G | 5 | 3 | 292 | 6-4 | Georgia | 5/25/1977 | Rook | |
| Jarious Jackson | 24 | QB | 1 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 5/3/1977 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 214th pick / 2000 |
| Billy Jenkins | 27 | DB | 6 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Howard | 7/8/1974 | 4 | |
| Jerry Johnson | 24 | DT | 9 | 0 | 290 | 6-0 | Florida State | 7/11/1977 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 101st pick / 2000 |
| Kevin Kasper | 24 | WR | 10 | 5 | 197 | 6-1 | Iowa | 12/23/1977 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 6th / 190th pick / 2001 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 11/15/1977 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000 |
| Eddie Kennison | 28 | WR | 8 | 6 | 201 | 6-1 | LSU | 1/20/1973 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| Matt Lepsis | 27 | T | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/13/1974 | 3 | |
| Leon Lett | 33 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 290 | 6-6 | Emporia State | 10/12/1968 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 173rd pick / 1991 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 33 | WR | 1 | 1 | 215 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/17/1968 | 10 | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1991 |
| Phil McGeoghan | 22 | WR | 2 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | Boston University,Maine | 7/8/1979 | Rook | |
| Chester McGlockton | 32 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 334 | 6-3 | Clemson | 9/16/1969 | 9 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 16th pick / 1992 |
| Travis McGriff | 25 | WR | 5 | 0 | 185 | 5-8 | Florida | 6/24/1976 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 93rd pick / 1999 |
| Willie Middlebrooks | 22 | DB | 8 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 2/12/1979 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 24th pick / 2001 |
| John Mobley | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-1 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 10/10/1973 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1996 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 23 | WR | 8 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Duke | 5/26/1978 | 1 | |
| Tom Nalen | 30 | C | 16 | 16 | 286 | 6-3 | Boston College | 5/13/1971 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
| Dan Neil | 28 | G | 15 | 15 | 285 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/21/1973 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1997 |
| Deltha O'Neal* | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 5-11 | California | 1/30/1977 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| Kavika Pittman | 27 | DE | 14 | 14 | 273 | 6-6 | McNeese State | 10/9/1974 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996 |
| Keith Poole | 27 | WR | 6 | 3 | 188 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 6/18/1974 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 116th pick / 1997 |
| Trevor Pryce* | 26 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Clemson,Michigan | 8/3/1975 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997 |
| Montae Reagor | 24 | DT | 8 | 0 | 285 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 6/29/1977 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 58th pick / 1999 |
| Bill Romanowski | 35 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-4 | Boston College | 4/2/1966 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1988 |
| Tom Rouen | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Colorado,Colorado State | 6/9/1968 | 8 | |
| Detron Smith | 27 | RB | 15 | 0 | 229 | 5-10 | Texas A&M | 2/25/1974 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 65th pick / 1996 |
| Rod Smith* | 31 | WR | 15 | 14 | 200 | 6-0 | Missouri Southern | 5/15/1970 | 6 | |
| Jimmy Spencer | 32 | DB | 16 | 1 | 188 | 5-9 | Florida | 3/29/1969 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 215th pick / 1991 |
| Trey Teague | 27 | C-T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 12/27/1974 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 200th pick / 1998 |
| Denard Walker | 28 | DB | 16 | 15 | 190 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/9/1973 | 4 | Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1997 |
| Keith Washington | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-4 | UNLV | 12/18/1972 | 5 | |
| Al Wilson* | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 6/21/1977 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999 |
| Lee Woodall | 32 | LB | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | West Chester | 10/31/1969 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 182nd pick / 1994 |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 16 | 238.1 | 6-1.5 | 4.1 |