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2003 Denver Broncos
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 381 points (23.8/g), 10th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 301 points (18.8/g), 9th.
Differential of 80 points (5.0/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 10.2-5.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 22nd.
Simple Rating System: Total 5.5, Offense: 2.4, Defense: 3.1, SoS: 0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Shanahan (10-6-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Gary Kubiak
Defensive Coordinator: Larry Coyer
Training Camp: Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre (Englewood, 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 | Jake Plummer | 29 | 6 | 11 | 189 for 302, 2,182 yards, 15 td, 7 int, & 37 rushes for 205 yards and 3 td | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1997 |
| RB | Clinton Portis* | 22 | 1 | 13 | 290 rushes for 1,591 yards, 14 td, & 38 catches for 314 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 2002 |
| WR | Ashley Lelie | 23 | 1 | 10 | 37 catches for 628 yards, 2 td, & 8 rushes for 43 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 19th pick / 2002 |
| WR | Rod Smith | 33 | 8 | 15 | 74 catches for 845 yards, 3 td, & 10 rushes for 98 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Dwayne Carswell | 31 | 9 | 10 | 6 catches for 53 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Shannon Sharpe | 35 | 13 | 15 | 62 catches for 770 yards, 8 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| LT | Ephraim Salaam | 27 | 5 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 199th pick / 1998 |
| LG | Ben Hamilton | 26 | 1 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 113th pick / 2001 | |
| C | Tom Nalen*+ | 32 | 9 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 | |
| RG | Dan Neil | 30 | 6 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1997 | |
| RT | Matt Lepsis | 29 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Trevor Pryce | 28 | 6 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997 |
| LDT | Mario Fatafehi | 24 | 2 | 9 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 133rd pick / 2001 |
| RDT | Darius Holland | 30 | 8 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1995 | |
| RDE | Bertrand Berry | 28 | 6 | 16 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 86th pick / 1997 |
| LLB | Jashon Sykes | 24 | Rook | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Al Wilson* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999 |
| RLB | Donnie Spragan | 27 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Lenny Walls | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Kelly Herndon | 27 | 1 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Kenoy Kennedy | 26 | 3 | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000 |
| FS | Nick Ferguson | 29 | 3 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| Jason Elam | 33 | 10 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 | ||
| Micah Knorr | 28 | 3 | 0 | |||
| pr | Deltha O'Neal | 26 | 3 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 | |
| Chris Cole | 26 | 3 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 2000 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Charlie Adams | 24 | 4 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Hofstra | 10/23/1979 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 38 | Mike Anderson | 30 | fb | 12 | 5 | 230 | 6-0 | Utah | 9/21/1973 | 3 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 189th pick / 2000 |
| 92 | Bertrand Berry | 28 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/15/1975 | 6 | 9 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 86th pick / 1997 |
| 11 | Steve Beuerlein | 38 | qb | 4 | 2 | 220 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/7/1965 | 15 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1987 |
| 42 | Sam Brandon | 24 | FS | 16 | 10 | 200 | 6-2 | UNLV | 7/5/1979 | 1 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 131st pick / 2002 |
| 71 | Blake Brockermeyer | 30 | t | 16 | 2 | 295 | 6-4 | Texas | 4/11/1973 | 8 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 29th pick / 1995 |
| 55 | Keith Burns | 31 | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 5/16/1972 | 9 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 210th pick / 1994 | |
| 65 | Cooper Carlisle | 26 | g | 16 | 2 | 295 | 6-5 | Florida | 8/11/1977 | 3 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 112th pick / 2000 |
| 89 | Dwayne Carswell | 31 | TE | 16 | 10 | 290 | 6-3 | Liberty | 1/18/1972 | 9 | 3 | |
| 81 | Chris Cole | 26 | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 11/12/1977 | 3 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 2000 | |
| 96 | Dorsett Davis | 24 | 14 | 0 | 305 | 6-5 | Mississippi St. | 1/24/1979 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 96th pick / 2002 | |
| 34 | Reuben Droughns | 25 | rb | 15 | 4 | 207 | 5-11 | Oregon | 8/21/1978 | 2 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 81st pick / 2000 |
| 1 | Jason Elam | 33 | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 3/8/1970 | 10 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 | |
| 68 | Mario Fatafehi | 24 | LDT | 16 | 9 | 300 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 1/27/1979 | 2 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 133rd pick / 2001 |
| 25 | Nick Ferguson | 29 | FS | 15 | 10 | 201 | 5-11 | Morris Brown,Georgia Tech | 11/27/1974 | 3 | 5 | |
| 72 | George Foster | 23 | 1 | 0 | 338 | 6-5 | Georgia | 6/9/1980 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 2003 | |
| 99 | Daryl Gardener | 30 | dt | 5 | 2 | 295 | 6-6 | Baylor | 2/25/1973 | 7 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 20th pick / 1996 |
| 52 | Ian Gold | 25 | rlb | 6 | 6 | 223 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/23/1978 | 3 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 40th pick / 2000 |
| 22 | Quentin Griffin | 22 | rb | 10 | 1 | 195 | 5-7 | Oklahoma | 1/12/1981 | Rook | 3 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 108th pick / 2003 |
| 50 | Ben Hamilton | 26 | LG | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/18/1977 | 1 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 113th pick / 2001 |
| 86 | Patrick Hape | 29 | 16 | 0 | 262 | 6-4 | Alabama | 6/6/1974 | 6 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 137th pick / 1997 | |
| 98 | Reggie Hayward | 24 | de | 16 | 2 | 270 | 6-5 | Iowa St. | 3/14/1979 | 2 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 87th pick / 2001 |
| 31 | Kelly Herndon | 27 | RCB | 15 | 11 | 180 | 5-10 | Toledo | 11/3/1976 | 1 | 6 | |
| 79 | Steve Herndon | 26 | 2 | 0 | 292 | 6-4 | Georgia | 5/25/1977 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 90 | Darius Holland | 30 | RDT | 16 | 14 | 330 | 6-5 | Colorado | 11/10/1973 | 8 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 65th pick / 1995 |
| 17 | Jarious Jackson | 26 | qb | 1 | 1 | 228 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 5/3/1977 | 3 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 214th pick / 2000 |
| 14 | Nate Jackson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Menlo | 6/4/1979 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 13 | Danny Kanell | 30 | qb | 5 | 2 | 218 | 6-3 | Florida St. | 11/21/1973 | 7 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 130th pick / 1996 |
| 28 | Kenoy Kennedy | 26 | SS | 13 | 12 | 215 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 11/15/1977 | 3 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000 |
| 4 | Micah Knorr | 28 | 16 | 0 | 199 | 6-2 | Utah St. | 1/9/1975 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 83 | Mike Leach | 27 | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Boston Univ.,William & Mary | 10/18/1976 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 85 | Ashley Lelie | 23 | WR | 16 | 10 | 200 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 2/16/1980 | 1 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 19th pick / 2002 |
| 78 | Matt Lepsis | 29 | RT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/13/1974 | 5 | 9 | |
| 82 | Adrian Madise | 23 | 11 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | TCU | 3/23/1980 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 158th pick / 2003 | |
| 87 | Ed McCaffrey | 35 | wr | 12 | 7 | 215 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/17/1968 | 12 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1991 |
| 47 | Ryan McNeil | 33 | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 10/4/1970 | 10 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993 | |
| 23 | Willie Middlebrooks | 24 | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 2/12/1979 | 2 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 24th pick / 2001 | |
| 51 | John Mobley | 30 | llb | 8 | 7 | 236 | 6-1 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 10/10/1973 | 7 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1996 |
| 66 | Tom Nalen*+ | 32 | C | 16 | 16 | 286 | 6-3 | Boston Col. | 5/13/1971 | 9 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
| 62 | Dan Neil | 30 | RG | 14 | 14 | 285 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/21/1973 | 6 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1997 |
| 24 | Deltha O'Neal | 26 | pr | 13 | 6 | 194 | 5-11 | California | 1/30/1977 | 3 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| 58 | Terry Pierce | 22 | 3 | 0 | 251 | 6-1 | Kansas St. | 6/21/1981 | Rook | 0 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 2003 | |
| 16 | Jake Plummer | 29 | QB | 11 | 11 | 212 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 12/19/1974 | 6 | 10 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1997 |
| 75 | Monsanto Pope | 25 | ldt | 16 | 5 | 300 | 6-3 | Virginia | 1/27/1978 | 1 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 231st pick / 2002 |
| 26 | Clinton Portis* | 22 | RB | 13 | 13 | 205 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 9/1/1981 | 1 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 2002 |
| 93 | Trevor Pryce | 28 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Michigan,Clemson | 8/3/1975 | 6 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997 |
| 88 | Jeb Putzier | 24 | 4 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Boise St. | 1/20/1979 | 1 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 191st pick / 2002 | |
| 53 | Johnny Rutledge | 26 | 6 | 0 | 239 | 6-3 | Florida | 1/4/1977 | 4 | 0 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1999 | |
| 74 | Ephraim Salaam | 27 | LT | 14 | 14 | 295 | 6-7 | San Diego St. | 6/19/1976 | 5 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 199th pick / 1998 |
| 37 | Cecil Sapp | 25 | 1 | 0 | 229 | 5-11 | Colorado St. | 12/12/1978 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 84 | Shannon Sharpe | 35 | TE | 15 | 15 | 228 | 6-2 | Savannah St. | 6/26/1968 | 13 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| 80 | Rod Smith | 33 | WR | 15 | 15 | 200 | 6-0 | Missouri Southern | 5/15/1970 | 8 | 11 | |
| 33 | Jimmy Spencer | 34 | db | 16 | 2 | 188 | 5-9 | Florida | 3/29/1969 | 11 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 215th pick / 1991 |
| 59 | Donnie Spragan | 27 | RLB | 16 | 8 | 239 | 6-3 | Pacific,Stanford | 7/12/1976 | 1 | 6 | |
| 57 | Jashon Sykes | 24 | LLB | 16 | 8 | 236 | 6-2 | Colorado | 9/25/1979 | Rook | 5 | |
| 21 | Scott Turner | 31 | 9 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Illinois | 2/26/1972 | 8 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 226th pick / 1995 | |
| 35 | Lenny Walls | 24 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-4 | St. Mary's (CA),Boston Col. | 9/26/1979 | 1 | 7 | |
| 56 | Al Wilson* | 26 | MLB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 6/21/1977 | 4 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999 |
| 32 | Chris Young | 23 | 11 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Georgia Tech | 1/23/1980 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 228th pick / 2002 | |
| Team Total | 27.4 | 16 | 240.2 | 6-1.9 | 4.2 |