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2005 Denver Broncos
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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 395 points (24.7/g), 7th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 258 points (16.1/g), 3rd.
Differential of 137 points (8.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.7-4.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.2/g), 2nd.
Coached by Mike Shanahan (13-3-0)
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2005 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jake Plummer* | 31 | 8 | 16 | 277 for 456, 3,366 yards, 18 td, 7 int, & 46 rushes for 151 yards and 2 td | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1997 |
| RB | Mike Anderson | 32 | 5 | 15 | 239 rushes for 1,014 yards, 12 td, & 18 catches for 212 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 189th pick / 2000 |
| RB | Tatum Bell | 24 | 1 | 1 | 173 rushes for 921 yards, 8 td, & 18 catches for 104 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 2004 |
| FB | Kyle Johnson | 27 | 1 | 14 | 4 rushes for 9 yards, 1 td, & 17 catches for 160 yards and 5 td | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 145th pick / 2002 |
| WR | Ashley Lelie | 25 | 3 | 13 | 42 catches for 770 yards, 1 td, & 5 rushes for 84 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 19th pick / 2002 |
| WR | Rod Smith* | 35 | 10 | 16 | 85 catches for 1,105 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 7 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Stephen Alexander | 30 | 7 | 15 | 21 catches for 170 yards, 1 td | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1998 |
| LT | Matt Lepsis | 31 | 7 | 16 | ||
| LG | Ben Hamilton | 28 | 3 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 113th pick / 2001 |
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| C | Tom Nalen | 34 | 11 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Cooper Carlisle | 28 | 5 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 112th pick / 2000 |
| RT | George Foster | 25 | 2 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 2003 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Courtney Brown | 27 | 5 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 2000 |
| LDT | Michael Myers | 29 | 7 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 100th pick / 1998 |
| RDT | Gerard Warren | 27 | 4 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Trevor Pryce | 30 | 8 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997 |
| LLB | D.J. Williams | 23 | 1 | 14 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 2004 |
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| MLB | Al Wilson*+ | 28 | 6 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999 |
| RLB | Ian Gold | 27 | 5 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 40th pick / 2000 |
| LCB | Champ Bailey*+ | 27 | 6 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Darrent Williams | 23 | Rook | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 56th pick / 2005 |
| RCB | Domonique Foxworth | 22 | Rook | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 97th pick / 2005 |
| SS | Nick Ferguson | 31 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | John Lynch* | 34 | 12 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1993 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Elam | 35 | 12 | 0 | 24 of 32 field goals & 43 of 44 extra points | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| P | Todd Sauerbrun | 32 | 10 | 0 | 72 punts for a 43.8 average, 1 blocked | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 56th pick / 1995 |
| PR | Darrent Williams | 23 | Rook | 9 | 17 punt returns for a 8.7 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 56th pick / 2005 |
| KR | Darrent Williams | 23 | Rook | 9 | 18 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 56th pick / 2005 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Hamza Abdullah | 22 | DB | 1 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/20/1983 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 231st pick / 2005 |
| 81 | Charlie Adams | 26 | WR | 16 | 2 | 190 | 6-2 | Hofstra | 10/23/1979 | 2 | |
| 45 | Roc Alexander | 24 | DB | 10 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | Washington | 9/23/1981 | 1 | |
| 82 | Stephen Alexander | 30 | TE | 16 | 15 | 246 | 6-4 | Oklahoma | 11/7/1975 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1998 |
| 23 | Marques Anderson | 26 | DB | 6 | 0 | 212 | 5-11 | UCLA | 5/26/1979 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 92nd pick / 2002 |
| 38 | Mike Anderson | 32 | RB | 15 | 15 | 230 | 6-0 | Utah | 9/21/1973 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 189th pick / 2000 |
| 24 | Champ Bailey*+ | 27 | DB | 14 | 14 | 192 | 6-0 | Georgia | 6/22/1978 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1999 |
| 26 | Tatum Bell | 24 | RB | 15 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Oklahoma State | 3/2/1981 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 2004 |
| 42 | Sam Brandon | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | UNLV | 7/5/1979 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 131st pick / 2002 |
| 98 | Courtney Brown | 27 | DE | 14 | 13 | 285 | 6-4 | Penn State | 2/14/1978 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 1st pick / 2000 |
| 51 | Keith Burns | 33 | LB | 15 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 5/16/1972 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 210th pick / 1994 |
| 65 | Cooper Carlisle | 28 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Florida | 8/11/1977 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 112th pick / 2000 |
| 77 | Dwayne Carswell | 33 | TE | 7 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Liberty | 1/18/1972 | 11 | |
| 54 | Patrick Chukwurah | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Wyoming | 3/1/1979 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 157th pick / 2001 |
| 95 | Marco Coleman | 36 | DE-LB | 7 | 0 | 286 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 12/18/1969 | 13 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 12th pick / 1992 |
| 40 | Curome Cox | 24 | DB | 13 | 1 | 199 | 6-1 | Maryland | 2/28/1981 | Rook | |
| 33 | Ron Dayne | 27 | RB | 10 | 0 | 250 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 3/14/1978 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 2000 |
| 14 | Todd Devoe | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Central Missouri State | 4/5/1980 | Rook | |
| 84 | Wesley Duke | 24 | TE | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Mercer | 6/21/1981 | Rook | |
| 91 | Ebenezer Ekuban | 29 | DE | 16 | 4 | 265 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 5/29/1976 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1999 |
| 1 | Jason Elam | 35 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 3/8/1970 | 12 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| 60 | John Engelberger | 29 | DE | 14 | 0 | 268 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 10/18/1976 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 2000 |
| 3 | Paul Ernster | 23 | K | 1 | 0 | 217 | 6-0 | Northern Arizona | 1/26/1982 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 239th pick / 2005 |
| 25 | Nick Ferguson | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 201 | 5-11 | Georgia Tech,Morris Brown | 11/27/1974 | 5 | |
| 72 | George Foster | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 338 | 6-5 | Georgia | 6/9/1980 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 20th pick / 2003 |
| 22 | Domonique Foxworth | 22 | DB | 16 | 7 | 178 | 5-11 | Maryland | 3/27/1983 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 97th pick / 2005 |
| 52 | Ian Gold | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 223 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/23/1978 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 40th pick / 2000 |
| 74 | Cornell Green | 29 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 315 | 6-6 | Central Florida | 8/25/1976 | 3 | |
| 53 | Louis Green | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 9/23/1979 | 1 | |
| 50 | Ben Hamilton | 28 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/18/1977 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 113th pick / 2001 |
| 89 | Nate Jackson | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Menlo | 6/4/1979 | 2 | |
| 39 | Kyle Johnson | 27 | RB | 16 | 14 | 242 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 12/15/1978 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 145th pick / 2002 |
| 83 | Mike Leach | 29 | TE | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Boston University,William & Mary | 10/18/1976 | 5 | |
| 85 | Ashley Lelie | 25 | WR | 16 | 13 | 200 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 2/16/1980 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 19th pick / 2002 |
| 78 | Matt Lepsis | 31 | T | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/13/1974 | 7 | |
| 47 | John Lynch* | 34 | DB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-2 | Stanford | 9/25/1971 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1993 |
| 62 | Chris Myers | 24 | G | 9 | 0 | 300 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 9/15/1981 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 6th / 200th pick / 2005 |
| 96 | Michael Myers | 29 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 300 | 6-2 | Alabama | 1/20/1976 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 100th pick / 1998 |
| 66 | Tom Nalen | 34 | C | 16 | 16 | 286 | 6-3 | Boston College | 5/13/1971 | 11 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
| 41 | Karl Paymah | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | Washington State | 11/29/1982 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 76th pick / 2005 |
| 16 | Jake Plummer* | 31 | QB | 16 | 16 | 212 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 12/19/1974 | 8 | Arizona Cardinals / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1997 |
| 75 | Monsanto Pope | 27 | DT | 2 | 0 | 300 | 6-3 | Virginia | 1/27/1978 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 231st pick / 2002 |
| 93 | Trevor Pryce | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Clemson,Michigan | 8/3/1975 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997 |
| 88 | Jeb Putzier | 26 | TE | 16 | 4 | 256 | 6-4 | Boise State | 1/20/1979 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 191st pick / 2002 |
| 37 | Cecil Sapp | 27 | RB | 16 | 0 | 229 | 5-11 | Colorado State | 12/12/1978 | 2 | |
| 10 | Todd Sauerbrun | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 211 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 1/4/1973 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 56th pick / 1995 |
| 80 | Rod Smith* | 35 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Missouri Southern | 5/15/1970 | 10 | |
| 13 | David Terrell | 26 | WR | 1 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/13/1979 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 2001 |
| 11 | Bradlee Van Pelt | 25 | QB | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Colorado State | 7/3/1980 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 250th pick / 2004 |
| 97 | Demetrin Veal | 24 | DE | 15 | 0 | 288 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 8/11/1981 | 2 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 238th pick / 2003 |
| 35 | Lenny Walls | 26 | DB | 7 | 3 | 192 | 6-4 | Boston College,St. Mary's (CA) | 9/26/1979 | 3 | |
| 61 | Gerard Warren | 27 | DT | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-4 | Florida | 7/25/1978 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 3rd pick / 2001 |
| 17 | Darius Watts | 24 | WR | 6 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Marshall | 12/19/1981 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 54th pick / 2004 |
| 59 | Taylor Whitley | 25 | G | 2 | 0 | 315 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 2/21/1980 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 87th pick / 2003 |
| 55 | D.J. Williams | 23 | LB | 16 | 14 | 247 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 7/20/1982 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 2004 |
| 27 | Darrent Williams | 23 | DB | 12 | 9 | 188 | 5-8 | Oklahoma State | 9/27/1982 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 56th pick / 2005 |
| 56 | Al Wilson*+ | 28 | LB | 15 | 15 | 240 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 6/21/1977 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 27.5 | 16 | 240.8 | 6-1.9 | 4.2 |