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2008 Denver Broncos
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 370 points (23.1/g), 16th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 448 points (28.0/g), 30th.
Differential of -78 points (-4.9/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 6.2-9.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -17 (-1.1/g), 31st.
Simple Rating System: Total -5.8, Offense: 0.7, Defense: -6.5, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Shanahan (8-8-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Rick Dennison
Defensive Coordinator: Bob Slowik
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 | Jay Cutler* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 384 for 616, 4,526 yards, 25 td, 18 int, & 57 rushes for 200 yards and 2 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 11th pick / 2006 |
| RB | Peyton Hillis | 22 | Rook | 6 | 68 rushes for 343 yards, 5 td, & 14 catches for 179 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 227th pick / 2008 |
| RB | Selvin Young | 25 | 1 | 5 | 61 rushes for 303 yards, 1 td, & 3 catches for 16 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Brandon Marshall* | 24 | 2 | 15 | 104 catches for 1,265 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 4th / 119th pick / 2006 |
| WR | Eddie Royal | 22 | Rook | 15 | 91 catches for 980 yards, 5 td, & 11 rushes for 109 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2008 |
| TE | Daniel Graham | 30 | 6 | 16 | 32 catches for 389 yards, 4 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2002 |
| TE | Tony Scheffler | 25 | 2 | 7 | 40 catches for 645 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 2006 |
| LT | Ryan Clady | 22 | Rook | 16 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 12th pick / 2008 | |
| LG | Ben Hamilton | 31 | 6 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 113th pick / 2001 | |
| C | Casey Wiegmann* | 35 | 11 | 16 | ||
| RG | Chris Kuper | 26 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 5th / 161st pick / 2006 |
| RT | Ryan Harris | 23 | 1 | 16 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 2007 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ebenezer Ekuban | 32 | 9 | 10 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1999 |
| LDE | John Engelberger | 32 | 8 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 2000 |
| LDT | Dewayne Robertson | 27 | 5 | 15 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 2003 |
| RDT | Marcus Thomas | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 121st pick / 2007 |
| RDE | Elvis Dumervil | 24 | 2 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 4th / 126th pick / 2006 |
| LLB | Jamie Winborn | 29 | 7 | 11 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 47th pick / 2001 |
| LLB | Boss Bailey | 29 | 5 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 2003 |
| MLB | Nate Webster | 31 | 8 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 90th pick / 2000 |
| RLB | D.J. Williams | 26 | 4 | 11 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 2004 |
| RLB | Wesley Woodyard | 22 | Rook | 6 | ||
| LCB | Champ Bailey | 30 | 9 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1999 |
| LCB | Josh Bell | 23 | Rook | 5 | ||
| RCB | Dre' Bly | 31 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 41st pick / 1999 |
| SS | Marquand Manuel | 29 | 6 | 14 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 181st pick / 2002 | |
| FS | Marlon McCree | 31 | 7 | 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 233rd pick / 2001 | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Prater | 24 | 1 | 0 | 25 of 34 field goals & 39 of 40 extra points | |
| P | Brett Kern | 22 | Rook | 0 | 46 punts for a 46.7 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Eddie Royal | 22 | Rook | 15 | 14 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2008 |
| KR | Eddie Royal | 22 | Rook | 15 | 23 kick returns for a 26.1 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2008 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Hamza Abdullah | 25 | DB | 1 | 0 | 213 | 6-2 | Washington St. | 8/20/1983 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 231st pick / 2005 |
| 97 | Boss Bailey | 29 | LB | 6 | 6 | 233 | 6-3 | Georgia | 10/14/1979 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 34th pick / 2003 |
| 24 | Champ Bailey | 30 | DB | 9 | 9 | 192 | 6-0 | Georgia | 6/22/1978 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 7th pick / 1999 |
| 36 | Josh Barrett | 24 | DB | 6 | 3 | 226 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 11/22/1984 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 220th pick / 2008 |
| 34 | Josh Bell | 23 | DB | 9 | 5 | 177 | 5-11 | Baylor | 1/8/1985 | Rook | |
| 21 | Tatum Bell | 27 | RB | 7 | 3 | 190 | 5-11 | Oklahoma St. | 3/2/1981 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 41st pick / 2004 |
| 32 | Dre' Bly | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-9 | North Carolina | 5/22/1977 | 9 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 41st pick / 1999 |
| 30 | Cory Boyd | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 8/6/1985 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 238th pick / 2008 |
| 78 | Ryan Clady | 22 | T | 16 | 16 | 316 | 6-6 | Boise St. | 9/6/1986 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 12th pick / 2008 |
| 93 | Nic Clemons | 28 | DE | 10 | 0 | 298 | 6-6 | Georgia | 2/3/1980 | 3 | |
| 85 | Keary Colbert | 26 | WR | 2 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | USC | 5/21/1982 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 2004 |
| 96 | Tim Crowder | 23 | DE | 6 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Texas | 6/30/1985 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 56th pick / 2007 |
| 6 | Jay Cutler* | 25 | QB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 4/29/1983 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 11th pick / 2006 |
| 92 | Elvis Dumervil | 24 | DE | 16 | 15 | 255 | 6-0 | Louisville | 1/19/1984 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 126th pick / 2006 |
| 91 | Ebenezer Ekuban | 32 | DE | 15 | 10 | 265 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 5/29/1976 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1999 |
| 60 | John Engelberger | 32 | DE | 15 | 6 | 268 | 6-4 | Virginia Tech | 10/18/1976 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 35th pick / 2000 |
| 39 | Vernon Fox | 29 | DB | 10 | 3 | 200 | 5-9 | Fresno St. | 10/9/1979 | 6 | |
| 89 | Daniel Graham | 30 | TE | 16 | 16 | 257 | 6-3 | Colorado | 11/16/1978 | 6 | New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2002 |
| 52 | Louis Green | 29 | LB | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Alcorn St. | 9/23/1979 | 4 | |
| 57 | Mario Haggan | 28 | LB | 8 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Mississippi St. | 3/3/1980 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 228th pick / 2003 |
| 23 | Andre Hall | 26 | RB | 8 | 0 | 205 | 5-9 | South Florida | 8/20/1982 | 1 | |
| 50 | Ben Hamilton | 31 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/18/1977 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 113th pick / 2001 |
| 74 | Ryan Harris | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 299 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 3/11/1985 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 2007 |
| 22 | Peyton Hillis | 22 | RB | 12 | 6 | 240 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 1/21/1986 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 227th pick / 2008 |
| 16 | Chad Jackson | 23 | WR | 4 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Florida | 3/6/1985 | 2 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 2006 |
| 82 | Darrell Jackson | 30 | WR | 12 | 2 | 201 | 6-0 | Florida | 12/6/1978 | 8 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 80th pick / 2000 |
| 81 | Nate Jackson | 29 | WR | 10 | 3 | 223 | 6-3 | Menlo | 6/4/1979 | 5 | |
| 43 | Herana-Daze Jones | 26 | DB | 2 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Indiana | 4/15/1982 | 2 | |
| 1 | Brett Kern | 22 | P | 16 | 0 | 201 | 6-3 | Toledo | 2/17/1986 | Rook | |
| 53 | Niko Koutouvides | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-2 | Purdue | 3/25/1981 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 116th pick / 2004 |
| 73 | Chris Kuper | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 302 | 6-4 | North Dakota | 12/19/1982 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 161st pick / 2006 |
| 46 | Spencer Larsen | 24 | FB-LB | 14 | 3 | 235 | 6-2 | Arizona | 3/4/1984 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 6th / 183rd pick / 2008 |
| 83 | Mike Leach | 32 | TE | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Boston Univ.,William & Mary | 10/18/1976 | 8 | |
| 67 | Kory Lichtensteiger | 23 | C | 16 | 0 | 296 | 6-3 | Bowling Green | 3/22/1985 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 108th pick / 2008 |
| 37 | Calvin Lowry | 25 | DB | 11 | 3 | 199 | 5-11 | Penn St. | 2/13/1983 | 2 | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 102nd pick / 2006 |
| 33 | Marquand Manuel | 29 | DB | 16 | 14 | 209 | 6-0 | Florida | 7/11/1979 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 181st pick / 2002 |
| 15 | Brandon Marshall* | 24 | WR | 15 | 15 | 229 | 6-4 | Central Florida | 3/23/1984 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 119th pick / 2006 |
| 17 | Glenn Martinez | 27 | WR | 2 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Saginaw Valley St. | 11/30/1981 | 3 | |
| 20 | Marlon McCree | 31 | DB | 8 | 7 | 202 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 3/17/1977 | 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 233rd pick / 2001 |
| 94 | Jarvis Moss | 24 | DE | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-7 | Florida | 8/3/1984 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 2007 |
| 85 | Chad Mustard | 31 | TE | 8 | 0 | 288 | 6-6 | North Dakota | 10/8/1977 | 5 | |
| 41 | Karl Paymah | 26 | DB | 16 | 2 | 204 | 6-0 | Washington St. | 11/29/1982 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 76th pick / 2005 |
| 90 | Kenny Peterson | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 1 | 295 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 11/21/1978 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 79th pick / 2003 |
| 28 | Michael Pittman | 33 | RB | 8 | 3 | 218 | 6-0 | Fresno St. | 8/14/1975 | 10 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 95th pick / 1998 |
| 76 | Tyler Polumbus | 23 | G | 16 | 0 | 302 | 6-7 | Colorado | 4/10/1985 | Rook | |
| 31 | P.J. Pope | 24 | RB | 5 | 1 | 212 | 5-9 | Bowling Green | 2/26/1984 | 2 | |
| 5 | Matt Prater | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Central Florida | 8/10/1984 | 1 | |
| 87 | Jeb Putzier | 29 | TE | 2 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Boise St. | 1/20/1979 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 191st pick / 2002 |
| 11 | Patrick Ramsey | 29 | QB | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Tulane | 2/14/1979 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 32nd pick / 2002 |
| 63 | Dewayne Robertson | 27 | DT | 15 | 15 | 317 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 10/16/1981 | 5 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 2003 |
| 43 | Roderick Rogers | 24 | S | 3 | 1 | 187 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 9/7/1984 | 1 | |
| 19 | Eddie Royal | 22 | WR | 15 | 15 | 182 | 5-10 | Virginia Tech | 5/21/1986 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2008 |
| 10 | Cliff Russell | 29 | WR | 2 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Utah | 2/8/1979 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 87th pick / 2002 |
| 88 | Tony Scheffler | 25 | TE | 13 | 7 | 255 | 6-5 | West. Michigan | 2/15/1983 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 2006 |
| 95 | Josh Shaw | 29 | DT | 5 | 0 | 290 | 6-2 | Michigan St. | 9/17/1979 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 172nd pick / 2002 |
| 14 | Brandon Stokley | 32 | WR | 15 | 2 | 197 | 5-11 | La-Lafayette | 6/23/1976 | 9 | Baltimore Ravens / 4th / 105th pick / 1999 |
| 79 | Marcus Thomas | 23 | DT | 16 | 16 | 314 | 6-3 | Florida | 9/23/1985 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 121st pick / 2007 |
| 42 | Ryan Torain | 22 | RB | 2 | 1 | 213 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 8/10/1986 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 139th pick / 2008 |
| 58 | Nate Webster | 31 | LB | 13 | 13 | 230 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 11/29/1977 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 90th pick / 2000 |
| 62 | Casey Wiegmann* | 35 | C | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/20/1973 | 11 | |
| 55 | D.J. Williams | 26 | LB | 11 | 11 | 247 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 7/20/1982 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 17th pick / 2004 |
| 26 | Jack Williams | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 181 | 5-8 | Kent St. | 3/27/1985 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 119th pick / 2008 |
| 51 | Jamie Winborn | 29 | LB | 16 | 11 | 242 | 5-11 | Vanderbilt | 5/14/1979 | 7 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 47th pick / 2001 |
| 59 | Wesley Woodyard | 22 | LB | 16 | 6 | 219 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 7/21/1986 | Rook | |
| 35 | Selvin Young | 25 | RB | 8 | 5 | 215 | 5-11 | Texas | 10/1/1983 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 26.7 | 16 | 234.7 | 6-1.5 | 3.7 |