1977 Denver Broncos (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 12-2-0 .857 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/24/1977 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34-21 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75011 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/1/1978 | H | Oakland Raiders | 20-17 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74982 | |
| Super Bowl XII | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/15/1978 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 10-27 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 75583 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Hank Allison | 73 | OT | 6-3 | 255 | 30 | Sequoias JC; San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| Lyle Alzado | 77 | RDE | 6-3 | 254 | 28 | Yankton | 3 | 3 |
| Otis Armstrong | 24 | RB | 5-10 | 196 | 27 | Purdue | 3 | 1 |
| Rubin Carter | 68 | NT | 6-0 | 254 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 3 | 3 |
| Barney Chavous | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 254 | 26 | South Carolina State | 3 | 3 |
| Bucky Dilts | 10 | P | 5-9 | 183 | 24 | Georgia | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Dolbin | 82 | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 29 | Wake Forest | 3 | 3 |
| Ron Egloff | 85 | TE | 6-5 | 227 | 22 | Wisconsin | 3 | 0 |
| Larry Evans | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 217 | 24 | Mississippi College | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 43 | RCB | 6-2 | 190 | 24 | Tulane | 3 | 3 |
| Tom Glassic | 62 | LOG | 6-3 | 254 | 23 | Virginia | 3 | 3 |
| Randy Gradishar | 53 | LILB | 6-3 | 233 | 25 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| John Grant | 63 | NT | 6-3 | 235 | 27 | Southern California | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Howard | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 27 | Brigham Young | 3 | 3 |
| Glenn Hyde | 65 | OT | 6-3 | 255 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 |
| Bernie Jackson | 29 | WS | 6-0 | 173 | 27 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Washington State | 3 | 3 |
| Tom Jackson | 57 | RILB | 5-11 | 220 | 26 | Louisville | 3 | 3 |
| Jim Jensen | 30 | RB | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Iowa | 3 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 32 | RB | 6-3 | 230 | 27 | Colorado | 3 | 3 |
| Rob Lytle | 41 | RB | 5-11 | 196 | 23 | Michigan | 3 | 2 |
| Brison Manor | 66 | DE | 6-4 | 248 | 25 | Pratt CC; Arkansas | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Maples | 50 | C | 6-3 | 247 | 35 | Baylor | 3 | 0 |
| Andy Maurer | 74 | LOT | 6-3 | 255 | 29 | Oregon | 3 | 3 |
| Claudie Minor | 71 | ROT | 6-4 | 278 | 26 | Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego CC; San Diego State | 3 | 3 |
| Mike Montler | 52 | C | 6-4 | 260 | 33 | Colorado | 3 | 3 |
| Craig Morton | 7 | QB | 6-4 | 213 | 34 | California | 3 | 3 |
| Haven Moses | 25 | WR | 6-2 | 200 | 31 | Los Angeles Harbor JC; San Diego State | 3 | 3 |
| Rob Nairne | 58 | LB | 6-4 | 227 | 23 | Oregon State | 3 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 27 | Houston | 3 | 3 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 222 | 25 | Illinois | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Poltl | 21 | S | 6-3 | 190 | 25 | Stanford | 3 | 0 |
| Randy Rich | 40 | CB | 5-10 | 181 | 24 | New Mexico | 3 | 0 |
| Joe Rizzo | 59 | ROLB | 6-1 | 220 | 27 | Merchant Marine | 3 | 3 |
| Steve Schindler | 67 | OG | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | Boston College | 2 | 0 |
| John Schultz | 86 | WR | 5-10 | 182 | 24 | Maryland | 3 | 0 |
| Paul Smith | 70 | DE | 6-3 | 254 | 32 | New Mexico | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Swenson | 51 | LOLB | 6-3 | 222 | 24 | California | 3 | 3 |
| Billy Thompson | 36 | SS | 6-1 | 200 | 31 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 3 | 3 |
| Godwin Turk | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 27 | California; Southern University | 3 | 0 |
| Jim Turner | 15 | K | 6-2 | 206 | 36 | Utah State | 3 | 0 |
| Rick Upchurch | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 173 | 25 | Indian Hills JC; Minnesota | 3 | 0 |
| Norris Weese | 14 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Mississippi | 3 | 0 |
| Louis Wright | 20 | LCB | 6-3 | 200 | 24 | Arizona State; Bakersfield CC; San Jose State | 3 | 3 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 64 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 17 | 7 | 28 | 65 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 24:40 | 42 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 11/38 28.9% | 3/5 60.0% | 3 | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 35:20 | 55 | 24 | 27 | 4 | 23/55 41.8% | 3/4 75.0% | 24 | 167 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turner | 0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Rob Lytle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Haven Moses | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Norris Weese | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 7 | 8 | 87.5 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0 | 64 |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 65 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Turner | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Armstrong | 25 | 87 | 3.5 | 29 | 1 |
| Rob Lytle | 29 | 87 | 3.0 | 16 | 2 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 10 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 18 | 48 | 2.7 | 7 | 1 |
| Jim Jensen | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Norris Weese | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Craig Morton | 7 | -4 | -0.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Haven Moses | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | -10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 103 | 315 | 3.1 | 29 | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 113 | 364 | 3.2 | 20 | 3 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Morton | 58 | 25 | 43.1 | 28 | 427 | 7.4 | 17.1 | 74t | 4 | 6.9 | 5 | 8.6 | 4 | 36 | 391 | 55.7 |
| Norris Weese | 10 | 4 | 40.0 | 6 | 22 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 47.9 |
| Team Totals | 68 | 29 | 42.6 | 34 | 449 | 6.6 | 15.5 | 74t | 4 | 5.9 | 5 | 7.4 | 6 | 42 | 407 | 54.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 100 | 55 | 55.0 | 41 | 609 | 6.1 | 11.1 | 48 | 5 | 5.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 6 | 46 | 563 | 73.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haven Moses | 8 | 234 | 29.3 | 74t | 2 | ||
| Riley Odoms | 8 | 65 | 8.1 | 30t | 1 | ||
| Jim Jensen | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Jack Dolbin | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 34t | 1 | ||
| Lonnie Perrin | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Otis Armstrong | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Rick Upchurch | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 29 | 449 | 15.5 | 74t | 4 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 609 | 11.1 | 5 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Jackson | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Bernie Jackson | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Swenson | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 57 | 11.4 | 27 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Dilts | 13 | 504 | 38.8 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 448 | 34.5 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 504 | 38.8 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 448 | 34.5 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 592 | 37.0 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 506 | 31.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 6 | 1 | 37 | 6.2 | 9 | 0 |
| Billy Thompson | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| John Schultz | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 1 | 46 | 4.6 | 9 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 2 | 36 | 5.1 | 17 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Upchurch | 8 | 185 | 23.1 | 67 | 0 | |
| John Schultz | 4 | 109 | 27.3 | 37 | 0 | |
| Jim Jensen | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Rob Lytle | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 14 | 325 | 23.2 | 67 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 291 | 24.3 | 62 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Rubin Carter | 3.0 | 21.0 |
| Lyle Alzado | 2.0 | 16.0 |
| Tom Jackson | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Team Totals | 6.0 | 46.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 6.0 | 42.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rubin Carter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Dolbin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Gradishar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 0 |
| Jon Keyworth | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brison Manor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Schultz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Norris Weese | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 0 |
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