1988 Denver Broncos (NFL) |
2nd place American Football Conference Western Division 8-8-0 .500 |
Head Coach: Dan Reeves |
Marvin Bass | Special Assistant |
Rubin Carter | Assistant Defensive Line |
Joe Collier | Assistant Head Coach/Defense |
Mo Forte | Running Backs |
Chan Gailey | Quarterbacks |
George Henshaw | Offensive Line |
Stan Jones | Defensive Line |
Larry Kennan | Wide Receivers |
Pete Mangurian | Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line |
Al Miller | Strength and Conditioning |
Myrel Moore | Linebackers |
Mike Nolan | Special Teams/Assistant Linebackers |
Charlie Waters | Special Teams/Assistant Defensive Backs |
Charlie West | Defensive Backs |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Wed | 8/3/1988 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 40-31 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 43978 | |
Sat | 8/13/1988 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 34-24 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75067 | |
Fri | 8/19/1988 | A | Miami Dolphins | 13-16 | L | OT | Miami-Dade County, FL | Joe Robbie Stadium | 49795 |
Thu | 8/25/1988 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 21-20 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 73957 | |
Sun | 9/4/1988 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 14-21 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75986 | |
Sun | 9/11/1988 | H | San Diego Chargers | 34-3 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75359 | |
Sun | 9/18/1988 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 13-20 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 63268 | |
Mon | 9/26/1988 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 27-30 | L | OT | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75964 |
Sun | 10/2/1988 | A | San Diego Chargers | 12-0 | W | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 55763 | |
Sun | 10/9/1988 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 16-13 | W | OT | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 61711 |
Sun | 10/16/1988 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 30-14 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75287 | |
Sun | 10/23/1988 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-39 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 49811 | |
Mon | 10/31/1988 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 23-55 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 60544 | |
Sun | 11/6/1988 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 17-11 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74227 | |
Sun | 11/13/1988 | H | Cleveland Browns | 30-7 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75806 | |
Sun | 11/20/1988 | A | New Orleans Saints | 0-42 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 68075 | |
Sun | 11/27/1988 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 35-24 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74141 | |
Sun | 12/4/1988 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 20-21 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 65561 | |
Sun | 12/11/1988 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 14-42 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 62838 | |
Sat | 12/17/1988 | H | New England Patriots | 21-10 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 70910 |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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ROSTER | ||||||||
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No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
35 | Ken Bell | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 24 | Boston College | 16 | 0 |
54 | Keith Bishop | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 31 | Nebraska; Baylor | 16 | 10 |
65 | Walt Bowyer | LDE | 6-4 | 260 | 28 | Arizona State | 16 | 11 |
34 | Tyrone Braxton | S | 5-11 | 187 | 24 | North Dakota State | 16 | 0 |
56 | Mike Brooks | LB | 6-1 | 235 | 24 | Louisiana State | 16 | 4 |
64 | Billy Bryan | C | 6-2 | 255 | 33 | Duke | 16 | 16 |
95 | Steve Bryan | LB | 6-2 | 256 | 24 | Oklahoma | 8 | 0 |
28 | Jeremiah Castille | RCB | 5-10 | 175 | 27 | Alabama | 16 | 15 |
27 | Kevin Clark | S | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | San Jose State | 3 | 0 |
55 | Rick Dennison | LILB | 6-3 | 220 | 30 | Colorado State | 16 | 16 |
33 | Tony Dorsett | RB | 5-11 | 189 | 34 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 13 |
7 | John Elway | QB | 6-3 | 214 | 28 | Stanford | 15 | 15 |
73 | Simon Fletcher | LOLB | 6-6 | 240 | 26 | Houston | 16 | 16 |
90 | Freddie Gilbert | LDE | 6-4 | 275 | 26 | Georgia | 13 | 5 |
83 | Sam Graddy | WR | 5-10 | 165 | 24 | Tennessee | 7 | 0 |
37 | Kevin Guidry | CB | 6-0 | 176 | 24 | Louisiana State | 14 | 0 |
31 | Mike Harden | FS | 6-1 | 192 | 29 | Michigan | 16 | 16 |
36 | Mark Haynes | LCB | 5-11 | 193 | 30 | Colorado | 15 | 15 |
78 | Winford Hood | OG | 6-3 | 263 | 26 | Georgia | 3 | 0 |
2 | Mike Horan | P | 5-11 | 191 | 29 | Fullerton JC; Long Beach State | 16 | 0 |
79 | Stefan Humphries | ROG | 6-3 | 263 | 26 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
80 | Mark Jackson | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 25 | Purdue | 12 | 4 |
87 | Jason Johnson | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Illinois State | 8 | 0 |
82 | Vance Johnson | WR | 5-11 | 181 | 25 | Arizona | 16 | 13 |
75 | Rulon Jones | DE | 6-6 | 260 | 30 | Utah State | 16 | 0 |
66 | Jim Juriga | LOT | 6-6 | 271 | 24 | Illinois | 16 | 15 |
12 | Ken Karcher | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 25 | Notre Dame; Tulane | 1 | 0 |
3 | Rich Karlis | K | 6-0 | 180 | 29 | Cincinnati | 16 | 0 |
72 | Keith Kartz | ROG | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | California | 13 | 12 |
88 | Clarence Kay | TE | 6-2 | 237 | 27 | Georgia | 14 | 14 |
86 | Pat Kelly | TE | 6-6 | 252 | 23 | Syracuse | 16 | 0 |
97 | Bruce Klostermann | LB | 6-4 | 228 | 25 | Waldorf JC; Iowa; South Dakota State | 12 | 5 |
99 | Shawn Knight | DE | 6-6 | 288 | 24 | Brigham Young | 14 | 0 |
71 | Greg Kragen | NT | 6-3 | 265 | 26 | Utah State | 16 | 16 |
8 | Gary Kubiak | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 27 | Texas A&M | 16 | 1 |
76 | Ken Lanier | ROT | 6-3 | 273 | 29 | Florida State | 16 | 16 |
66 | Larry Lee | C-OG | 6-2 | 263 | 29 | UCLA | 4 | 0 |
59 | Tim Lucas | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 27 | California | 16 | 0 |
85 | Rick Massie | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | Kentucky | 4 | 0 |
77 | Karl Mecklenburg | RILB | 6-3 | 232 | 28 | Augustana (South Dakota); Minnesota | 9 | 9 |
89 | Orson Mobley | TE-RB | 6-5 | 257 | 25 | Florida State; Salem International | 16 | 9 |
51 | Marc Munford | LB | 6-2 | 231 | 23 | Nebraska | 7 | 0 |
84 | Ricky Nattiel | WR | 5-9 | 180 | 22 | Florida | 15 | 11 |
60 | Gerald Perry | OG-OT | 6-6 | 305 | 24 | Northwest Mississippi CC; Southern University | 16 | 6 |
38 | Bruce Plummer | CB | 6-1 | 203 | 24 | Mississippi State | 8 | 0 |
48 | Randy Robbins | S | 6-2 | 189 | 26 | Arizona | 16 | 5 |
57 | Mike Ruether | C | 6-4 | 279 | 26 | Texas | 14 | 0 |
50 | Jim Ryan | ROLB | 6-1 | 218 | 31 | William & Mary | 16 | 14 |
30 | Steve Sewell | RB-WR | 6-3 | 210 | 25 | Oklahoma | 16 | 3 |
49 | Dennis Smith | SS | 6-3 | 200 | 29 | Southern California | 11 | 11 |
70 | Dave Studdard | LOT | 6-4 | 260 | 33 | Texas | 11 | 4 |
32 | Calvin Thomas | RB | 5-11 | 245 | 28 | Illinois | 2 | 0 |
61 | Andre Townsend | RDE | 6-3 | 265 | 26 | Mississippi | 16 | 16 |
47 | Gerald Willhite | FB | 5-10 | 200 | 29 | American River JC; San Jose State | 11 | 1 |
45 | Steve Wilson | CB | 5-10 | 195 | 31 | Howard | 12 | 2 |
23 | Sammy Winder | FB | 5-11 | 203 | 29 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 12 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 26 | Ted Gregory | NT | Syracuse |
2 | 45 | Gerald Perry | T | Southern University |
3 | 79 | Kevin Guidry | DB | Louisiana State |
5 | 136 | Corris Ervin | DB | Central Florida |
7 | 174 | Pat Kelly | TE | Syracuse |
7 | 192 | Garry Frank | G | Mississippi State |
9 | 248 | Mel Farr | RB | UCLA |
10 | 268 | Channing Williams | RB | Arizona State |
11 | 304 | Richard Calvin | RB | Washington State |
12 | 332 | Johnny Carter | NT | Grambling State |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 43 | 127 | 64 | 90 | 3 |
Opponents Totals | 85 | 112 | 96 | 56 | 3 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 29:47 | 338 | 106 | 196 | 36 | 85/210 40.5% | 4/13 30.8% | 85 | 717 |
Opponents Totals | 30:13 | 316 | 140 | 161 | 15 | 81/214 37.9% | 9/18 50.0% | 116 | 966 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rich Karlis | 0 | 36 | 37 | 97.3 | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 0 | 105 |
Mark Jackson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Steve Sewell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
Tony Dorsett | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Vance Johnson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Sammy Winder | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Clarence Kay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
Orson Mobley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Gerald Willhite | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
John Elway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Team Totals | 37 | 36 | 37 | 97.3 | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 0 | 327 |
Opponents Totals | 41 | 41 | 41 | 100.0 | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 1 | 352 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rich Karlis | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 1/1 | 9/10 | 6/13 | 5/8 | 2/4 |
Team Totals | 23 | 36 | 63.9 | 1/1 | 9/10 | 6/13 | 5/8 | 2/4 |
Opponents Totals | 21 | 27 | 77.8 | 0/0 | 9/10 | 9/12 | 2/4 | 1/1 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tony Dorsett | 181 | 703 | 3.9 | 26 | 5 |
Sammy Winder | 149 | 543 | 3.6 | 35 | 4 |
John Elway | 54 | 234 | 4.3 | 26 | 1 |
Steve Sewell | 32 | 135 | 4.2 | 26 | 1 |
Gary Kubiak | 17 | 65 | 3.8 | 15 | 0 |
Ricky Nattiel | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 29 | 0 |
Gerald Willhite | 13 | 39 | 3.0 | 7 | 2 |
Ken Bell | 9 | 36 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
Mark Jackson | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Jason Johnson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Vance Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Calvin Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 464 | 1815 | 3.9 | 35 | 13 |
Opponents Totals | 552 | 2538 | 4.6 | 64t | 21 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Elway | 496 | 274 | 55.2 | 203 | 3309 | 6.7 | 12.1 | 86 | 17 | 3.4 | 19 | 3.8 | 30 | 237 | 3072 | 71.4 |
Ken Karcher | 12 | 6 | 50.0 | 6 | 128 | 10.7 | 21.3 | 74t | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 116.0 |
Gary Kubiak | 69 | 43 | 62.3 | 23 | 497 | 7.2 | 11.6 | 68t | 5 | 7.2 | 3 | 4.3 | 2 | 13 | 484 | 90.1 |
Tony Dorsett | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 97.9 |
Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Steve Sewell | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Team Totals | 581 | 324 | 55.8 | 235 | 3941 | 6.8 | 12.2 | 86 | 24 | 4.1 | 22 | 3.8 | 32 | 250 | 3691 | 74.8 |
Opponents Totals | 467 | 262 | 56.1 | 189 | 3168 | 6.8 | 12.1 | 55 | 18 | 3.9 | 16 | 3.4 | 36 | 235 | 2933 | 75.7 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vance Johnson | 68 | 896 | 13.2 | 86 | 5 |
Mark Jackson | 46 | 852 | 18.5 | 63 | 6 |
Ricky Nattiel | 46 | 574 | 12.5 | 74t | 1 |
Steve Sewell | 38 | 507 | 13.3 | 68t | 5 |
Clarence Kay | 34 | 352 | 10.4 | 27 | 4 |
Gerald Willhite | 32 | 238 | 7.4 | 15 | 0 |
Orson Mobley | 21 | 218 | 10.4 | 28 | 2 |
Sammy Winder | 17 | 103 | 6.1 | 14 | 1 |
Tony Dorsett | 16 | 122 | 7.6 | 16 | 0 |
Rick Massie | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 21 | 0 |
Sam Graddy | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
Jason Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Pat Kelly | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Team Totals | 324 | 3941 | 12.2 | 86 | 24 |
Opponents Totals | 262 | 3168 | 12.1 | 55 | 18 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Harden | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 34 | 0 |
Jeremiah Castille | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 33 | 0 |
Randy Robbins | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 39 | 0 |
Tyrone Braxton | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
Rick Dennison | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
Steve Wilson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Simon Fletcher | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Walt Bowyer | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
Mark Haynes | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 16 | 200 | 12.5 | 39 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 22 | 344 | 15.6 | 86t | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Horan | 65 | 2861 | 44.0 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 364 | 2457 | 37.8 |
John Elway | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 117 | 39.0 |
Team Totals | 68 | 2978 | 43.8 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 364 | 2574 | 37.9 |
Opponents Totals | 84 | 3643 | 43.4 | 68 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 451 | 3052 | 36.3 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ricky Nattiel | 23 | 0 | 223 | 9.7 | 24 | 0 |
Kevin Clark | 13 | 0 | 115 | 8.8 | 16 | 0 |
Gerald Willhite | 13 | 2 | 90 | 6.9 | 12 | 0 |
Mike Harden | 2 | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
Jason Johnson | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
Ken Bell | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
Vance Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team Totals | 53 | 5 | 451 | 8.5 | 24 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 33 | 4 | 364 | 11.0 | 66t | 1 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Bell | 36 | 0 | 762 | 21.2 | 38 | 0 |
Jason Johnson | 14 | 0 | 292 | 20.9 | 34 | 0 |
Ricky Nattiel | 6 | 0 | 124 | 20.7 | 25 | 0 |
Sammy Winder | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Mike Harden | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Team Totals | 58 | 0 | 1198 | 20.7 | 38 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 52 | 1035 | 19.9 | 40 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Simon Fletcher | 9.0 | |
Andre Townsend | 5.5 | |
Rulon Jones | 5.0 | |
Jim Ryan | 3.5 | |
Greg Kragen | 2.5 | |
Randy Robbins | 2.0 | |
Steve Wilson | 2.0 | |
Tyrone Braxton | 1.0 | |
Freddie Gilbert | 1.0 | |
Mark Haynes | 1.0 | |
Karl Mecklenburg | 1.0 | |
Dennis Smith | 1.0 | |
Rick Dennison | 0.5 | |
Walt Bowyer | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 36.0 | 235.0 |
Opponents Totals | 32.0 | 250.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Bell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Keith Bishop | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | |
Tyrone Braxton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Bryan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Bryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Dennison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Dorsett | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
John Elway | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 0 | |
Simon Fletcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Harden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Mark Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jason Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Clarence Kay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pat Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Greg Kragen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Kubiak | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 0 | |
Orson Mobley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Ricky Nattiel | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Randy Robbins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve Sewell | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
Dennis Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Andre Townsend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gerald Willhite | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sammy Winder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 34 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 34 | -19 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 23 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 0 |
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