1989 Denver Broncos (NFL) |
| 1st place American Football Conference Western Division 11-5-0 .688 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Dan Reeves |
| Marvin Bass | Special Assistant |
| Mo Forte | Running Backs |
| Chan Gailey | Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers |
| George Henshaw | Offensive Line |
| Earl Leggett | Defensive Line |
| Pete Mangurian | Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line |
| Al Miller | Strength and Conditioning |
| Mike Nolan | Linebackers |
| Wade Phillips | Defensive Coordinator |
| Harold Richardson | Special Teams |
| Charlie Waters | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/12/1989 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 17-13 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 70049 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1989 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 17-35 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58641 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1989 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 24-21 | W | OT | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74076 |
| Sat | 9/2/1989 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 34-38 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 55128 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1989 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 34-20 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74284 | |
| Mon | 9/18/1989 | A | Buffalo Bills | 28-14 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 78176 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1989 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 31-21 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75754 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1989 | A | Cleveland Browns | 13-16 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 78637 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1989 | H | San Diego Chargers | 16-10 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75222 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1989 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 14-3 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74680 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1989 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 24-21 | W | OT | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 62353 |
| Sun | 10/29/1989 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-28 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75065 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1989 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 34-7 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74739 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1989 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 16-13 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 76245 | |
| Mon | 11/20/1989 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-10 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52975 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1989 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 41-14 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75117 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1989 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 13-16 | L | OT | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 87560 |
| Sun | 12/10/1989 | H | New York Giants | 7-14 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 63283 | |
| Sat | 12/16/1989 | A | Phoenix Cardinals | 37-0 | W | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 56071 | |
| Sun | 12/24/1989 | A | San Diego Chargers | 16-19 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 50524 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/7/1990 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-23 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 75868 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/14/1990 | H | Cleveland Browns | 37-21 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 76005 | |
| Super Bowl XXIV | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/28/1990 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 10-55 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 72919 | |
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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 40 | Jeff Alexander | FB | 6-0 | 232 | 24 | Tulane; Southern University | 14 | 6 |
| 27 | Steve Atwater | FS | 6-3 | 218 | 23 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Ken Bell | RB | 5-10 | 190 | 25 | Boston College | 15 | 0 |
| 54 | Keith Bishop | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 32 | Nebraska; Baylor | 14 | 7 |
| 32 | Mel Bratton | FB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 3 |
| 34 | Tyrone Braxton | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 25 | North Dakota State | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Mike Brooks | ROLB | 6-1 | 235 | 25 | Louisiana State | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Alphonso Carreker | LDE | 6-6 | 271 | 27 | Florida State | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Darren Carrington | CB | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | Pittsburgh; Northern Arizona | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Kip Corrington | S | 6-0 | 175 | 24 | Texas A&M | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Scott Curtis | LB | 6-1 | 230 | 25 | New Hampshire | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Rick Dennison | RILB | 6-3 | 220 | 31 | Colorado State | 15 | 11 |
| 7 | John Elway | QB | 6-3 | 214 | 29 | Stanford | 15 | 15 |
| 73 | Simon Fletcher | ROLB | 6-6 | 240 | 27 | Houston | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Mark Haynes | CB | 5-11 | 193 | 31 | Colorado | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Wymon Henderson | RCB | 5-10 | 187 | 28 | Allan Hancock JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 16 | 15 |
| 68 | Brad Henke | DE | 6-3 | 275 | 23 | Iowa State; Palomar JC; Arizona | 2 | 0 |
| 90 | Ron Holmes | RDE | 6-4 | 262 | 26 | Washington | 15 | 8 |
| 2 | Mike Horan | P | 5-11 | 191 | 30 | Fullerton JC; Long Beach State | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Bobby Humphrey | RB | 6-1 | 201 | 23 | Alabama | 16 | 12 |
| 80 | Mark Jackson | WR | 5-10 | 178 | 26 | Purdue | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Vance Johnson | WR | 5-11 | 181 | 26 | Arizona | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Jim Juriga | ROG | 6-6 | 271 | 25 | Illinois | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Keith Kartz | C | 6-4 | 270 | 26 | California | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Clarence Kay | TE | 6-2 | 237 | 28 | Georgia | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Pat Kelly | TE | 6-6 | 252 | 24 | Syracuse | 16 | 1 |
| 97 | Bruce Klostermann | LB | 6-4 | 228 | 26 | Waldorf JC; Iowa; South Dakota State | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Greg Kragen | NT | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Utah State | 14 | 14 |
| 8 | Gary Kubiak | QB | 6-0 | 192 | 28 | Texas A&M | 16 | 1 |
| 76 | Ken Lanier | ROT | 6-3 | 273 | 30 | Florida State | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Tim Lucas | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 28 | California | 16 | 0 |
| 96 | Rich McCullough | DE | 6-5 | 270 | 24 | Clemson | 10 | 0 |
| 77 | Karl Mecklenburg | LILB | 6-3 | 232 | 29 | Augustana (South Dakota); Minnesota | 15 | 15 |
| 89 | Orson Mobley | TE | 6-5 | 257 | 26 | Florida State; Salem International | 12 | 5 |
| 51 | Marc Munford | LILB | 6-2 | 231 | 24 | Nebraska | 16 | 6 |
| 84 | Ricky Nattiel | WR | 5-9 | 180 | 23 | Florida | 8 | 0 |
| 60 | Gerald Perry | LOT | 6-6 | 305 | 25 | Northwest Mississippi CC; Southern University | 16 | 15 |
| 91 | Warren Powers | DE | 6-6 | 287 | 24 | Maryland | 15 | 1 |
| 48 | Randy Robbins | S | 6-2 | 189 | 27 | Arizona | 16 | 2 |
| 57 | Mike Ruether | C | 6-4 | 279 | 27 | Texas | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Steve Sewell | RB | 6-3 | 210 | 26 | Oklahoma | 16 | 3 |
| 45 | Richard Shelton | CB | 5-10 | 202 | 23 | Liberty | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Dennis Smith | SS | 6-3 | 200 | 30 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Monte Smith | OG | 6-5 | 270 | 22 | North Dakota | 14 | 0 |
| 96 | Andre Townsend | RDE | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Mississippi | 13 | 10 |
| 9 | David Treadwell | K | 6-1 | 187 | 24 | Clemson | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Doug Widell | LOG | 6-4 | 290 | 23 | Boston College | 16 | 10 |
| 23 | Sammy Winder | RB | 5-11 | 203 | 30 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 2 |
| 85 | Chris Woods | WR | 5-10 | 195 | 27 | Auburn | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Mike Young | WR | 6-1 | 184 | 27 | UCLA | 16 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 20 | Steve Atwater | DB | Arkansas |
| 2 | 41 | Doug Widell | G | Boston College |
| 2 | 47 | Warren Powers | DE | Maryland |
| 3 | 69 | Darrell Hamilton | T | North Carolina |
| 4 | 97 | Rich McCullough | DE | Clemson |
| 5 | 134 | Darren Carrington | DB | Northern Arizona |
| 6 | 152 | Anthony Stafford | WR | Oklahoma |
| 7 | 180 | Mel Bratton | RB | Miami (Florida) |
| 8 | 208 | Paul Green | TE | Southern California |
| 9 | 236 | Monte Smith | G | North Dakota |
| 9 | 241 | Wayne Williams | RB | Florida |
| 10 | 264 | Anthony Butts | DT | Mississippi State |
| 11 | 292 | Richard Shelton | DB | Liberty |
| 12 | 320 | John Javis | WR | Howard |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 84 | 114 | 57 | 104 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 53 | 50 | 76 | 3 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 32:17 | 308 | 125 | 163 | 20 | 111/240 46.3% | 2/9 22.2% | 83 | 594 |
| Opponents Totals | 27:43 | 246 | 90 | 142 | 14 | 73/216 33.8% | 12/24 50.0% | 102 | 823 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Treadwell | 0 | 39 | 40 | 97.5 | 27 | 33 | 81.8 | 0 | 120 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Vance Johnson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Mel Bratton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| John Elway | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Steve Sewell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jeff Alexander | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mark Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Clarence Kay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Young | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Tyrone Braxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Greg Kragen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Karl Mecklenburg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ricky Nattiel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Randy Robbins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 40 | 39 | 40 | 97.5 | 27 | 33 | 81.8 | 1 | 362 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 25 | 25 | 100.0 | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0 | 226 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Treadwell | 27 | 33 | 81.8 | 0 | 46 | 3/3 | 13/14 | 8/8 | 3/7 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 33 | 81.8 | 0 | 46 | 3/3 | 13/14 | 8/8 | 3/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 27 | 63.0 | 0/0 | 3/3 | 5/6 | 7/14 | 2/4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Humphrey | 294 | 1151 | 3.9 | 40 | 7 |
| Sammy Winder | 110 | 351 | 3.2 | 16 | 2 |
| John Elway | 48 | 244 | 5.1 | 31 | 3 |
| Jeff Alexander | 45 | 146 | 3.2 | 11 | 2 |
| Mel Bratton | 30 | 108 | 3.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Steve Sewell | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Kubiak | 15 | 35 | 2.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Mark Jackson | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 554 | 2092 | 3.8 | 40 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 426 | 1580 | 3.7 | 24 | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Elway | 416 | 223 | 53.6 | 175 | 3051 | 7.3 | 13.7 | 69 | 18 | 4.3 | 18 | 4.3 | 35 | 298 | 2753 | 73.7 |
| Gary Kubiak | 55 | 32 | 58.2 | 21 | 284 | 5.2 | 8.9 | 22 | 2 | 3.6 | 2 | 3.6 | 8 | 53 | 231 | 69.1 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 17 | 8.5 | 17.0 | 17t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 118.8 |
| Vance Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 474 | 256 | 54.0 | 198 | 3352 | 7.1 | 13.1 | 69 | 21 | 4.4 | 20 | 4.2 | 43 | 351 | 3001 | 73.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 504 | 268 | 53.2 | 215 | 3201 | 6.4 | 11.9 | 75t | 13 | 2.6 | 21 | 4.2 | 47 | 374 | 2827 | 64.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vance Johnson | 76 | 1095 | 14.4 | 69 | 7 |
| Mark Jackson | 28 | 446 | 15.9 | 49 | 2 |
| Steve Sewell | 25 | 416 | 16.6 | 56 | 3 |
| Mike Young | 22 | 402 | 18.3 | 47 | 2 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 22 | 156 | 7.1 | 13 | 1 |
| Clarence Kay | 21 | 197 | 9.4 | 20t | 2 |
| Orson Mobley | 17 | 200 | 11.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 14 | 91 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 10 | 183 | 18.3 | 43 | 1 |
| Mel Bratton | 10 | 69 | 6.9 | 17t | 3 |
| Jeff Alexander | 8 | 84 | 10.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Pat Kelly | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 256 | 3352 | 13.1 | 69 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 268 | 3201 | 11.9 | 75t | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Braxton | 6 | 103 | 17.2 | 34t | 1 |
| Wymon Henderson | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 25 | 0 |
| Steve Atwater | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 30 | 0 |
| Dennis Smith | 2 | 78 | 39.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Randy Robbins | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18t | 1 |
| Marc Munford | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Kip Corrington | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Darren Carrington | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rick Dennison | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 318 | 15.1 | 50 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 194 | 9.7 | 32t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Horan | 77 | 3111 | 40.4 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 370 | 2641 | 34.3 |
| Gary Kubiak | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 21.5 |
| John Elway | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 |
| Team Totals | 80 | 3188 | 39.9 | 63 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 370 | 2698 | 33.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 84 | 3440 | 41.0 | 64 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 344 | 2936 | 35.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Bell | 21 | 3 | 143 | 6.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Vance Johnson | 12 | 6 | 118 | 9.8 | 34 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 9 | 0 | 77 | 8.6 | 38 | 0 |
| Chris Woods | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Darren Carrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 45 | 9 | 344 | 7.6 | 38 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 18 | 370 | 13.2 | 52 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Bell | 30 | 0 | 602 | 20.1 | 33 | 0 |
| Darren Carrington | 6 | 0 | 152 | 25.3 | 68 | 0 |
| Bobby Humphrey | 4 | 0 | 86 | 21.5 | 29 | 0 |
| Mel Bratton | 2 | 0 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Chris Woods | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 43 | 0 | 876 | 20.4 | 68 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 72 | 1256 | 17.4 | 36 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Fletcher | 12.0 | |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 7.5 | |
| Alphonso Carreker | 5.5 | |
| Greg Kragen | 2.0 | |
| Tim Lucas | 2.0 | |
| Andre Townsend | 2.0 | |
| Mike Brooks | 1.0 | |
| Rick Dennison | 1.0 | |
| Marc Munford | 1.0 | |
| Warren Powers | 3.0 | |
| Ron Holmes | 9.0 | |
| Team Totals | 47.0 | 374.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 43.0 | 351.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Atwater | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| Ken Bell | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tyrone Braxton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 0 |
| Mike Brooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Carrington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Dennison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Elway | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |
| Simon Fletcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wymon Henderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Humphrey | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | |
| Clarence Kay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Kragen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 1 |
| Gary Kubiak | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
| Marc Munford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Nattiel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerald Perry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Robbins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Townsend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 92 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 1 |
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