1983 Denver Broncos (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| AFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/24/1983 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 7-31 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 60752 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Jerry Baker | 74 | OT | 6-2 | 297 | 23 | Coffeyville CC; Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Bishop | 54 | LOG | 6-3 | 265 | 26 | Nebraska; Baylor | 1 | 1 |
| Walt Bowyer | 65 | DE | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Bryan | 64 | C | 6-2 | 255 | 28 | Duke | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Busick | 58 | LB | 6-4 | 227 | 25 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Rubin Carter | 68 | LDT | 6-0 | 254 | 31 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| Barney Chavous | 79 | LDE | 6-3 | 254 | 32 | South Carolina State | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Comeaux | 59 | LB | 6-1 | 227 | 23 | San Diego Mesa JC; Arizona State | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Cooper | 63 | OG | 6-5 | 273 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 17 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 29 | Fullerton JC; San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| Rick Dennison | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 25 | Colorado State | 1 | 0 |
| Myron Dupree | 21 | S | 5-11 | 180 | 22 | North Carolina Central | 1 | 0 |
| Ron Egloff | 85 | TE | 6-5 | 227 | 28 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 |
| John Elway | 7 | QB | 6-3 | 214 | 23 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Foley | 43 | FS | 6-2 | 190 | 30 | Tulane | 1 | 1 |
| Tom Glassic | 62 | OG | 6-3 | 254 | 29 | Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Gradishar | 53 | MLB | 6-3 | 233 | 31 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Harden | 31 | RCB | 6-1 | 192 | 24 | Michigan | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Howard | 60 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 33 | Brigham Young | 1 | 1 |
| Roger Jackson | 28 | CB-S | 6-0 | 186 | 24 | Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Jackson | 57 | RLB | 5-11 | 220 | 32 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| Rulon Jones | 75 | RDE | 6-6 | 260 | 25 | Utah State | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Karlis | 3 | K | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Lanier | 76 | ROT | 6-3 | 273 | 24 | Florida State | 1 | 1 |
| Don Latimer | 72 | RDT | 6-3 | 259 | 28 | Miami (Florida) | 1 | 1 |
| Brison Manor | 66 | DE | 6-4 | 248 | 31 | Pratt CC; Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| Karl Mecklenburg | 93 | DE | 6-3 | 232 | 23 | Augustana (South Dakota); Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Wilbur Myers | 29 | CB | 5-11 | 195 | 22 | Delta State | 1 | 0 |
| Jesse Myles | 39 | RB | 5-10 | 210 | 23 | Louisiana State | 1 | 0 |
| Riley Odoms | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 33 | Houston | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole | 34 | FB | 5-9 | 210 | 27 | Louisville | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Preston | 46 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 28 | Bowling Green State | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Prestridge | 11 | P | 6-4 | 235 | 27 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Ryan | 50 | LLB | 6-1 | 218 | 26 | William & Mary | 1 | 1 |
| Clint Sampson | 84 | WR | 5-11 | 183 | 22 | Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State | 1 | 1 |
| John Sawyer | 83 | TE | 6-2 | 230 | 30 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0 |
| Dennis Smith | 49 | SS | 6-3 | 200 | 24 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Stachowski | 78 | NT | 6-4 | 245 | 22 | California | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Studdard | 70 | LOT | 6-4 | 260 | 28 | Texas | 1 | 1 |
| Zach Thomas | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | South Carolina State | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Trimble | 37 | S | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Uecker | 67 | OT | 6-5 | 272 | 23 | Auburn | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 81 | WR | 6-4 | 195 | 26 | Temple | 1 | 1 |
| Gerald Willhite | 47 | RB | 5-10 | 200 | 24 | American River JC; San Jose State | 1 | 0 |
| Steve Wilson | 45 | CB | 5-10 | 195 | 26 | Howard | 1 | 0 |
| Sammy Winder | 23 | RB | 5-11 | 203 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Ken Woodard | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 219 | 23 | Tuskegee | 1 | 0 |
| Louis Wright | 20 | LCB | 6-3 | 200 | 30 | Arizona State; Bakersfield CC; San Jose State | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30:57 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 9/17 52.9% | 1/2 50.0% | 5 | 35 |
| Opponents Totals | 29:03 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 5/10 50.0% | 1/1 100.0% | 3 | 34 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Myles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rich Karlis | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 31 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Winder | 16 | 59 | 3.7 | 35 | 0 |
| Nathan Poole | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 7 | 0 |
| John Elway | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Gerald Willhite | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Clint Sampson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 125 | 3.8 | 35 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 145 | 3.8 | 15 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve DeBerg | 19 | 14 | 73.7 | 4 | 131 | 6.9 | 9.4 | 22 | 1 | 5.3 | 1 | 5.3 | 2 | 19 | 112 | 87.8 |
| John Elway | 15 | 10 | 66.7 | 4 | 123 | 8.2 | 12.3 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 64.0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 24 | 70.6 | 8 | 254 | 7.5 | 10.6 | 31 | 1 | 2.9 | 2 | 5.9 | 2 | 19 | 235 | 77.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 12 | 92.3 | 1 | 200 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 41 | 3 | 23.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 21 | 179 | 158.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Myles | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Steve Watson | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Nathan Poole | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Clint Sampson | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Sammy Winder | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| Ron Egloff | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 24 | 254 | 10.6 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 200 | 16.7 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 45 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Prestridge | 4 | 191 | 47.8 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 133 | 33.3 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 191 | 47.8 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 133 | 33.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 125 | 41.7 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 115 | 38.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 | 19 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Thomas | 4 | 81 | 20.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Steve Wilson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 118 | 19.7 | 22 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 31 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Woodard | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| Brison Manor | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 21.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Willhite | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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