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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2001 Denver BroncosW2001 Denver Broncos↗

NFL · AFC West · 8–8 (.500) · 3rd in division · PF 340 · PA 339 · Coach Mike Shanahan

◀ 2000 2002 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 2827Brian Griese
2. 308Gus Frerotte
3. 73Jarious Jackson

Rushing (yds)

1. 701Terrell Davis
2. 678Mike Anderson
3. 228Olandis Gary

Receiving (yds)

1. 1343Rod Smith
2. 566Desmond Clark
3. 299Dwayne Carswell

Sacks

1. 7Trevor Pryce
2. 7Bill Romanowski
3. 4Keith Washington

Interceptions

1. 9Deltha O'Neal
2. 3Jimmy Spencer
3. 3Denard Walker

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1038	961
EPA per play	-0.05	-0.05
Pass EPA per play	-0.03	+0.02
Rush EPA per play	-0.07	-0.15
Success rate	42.0%	41.6%
Pass rate	53.6%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.05, success rate 40.2%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2001-09-10	1	vs New York Giants	W 31–20	1–0	Invesco Field at Mile High
2001-09-23	2	@ Arizona Cardinals	W 38–17	2–0	Sun Devil Stadium
2001-09-30	3	vs Baltimore Ravens	L 13–20	2–1	Invesco Field at Mile High
2001-10-07	4	vs Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–6	3–1	Invesco Field at Mile High
2001-10-14	5	@ Seattle Seahawks	L 21–34	3–2	Husky Stadium
2001-10-21	6	@ San Diego Chargers	L 10–27	3–3	Qualcomm Stadium
2001-10-28	7	vs New England Patriots	W 31–20	4–3	Invesco Field at Mile High
2001-11-05	8	@ Oakland Raiders	L 28–38	4–4	Network Associates Coliseum
2001-11-11	9	vs San Diego Chargers	W 26–16	5–4	Invesco Field at Mile High
2001-11-18	10	vs Washington Redskins	L 10–17	5–5	Invesco Field at Mile High
2001-11-22	11	@ Dallas Cowboys	W 26–24	6–5	Texas Stadium
2001-12-02	12	@ Miami Dolphins	L 10–21	6–6	Pro Player Stadium
2001-12-09	13	vs Seattle Seahawks	W 20–7	7–6	Invesco Field at Mile High
2001-12-16	14	@ Kansas City Chiefs	L 23–26 OT	7–7	Arrowhead Stadium
2001-12-30	16	vs Oakland Raiders	W 23–17	8–7	Invesco Field at Mile High
2002-01-06	17	@ Indianapolis Colts	L 10–29	8–8	RCA Dome

Roster (65)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
8	Todd Husak	QB	6-3	216	Stanford		ACT
11	Steve Beuerlein	QB	6-3	220	Notre Dame		RES
12	Gus Frerotte	QB	6-3	233	Tulsa		RES
14	Brian Griese	QB	6-3	214	Michigan		ACT
17	Jarious Jackson	QB	6-0	228	Notre Dame		ACT
21	KaRon Coleman	RB	5-7	198	Stephen F. Austin State		ACT
22	Olandis Gary	RB	5-11	218	Georgia; Marshall		RES
29	Howard Griffith	RB	6-0	240	Illinois		RES
30	Terrell Davis	RB	5-11	210	Georgia; California State - Long Beach		ACT
37	Tony Carter	RB	6-0	235	Minnesota		ACT
38	Mike Anderson	RB	6-0	230	Utah; Mount San Jacinto College		ACT
42	Detron Smith	RB	5-10	229	Texas A&M		ACT
86	Patrick Hape	RB	6-4	262	Alabama		ACT
80	Rod Smith	WR	6-0	200	Missouri Southern		ACT
81	Keith Poole	WR	6-0	193	Arizona State		CUT
82	Kevin Kasper	WR	6-1	202	Iowa		ACT
83	Travis McGriff	WR	5-8	185	Florida		CUT
83	Scottie Montgomery	WR	6-1	195	Duke		ACT
84	Chris Cole	WR	6-0	195	Texas A&M		ACT
85	Eddie Kennison	WR	6-1	201	LSU		TRT
85	Phil McGeoghan	WR	6-2	224	Maine; Boston University		ACT
87	Ed McCaffrey	WR	6-5	215	Stanford		RES
49	Matt Dominguez	TE	6-2	219	Sam Houston State		ACT
88	Desmond Clark	TE	6-3	249	Wake Forest		ACT
89	Dwayne Carswell	TE	6-3	290	Liberty		ACT
20	Delvin Hughley	DB	5-10	202	Jacksonville State		ACT
23	Willie Middlebrooks	DB	6-1	200	Minnesota		ACT
24	Deltha O'Neal	DB	5-11	194	California		ACT
25	Eric Davis	DB	5-11	185	Jacksonville State		ACT
26	Eric Brown	DB	6-1	213	Mississippi State; Blinn College		ACT
27	Denard Walker	DB	6-1	190	LSU		ACT
28	Kenoy Kennedy	DB	6-1	215	Arkansas		ACT
32	Billy Jenkins	DB	5-10	211	Howard		TRC
33	Jimmy Spencer	DB	5-9	188	Florida		ACT
47	Darius Clark	DB	5-10	204	Duke		RES
48	George Coghill	DB	6-0	210	Wake Forest		ACT
68	Paul Toviessi	DL	6-6	260	Marshall		RES
90	Jerry Johnson	DL	6-0	290	Florida State		ACT
91	Chester McGlockton	DL	6-3	334	Clemson		ACT
92	Bertrand Berry	DL	6-3	254	Notre Dame		ACT
93	Trevor Pryce	DL	6-5	290	Clemson; Michigan		ACT
94	Leon Lett	DL	6-6	290	Emporia State University; Hinds CC		ACT
95	Kavika Pittman	DL	6-6	273	McNeese State		RES
97	Keith Washington	DL	6-4	285	UNLV		ACT
98	Reggie Hayward	DL	6-5	275	Iowa State		ACT
99	Montae Reagor	DL	6-3	285	Texas Tech		ACT
51	John Mobley	LB	6-1	236	Kutztown		ACT
52	Ian Gold	LB	6-0	223	Michigan		ACT
53	Bill Romanowski	LB	6-4	245	Boston College		ACT
54	Lee Woodall	LB	6-1	230	West Chester State University		ACT
55	Keith Burns	LB	6-2	235	Oklahoma State; Navarro		ACT
56	Al Wilson	LB	6-0	240	Tennessee		ACT
50	Ben Hamilton	OL	6-5	290	Minnesota		ACT
62	Dan Neil	OL	6-2	285	Texas		ACT
63	David Diaz-Infante	OL	6-3	295	San Jose State		ACT
64	Lennie Friedman	OL	6-3	290	Duke		ACT
65	Cooper Carlisle	OL	6-5	310	Florida		ACT
66	Tom Nalen	OL	6-3	286	Boston College		ACT
69	Mookie Moore	OL	6-2	318	Troy; Alabama		ACT
70	Trey Teague	OL	6-5	300	Tennessee		ACT
72	Brandon Winey	OL	6-6	311	LSU		ACT
78	Matt Lepsis	OL	6-4	290	Colorado		ACT
79	Steve Herndon	OL	6-4	292	Georgia		ACT
1	Jason Elam	SPEC	5-11	194	Hawaii		ACT
16	Tom Rouen	SPEC	6-3	225	Colorado; Colorado State		ACT

Depth chart, week 21

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Tom Nalen	Tom Nalen	Ben Hamilton
FB	Tony Carter	Tony Carter	Detron Smith
LG	Lennie Friedman	Lennie Friedman	Steve Herndon
LT	Trey Teague	Trey Teague	Cooper Carlisle
QB	Brian Griese	Brian Griese	Jarious Jackson
RB	Terrell Davis	Terrell Davis	Mike Anderson
RG	Dan Neil	Dan Neil	David Diaz-Infante
RT	Matt Lepsis	Matt Lepsis	Cooper Carlisle
TE	Dwayne Carswell	Dwayne Carswell	Desmond Clark
WR	Rod Smith	Rod Smith	Kevin Kasper

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Eric Brown	Eric Brown	George Coghill
LCB	Deltha O'Neal	Deltha O'Neal	Eric Davis
LDE	Keith Washington	Keith Washington	Bertrand Berry
LDT	Chester McGlockton	Chester McGlockton	Jerry Johnson
MLB	Al Wilson	Al Wilson	Keith Burns
RCB	Denard Walker	Denard Walker	Jimmy Spencer
RDE	Reggie Hayward	Reggie Hayward	Leon Lett
RDT	Trevor Pryce	Trevor Pryce	Montae Reagor
SLB	Bill Romanowski	Bill Romanowski	Ian Gold
SS	Kenoy Kennedy	Kenoy Kennedy	Delvin Hughley
WLB	John Mobley	John Mobley	Lee Woodall

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Tom Rouen	Tom Rouen	Gus Frerotte
K	Jason Elam	Jason Elam
KR	Chris Cole	Chris Cole	Kevin Kasper
LS	David Diaz-Infante	David Diaz-Infante	Trey Teague
P	Tom Rouen	Tom Rouen
PR	Deltha O'Neal	Deltha O'Neal	Kevin Kasper

Biggest contracts on the books in 2001

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Terrell Davis	RB	1998	6	$46.8M	$7.8M	$11.0M	14.9%
Trevor Pryce	IDL	2001	8	$59.9M	$7.5M	$10.6M	11.1%
Ed McCaffrey	WR	1999	7	$24.5M	$3.5M	$4.5M	6.1%
Rod Smith	WR	1998	6	$19.2M	$3.2M	$2.4M	6.1%
Trevor Pryce	IDL	1997	5	$4.9M	$981,500	$1.3M	2.4%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.