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

2008 Denver BroncosW2008 Denver Broncos↗

NFL · AFC West · 8–8 (.500) · 2nd in division · PF 370 · PA 448 · Coach Mike Shanahan

◀ 2007 2009 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

4525Jay Cutler
19Patrick Ramsey

Rushing (yds)

Receiving (yds)

Sacks

Interceptions

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1002	975
EPA per play	+0.11	+0.14
Pass EPA per play	+0.17	+0.22
Rush EPA per play	+0.02	+0.05
Success rate	49.5%	45.7%
Pass rate	62.8%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.01, success rate 42.7%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium
2008-09-08	1	@ Oakland Raiders	W 41–14	1–0	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
2008-09-14	2	vs San Diego Chargers	W 39–38	2–0	Invesco Field at Mile High
2008-09-21	3	vs New Orleans Saints	W 34–32	3–0	Invesco Field at Mile High
2008-09-28	4	@ Kansas City Chiefs	L 19–33	3–1	Arrowhead Stadium
2008-10-05	5	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 16–13	4–1	Invesco Field at Mile High
2008-10-12	6	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	L 17–24	4–2	Invesco Field at Mile High
2008-10-20	7	@ New England Patriots	L 7–41	4–3	Gillette Stadium
2008-11-02	9	vs Miami Dolphins	L 17–26	4–4	Invesco Field at Mile High
2008-11-06	10	@ Cleveland Browns	W 34–30	5–4	Cleveland Browns Stadium
2008-11-16	11	@ Atlanta Falcons	W 24–20	6–4	Georgia Dome
2008-11-23	12	vs Oakland Raiders	L 10–31	6–5	Invesco Field at Mile High
2008-11-30	13	@ New York Jets	W 34–17	7–5	Giants Stadium
2008-12-07	14	vs Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–17	8–5	Invesco Field at Mile High
2008-12-14	15	@ Carolina Panthers	L 10–30	8–6	Bank of America Stadium
2008-12-21	16	vs Buffalo Bills	L 23–30	8–7	Invesco Field at Mile High
2008-12-28	17	@ San Diego Chargers	L 21–52	8–8	Qualcomm Stadium

Roster (72)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
4	Darrell Hackney	QB	6-0	248	UAB	2	ACT
6	Jay Cutler	QB	6-3	231	Vanderbilt	2	ACT
11	Patrick Ramsey	QB	6-2	225	Tulane	6	RES
22	Peyton Hillis	FB	6-2	250	Arkansas	0	RES
28	Michael Pittman	FB	6-0	225	Fresno State	10	RES
38	Andrew Pinnock	FB	5-10	250	South Carolina	5	ACT
46	Spencer Larsen	FB	6-2	245	Arizona	0	ACT
21	Tatum Bell	RB	5-11	213	Oklahoma State	4	ACT
23	Andre Hall	RB	5-10	212	University of South Florida; Garden City CC; Georgia Military	2	RES
30	Cory Boyd	RB	6-1	213	South Carolina	0	ACT
31	P.J. Pope	RB	5-9	205	Bowling Green	2	RES
35	Selvin Young	RB	5-11	215	Texas	1	RES
37	Alex Haynes	RB	5-10	223	UCF	3	ACT
42	Ryan Torain	RB	6-1	218	Arizona State; Butler County JC	0	RES
10	Cliff Russell	WR	5-11	190	Utah	6	RES
14	Brandon Stokley	WR	6-0	194	Louisiana-Lafayette	9	ACT
15	Brandon Marshall	WR	6-5	232	UCF	2	ACT
16	Chad Jackson	WR	6-1	215	Florida	2	ACT
17	Glenn Martinez	WR	6-1	185	Saginaw Valley State	4	CUT
19	Eddie Royal	WR	5-10	190	Virginia Tech	0	ACT
82	Darrell Jackson	WR	5-11	210	Florida	8	ACT
85	Keary Colbert	WR	6-1	205	USC	4	ACT
81	Nate Jackson	TE	6-3	235	Menlo College; Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo)	6	RES
85	Chad Mustard	TE	6-6	277	North Dakota	6	ACT
87	Jeb Putzier	TE	6-4	251	Boise State	6	ACT
88	Tony Scheffler	TE	6-5	255	Western Michigan	2	ACT
89	Daniel Graham	TE	6-3	257	Colorado	6	ACT
62	Casey Wiegmann	C	6-2	285	Iowa	12	ACT
66	Tom Nalen	C	6-3	286	Boston College	14	RES
24	Champ Bailey	CB	6-0	192	Georgia	9	ACT
26	Jack Williams	CB	5-9	183	Kent State	0	ACT
32	Dre' Bly	CB	5-10	188	North Carolina	9	ACT
41	Karl Paymah	CB	6-0	195	Washington State	3	ACT
34	Josh Bell	DB	5-11	177	Baylor	0	ACT
36	Josh Barrett	DB	6-2	225	Arizona State	0	ACT
43	Roderick Rogers	DB	6-2	187	Wisconsin	1	DEV
60	John Engelberger	DE	6-4	260	Virginia Tech	8	ACT
91	Ebenezer Ekuban	DE	6-4	275	North Carolina	9	ACT
92	Elvis Dumervil	DE	5-11	250	Louisville	2	ACT
93	Nic Clemons	DE	6-6	300	Georgia; Georgia Military	5	ACT
94	Jarvis Moss	DE	6-7	260	Florida	1	ACT
96	Tim Crowder	DE	6-4	260	Texas	1	ACT
63	Dewayne Robertson	DT	6-1	308	Kentucky	5	ACT
79	Marcus Thomas	DT	6-3	316	Florida	1	ACT
90	Kenny Peterson	DT	6-3	300	Ohio State	5	ACT
95	Josh Shaw	DT	6-3	305	Michigan State	6	RES
20	Marlon McCree	FS	5-11	204	Kentucky	7	ACT
37	Calvin Lowry	FS	5-11	200	Penn State	2	ACT
43	Herana-Daze Jones	FS	5-11	205	Indiana	3	ACT
50	Ben Hamilton	G	6-5	290	Minnesota	7	ACT
67	Kory Lichtensteiger	G	6-2	295	Bowling Green	0	ACT
72	Pat Murray	G	6-3	316	Truman State University	1	ACT
73	Chris Kuper	G	6-4	303	North Dakota	2	ACT
77	Dylan Gandy	G	6-3	295	Texas Tech	3	CUT
5	Matt Prater	K	5-10	201	UCF	2	ACT
83	Mike Leach	LS	6-2	235	William & Mary; Boston University	8	ACT
53	Niko Koutouvides	MLB	6-2	245	Purdue	4	ACT
58	Nate Webster	MLB	6-0	232	Miami	8	ACT
51	Jamie Winborn	OLB	5-11	230	Vanderbilt	7	ACT
52	Louis Green	OLB	6-3	237	Alcorn State	6	ACT
55	D.J. Williams	OLB	6-1	242	Miami	4	ACT
57	Mario Haggan	OLB	6-3	274	Mississippi State	5	ACT
59	Wesley Woodyard	OLB	6-0	233	Kentucky	0	ACT
97	Boss Bailey	OLB	6-3	232	Georgia	5	RES
1	Brett Kern	P	6-2	214	Toledo	0	ACT
21	Hamza Abdullah	SS	6-2	216	Washington State	3	ACT
33	Marquand Manuel	SS	6-0	213	Florida	6	ACT
39	Vernon Fox	SS	5-10	203	Fresno State	6	ACT
64	Erik Pears	T	6-8	316	Colorado State	3	RSN
74	Ryan Harris	T	6-5	302	Notre Dame	1	ACT
76	Tyler Polumbus	T	6-8	308	Colorado	0	ACT
78	Ryan Clady	T	6-6	315	Boise State	0	ACT

Depth chart, week 18

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	Casey Wiegmann	Kory Lichtensteiger
FB	Spencer Larsen	Cory Boyd
LG	Ben Hamilton	Kory Lichtensteiger	Pat Murray
LT	Ryan Clady	Tyler Polumbus
QB	Jay Cutler	Darrell Hackney
RB	Tatum Bell
RG	Chris Kuper	Kory Lichtensteiger
RT	Ryan Harris	Tyler Polumbus
TE	Daniel Graham	Tony Scheffler	Chad Mustard
WR	Brandon Marshall	Eddie Royal	Darrell Jackson

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
FS	Josh Barrett	Vernon Fox	Herana-Daze Jones
LCB	Champ Bailey	Josh Bell	Jack Williams
LE	Ebenezer Ekuban	John Engelberger	Tim Crowder
LT	Dewayne Robertson	Kenny Peterson
MLB	Nate Webster	Mario Haggan	Spencer Larsen
RCB	Dre' Bly	Karl Paymah
RE	Elvis Dumervil	Jarvis Moss
RT	Marcus Thomas	Nic Clemons
SLB	Jamie Winborn	Louis Green
SS	Marquand Manuel	Josh Barrett
WLB	D.J. Williams	Wesley Woodyard	Niko Koutouvides

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Brett Kern	Jay Cutler
K	Matt Prater	Brett Kern
KC	Mike Leach	Chris Kuper	Tony Scheffler
KO	Matt Prater	Brett Kern
KR	Eddie Royal
P	Brett Kern	Matt Prater
PC	Mike Leach	Tony Scheffler
PR	Eddie Royal	Darrell Jackson	Dre' Bly

Biggest contracts on the books in 2008

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Champ Bailey	CB	2004	7	$63.0M	$9.0M	$18.0M	11.2%
Javon Walker	WR	2006	5	$39.8M	$8.0M	$1.0M	7.8%
Trevor Pryce	IDL	2001	8	$59.9M	$7.5M	$10.6M	11.1%
D.J. Williams	LB	2008	5	$32.0M	$6.4M	$5.5M	5.5%
Rod Smith	WR	2005	4	$24.0M	$6.0M	$1.5M	7.0%
Daniel Graham	TE	2007	5	$30.0M	$6.0M	$15.0M	5.5%
Rod Smith	WR	2002	7	$41.6M	$5.9M	$11.0M	8.4%
Jake Plummer	QB	2003	7	$40.8M	$5.8M	$7.0M	7.8%
Jay Cutler	QB	2006	6	$34.1M	$5.7M	$11.3M	5.6%
Courtney Brown	ED	2005	5	$18.8M	$3.8M	$1.3M	4.4%
Ryan Clady	LT	2008	5	$14.7M	$2.9M	$11.4M	2.5%
Shannon Sharpe	TE	2002	7	$16.1M	$2.3M	$1.7M	3.2%
John Lynch	S	2008	1	$2.0M	$2.0M	$750,000	1.7%
D.J. Williams	LB	2004	6	$9.0M	$1.5M	$2.4M	1.9%
Rod Smith	WR	2007	2	$3.0M	$1.5M	$3.0M	1.4%
Courtney Brown	ED	2006	4	$5.4M	$1.4M	$1.1M	1.3%
Eddie Royal	WR	2008	4	$3.9M	$987,458	$2.2M	0.9%
Chris Myers	C	2008	1	$927,000	$927,000	$0	0.8%
Brandon Marshall	WR	2006	4	$2.0M	$507,500	$420,000	0.5%
Elvis Dumervil	ED	2006	4	$2.0M	$502,250	$399,000	0.5%
Erik Pears	RT	2008	1	$445,000	$445,000	$0	0.4%
Chris Kuper	LG	2006	4	$1.8M	$441,250	$155,000	0.4%
Wesley Woodyard	LB	2008	3	$1.2M	$391,667	$20,000	0.3%

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

Trades in 2008 (5)

Date	Trade
2008-03-17	DEN → HST: Chris Myers HST → DEN: 2008 round 6 pick 183
2008-04-26	DEN → NYJ: 2008 round None NYJ → DEN: Dewayne Robertson
2008-08-28	DAL → DEN: 2010 round 5 pick 158 DEN → DAL: Montrae Holland
2008-09-02	ATL → DEN: 2008 round None DEN → ATL: Domonique Foxworth
2008-09-02	DEN → SEA: Keary Colbert SEA → DEN: 2008 round None

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