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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

2011 Denver BroncosW2011 Denver Broncos↗

NFL · AFC West · 8–8 (.500) · 1st in division · PF 309 · PA 390 · Coach John Fox · Lost Divisional

◀ 2010 2012 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 1729Tim Tebow

Rushing (yds)

1. 1199Willis McGahee
2. 660Tim Tebow
3. 402Lance Ball

Receiving (yds)

1. 612Eric Decker
2. 551Demaryius Thomas
3. 267Matt Willis

Sacks

1. 11.5Von Miller
2. 9.5Elvis Dumervil
3. 5D.J. Williams

Interceptions

1. 2Champ Bailey
2. 2Andre' Goodman
3. 1Mario Haggan

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1013	1047
EPA per play	-0.10	+0.01
Pass EPA per play	-0.17	+0.03
Rush EPA per play	-0.03	-0.02
Success rate	39.1%	42.9%
Pass rate	46.2%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.01, success rate 42.3%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (18 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2011-09-12	1	vs Oakland Raiders	L 20–23	0–1	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2011-09-18	2	vs Cincinnati Bengals	W 24–22	1–1	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2011-09-25	3	@ Tennessee Titans	L 14–17	1–2	LP Field
2011-10-02	4	@ Green Bay Packers	L 23–49	1–3	Lambeau Field
2011-10-09	5	vs San Diego Chargers	L 24–29	1–4	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2011-10-23	7	@ Miami Dolphins	W 18–15 OT	2–4	Sun Life Stadium
2011-10-30	8	vs Detroit Lions	L 10–45	2–5	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2011-11-06	9	@ Oakland Raiders	W 38–24	3–5	O.co Coliseum
2011-11-13	10	@ Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–10	4–5	Arrowhead Stadium
2011-11-17	11	vs New York Jets	W 17–13	5–5	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2011-11-27	12	@ San Diego Chargers	W 16–13 OT	6–5	Qualcomm Stadium
2011-12-04	13	@ Minnesota Vikings	W 35–32	7–5	Mall of America Field
2011-12-11	14	vs Chicago Bears	W 13–10 OT	8–5	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2011-12-18	15	vs New England Patriots	L 23–41	8–6	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2011-12-24	16	@ Buffalo Bills	L 14–40	8–7	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2012-01-01	17	vs Kansas City Chiefs	L 3–7	8–8	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2012-01-08	WC	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	W 29–23 OT		Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2012-01-14	Div	@ New England Patriots	L 10–45		Gillette Stadium

Roster (65)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
8	Kyle Orton	QB	6-4	228	Purdue	6	ACT
9	Brady Quinn	QB	6-3	235	Notre Dame	4	ACT
15	Tim Tebow	QB	6-3	236	Florida	1	ACT
45	Quinn Johnson	FB	6-1	255	LSU	2	ACT
46	Spencer Larsen	FB	6-2	245	Arizona	3	RES
23	Willis McGahee	RB	6-0	235	Miami	8	ACT
27	Knowshon Moreno	RB	5-11	218	Georgia	2	RES
35	Lance Ball	RB	5-9	215	Maryland	3	ACT
37	Jeremiah Johnson	RB	5-9	200	Oregon	2	ACT
40	Austin Sylvester	RB	6-1	255	Washington	0	CUT
12	Matt Willis	WR	6-0	190	UCLA	4	ACT
16	D'Andre Goodwin	WR	5-11	188	Washington	0	ACT
17	Quan Cosby	WR	5-9	195	Texas	2	ACT
19	Eddie Royal	WR	5-10	190	Virginia Tech	3	ACT
84	Brandon Lloyd	WR	6-0	200	Illinois	8	ACT
87	Eric Decker	WR	6-3	214	Minnesota	1	ACT
88	Demaryius Thomas	WR	6-3	225	Georgia Tech	1	ACT
80	Julius Thomas	TE	6-5	262	Portland State	0	ACT
81	Dante Rosario	TE	6-3	242	Oregon	4	ACT
85	Virgil Green	TE	6-5	255	Nevada	0	ACT
86	Daniel Fells	TE	6-4	260	UC Davis	5	ACT
50	J.D. Walton	C	6-3	310	Baylor; Arizona State	1	ACT
65	Manny Ramirez	C	6-3	325	Texas Tech	4	ACT
21	Andre' Goodman	CB	5-10	191	South Carolina	9	ACT
24	Champ Bailey	CB	6-0	192	Georgia	12	ACT
25	Chris Harris	CB	5-10	199	Kansas	0	ACT
29	Jonathan Wilhite	CB	5-11	185	Auburn	3	ACT
41	Cassius Vaughn	CB	5-11	195	Mississippi	1	RES
32	Tony Carter	DB	5-9	175	Florida State	2	ACT
34	Kyle McCarthy	DB	6-1	205	Notre Dame	1	CUT
36	Rafael Bush	DB	5-11	203	South Carolina State	1	ACT
90	Jason Hunter	DE	6-4	270	Appalachian State	5	ACT
91	Robert Ayers	DE	6-3	275	Tennessee	2	ACT
92	Elvis Dumervil	DE	5-11	250	Louisville	5	ACT
95	Derrick Harvey	DE	6-5	268	Florida	3	ACT
79	Marcus Thomas	DT	6-3	316	Florida	4	ACT
96	Mitch Unrein	DT	6-4	301	Wyoming	1	ACT
99	Kevin Vickerson	DT	6-5	328	Michigan State	6	RES
26	Rahim Moore	FS	6-1	195	UCLA	0	ACT
30	David Bruton	FS	6-2	225	Notre Dame	2	ACT
68	Zane Beadles	G	6-4	305	Utah	1	ACT
71	Russ Hochstein	G	6-4	300	Nebraska	10	ACT
73	Chris Kuper	G	6-4	303	North Dakota	5	RES
5	Matt Prater	K	5-10	201	UCF	5	ACT
54	David Binn	LS	6-3	228	California	17	ACT
66	Lonie Paxton	LS	6-2	270	Sacramento State	11	ACT
51	Joe Mays	MLB	5-11	244	North Dakota State	3	ACT
56	Nate Irving	MLB	6-1	253	N.C. State	0	ACT
57	Mario Haggan	MLB	6-3	274	Mississippi State	8	ACT
77	Brodrick Bunkley	NT	6-2	306	Florida State	5	ACT
94	Ty Warren	NT	6-5	300	Texas A&M	8	RES
98	Ryan McBean	NT	6-5	305	Oklahoma State; Hinds CC	4	ACT
52	Wesley Woodyard	OLB	6-0	233	Kentucky	3	ACT
53	Mike Mohamed	OLB	6-3	238	California	0	ACT
55	D.J. Williams	OLB	6-1	242	Miami	7	ACT
58	Von Miller	OLB	6-3	245	Texas A&M	0	ACT
59	Brian Iwuh	OLB	6-0	239	Colorado	5	ACT
4	Britton Colquitt	P	6-3	210	Tennessee	2	ACT
20	Brian Dawkins	SS	6-0	210	Clemson	15	ACT
28	Quinton Carter	SS	6-1	200	Oklahoma	0	ACT
72	Ryan Harris	T	6-5	302	Notre Dame	4	ACT
74	Orlando Franklin	T	6-6	315	Miami	0	ACT
75	Chris Clark	T	6-5	305	Southern Mississippi	3	ACT
76	Tony Hills	T	6-5	304	Texas	3	ACT
78	Ryan Clady	T	6-6	315	Boise State	3	ACT

Depth chart, week 20

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
TE	Daniel Fells	Virgil Green	Julius Thomas
C	J.D. Walton	Manny Ramirez
LG	Zane Beadles	Manny Ramirez
LT	Ryan Clady	Chris Clark
QB	Tim Tebow	Brady Quinn
RB	Willis McGahee	Lance Ball	Jeremiah Johnson
RG	Russ Hochstein	Manny Ramirez
RT	Orlando Franklin	Tony Hills	Ryan Harris
WR	Eric Decker	Eddie Royal	Matt Willis

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
DT	Marcus Thomas	Mitch Unrein
FS	Quinton Carter	Rahim Moore
LCB	Champ Bailey	Chris Harris
LDE	Robert Ayers	Derrick Harvey
MLB	Joe Mays	Mario Haggan	Nate Irving
NT	Brodrick Bunkley	Ryan McBean
RCB	Andre' Goodman	Jonathan Wilhite	Tony Carter
RDE	Elvis Dumervil	Jason Hunter
SLB	Von Miller	Mario Haggan	Mike Mohamed
SS	Brian Dawkins	David Bruton	Rafael Bush
WLB	D.J. Williams	Wesley Woodyard	Brian Iwuh

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Britton Colquitt
K	Matt Prater	Britton Colquitt
KR	Eddie Royal	Matt Willis
LS	David Binn
P	Britton Colquitt	Matt Prater
PR	Eddie Royal	Eric Decker

Biggest contracts on the books in 2011

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
Elvis Dumervil	ED	2010	5	$58.2M	$11.6M	$40.2M	9.0%
Champ Bailey	CB	2011	4	$43.0M	$10.8M	$21.0M	8.9%
D.J. Williams	LB	2008	5	$32.0M	$6.4M	$5.5M	5.5%
Von Miller	ED	2011	5	$30.8M	$6.2M	$30.8M	5.1%
Daniel Graham	TE	2007	5	$30.0M	$6.0M	$15.0M	5.5%
Jay Cutler	QB	2006	6	$34.1M	$5.7M	$11.3M	5.6%
Chris Kuper	LG	2010	5	$25.5M	$5.1M	$13.0M	4.0%
Knowshon Moreno	RB	2009	5	$17.1M	$3.4M	$13.1M	2.8%
Demaryius Thomas	WR	2010	5	$12.2M	$3.0M	$9.4M	2.4%
Ryan Clady	LT	2008	5	$14.7M	$2.9M	$11.4M	2.5%
Robert Ayers	ED	2009	5	$13.0M	$2.6M	$9.4M	2.1%
Kevin Vickerson	IDL	2011	2	$5.0M	$2.5M	$1.0M	2.1%
Tim Tebow	QB	2010	5	$11.2M	$2.2M	$7.7M	1.7%
Wesley Woodyard	LB	2011	1	$1.8M	$1.8M	$0	1.5%
Rahim Moore	S	2011	4	$4.4M	$1.1M	$2.7M	0.9%
Orlando Franklin	LG	2011	4	$4.4M	$1.1M	$1.7M	0.9%
Zane Beadles	LG	2010	4	$4.2M	$1.0M	$2.4M	0.8%
Eddie Royal	WR	2008	4	$3.9M	$987,458	$2.2M	0.9%
Eric Decker	WR	2010	4	$3.3M	$828,787	$732,148	0.6%
Nate Irving	LB	2011	4	$2.7M	$683,750	$695,000	0.6%
Quinton Carter	S	2011	4	$2.5M	$623,750	$455,000	0.5%
Julius Thomas	TE	2011	4	$2.4M	$606,000	$384,000	0.5%
Mike Mohamed	LB	2011	4	$2.1M	$535,000	$100,000	0.4%
Virgil Green	TE	2011	4	$2.1M	$527,250	$69,000	0.4%
Jeremy Beal	ED	2011	4	$2.1M	$519,650	$38,600	0.4%

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

Trades in 2011 (4)

Date	Trade
2011-04-29	DEN → SFO: 2011 round 2 pick 36 SFO → DEN: 2011 round 2 pick 45, 2011 round 4 pick 108, 2011 round 5 pick 141
2011-04-30	DEN → GNB: 2011 round 5 pick 141, 2011 round 6 pick 186 GNB → DEN: 2011 round 4 pick 129, 2011 round 7 pick 204
2011-07-27	DEN → WAS: Jabar Gaffney WAS → DEN: Jeremy Jarmon
2011-08-02	DEN → PHI: 2013 round 6 pick 196 PHI → DEN: Brodrick Bunkley

Injury reports (125)

Wk	Player	Pos	Injury	Game status	Practice
1	Brodrick Bunkley	DT	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
1	Chris Kuper	G	Toe	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
1	D.J. Williams	LB	Elbow	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
1	David Bruton	S	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
1	Demaryius Thomas	WR	Achilles / Finger	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
1	Marcus Thomas	DE	Shoulder	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
1	Matt Willis	WR	Toe	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
1	Quinton Carter	S	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
1	Ty Warren	DT	Triceps	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
2	Brandon Lloyd	WR	Groin	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
2	Champ Bailey	CB	Hamstring	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
2	D.J. Williams	LB	Elbow	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
2	Demaryius Thomas	WR	Finger	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
2	Elvis Dumervil	DE	Shoulder	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
2	Knowshon Moreno	RB	Hamstring	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
2	Marcus Thomas	DE	Shoulder / Groin	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
2	Ty Warren	DE	Triceps	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
3	Brandon Lloyd	WR	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
3	Champ Bailey	CB	Hamstring	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
3	D.J. Williams	LB	Elbow	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
3	Demaryius Thomas	WR	Finger	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
3	Eddie Royal	WR	Groin	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
3	Elvis Dumervil	DE	Shoulder	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
3	Julius Thomas	TE	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
3	Knowshon Moreno	RB	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
3	Marcus Thomas	DT	Groin	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Champ Bailey	CB	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
4	D.J. Williams	LB	Elbow	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	Demaryius Thomas	WR	Finger	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Eddie Royal	WR	Groin	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Elvis Dumervil	DE	Shoulder / Calf	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
4	Julius Thomas	TE	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
4	Knowshon Moreno	RB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
4	Marcus Thomas	DT	Groin	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
5	Brian Dawkins	S	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
5	Champ Bailey	CB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Daniel Fells	TE	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
5	Demaryius Thomas	WR	Finger	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
5	Eddie Royal	WR	Groin	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
5	Jonathan Wilhite	CB	Illness	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
5	Julius Thomas	TE	Ankle	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
5	Knowshon Moreno	RB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Marcus Thomas	DT	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
5	Rahim Moore	S	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Brian Dawkins	S	Head / Neck	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Demaryius Thomas	WR	Finger	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Eddie Royal	WR	Groin	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
7	Julius Thomas	TE	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
7	Willis McGahee	RB	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Brian Dawkins	S	Illness	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
8	Elvis Dumervil	DE	Ankle	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
8	Julius Thomas	TE	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
8	Marcus Thomas	DT	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
8	Willis McGahee	RB	Hand	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
9	Cassius Vaughn	CB	Hamstring	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
9	Julius Thomas	TE	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
9	Orlando Franklin	T	Groin	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
9	Quinton Carter	S	Concussion	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
9	Virgil Green	TE	Neck	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
9	Willis McGahee	RB	Hand	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
10	Brian Dawkins	S	Thigh	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Cassius Vaughn	CB	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
10	Rahim Moore	S	Concussion	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Spencer Larsen	RB	Shoulder	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Virgil Green	TE	Neck	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
10	Wesley Woodyard	LB	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
10	Willis McGahee	RB	Hand	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Brian Dawkins	S	Ankle	Probable	Limited Participation in Practice
11	Cassius Vaughn	CB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Chris Clark	T	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Julius Thomas	TE	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Knowshon Moreno	RB	Knee	Out	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)
11	Ryan Clady	T	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Wesley Woodyard	LB	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
11	Willis McGahee	RB	Hamstring	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
12	Brian Dawkins	S	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Cassius Vaughn	CB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Daniel Fells	TE	Concussion	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	David Bruton	S	Achilles	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Julius Thomas	TE	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
12	Willis McGahee	RB	Hand	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
13	Daniel Fells	TE	Hand	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
13	David Bruton	S	Achilles	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
13	Eddie Royal	WR	Toe	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Ryan Clady	T	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
13	Von Miller	LB	Thumb	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
13	Willis McGahee	RB	Illness	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	David Bruton	S	Achilles	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Eddie Royal	WR	Concussion	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
14	Jeremiah Johnson	RB	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Mitch Unrein	DT	Back	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Quinton Carter	S	Heat Cramps	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Ryan Clady	T	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Von Miller	LB	Thumb	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
14	Willis McGahee	RB	Knee	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
15	Andre' Goodman	CB	Concussion	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
15	Brian Dawkins	S	Neck	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
15	David Bruton	S	Achilles	Questionable	Did Not Participate In Practice
15	Eddie Royal	WR	Concussion	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Spencer Larsen	RB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
15	Von Miller	LB	Thumb	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Brian Dawkins	S	Neck	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
16	Brodrick Bunkley	T	Knee	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Daniel Fells	TE	Thumb	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	David Bruton	S	Achilles	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
16	Von Miller	LB	Thumb	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
16	Willis McGahee	RB	Hamstring	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Brian Dawkins	S	Neck	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
17	Chris Harris	CB	Neck	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	David Bruton	S	Achilles	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Quinton Carter	S	Hip	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
17	Von Miller	LB	Thumb	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
18 (WC)	Brian Dawkins	S	Neck	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
18 (WC)	David Bruton	S	Achilles	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
18 (WC)	Eddie Royal	WR	Toe	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
18 (WC)	Jonathan Wilhite	CB	Illness	Questionable	Limited Participation in Practice
18 (WC)	Spencer Larsen	RB	Knee	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
18 (WC)	Von Miller	LB	Thumb	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
19 (DIV)	Brian Dawkins	S	Neck	Doubtful	Did Not Participate In Practice
19 (DIV)	Daniel Fells	TE	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
19 (DIV)	David Bruton	S	Achilles	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
19 (DIV)	Elvis Dumervil	DE	Ankle	Probable	Full Participation in Practice
19 (DIV)	Eric Decker	WR	Knee	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
19 (DIV)	Lonie Paxton	LS	Not Injury Related	Out	Did Not Participate In Practice
19 (DIV)	Von Miller	LB	Thumb	Probable	Full Participation in Practice