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1989 Denver Broncos Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees

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Record: 11-5-0, 1st in AFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Dan Reeves (11-5-0)

Points For: 362 (22.6/g) 8th of 28

Points Against: 226 (14.1/g) 1st of 28

Expected W-L: 12.1-3.9

SRS: 9.34 (2nd of 28), SOS: .84

Playoffs:
Won Divisional Round 24-23 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Won Conference Championship 37-21 vs. Cleveland Browns
Lost Super Bowl 10-55 vs. San Francisco 49ers

Offensive Coordinator: Chan Gailey

Defensive Coordinator: Wade Phillips

Other Notable Asst.: George Henshaw (Offensive Line), Pete Mangurian (Tight Ends), Mike Nolan (Special Teams/Linebackers) and Charlie Waters (Defensive Backs)

Stadium: Mile High Stadium

Owner/Chairman/CEO: Pat Bowlen

General Manager: John Beake

Offensive Scheme: Smashmouth

Defensive Alignment: 3-4

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +2000; O/U: 9.5

Training Camp: University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colorado)

1989 AFC Champion

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Team Stats and Rankings

Team Stats and Rankings Table
			Tot Yds & TO					Passing							Rushing					Penalties
Player	PF	Yds	Ply	Y/P	TO	FL	1stD	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	NY/A	1stD	Att	Yds	TD	Y/A	1stD	Pen	Yds	1stPy
Team Stats	362	5093	1071	4.8	32	12	308	256	474	3001	21	20	5.8	163	554	2092	15	3.8	125	83	594	20
Opp. Stats	226	4407	977	4.5	43	22	246	268	504	2827	13	21	5.1	142	426	1580	10	3.7	90	102	823	14
Lg Rank Offense	8	15			9	5	12		22	23	12	15	16		3	6	10	18
Lg Rank Defense	1	3			2	2	1		11	3	1	9	3		6	6	7	7

Schedule & Game Results

Schedule & Game Results Table
										Score		Offense					Defense
Week	Day	Date				OT	Rec		Opp	Tm	Opp	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO	1stD	TotYd	PassY	RushY	TO
1	Sun	September 10	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		1-0		Kansas City Chiefs	34	20	14	250	150	100	2	14	287	242	45	4
2	Mon	September 18	9:00PM ET	boxscore	W		2-0	@	Buffalo Bills	28	14	26	382	181	201	2	28	413	319	94	4
3	Sun	September 24	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		3-0		Los Angeles Raiders	31	21	18	283	113	170	3	15	360	270	90	6
4	Sun	October 1	1:00PM ET	boxscore	L		3-1	@	Cleveland Browns	13	16	10	241	161	80	3	16	296	201	95	1
5	Sun	October 8	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		4-1		San Diego Chargers	16	10	24	335	179	156	1	12	211	93	118	2
6	Sun	October 15	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		5-1		Indianapolis Colts	14	3	20	319	150	169	2	7	128	84	44	1
7	Sun	October 22	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W	OT	6-1	@	Seattle Seahawks	24	21	15	371	316	55	1	23	363	224	139	4
8	Sun	October 29	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		6-2		Philadelphia Eagles	24	28	22	320	216	104	6	17	313	98	215	2
9	Sun	November 5	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		7-2		Pittsburgh Steelers	34	7	22	414	261	153	2	7	170	77	93	1
10	Sun	November 12	1:00PM ET	boxscore	W		8-2	@	Kansas City Chiefs	16	13	12	213	112	101	1	20	312	171	141	2
11	Mon	November 20	9:00PM ET	boxscore	W		9-2	@	Washington Redskins	14	10	19	232	106	126	2	14	223	146	77	2
12	Sun	November 26	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		10-2		Seattle Seahawks	41	14	18	353	216	137		21	325	192	133	4
13	Sun	December 3	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L	OT	10-3	@	Los Angeles Raiders	13	16	26	332	176	156	2	11	257	178	79	1
14	Sun	December 10	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		10-4		New York Giants	7	14	18	367	284	83		16	261	148	113
15	Sat	December 16	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		11-4	@	Phoenix Cardinals	37	0	28	475	271	204	2	7	101	79	22	3
16	Sun	December 24	4:00PM ET	boxscore	L		11-5	@	San Diego Chargers	16	19	16	206	109	97	3	18	387	305	82	6
		Playoffs
Division	Sun	January 7	4:00PM ET	boxscore	W		12-5		Pittsburgh Steelers	24	23	19	364	226	138	1	19	404	229	175	2
Conf. Champ.	Sun	January 14	1:30PM ET	boxscore	W		13-5		Cleveland Browns	37	21	22	497	377	120	2	14	256	190	66	3
SuperBowl	Sun	January 28	5:00PM ET	boxscore	L		13-6	N	San Francisco 49ers	10	55	12	167	103	64	4	28	461	317	144

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Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD	Awards
1	John Elway	29	QB	15	15	10-5-0	223	416	53.6	3051	18	4.3	18	4.3	69	7.3	6.25	13.7	203.4	73.7	35	298	7.76	6.10	5.11	2	2	PB
2	Gary Kubiak	28	QB	16	1	1-0-0	32	55	58.2	284	2	3.6	2	3.6	22	5.2	4.25	8.9	17.8	69.1	8	53	12.70	3.67	2.87	0	0
3	Bobby Humphrey	23	RB	16	12		1	2	50.0	17	1	50.0	0	0.0	17	8.5	18.50	17.0	1.1	118.7	0	0	0.00	8.50	18.50	0	0
4	Vance Johnson	26	WR	16	16		0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0		0.0	0.00		0.0	39.6	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00	0	0
	Team Totals			16	16	11-5-0	256	474	54.0	3001	21	4.4	20	4.2	69	7.1	5.32	13.1	187.6	73.7	43	351	8.32	5.80	4.88	2	2

Passing Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	QBrec	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	TD%	Int	Int%	Lng	Y/A	AY/A	Y/C	Y/G	Rate	Sk	Yds	Sk%	NY/A	ANY/A	4QC	GWD
1	John Elway	29	QB	3	3	2-1-0	42	82	51.2	732	4	4.9	3	3.7	70	8.9	8.26	17.4	244.0	83.0	6	51	6.82	7.74	7.11	1	1
2	Gary Kubiak	28	QB	3	0		1	3	33.3	28	0	0.0	0	0.0	28	9.3	9.33	28.0	9.3	68.7	2	3	40.00	5.00	5.00	0	0
	Team Totals			3	3	2-1-0	43	85	50.6	706	4	4.7	3	3.5	76	10.7	7.66	19.3	235.3	120.7	8	54	8.60	10.19	11.81