2012 Denver Broncos
2012 AFC Western Division Champions!
2012 Record: 13-3 (Reg. Season), 0-1 (Playoffs)
Head Coach: John Fox
Points Scored: 481 (2nd out of 32 NFL teams)
Points Allowed: 289 (4th out of 32 NFL teams)
Home Stadium: Sports Authority Field in Denver, CO
Quarterback Peyton Manning was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year by AP after missing all of 2011. He brought a presence at the QB position not seen in Denver since John Elway retired and led the NFL with a 68.6 completion percentage.
2012 Denver Broncos Game-by-Game Results
Regular Seaason
Date Opponent Result
9/ 9/12 Pittsburgh W 31-19
9/17/12 at Atlanta L 21-27
9/23/12 Houston L 25-31
9/30/12 Oakland W 37- 6
10/ 7/12 at New England L 24-34
10/15/12 at San Diego W 35-24
10/21/12 Bye Week
10/28/12 at New Orleans W 34-14
11/ 4/12 at Cincinnati W 34-23
11/11/12 at Carolina W 36-14
11/18/12 San Diego W 30-23
11/25/12 at Kansas City W 17- 9
12/ 2/12 Tampa Bay W 31-23
12/ 6/12 at Oakland W 26-13
12/16/12 at Baltimore W 34-17
12/23/12 Cleveland W 34-12
12/30/12 Kansas City W 38- 3
Playoffs
Round Opponent Result
AFC Div. Playoff Baltimore L 35-38 (OT)
Outside Linebacker Von Miller earned first team All-NFL honors by the AP, the Pro Football Writers, and Pro Football Focus in 2012 after finishing third in the NFL with 18.5 QB sacks and his six forced fumbes tied for the club lead in 2012. His 68 total tackles were third highest on the Broncos and he earned a trip to the Pro Bowl in each of his first two NFL campaigns.
2012 Denver Broncos Depth Chart / Roster:
(Note: Team not in game - use 1989 Broncos team as a template)
# Player Ht Wt Age Exp College Face Shape Hair Equipment
Quarterbacks
1. 18 Peyton Manning 6-5 230 36 14 Tennessee 82 2 brn buzz revoG2B, wt wristbands, tc sleeves, right tc glove (grass)
2. 16 Caleb Hanie 6-2 225 26 3 Colorado St. 43 9 l. brn buzz style 2 helmet, 2 bar, wt wristbands, tc sleeves
3. 6 Brock Osweiler 6-8 240 22 R Arizona St. 16 8 brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar, eye paint, wt wristbands
Halfbacks
1. 27 Knowshon Moreno 5-11 220 25 3 Georgia 9 8 blk buzz style 2 helmet, rb robots, clr visor, tc mouthpiece, bk wristbands, tc gloves, wt ankles taped
2. 23 Willis McGahee 6-0 232 31 9 Miami 170 13 blk fade band2 tattoos, style 3 helmet, rb robots, dk visor, wt mouthpiece, bk gloves, wt ankles taped, tc gloves (turf)
3. 21 Ronnie Hillman 5-10 190 21 R S.D. State 70 3 blk fade left patch5 tattoo, style 2 helmet, rb robots, clr visor, eye paint, tc rb gloves, tc sleeves, wt elbowbands (turf)
# 35 Lance Ball 5-9 224 27 3 Maryland dk skin 259 9 blk bald patch5 tattoos, 2 bar rb, clr visor, eye paint, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt ankles taped
Fullbacks
1. 40 Jacob Hester 5-11 225 28 4 LSU lt skin 100 17 brn buzz revoG2EG, eye paint, wt wristbands, tc gloves
2. 49 Chris Gronkowski 6-2 245 26 2 Arizona lt skin 11 5 l. brn buzz revoG2EG, wt mouthpiece, neck roll, wt gloves
Wide Receivers
1. n/a (switch position to CB)
2. 88 Demaryius Thomas 6-3 229 25 2 Georgia Tech 259 14 blk buzz left patch2 tattoo, right patch6 tattoo, style 2 helmet, 2 bar rb, eye paint, bk nasal strip, wt mouthpiece, wt wristbands, tc rb gloves, tc ankles taped, tc shoes
3. 87 Eric Decker (lefty) 6-3 214 25 2 Minnesota lt skin 15 7 brn crop style 2 helmet, 3 bar, eye paint, wt nasal strip, wt rb gloves, tc shoes
4. 14 Brandon Stokley 6-0 192 36 12 UL-Lafayette lt skin 67 3 l. brn fade style 2 helmet, 3 bar, wt wristbands, wt rb gloves, tc sleeves, wt ankles taped
5. 12 Matthew Willis 6-0 195 27 2 UCLA dk skin 158 3 blk buzz 2 bar rb, bk wristbands, tc gloves
# 17 Andre Caldwell 6-0 200 27 5 Florida 168 3 blk buzz left patch6 tattoo, right patch4 tattoo, style 2 helmet, 2 bar, tc rb gloves, tc sleeves
# 11 Trindon Holliday 5-5 170 26 1 LSU dk skin 182 4 blk buzz (2) style 2 helmet, 2 bar rb, eye paint, wt nasal strip, tc mouthpiece, wt elbowbands, wt wristbands, tc rb gloves, tc shoes
Tight Ends
1. 81 Joel Dreessen (lefty) 6-4 245 30 6 Colorado St. lt skin 32 4 blk buzz style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, eye paint, bk wristbands, wt gloves, tc sleeves, wt ankles taped, tc shoes
2. 84 Jacob Tamme 6-3 230 27 4 Kentucky 73 3 brn crop style 2 helmet, 3 bar, wt wristbands, tc rb gloves
3. n/a (switch position to FS)
# 85 Virgil Green 6-5 255 24 1 Nevada 245 8 blk buzz right band2 tattoo, style 2 helmet, rb robots, neck roll, wt elbowbands, bk wristbands, wt gloves, tc sleeves
Left Tackles
1. 78 Ryan Clady 6-6 325 26 4 Boise State dk skin 34 12 blk buzz right patch2 tattoo, revoG3BDU, eye paint, rubber pads, wt wristbands, bk rb gloves
2. 75 Chris Clark 6-5 315 27 2 Southern Miss dk skin 39 13 blk buzz revoG3BDU, bk wrist double, bk rb gloves
Left Guards
1. 68 Zane Beadles 6-4 305 26 3 Utah 105 15 brn long left patch6 tattoo, style 2 helmet, full cage, rubber pads, wt wristbands, wt gloves
2. 65 Manny Ramirez 6-3 320 29 5 Texas Tech med skin 49 15 blk buzz style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, rubber pads, wt wristbands, bk rb gloves
Centers
1. 67 Dan Koppen 6-2 300 33 8 Boston Coll. 78 9 red crop right band2 tattoo, style 2 helmet, full cage, rubber pads, wt wristbands, bk rb gloves
2. 50 J.D. Walton 6-3 305 25 1 Baylor 46 3 brn crop style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, wt wristbands, wt rb gloves, tc shoes
Right Guards
1. 73 Chris Kuper 6-4 303 30 6 North Dakota 70 10 blo crop full cage, rubber pads, wt wristbands, wt gloves
2. 64 Philip Blake 6-3 320 26 R Baylor dk skin 6 13 blk buzz left band2 tattoo, revoG2EG, wt wristbands, wt gloves
Right Tackles
1. 74 Orlando Franklin 6-7 330 25 2 Miami 122 18 blk dreads band2 tattoos, revoG3BDU, bk nasal strip, wt wristbands, wt gloves
2. n/a (switch position to LE)
Left Defensive Ends
1. 95 Derek Wolfe 6-2 300 22 R Cincinnati lt skin 31 8 brn buzz right patch6 tattoo, style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, eye paint, rubber pads, wt wristbands, wt gloves
2. n/a (switch position to TE)
# 70 Malik Jackson 6-5 270 22 R Tennessee dk skin 12 18 blk buzz patch6 tattoos, style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, clr visor, wt wristbands, tc rb gloves, wt ankles taped, wt gloves (turf)
Right Defensive Ends
1. 92 Elvis Dumervil 5-11 260 28 6 Louisville dk skin 148 13 blk buzz style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, clr visor, tc wrist double, bk gloves, tc sleeves, wt ankles taped
2. 91 Robert Ayers 6-3 274 27 3 Tennessee dk skin 243 14 blk buzz patch6 tattoos, style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, eye paint, wt elbowbands, wt wristbands, tc rb gloves
Defensive Tackles
1. 94 Ty Warren 6-5 300 31 9 Texas A&M dk skin 36 16 blk fade revoG3BDU, bk wristbands, bk gloves, tc sleeves, wt ankles taped
2. 97 Justin Bannan 6-3 310 33 10 Colorado 19 13 brn crop left patch6 tattoo, full cage, wt wristbands, tc rb gloves, wt ankles taped, tc shoes
3. 96 Mitch Unrein 6-4 291 25 2 Wyoming 92 17 brn buzz revoG3BDU, eye paint, wt wristbands. tc rb gloves
# 99 Kevin Vickerson 6-5 305 29 5 Michigan St. dk skin 235 20 blk bald band2 tattoos, style 3 helmet, full cage, eye paint, neck roll, bk wristbands, tc rb gloves, wt elbowbands (turf)
Left Outside Linebackers
1. 58 Von Miller 6-3 237 23 1 Texas 266 5 blk buzz left patch5 tattoo, right band2 tattoo, style 2 helmet, rb robots, clr visor, wt wristbands, tc gloves, tc sleeves
2. 56 Nate Irving 6-1 240 24 1 N.C. State dk skin 258 15 blk dreads left band2 tattoo, right patch6 tattoo, style 2 helmet, 2 bar rb, wt wristbands, tc gloves, tc sleeves
Middle Linebackers
1. 51 Joe Mays 5-11 246 27 4 North Dakota dk skin 273 14 blk buzz patch6 tattoos, style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, right wt elbowband, bk wristbands, tc gloves
2. 57 Keith Brooking 6-2 244 36 13 Georgia Tech 77 13 brn crop style 2 helmet, full cage, eye paint, wt wristbands, wt gloves, tc rb gloves (turf)
3. 53 Steven Johnson 6-1 237 24 R Kansas dk skin 146 7 blk buzz style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, eye paint, tc mouthpiece, wt wristbands, tc gloves
4. n/a (switch position to HB)
Right Outside Linebackers
1. 52 Wesley Woodyard 6-1 233 26 4 Kentucky 200 11 blk buzz left patch2 tattoo, style 2 helmet, rb robots, clr visor, bk elbowbands, bk wristbands, tc rb gloves, right rubber pad (turf), fingers taped (turf)
2. 55 D.J. Williams 6-1 242 31 9 Miami 222 8 blk bald right patch6 tattoo, 3 bar rb, dk visor, right rubber pad, bk wristbands, bk rb gloves
Cornerbacks
1. 24 Champ Bailey 6-0 192 33 12 Georgia 10 3 blk fade style 2 helmet, 2 bar rb, clr visor, eye paint, tc rb gloves, tc half sleeves
2. 22 Tracy Porter 5-11 186 26 4 Indiana dk skin 257 9 blk fade left patch4 tattoo, right patch6 tattoo, style 2 helmet, rb robots, clr visor, tc wristbands, bk gloves, tc sleeves, tc shoes
3. n/a (switch position to WR – use as Caldwell)
4. n/a (switch position to WR – use as Holliday)
# 25 Chris Harris 5-10 190 23 1 Kansas dk skin 168 5 blk fade left patch 2 tattoo, right patch6 tattoo, style 2 helmet, 2 bar rb, clr visor, wt wristbands, tc rb gloves, tc half sleeves (grass)
# 32 Tony Carter 5-9 175 26 1 Florida St. med skin 30 4 blk fade left patch1 tattoo, right patch4 tattoo, style 2 helmet, 2 bar rb, wt elbowbands, wt gloves
# 31 Omar Bolden 5-10 195 24 R Arizona St. 57 7 blk dreads left band2 tattoo, right patch2 tattoo, style 2 helmet, 2 bar rb, clr visor, bk wristbands, tc rb gloves, tc shoes
Free Safeties
1. 26 Rahim Moore 6-1 195 22 1 UCLA 217 6 blk buzz style 2 helmet, 2 bar rb, clr visor, wt elbowbands, wt wristbands, tc rb gloves, tc shoes, tc half sleeves (grass)
2. n/a (switch position to CB – use as Harris)
# 36 Jim Leonhard (lefty) 5-8 188 30 7 Wisconsin 32 2 brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar rb, eye paint, wt elbowbands, wt wristbands, tc rb gloves, tc sleeves, tc ankles taped, tc shoes
Strong Safeties
1. 20 Mike Adams 5-11 195 31 8 Delaware 72 10 blk bald right patch2 tattoo, style 2 helmet, 2 bar rb, tc rb gloves, tc sleeves
2. 30 David Bruton 6-2 217 25 3 Notre Dame dk skin 248 12 brn dreads patch6 tattoos, style 3 helmet, rb robots, clr visor, tc mouthpiece, bk wristbands, tc rb gloves, wt elbowbands (turf), wt wristbands (turf), wt gloves (turf)
3. n/a (switch position to CB – use as Carter)
Kicker
1. 5 Matt Prater 5-10 195 28 5 UCF 102 8 l. brn fade left band1 tattoo, right band3 tattoo, 2 bar, tc wristbands, tc sleeves
Punter
1. 4 Britton Colquitt 6-3 205 27 3 Tennessee 80 8 brn crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar (thin), tc sleeves
Players Not Included
# 46 Aaron Brewer LS 6-2 225 22 R S.D. State lt skin 77 15 l. brn long style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, tc sleeves
# 28 Quinton Carter SS 6-1 200 24 1 Oklahoma dk skin 55 6 blk dreads style 2 helmet, 2 bar rb, tc mouthpiece, wt gloves, tc half sleeves, tc rb gloves (turf)
# 54 C.J. Davis C 6-2 308 25 2 Pittsburgh dk skin 28 15 blk buzz style 2 helmet, rb robots, wt wristbands, wt rb gloves
# 33 Duke Ihenacho SS 6-1 207 23 1 San Jose St dk skin 193 9 blk fade style 2 helmet, 2 bar rb, clr visor, tc rb gloves, tc sleeves
# 98 Sealver Siliga DT 6-2 325 22 R Utah med skin 46 16 blk buzz left band2 tattoo, revoG3BDU, wt wristbands, bk gloves
# 80 Julius Thomas TE 6-5 250 24 1 Portland St. dk skin 209 9 blk fade left band2 tattoo, style 2 helmet, 3 bar, wt wristbands, bk gloves
# 59 Danny Trevathan ROLB 6-1 232 22 R Kentucky dk skin 170 7 blk rows left patch2 tattoo, right patch5 tattoo, style 2 helmet, rb robots, clr visor, wt wristbands, wt gloves
Injured Reserve – Did Not Play
# 90 Jason Hunter LE 6-4 271 29 6 Appalach. St dk skin 238 9 blk fade revoG2B, clr visor, tc rb gloves
Player Ratings spd-str-awr-acc-agi-cth-car-jmp-btk-tck-tpw-tac-pbk-rbk-kpw-kac-ret-stm-inj-tgh
P. Manning 60-36-99-52-55-17-38-49-27-20-87-93-25-27-23-24-10-99-87-90
Hanie 69-34-69-68-73-19-34-65-31-15-82-68-13-12-22-22-10-92-93-84
Osweiler 69-39-39-77-75-25-41-81-42-17-93-76-20-21-26-15-10-88-96-87
McGahee 86-83-96-85-87-58-84-67-75-24-23-24-55-53-20-22-15-76-88-91
K. Moreno 86-67-77-92-93-73-84-85-71-20-16-23-57-44-14-14-60-84-88-88
R. Hillman 91-53-52-94-93-58-77-89-73-20-20-24-48-43-22-19-45-95-79-81
L. Ball 85-71-69-83-86-61-77-75-72-29-13-22-42-41-11-10-40-84-85-79
J. Hester 83-70-72-81-87-77-81-70-69-25-22-26-58-67-60-40-65-74-93-94
C. Gronkowski 73-63-65-74-76-69-71-66-66-27-17-12-61-69-22-24-10-80-92-84
D. Thomas 96-77-83-92-92-87-70-90-67-21-22-13-41-63-14-22-60-90-92-92
E. Decker 87-72-88-87-86-90-75-82-73-22-23-14-38-40-25-25-77-93-85-93
Stokley 84-59-95-82-87-86-65-75-48-21-19-10-32-34-17-26-52-86-74-78
M. Willis 88-56-70-85-90-90-61-85-64-26-21-10-31-39-29-22-25-86-87-65
A. Caldwell 92-54-72-90-90-76-70-90-77-19-40-20-35-31-30-30-80-82-65-65
T. Holliday 98-34-69-95-97-66-67-88-81-16-15-23-20-21-19-12-97-88-78-40
Dreessen 78-74-81-75-82-81-60-73-42-26-18-17-52-68-17-18-5-86-93-82
Tamme 82-62-78-83-84-83-75-73-57-25-20-17-50-55-25-25-30-86-93-82
V. Green 72-70-68-74-75-63-66-69-48-23-11-17-57-64-30-29-10-84-87-77
A. Brewer 70-68-45-65-66-20-49-73-42-43-18-17-67-65-13-13-10-84-92-69
Clady 69-89-92-73-85-21-20-50-16-19-17-10-93-78-25-25-10-93-88-84
C. Clark 52-86-69-52-65-14-14-44-15-19-14-16-75-79-17-18-10-72-88-71
Beadles 58-84-74-55-72-17-12-17-14-20-19-19-78-81-22-21-10-80-93-94
M. Ramirez 54-93-74-52-60-14-18-40-18-23-13-18-66-72-20-24-10-68-90-86
Koppen 52-84-90-58-74-15-15-48-12-20-11-19-87-78-31-18-10-85-72-96
J.D. Walton 60-79-77-58-65-14-11-58-17-26-13-19-76-80-20-20-10-85-95-90
Kuper 64-85-83-67-73-15-17-49-14-22-20-10-89-77-21-25-10-90-82-84
P. Blake 65-86-52-63-66-16-15-79-15-22-14-18-84-77-14-10-10-85-91-82
O. Franklin 61-92-73-54-74-21-16-55-21-25-11-17-78-88-15-22-10-78-87-91
D. Wolfe 68-84-66-67-75-17-18-84-30-71-12-17-45-45-10-10-10-83-91-88
M. Jackson 71-82-50-66-85-17-28-78-42-69-17-10-45-45-30-30-10-83-90-80
J. Hunter 77-64-72-79-84-23-24-72-34-74-17-18-45-45-21-20-15-82-86-70
Dumervil 83-69-85-79-92-20-15-74-38-77-19-12-45-45-20-19-12-88-75-75
R. Ayers 78-86-74-75-82-23-22-57-32-69-20-17-45-45-37-16-10-85-92-80
T. Warren 64-86-84-64-73-18-15-61-19-76-10-18-45-45-15-25-10-76-69-90
J. Bannan 63-86-80-59-68-16-11-55-13-76-14-18-45-45-13-12-10-79-88-70
Vickerson 64-84-77-65-72-16-15-70-11-75-12-18-45-45-20-20-10-62-87-80
Unrein 64-80-51-63-66-17-17-60-13-68-14-18-45-45-13-12-10-77-88-84
V. Miller 88-86-78-86-94-47-42-80-37-94-12-17-45-45-21-15-10-91-97-88
N. Irving 77-77-46-73-82-64-33-70-28-76-19-12-45-45-20-21-10-86-74-93
J. Mays 78-80-67-74-85-22-25-75-22-84-15-19-45-45-20-20-5-93-95-87
Brooking 74-77-76-72-75-24-42-63-21-75-14-10-45-45-27-22-10-82-87-93
S. Johnson 75-64-56-69-81-24-26-88-30-69-15-19-45-45-20-20-10-87-85-84
Woodyard 83-56-74-83-88-64-31-86-23-80-15-19-45-45-20-20-0-93-95-86
D.J. Williams 83-69-82-84-86-53-56-76-54-79-13-17-45-45-12-15-10-92-88-85
C. Bailey 93-55-93-95-92-67-59-89-61-84-17-17-45-45-19-19-75-98-89-94
T. Porter 93-47-82-93-95-50-57-93-90-65-22-12-45-45-25-25-72-94-78-57
C. Harris 91-50-83-88-93-44-45-87-44-69-20-10-45-45-25-25-35-91-92-86
T. Carter 92-45-77-88-95-34-46-88-49-57-15-19-45-45-10-15-40-85-88-62
O. Bolden 87-43-68-91-92-50-52-82-58-65-20-11-45-45-25-25-75-88-67-85
R. Moore 84-63-74-90-85-77-50-89-47-71-19-15-45-45-14-15-45-90-95-74
Leonhard 83-60-74-83-86-74-52-80-56-72-15-19-45-45-20-20-83-94-87-88
M. Adams 87-62-74-84-83-54-37-82-39-71-19-14-45-45-15-15-50-85-90-70
Bruton 88-60-56-78-85-49-49-85-44-69-14-19-45-45-26-19-35-87-90-85
Q. Carter 84-66-65-78-86-67-50-89-46-72-22-16-45-45-20-15-40-87-95-89
Prater 62-26-78-47-63-16-15-40-11-14-32-31-16-16-98-86-10-75-75-50
B. Colquitt 63-22-72-60-66-14-18-40-13-13-31-29-11-11-95-92-11-88-92-55
Wide Receiver Demaryius Thomas is seen en route to his first of 12 TDs in 2012. He earned his first Pro Bowl selection after finishing 4th in the NFL with 1,434 receiving yards and 8th in the league with 94 receptions.
2012 Denver Broncos Individual Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Peyton Manning, 4659 yards, 68.6 comp. pct., 37 TDs, 105.8 rating.
Rushing: Willis McGahee, 731 yards, 4 TDs, 4.4 yards / carry
Receiving: Demaryius Thomas, 94 receptions, 1434 yards, 10 TDs
Touchdowns: Eric Decker, 13 (0 rush., 13 rec.)
QB Sacks: Von Miller, 18.5
Tackles: Wesley Woodyard, 115
Interceptions: Chris Harris & Wesley Woodyard, 3
Points: Matt Prater, 133 (26 FG's, 55 PAT's)
Wide Receiver Eric Decker catches a pass in the regular season win over Baltimore. He led the Broncos with 13 TD catches in 2012, while finishing second in receptions (85) and receiving yards (1,064) in 2012.
Cornerback Champ Bailey was selected first team All-NFL by the Associated Press and Pro Football Focus in 2012 for his man-to-man coverage skills. He defensed nine passes and intercepted two passes in 2012 en route to his 12th Pro Bowl selection in the last 13 seasons.
2012 AFC WESTERN DIVISION STANDINGS:
1st Place - DENVER (13-3)
2nd Place - San Diego (7-9)
3rd Place - Oakland (4-12)
4th Place - Kansas City (2-14)
Defensive End Elvis Dumervil hurries the Ravens' Joe Flacco and forces an incompletion. He earned his third selection to the Pro Bowl after finishing second on the Broncos with 11 QB sacks in 2012.
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