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1 Issue Date: Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007 BRONCOS VISIT BEARS; LOOK TO REMAIN ATOP AFC WEST WITH THIRD CONSECUTIVE WIN Tied for first place in the AFC West, the Broncos (5-5) make their first visit to Soldier Field since 1993 this week to face the Chicago Bears (4-6) on Sunday. Kickoff is set for 3:15 p.m. CST. In their most recent action, the Broncos posted four touchdowns of at least 40 yards in a game for the first time in their 48-year history during a win against Tennessee on Monday Night Football., which became the first NFL team since Minnesota in 2003 to record four 40+yard TDs in a game, scored on two passing plays, one rushing play and a punt return from that distance to notch its second consecutive win. Owners of the NFL s best record (10-2 /.833) since 2000 in the game following a MNF appearance, the Broncos face a Chicago team that lost at Seattle last week. The defending NFC Champion Bears are the second Super Bowl participant from last season that will play in 2007 with the club already having gone against Super Bowl XLI-winner Indianapolis earlier this year. With the Chargers and Chiefs losing last week, and San Diego are tied for the AFC West s best record with six weeks left in the regular season. The Broncos, who are in the fourth game of a stretch in which they play six of eight contests on the road, are 11-3 (.786) away from home in November since 2000 and own an 11-6 (.647) record in their last 17 road games dating back to Set to make the 16th start of his career on Sunday, Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler ranks second in the NFL in third-down completion percentage (71.8) and third in third-down passer rating (120.5). He directs an offense that is averaging the fourth-most yards per play (5.8) in the league. Defensively, the Broncos have recorded an AFC-high seven takeaways in the last two weeks with five interceptions and two fumble recoveries. The club has been among the NFL s best on special teams in its five games since the bye week, ranking no worse than sixth in the league in any of the four major return categories in that span. TELEVISION AND RADIO INFORMATION at CHICAGO TELEVISION: CBS (KCNC-TV - Channel 4): Greg Gumbel (play-byplay) and Dan Dierdorf (color commentary) will call the game. LOCAL RADIO: KOA Radio (850 AM): Dave Logan (play-by-play) and David Diaz-Infante (color commentary) will call the game while Alan Roach reports from the sidelines. NATIONAL RADIO: Sports USA Radio: Larry Kahn (play-by-play) and Tim Pernetti (color commentary) will call the game while Troy West reports from the sidelines. SPANISH RADIO: KBNO Radio (1280 AM): Fernando Sergio (playby-play) and Luke Sandoval (color commentary) will call the game. denver broncos 2007 weekly press release Regular Season Game #11 (5-5) at Chicago (4-6) Sunday, Nov. 25, :15 p.m. CST SOLDIER FIELD (61,500) Chicago, Illinois MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION Jim Saccomano (303) jim.saccomano@broncos.nfl.net Paul Kirk (303) paul.kirk@broncos.nfl.net Patrick Smyth (303) patrick.smyth@broncos.nfl.net Dave Gaylinn (303) dave.gaylinn@broncos.nfl.net Rebecca Villanueva (303) rebecca.villanueva@broncos.nfl.net The Broncos have a media-only Web site, which was created to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to members of the press will find complete statistical packages, press releases, rosters, updated bios, transcripts, injury reports, game recaps, news clippings, photos and much more. The 2007 Broncos Media Guide is available in PDF format on the media Web site as well as a complete archive of gamebooks and flip cards for every game in franchise history. BRONCOS 2007 SCHEDULE PRESEASON Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 1 Mon. Aug. 13 at San Francisco Monster Park W, Sat. Aug. 18 at Dallas Texas Stadium L, Sat. Aug. 25 CLEVELAND INVESCO Field at Mile High L, Thu. Aug. 30 ARIZONA INVESCO Field at Mile High W, REGULAR SEASON Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 1 Sun. Sept. 9 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium W, Sun. Sept. 16 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High W, OT Sun. Sept. 23 JACKSONVILLE INVESCO Field at Mile High L, Sun. Sept. 30 at Indianapolis RCA Dome L, Sun. Oct. 7 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High L, Bye 7 Sun. Oct. 21 PITTSBURGH INVESCO Field at Mile High W, Mon. Oct. 29 GREEN BAY INVESCO Field at Mile High L, OT Sun. Nov. 4 at Detroit Ford Field L, Sun. Nov. 11 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium W, Mon. Nov. 19 TENNESSEE INVESCO Field at Mile High W, Sun. Nov. 25 at Chicago Soldier Field 3:15 p.m. CST CBS 13 Sun. Dec. 2 at Oakland McAfee Coliseum 1:05 p.m. PST CBS 14 Sun. Dec. 9 KANSAS CITY INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST CBS 15 Thu. Dec. 13 at Houston Reliant Stadium 7:15 p.m. CST NFLN 16 Mon. Dec. 24 at San Diego Qualcomm Stadium 5 p.m. PST ESPN 17 Sun. Dec. 30 MINNESOTA INVESCO Field at Mile High 2:15 p.m. MST FOX 2007 AFC WEST STANDINGS Team W L T PF PA Home Road AFC NFC DIV Streak Won 2 San Diego Lost 1 Kansas City Lost 3 Oakland Lost 6 DENVER AT CHICAGO 1 SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007

2 broncos 2007 weekly release BRONCOS AT BEARS POINTS OF INTEREST The Broncos have a 6-6 all-time record against Chicago, including a 2-3 mark in away games... The two clubs last met on Nov. 23, 2003, in with the Bears earning a victory... is set to play at Soldier Field for the first time since The Broncos (.714) record in the month of November since 1995 is the NFL s best... is 11-3 (.786) on the road in November since 2000 and has the league s fifth-best overall road record (11-6 /.647) since November Sunday marks the Broncos third contest against an NFC North opponent this year... The Broncos, who hosted Tennessee on Monday Night Football in their most recent contest, own the league s best record (10-2 /.833) in the game following a MNF appearance since Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan was born in Oak Park, Ill., and played football at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Ill... Shanahan also played and coached at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Ill... The Broncos look to improve their (.564) all-time record against Super Bowl participants from the previous season against Chicago, which was Super Bowl XLI runner-up... will face both Super Bowl participants from the previous season for the third consecutive year and seventh time in club history The Broncos played Super Bowl XLI winner Indianapolis on Sept is in the fourth game of a span in which it plays six of eight games on the road, marking only the second such stretch in team history (1969) and one of two in the NFL (St. Louis) this season... For the first time in their 48- year history, the Broncos had four touchdowns of at least 40 yards (2 pass, 1 run, 1 punt return) in the same game during their win against Tennessee on Nov WR Glenn Martinez s 80-yard punt return for a touchdown in that contest was s first punt returned for a score since 2003 and marked the 17th punt return for a touchdown by a unit coached by Broncos Special Teams Coordinator Scott O Brien in the NFL... The Broncos are fourth in the NFL in yards per play (5.80) and rank fifth in the league in third-down success with a 47.6 percent rate that projects as the second-best single-season mark in club history... K Jason Elam has accounted for three of the Broncos wins with field goals made as time expired or in overtime... Elam last week moved into fifth place in NFL history in career field goals made (384)... Broncos QB Jay Cutler ranks second in the NFL in third-down completion percentage (71.8) and third in the league in third-down passer rating (120.5)... Cutler s 65.8 overall completion percentage is the sixth best in the NFL, and this season he has already recorded two of the top six single-game completion percentage marks by a Bronco in the Mike Shanahan era (1995-Pres.)... Against Tennessee on Nov. 19, Cutler became the first passer since John Elway in 1995 to throw two 40+yard touchdown passes in the same game... In 15 career starts, Cutler owns six multiple-touchdown games and has thrown at least one touchdown in 13 contests... RB Selvin Young is eighth in the NFL in rushing average (5.1), and his 385 rushing yards rank third among rookies... WR Brandon Marshall s 750 receiving yards this year rank 11th in the NFL... has posted an AFC-high seven takeaways in the last two weeks (5 INTs, 2 FUM)... DE Elvis Dumervil is tied for seventh in the league with eight sacks while rookie DE Tim Crowder has posted at least one sack in each of s last two games... Broncos CB Dré Bly leads the club with four interceptions this year, and his 37 career INTs are the third-highest total in the league since his rookie year of The Broncos pass defense is 10th in the NFL (206.6 ypg.) In the five games since their bye week, the Broncos rank first in the league in punt return average and third in kickoff return average while ranking sixth in the NFL in both opponent kickoff and opponent punt return average... P Todd Sauerbrun ranks fourth in the NFL with a career-high 48.5 gross punting average... LB D.J. Williams leads with 105 tackles (72 solo) and has recorded the second 100-tackle season of his career...broncos LB Jordan Beck and S Steve Cargile share the club s special-teams tackles lead with six each. GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS/BEARS 2007 COMPARISON BRONCOS BEARS Record Division Standing T-1st (AFCW)..T-3rd (NFCN) NFL Offensive Ranking th th Offense-Points Per Game Possession Average : :15 Total Net Yards Per Game Net Rushing Yards Per Game Net Passing Yards Per Game Had Intercepted/Yards Lost / /187 Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost / /225 Field Goals/FGA / /21 NFL Defensive Ranking th nd Defense-Points Per Game Defense-Total Net Yards Per Game Defense-Rushing Yards Per Game Defense-Passing Yards Per Game Defense-Intercepted by/yards / /64 Defense-Sacks For/Yards / /182 Punts-Average Yards (Gross) Punts-Average Yards (Net) Punt Returns-Average Per Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed Kickoff Returns-Average Per Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed Penalties Against/Yards / /510 Fumbles/Lost / /8 Opponent Fumbles/Lost / /11 BRONCOS BEARS PASSING YARDS Cutler ,082 Griese ,508 Ramsey Grossman RUSHING YARDS Henry Benson Young Peterson Cutler Grossman RECEIVING YARDS Marshall Berrian Stokley Muhammad Scheffler, Walker Clark POINTS SCORED Elam Gould Stokley Benson Marshall Hester INTERCEPTIONS Bly D. Manning Bailey Archuleta, M. Brown....1 Five Players McGowan, Urlacher SACKS Dumervil T. Harris Crowder Ogunleye McKinley Anderson DENVER AT CHICAGO 2 SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007

3 broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION 2007 TEAM COMPARISON - OTHER KEY AREAS CATEGORY (NFL RANK) BRONCOS BEARS 3rd Down Offense 47.6% (5) 36.6% (24) 3rd Down Defense 46.2% (30) 34.7% (5t) Red Zone Offense TD Pct. 46.4% (19) 42.9% (23t) Red Zone Defense TD Pct. 54.8% (22) 45.5% (7t) Takeaways 17 (21t) 17 (21t) Giveaways 20 (20) 24 (26t) Turnover Ratio -3 (20t) -7 (26t) BRONCOS/BEARS SERIES BREAKDOWN (REGULAR SEASON) Series Meetings: 12 Record: (Home: 4-3 / Away: 2-3) First Game: at Den. 6, Chi. 3 (12/5/71) Last Game: Chi. 19, at Den. 10 (11/23/03) Current Streak: Lost 1 Longest Den. Win Streak: 2, 2x, last (12/18/93-11/10/96) Longest Chi. Win Streak: 3 (12/20/81-9/9/84) Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 17, Chi. 12 (11/10/96) Last Den. Home Loss: Chi. 19, at Den. 10 (11/23/03) Last Den. Road Win: Den. 13, at Chi. 3 (12/18/93) Last Den. Road Loss: at Chi. 27, Den. 0 (9/9/84) Den. Shutouts: None Chi. Shutouts: 1 (9/9/84): at Chi. 27, Den. 0 Most Den. Points: 31 (11/16/87): at Den. 31, Chi. 29 Most Chi. Points: 35 (12/20/81): at Chi. 35, Den. 24 Total Den. Points: 186 Total Chi. Points: 229 Average Den. Points: 15.5 Average Chi. Points: 19.1 Largest Den. Win: 14 (12/12/76): Den. 28, at Chi. 14 Largest Chi. Win: 27 (9/9/84): at Chi. 27, Den. 0 Most Points, Both Teams: 60 (11/16/87): at Den. 31, Chi. 29 Fewest Points, Both Teams: 9 (12/5/71): at Den. 6, Chi. 3 WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALLS Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan and John Lynch will be available to the Chicago media via conference call Wednesday with Lynch at approximately 12 p.m. MST and Shanahan at 12:45 p.m. MST. Bears Head Coach Lovie Smith will speak to the press via conference call at 11:30 a.m. MST, and a Bears player will be available at 11:15 a.m. MST. WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE: BRONCOS at BEARS SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007 **Beginning of practices are open to the media for viewing and photography. Access during open locker room sessions is for interview purposes only No still photography is allowed.** TUESDAY, NOV. 20 PLAYERS DAY OFF - NO MEDIA AVAILABILITY WEDNESDAY, NOV :15 a.m bears player conference call 11:30 a.m lovie Smith conference call 11:55 a.m jay Cutler press conference 11:55 a.m.-12:40 p.m locker room open to media 12:15 p.m mike Shanahan Press Conference 1:10-3:10 p.m practice THURSDAY, NOV :15 a.m practice Post practice locker room open to media FRIDAY, NOV :25 a.m.-1 p.m practice Post practice locker room open to media NFL SCHEDULE - REGULAR SEASON WEEK 12 Thursday, November 22 Green Bay at Detroit (FOX) 12:30p (ET) N.Y. Jets at Dallas (CBS) 3:15p (CT) Indianapolis at Atlanta (NFLN) 8:15p (ET) Sunday, November 25 New Orleans at Carolina :00p (ET) Tennessee at Cincinnati :00p (ET) Houston at Cleveland :00p (ET) Buffalo at Jacksonville :00p (ET) Oakland at Kansas City :00p (CT) Minnesota at N.Y. Giants :00p (ET) Seattle at St. Louis :00p (CT) Washington at Tampa Bay :00p (ET) San Francisco at Arizona :05p (MT) Baltimore at San Diego :15p (PT) at Chicago (CBS) 3:15p (CT) Philadelphia at New England (NBC) 8:15p (ET) Monday, November 26 Miami at Pittsburgh (ESPN) 8:30p (ET) DENVER AT CHICAGO 3 SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007

4 broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS VS. BEARS: DENVER RECORD BY MONTH (REGULAR SEASON) Month Overall Home Away August (.000) (.000) (.000) September (.000) (.000) (.000) October (.500) (1.000) (.000) November (.500) (.500) (.000) December (.750) (1.000) (.667) January (.000) (.000) (.000) TOTALS (.500) (.571) (.400) BRONCOS/BEARS ALL-TIME RESULTS Season (Date) W/L Result Site 1971 (12/5) 6, Chicago 3 Mile High Stadium 1973 (9/30) L Chicago 14 Mile High Stadium 1976 (12/12) W 14 Soldier Field 1978 (10/16) 16, Chicago 7 Mile High Stadium 1981 (12/20) 35, 24 Soldier Field 1983 (10/2) 31, 14 Soldier Field 1984 (9/9) 27, 0 Soldier Field 1987 (11/16) 31, Chicago 29 Mile High Stadium 1990 (11/18) L Chicago 13 (OT) Mile High Stadium 1993 (12/18) W 3 Soldier Field 1996 (11/10) 17, Chicago 12 Mile High Stadium 2003 (11/23) L Chicago 10 INVESCO Field at Mile High NOVEMBER S BEST SINCE 1995 The Broncos have the NFL s top winning percentage (.714) in the month of November since 1995, posting a record. BEST RECORDS IN NOVEMBER, NFL, SINCE 1995 Team Wins Losses Ties Pct New England Jacksonville Green Bay Philadelphia Pittsburgh Indianapolis ON THIS DATE IN BRONCOS HISTORY has a all-time record in games played on Nov. 25: BRONCOS ON NOV. 25: Year Day W/L Result 1973 Sun. W at 14, Kansas City Sun. L Oakland 14, at Sun. L Seattle 27, at 24 RECENT ROAD SUCCESS With a 2-2 road record this year, the Broncos have posted an 11-6 (.647) mark in away games dating back to November 2005, and that winning percentage is the fourth best in the NFL during that time. This year on the road, defeated Buffalo in its season opener on Sept. 9, lost at Indianapolis (38-20) on Sept. 30, lost at Detroit (44-7) on Nov. 4 and won at Kansas City (27-11) on Nov. 11. BEST ROAD RECORDS, NFL, REGULAR SEASON, SINCE NOVEMBER 2005 Team W L T Pct. 1. New England Dallas Chicago Carolina Indianapolis San Diego SIX ROAD GAMES IN EIGHT WEEKS The Broncos are in the fourth game of a stretch in which they will play six of eight contests on the road. is 1-1 thus far, losing at Detroit on Nov. 4 and winning at Kansas City on Nov. 11. This season marks only the second time in club history, the first occurring in 1969, that will play six road games during an eight-game period in the regular season. finished that stretch in 1969 (Oct. 19-Dec. 7) with a record in a season that ended with a overall mark. The Broncos began this stretch with four-of-five games on the road, marking the first time in 10 seasons (since the 1997 Super Bowl year: Nov. 24-Dec. 21) that the club faces four road contests in a five-game period. joins the St. Louis Rams as the only two teams this year to play six out of eight games on the road. The Rams just concluded their stretch, which began on Sept. 23 at Tampa Bay and ended on Nov. 18 at San Francisco, with a 2-6 record. Last season, the Houston Texans were the only NFL team to play six road games in an eight-game period. Houston finished that stretch, which occurred from Oct. 15-Dec. 3, with a 3-5 record. SIX OF EIGHT ON THE ROAD FOR DENVER, 2007 Date Opponent Result Sun., Nov. 4 at Detroit L, 44-7 Sun., Nov. 11 at Kansas City W, Mon., Nov. 19 vs. Tennessee W, Sun., Nov. 25 at Chicago TBD Sun., Dec. 2 at Oakland TBD Sun., Dec. 9 vs. Kansas City TBD Thu., Dec. 13 at Houston TBD Mon., Dec. 24 at San Diego TBD DENVER AT CHICAGO 4 SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007

5 broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION ON THE ROAD IN NOVEMBER The Broncos are 11-3 (.786) on the road in November dating back to the 2000 season. plays three road games in November this year with its contests at Detroit (Nov. 4, L, 44-7), Kansas City (Nov. 11, W, 27-11) and Chicago (Sunday). BRONCOS ON THE ROAD IN NOVEMBER, SINCE 2000 Date Opponent Result 11/5/00 N.Y. Jets W, /26/00 Seattle W, /5/01 Oakland L, /22/01 Dallas W, /17/02 Seattle W, /30/03 Oakland W, /21/04 New Orleans W, /13/05 Oakland W, /24/05 Dallas W, /5/06 Pittsburgh W, /12/06 Oakland W, /23/06 Kansas City L, /4/07 Detroit L, /11/07 Kansas City W, TOTALS 11-3 ONE OF THE LEAGUE S BEST ON THE ROAD While they are known for their home-field success over the years, the Broncos quietly have become one of the league s best road teams under Head Coach Mike Shanahan., which is 11-6 (.647) in its last 17 road games dating back to 2005 and had a fourgame road winning streak in 2006, has the league s sixth-best road record (51-49 /.510) since BEST ROAD RECORDS, NFL, REGULAR SEASON, SINCE 1995 Team W L T Pct. 1. New England Green Bay Pittsburgh Indianapolis Tennessee BRONCOS ALL-TIME YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS YEAR PRESEASON REG. SEASON PLAYOFFS (S.B. loss) (S.B. loss) (S.B. loss) (S.B. loss) (S.B. win) (S.B. win) TOTAL (.538) (.531) (.531) DENVER AT CHICAGO 5 SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007

6 broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION TRACKING DENVER S 2007 REGULAR-SEASON OPPONENTS Opponent Date/Result 07 Rec. Last Week This Week Buffalo W, Lost vs. New England, (Nov. 18) at Jacksonville (Nov. 25) Oakland W, OT, Dec Lost at Minnesota, (Nov. 18) at Kansas City (Nov. 25) Jacksonville L, Won vs. San Diego, (Nov. 18) vs. Buffalo (Nov. 25) Indianapolis L, Won vs. Kansas City, (Nov. 18) at Atlanta (Nov. 22) San Diego L, 41-3, Dec Lost at Jacksonville, (Nov. 18) vs. Baltimore (Nov. 25) Pittsburgh W, Lost at N.Y. Jets, OT (Nov. 18) vs. Miami (Nov. 26) Green Bay L, OT 9-1 Won vs. Carolina, (Nov. 18) at Detroit (Nov. 22) Detroit L, Lost vs. N.Y. Giants, (Nov. 18) vs. Green Bay (Nov. 22) Kansas City W, 27-11, Dec Lost at Indianapolis, (Nov. 18) vs. Oakland (Nov. 25) Tennessee W, Lost at, (Nov. 19) at Cincinnati (Nov. 25) Chicago Nov Lost at Seattle, (Nov. 18) vs. (Nov. 25) Houston Dec Won vs. New Orleans, (Nov. 18) at Cleveland (Nov. 25) Minnesota Dec Won vs. Oakland, (Nov. 18) at N.Y. Giants (Nov. 25) Combined 2006 regular-season record of 2007 opponents: (.504) / 2007 combined record: (.519) WINNING AWAY FROM HOME s win at Arizona on Dec. 17 in its regular-season road finale of 2006 ensured the club of at least five road wins (5-3 rec.) for the second consecutive year, marking only the second time that has happened in franchise history and first since 1984 (7-1) and 1985 (6-2). is 2-2 on the road in Below is a look at the Broncos road records under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.). BRONCOS RECORD ON THE ROAD, REGULAR SEASON, SINCE 1995 Year W L T Pct TOTALS PLAYING AFTER A MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL APPEARANCE has posted a 10-2 (.833) record since 2000 in the game immediately after playing on Monday Night Football, marking the best winning percentage among teams with at least five MNF appearances during that time. The Broncos, who hosted Tennessee on Monday, look to improve that mark Sunday in Chicago. is 0-1 following a MNF appearance this year, losing to Detroit following its Monday contest against Green Bay. BEST RECORDS FOLLOWING MNF GAME, NFL, 2000-PRESENT (MINIMUM 5 GAMES) Team Record Pct Carolina St. Louis Indianapolis BRONCOS FOLLOWING MNF GAME, SINCE 2000 Date Opponent Result 9/10/00 vs. Atlanta W, /19/00 vs. San Diego W, /23/01 at Arizona W, /11/01 vs. San Diego W, /6/02 vs. San Diego W, /17/02 at Seattle W, /28/03 vs. Detroit W, /16/03* vs. San Diego W, /31/04 vs. Atlanta L, /2/05 at Jacksonville W, /15/06 vs. Oakland W, /4/07 at Detroit L, /25/07 at Chicago TBD * - Club had a bye week before game DENVER AT CHICAGO 6 SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007

7 broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS VS. SUPER BOWL TEAMS is 12-5 (.706) against Super Bowl participants from the previous year under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.) and looks to improve that mark on Sunday against Super Bowl XLI runner-up Chicago. Earlier this season, lost by a margin to Super Bowl XLI champion Indianapolis. All-time, is (.564) against a team that played in the previous season s Super Bowl. is 9-9 (.500) against the previous year s Super Bowl runner up. Since 2002, is 9-1 against all Super Bowl teams from the previous year. The Broncos are 13-8 (.619) against the previous year s Super Bowl winner. BRONCOS VS. SUPER BOWL PARTICIPANTS FROM THE PREVIOUS SEASON Date Opponent (Super Bowl) Winner/Runner Up Score 10/29/67 at Kansas City (I) Runner Up L, /17/67 vs. Kansas City (I) Runner Up L, /10/68 vs. Oakland (II) Runner Up L, /8/68 at Oakland (II) Runner Up L, /21/69 vs. N.Y. Jets (III) Winner W, /4/70 vs. Kansas City (IV) Winner W, /6/70 at Kansas City (IV) Winner L, /12/75 at Pittsburgh (IX) Winner L, /16/77 at Oakland (XI) Winner W, /30/77 vs. Oakland (XI) Winner L, /22/79 at Pittsburgh (XIII) Winner L, /6/81 vs. Oakland (XV) Winner W, /4/81 at Oakland (XV) Winner W, /19/82 vs. San Francisco (XVI) Winner W, /30/84 vs. L.A. Raiders (XVIII) Winner W, /28/84 at L.A. Raiders (XVIII) Winner W, /29/85 vs. Miami (XIX) Runner Up L, /11/85 vs. San Francisco (XIX) Winner W, /28/86 vs. New England (XX) Runner Up W, /12/92 at Washington (XXVI) Winner L, /12/92 at Buffalo (XXVI) Runner Up L, /26/94 at Buffalo (XXVIII) Runner Up L, /24/95 at San Diego (XXIX) Runner Up L, /19/95 vs. San Diego (XXIX) Runner Up W, /6/97 vs. New England (XXXI) Runner Up W, /4/00 at St. Louis (XXXIV) Winner L, /10/01 vs. N.Y. Giants (XXXV) Runner Up W, /30/01 vs. Baltimore (XXXV) Winner L, /8/02 vs. St. Louis (XXXVI) Runner Up W, /27/02 at New England (XXXVI) Winner W, /22/03 vs. Oakland (XXXVII) Runner Up W, /30/03 at Oakland (XXXVII) Runner Up W, /10/04 vs. Carolina (XXXVIII) Runner Up W, /16/05 vs. New England (XXXIX) Winner W, /30/05 vs. Philadelphia (XXXIX) Runner Up W, /14/06 vs. New England (XXXIX) Winner W, /5/06 at Pittsburgh (XL) Winner W, /3/06 vs. Seattle (XL) Runner Up L, /30/07 at Indianapolis (XLI) Winner L, /25/07 at Chicago (XLI) Runner Up Sunday WHAT TO WATCH FOR: at CHICAGO (11/25/07) TEAM (2 CONSEC. WINS) - Can win three consecutive games for the first time since it had a five-game winning streak early in the 2006 campaign (9/17/06-10/22/06). TEAM (10-2 FOLLOWING MNF GAME SINCE 2000) - Can improve its NFL-best 10-2 (.833) record since 2000 in the game immediately following a Monday Night Football appearance with a win on Sunday. TEAM (35-14 IN NOVEMBER SINCE 1995) - Can improve its NFL-best (.714) record in November since 1995 with a win on Sunday. TEAM (11-3 ON ROAD IN NOVEMBER SINCE 2000) - Can improve its 11-3 (.786) record on the road in November since 2000 with a win on Sunday. CB CHAMP BAILEY (23 INTS) - Needs one interception to tie Steve Atwater (24) for eighth and three to tie Louis Wright (26) for seventh in Broncos history in career interceptions. CB CHAMP BAILEY (304 INT YDS.) - Needs 31 interception return yards to tie Randy Gradishar (335) for 10th, 36 to tie Tom Jackson (340) for ninth and 56 to tie Louis Wright (260) for eighth in Broncos history in career interception return yards. CB CHAMP BAILEY (3 INT RET. FOR TDS) - Needs one interception returned for a touchdown to tie Tyrone Braxton (4) and Mike Harden (4) for the most interceptions returned for a touchdown in Broncos history. CB DRE BLY (4 INTS) - Needs two interceptions to tie his singleseason career high (6, 3x) for interceptions. DE TIM CROWDER (2 CONSEC. GAMES W/SACK) - Can become the first Bronco to post three consecutive games with at least one sack since 2004 (Reggie Hayward) with a sack on Sunday. DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (8.0 SACKS) - Needs half a sack on Sunday to tie his sack total from last season (8.5). DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (3 MULTI-SACK GMS.) - Can become the first Bronco since Trevor Pryce in 2000 to post at least four multiple-sack games in the same season with 1.5 sacks on Sunday. DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (6 PASS BREAKUPS) - Needs two pass breakups to tie DT Michael Dean Perry for the most pass breakups (8) in a season by a Broncos defensive lineman under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.). K JASON ELAM (479 FGA) - Needs one field goal attempt to pass Nick Lowery (479) for sole possession of eighth in NFL history in career field goal attempts. RB TRAVIS HENRY (5,975 YDS.) - Needs 25 rushing yards to reach 6,000 for his career. P TODD SAUERBRUN (262 PUNTS IN20) - Needs one punt placed inside the 20-yard line to pass Darren Bennett and Mike Horan (262) for sole possession of 15th in NFL history in career punts inside the 20. WR JAVON WALKER (53-GAME REC. STREAK) - Can extend his streak of consecutive games with at least one catch to 54 with a grab on Sunday. RB SELVIN YOUNG (385 YDS.) - Needs 11 rushing yards to tie Tatum Bell (396) for ninth and 23 to tie Rob Lytle (408) for eighth in Broncos history in rushing yards by a rookie. DENVER AT CHICAGO 7 SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007

8 broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS 2007 WEEK-BY-WEEK RANKINGS PROGRESSION OFFENSE AFC DEFENSE OFFENSE NFL DEFENSE Week Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass Total Rush Pass 1 (at Buffalo) (vs. Oakland) (vs. Jacksonville) t t 1 4 (at Indianapolis) (vs. San Diego) (Bye Week) (vs. Pittsburgh) t (vs. Green Bay) (at Detroit) (at Kansas City) (vs. Tennessee) (at Chicago) 13 (at Oakland) 14 (vs. Kansas City) 15 (at Houston) 16 (at San Diego) 17 (vs. Minnesota) FACING BOTH SUPER BOWL TEAMS IN THE SAME YEAR By facing the Colts and Bears in 2007, the Broncos will play both Super Bowl participants from the previous season for the third consecutive year and seventh time in club history. BRONCOS AGAINST BOTH SUPER BOWL PARTICIPANTS IN THE SAME SEASON Date Opponent (Super Bowl) Winner/Runner Up Score 9/29/85 vs. Miami (XIX) Runner Up L, /11/85 vs. San Francisco (XIX) Winner W, /12/92 at Washington (XXVI) Winner L, /12/92 at Buffalo (XXVI) Runner Up L, /10/01 vs. N.Y. Giants (XXXV) Runner Up W, /30/01 vs. Baltimore (XXXV) Winner L, /8/02 vs. St. Louis (XXXVI) Runner Up W, /27/02 at New England (XXXVI) Winner W, /16/05 vs. New England (XXXIX) Winner W, /30/05 vs. Philadelphia (XXXIX) Runner Up W, /14/06 vs. New England (XXXIX) Winner W, /5/06 at Pittsburgh (XL) Winner W, /3/06 vs. Seattle (XL) Runner Up L, /30/07 at Indianapolis (XLI) Winner L, /25/07 at Chicago (XLI) Runner Up Sunday BRONCOS/BEARS COACHING COMPARISON MIKE SHANAHAN LOVIE SMITH YR. AS AN NFL HEAD COACH: 15th 4th YR. AS TEAM S HEAD COACH: 13th 4th OVERALL YR. IN NFL: 24th 12th OVERALL YR. WITH TEAM: 20th 4th NFL COACHING CAREER REG. SEASON RECORD: (.613) (.569) POSTSEASON RECORD: 8-5 (.615) 2-2 (.500) OVERALL RECORD: (.613) (.565) WITH CURRENT TEAM REG. SEASON RECORD: (.634) (.569) POSTSEASON RECORD: 8-5 (.615) 2-2 (.500) OVERALL RECORD: (.633) (.565) AGAINST OPPONENT REG. SEASON RECORD: (.500) (.500) POSTSEASON RECORD: 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) OVERALL RECORD: (.500) (.500) AGAINST OPP. HEAD COACH REG. SEASON RECORD: (.000) (.500) POSTSEASON RECORD: 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) OVERALL RECORD: (.000) (.500) DENVER AT CHICAGO 8 SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007

9 broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS AWARDS UPDATE AFC SPEC. TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK (WK. 2) - K JASON ELAM Elam kicked a game-winning field goal for the second consecutive week against Oakland on Sept. 16 with his 23-yarder in overtime giving a victory against the Raiders. MOTOROLA NFL COACH OF THE WEEK (WK. 7) - MIKE SHANAHAN Shanahan led to a victory against Pittsburgh on Sunday Night Football. The Broncos forced three turnovers that led to 14 points and won the game on a 49-yard field goal by Jason Elam as time expired. BRONCOS VS. NFC CLUBS Under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Present), the Broncos have compiled a record (.620) in their 50 games played against NFC teams. The club is 0-2 against the NFC this year, having lost to Green Bay (Oct. 29) and Detroit (Nov. 4), and will face Chicago (Nov. 25) and Minnesota (Dec. 30) later this season. The Broncos win percentage at home against NFC clubs since 1995 is.720 off an 18-7 record in those contests. On the road, is (.520) against NFC teams since has posted only two losing records ( NFC West, NFC North) for the year in interconference play since DENVER S RECORD IN NFC PLAY, SINCE 1995 Year Division Overall Home Away Win Pct NFC East NFC Central NFC West NFC East NFC Central NFC West NFC East NFC West NFC North NFC South NFC East NFC West NFC North TOTALS INTERCONFERENCE RECORD The Broncos.557 winning percentage off a record in interconference play since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger ranks as the fifth-best mark in the NFL. INTERCONFERENCE RECORDS SINCE 1970 MERGER Team Record Pct. 1. Miami Oakland Pittsburgh Dallas NFL STANDINGS AFC East Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC N.E Buf NYJ Mia AFC North Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Pit Cle Bal Cin AFC South Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Ind Jac Ten Hou AFC West Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Den S.D K.C Oak NFC East Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Dal NYG Was Phi NFC North Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC G.B Det Min Chi NFC South Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC T.B Car N.O Atl NFC West Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Sea Ari S.F Stl DENVER AT CHICAGO 9 SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007

10 broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION SECOND HALF SCHEDULE The Broncos are 2-0 in the second half of their schedule after posting a 3-5 record in their first eight games of the season. The winning percentage of s second-half opponents is.425 (34-46), a mark that is significantly lower than the.613 (49-31) winning percentage of its first eight opponents. None of s remaining six games are against teams that currently have a winning record. Five of the Broncos first eight opponents currently have a winning record, including Green Bay (9-1), Indianapolis (8-2), Jacksonville (7-3) and Pittsburgh (7-3). BRONCOS FIRST HALF SCHEDULE, 2007 Team W/L Current Record at Buffalo (Sept. 9) W 5-5 vs. Oakland (Sept. 16) W 2-8 vs. Jacksonville (Sept. 23) L 7-3 at Indianapolis (Sept. 30) L 8-2 vs. San Diego (Oct. 7) L 5-5 vs. Pittsburgh (Oct. 21) W 7-3 vs. Green Bay (Oct. 29) L 9-1 at Detroit (Nov. 4) L 6-4 TOTALS (.613) BRONCOS SECOND HALF SCHEDULE, 2007 Team W/L Current Record at Kansas City (Nov. 11) W 4-6 vs. Tennessee (Nov. 19) W 6-4 at Chicago (Nov. 25) TBD 4-6 at Oakland (Dec. 2) TBD 2-8 vs. Kansas City (Dec. 9) TBD 4-6 at Houston (Dec. 13) TBD 5-5 at San Diego (Dec. 24) TBD 5-5 vs. Minnesota (Dec. 30) TBD 4-6 TOTALS (.425) BRONCOS VS. BEARS NOTABLE PERFORMANCES DT SAM ADAMS - Registered one sack (6 yds.), two tackles and one pass breakup for Seattle at Chi. (9/19/99)... Made three tackles for Baltimore vs. Chi. (9/9/01). CB CHAMP BAILEY - Posted six tackles (all solo) and one pass breakup for Washington vs. Chi. (12/23/01)... Added five tackles (all solo), one pass breakup and one special-teams stop for Washington vs. Chi. (10/31/99). CB DRE BLY - Broke up four passes and made one tackle for Detroit vs. Chi. (12/26/04)... Posted seven tackles (6 solo) and one pass breakup for Detroit vs. Chi. (12/24/06)... Recorded six tackles (all solo) and three pass breakups for Detroit vs. Chi. (11/18/02). K JASON ELAM - Connected on 2-of-3 field-goal attempts for at Chi. (12/18/93). DE JOHN ENGELBERGER - Recorded half a sack and five tackles (1 solo) for San Francisco at Chi. (10/31/04)... Posted half a sack for San Francisco vs. Chi. (9/7/03). S NICK FERGUSON - Made seven tackles (5 solo) for vs. Chi. (11/23/03). NOTES FROM THE BRONCOS LAST GAME: at DENVER 34, TENNESSEE 20 (11/19/07) For the first time in team history, the Broncos had four touchdowns of at least 40 yards (2 pass plays, 1 rushing play and 1 one return) in the same game... also became the first NFL team to have four 40+yard scores in the same contest since Minnesota did so vs. Seattle on Dec. 7, With a 48-yard TD pass to Brandon Stokley and a 41-yard scoring toss to Brandon Marshall, QB Jay Cutler became the first Bronco to throw two touchdown passes of at least 40 yards in the same game since Dec. 3, 1995, when John Elway did so against Jacksonville (62-yarder to Anthony Miller, 45-yarder to Mike Pritchard)... Cutler's two touchdown passes marked the sixth multiple-touchdown pass game of his career. He has now thrown at least one touchdown pass in 13 of 15 career starts... Cutler had career bests in completion percentage (76.2) and rating (137.0) as he passed for 200 (or more) yards for the seventh time in 10 games... Stokley s 48-yard touchdown catch was the second-longest reception of his career... Glenn Martinez's 80-yard punt return for a touchdown was the first by a Bronco since Rod Smith vs. San Diego on Nov. 16, 2003 (65 yds.). It also was the seventh longest by a Bronco in club history and 17th punt return for a touchdown by a special-teams unit coached by Scott O'Brien in the NFL... The Broncos extended their scoring streak to 239 games and scored on their first possession for the 94th time in the streak, which dates back to It is the longest active streak in the NFL... The Broncos have now scored in nine consecutive quarters WR Brandon Marshall (3-68) caught all three passes on the same drive, and all on third down, including a 41-yard touchdown that put ahead in the third quarter DE Tim Crowder recorded his third sack of the season came in fifth in the NFL with plays of 10 yards or longer with 127, and added 12 to that total tonight (8 pass, 4 rush)... now leads the regular season series 2-0 since Tennessee relocated from Houston; The Titans own the overall series edge as has now won four of the last five regular season games. It was the 22nd time the winner scored 30 or more points in the 34-game history of the series. With two field goals and four extra points, K Jason Elam moved into sixth alltime in points scored in the NFL with 1, Elam also tied Nick Lowery for the eighth most field goal attempts (479) and passed Lowery into fifth in all-time field goals made (384). He became the third player in NFL history to score 200 points on Monday Night Football, reaching exactly that number with his last PAT kick and 10th point in the game... RB Andre Hall, who had 19 career rushing yards entering the game, finished with 89 yards on seven carries, including a 62-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter that was the longest play from scrimmage for this year... Hall's 62-yard touchdown run was the first touchdown of his career and the longest TD run by a Bronco since WR Javon Walker's 72- yarder at Pittsburgh on Nov. 5, It also was the longest by a running back since Tatum Bell's 67-yard touchdown run vs. Philadelphia on Oct. 30, DENVER AT CHICAGO 10 SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007

11 broncos 2007 weekly release PROJECTED STARTING QB COMPARISON DENVER BRONCOS JAY CUTLER VS. CHICAGO Start Game G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. Cutler has never faced the Bears in the regular season or playoffs JAY CUTLER 2007 STATISTICS Start G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. 10/ , JAY CUTLER CAREER STATISTICS Start G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. 15/ , CHICAGO BEARS REX GROSSMAN VS. DENVER Start Game G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. Grossman has never faced the Broncos in the regular season or playoffs REX GROSSMAN 2007 STATISTICS Start G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. 5/ REX GROSSMAN CAREER STATISTICS Start G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. 29/ , BRIAN GRIESE VS. DENVER Start Game G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. Griese has never faced the Broncos in the regular season or playoffs BRIAN GRIESE 2007 STATISTICS Start G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. 6/ , BRIAN GRIESE CAREER STATISTICS Start G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. 87/ ,567 1, , TE DANIEL GRAHAM - Caught a 25-yard pass for New England vs. Chi. (11/26/06). RB TRAVIS HENRY - Hauled in three passes for 41 yards, including a 26-yard score, and rushed 12 times for 68 yards (5.7 avg.) for Buffalo vs. Chi. (9/29/02). S JOHN LYNCH - Made 10 tackles (8 solo) for Tampa Bay at Chi. (11/23/97)... Posted 10 tackles (8 solo) for Tampa Bay at Chi. (11/3/96)... Made nine tackles (8 solo) for Tampa Bay at Chi. (1/2/00)... Recovered a fumble and posted four tackles along with one pass breakup for Tampa Bay vs. Chi. (9/20/98). GAME INFORMATION DT ALVIN McKINLEY - Totaled one sack (6 yds.) and six tackles (4 solo) for Cleveland vs. Chi. (10/9/05). DE KENNY PETERSON - Registered three tackles (2 solo) for Green Bay at Chi. (1/2/05)... Broke up a pass for Green Bay vs. Chi. (12/25/05). QB PATRICK RAMSEY - Completed 6-of-11 passes (54.5%) for 105 yards for Washington vs. Chi. (9/11/05). P TODD SAUERBRUN - Punted 11 times for 443 yards (40.3 avg.), placing two punts inside the 20-yard line, for Carolina vs. Chi. (12/22/02). WR BRANDON STOKLEY - Caught two passes for 22 yards for Baltimore vs. Chi. (9/9/01). WR JAVON WALKER - Totaled 102 yards on seven catches (14.6 avg.), including a 44-yard grab, for Green Bay vs. Chi. (9/19/04)... Caught three passes for 82 yards (27.3 avg.) with a 43-yard long and one touchdown for Green Bay at Chi. (1/2/05)... Caught a touchdown pass for Green Bay vs. Chi. (12/7/03) and at Chi. (9/29/03). LB NATE WEBSTER - Posted a tackle on special teams with Tampa Bay at Chi. (12/16/01) and at Chi. (12/29/02). NOTES FROM DENVER S LAST FIVE GAMES WITH CHICAGO CHICAGO 19, at DENVER 10 (Nov. 23, 2003) RB Clinton Portis sets a Broncos single-game franchise record for yards per rush, averaging 11.8 yards on 14 carries for 165 yards, but Chicago overcomes a 10-9 fourth-quarter deficit to earn the win in... Bears K Paul Edinger connects on all four fieldgoal attempts, including a 54-yarder... holds Chicago to 3.2 yards per play (68-217) and a third-down success rate of 24 percent (4-of-17)... Broncos WR Rod Smith posts game highs for receptions (9) and receiving yards (86) while scoring on a 1-yard grab... The Broncos limit the Bears to one touchdown in three red zone possessions. at DENVER 17, CHICAGO 12 (Nov. 10, 1996) Trailing with 40 seconds to play and facing a first-and-goal situation at the 1-yard line, the Bears are unable to reach the end zone... takes a 14-3 lead at halftime after a 1-yard touchdown run by RB Terrell Davis, whose 71 rushing yards for the day made him the fastest player in club history (10 games) to reach 1,000 rushing yards for the season... The victory improved s record to 9-1 for the season, marking the best mark in the NFL... TE Shannon Sharpe posts a game-high 92 receiving yards on five grabs, including a 15-yard touchdown... The Broncos do not record any giveaways and post a +3 turnover ratio for the game. DENVER 13, at CHICAGO 3 (Dec. 18, 1993) Broncos RB Rod Bernstine totals 103 yards on 20 carries (5.2 avg.) to lead s offensive attack... scores the game s final 13 points after trailing 3-0 in the first quarter following a 31- yard Kevin Butler field goal... For only the second time in club history, the Broncos do not commit a penalty in a game... RB Robert Delpino accounts for the Broncos lone touchdown on a 1-yard DENVER AT CHICAGO 11 SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007

12 broncos 2007 weekly release run in the second quarter while K Jason Elam makes 2-of-3 field goals for... Three different Broncos post one interception, and holds Chicago to 101 net passing yards. CHICAGO 16, at DENVER 13 OT (Nov. 18, 1990) Kevin Butler s 44-yard field goal with 1:46 left to play proves to be the game-winning score... has three possessions in overtime with those drives beginning at their own 12, 8 and 4-yard lines... A 9-yard touchdown run by John Elway with less than three minutes to play in the fourth quarter ties the game, and the contest is sent into overtime after a 41-yard field goal attempt by Butler hits the left upright... Elway finishes the game completing 24-of-41 passes for 262 yards while Broncos RB Bobby Humphrey totals 83 yards on 23 carries... The Bears finish with 204 rushing yards, including 111 by Neal Anderson. at DENVER 31, CHICAGO 29 (Nov. 16, 1987) Missed extra points by the Bears following their final two touchdowns proved to be the margin of victory for on Monday Night Football... The Broncos overcame a first-quarter deficit of 14-0 and a fourth-quarter deficit of QB John Elway completes 21-of-40 passes for 341 yards with three touchdowns while rushing for 35 yards... Broncos WR Vince Johnson catches six passes for 86 yards and one touchdown and rookie WR Ricky Nattiel hauls in four passes for 93 yards with a score... Bears QB Jim McMahon posts 311 passing yards and three touchdowns to mark his first 300-yard game as a pro. BRONCOS/BEARS CONNECTIONS FORMER DENVER BRONCOS Bears TE Desmond Clark was a Bronco from after selected him in the sixth round (179th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft... Chicago QB Brian Griese played for the Broncos from after selected him in the third round (91st overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. FORMER CHICAGO BEARS Broncos Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Coach Bob Slowik served as the Bears defensive coordinator from P Todd Sauerbrun ( ) entered the NFL with Chicago... Broncos S John Lynch was born in Hinsdale, Ill... Broncos S Nick Ferguson competed in the Bears 1999 training camp while TE/LS Mike Leach was in the Bears training camp during the 2002 season. FROM CHICAGO AND THE SURROUNDING AREA Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan was born in Oak Park, Ill., and played football at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Ill... Shanahan also played at Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, Ill.) and later served as offensive coordinator on its 1978 Division II national championship team... Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks Mike Heimerdinger was born in DeKalb, Ill., and also attended Eastern Illinois University... Broncos Running Backs Coach Bobby Turner grew up in East Chicago, Ind., which is located 25 miles south of Chicago. GAME INFORMATION CROSSING PATHS (PRO) Broncos Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks Mike Heimerdinger (2005) and Wide Receivers/Quarterbacks Coach Jeremy Bates (2005) were with the New York Jets alongside Bears Quarterbacks Coach Pep Hamilton ( )... Hamilton and DT Anthony Adams were with WR Taylor Jacobs at San Francisco in Broncos CB Dré Bly ( ) and RB Paul Smith ( ) were with the Detroit Lions when Bears Assistant Special Teams Coach Kevin O Dea coached there from O Dea also coached S John Lynch ( ) and LB Nate Webster ( ) in Tampa Bay from Broncos CB Dré Bly played with Bears S Adam Archuleta in St. Louis from Assistant Head Coach/Defense Jim Bates along with Chicago LB Brendon Ayanbadejo, QB Brian Griese and DE Adewale Ogunleye were with Miami in Broncos DT Alvin McKinley along with Bears DT Antonio Garay and DT Israel Idonije lined up next to each other at Cleveland in Wide Receivers/Quarterbacks Coach Jeremy Bates ( ), S Hamza Abdullah (2005), LB Ian Gold (2004) and LB Jamie Winborn (2006) crossed paths at some point with Chicago QB Brian Griese from ( ) in Tampa Bay... Broncos Special Teams Coordinator Scott O Brien and P Todd Sauerbrun was with Bears CB Ricky Manning Jr. and WR Muhsin Muhammad in Carolina from CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) In 2002, Broncos Defensive Assistant Coach Charlie Jackson was a coach while Bears CB Ricky Manning Jr. played at UCLA... While at North Dakota State, Broncos G Isaac Snell was a player while Bears Defensive Coordinator Bob Babich coached there from In 1989, Babich was Broncos Defensive Line Coach Jacob Burney s assistant at Wisconsin... Babich also coached with Burney at Tulsa in From , Broncos S John Lynch and Bears Offensive Coordinator Ron Turner spent time together at Stanford... While at Texas, Bears Wide Receivers Coach Darryl Drake and Broncos RB Selvin Young spent time together from and DE Tim Crowder in Drake also coached at Georgia in 1996 while Broncos CB Champ Bailey was there... From , Bears Defensive Line Coach Brick Haley was Broncos Defensive Line Coach Bill Johnson s graduate assistant at Arkansas... In 2004, Broncos T Ryan Harris played at Notre Dame while Bears Defensive Backs Coach Steven Wilks coached there in From , Crowder and Young were teammates with Bears RB Cedric Benson at Texas... Also at Texas, Bears CB Nathan Vasher was teammates with Young from and Crowder in While at Oklahoma, Broncos DE Larry Birdine and Bears WR Mark Bradley were teammates from Also at Oklahoma Birdine was teammates with Bears DT Tommie Harris in In 2002, Broncos RB Mike Bell and Bears LB Lance Briggs were teammates at Arizona... While at Florida, Broncos WR Taylor Jacobs and Bears DE Alex Brown were teammates from Also at Florida, Jacobs was teammates with Bears QB Rex Grossman from From , Broncos LB Ian Gold and Bears QB Brian Griese were teammates at Michigan... While at DENVER AT CHICAGO 12 SUNDAY, NOV. 25, 2007