denver broncos 2007 weekly press release

Issue Date: Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2007 BRONCOS VISIT DETROIT; PLAY SIX OF NEXT EIGHT ON THE ROAD The Broncos (3-4) will play six of their next eight games on the road during a stretch that begins with Sunday s game at Detroit (5-2). Kickoff at Ford Field is set for 1 p.m. EST. The Broncos enter Sunday s game looking to rebound from a 19-13 overtime loss at home to Green Bay on Monday Night Football. Jason Elam s 21-yard field goal sent into overtime for the second time this season before Brett Favre found Greg Jennings for an 82-yard touchdown on the first play of the extra period for the game-winning score. Owners of the NFL s best record (10-1 /.909) since 2000 in the game following a MNF appearance, the Broncos will face a Lions team that is off to its best start in seven years. Detroit earned a 16-7 win last week at Chicago, intercepting the Bears on three of their final four possessions to secure the victory. The Broncos last faced Detroit in the regular season in 2003, defeating the Lions 20-16 at home, and have played Detroit only three times since 1990. This week s game in Detroit marks the first of six road contests for the Broncos in an eight-game period., which only once in club history (1969) has had such a stretch, joins the Rams as the only two teams in the NFL this year to play six of eight on the road. The Broncos will play four of their next five games away from home, a first for the club since its Super Bowl championship season in 1997. has a 10-5 (.667) record in its last 15 road games and is 10-2 (.833) since 2000 in away contests during the month of November. The Broncos are 33-13 (.717) overall in November under Mike Shanahan, who on Sunday is set to coach his 200th regularseason game with the Broncos (126-73 /.633). Second-year quarterback Jay Cutler, who has posted a completion percentage of at least 60 percent in s last six games, directs a Broncos offense that is fifth in the league in yards per play (5.94). Defensively, the Broncos are allowing the sixth-fewest passing yards per game (187.6) in the NFL. TELEVISION AND RADIO INFORMATION at DETROIT TELEVISION: CBS (KCNC-TV - Channel 4): Kevin Harlan (play-byplay) and Rich Gannon (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. SPANISH RADIO: KBNO Radio (1280 AM): Fernando Sergio (play-byplay) and Luke Sandoval (color commentary) will call the game. denver broncos 2007 weekly press release Regular Season Game #8 (3-4) at Detroit (5-2) Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 1 p.m. EST FORD FIELD (64,500) Detroit, Michigan MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION Jim Saccomano (303) 649-0572 jim.saccomano@broncos.nfl.net Paul Kirk (303) 649-0503 paul.kirk@broncos.nfl.net Patrick Smyth (303) 649-0536 patrick.smyth@broncos.nfl.net Dave Gaylinn (303) 649-0512 dave.gaylinn@broncos.nfl.net Rebecca Villanueva (303) 649-0598 rebecca.villanueva@broncos.nfl.net WWW.DENVERBRONCOS.COM/MEDIAROOM The Broncos have a media-only Web site, which was created to assist accredited media in their coverage of the Broncos. By going to www.broncos.com/mediaroom, 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, 17-13 1-0 2 Sat. Aug. 18 at Dallas Texas Stadium L, 31-20 1-1 3 Sat. Aug. 25 CLEVELAND INVESCO Field at Mile High L, 17-16 1-2 4 Thu. Aug. 30 ARIZONA INVESCO Field at Mile High W, 21-3 2-2 REGULAR SEASON Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time/Result TV/Rec. 1 Sun. Sept. 9 at Buffalo Ralph Wilson Stadium W, 15-14 1-0 2 Sun. Sept. 16 OAKLAND INVESCO Field at Mile High W, 23-20 OT 2-0 3 Sun. Sept. 23 JACKSONVILLE INVESCO Field at Mile High L, 23-14 2-1 4 Sun. Sept. 30 at Indianapolis RCA Dome L, 38-20 2-2 5 Sun. Oct. 7 SAN DIEGO INVESCO Field at Mile High L, 41-3 2-3 6 Bye 7 Sun. Oct. 21 PITTSBURGH INVESCO Field at Mile High W, 31-28 3-3 8 Mon. Oct. 29 GREEN BAY INVESCO Field at Mile High L, 19-13 OT 3-4 9 Sun. Nov. 4 at Detroit Ford Field 1 p.m. EST CBS 10 Sun. Nov. 11 at Kansas City Arrowhead Stadium 12 p.m. CST CBS 11 Mon. Nov. 19 TENNESSEE INVESCO Field at Mile High 6:30 p.m. MST ESPN 12 Sun. Nov. 25 at Chicago Soldier Field 12 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 Kansas City 4 3 0 102 113 2-1 2-2 3-2 1-1 2-0 Won 2 San Diego 4 3 0 172 129 3-1 1-2 3-2 1-1 2-1 Won 3 3 4 0 119 183 2-3 1-1 3-3 0-1 1-1 Lost 1 Oakland 2 5 0 135 153 1-2 1-3 2-4 0-1 0-3 Lost 3 DENVER AT DETROIT 1 SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2007

broncos 2007 weekly release BRONCOS AT LIONS POINTS OF INTEREST The Broncos own a 6-3-0 all-time regular-season record against the Lions, including a 3-2 mark on the road... has won five of its last six meetings with Detroit dating back to 1981... Sunday s game will be only the fourth time the Broncos have faced the Lions in the regular season since 1990 The two clubs last met on Sept. 28, 2003, in (a 20-16 Broncos win)... The Broncos will play their first-ever regular-season game at Ford Field this week They have played at the stadium once in the preseason, losing to the Lions 20-13 on Aug. 11, 2006..., which played on Monday night against Green Bay, has the NFL s best record (10-1 /.909) in the game following a MNF appearance since 2000... s game this week in Detroit begins a stretch in which the club will play six of its next eight contests on the road, marking only the second time in club history (1969) the Broncos will play six road games in an eight-game period... is set to play four of its next five games on the road for its first such stretch since its 1997 Super Bowl championship season (Nov. 24-Dec. 21)... The Broncos are 10-2 (.833) on the road in November since 2000 and are 10-5 (.667) in their last 15 road games... The Broncos have the NFL s top winning percentage (.717) in the month of November since 1995, posting a 33-13-0 record... s 50-48 (.510) record on the road since 1995 is the sixth best in the NFL... Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.) will coach his 200th regular-season game with on Sunday (126-73 record)... Broncos CB Champ Bailey and his brother, Lions LB Boss Bailey, are set to face each other for the first time in the regular season on Sunday Both Bailey brothers were inactive when Detroit and met during the 2006 preseason... CB Dre Bly played four seasons (2003-06) with the Lions, earning two Pro Bowl nominations and accounting for 31.7 percent (19 of 60) of the club s interceptions during that time... The Broncos are averaging a club-record 5.94 yards per play (5th in NFL) and rank seventh in the league in total offense (354.6 ypg.) The Broncos are fourth in the league (48.1%) in third-down success this year, including a 31-of-62 (50.0%) mark on passing third downs The Broncos have gone three-and-out on only 13.6 percent (9-of-66) of their drives, ranking third in the league in that statistic... has allowed the sixth-fewest passing yards per game (187.6) in the NFL... Broncos QB Jay Cutler ranks second in the NFL in third-down completion percentage (75.0) and is third in third-down passer rating (112.1)... Cutler has completed at least 60 percent of his passes in each of s last six games, and his 66.3 percent completion rate this year projects to be the second-best single-season total in club history... Broncos RB Selvin Young, a college free agent from the University of Texas, started the first game of his career last week and is fourth among league rookies in in rushing (210 yds.)... Young s 5.8 yards per carry average is the third highest in the league (min. 35 carries) and he is third on the Broncos with 399 all-purpose yards (210 rush, 142 rec., 47 ret.)... RB Travis Henry is fourth in the NFL in rushing yards per game (91.5) WR Brandon Marshall has totaled a team-high 50 catches for 746 yards in s last 12 games dating back to last season (Cutler s first start)... TE Tony Scheffler has caught touchdown passes in each of his last two games and has 10 grabs for 115 yards in the Broncos previous three games... WR Brandon Stokley is tied for second in the league in first down percentage on receptions (90.9% / 20-of- 22)... P Todd Sauerbrun ranks second in the NFL with a career-best 50.1-yard gross punting average... K Jason Elam this year became one of seven NFL kickers since 1990 to make at least three walk-off field goals in the same year DE Elvis Dumervil has recorded three multiple-sack games this year, increasing his career total to five such games, and is tied for ninth in the league in sacks (6.0) for the season LB D.J. Williams leads in defensive tackles with 78 (54 solo)... CB Karl Paymah had two tackles (1 kickoff, 1 punt) on special teams last week against Green Bay. GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS/LIONS 2007 COMPARISON BRONCOS LIONS Record..............................3-4..........5-2 Division Standing...............3rd (AFCW)...2nd (NFCN) NFL Offensive Ranking.................7th.........14th Offense-Points Per Game..............17.0.........22.3 Possession Average.................29:00........28:27 Total Net Yards Per Game.............354.6........333.7 Net Rushing Yards Per Game..........124.6.........90.3 Net Passing Yards Per Game..........230.0........243.4 Had Intercepted/Yards Lost............8/127........8/127 Sacks Allowed/Yards Lost.............11/60.......35/192 Field Goals/FGA.....................12/15........13/17 NFL Defensive Ranking................25th.........28th Defense-Points Per Game..............26.1.........25.4 Defense-Total Net Yards Per Game.....353.6........367.1 Defense-Rushing Yards Per Game......166.0........108.9 Defense-Passing Yards Per Game......187.6........258.3 Defense-Intercepted by/yards...........6/25.......13/184 Defense-Sacks For/Yards.............14/95.......19/136 Punts-Average Yards (Gross)...........50.1.........44.1 Punts-Average Yards (Net).............37.9.........34.4 Punt Returns-Average Per..............8.4..........9.9 Punt Returns-Average Per Allowed......16.9.........13.1 Kickoff Returns-Average Per............23.6.........23.4 Kickoff Returns-Average Per Allowed.....23.6.........25.6 Penalties Against/Yards.............33/234.......44/279 Fumbles/Lost........................12/6.........17/7 Opponent Fumbles/Lost................8/3.........22/7 BRONCOS LIONS PASSING YARDS Cutler..............1,670 Kitna.............1,748 O Sullivan..........148 RUSHING YARDS Henry...............549 Jones.............272 Young...............210 Bell...............182 Cutler................81 Johnson............50 RECEIVING YARDS Marshall.............513 Williams...........524 Stokley..............319 McDonald..........368 Walker...............230 Furrey.............328 POINTS SCORED Elam.................47 Hanson.............54 Marshall, Sapp.........12 Jones..............24 Scheffler, Stokley.......12 Three Players........18 INTERCEPTIONS Bly....................2 K. Smith.............3 Bailey, Dumervil.........1 Alexander............2 Thomas, Williams........1 Bryant...............2 SACKS Dumervil............. 6.0 White..............5.5 McKinley............. 2.0 DeVries.............3.0 Four Players........... 1.0 Four Players.........2.0 DENVER AT DETROIT 2 SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2007

broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION 2007 TEAM COMPARISON - OTHER KEY AREAS CATEGORY (NFL RANK) BRONCOS LIONS 3rd Down Offense 48.1% (4) 29.6% (32) 3rd Down Defense 48.2% (30) 46.4% (29) Red Zone Offense TD Pct. 47.8% (17) 44.4% (20t) Red Zone Defense TD Pct. 56.0% (26) 65.2% (29) Takeaways 9 (26t) 20 (1) Giveaways 14 (20t) 15 (23t) Turnover Ratio -5 (24t) +5 (7t) WEEKLY MEDIA SCHEDULE: BRONCOS at LIONS SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 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, OCT. 30 PLAYERS DAY OFF - NO MEDIA AVAILABILITY BRONCOS/LIONS SERIES BREAKDOWN (REGULAR SEASON) Series Meetings: 9 Broncos Record: 6-3-0 (Home: 3-1 / Away: 3-2) First Game: Det. 24, at Den. 20 (11/7/71) Last Game: at Den. 20, Det. 16 (9/28/03) Current Streak: Won 2 Longest Den. Win Streak: 3 (10/11/81 11/1/87) Longest Det. Win Streak: 1, 3x, last (11/22/90) Last Den. Home Win: at Den. 20, Det. 16 (9/28/03) Last Den. Home Loss: Det. 24, at Den. 20 (11/7/71) Last Den. Road Win: Den. 17, at Det. 7 (12/25/99) Last Den. Road Loss: Det. 40, Den. 27 (11/22/90) Den. Shutouts: 1, last (11/1/87): at Den. 34, Det. 0 Det. Shutouts: None Most Den. Points: 34 (11/1/87): at Den. 34, Det. 0 Most Det. Points: 40 (11/22/90): Det. 40, Den. 27 Total Den. Points: 218 Total Det. Points: 159 Average Den. Points: 24.2 Average Det. Points: 17.7 Largest Den. Win: 34 (11/1/87): at Den. 34, Det. 0 Largest Det. Win: 13 (11/22/90): Det. 40, Den. 27 WEEKLY CONFERENCE CALLS Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan and Dré Bly will be available to the Detroit media via conference call Wednesday with Bly at approximately 12 p.m. MDT and Shanahan at 12:45 p.m. MDT. Lions Head Coach Rod Marinelli will speak to the press via conference call at 10 a.m. MDT, and Jon Kitna will be available at 9:25 a.m. MDT. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31 9:25 a.m......................jon Kitna conference call 10 a.m.....................rod Marinelli 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. 1 11:55 a.m.-12:40 p.m..........locker room open to media 1:10-3:20 p.m...............................practice FRIDAY, NOV. 2 11:25 a.m.-1 p.m.............................practice 1-1:45 p.m..................locker room open to media NFL SCHEDULE - REGULAR SEASON WEEK 9 Sunday, November 4 San Francisco at Atlanta..................1:00p (ET) Cincinnati at Buffalo.....................1:00p (ET) at Detroit...............(CBS) 1:00p (ET) Green Bay at Kansas City................12:00p (CT) San Diego at Minnesota.................12:00p (CT) Jacksonville at New Orleans..............12:00p (CT) Washington at N.Y. Jets..................1:00p (ET) Arizona at Tampa Bay....................1:00p (ET) Carolina at Tennessee...................12:00p (CT) Seattle at Cleveland......................4:05p (ET) New England at Indianapolis..............4:15p (ET) Houston at Oakland......................1:15p (PT) Dallas at Philadelphia...............(NBC) 8:15p (ET) Monday, November 5 Baltimore at Pittsburgh.............(ESPN) 8:30p (ET) Byes: Chicago, Miami, N.Y. Giants, St. Louis DENVER AT DETROIT 3 SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2007

broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION BRONCOS VS. LIONS: DENVER RECORD BY MONTH (REGULAR SEASON) Month Overall Home Away August 0-0-0 (.000) 0-0-0 (.000) 0-0-0 (.000) September 1-0-0 (1.000) 1-0-0 (1.000) 0-0-0 (.000) October 2-0-0 (1.000) 1-0-0 (1.000) 1-0-0 (1.000) November 2-3-0 (.400) 1-1-0 (.500) 1-2-0 (.333) December 1-0-0 (1.000) 0-0-0 (.000) 1-0-0 (1.000) January 0-0-0 (.000) 0-0-0 (.000) 0-0-0 (.000) TOTALS 6-3-0 (.667) 3-1-0 (.750) 3-2-0 (.600) BRONCOS/LIONS ALL-TIME RESULTS Season (Date) W/L Result Site 1971 (11/7) L Detroit 24, at 20 Mile High Stadium 1974 (11/28) W 31, at Detroit 27 Tiger Stadium 1978 (11/23) L at Detroit 17, 14 Silverdome 1981 (10/11) W at 27, Detroit 21 Mile High Stadium 1984 (10/7) W 28, at Detroit 7 Silverdome 1987 (11/1) W at 34, Detroit 0 Mile High Stadium 1990 (11/22) L at Detroit 40, 27 Silverdome 1999 (12/25) W 17, at Detroit 7 Silverdome 2003 (9/28) W at 20, Detroit 16 INVESCO Field at Mile High WINNING AFTER AN APPEARANCE ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL has posted a 10-1 (.909) 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 played the Packers on Monday, will look to improve that mark this week in Detroit. BEST RECORDS FOLLOWING MNF GAME, NFL, 2000-PRESENT (MINIMUM 5 GAMES) Team Record Pct. 1. 10-1-0.909 2. Carolina 4-1-0.800 3. St. Louis 11-4-0.733 4. Indianapolis 8-3-0.727 BRONCOS FOLLOWING MNF GAME, SINCE 2000 Date Opponent Result 9/10/00 vs. Atlanta W, 42-14 11/19/00 vs. San Diego W, 38-37 9/23/01 at Arizona W, 38-17 11/11/01 vs. San Diego W, 26-16 10/6/02 vs. San Diego W, 26-9 11/17/02 at Seattle W, 31-9 9/28/03 vs. Detroit W, 20-16 11/16/03* vs. San Diego W, 37-8 10/31/04 vs. Atlanta L, 41-28 10/2/05 at Jacksonville W, 20-7 10/15/06 vs. Oakland W, 13-3 * - Club had a bye week before game BRONCOS TO PLAY SIX OF EIGHT ON ROAD Beginning with Sunday s game at Detroit, the Broncos will play six of their next games on the road. It 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 2-5-1 record in a season that end with a 5-8-1 overall mark. The Broncos begin this stretch by playing 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 to play six out of eight games on the road. The Rams are in the midst of this stretch (0-6 record thus far), which began on Sept. 23 at Tampa Bay and ends on Nov. 18 at San Francisco. 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 TBD Sun., Nov. 11 at Kansas City TBD Mon., Nov. 19 vs. Tennessee TBD 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 ON THE ROAD IN NOVEMBER The Broncos are 10-2 (.833) on the road in November dating back to the 2000 season. plays three road games in November this year, beginning with Sunday s game in Detroit. The club also visits the Chiefs (Nov. 11) and Bears (Nov. 25) during the month. BRONCOS ON THE ROAD IN NOVEMBER, SINCE 2000 Date Opponent Result 11/5/00 N.Y. Jets W, 30-23 11/26/00 Seattle W, 38-31 11/5/01 Oakland L, 38-28 11/22/01 Dallas W, 26-24 11/17/02 Seattle W, 31-9 11/30/03 Oakland W, 22-8 11/21/04 New Orleans W, 34-13 11/13/05 Oakland W, 31-17 11/24/05 Dallas W, 24-21 11/5/06 Pittsburgh W, 31-20 11/12/06 Oakland W, 17-13 11/23/06 Kansas City L, 19-10 TOTALS 10-2 (322-236) DENVER AT DETROIT 4 SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2007

broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION NOVEMBER S BEST SINCE 1995 The Broncos have the NFL s top winning percentage (.717) in the month of November since 1995, posting a 33-13-0 record. BEST RECORDS IN NOVEMBER, NFL, SINCE 1995 Team Wins Losses Ties Pct. 1. 33 13 0.717 2. New England 33 18 0.647 3. Jacksonville 29 19 0.604 4. Philadelphia 30 21 1.587 Pittsburgh 30 21 1.587 6. Green Bay 28 22 0.560 7. Indianapolis 28 23 0.549 RECENT ROAD SUCCESS The Broncos have posted a 10-5 (.667) record in away games dating back to November 2005, and that winning percentage ties for the fourth best in the NFL during that time. is 1-1 on the road this season, defeating Buffalo 15-14 in its season opener on Sept. 9 and losing at Indianapolis by a 38-20 margin on Sept. 30. BEST ROAD RECORDS, NFL, REGULAR SEASON, SINCE NOVEMBER 2005 Team W L T Pct. 1. New England 14 2 0.875 2. Carolina 12 5 0.706 Chicago 12 5 0.706 4. 10 5 0.667 San Diego 10 5 0.667 Dallas 10 5 0.667 Indianapolis 10 5 0.667 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 10-5 (.667) in its last 15 road games dating back to 2005 and had a fourgame road winning streak in 2006, has the league s sixth-best road record (50-48 /.510) since 1995. BEST ROAD RECORDS, NFL, REGULAR SEASON, SINCE 1995 Team W L T Pct. 1. New England 57 43 0.570 2. Pittsburgh 54 46 0.540 3. Green Bay 53 46 0.535 4. Indianapolis 53 47 0.530 Tennessee 53 47 0.530 6. 50 48 0.510 BRONCOS ALL-TIME YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS YEAR PRESEASON REG. SEASON PLAYOFFS 1960........0-5............4-9-1................0-0 1961........1-4............3-11................0-0 1962........2-2.............7-7.................0-0 1963........2-3...........2-11-1...............0-0 1964........2-3...........2-11-1...............0-0 1965........1-4............4-10................0-0 1966........1-3............4-10................0-0 1967........3-1............3-11................0-0 1968........1-4.............5-9.................0-0 1969........1-4............5-8-1................0-0 1970........3-2............5-8-1................0-0 1971........1-4............4-9-1................0-0 1972........2-3.............5-9.................0-0 1973........2-3............7-5-2................0-0 1974........4-2............7-6-1................0-0 1975........3-3.............6-8.................0-0 1976........5-2.............9-5.................0-0 1977........5-1............12-2.......2-1 (S.B. loss) 1978........2-2............10-6................0-1 1979........3-1............10-6................0-1 1980........2-2.............8-8.................0-0 1981........2-2............10-6................0-0 1982........4-0.............2-7.................0-0 1983........3-1.............9-7.................0-1 1984........3-1............13-3................0-1 1985........2-2............11-5................0-0 1986........2-2............11-5.......2-1 (S.B. loss) 1987........3-2...........10-4-1.......2-1 (S.B. loss) 1988........3-1.............8-8.................0-0 1989........2-2............11-5.......2-1 (S.B. loss) 1990........3-2............5-11................0-0 1991........2-3............12-4................1-1 1992........1-4.............8-8.................0-0 1993........2-2.............9-7.................0-1 1994........2-3.............7-9.................0-0 1995........3-2.............8-8.................0-0 1996........3-1............13-3................0-1 1997........3-2............12-4........4-0 (S.B. win) 1998........3-1............14-2........3-0 (S.B. win) 1999........3-2............6-10................0-0 2000........4-0............11-5................0-1 2001........3-1.............8-8.................0-0 2002........3-1.............9-7.................0-0 2003........3-1............10-6................0-1 2004........2-3............10-6................0-1 2005........4-0............13-3................1-1 2006........3-1.............9-7.................0-0 2007........2-2.............3-4.................0-0 TOTAL..119-102 (.538)..374-331-10 (.530)....17-15 (.531) DENVER AT DETROIT 5 SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2007

broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION TRACKING DENVER S 2007 REGULAR-SEASON OPPONENTS Opponent Date/Result 07 Rec. Last Week This Week Buffalo W, 15-14 3-4 Won at N.Y. Jets, 13-3 (Oct. 28) vs. Cincinnati (Nov. 4) Oakland W, 23-20 OT, Dec. 2 2-5 Lost at Tennessee, 13-9 (Oct. 28) vs. Houston (Nov. 4) Jacksonville L, 23-14 5-2 Won at Tampa Bay, 24-23 (Oct. 28) at New Orleans (Nov. 4) Indianapolis L, 38-20 7-0 Won at Carolina, 31-7 (Oct. 28) vs. New England (Nov. 4) San Diego L, 41-3, Dec. 24 4-3 Won vs. Houston, 35-10 (Oct. 28) at Minnesota (Nov. 4) Pittsburgh W, 31-28 5-2 Won at Cincinnati, 24-13 (Oct. 28) vs. Baltimore (Nov. 5) Green Bay L, 19-13 OT 6-1 Won at, 19-13 OT (Oct. 29) at Kansas City (Nov. 4) Detroit Nov. 4 5-2 Won at Chicago, 16-7 (Oct. 28) vs. (Nov. 4) Kansas City Nov. 11, Dec. 9 4-3 Bye Week vs. Green Bay (Nov. 4) Tennessee Nov. 19 5-2 Won vs. Oakland, 13-9 (Oct. 28) vs. Carolina (Nov. 4) Chicago Nov. 25 3-5 Lost vs. Detroit, 16-7 (Oct. 28) Bye Week Houston Dec. 13 3-5 Lost at San Diego, 35-10 (Oct. 28) at Oakland (Nov. 4) Minnesota Dec. 30 2-5 Lost vs. Philadelphia, 23-16 (Oct. 28) vs. San Diego (Nov. 4) Combined 2006 regular-season record of 2007 opponents: 129-127 (.504) / 2007 combined record: 64-50 (.561) BAILEY BROTHERS For the first time in his NFL career on Sunday, Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey is scheduled to play against his young brother, Lions linebacker Boss Bailey, in the regular season. and Detroit faced each other to open the 2006 preseason at Ford Field, but both Bailey brothers were inactive for that contest. The two players both starred at Charlton County High School in Folkston, Ga., and later at the University of Georgia. Their one overlapping season on the Bulldogs roster occurred in 1998 when Champ was a junior and Boss was a freshman. Champ was selected by Washington in the first round (7th overall) of the 1999 NFL Draft while Boss was taken by Detroit in the second round (34th overall) of the 2003 NFL Draft. The two Baileys also have an older brother, Ronald, who was a starting cornerback at Georgia during his time at the school from 1995-97. Sets of notable brothers in the NFL include: CB Champ Bailey (Broncos) and LB Boss Bailey (Lions) QB Eli Manning (Giants) and QB Peyton Manning (Colts) RB Julius Jones (Cowboys) and RB Thomas Jones (Jets) WR Santana Moss (Redskins) and WR Sinorice Moss (Giants) QB Matt Hasselbeck (Seahawks) and QB Tim Hasselbeck (Cardinals) CB Terrence Holt (Cardinals) and WR Torry Holt (Rams) DE Aaron Schobel (Bills) and TE Matt Schobel (Eagles) RB Adrian Peterson (Bears) and LB Mike Peterson (Jaguars) BLY RETURNS TO DETROIT Broncos cornerback Dré Bly spent four seasons playing for the Lions from 2003-06, becoming the first Detroit player since Jimmy Allen (1978-81) to lead or tie for the club lead in interceptions during four consecutive seasons. He was named to the Pro Bowl in back-to-back years with Detroit from 2003-04. Bly accounted for 19 of the Lions 60 interceptions in those four seasons. That total represented 31.7 percent of the club s interceptions during that time period. DRE BLY INT TOTALS AND TEAM RANKS IN DETROIT Year INTs-Yds. Team Rank 2003* 6-89 First 2004* 4-107 First 2005 6-54 First 2006 3-13 T-First TOTALS 19-263 * - Named to Pro Bowl MOST INTERCEPTIONS, LIONS, 2003-06 Player Years G INTs Yds. 1. Dre' Bly 2003-06 55 19 263 2. Terrence Holt 2003-06 53 8 101 3. Andre' Goodman 2003-05 29 4 17 Kenoy Kennedy 2005-06 26 4 81 5. Jamar Fletcher 2006 13 3 122 Brock Marion 2004 16 3 43 DENVER AT DETROIT 6 SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2007

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 23-20 victory against the Raiders. MOTOROLA NFL COACH OF THE WEEK (WK. 7) - MIKE SHANAHAN Shanahan led to a 31-28 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. ELAM, HANSON LEAD NFL IN SCORING WITH ONE CLUB Broncos kicker Jason Elam and Lions kicker Jason Hanson rank first and second, respectively, in NFL history in career points scored with one team. Elam, who was selected by the Broncos in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft, has 1,719 career points in 15 seasons with. Hanson was taken by Detroit in the second round of the 1992 NFL Draft and has 1,591 career points in 16 years with the Lions. MOST POINTS SCORED WITH ONE TEAM, NFL HISTORY Name Team Years Points 1. Jason Elam 1993-Pres. 1,719 2. Jason Hanson Detroit 1992-Pres. 1,591 3. Pat Leahy N.Y. Jets 1974-91 1,470 4. Nick Lowery Kansas City 1980-93 1,466 5. Jim Bakken St. Louis Cardinals 1962-78 1,380 SHANAHAN TO COACH 200TH GAME WITH DENVER BRONCOS Mike Shanahan on Sunday is set to coach his 200th regular-season game as the Broncos head coach. Shanahan, who was named s head coach in 1995, owns a 126-73 (.633) regular-season record coaching the Broncos. Shanahan s 126 regular-season wins as s head coach are the most in club history and represent the 10th most by a coach with one team in league history. CAREER WINS BY BRONCOS HEAD COACHES, ALL-TIME Head Coach Yrs. Reg. Post. Total 1. Mike Shanahan 1995-Pres. 126-73-0 8-5 134-78-0 (.632) 2. Dan Reeves 1981-92 110-73-1 7-6 117-79-1 (.596) 3. Red Miller 1977-80 40-22-0 2-3 42-25-0 (.627) 4. John Ralston 1972-76 34-33-3 0-0 34-33-3 (.507) 5. Lou Saban 1967-71 20-42-3 0-0 20-42-3 (.331) WHAT TO WATCH FOR: at DETROIT (11/4/07) HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN (199 REG. SEASON GAMES) - Is set to coach in his 200th career regular-season game (126-73) on Sunday against the Lions. TEAM (10-1 AFTER MNF APPEARANCE SINCE 2000) - Can improve its 10-1 record (NFL-best.909 winning percentage) since 2000 in the game immediately following a Monday Night Football appearance with a victory on Sunday. TEAM (33-13 IN NOVEMBER SINCE 1995) - Can improve its NFL-best 33-13 (.717) record in November since 1995 with a win on Sunday. TEAM (10-2 ON ROAD IN NOVEMBER SINCE 2000) - Can improve its 10-2 record in road games during November dating back to 2000 with a win on Sunday. CB CHAMP BAILEY (22 INTS) - Needs two interceptions to tie Steve Atwater (24) for eighth and four to tie Louis Wright (26) for seventh in Broncos history in career interceptions. CB CHAMP BAILEY (301 INT YDS.) - Needs 34 interception return yards to tie Randy Gradishar (335) for 10th, 39 to tie Tom Jackson (340) for ninth and 59 to tie Louis Wright 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. QB JAY CUTLER (60% COMP PCT. IN 6 CONSEC. GMS.) Can extend his personal-best six-game streak of having a completion percentage of at least 60 percent. 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. 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 (474 FGA) - Needs three field goal attempts to tie Norm Johnson (477) for ninth and five to tie Nick Lowery (479) for eighth in NFL history in career field goal attempts. K JASON ELAM (380 FGM) - Needs three field goals made to tie Nick Lowery (383) for fifth in NFL history in career field goals made. K JASON ELAM (582 PATA) - Needs two extra point attempts to tie Pat Leahy (584) for seventh in NFL history in career extra point attempts. K JASON ELAM (579 PATM) - Needs one extra point made to tie Jan Stenerud (580) for sixth in NFL history in career extra points made. K JASON ELAM (1,719 PTS.) - Needs 17 points to tie Norm Johnson (1,736) for sixth in NFL history in career points scored. RB TRAVIS HENRY (5,944 YDS.) - Needs 56 rushing yards to reach 6,000 for his career. DE SIMEON RICE (121 SACKS) - Needs half a sack to tie Clyde Simmons (121.5) for 12th and 5.5 sacks to tie Derrick Thomas (126.5) for 11th in NFL history in career sacks. DENVER AT DETROIT 7 SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2007

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) 1 3 1 1 11 2 2 5 3 1 20 2 2 (vs. Oakland) 1 3 4 2 11 1 1 3 5 2 27 1 3 (vs. Jacksonville) 4 5 5 3 13t 1 6 8 8 3 29t 1 4 (at Indianapolis) 3 5 8 5 15 1 5 5 13 6 31 1 5 (vs. San Diego) 4 6 7 9 16 1 5 6 11 20 32 1 6 (Bye Week) 4 7 6 10 16 1 5 8 12 18 32 1 7 (vs. Pittsburgh) 4 7 6 9 16 2 5 9 11t 20 32 2 8 (vs. Green Bay) 6 7 6 12 16 5 7 11 13 25 32 6 9 (at Detroit) 10 (at Kansas City) 11 (vs. Tennessee) 12 (at Chicago) 13 (at Oakland) 14 (vs. Kansas City) 15 (at Houston) 16 (at San Diego) 17 (vs. Minnesota) TOUGH AGAINST NFC TEAMS Under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Present), the Broncos have compiled a 31-18 record (.632) in their 49 games played against NFC teams. The club looks to improve that mark on Sunday against the Lions., which lost its only game played against the NFC this year with its 19-13 overtime defeat to Green Bay on Oct. 29, also will face NFC North foes Chicago (Nov. 24) 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 13-11 (.542) against NFC teams since 1995. has posted only two losing records (2006 - NFC West, 2003 - NFC North) for the year in interconference play since 1995. DENVER S RECORD IN NFC PLAY, SINCE 1995 Year Division Overall Home Away Win Pct. 1995 NFC East 2-2 2-0 0-2.500 1996 NFC Central 3-1 2-0 1-1.750 1997 NFC West 3-1 2-0 1-1.750 1998 NFC East 3-1 2-0 1-1.750 1999 NFC Central 2-2 1-1 1-1.500 2000 NFC West 3-1 2-0 1-1.750 2001 NFC East 3-1 1-1 2-0.750 2002 NFC West 4-0 2-0 2-0 1.000 2003 NFC North 1-3 1-1 0-2.250 2004 NFC South 3-1 1-1 2-0.750 2005 NFC East 3-1 2-0 1-1.750 2006 NFC West 1-3 0-2 1-1.333 2007 NFC North 0-1 0-1 0-0.000 TOTALS 31-18 18-7 13-11.632 BRONCOS/LIONS COACHING COMPARISON MIKE SHANAHAN ROD MARINELLI YR. AS AN NFL HEAD COACH: 15th 2nd YR. AS TEAM S HEAD COACH: 13th 2nd OVERALL YR. IN NFL: 24th 12th OVERALL YR. WITH TEAM: 20th 2nd NFL COACHING CAREER REG. SEASON RECORD: 134-85-0 (.612) 8-15-0 (.348) POSTSEASON RECORD: 8-5 (.615) 0-0 (.000) OVERALL RECORD: 142-90-0 (.612) 8-15-0 (.348) WITH CURRENT TEAM REG. SEASON RECORD: 126-73 (.633) 8-15-0 (.348) POSTSEASON RECORD: 8-5 (.615) 0-0 (.000) OVERALL RECORD: 134-78-0 (.632) 8-15-0 (.348) AGAINST OPPONENT REG. SEASON RECORD: 2-0-0 (1.000) 0-0-0 (.000) POSTSEASON RECORD: 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) OVERALL RECORD: 2-0-0 (1.000) 0-0-0 (.000) AGAINST OPP. HEAD COACH REG. SEASON RECORD: 0-0-0 (.000) 0-0-0 (.000) POSTSEASON RECORD: 0-0 (.000) 0-0 (.000) OVERALL RECORD: 0-0-0 (.000) 0-0-0 (.000) DENVER AT DETROIT 8 SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2007

broncos 2007 weekly release GAME INFORMATION INTERCONFERENCE RECORD The Broncos.561 winning percentage off a 77-60-2 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 90-47-0.657 2. Oakland 87-52-1.625 3. Pittsburgh 81-53-1.604 4. Dallas 77-57-0.575 5. 77-60-2.561 CUTLER ON THE ROAD Jay Cutler on Sunday will make his fifth career road start, and the quarterback owns an 89.7 passer rating in away games for his career. JAY CUTLER ON THE ROAD, CAREER Game G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. at S.D. 12/10/06 1/1 L 30 17 56.7 188 2 0 97.6 at Ari. 12/17/06 1/1 W 31 21 67.7 261 2 1 101.7 at Buf. 9/9/07 1/1 W 39 23 59.0 304 1 1 81.6 at Ind. 9/30/07 1/1 L 21 13 61.9 131 1 1 75.7 TOTALS 4/4 2-2 121 74 61.2 884 6 3 89.7 BRONCOS VS. LIONS NOTABLE PERFORMANCES DT SAM ADAMS - Made three tackles (all solo) for Seattle vs. Det. (9/12/99). CB CHAMP BAILEY - Posted two interceptions and made a tackle for Washington at Det. (9/10/00)... Recorded an interception and made three tackles in an NFC Wild Card Game for Washington vs. Det. (1/8/00). CB DRE BLY - Returned an interception 93 yards for a touchdown, forced a fumble and made six tackles (5 solo) for St. Louis at Det. (10/8/01). K JASON ELAM - Made both field goal attempts for vs. Det. (9/28/03). S NICK FERGUSON - Recorded five tackles (3 solo) and one pass breakup while adding a stop on special teams for vs. Det. (9/28/03). ON THIS DATE IN BRONCOS HISTORY has a 3-1-1 all-time record in games played on Nov. 4: BRONCOS ON NOV. 4: Year Day W/L Result 1973 Sunday T 17, at St. Louis 17 1979 Sunday W at 10, New Orleans 3 1984 Sunday W at 26, New England 19 1990 Sunday L at Minnesota 27, 22 1996 Monday W 22, at Oakland 21 2007 NFL STANDINGS AFC East Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC N.E. 8 0 0 1.000 331 127 4-0 4-0 3-0 6-0 2-0 Buf. 3 4 0.429 97 135 2-2 1-2 2-1 3-3 0-1 NYJ 1 7 0.125 139 205 1-3 0-4 1-3 1-5 0-2 Mia. 0 8 0.000 166 244 0-4 0-4 0-2 0-5 0-3 AFC North Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Pit. 5 2 0.714 184 91 3-0 2-2 2-0 3-1 2-1 Bal. 4 3 0.571 124 119 3-0 1-3 0-2 1-3 3-0 Cle. 4 3 0.571 194 203 3-1 1-2 2-1 3-3 1-0 Cin. 2 5 0.286 177 211 2-2 0-3 1-2 2-4 0-1 AFC South Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Ind. 7 0 0 1.000 224 102 3-0 4-0 3-0 4-0 3-0 Ten. 5 2 0.714 145 117 2-1 3-1 2-1 3-1 2-1 Jac. 5 2 0.714 131 110 2-2 3-0 1-2 3-2 2-0 Hou. 3 5 0.375 179 209 2-2 1-3 0-3 2-4 1-1 AFC West Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC K.C. 4 3 0.571 102 113 2-1 2-2 2-0 3-2 1-1 S.D. 4 3 0.571 172 129 3-1 1-2 2-1 3-2 1-1 Den. 3 4 0.429 119 183 2-3 1-1 1-1 3-3 0-1 Oak. 2 5 0.286 135 153 1-2 1-3 0-3 2-4 0-1 NFC East Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Dal. 6 1 0.857 227 158 3-1 3-0 1-0 2-1 4-0 NYG 6 2 0.750 200 159 3-1 3-1 2-1 2-0 4-2 Was. 4 3 0.571 129 140 3-1 1-2 1-1 1-1 3-2 Phi. 3 4 0.429 139 117 1-2 2-2 0-2 1-0 2-4 NFC North Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC G.B. 6 1 0.857 161 120 3-1 3-0 1-1 2-0 4-1 Det. 5 2 0.714 156 178 3-0 2-2 3-0 1-0 4-2 Chi. 3 5 0.375 144 181 1-3 2-2 1-3 1-1 2-4 Min. 2 5 0.286 131 137 1-2 1-3 1-2 0-1 2-4 NFC South Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Car. 4 3 0.571 130 141 0-3 4-0 2-1 0-2 4-1 T.B. 4 4 0.500 147 134 3-1 1-3 2-0 1-2 3-2 N.O. 3 4 0.429 132 162 1-2 2-2 1-2 0-2 3-2 Atl. 1 6 0.143 95 153 1-2 0-4 0-2 1-2 0-4 NFC West Team W L T Pct PF PA Home Road Div AFC NFC Sea. 4 3 0.571 137 108 3-1 1-2 2-1 1-1 3-2 Ari. 3 4 0.429 147 157 2-1 1-3 2-1 1-1 2-3 S.F. 2 5 0.286 88 166 1-3 1-2 2-1 0-2 2-3 Stl. 0 8 0.000 99 219 0-4 0-4 0-3 0-2 0-6 DENVER AT DETROIT 9 SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2007

broncos 2007 weekly release LB IAN GOLD - Made eight tackles (all solo), broke up a pass and recorded a special-teams tackle for vs. Det. (9/28/03). TE DANIEL GRAHAM - Caught two passes for 24 yards (12.0 avg.) for New England vs. Det. (12/3/06). RB TRAVIS HENRY - Rushed for two touchdowns in a 19-carry, 64-yard effort for Buffalo vs. Det. (10/27/02). S JOHN LYNCH - Posted 10 tackles (5 solo) and one interception for Tampa Bay vs. Det. (12/12/99)... Intercepted a pass (36 yds.) and made two tackles for Tampa Bay at Det. (9/17/00)... Registered eight tackles (6 solo) and a pass breakup for Tampa Bay in an NFC Wild Card Game vs. Det. (12/28/97)... Totaled 10 tackles (7 solo) and recovered a fumble for Tampa Bay vs. Det. (10/12/97). DT ALVIN McKINLEY - Posted three tackles (2 solo) for Cleveland vs. Det. (10/3/05). DE SIMEON RICE - Recorded two sacks (6 yds.), four tackles (all solo), two pass breakups, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery for Arizona at Det. (11/1/98)... Made four tackles (3 solo), including one sack, for Tampa Bay vs. Det.(10/2/05)... Added one sack in games vs. Det. (11/14/99), at Det. (11/1/01) and vs. Det. (12/9/01). P TODD SAUERBRUN - Averaged 53.6 yards on five punts (42.2 net), including one placed inside the 20-yard line, for Chicago at Det. (11/27/97)... Registered a 49.3-yard gross average on eight punts (41.8 net) for Carolina vs. Det. (9/15/02)... Placed two of his four punts inside the 20-yard line for Chicago vs. Det. (9/14/97). WR BRANDON STOKLEY - Caught three touchdown passes in a 5- catch, 57-yard effort for Indianapolis at Det. (11/25/04). WR JAVON WALKER - Registered 93 yards on three receptions, including a 45-yard touchdown, for Green Bay at Det. (11/27/03)... Caught two passes for 62 yards, including a 50-yard grab, for Green Bay at Det. (10/17/04)... Returned three kickoffs for 101 yards (33.7 avg.) with a 55-yard long for Green Bay at Det. (9/22/02). LB NATE WEBSTER - Posted three tackles (1 solo) and one special-teams stop for Tampa Bay at Det. (12/15/02)... Made three tackles (all solo) for Tampa Bay vs. Det. (12/9/01). SEASON NOTES NOTES FROM THE BRONCOS LAST GAME: GREEN BAY 19, at DENVER 13 OT (10/29/07) The Broncos loss to Green Bay marked their second overtime game this year (1-1) and represented their fourth game decided by seven points or less this year... is now 4-4 all-time when wearing allblue uniforms... The 79-yard touchdown pass for the Packers first score was the 13th longest against the Broncos in franchise history... It dipped to 14th when the overtime score of 82 yards took over ninth on the same list The Broncos had six first downs by penalty, tying for the fifth most in franchise history Broncos WR Glenn Martinez 26-yard punt return in the first quarter was the longest by a Bronco this season Green Bay QB Brett Favre had two touchdown passes tonight, leaving Baltimore and Pittsburgh as the only NFL cities in which he has not thrown TD passes... Monday s game marked the first time the visitor ever won in the 11-game series between and Green Bay as the Broncos had led 5-0 in and the Packers lead 4-0-1 in Green Bay... The regular-season series between and Green Bay is now tied at 5-5-1... extended its scoring streak to 236 consecutive games, marking the second-longest active streak in the NFL... QB Jay Cutler (21-34, 264 yds., TD) did not throw an interception in a game for the first time in his career... Cutler completed better than 60 percent of his passes (61.8) for the sixth consecutive game... The 77,160 tickets distributed for the game was an INVESCO Field at Mile High record (now set successively over the last three home games)... Twelve of the 17 drives in the game began inside or at the 20-yard line... had four drives start at its 20 with two inside while Green Bay had four starts inside the 20 and two at its 20 Green Bay s average starting position (its 19) was the lowest by a Broncos opponent in 2007... is now 24-30-1 all-time on Monday night, including 19-9-1 at home Tonight s appearance marked the 16th consecutive year that has been on MNF, marking the longest active streak in the NFL With his two field goals tonight, K Jason Elam increased his total to 45 on Monday nights and is second in NFL history with that total... Elam also increased his career point total on Monday nights to 190 with seven points and is third in NFL history with that mark... Broncos TE Tony Scheffler registered a receiving touchdown for the second consecutive game, tying for the longest such streak of his career... opened the game in a threetight end set with Daniel Graham, Chad Mustard and Scheffler starting. DENVER AT DETROIT 10 SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2007

broncos 2007 weekly release PROJECTED STARTING QB COMPARISON DENVER BRONCOS JAY CUTLER VS. DETROIT Start Game G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. Cutler has never faced the Lions in the regular season JAY CUTLER 2007 STATISTICS Start G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. 7/7 3-4 215 141 65.6 1,670 8 8 86.0 JAY CUTLER CAREER STATISTICS Start G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. 12/12 5-7 352 222 63.1 2,671 17 13 87.0 DETROIT LIONS JON KITNA VS. DENVER Start Game G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. 12/27/98 at Den.* 1/1 L 37 22 59.5 242 1 1 76.6 11/14/99 vs. Den.* 1/1 W 31 16 51.6 235 2 1 84.7 12/19/99 at Den.* 1/1 L 42 22 52.4 278 2 0 89.2 11/26/00 vs. Den.* 1/0 42 20 47.6 226 1 2 52.3 12/10/00 at Den.* 1/1 L 41 26 63.4 298 3 3 79.1 9/7/03 vs. Den.^ 1/1 L 37 20 54.1 264 1 2 63.3 TOTALS 6/5 1-4 230 126 54.8 1543 10 9 73.9 * - w/seattle ^ - w/cincinnati JON KITNA 2007 STATISTICS Start G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. 7/7 5-2 222 154 69.4 1,748 8 6 93.4 JON KITNA CAREER STATISTICS Start G/S W/L Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. 115/102 44-58 3,655 2,193 60.0 24,215 137 132 77.1 NOTES FROM DENVER S LAST FIVE GAMES WITH DETROIT at DENVER 20, DETROIT 16 (Sept. 28, 2003) s victory against the Lions marks its first 4-0 start since its Super Bowl championship season in 1998... A 43-yard touchdown catch by Lions WR Scott Anderson early in the fourth quarter trimmed s lead to 17-16, but K Jason Elam s 41-yard field goal with three minutes to play extended the Broncos lead and proved to be the final score of the game... WR Ashley Lelie posts a game-high 76 receiving yards on four catches, including a 29-yard score... Broncos TE Shannon Sharpe notches seven receptions for 74 yards with a touchdown, moving into 10th in NFL history in career receptions... QB Jake Plummer throws for 277 yards and registers a 116.9 passer rating while the Broncos hold Detroit to 141 net passing yards. GAME INFORMATION DENVER 17, at DETROIT 7 (Dec. 25, 1999) Playing on Christmas Day, the Broncos open up a 17-0 lead early in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard touchdown grab by TE Dwayne Carswell before Detroit scores its only points on a 13-yard touchdown catch by WR Herman Moore with less than two minutes to play... Broncos RB Olandis Gary posts 185 rushing yards on 29 carries, including a 45-yard touchdown, to become the third rookie in club history to reach 1,000 rushing yards in a season... holds Detroit to a 2.7-yard rushing average and allows 32 yards on the ground... The Broncos register five sacks of Detroit QB Charlie Batch and post a 36:41-minute time of possession. at DETROIT 40, DENVER 27 (Nov. 22, 1990) On Thanksgiving Day, RB Barry Sanders runs for 147 yards to lead Detroit to a victory... Detroit scores 21 first quarter points and takes a 27-17 lead into halftime... The Lions put the game out of reach with two fourth quarter field goals to end the game s scoring and hand its fifth consecutive loss... Broncos QB John Elway completes 24-of-36 passes for 243 yards while RB Mel Bratton posts two rushing scores... CB Wymon Henderson scores on a 49-yard interception return. at DENVER 34, DETROIT 0 (Nov. 1, 1987) The Broncos limit Detroit to 191 yards of total offense, including 63 on the ground, in their shutout victory... scores on its first three possessions to take a 17-0 first-quarter lead... QB John Elway accounts for three touchdowns (2 runs, 1 pass) and throws for 246 yards... The Broncos double the Lions first down total (28 to 14)... Broncos K Rich Karlis connects on field goals of 28 and 29 yards while S Dennis Smith posts one interception. DENVER 28, at DETROIT 7 (Oct. 7, 1984) The Broncos set a single-game team record for takeaways (10 / 7 INTs, 3 FUM) since the 1970 merger in their win at Detroit... The Broncos +7 turnover ratio also is the club s second highest in a game since 1970... s defense accounts for two touchdowns with DE Rulon Jones 5-yard fumble return for a score and LB Ken Woodward s 27-yard interception return for a score... The Broncos finish the game with six sacks and hold the Lions to zero yards on returns... Broncos WR Steve Watson posts a game-high seven catches for 111 yards while QB John Elway throws for 210 yards. BRONCOS/LIONS CONNECTIONS FORMER DENVER BRONCOS Lions RB Tatum Bell was selected by the Broncos in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft and played for the club from 2004-06... Detroit T George Foster was a first-round pick of the Broncos in 2003 and was on their roster from 2003-06... Lions S Kenoy Kennedy was drafted by the Broncos in the second round in 2000 and was on their roster from 2000-04... Lions P Nick Harris was selected by the Broncos in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. DENVER AT DETROIT 11 SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2007

broncos 2007 weekly release FORMER DETROIT LIONS Broncos CB Dré Bly (2003-06), RB Paul Smith (2003-05) and WR Glenn Martinez (2005-06) were once on Detroit s roster. FROM DENVER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA Lions G Blaine Saipaia played at Colorado State University from 1996-99... Detroit Assistant Offensive Line Coach Mike Barry served as offensive line coach at the University of Colorado from 1987-92. FROM DETROIT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA Broncos Assistant Head Coach/Defense Jim Bates is from Pontiac, Mich... LB Ian Gold played at the University of Michigan from 1996-99 and attended Belleville High School in Belleville, Mich... Broncos TE Tony Scheffler played at Western Michigan University from 2002-05 and attended Chelsea High School in Chelsea, Mich. CROSSING PATHS (PRO) Broncos Wide Receivers/Quarterbacks Coach Jeremy Bates (2002-04), S Hamza Abdullah (2005), LB Ian Gold (2004), S John Lynch (1993-2003), LB Nate Webster (2000-03) and DE Simeon Rice (2001-06) were with Lions Head Coach Rod Marinelli at some point from 1996-2005 in the Buccaneers organization... Broncos Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs Bob Slowik was on staff with Lions Wide Receivers Coach Kippy Brown in 2000 with Green Bay... Brown was with Tampa Bay in 1995 while Broncos S John Lynch suited up for the Buccaneers... DT Sam Adams (2000-01), LB Louis Green (2002-03) and WR Brandon Stokley (1999-2002) crossed paths with Detroit Offensive Line Coach Jim Colletto (1999-2004) at Baltimore... Broncos S John Lynch, LB Nate Webster and DE Simeon Rice played under Lions Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry at some point from 2001-06 in Tampa Bay... Broncos DE John Engelberger (2000-04) and RB Paul Smith (2000-02) played on the 49ers while Barry was with the club (2000)... DT Sam Adams and Detroit Defensive Backs Coach Clayton Lopez were both with the Seattle Seahawks in 1999... Broncos Assistant Head Coach/Quarterbacks Mike Heimerdinger (2005), Wide Receivers/Quarterbacks Coach Jeremy Bates (2005), QB Patrick Ramsey (2006) and G Isaac Snell (2005-06) crossed paths with Lions Assistant Special Teams Coach Sam Gash (2005-06) with the Jets. CROSSING PATHS (COLLEGE) Broncos CB Champ Bailey and Lions LB Boss Bailey are brothers and played together at the University of Georgia in 1998...From 1998-2000, Broncos RB Travis Henry and Lions Assistant Offensive Line Coach Mike Barry were at Tennessee... Also while at Tennessee, Broncos Assistant Head Coach/Defense Jim Bates and Lions Wide Receivers Coach Kippy Brown coached together in 1989... From 1991-94, Broncos Running Backs Coach Bobby Turner and Lions Offensive Line Coach Jim Colletto coached together at Purdue... From 1997-99, Broncos LB Ian Gold and Lions T Jeff Backus were teammates at Michigan... From 2002-04, GAME INFORMATION / SEASON NOTES Broncos WR Brian Clark and Lions CB Dovonte Edwards were teammates at North Carolina State... While at Texas, Broncos RB Selvin Young and Lions DE Cory Redding were teammates in 2002... While at Texas, Broncos DE Tim Crowder and Lions T Jonathan Scott were teammates from 2003-05... Also at Texas, Scott was teammates with the Broncos Young from 2002-05... Lions WR Roy Williams and Young were teammates from 2002-03 at Texas, and Williams and Crowder were Longhorns in 2003... In 1999, Broncos RB Cecil Sapp and Lions T Blaine Saipaia played together at Colorado State... In 1999, Broncos DT Amon Gordon and Lions WR Troy Walters were teammates at Stanford... Also at Stanford, Gordon was teammates with Lions CB Stanley Wilson from 2003-04... While at Louisville, Broncos DE Elvis Dumervil and Lions DE Dewayne White were teammates in 2002. ELAM BOOTS THREE GAME-WINNERS IN 07 Kicker Jason Elam has accounted for all three of s wins in 2007 by making field goals as time expired in regulation or in overtime. He became the first kicker in the NFL to account for his team s first three wins of a season in this fashion since Cincinnati s Doug Pelfrey in 1994. Elam drilled a game-winning 42-yard field goal at Buffalo on Sept. 9 and followed that up with a 23-yard winner in overtime vs. Oakland on Sept. 16. Elam s two game-winning kicks in back-to-back games made him the first kicker to win consecutive games with a kick on the last play since Green Bay s Ryan Longwell in 2004. Against Pittsburgh on Oct. 21, Elam s 49-yard field goal with no time remaining also earned the Broncos a victory and was the longest walk-off field goal of his career. Elam is the seventh kicker in the NFL since 1990 to convert at least three walk-off field goals in the same season. His three walkoff field goals in 2007 boost his career total to 11 such kicks. PLAYERS TO CONVERT AT LEAST THREE WALK-OFF FIELD GOALS IN THE SAME SEASON, NFL, SINCE 1990 Player Year Walk-Off FGs Jason Elam, Den. 2007 3 Ryan Longwell, G.B. 2004 3 John Kasay, Car. 2003 3 Steve Christie, Buf. 2000 3 Chris Jacke, Ari. 1998 3 Doug Pelfrey, Cin. 1994 3 Jason Hanson, Det. 1994 3 Elam also converted a 21-yard field-goal attempt as time expired against Green Bay on Oct. 29 that tied the score at 13-13 and sent the contest in overtime. The Packers would go on to win the game in the extra period. DENVER AT DETROIT 12 SUNDAY, NOV. 4, 2007