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Denver Native (Carol)
09-22-2009, 03:41 PM
http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=334&storyID=9386

By Patrick Smyth
Denver Broncos Media Relations

Note: Below is a portion of the weekly press release. To view the complete release, click here. (on link)

BRONCOS VISIT OAKLAND; FACE RAIDERS IN FIRST AFC WEST TILT OF 2009 SEASON

Winners of their last nine AFC West openers, the Denver Broncos (2-0) visit the Oakland Raiders (1-1) on Sunday for their first divisional game of 2009. Kickoff at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum is set for 1:15 p.m. PDT.

QUICKLY:

* The Broncos are the only team in the NFL to start each of the last three seasons 2-0. Denver joins Baltimore, Indianapolis and the New York Jets as AFC squads with a perfect record after Week 2.
* Denver’s +26 scoring differential (39-13) is the third-best mark in the NFL. The club also is tied for second in the league in turnover ratio (+4), posting five takeaways and one giveaway.

OFFENSE:

* The Broncos’ offense is the only one in the NFL to not commit a turnover this season.
* QB Kyle Orton is 5-1 in his last six starts dating back to last year — Only the Colts’ Peyton Manning (6-0) has a better record among NFL starting QBs during that time. This season, Orton has thrown the second-most 25-yard completions (7) in the NFL and is the only AFC quarterback with at least 50 pass attempts and no interceptions.
* RB Correll Buckhalter is averaging 7.2 yards per rush (17-122, 1 TD) in two starts this year. Since 2007, he owns the NFL’s third-best yards per rush average (5.2, 155-804, 7 TDs).

DEFENSE:

* Coached by long-time NFL defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, the Broncos lead the league in scoring defense (6.5 ppg.) and have given up only three scores (1 TD, 2 FGs) in 23 opponent possessions.
* Denver ranks first in the NFL in first downs allowed (27), second in yards per game (253.5) and third in yards per play (4.3).
* OLB/DE Elvis Dumervil tied the Broncos’ single-game club record with four sacks last week against Cleveland. His four sacks came in the second half, marking the highest half sack total by an NFL LB in eight years.

SPECIAL TEAMS:

* The Broncos rank fifth in the NFL in average opponent drive start after kickoffs (21.0-yard line).
* RB Peyton Hillis is tied for third in the league with a team-high four special teams tackles.

TELEVISION AND RADIO INFORMATION

TELEVISION: KCNC-TV (CBS 4): Ian Eagle (play-by-play) and Rich Gannon (color commentary) will call the game. LOCAL RADIO: KOA RADIO (850 AM): Dave Logan (play-by-play) and David Treadwell (color commentary) will call the game with Andy Lindahl reporting from the sidelines.LOCAL SPANISH RADIO: KBNO RADIO (1280 AM): Fernando Sergio (play-by-play) and Yuri Vasquez (color commentary) will call the game.

BRONCOS AT RAIDERS— POINTS OF INTEREST
The Broncos are one of eight original American Football League teams celebrating their 50th season in 2009... Denver’s 405 overall wins are second among all original AFL teams and rank seventh among all clubs since 1960... Head Coach Josh McDaniels was named the 12th head coach in Broncos history on Jan. 12 after spending the last eight years with New England, including the previous three seasons as its offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach... He is one of seven rookie head coaches in the NFL in 2009... McDaniels this week can join Red Miller (1977) as one of two coaches in Broncos history to start their career with the team 3-0... Sunday marks the Broncos’ first AFC West game of 2009—Denver has won its last nine divisional openers dating back to 2000 and will open its divisional schedule against the Raiders for the third year in a row... The Broncos are 40-55-2 all time against the Raiders, including 19-30 on the road, and are 1-1 versus Oakland in the postseason... The Broncos’ current roster features 30 new players (52.6 percent of their roster including reserve lists)... The Broncos are 2-0 for the third consecutive year (only NFL team to accomplish that feat) and are one of four AFC clubs 2-0 this season... Denver is tied for second in the league in turnover ratio (+4 / 5 takeaways, 1 giveaway) and stands third in the NFL in scoring differential (+26 / 39-13)... Allowing 6.5 points per game, the Broncos lead the league in scoring defense and have given up only three scores (1 TD, 2 FGs) in 23 opponent possessions... Denver also leads the NFL in first downs allowed (27) while placing second in yards per game (253.5), third in yards per play (4.3) and fifth in opponent passer rating (59.9)... Mike Nolan was hired by Denver as its defensive coordinator in the offseason after spending the last four years as San Francisco’s head coach... In his 11 years as an NFL defensive coordinator, Nolan’s defenses have averaged 32.3 takeaways a season and posted seven top-10 NFL rankings in turnovers... OLB/DE Elvis Dumervil tied the Broncos’ single-game sack record with four against Cleveland last week—His four sacks all came in the second half, marking the highest half sack total by an NFL LB in eight seasons (Joey Porter, Pit., 2001)... ILB Andra Davis, an unrestricted free agent signed by Denver in the offseason from Cleveland, leads the club with 19 tackles... S Brian Dawkins owns the fourth-most Pro Bowls (7) at safety in NFL history and joins CB Champ Bailey in Denver’s secondary—Bailey is tied for the second-most Pro Bowls (8) at cornerback in league annals... Dawkins ranks second among active NFL defensive backs with 930 career tackles according to press box statistics... The Broncos feature the league’s only offense that has not turned the ball over this season... QB Kyle Orton is 5-1 in his last six starts dating back to last season with Chicago for an .833 winning percentage that ties for second in the NFL among starting QBs... Orton’s 23-12 (.657) record as a starter for his five-year NFL career is the sixth-best mark in the NFL among active QBs... Orton is the only AFC quarterback (one of four in NFL) to have at least 50 pass attempts and no interceptions... Orton’s seven 25-yard completions lead the AFC (2nd in NFL), and the quarterback is fourth in the league in average completion length (14.1 yds.)... WR Brandon Stokley leads the AFC (2nd in NFL) in yards per reception average (26.2 / 6-157, 1 TD)—That figure was helped by his 87-yard game-winning touchdown at Cincinnati in the season opener that marks the longest reception in the league this year... RB Correll Buckhalter has started both of Denver’s games and ranks second in the league in yards per rush (min. 15 carries) with a 7.2 mark (17-122, 1 TD)—Last week against the Browns, he scored on a 45-yard run... Since 2007, Buckhalter owns the eighth-best yards per rush average (5.2 / 155-804, 7 TDs) in the NFL... RB Knowshon Moreno leads all NFL rookies with 94 rushing yards and last week against the Browns carried a game-high 17 times for 75 yards (4.4 avg.)... LT Ryan Clady (Associated Press) and RT Ryan Harris (Sports Illustrated) received All-Pro recognition in their first year as starters while veteran C Casey Wiegmann earned his first career Pro Bowl selection in 2008... Wiegmann has started 129 consecutive games for the second-longest active start streak in the NFL (longest among centers)... WR Eddie Royal in 2008 totaled the second-most receptions (91) by a rookie in NFL history... WR Brandon Marshall is the only player in the NFL to post at least 100 receptions and 1,200 receiving yards during the last two years... Denver Special Teams Coordinator Mike Priefer has coached units in the NFL that have totaled 14 blocked kicks and seven return touchdowns in seven seasons as a special teams coach... RB Peyton Hillis is tied for third in the NFL with four special-teams tackles...K Matt Prater’s six 50-yard field goals tie for the second most in Denver history... P Brett Kern was a consensus All-Rookie pick last season, placing fifth in the league in gross punting average (46.7 yds.).

MORENO LEADS NFL ROOKIE RUSHERS AFTER OUTSTANDING COLLEGE CAREER

Selected by the Broncos with the 12th overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft from the University of Georgia, Knowshon Moreno was one of the most productive running backs in the country during his two seasons playing for the Bulldogs.

He totaled the sixth-most rushing yards (2,734) in the country in two seasons at Georgia with that totaling leading the SEC. Through his first two NFL games, Moreno leads all NFL rookies in rushing with 94 yards.

ROYAL FAST APPROACHING BRONCOS INITIAL TWO-YEAR RECEIVING TOTALS

After posting 91 receptions and 980 receiving yards as a rookie in 2008, Broncos wide receiver Eddie Royal is quickly approaching the franchise’s best reception and receiving yardage totals through a player’s first two professional seasons with the team (rookie through second year). Royal currently stands at 96 catches for 1,018 yards in his career.

Both of those records are held by Brandon Marshall, who had 122 catches and 1,634 receiving yards through his first two seasons (2006-07).

NOTES FROM DENVER’S LAST FIVE GAMES VS. OAKLAND

OAKLAND 31, at DENVER 10 (Nov. 23, 2008)
The loss marks the Broncos’ first home defeat to Oakland since the 2004 campaign... Broncos WR Brandon Marshall (4 rec., 84 yds.) moves into 14th place in all-time Broncos history in career receiving yards (2,531) and 17th in career receptions (189).

DENVER 41, at OAKLAND 14 (Sept. 8, 2008)
Denver improves to 31-17-1 all-time in season openers for a .633 winning percentage that is the third best in NFL history with its 41-14 win at Oakland on Monday Night Football... Broncos WR Eddie Royal’s 146 receiving yards are the sixth most by a player in his NFL debut in league history with those records dating back to 1960.

at OAKLAND 34, DENVER 20 (Dec. 2, 2007)
Denver’s loss to the Raiders snaps its four-game road winning streak against Oakland and its five-game overall winning streak against the franchise... WR Brandon Stokley (102 yds.) records the eighth 100-yard receiving game of his career (7th regular season) and first as a Bronco.

at DENVER 23, OAKLAND 20 OT (Sept. 16, 2007)
Broncos K Jason Elam kicks a 23-yard game-winning field goal in overtime... Denver has an individual 100-yard rusher (Travis Henry, 128) and 100-yard receiver (Javon Walker, 101) for the second game in a row.

DENVER 17, at OAKLAND 13 (Nov. 12, 2006)
Denver posts its fourth consecutive road win with a victory in Oakland, marking the club’s longest such streak since it won six away games in a row in 1998... The Broncos’ defense limits the Raiders to a 1.8-yard rushing average (26 att. for 46 yds.).

FanInAZ
09-22-2009, 03:55 PM
BRONCOS AT RAIDERS— POINTS OF INTEREST

The Broncos are one of eight original American Football League teams celebrating their 50th season in 2009... Denver’s 405 overall wins are second among all original AFL teams and rank seventh among all clubs since 1960... Head Coach Josh McDaniels was named the 12th head coach in Broncos history on Jan. 12 after spending the last eight years with New England, including the previous three seasons as its offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach... He is one of seven rookie head coaches in the NFL in 2009... McDaniels this week can join Red Miller (1977) as one of two coaches in Broncos history to start their career with the team 3-0... Sunday marks the Broncos’ first AFC West game of 2009—Denver has won its last nine divisional openers dating back to 2000 and will open its divisional schedule against the Raiders for the third year in a row... The Broncos are 40-55-2 all time against the Raiders, including 19-30 on the road, and are 1-1 versus Oakland in the postseason... The Broncos’ current roster features 30 new players (52.6 percent of their roster including reserve lists)... The Broncos are 2-0 for the third consecutive year (only NFL team to accomplish that feat) and are one of four AFC clubs 2-0 this season... Denver is tied for second in the league in turnover ratio (+4 / 5 takeaways, 1 giveaway) and stands third in the NFL in scoring differential (+26 / 39-13)... Allowing 6.5 points per game, the Broncos lead the league in scoring defense and have given up only three scores (1 TD, 2 FGs) in 23 opponent possessions... Denver also leads the NFL in first downs allowed (27) while placing second in yards per game (253.5), third in yards per play (4.3) and fifth in opponent passer rating (59.9)... Mike Nolan was hired by Denver as its defensive coordinator in the offseason after spending the last four years as San Francisco’s head coach... In his 11 years as an NFL defensive coordinator, Nolan’s defenses have averaged 32.3 takeaways a season and posted seven top-10 NFL rankings in turnovers... OLB/DE Elvis Dumervil tied the Broncos’ single-game sack record with four against Cleveland last week—His four sacks all came in the second half, marking the highest half sack total by an NFL LB in eight seasons (Joey Porter, Pit., 2001)... ILB Andra Davis, an unrestricted free agent signed by Denver in the offseason from Cleveland, leads the club with 19 tackles... S Brian Dawkins owns the fourth-most Pro Bowls (7) at safety in NFL history and joins CB Champ Bailey in Denver’s secondary—Bailey is tied for the second-most Pro Bowls (8) at cornerback in league annals... Dawkins ranks second among active NFL defensive backs with 930 career tackles according to press box statistics... The Broncos feature the league’s only offense that has not turned the ball over this season... QB Kyle Orton is 5-1 in his last six starts dating back to last season with Chicago for an .833 winning percentage that ties for second in the NFL among starting QBs... Orton’s 23-12 (.657) record as a starter for his five-year NFL career is the sixth-best mark in the NFL among active QBs... Orton is the only AFC quarterback (one of four in NFL) to have at least 50 pass attempts and no interceptions... Orton’s seven 25-yard completions lead the AFC (2nd in NFL), and the quarterback is fourth in the league in average completion length (14.1 yds.)... WR Brandon Stokley leads the AFC (2nd in NFL) in yards per reception average (26.2 / 6-157, 1 TD)—That figure was helped by his 87-yard game-winning touchdown at Cincinnati in the season opener that marks the longest reception in the league this year... RB Correll Buckhalter has started both of Denver’s games and ranks second in the league in yards per rush (min. 15 carries) with a 7.2 mark (17-122, 1 TD)—Last week against the Browns, he scored on a 45-yard run... Since 2007, Buckhalter owns the eighth-best yards per rush average (5.2 / 155-804, 7 TDs) in the NFL... RB Knowshon Moreno leads all NFL rookies with 94 rushing yards and last week against the Browns carried a game-high 17 times for 75 yards (4.4 avg.)... LT Ryan Clady (Associated Press) and RT Ryan Harris (Sports Illustrated) received All-Pro recognition in their first year as starters while veteran C Casey Wiegmann earned his first career Pro Bowl selection in 2008... Wiegmann has started 129 consecutive games for the second-longest active start streak in the NFL (longest among centers)... WR Eddie Royal in 2008 totaled the second-most receptions (91) by a rookie in NFL history... WR Brandon Marshall is the only player in the NFL to post at least 100 receptions and 1,200 receiving yards during the last two years... Denver Special Teams Coordinator Mike Priefer has coached units in the NFL that have totaled 14 blocked kicks and seven return touchdowns in seven seasons as a special teams coach... RB Peyton Hillis is tied for third in the NFL with four special-teams tackles...K Matt Prater’s six 50-yard field goals tie for the second most in Denver history... P Brett Kern was a consensus All-Rookie pick last season, placing fifth in the league in gross punting average (46.7 yds.).

I know that this is only week three, but there are just too many possitive in this paragraph to simply blow them all off. At least 2 or 3 of these have got to continue on through the season.

Jaws
09-22-2009, 04:39 PM
I was about to offer Carol my deepest condolences. At first glance I misread this thread's title as "Moving to Oakland!"

GEM
09-22-2009, 04:52 PM
I was about to offer Carol my deepest condolences. At first glance I misread this thread's title as "Moving to Oakland!"

We definitely would have had to pull an intervention!!