1984 Denver Broncos Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Dan Reeves (13-3)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1984 Denver Broncos Roster
1984 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1984 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Broncos scored 353 points, and the rigid defensive squad allowed 241. John Elway threw for 2,598 yards. Steve Watson paced pass catchers, hauling in 69 passes for 1,170 yards.

Sammy Winder ran for a team-best 1,153 yards for Denver.

The opportunistic defense pounced on 55 turnovers. Mike Harden and Steve Foley each snatched 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Rulon Jones topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 57 sacks.

Dan Reeves coached the team. The 1984 Denver Broncos lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
John Elway	380	214	56.3	2598	6.8	18	4.7	15	3.9	73	24	158	76.8
Gary Kubiak	75	44	58.7	440	5.9	4	5.3	1	1.3	41	10	86	87.6
Scott Stankavage	18	4	22.2	58	3.2	0	0.0	1	5.6	16	1	13	17.4
Gerald Willhite	2	1	50.0	20	10.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	20	0	0	85.4
Totals	475	263	55.4	3116	6.6	22	4.6	17	3.6	73	35	257

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sammy Winder	296	1153	3.9	24	4
Gerald Willhite	77	371	4.8	52	2
John Elway	56	237	4.2	21	1
Rick Parros	46	208	4.5	25	2
Gene Lang	8	42	5.2	15	2
Chris Brewer	10	28	2.8	8	0
Gary Kubiak	9	27	3.0	17	1
Jesse Myles	5	7	1.4	2	0
Butch Johnson	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	508	2076	4.1	52	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Watson	69	1170	17.0	73	7
Sammy Winder	44	288	6.5	21	2
Butch Johnson	42	587	14.0	49	6
Gerald Willhite	27	298	11.0	63	0
John Sawyer	17	122	7.2	25	0
Clarence Kay	16	136	8.5	21	3
James Wright	11	118	10.7	21	1
Clint Sampson	9	123	13.7	25	1
Ray Alexander	8	132	16.5	41	1
Rick Parros	6	25	4.2	9	0
Gene Lang	4	24	6.0	9	1
Don Summers	3	32	10.7	16	0
Jesse Myles	2	22	11.0	12	0
Chris Brewer	2	20	10.0	16	0
Gary Kubiak	1	20	20.0	20	0
Dave Logan	1	3	3.0	3	0
Dave Studdard	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Totals	263	3116	11.8	73	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rich Karlis	41	38	92.7	28	21	75.0	101
Totals	41	38	92.7	28	21	75.0	101

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chris Norman	96	3850	40.1	83
Totals	96	3850	40.1	83

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gerald Willhite	20	200	10.0	35
Zach Thomas	20	118	5.9	15
Steve Wilson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	41	318	7.8	35

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gene Lang	19	404	21.3	38
Zach Thomas	18	351	19.5	33
Gerald Willhite	4	109	27.2	40
Rick Dennison	2	27	13.5	16
Mike Harden	1	4	4.0	4
Aaron Smith	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	45	897	19.9	40

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Foley	6	97	16.2	40	1
Mike Harden	6	79	13.2	45	1
Steve Wilson	4	59	14.8	22	0
Dennis Smith	3	13	4.3	10	0
Karl Mecklenburg	2	105	52.5	63	0
Randy Robbins	2	62	31.0	62	1
Steve Busick	2	21	10.5	16	0
Ken Woodard	1	27	27.0	27	1
Roger Jackson	1	23	23.0	23	0
Jim Ryan	1	13	13.0	13	0
Tony Lilly	1	5	5.0	5	0
Darren Comeaux	1	5	5.0	5	0
Louis Wright	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	31	510	16.5	63	4

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Rulon Jones	11.0
Barney Chavous	7.5
Karl Mecklenburg	7.0
Tom Jackson	6.0
Andre Townsend	5.0
Ken Woodard	3.0
Jim Ryan	3.0
Walt Bowyer	3.0
Rubin Carter	3.0
Rick Dennison	3.0
Scott Garnett	1.0
Darren Comeaux	1.0
Randy Robbins	1.0
Steve Busick	1.0
Dennis Smith	1.0
Steve Wilson	0.5
Totals	57.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Dennis Smith	92	92	0	0	0	1	64	1
Karl Mecklenburg	41	41	0	0	0	1	0	0
John Elway					14	5	-10
Rubin Carter					0	2	0	0
Mike Harden				0	1	2	0
Zach Thomas					3	2	0	0
Louis Wright				0	0	2	27	1
Rulon Jones					0	2	5	1
Gerald Willhite					3	2	0
Sammy Winder					5	2	0
Steve Foley				0	0	2	22	1
John Sawyer					0	2	0	0
Jim Ryan				0	0	1	0	0
Tony Lilly				0	1	1	3	0
Don Summers					0	1	0	0
Scott Garnett					0	1	0	0
Chris Brewer					1	1	0	0
Gene Lang					0	1	6
Walt Bowyer					0	1	0	0
Chris Norman					1	1	0	0
Scott Stankavage					0	1	0	0
Rick Dennison					0	1	0	0
Andre Townsend					0	1	0	0
Darren Comeaux				0	0	1	0	0
Steve Wilson				0	1	1	0	0
Ken Lanier					0	1	0	0
Steve Busick				0	0	1	0	0
Randy Robbins				0	0	1	0
Tom Jackson					0	1	0	0
Gary Kubiak					1	0	0
Clarence Kay					1	0	0
Aaron Smith					1	0	0	0
Bill Bryan					1	0	0	0
Clint Sampson					1	0	0
Butch Johnson					1	0	0
Totals	133	133	0	0	36	42	117	4

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rich Karlis									21	38	0			101
Steve Watson		7							0	0	0			42
Butch Johnson	0	6							0	0	0			36
Sammy Winder	4	2							0	0	0			36
Gene Lang	2	1		0					0	0	0			18
Clarence Kay		3							0	0	0			18
Rick Parros	2	0							0	0	0			12
Steve Foley						1	1		0	0	0			12
Gerald Willhite	2	0	0	0					0	0	0			12
Clint Sampson		1							0	0	0			6
Ray Alexander		1							0	0	0			6
Rulon Jones							1		0	0	0			6
James Wright		1							0	0	0			6
Louis Wright						0	1		0	0	0			6
Dennis Smith						0	1		0	0	0			6
John Elway	1								0	0	0			6
Ken Woodard						1			0	0	0			6
Mike Harden				0		1			0	0	0			6
Randy Robbins						1			0	0	0			6
Gary Kubiak	1	0							0	0	0			6
Totals	12	22	0	0	0	4	4	0	21	38	0	0	0	353