1985 Denver Broncos Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Dan Reeves (11-5)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1985 Denver Broncos Roster
1985 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

Denver scored 380 points, while the defensive squad gave up 329. John Elway directed the offense, passing for 3,891 yards. Steve Watson paced the receiving corps, hauling in 61 passes for 915 yards, while Vance Johnson was targeted regularly, too.

Sammy Winder ran for a team-best 714 yards for the Broncos.

Louis Wright and Mike Harden each seized 5 opponent throws. Karl Mecklenburg topped the defensive unit with 13 quarterback sacks.

Dan Reeves coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
John Elway	605	327	54.0	3891	6.4	22	3.6	23	3.8	65	38	307	70.2
Gary Kubiak	5	2	40.0	61	12.2	1	20.0	0	0.0	54	0	0	125.8
Chris Norman	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Gerald Willhite	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Steve Sewell	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Sammy Winder	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Vance Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	617	329	53.3	3952	6.4	23	3.7	23	3.7	65	38	307

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sammy Winder	199	714	3.6	42	8
Gene Lang	84	318	3.8	26	5
Steve Sewell	81	275	3.4	16	4
John Elway	51	253	5.0	22	0
Gerald Willhite	66	237	3.6	14	3
Vance Johnson	10	36	3.6	14	0
Nathan Poole	4	12	3.0	6	0
Gary Kubiak	1	6	6.0	6	0
Chris Norman	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	497	1851	3.7	42	20

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Watson	61	915	15.0	60	5
Vance Johnson	51	721	14.1	63	3
Gerald Willhite	35	297	8.5	21	1
Sammy Winder	31	197	6.4	24	0
Clarence Kay	29	339	11.7	27	3
James Wright	28	246	8.8	30	1
Clint Sampson	26	432	16.6	46	4
Steve Sewell	24	224	9.3	54	1
Gene Lang	23	180	7.8	24	2
Butch Johnson	19	380	20.0	65	3
Mark Cooper	1	13	13.0	13	0
Mike Barber	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	329	3952	12.0	65	23

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rich Karlis	44	41	93.2	38	23	60.5	110
Totals	44	41	93.2	38	23	60.5	110

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chris Norman	92	3764	40.9	61
Totals	92	3764	40.9	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Vance Johnson	30	260	8.7	38
Gerald Willhite	16	169	10.6	18
Totals	46	429	9.3	38

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Vance Johnson	30	740	24.7	39
Gene Lang	17	361	21.2	33
Gerald Willhite	2	40	20.0	20
Daniel Hunter	2	33	16.5	18
Steve Sewell	1	29	29.0	29
Totals	52	1203	23.1	39

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Harden	5	100	20.0	42	1
Louis Wright	5	44	8.8	24	0
Steve Foley	3	47	15.7	29	0
Dennis Smith	3	46	15.3	39	0
Steve Wilson	3	8	2.7	8	0
Tony Lilly	2	4	2.0	4	0
Daniel Hunter	1	20	20.0	20	0
Ken Woodard	1	18	18.0	18	0
Randy Robbins	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	24	290	12.1	42	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Karl Mecklenburg	13.0
Rulon Jones	10.0
Barney Chavous	6.0
Andre Townsend	5.0
Dennis Smith	4.0
Ken Woodard	3.0
Greg Kragen	2.0
Rubin Carter	1.0
Simon Fletcher	1.0
Mike Harden	1.0
Jim Ryan	1.0
Totals	47.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Dennis Smith	66	66	0	0
Karl Mecklenburg	65	65	0		0	1	0	0	5
Simon Fletcher	17	17	0
Greg Kragen	13	13	0
Rulon Jones					0	3	0	0	0
Mike Harden				0	0	2	5		0
Vance Johnson					5	2	0		0
John Elway					7	2	-35	0	0
Dave Studdard					0	2	0	0	0
Chris Norman					1	1	0	0	0
Steve Busick					0	1	0	0	0
Andre Townsend					0	1	0	0	0
Barney Chavous					0	1	0	0	0
James Wright					0	1	0		0
Gene Lang					3	1	0		0
Tony Lilly				0	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Bryan					0	1	0	0	0
Clarence Kay					1	1	0		0
Steve Wilson				0	0	1	2	0	0
Sammy Winder					4	1	0		0
Steve Sewell					1	1	0		0
Rubin Carter					0	1	6	0	0
Jim Ryan					0	1	0	0	0
Gerald Willhite					2	0	0		0
Totals	161	161	0	0	24	26	-22	0	5

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rich Karlis									23	41	0			110
Sammy Winder	8	0							0	0	0			48
Gene Lang	5	2		0					0	0	0			42
Steve Watson		5							0	0	0			30
Steve Sewell	4	1		0					0	0	0			30
Clint Sampson		4							0	0	0			24
Gerald Willhite	3	1	0	0					0	0	0			24
Butch Johnson		3							0	0	0			18
Clarence Kay		3							0	0	0			18
Vance Johnson	0	3	0	0					0	0	0			18
James Wright		1							0	0	0			6
Louis Wright						0		1	0	0	0			6
Mike Harden						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	20	23	0	0	0	1	0	1	23	41	0	0	0	380