1989 Denver Broncos Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Super Bowl
Coach: Dan Reeves (11-5)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1989 Denver Broncos Roster
1989 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1989 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Broncos topped the circuit with just 226 points allowed. Denver scored 362 points. John Elway tossed for 3,051 yards. Vance Johnson paced all receivers, hauling in 76 passes for 1,095 yards.

Bobby Humphrey ran for a team-best 1,151 yards.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 43 turnovers. Tyrone Braxton intercepted 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Simon Fletcher led pass rushers with 12 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 46 sacks.

Dan Reeves coached the team. The 1989 Denver Broncos lost in the Super Bowl.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
John Elway	416	223	53.6	3051	7.3	18	4.3	18	4.3	69	35	298	73.7
Gary Kubiak	55	32	58.2	284	5.2	2	3.6	2	3.6	22	8	53	69.1
Bobby Humphrey	2	1	50.0	17	8.5	1	50.0	0	0.0	17	0	0	118.8
Vance Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	474	256	54.0	3352	7.1	21	4.4	20	4.2	69	43	351

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bobby Humphrey	294	1151	3.9	40	7
Sammy Winder	110	351	3.2	16	2
John Elway	48	244	5.1	31	3
Jeff Alexander	45	146	3.2	11	2
Mel Bratton	30	108	3.6	9	1
Steve Sewell	7	44	6.3	10	0
Gary Kubiak	15	35	2.3	10	0
Mark Jackson	5	13	2.6	8	0
Totals	554	2092	3.8	40	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Vance Johnson	76	1095	14.4	69	7
Mark Jackson	28	446	15.9	49	2
Steve Sewell	25	416	16.6	56	3
Mike Young	22	402	18.3	47	2
Bobby Humphrey	22	156	7.1	13	1
Clarence Kay	21	197	9.4	20	2
Orson Mobley	17	200	11.8	36	0
Sammy Winder	14	91	6.5	19	0
Ricky Nattiel	10	183	18.3	43	1
Mel Bratton	10	69	6.9	17	3
Jeff Alexander	8	84	10.5	28	0
Pat Kelly	3	13	4.3	6	0
Totals	256	3352	13.1	69	21

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
David Treadwell	40	39	97.5	33	27	81.8	120
Totals	40	39	97.5	33	27	81.8	120

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Mike Horan	77	3111	40.4	63
Gary Kubiak	2	43	21.5	29
John Elway	1	34	34.0	34
Totals	80	3188	39.8	63

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ken Bell	21	143	6.8	24
Vance Johnson	12	118	9.8	34
Ricky Nattiel	9	77	8.6	38
Chris Woods	2	6	3.0	11
Darren Carrington	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	45	344	7.6	38

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ken Bell	30	602	20.1	33
Darren Carrington	6	152	25.3	68
Bobby Humphrey	4	86	21.5	29
Mel Bratton	2	19	9.5	10
Chris Woods	1	17	17.0	17
Totals	43	876	20.4	68

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tyrone Braxton	6	103	17.2	34	1
Wymon Henderson	3	58	19.3	25	0
Steve Atwater	3	34	11.3	30	0
Dennis Smith	2	78	39.0	50	0
Randy Robbins	2	18	9.0	18	1
Marc Munford	2	16	8.0	10	0
Kip Corrington	1	8	8.0	8	0
Darren Carrington	1	2	2.0	2	0
Rick Dennison	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	21	318	15.1	50	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Simon Fletcher	12.0
Ron Holmes	9.0
Karl Mecklenburg	7.5
Alphonso Carreker	5.5
Warren Powers	3.0
Andre Townsend	2.0
Greg Kragen	2.0
Tim Lucas	2.0
Michael Brooks	1.0
Rick Dennison	1.0
Marc Munford	1.0
Totals	46.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Karl Mecklenburg	143	143	0		0	4	23	1	2
Steve Atwater	129	129	0	0	0	1	29	0	0
Michael Brooks	123	123	0		0	2	0	0	1
Tyrone Braxton	111	111	0	0	0	2	35	0	0
Simon Fletcher	105	105	0		0	1	0	0	3
Dennis Smith	82	82	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
Wymon Henderson	76	76	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Greg Kragen	72	72	0		0	4	17	1	0
Darren Carrington	16	16	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Ken Bell					5	5	0	0	0
Bobby Humphrey					4	3	0	0	0
Andre Townsend					0	2	0	0	0
John Elway					9	2	-4	0	0
Randy Robbins				0	0	1	0	0	0
Marc Munford				0	0	1	0	0	0
Clarence Kay					0	1	0	0	0
Gerald Perry					0	1	0	0	0
Gary Kubiak					2	1	0	0	0
Rick Dennison				0	0	1	0	0	0
Ricky Nattiel					2	0	0	0	0
Sammy Winder					1	0	0	0	0
Mark Jackson					1	0	-8	0	0
Totals	857	857	0	0	26	35	92	2	6

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
David Treadwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	39	0			120
Bobby Humphrey	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Vance Johnson	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Mel Bratton	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Steve Sewell	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
John Elway	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Clarence Kay	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Jeff Alexander	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Sammy Winder	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Mike Young	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Mark Jackson	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ricky Nattiel	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tyrone Braxton	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Randy Robbins	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Karl Mecklenburg	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Greg Kragen	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Michael Brooks	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	15	21	0	0	0	2	2	0	27	39	0	0	1	362