Denver Broncos 1977 Team Stats
AFC
CHAMPIONS
(12-2) Regular Season
(2-1) Playoffs
| Date |
W/L
|
Score
|
Opponent
|
Attendance
|
| Sept 18 |
W
|
7-0
|
St. Louis
|
75002
|
| Sept 15 |
W
|
26-6
|
Buffalo
|
74737
|
| Oct 2 |
W
|
24-13
|
@ Seattle
|
53108
|
| Oct 9 |
W
|
23-7
|
Kansas City
|
74718
|
| Oct 16 |
W
|
30-7
|
@ Oakland
|
53616
|
| Oct 23 |
W
|
24-13
|
@ Cincinnati
|
54395
|
| Oct 30 |
L
|
14-24
|
Oakland
|
75007
|
| Nov 6 |
W
|
21-7
|
Pittsburgh
|
32584
|
| Nov 13 |
W
|
17-14
|
@ San Diego
|
45211
|
| Nov 20 |
W
|
14-7
|
@ Kansas City
|
54050
|
| Nov 27 |
W
|
27-13
|
Baltimore
|
74939
|
| Dec 4 |
W
|
24-14
|
@ Houston
|
46875
|
| Dec 11 |
W
|
17-9
|
San Diego
|
74905
|
| Dec 18 |
L
|
6-14
|
@ Dallas
|
63752
|
| 1977 AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF GAME |
| Dec 24 |
W
|
34-21
|
Pittsburgh
|
75011
|
| 1977 AFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME |
| Jan 1 |
W
|
20-17
|
Oakland
|
74982
|
| SUPER BOWL XII |
| Jan 15 |
L
|
10-27
|
Dallas
|
75583
|
| Team Statistics |
Den
|
Opp
|
| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS |
223
|
217
|
| Rushing |
101
|
77
|
| Passing |
107
|
123
|
| Penalty |
15
|
17
|
| Third-Down Made/Att. |
72/210
|
71/221
|
| Third-Down Efficiency |
34%
|
32%
|
| TOTAL NET YARDS |
3906
|
3774
|
| Avg Per Game |
279.0
|
269.6
|
| Total Plays |
887
|
941
|
| Avg. Gain Per Play |
4.4
|
4.0
|
| NET YARDS RUSHING |
2043
|
1530
|
| Avg Per Game |
145.9
|
109.3
|
| Total Rushes |
523
|
470
|
| Avg Per Rush |
3.9
|
3.3
|
| NET YARDS PASSING |
1863
|
2244
|
| Avg Per Game |
133.1
|
160.3
|
| Sacked/Yards Lost |
50/402
|
32/312
|
| Gross Yards |
2265
|
2556
|
| Attempts/Completions |
314/163
|
426/235
|
| Completion % |
51.9
|
55.2
|
| Had Intercepted |
12
|
25
|
| PUNTS/AVERAGE |
91/39.2
|
95/40.7
|
| NET PUNTING AVG |
33.7
|
31.3
|
| PUNT RETURNS/AVG |
58/12.3
|
54/7.4
|
| KICKOFF RETURNS/AVG |
34/21.5
|
50/21.7
|
| INTERCEPTIONS/RETURN AVG |
25/19.6
|
12/14.3
|
| PENALTIES/YARDS |
91/883
|
97/718
|
| FUMBLES/LOST |
28/15
|
27/14
|
| TOUCHDOWNS |
34
|
18
|
| Rushing |
16
|
5
|
| Passing |
15
|
11
|
| Defense/Returns |
3
|
2
|
| PAT/ATT |
31/34
|
18/18
|
| FIELDGOALS/FGA |
19/19
|
8/22
|
| TOTAL POINTS |
274
|
*148
|
| Points/Game |
19.6
|
10.6
|
| * Team Record, Led NFL |
|
|
| Score by Quarter |
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
OT
|
Total
|
| BRONCOS |
68
|
72
|
60
|
74
|
|
274
|
| OPPONENTS |
45
|
46
|
40
|
17
|
|
148
|
|
SCORING
|
TD
|
Run
|
Receive
|
Return
|
PAT
|
FG
|
Safeties
|
Tot Pts
|
| Jim Turner |
1
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
31/34
|
19/19
|
0
|
76
|
| Otis Armstrong |
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
24
|
| Haven Moses |
4
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
|
|
|
24
|
| Craig Morton |
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
24
|
| Luke Perrin |
4
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
|
24
|
| Rick Upchurch |
4
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
|
|
|
24
|
| Jack Dolbin |
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
|
|
18
|
| Riley Odoms |
3
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
|
|
|
18
|
| Rob Lytle |
2
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
|
|
|
12
|
| Louis Wright |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
|
6
|
| Jon Keyworth |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
6
|
| Jim Jensen |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
6
|
| Norris Weese |
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
|
6
|
| Bernard Jackson |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
|
|
|
6
|
|
BRONCOS
|
34
|
16
|
15
|
3
|
31/34
|
19/19
|
0
|
274
|
|
OPPONENTS
|
18
|
5
|
11
|
2
|
16/18
|
8/22
|
0
|
148
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| PASSING |
ATT
|
COMP
|
YDS
|
COMP%
|
YD/ATT
|
TD
|
TD%
|
INT
|
INT%
|
LG
|
SACK/YDS |
RAT
|
| Craig Morton |
254
|
131
|
1929
|
51.6
|
7.59
|
14
|
5.5
|
8
|
3.1
|
81t
|
43/338
|
82.1
|
| Craig Penrose |
40
|
21
|
217
|
52.5
|
5.43
|
0
|
0.0
|
4
|
10.0
|
35
|
5/49
|
5-49
|
| Norris Weese |
20
|
11
|
119
|
55.0
|
5.95
|
1
|
5.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
31
|
2/15
|
89.4
|
| BRONCOS |
314
|
163
|
2265
|
51.9
|
7.21
|
15
|
4.8
|
12
|
3.8
|
81t
|
50/402
|
75.6
|
| OPPONENTS |
426
|
235
|
2556
|
55.2
|
6.00
|
11
|
2.6
|
25
|
5.9
|
51
|
35/312
|
57.2
|
| RUSHING |
ATT
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
LG
|
TD
|
| Otis Armstrong |
130
|
489
|
3.8
|
35
|
4
|
| Luke Perrin |
110
|
456
|
4.1
|
62
|
3
|
| Rob Lytle |
104
|
408
|
3.9
|
21
|
1
|
| Jon Keyworth |
83
|
311
|
3.7
|
16
|
1
|
| Jim Jensen |
40
|
143
|
3.6
|
12
|
1
|
| Craig Morton |
31
|
125
|
4.0
|
15
|
4
|
| Norris Weese |
11
|
56
|
5.1
|
21
|
1
|
| Craig Penrose |
4
|
24
|
6.0
|
17
|
0
|
| Rick Upchurch |
1
|
19
|
19.0
|
19t
|
1
|
| Jack Dolbin |
2
|
12
|
6.0
|
14
|
0
|
| Jim Kiick |
1
|
1
|
1.0
|
1
|
0
|
| Bucky Dilts |
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
| Haven Moses |
5
|
-1
|
-0.2
|
8
|
0
|
|
BRONCOS
|
523
|
2043
|
3.9
|
62
|
16
|
|
OPPONENTS
|
470
|
1530
|
3.3
|
65
|
5
|
| RECEIVING |
REC
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
LG
|
TD
|
| Riley Odoms |
37
|
429
|
11.6
|
33
|
3
|
| Haven Moses |
27
|
539
|
20.0
|
35
|
4
|
| Jack Dolbin |
26
|
443
|
17.0
|
81t
|
3
|
| Otis Armstrong |
18
|
128
|
7.1
|
20
|
0
|
| Rob Lytle |
17
|
198
|
11.6
|
47t
|
1
|
| Rick Upchurch |
12
|
245
|
20.4
|
45
|
2
|
| Jon Keyworth |
11
|
48
|
4.4
|
14
|
0
|
| Luke Perrin |
6
|
106
|
17.8
|
41t
|
1
|
| Jim Jensen |
4
|
63
|
15.8
|
34
|
0
|
| Ron Egloff |
2
|
27
|
13.5
|
20
|
0
|
| Jim Kiick |
2
|
14
|
7.0
|
11
|
0
|
| Jim Turner |
1
|
25
|
25.0
|
25t
|
1
|
| BRONCOS |
163
|
2265
|
13.9
|
81t
|
15
|
| OPPONENTS |
235
|
2556
|
10.0
|
51
|
9
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
SACKS
|
| Lyle Alzado |
8
|
| Barney Chavous |
8
|
| Rubin Carter |
6
|
| Tom Jackson |
4
|
| Claudie Minor |
4
|
| Randy Gradishar |
3
|
| Bob Swenson |
2
|
| Joe Rizzo |
1
|
| Billy Thompson |
1
|
| TOTAL |
37
|
| |
|
| INTERCEPTIONS |
INT
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
LG
|
TD
|
| Billy Thompson |
5
|
122
|
24.4
|
38
|
0
|
| Tom Jackson |
4
|
95
|
23.8
|
73t
|
1
|
| Louis Wright |
3
|
128
|
42.7
|
59
|
1
|
| Randy Gradishar |
3
|
56
|
18.7
|
28
|
0
|
| Joe Rizzo |
3
|
49
|
16.3
|
38
|
0
|
| Steve Foley |
3
|
22
|
7.3
|
11
|
0
|
| Bernard Jackson |
1
|
13
|
13.0
|
13
|
0
|
| Paul Smith |
1
|
6
|
6.0
|
6
|
0
|
| Larry Evans |
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
| Bob Swenson |
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0
|
| BRONCOS |
26
|
355
|
13.7
|
40
|
0
|
| OPPONENTS |
45
|
818
|
18.2
|
-
|
5
|
| PUNTING |
PUNTS
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
TB
|
IN20
|
LG
|
| Bucky Dilts |
90
|
3525
|
39.2
|
5
|
20
|
63
|
| Norris Weese |
1
|
38
|
38.0
|
0
|
0
|
38
|
| BRONCOS |
91
|
3563
|
39.2
|
5
|
20
|
63
|
| OPPONENTS |
95
|
3868
|
40.7
|
9
|
13
|
74
|
| PUNT RETURNS |
PR
|
FC
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
LG
|
TD
|
| Rick Upchurch |
51
|
6
|
653
|
12.8
|
87t
|
1
|
| John Schultz |
1
|
0
|
11
|
11.0
|
11
|
0
|
| Russell Payne |
6
|
2
|
48
|
8.0
|
14
|
0
|
| BRONCOS |
54
|
8
|
712
|
12.3
|
87t
|
1
|
| OPPONENTS |
54
|
8
|
397
|
7.4
|
29
|
0
|
| KICKOFF RETURNS |
KR
|
YDS
|
AVG
|
LG
|
TD
|
| Luke Perrin |
3
|
72
|
24.0
|
32
|
0
|
| Rick Upchurch |
20
|
456
|
22.8
|
32
|
0
|
| John Schultz |
6
|
135
|
22.5
|
33
|
0
|
| Russell Payne |
1
|
16
|
16.0
|
16
|
0
|
| Jon Keyworth |
1
|
15
|
15.0
|
15
|
0
|
| Hyde |
1
|
15
|
15.0
|
15
|
0
|
| Grant |
1
|
8
|
8.0
|
8
|
0
|
| Nairne |
1
|
1
|
1.0
|
1
|
0
|
| Jack Dolbin |
--
|
14
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
| BRONCOS |
34
|
732
|
21.5
|
33
|
0
|
| OPPONENTS |
50
|
1084
|
21.7
|
14
|
0
|
| FIELD GOAL BREAKDOWN |
|
Distance
|
1-19
|
20-29
|
30-39
|
40-49
|
50+
|
Total
|
| Jim Turner |
0/0
|
3/4
|
7/10
|
3/5
|
0/0
|
19/19
|
| OPPONENTS |
1/1
|
2/3
|
1/5
|
4/9
|
0/4
|
8/22
|
