1980 Denver Broncos season
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The 1980 Denver Broncos season was the team's 21st year in professional football and its 11th with the National Football League (NFL). Led by fourth-year head coach Red Miller the Broncos were 8–8, tied for third in the AFC West (fourth via tiebreaker), and missed the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.[1]
It was Miller's final season; ownership changed in February 1981 and front office changes were made in March.[2][3][4]
Offseason
NFL draft
1980 Denver Broncos draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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2 | 42 | Rulon Jones * | Defensive end | Utah State | |
3 | 74 | Larry Carter | Defensive back | Kentucky | |
4 | 107 | Rick Parros | Running back | Utah State | |
5 | 131 | Mike Harden | Defensive back | Michigan | |
5 | 136 | Laval Short | Defensive tackle | Colorado | |
6 | 157 | Keith Bishop * | Guard | Baylor | |
7 | 184 | John Havekost | Guard | Nebraska | |
8 | 197 | Don Coleman | Wide receiver | Oregon | |
9 | 243 | Greg Bracelin | Linebacker | California | |
10 | 270 | Virgil Seay | Wide receiver | Troy State | |
11 | 297 | Phil Farris | Wide receiver | North Carolina | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
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Preseason
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | August 9 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 17–6 | 1–0 | Mile High Stadium | 67,532 |
2 | August 16 | at New York Giants | L 6–9 | 1–1 | Giants Stadium | 30,904 |
3 | August 23 | Los Angeles Rams | L 13–26 | 1–2 | Mile High Stadium | 73,946 |
4 | August 30 | at Green Bay Packers | W 38–0 | 2–2 | Lambeau Field | 53,060 |
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 7 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 6–27 | 0–1 | Veterans Stadium | 70,307 | |
2 | September 14 | Dallas Cowboys | W 41–20 | 1–1 | Mile High Stadium | 74,919 | |
3 | September 21 | San Diego Chargers | L 13–30 | 1–2 | Mile High Stadium | 74,970 | |
4 | September 29 | at New England Patriots | L 14–23 | 1–3 | Schaefer Stadium | 60,153 | |
5 | October 5 | at Cleveland Browns | W 19–16 | 2–3 | Municipal Stadium | 81,065 | |
6 | October 13 | Washington Redskins | W 20–17 | 3–3 | Mile High Stadium | 74,657 | |
7 | October 19 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–23 | 3–4 | Mile High Stadium | 74,459 | |
8 | October 26 | at New York Giants | W 14–9 | 4–4 | Giants Stadium | 67,598 | |
9 | November 2 | Houston Oilers | L 16–20 | 4–5 | Mile High Stadium | 74,717 | |
10 | November 9 | at San Diego Chargers | W 20–13 | 5–5 | San Diego Stadium | 51,435 | |
11 | November 16 | New York Jets | W 31–24 | 6–5 | Mile High Stadium | 72,114 | |
12 | November 23 | Seattle Seahawks | W 36–20 | 7–5 | Mile High Stadium | 73,274 | |
13 | December 1 | at Oakland Raiders | L 3–9 | 7–6 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 51,593 | |
14 | December 7 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 14–31 | 7–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | 40,237 | |
15 | December 14 | Oakland Raiders | L 21–24 | 7–8 | Mile High Stadium | 73,974 | |
16 | December 21 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 25–17 | 8–8 | Kingdome | 51,853 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Game summaries
Week 1 (Sunday, September 7, 1980): at Philadelphia Eagles
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Eagles | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: September 7
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 70,307
- Referee: Chuck Heberling
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui (play–by–play) and John Brodie (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
PHI | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Point spread:
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- Time of Game: 3 hours, 13 minutes
Broncos | Game Statistics | Eagles |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 2 (Sunday, September 14, 1980): vs. Dallas Cowboys
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Broncos | 7 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 41 |
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
- Date: September 14
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 74,919
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (CBS): Lindsey Nelson (play–by–play) and Sonny Jurgensen (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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DAL | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
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Cowboys | Game Statistics | Broncos |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 3 (Sunday, September 21, 1980): vs. San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 3 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
Broncos | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
- Date: September 21
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 74,970
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play–by–play) and Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SD | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Time of Game:
Chargers | Game Statistics | Broncos |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 4 (Monday, September 29, 1980): at New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Patriots | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
at Schaefer Stadium • Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: September 29
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 60,153
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play–by–play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
NE | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Point spread:
- Over/Under:
- Time of Game: 2 hours, 54 minutes
Broncos | Game Statistics | Patriots |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 5 (Sunday, October 5, 1980): at Cleveland Browns
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
Browns | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: October 5
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 81,065
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV announcers (NBC): Sam Nover (play–by–play) and Bob Trumpy (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
CLE | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
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- Over/Under:
- Time of Game:
Broncos | Game Statistics | Browns |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 6 (Monday, October 13, 1980): vs. Washington Redskins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Broncos | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 74,657
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play–by–play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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WAS | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Time of Game:
Redskins | Game Statistics | Broncos |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 7 (Sunday, October 19, 1980): vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chiefs | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
Broncos | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
- Date: October 19
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. MDT
- Game attendance: 74,459
- Referee: Chuck Heberling
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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KC | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Time of Game:
Chiefs | Game Statistics | Broncos |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 8 (Sunday, October 26, 1980): at New York Giants
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Giants | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
at Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: October 26
- Game time: 11:00 a.m. MST
- Game attendance: 67,598
- Referee: Gordon McCarter
- TV announcers (NBC): Marv Albert (play–by–play) and Gene Washington (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
NYG | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
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- Time of Game:
Broncos | Game Statistics | Giants |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 9 (Sunday, November 2, 1980): vs. Houston Oilers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oilers | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
Broncos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
- Date: November 2
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 74,717
- Referee: Gene Barth
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg (play–by–play) and Merlin Olsen (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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HOU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Time of Game:
Oilers | Game Statistics | Broncos |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 10 (Sunday, November 9, 1980): at San Diego Chargers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
Chargers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, California
- Date: November 9
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C), wind 6 mph (10 km/h)
- Game attendance: 51,435
- Referee: Jerry Markbreit
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones (play–by–play) and Len Dawson (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
SD | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Over/Under:
- Time of Game:
Broncos | Game Statistics | Chargers |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 11 (Sunday, November 16, 1980): vs. New York Jets
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Broncos | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
- Date: November 16
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 72,114
- Referee: Cal Lepore
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones (play–by–play) and Len Dawson (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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NYJ | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
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- Time of Game:
Jets | Game Statistics | Broncos |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 12 (Sunday, November 23, 1980): vs. Seattle Seahawks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
Broncos | 7 | 10 | 3 | 16 | 36 |
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
- Date: November 23
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 73,274
- Referee: Jerry Seeman
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones (play–by–play) and Len Dawson (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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SEA | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
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Seahawks | Game Statistics | Broncos |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 13 (Monday, December 1, 1980): at Oakland Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Raiders | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California
- Date: December 1
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 51,593
- Referee: Red Cashion
- TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford (play–by–play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
OAK | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Time of Game:
Broncos | Game Statistics | Raiders |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 14 (Sunday, December 7, 1980): at Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Chiefs | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
at Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: December 7
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 40,237
- Referee: Fred Wyant
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph (play–by–play) and Mike Haffner (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
KC | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Scoring summary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- Point spread:
- Over/Under:
- Time of Game:
Broncos | Game Statistics | Chiefs |
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First downs | ||
Rushes–yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passes | ||
Sacked–yards | ||
Net passing yards | ||
Total yards | ||
Return yards | ||
Punts | ||
Fumbles–lost | ||
Penalties–yards | ||
Time of possession |
Individual stats
Week 15 (Sunday, December 14, 1980): vs. Oakland Raiders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Raiders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Broncos | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado
- Date: December 14
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game attendance: 73,974
- Referee: Dick Jorgensen
- TV announcers (NBC): Don Criqui (play–by–play) and John Brodie (color commentator)
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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OAK | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
DEN | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
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Week 16 (Sunday, December 21, 1980): at Seattle Seahawks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 10 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 |
at Kingdome • Seattle, Washington
- Date: December 21
- Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: indoors (dome)
- Game attendance: 51,85381,065
- Referee: Bob McElwee
- TV announcers (NBC): Jay Randolph (play–by–play) and Gene Washington (color commentator)
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Standings
AFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
San Diego Chargers(1) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 418 | 327 | W2 |
Oakland Raiders(4) | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 364 | 306 | W2 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 6–8 | 319 | 336 | W1 |
Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 3–5 | 5–7 | 310 | 323 | W1 |
Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–7 | 3–9 | 291 | 408 | L9 |
References
- ^ "Broncos sink Hawks as quick as you can say Matt Robinson". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 22, 1980. p. B1.
- ^ "Red is out, Reeves in at Denver". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1981. p. 19.
- ^ Reid, Ron (March 10, 1981). "Miller out, Reeves in as Broncos coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 13.
- ^ "Reeves hired as new Bronco coach". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 11, 1981. p. G2.
- ^ "1980 Denver Broncos Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Philadelphia Eagles – September 7, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos – September 14, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – September 21, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at New England Patriots – September 29, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns – October 5, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Denver Broncos – October 13, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – October 19, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at New York Giants – October 26, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Houston Oilers at Denver Broncos – November 2, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – November 9, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; New York Jets at Denver Broncos – November 16, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – November 23, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders – December 1, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – December 7, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos – December 14, 1980
- ^ Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks – December 21, 1980
External links
- Denver Broncos – 1980 media guide
- 1980 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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