1996 Denver Broncos roster: 13-3

The Denver Broncos went 13-3 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 1st of 5 in the AFC West. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Denver Broncos team stats
Points24.44th of 29
Passing Yards214.313th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.65th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.112th of 30
Rushing Yards147.61st of 30
Rushing Touchdowns1.32nd of 30
Sacks2.58th of 30
Tackles38.130th of 30
Touchdowns2.93rd of 29
Total Yards376.51st of 30
Points Allowed17.27th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %48.91st of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 29 clubs that season.

1996 Broncos roster: passing

1996 Denver Broncos passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
John ElwayQB152874663,328261489.2
Bill MusgraveQB631522760257.9
Jeff LewisQB2917580135.9

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Broncos roster: rushing

1996 Denver Broncos rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Terrell DavisRB163451,5384.513
Vaughn HebronRB16492625.30
John ElwayQB15502495.04
Aaron CraverFB15592323.92
Jeff LewisQB24399.80
Anthony MillerWR1633913.01
Reggie RiversRB16263.00
Rod SmithWR10111.00
Bill MusgraveQB612-4-0.30

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Broncos roster: receiving

1996 Denver Broncos receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Shannon SharpeTE158001,06213.310
Anthony MillerWR1656073513.13
Ed McCaffreyWR1548055311.57
Terrell DavisRB163603108.62
Aaron CraverFB153902977.61
Rod SmithWR1016023714.82
Mike SherrardWR1516018511.61
Byron ChamberlainTE1112012910.80
Dwayne CarswellOG16150855.70
Vaughn HebronRB1670436.10
Todd KinchenWR7102727.00
Reggie RiversRB1610-1-1.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Broncos roster: defense

1996 Denver Broncos defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Allen AldridgeLB1681670.0061
Tyrone BraxtonSS1681660.09183
Steve AtwaterFS1680630.03112
Bill RomanowskiLB1677563.03130
John MobleyLB1661491.5150
Ray CrockettCB1558514.02152
Alfred WilliamsDE16554413.00113
Lionel WashingtonDB1443410.02110
Michael Dean PerryDT1531223.5021
Tory JamesDB1625210.0251
Randy HilliardDB1325200.01100
Mike LodishDT1622161.5020
Jumpy GeathersDE1616105.0020
Maa TanuvasaDE1616125.0000
Dan WilliamsDE1516141.0000
Darrius JohnsonDB1313100.0011
Tim HauckDB161270.0000
Harald HasselbachDE161172.0002
Glenn CadrezLB161170.0000
Keith BurnsLB16410.0000
Ernest JonesLB6430.0010
Jeff RobinsonLS16200.5000
Rondell JonesFS16220.0010
Vaughn HebronRB16100.0000
Tom NalenC16110.0000
Dwayne CarswellOG16100.0000
Detron SmithRB13100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1996vs NYJW 31-6
  2. Sep 8, 1996@ SEAW 30-20
  3. Sep 15, 1996vs TBW 27-23
  4. Sep 22, 1996@ KCL 14-17
  5. Sep 29, 1996@ CINW 14-10
  6. Oct 6, 1996vs LACW 28-17
  7. Oct 20, 1996vs BALW 45-34
  8. Oct 27, 1996vs KCW 34-7
  9. Nov 4, 1996@ LVT 0-0
  10. Nov 10, 1996vs CHIW 17-12
  11. Nov 17, 1996@ NEW 34-8
  12. Nov 24, 1996@ MINW 21-17
  13. Dec 1, 1996vs SEAW 34-7
  14. Dec 8, 1996@ GBL 6-41
  15. Dec 15, 1996vs LVW 24-19
  16. Dec 22, 1996@ LACL 10-16
  17. Jan 4, 1997vs JAXL 27-30playoffs

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.