1985 Denver Broncos Game-by-Game Results

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 Statistics
1985 Denver Broncos Roster

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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Regular Season Points For: 380
Regular Season Points Against: 329

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 8, 1985 Denver Broncos 16 at Los Angeles Rams 20 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
September 15, 1985 New Orleans Saints 23 at Denver Broncos 34 W 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
September 22, 1985 Denver Broncos 44 at Atlanta Falcons 28 W 1-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0
September 29, 1985 Miami Dolphins 30 at Denver Broncos 26 L 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0
October 6, 1985 Houston Oilers 20 at Denver Broncos 31 W 2-1-0 1-1-0 3-2-0
October 13, 1985 Denver Broncos 15 at Indianapolis Colts 10 W 2-1-0 2-1-0 4-2-0
October 20, 1985 Seattle Seahawks 10 at Denver Broncos 13 W 3-1-0 2-1-0 5-2-0 OT
October 27, 1985 Denver Broncos 30 at Kansas City Chiefs 10 W 3-1-0 3-1-0 6-2-0
November 3, 1985 Denver Broncos 10 at San Diego Chargers 30 L 3-1-0 3-2-0 6-3-0
November 11, 1985 San Francisco 49ers 16 at Denver Broncos 17 W 4-1-0 3-2-0 7-3-0
November 17, 1985 San Diego Chargers 24 at Denver Broncos 30 W 5-1-0 3-2-0 8-3-0 OT
November 24, 1985 Denver Broncos 28 at Los Angeles Raiders 31 L 5-1-0 3-3-0 8-4-0 OT
December 1, 1985 Denver Broncos 31 at Pittsburgh Steelers 23 W 5-1-0 4-3-0 9-4-0
December 8, 1985 Los Angeles Raiders 17 at Denver Broncos 14 L 5-2-0 4-3-0 9-5-0 OT
December 14, 1985 Kansas City Chiefs 13 at Denver Broncos 14 W 6-2-0 4-3-0 10-5-0
December 20, 1985 Denver Broncos 27 at Seattle Seahawks 24 W 6-2-0 5-3-0 11-5-0


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