1986 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

1986 Denver Broncos Roster
1986 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1986 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 Broncos kept the scoreboard humming with 378 points, and the defensive unit conceded 327. John Elway triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,485 yards. Gerald Willhite hauled in 64 passes, while Mark Jackson accumulated 738 receiving yards. Steve Watson contributed to the receiving game, too.

Sammy Winder ran for a team-best 789 yards for Denver.

Mike Harden picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Rulon Jones topped the defensive unit with 13.5 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 48 sacks.

Dan Reeves coached the team. The 1986 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	504	280	55.6	3485	6.9	19	3.8	13	2.6	53	32	233	79.0
Gary Kubiak	38	23	60.5	249	6.6	1	2.6	3	7.9	26	3	23	55.7
Chris Norman	1	1	100.0	43	43.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	43	0	0	158.3
Steve Sewell	1	1	100.0	23	23.0	1	100.0	0	0.0	23	3	17	158.3
Gerald Willhite	4	1	25.0	11	2.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	11	0	0	39.6
Vance Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	549	306	55.7	3811	6.9	22	4.0	16	2.9	53	38	273

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sammy Winder	240	789	3.3	31	9
Gerald Willhite	85	365	4.3	42	5
John Elway	52	257	4.9	24	1
Steve Sewell	23	123	5.3	15	1
Gene Lang	29	94	3.2	14	1
Gary Kubiak	6	22	3.7	10	0
Ken Bell	9	17	1.9	12	0
Vance Johnson	5	15	3.0	6	0
Mark Jackson	2	6	3.0	5	0
Tony Boddie	1	2	2.0	2	0
Mike Horan	1	0	0.0	0	0
Orson Mobley	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Chris Norman	1	-11	-11.0	-11	0
Totals	455	1678	3.7	42	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gerald Willhite	64	529	8.3	31	3
Steve Watson	45	699	15.5	46	3
Mark Jackson	38	738	19.4	53	1
Vance Johnson	31	363	11.7	34	2
Sammy Winder	26	171	6.6	20	5
Steve Sewell	23	294	12.8	40	1
Orson Mobley	22	332	15.1	32	1
Clint Sampson	21	259	12.3	43	0
Clarence Kay	15	195	13.0	34	1
Gene Lang	13	105	8.1	26	2
Joey Hackett	3	48	16.0	19	0
Ken Bell	2	10	5.0	7	0
Steve Wilson	1	43	43.0	43	1
John Elway	1	23	23.0	23	1
Dave Studdard	1	2	2.0	2	1
Totals	306	3811	12.5	53	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rich Karlis	45	44	97.8	28	20	71.4	104
Totals	45	44	97.8	28	20	71.4	104

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jack Weil	34	1344	39.5	55
Chris Norman	30	1168	38.9	57
Mike Horan	21	864	41.1	50
Totals	85	3376	39.7	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gerald Willhite	42	468	11.1	70	1
Mike Harden	1	41	41.0	41	1
Vance Johnson	3	36	12.0	19	0
Mark Jackson	2	7	3.5	6	0
Totals	48	552	11.5	70	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ken Bell	23	531	23.1	42
Gene Lang	21	480	22.9	42
Gerald Willhite	3	35	11.7	23
Vance Johnson	2	21	10.5	21
Mark Jackson	1	16	16.0	16
Ricky Hunley	2	11	5.5	6
Jim Ryan	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	53	1094	20.6	42

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Harden	6	179	29.8	52	2
Louis Wright	3	56	18.7	56	0
Tony Lilly	3	22	7.3	15	0
Steve Foley	2	39	19.5	24	0
Ricky Hunley	1	22	22.0	22	0
Rick Dennison	1	5	5.0	5	0
Dennis Smith	1	0	0.0	0	0
Steve Wilson	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Totals	18	318	17.7	56	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Rulon Jones	13.5
Karl Mecklenburg	9.5
Simon Fletcher	5.5
Randy Robbins	4.0
Freddie Gilbert	4.0
Ken Woodard	3.0
Andre Townsend	2.5
Darren Comeaux	1.0
Dennis Smith	1.0
Jim Ryan	1.0
Tony Lilly	1.0
Rick Dennison	1.0
Ricky Hunley	0.5
Tom Jackson	0.5
Totals	48.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Karl Mecklenburg	127	127	0		0	1	0	0	1
Dennis Smith	88	88	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Greg Kragen	60	60	0		0	3	0	0	0
Simon Fletcher	43	43	0		0	2	0	0	0
Gerald Willhite					5	3	0		0
Tony Colorito					0	2	0	0	0
Randy Robbins					0	2	0	0	0
Rulon Jones					0	1	0		0
Andre Townsend					0	1	7	1	0
Darren Comeaux					0	1	0	0	0
John Elway					8	1	-13		0
Dave Studdard					0	1	0		0
Sammy Winder					2	1	0		0
Ricky Hunley				0	0	1	0	0	0
Keith Bishop					0	1	0	0	0
Joey Hackett					0	1	0	0	0
Ken Woodard					0	1	16	1	0
Louis Wright				0	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Horan					1	1	-12	0	0
Ken Bell					1	0	0	0	0
Chris Norman					1	0	0	0	0
Orson Mobley					1	0	0		0
Mark Jackson					3	0	0		0
Vance Johnson					1	0	0		0
Clint Sampson					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	318	318	0	0	24	26	-2	2	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rich Karlis									20	44	0			104
Sammy Winder	9	5							0	0	0			84
Gerald Willhite	5	3	1	0					0	0	0			54
Gene Lang	1	2		0					0	0	0			18
Mike Harden			1			2			0	0	0			18
Steve Watson		3							0	0	0			18
Vance Johnson	0	2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Steve Sewell	1	1							0	0	0			12
John Elway	1	1							0	0	0			12
Mark Jackson	0	1	0	0					0	0	0			6
Dave Studdard		1							0	0	0			6
Andre Townsend							1		0	0	0			6
Clarence Kay		1							0	0	0			6
Ken Woodard							1		0	0	0			6
Steve Wilson		1				0			0	0	0			6
Orson Mobley	0	1							0	0	0			6
Rulon Jones									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	17	22	2	0	0	2	2	0	20	44	0	0	1	376