1996 Denver Broncos Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Mike Shanahan (13-3)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1996 Denver Broncos Roster
1996 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Broncos piled up points with 391 points, and the defense yielded 275. John Elway triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,328 yards. Shannon Sharpe paced all receivers, hauling in 80 passes for 1,062 yards.

Terrell Davis ran for a team-best 1,538 yards for Denver.

Tyrone Braxton intercepted 9 errant tosses from the opposition. Alfred Williams topped pass rushers with 13 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 40 sacks.

Mike Shanahan coached the team. The 1996 Denver Broncos lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
John Elway	466	287	61.6	3328	7.1	26	5.6	14	3.0	51	26	194	89.2
Bill Musgrave	52	31	59.6	276	5.3	0	0.0	2	3.8	46	4	32	57.9
Jeff Lewis	17	9	52.9	58	3.4	0	0.0	1	5.9	11	1	7	35.9
Aaron Craver	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	536	327	61.0	3662	6.8	26	4.9	17	3.2	51	31	233

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terrell Davis	345	1538	4.5	71	13
Vaughn Hebron	49	262	5.3	47	0
John Elway	50	249	5.0	22	4
Aaron Craver	59	232	3.9	28	2
Anthony Miller	3	39	13.0	26	1
Jeff Lewis	4	39	9.8	18	0
Reggie Rivers	2	6	3.0	3	0
Rod Smith	1	1	1.0	1	0
Bill Musgrave	12	-4	-0.3	6	0
Totals	525	2362	4.5	71	20

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Shannon Sharpe	80	1062	13.3	51	10
Anthony Miller	56	735	13.1	46	3
Ed McCaffrey	48	553	11.5	39	7
Aaron Craver	39	297	7.6	39	1
Terrell Davis	36	310	8.6	23	2
Rod Smith	16	237	14.8	49	2
Mike Sherrard	16	185	11.6	25	1
Dwayne Carswell	15	85	5.7	11	0
Byron Chamberlain	12	129	10.8	17	0
Vaughn Hebron	7	43	6.1	11	0
Todd Kinchen	1	27	27.0	27	0
Reggie Rivers	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	327	3662	11.2	51	26

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jason Elam	46	46	100.0	28	21	75.0	109
Totals	46	46	100.0	28	21	75.0	109

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tom Rouen	65	2714	41.8	57
Totals	65	2714	41.8	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Todd Kinchen	26	300	11.5	40
Rod Smith	23	283	12.3	36
Totals	49	583	11.9	40

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Vaughn Hebron	45	1099	24.4	59
Byron Chamberlain	3	49	16.3	21
Rod Smith	1	29	29.0	29
Patrick Jeffers	1	18	18.0	18
Totals	50	1195	23.9	59

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tyrone Braxton	9	128	14.2	69	1
Steve Atwater	3	11	3.7	11	0
Bill Romanowski	3	1	0.3	1	0
Ray Crockett	2	34	17.0	34	0
Lionel Washington	2	17	8.5	23	0
Tory James	2	15	7.5	15	0
Randy Hilliard	1	27	27.0	27	0
John Mobley	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	23	241	10.5	69	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Alfred Williams	13.0
Maa Tanuvasa	5.0
Jumpy Geathers	5.0
Ray Crockett	4.0
Michael Perry	3.5
Bill Romanowski	3.0
Harald Hasselbach	2.0
John Mobley	1.5
Mike Lodish	1.5
Dan Williams	1.0
Jeff Robinson	0.5
Totals	40.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Tyrone Braxton	76.5	69	15	0	0	1	20		3
Allen Aldridge	75.5	68	15		0	0	0	0	1
Steve Atwater	72.5	64	17	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bill Romanowski	66.5	56	21	0	0	3	0	0	0
Ray Crockett	55	52	6	0	0	0	0	0	2
John Mobley	55	49	12	0
Alfred Williams	50.5	45	11		0	1	0	0	3
Lionel Washington	42	41	2	0
Michael Perry	26.5	22	9		0	1	0	0	1
Tory James	22.5	22	1	0	0	1	15	0	1
Randy Hilliard	22	20	4	0	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Lodish	19	16	6
Dan Williams	15	14	2		0	1	0	0	0
Maa Tanuvasa	14	12	4		0	1	0	0	0
Jumpy Geathers	13	10	6
Harald Hasselbach	9	7	4		0	0	0	0	2
Tim Hauck	8.5	7	3
Glenn Cadrez	7.5	7	1		0	1	0	0	0
Ernest Jones	3.5	3	1
Rondell Jones	2	2	0
Keith Burns	1	1	0
John Elway					6	2	-4		0
Terrell Davis					5	2	0		0
Todd Kinchen					5	1	0	0	0
Jeff Robinson					0	1	0	0	0
Vaughn Hebron					3	1	0	0	0
Reggie Rivers					0	1	0	0	0
Bill Musgrave					3	0	-4	0	0
Rod Smith					1	0	0		0
Shannon Sharpe					1	0	0		0
Aaron Craver					1	0	0		0
Byron Chamberlain					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	657	587	140	0	27	19	27	0	14

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jason Elam									21	46	0			109
Terrell Davis	13	2							0	0	0			90
Shannon Sharpe		10							0	0	0			60
Ed McCaffrey		7							0	0	0			42
John Elway	4								0	0	0			24
Anthony Miller	1	3							0	0	0			24
Aaron Craver	2	1							0	0	0			18
Rod Smith	0	2	0	0					0	0	0			12
Tyrone Braxton						1			0	0	0			6
Mike Sherrard		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	20	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	46	0	0	0	391