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The 2014 Denver Broncos season is the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League and the 55th overall. It also marks the third season with Peyton Manning as the team's starting quarterback as well as the fourth under head coach John Fox. The Broncos enter the 2014 season as the defending AFC champions, hoping to compete for another Super Bowl run, following a 43–8 blowout loss to the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII. The offseason has thus far been dominated by numerous additions and departures following the start of the free agency period.
For the first time since 2003, cornerback Champ Bailey will not be on the Broncos' opening day roster, as he was released on March 6. One day before the start of the team's training camp, the Broncos announced that owner Pat Bowlen will be relinquishing his control of the team due to his battle with Alzheimer's disease.
[edit] Coaching and front-office changes
[edit] Owner Pat Bowlen steps down
[edit] Roster changes
[edit] Free agents
[edit] Signings
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| Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2013 season.
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[edit] Departures
[edit] Trades
[edit] 2014 draft class
- Main articles: 2014 NFL Draft
[edit] Undrafted free agents
[edit] Suspensions
[edit] Injuries
Template:Denver Broncos Staff
[edit] Current roster
| Denver Broncos roster
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- Quarterbacks
- 2 Zac Dysert
- 18 Peyton Manning
- 17 Brock Osweiler
- Running backs
- 22 C. J. Anderson
- 28 Montee Ball
- 21 Ronnie Hillman
- -- Jerodis Williams
- Wide receivers
- -- Jordan Norwood
- 13 Nathan Palmer
- 88 Demaryius Thomas
- 83 Wes Welker
- 15 Greg Wilson
- Tight ends
- 81 Joel Dreessen
- 85 Virgil Green
- -- Jameson Konz
- -- Cameron Morrah
- 10 Gerell Robinson
- 84 Jacob Tamme
- 80 Julius Thomas
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- Offensive linemen
- 78 Ryan Clady T
- 75 Chris Clark T
- 71 Paul Cornick T
- -- Mike Farrell T
- 74 Orlando Franklin T
- 63 Ben Garland G
- -- Ramon Harewood T
- 73 Chris Kuper G
- -- Ryan Miller G
- 70 Vinston Painter T
- 66 Manny Ramirez C/G
- 65 Louis Vasquez G
- Defensive linemen
- 72 Hall Davis DE
- 98 Sione Fua DT
- 97 Malik Jackson DE
- 94 Terrance Knighton DT
- 57 Jeremy Mincey DE
- 93 Quanterus Smith DE
- 99 Kevin Vickerson DT
- 92 Sylvester Williams DT
- 95 Derek Wolfe DE
- 79 John Youboty DE
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- Linebackers
- -- Jamar Chaney MLB
- -- L. J. Fort MLB
- -- Jerrell Harris MLB
- 56 Nate Irving OLB
- 53 Steven Johnson OLB
- 47 Lerentee McCray OLB
- 54 Brandon Marshall OLB
- 58 Von Miller OLB
- 59 Danny Trevathan OLB
- Defensive backs
- 24 Champ Bailey CB
- 31 Omar Bolden FS
- 43 John Boyett SS
- 30 David Bruton FS
- 38 Quinton Carter SS
- 34 Marquice Cole CB
- -- Eric Hagg SS
- -- Charles Mitchell SS
- 26 Rahim Moore FS
- -- Jerome Murphy CB
- 36 Kayvon Webster CB
- Special teams
- 46 Aaron Brewer LS
- 4 Britton Colquitt P
- 5 Matt Prater K
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- Reserve lists
- Unrestricted FAs
- 20 Mike Adams SS
- 91 Robert Ayers DE
- 68 Zane Beadles G
- 55 Stewart Bradley MLB
- 12 Andre Caldwell WR
- 87 Eric Decker WR
- 29 Michael Huff FS
- 23 Quentin Jammer CB
- 77 Winston Justice T
- 67 Dan Koppen C
- 51 Paris Lenon MLB
- 27 Knowshon Moreno RB
- 90 Shaun Phillips OLB/DE
- 45 Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie CB
- 60 Steve Vallos C
- 52 Wesley Woodyard MLB
- Restricted FAs
- 32 Tony Carter CB
- 25 Chris Harris CB
- 96 Mitch Unrein DT
- Exclusive-Rights FAs
- 11 Trindon Holliday WR/RS
- 33 Duke Ihenacho SS
Rookies in italics
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AFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ · North: BAL · CIN · CLE · PIT · South: · HOU · IND · JAX · TEN · West: DEN · KC · OAK · SD
NFC East: DAL · NYG · PHI · WAS · North: CHI · DET · GB · MIN · South · ATL · CAR · NO · TB · West: ARI · STL · SF · SEA
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[edit] Schedule
[edit] Preseason
The Broncos' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 9, 2014. Exact dates and times for all games were finalized on April 23, when the regular season schedule was announced.
[edit] Regular season
The Broncos' regular season schedule was announced on April 23, 2014.
- Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
[edit] Postseason
- See also: 2014–15 NFL playoffs
[edit] Game summaries
[edit] Standings
[edit] Division
[edit] Conference
| AFC
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| #
| Team
| Division
| W
| L
| T
| PCT
| DIV
| CONF
| PF
| PA
| PD
| STK
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| Division leaders
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| 1
| * – New England Patriots
| East
| 12
| 4
| 0
| .750
| 4–2
| 9–3
| 468
| 313
| 155
| L1
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| 2
| z – Denver Broncos
| West
| 12
| 4
| 0
| .750
| 6–0
| 10–2
| 482
| 354
| 128
| W1
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| 3
| y – Pittsburgh Steelers
| North
| 11
| 5
| 0
| .688
| 4–2
| 9–3
| 436
| 368
| 68
| W4
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| 4
| y – Indianapolis Colts
| South
| 11
| 5
| 0
| .688
| 6–0
| 9–3
| 458
| 369
| 89
| W1
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| Wild Cards
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| 5
| w – Cincinnati Bengals
| North
| 10
| 5
| 1
| .656
| 3–3
| 7–5
| 365
| 344
| 21
| L1
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| 6
| w – Baltimore Ravens
| North
| 10
| 6
| 0
| .625
| 3–3
| 6–6
| 409
| 302
| 107
| W1
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| Did not qualify for the playoffs
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| 7
| Houston Texans
| South
| 9
| 7
| 0
| .563
| 4–2
| 8–4
| 372
| 307
| 65
| W2
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| 8
| Kansas City Chiefs
| West
| 9
| 7
| 0
| .563
| 3–3
| 7–5
| 353
| 281
| 72
| W1
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| 9
| San Diego Chargers
| West
| 9
| 7
| 0
| .563
| 2–4
| 6–6
| 348
| 348
| 0
| L1
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| 10
| Buffalo Bills
| East
| 9
| 7
| 0
| .563
| 4–2
| 5–7
| 343
| 289
| 54
| W1
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| 11
| Miami Dolphins
| East
| 8
| 8
| 0
| .500
| 3–3
| 6–6
| 388
| 373
| 15
| L1
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| 12
| Cleveland Browns
| North
| 7
| 9
| 0
| .438
| 2–4
| 4–8
| 299
| 337
| –38
| L5
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| 13
| New York Jets
| East
| 4
| 12
| 0
| .250
| 1–5
| 4–8
| 283
| 401
| –118
| W1
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| 14
| Jacksonville Jaguars
| South
| 3
| 13
| 0
| .188
| 1–5
| 2–10
| 249
| 412
| –163
| L1
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| 15
| Oakland Raiders
| West
| 3
| 13
| 0
| .188
| 1–5
| 2–10
| 253
| 452
| –199
| L1
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| 16
| Tennessee Titans
| South
| 2
| 14
| 0
| .125
| 1–5
| 2–10
| 254
| 438
| –184
| L10
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| Tiebreakers
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- ^ a b New England defeated Denver head-to-head (Week 9, 43–21).
- ^ a b Pittsburgh defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 8, 51–34).
- ^ a b c d Kansas City is ranked ahead of San Diego based on head-to-head sweep (2014 Kansas City Chiefs Season#Week 7: at San Diego Chargers|Week 7, 23–20]]; Week 17, 19–7). Houston is ranked ahead of Kansas City and Buffalo, and Kansas City is ahead of Buffalo, based on conference record. San Diego defeated Buffalo head-to-head (Week 3, 22–10).
- ^ a b Jacksonville is ranked ahead of Oakland based on record vs. common opponents (1–3 to 0–5).
- ^When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
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| Legend
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| w — Clinched wild card
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| x — Clinched playoff berth
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| y — Clinched division
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| z — Clinched first-round bye
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| * — Clinched home-field advantage
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] Team leaders
[edit] League rankings
Offense
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| Value
| NFL rank
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Defense
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| Value
| NFL rank
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Special teams
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| Value
| NFL rank
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League statistics updated through Week 16.
Source for this section: NFL.com.
[edit] Records and milestones
As of Week 16, the following records and milestones have been reached:
[edit] Peyton Manning
[edit] Other players
[edit] Milestone watch for Week 17
[edit] Awards and honors
[edit] Pro Bowl selections
[edit] Other news and notes
[edit] Footnotes
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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