1995 Denver Broncos season

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The 1995 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, and the 36th overall. The season would be a turning point for the franchise, as being the first year that Mike Shanahan would be head coach, and that would include the drafting of future 2,000 yard rusher and Super Bowl MVP Terrell Davis.

Off season

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1995 Denver Broncos draft
4	121	Jamie Brown	OT	Florida A&M
4	124	Ken Brown	LB	Virginia Tech
5	146	Phil Yeboah-Kodie	LB	Penn State
6	182	Fritz Fequeire	G	Iowa
6	196	Terrell Davis * ^†	RB	Georgia
7	218	Steve Russ	LB	Air Force
7	222	Byron Chamberlain *	Wide receiver	Wayne State (NE)
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff

**1995 Denver Broncos staff**
	Front office President and chief executive officer – Pat Bowlen General manager – John Beake Director of player personnel – Bob Ferguson Director of college scouting – Jerry Frei Director of pro scouting – Jack Elway Administrative assistant/player personnel – Harold Richardson College Scout – Dave Gettleman College Scout – Ted Sundquist Head coaches Head coach – Mike Shanahan Assistant head coach/offensive line – Alex Gibbs Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Gary Kubiak Running backs – Bobby Turner Wide receivers – Mike Heimerdinger Tight ends – Brian Pariani Assistant offensive line/Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Barney Chavous Offensive assistant – Rick Dennison			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Greg Robinson Defensive line – George Dyer Linebackers – Frank Bush Defensive backs – Ed Donatell Defensive assistant/Assistant defensive backs – Alvin Reynolds Special teams coaches Special teams – Richard Smith Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Rich Tuten Administrative Assistant/Strength and Conditioning – Greg Saporta

Roster

**1995 Denver Broncos roster**

	Quarterbacks 7 John Elway 17 Hugh Millen 14 Bill Musgrave Running backs 29 Aaron Craver FB 30 Terrell Davis 45 Gary Downs FB 22 Glyn Milburn KR/PR 38 Reggie Rivers FB Wide receivers 82 Vance Johnson 87 Ed McCaffrey 83 Anthony Miller 81 Mike Pritchard 80 Rod Smith Tight ends 89 Dwayne Carswell 86 Byron Chamberlain 84 Shannon Sharpe 85 Jeff Wilner		Offensive linemen 61 Eric Floyd G 75 Brian Habib G 68 Reggie McElroy T/G 66 Tom Nalen C 69 Mark Schlereth G 74 Bill Schultz T 64 Ralph Tamm C 76 Broderick Thompson T 65 Gary Zimmerman T Defensive linemen 99 Shane Dronett DT 73 Simon Fletcher DE 96 Harald Hasselbach DE 78 Larry Jackson DE 93 James Jones DT 97 Mike Lodish DT 95 Michael Dean Perry DT 94 Jeff Robinson DE/LS 98 Maa Tanuvasa DT		Linebackers 57 Allen Aldridge OLB 55 Ken Brown OLB 56 Keith Burns MLB 59 Glenn Cadrez OLB 54 Britt Hager OLB 50 Ray Jacobs OLB 92 Dave Wyman MLB Defensive backs 27 Steve Atwater FS 34 Tyrone Braxton SS 39 Ray Crockett CB 37 Tim Hauck FS 28 Cliff Hicks CB 21 Randy Hilliard CB 31 Rondell Jones SS 26 Eric Thomas CB 48 Lionel Washington CB Special teams 1 Jason Elam K 16 Tom Rouen P		Reserve lists 58 Elijah Alexander LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 23 Ronnie Bradford CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 70 Jamie Brown T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 88 Jerry Evans TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 91 Willie Oshodin DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Steve Russ LB (Reserve/Military) 90 Dan Williams DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 46 Bryce Burnett TE 63 David Diaz-Infante G/C 24 Jamal Ellis CB 52 Shane Jasper LB 53 active, 6 inactive, 4 practice squad Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance	TV Time (MT)
1	September 3, 1995	Buffalo Bills	W 22–7	1–0	75,743	TNT 6:00 pm
2	September 10, 1995	at Dallas Cowboys	L 31–21	1–1	64,576	NBC 2:00 pm
3	September 17, 1995	Washington Redskins	W 38–31	2–1	71,930	Fox 2:00 pm
4	September 24, 1995	at San Diego Chargers	L 17–6	2–2	58,978	NBC 2:00 pm
5	October 1, 1995	at Seattle Seahawks	L 27–10	2–3	56,483	NBC 2:00 pm
6	October 8, 1995	at New England Patriots	W 37–3	3–3	60,074	TNT 6:00 pm
7	October 16, 1995	Oakland Raiders	W 27–0	4–3	75,491	ABC 6:00 pm
8	October 22, 1995	Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–7	4–4	71,044	NBC 2:00 pm
9	Bye
10	November 5, 1995	Arizona Cardinals	W 38–6	5–4	71,488	Fox 2:00 pm
11	November 12, 1995	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 31–13	5–5	60,842	ESPN 6:00 pm
12	November 19, 1995	San Diego Chargers	W 30–27	6–5	74,681	NBC 2:00 pm
13	November 26, 1995	at Houston Oilers	L 42–33	6–6	36,113	NBC 2:00 pm
14	December 3, 1995	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 31–23	7–6	72,231	NBC 2:00 pm
15	December 10, 1995	Seattle Seahawks	L 31–27	7–7	71,488	NBC 2:00 pm
16	December 17, 1995	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 20–17	7–8	75,061	NBC 2:00 pm
17	December 24, 1995	at Oakland Raiders	W 31–28	8–8	50,074	NBC 2:00 pm

Standings

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Kansas City Chiefs	13	3	0	.813	358	241	W2
⁽⁴⁾ San Diego Chargers	9	7	0	.563	321	323	W5
Seattle Seahawks	8	8	0	.500	363	366	L1
Denver Broncos	8	8	0	.500	388	345	W1
Oakland Raiders	8	8	0	.500	348	332	L6

Season summary

Week 1 vs Bills

Week One: Buffalo Bills (0–0) at Denver Broncos (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	7	0	0	0	7
Broncos	3	9	0	10	22

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

Date: September 3, 1995
Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Clear, 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 75,157
TV announcers (TNT): Verne Lundquist, Pat Haden, and Craig Sager
Box Score, Box Score

Game information

First quarter

DEN – Jason Elam 22-yard field goal, 12:32. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards.
BUF – Andre Reed 34-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Steve Christie kick), 8:43. Bills 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards.

Second quarter

DEN – Jason Elam 52-yard field goal, 14:55. Bills 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards.
DEN – Jason Elam 20-yard field goal, 8:25. Broncos 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards.
DEN – Jason Elam 38-yard field goal, 0:02. Broncos 12–7. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards.

Third quarter

No scoring

Fourth quarter

DEN – Jason Elam 37-yard field goal, 10:23. Broncos 15–7. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards.
DEN – Terrell Davis 3-yard run (Jason Elam kick), 3:22. Broncos 22–7. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards.

Top passers

BUF – Jim Kelly – 12/28, 154 yards, TD
DEN – John Elway – 22/41, 317 yards, INT

Top rushers

BUF – Thurman Thomas – 17 rushes, 46 yards
DEN – Terrell Davis – 20 rushes, 70 yards, TD

Top receivers

BUF – Russell Copeland – 6 receptions, 75 yards
DEN – Shannon Sharpe – 10 receptions, 180 yards

The Bills first game in Denver since 1977

References

^ "1995 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

External links

Denver Broncos – 1995 media guide
Broncos on Pro Football Reference
Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com

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Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Dove Valley, Colorado
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Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Empower Field at Mile High
Key personnel	Owners Rob Walton Greg Penner (CEO) Carrie Walton Penner Mellody Hobson Condoleezza Rice Lewis Hamilton General manager George Paton Head coach Sean Payton Consultant John Elway
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Lore	Snowball Game The Drive The Fumble Tebowmania 3:16 game Mile High Miracle
Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers New England Patriots Brady–Manning rivalry Pittsburgh Steelers Seattle Seahawks
Retired numbers	7 18 44
Division championships (15)	1977 1978 1984 1986 1987 1989 1991 1996 1998 2005 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
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League championships (3)	1997 (XXXII) 1998 (XXXIII) 2015 (50)
Media	Radio network Dave Logan Brian Griese Scott Hastings Ed McCaffrey Alan Roach TV: KUSA 9News Radio: 850 KOA (AM)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

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1995 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Arizona	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	Dallas	Detroit	Carolina
Miami	Houston	Oakland	NY Giants	Green Bay	New Orleans
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