1983 Denver Broncos Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Dan Reeves (9-7)
Location: Denver, Colorado

1983 Denver Broncos Roster
1983 Denver Broncos Results

The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Denver scored 302 points, while the defensive squad conceded 327. John Elway passed for 1,663 yards, and Steve DeBerg spent time under center, too. Steve Watson paced the receiving corps, hauling in 59 passes for 1,133 yards.

Sammy Winder ran for a team-best 757 yards for the Broncos.

Louis Wright picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Tom Jackson topped the defensive unit with 5.5 sacks.

Dan Reeves coached the team. The 1983 Denver Broncos lost in the Wild Card.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
John Elway	259	123	47.5	1663	6.4	7	2.7	14	5.4	49	28	218	54.9
Steve DeBerg	215	119	55.3	1617	7.5	9	4.2	7	3.3	54	25	201	79.9
Gary Kubiak	22	12	54.5	186	8.5	1	4.5	1	4.5	78	2	20	79.0
Rick Upchurch	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Gerald Willhite	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	499	254	50.9	3466	6.9	17	3.4	22	4.4	78	55	439

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Sammy Winder	196	757	3.9	52	3
Nathan Poole	81	246	3.0	19	4
Dave Preston	57	222	3.9	28	1
Gerald Willhite	43	188	4.4	24	3
John Elway	28	146	5.2	23	1
Rick Parros	30	96	3.2	13	1
Jesse Myles	8	52	6.5	16	0
Steve DeBerg	13	28	2.2	11	1
Rick Upchurch	6	19	3.2	9	0
Steve Watson	3	17	5.7	10	0
Gary Kubiak	4	17	4.2	8	1
Luke Prestridge	1	7	7.0	7	0
James Wright	1	-11	-11.0	-11	0
Totals	471	1784	3.8	52	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Watson	59	1133	19.2	78	5
Rick Upchurch	40	639	16.0	40	2
Sammy Winder	23	150	6.5	17	0
Ron Egloff	20	205	10.2	32	2
Nathan Poole	20	184	9.2	23	0
Dave Preston	17	137	8.1	25	1
Gerald Willhite	14	153	10.9	26	1
James Wright	13	134	10.3	23	0
Zach Thomas	12	182	15.2	44	0
Rick Parros	12	126	10.5	33	2
Clint Sampson	10	200	20.0	49	3
Jesse Myles	7	119	17.0	33	1
Riley Odoms	4	62	15.5	21	0
John Sawyer	3	42	14.0	17	0
Totals	254	3466	13.6	78	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rich Karlis	34	33	97.1	25	21	84.0	96
Totals	34	33	97.1	25	21	84.0	96

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Luke Prestridge	87	3620	41.6	60
Totals	87	3620	41.6	60

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Zach Thomas	33	368	11.2	70	1
Rick Upchurch	4	52	13.0	17	0
Louis Wright	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	38	420	11.1	70	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Zach Thomas	28	573	20.5	42
Steve Wilson	24	485	20.2	32
Mike Harden	1	9	9.0	9
Dave Studdard	2	8	4.0	8
Tom Jackson	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	56	1077	19.2	42

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Louis Wright	6	50	8.3	34
Steve Wilson	5	91	18.2	36
Steve Foley	5	28	5.6	16
Mike Harden	4	127	31.8	48
Dennis Smith	4	39	9.8	23
Roger Jackson	1	15	15.0	15
Randy Gradishar	1	5	5.0	5
Tom Jackson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	27	355	13.1	48

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Tom Jackson	5.5
Dennis Smith	5.0
Barney Chavous	4.5
Rulon Jones	4.0
Brison Manor	3.0
Randy Gradishar	2.5
Ken Woodard	2.0
Karl Mecklenburg	2.0
Walt Bowyer	2.0
Steve Busick	2.0
Roger Jackson	1.0
Louis Wright	1.0
Rubin Carter	1.0
Don Latimer	0.5
Totals	36.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Dennis Smith	114	114	0	0
Karl Mecklenburg	24	24	0
Randy Gradishar				0	0	3	1	0	0
Mike Harden				0	0	3	0	0	0
Rubin Carter					0	3	0	0	0
Zach Thomas					4	3	0		0
John Elway					6	3	0		0
Tom Jackson				0	0	2	34	0	0
Rulon Jones					0	2	4		0
Nathan Poole					1	1	-1		0
Louis Wright				0	1	1	40	0	0
Barney Chavous					0	1	0	1	0
Ken Woodard					0	1	0	0	0
Walt Bowyer					0	1	0	0	0
Dave Studdard					0	1	0	0	0
Brison Manor					0	1	0	0	0
Rick Parros					3	1	0		0
Keith Bishop					0	1	0	0	0
Dave Preston					0	1	0		0
Steve Foley				0	1	1	0	0	0
Jim Ryan					0	1	0	0	0
Steve Wilson				0	1	1	0	0	0
Steve Watson					1	0	0		0
James Wright					2	0	0	0	0
Roger Jackson				0	1	0	0	0	0
Steve DeBerg					5	0	0		0
Sammy Winder					7	0	0		0
John Sawyer					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	138	138	0	0	34	32	78	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rich Karlis									21	33	0			96
Steve Watson	0	5							0	0	0			30
Nathan Poole	4	0							0	0	0			24
Gerald Willhite	3	1							0	0	0			24
Rick Parros	1	2							0	0	0			18
Clint Sampson		3							0	0	0			18
Sammy Winder	3	0							0	0	0			18
Rick Upchurch	0	2	0						0	0	0			12
Ron Egloff		2							0	0	0			12
Dave Preston	1	1							0	0	0			12
Barney Chavous							1		0	0	0			6
Jesse Myles	0	1							0	0	0			6
Gary Kubiak	1								0	0	0			6
John Elway	1								0	0	0			6
Steve DeBerg	1								0	0	0			6
Zach Thomas		0	1	0					0	0	0			6
Rulon Jones									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	15	17	1	0	0	0	1	0	21	33	0	0	1	302