MIKE ANDERSON, RUNNING BACK
Career rushing, Broncos
Anderson needs just 292 yards to pass Clinton Portis for sixth place on the all-time career rushing yards list and 600 to pass John Elway for fifth. Anderson needs 1,646 yards to pass Otis Armstrong.
Player, years Yards
1. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 7,607
2. Floyd Little, 1967-75 6,323
3. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 5,428
4. Otis Armstrong, 1973-80 4,453
5. John Elway, 1983-98 3,407
6. Clinton Portis, 2002-03 3,099
7. Mike Anderson, 2000-04 2,808
Career rushing attempts, Broncos
Anderson needs just 74 attempts to pass Jon Keyworth for sixth place on the all-time career rushing attempts list and 149 to pass Elway for fifth.
1. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 1,655
2. Floyd Little, 1967-75 1,641
3. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 1,493
4. Otis Armstrong, 1973-80 1,023
5. John Elway, 1983-98 774
6. Jon Keyworth, 1974-80 699
7. Mike Anderson, 2000-04 626
Career rushing TDs, Broncos
Anderson scored 15 touchdowns in 2000, his lone season as the feature back. He needs 10 TDs to pass Elway for fourth place and 16 to pass Sammy Winder for third.
1. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 60
2. Floyd Little, 1967-75 43
3. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 39
4. John Elway, 1983-98 33
5. Clinton Portis, 2002-03 29
6. Otis Armstrong, 1973-80 25
7. Mike Anderson, 2000-04 24
JASON ELAM, KICKER
Career points, NFL
Elam has averaged 123 points in his past four seasons (124, 120, 120, 129). He needs 96 points to pass John Carney for ninth place on the all-time kickers scoring list.
9. John Carney, 1988-2004 1,537
10. Matt Stover, 1991-2004 1,481
11. Steve Christie, 1990-2004 1,476
12. Pat Leahy, 1974-91 1,470
13. Jason Elam, 1993-2004 1,442
Career field goals made, NFL
Elam has made at least 26 field goals in each of the past four seasons. He needs 20 to pass Steve Christie for 10th and 31 to pass Al Del Greco.
8. Matt Stover, 1991-2004 350
9. Al Del Greco, 1984-2000 347
10. Steve Christie, 1990-2004 336
11. George Blanda, 1949-75 335
12. Jason Elam, 1993-2004 317
Career field goals attempted, NFL
Elam averaged 34 attempts the past four seasons. Twenty-nine more will move him past Pat Leahy for 15th on the all-time list.
15. Pat Leahy, 1974-91 426
16. Matt Stover, 1991-2004 423
17. Matt Bahr, 1979-95 415
18. Lou Groza, 1950-67 405
19. Jason Elam, 1993-2004 398
Career extra points made, NFL
Elam is 39-of-39 and 42-of-42 on PATs the past two seasons. He needs 32 to pass Matt Bahr for 12th place all-time.
12. Matt Bahr, 1979-95 522
13. Jim Turner, 1964-79 521
14. Fred Cox, 1963-77 519
15. Jim Breech, 1979-92 517
16. Jason Elam, 1993-2004 491
Career games played, Broncos
Elam will move into second place at 204 games if he plays all 16 this season.
1. John Elway, 1983-98 234
2. Tom Jackson, 1973-86 191
3. Jason Elam, 1993-2004 188
4. Paul Howard, 1973-86 187
5. Dennis Smith, 1981-94 184
TOM NALEN, CENTER
Career starts, Broncos
If Nalen starts all 16 games, he will move into sixth place with 167 career starts for the Broncos.
1. John Elway, 1983-98 231
2. Bill Thompson, 1969-81 178
3t. Tom Jackson, 1973-86 177
3t. Barney Chavous, 1973-85 177
5. Dennis Smith, 1981-94 170
6. Louis Wright, 1975-86 163
7. Steve Atwater, 1989-98 155
8t. Billy Bryan, 1977-88 151
8t. Rubin Carter, 1975-86 151
8t. Tom Nalen, 1994-2004 151
JAKE PLUMMER, QUARTERBACK
Career passing yards, Broncos
Plummer threw for 2,182 yards in 11 games in 2003 and 4,089 yards in 16 games in 2004. He needs only 1,406 to pass Frank Tripucka for fourth place, but 5,493 to pass Brian Griese.
1. John Elway, 1983-98 51,475
2. Craig Morton, 1977-82 11,895
3. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 11,763
4. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 7,676
5. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 7,238
6. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 6,437
7. Jake Plummer, 2003-04 6,271
Career passing attempts, Broncos
Plummer threw the ball 521 times last season. Another 521 will give him 1,344 attempts and move him past Tripucka to fourth place.
1. John Elway, 1983-98 7,250
2. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 1,678
3. Craig Morton, 1977-82 1,594
4. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 1,277
5. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 970
6. Steve Ramsey, 1971-76 919
7. Jake Plummer, 2003-04 823
Career TD passes, Broncos
Plummer threw 27 TD passes last season. He needs 30 to pass Griese for third place.
1. John Elway, 1983-98 300
2. Craig Morton, 1977-82 74
3. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 71
4. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 52
5. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 51
6. Jake Plummer, 2003-04 42
Career yards, total offense (rushing and passing), Broncos
Plummer’s arm and feet accounted for 4,291 yards last season. He needs only 974 total yards to pass Tripucka and 5,478 to pass Morton.
1. John Elway, 1983-98 54,882
2. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 12,279
3. Craig Morton, 1977-82 12,155
4. Frank Tripucka, 1960-63 7,651
5. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 7,607
6. Charley Johnson, 1972-75 7,252
7. Jake Plummer, 2003-04 6,678
Rushing yards by a QB, Broncos
Plummer ran for 202 yards last season. He needs only 110 yards to pass Griese.
1. John Elway, 1983-98 3,407
2. Brian Griese, 1998-2002 516
3. Jake Plummer, 2003-04 407
4. Norris Weese, 1976-79 362
5. Mickey Slaughter, 1963-66 266
TREVOR PRYCE, DEFENSIVE END
Career sacks, Broncos
Pryce averaged 8.2 sacks per season in the last three seasons he was healthy (2001-03). He should pass Lyle Alzado this season, but would need half a sack more than his previous career high (13) to tie Rulon Jones.
1. Simon Fletcher, 1985-95 97.5
2. Karl Mecklenburg, 1983-94 79.5
3. Barney Chavous, 1973-85 75
4. Rulon Jones, 1980-88 73.5
5. Lyle Alzado, 1971-78 64.5
6. Trevor Pryce, 1997-2004 60
Multiple-sack games, Broncos
The Broncos are 8-4 in Pryce’s 12 career multiple-sack games. Four this season would tie Barney Chavous.
1. Simon Fletcher, 1985-95 20
2. Barney Chavous, 1973-85 16
3. Paul Smith, 1968-78 15
4. Lyle Alzado, 1971-78 13
5. Trevor Pryce, 1997-04 12
ROD SMITH, WIDE RECEIVER
Career touchdowns, Broncos
Four TDs will move No. 80 past Terrell Davis at the top.
1. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 65
2. Rod Smith, 1995-2004 62
3. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-98, 2002-03 55
4. Floyd Little, 1967-75 54
5. Sammy Winder, 1982-90 48
Points scored, Broncos
Smith caught seven TD passes last season for 42 points. He’s 55 points (9.2 TDs) behind David Treadwell in fourth place.
1. Jason Elam, 1993-2004 1,442
2. Jim Turner, 1971-79 742
3. Rich Karlis, 1982-88 655
4. David Treadwell, 1989-92 429
5. Gene Mingo, 1960-64 408
6. Terrell Davis, 1995-2001 396
7. Rod Smith, 1995-2004 374
Career receiving yards, NFL
Smith had 1,144 yards last season, his seventh topping the 1,000-yard mark. A mere 434 yards will move him past Andre Rison.
20. Andre Rison, 1989-2000 10,205
21. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-2003 10,060
22. Drew Hill, 1979-93 9,831
23t. Rod Smith, 1995-2004 9,772
23t. Terrell Owens, 1996-2004 9,772
Combined yardage, Broncos
Smith had 33 yards on five runs last season to go with the 1,144 receiving. He needs 1,303 yards to pass Floyd Little.
1. Floyd Little, 1967-75 12,157
2. Rod Smith, 1995-2004 10,855
3. Rick Upchurch, 1975-83 10,081
4. Terrell Davis, 1995-2002 8,887
5. Shannon Sharpe, 1990-99, 2002-03 8,448
