1994 Denver Broncos season

1994 Denver Broncos season
OwnerPat Bowlen
General managerJohn Beake
Head coachWade Phillips
Home fieldMile High Stadium
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Uniform

The 1994 Denver Broncos season was the team's 35th year in professional football and its 25th with the National Football League. The season would be the final year that Wade Phillips was head coach. This would also be the final season for longtime defensive stalwarts Karl Mecklenburg and Dennis Smith. This would be the last time the Broncos started 1-5 until 2023.

Offseason

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NFL draft

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1994 Denver Broncos draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 51 Allen Aldridge  Linebacker Houston
4 123 Randy Fuller  Cornerback Tennessee State
7 210 Keith Burns  Linebacker Oklahoma State
7 212 Butler By'not'e  Running back Ohio State
7 218 Tom Nalen *  Center Boston College
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted Free Agents

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1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Dwayne Carswell Tight end Liberty
Derrick Clark Running back Evangel
Rod Smith Wide receiver Missouri Southern State

Personnel

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Staff

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1994 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


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Roster

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1994 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad


53 active, 8 inactive, 2 practice squad Reserve


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 4 San Diego Chargers L 34–37 0–1 Mile High Stadium 74,032 Recap
2 September 11 at New York Jets L 22–25 0–2 Giants Stadium 73,436 Recap
3 September 18 Los Angeles Raiders L 16–48 0–3 Mile High Stadium 75,764 Recap
4 September 26 at Buffalo Bills L 20–27 0–4 Rich Stadium 75,373 Recap
5 Bye
6 October 9 at Seattle Seahawks W 16–9 1–4 Husky Stadium 63,872 Recap
7 October 17 Kansas City Chiefs L 28–31 1–5 Mile High Stadium 75,151 Recap
8 October 23 at San Diego Chargers W 20–15 2–5 Jack Murphy Stadium 61,626 Recap
9 October 30 Cleveland Browns W 26–14 3–5 Mile High Stadium 73,190 Recap
10 November 6 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–27 3–6 Anaheim Stadium 48,103 Recap
11 November 13 Seattle Seahawks W 17–10 4–6 Mile High Stadium 71,290 Recap
12 November 20 Atlanta Falcons W 32–28 5–6 Mile High Stadium 70,594 Recap
13 November 27 Cincinnati Bengals W 15–13 6–6 Mile High Stadium 69,714 Recap
14 December 4 at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–17 7–6 Arrowhead Stadium 77,631 Recap
15 December 11 at Los Angeles Raiders L 13–23 7–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 60,016 Recap
16 December 17 at San Francisco 49ers L 19–42 7–8 Candlestick Park 64,884 Recap
17 December 24 New Orleans Saints L 28–30 7–9 Mile High Stadium 64,445 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) San Diego Chargers 11 5 0 .688 381 306 W2
(6) Kansas City Chiefs 9 7 0 .563 319 298 W2
Los Angeles Raiders 9 7 0 .563 303 327 L1
Denver Broncos 7 9 0 .438 347 396 L3
Seattle Seahawks 6 10 0 .375 287 323 L2

Season summary

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Week 13 vs Bengals

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Week Thirteen: Cincinnati Bengals (2–9) at Denver Broncos (5–6)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 6 0713
Broncos 6 9 0015

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: November 27, 1994
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,714
  • Box Score, Box Score
Team Category Player Statistics
Bengals Passing Jeff Blake 15/33, 215 Yds, TD, INT
Rushing Steve Broussard 8 Rush, 52 Yds
Receiving Carl Pickens 6 Rec, 132 Yds, TD
Broncos Passing John Elway 21/38, 239 Yds, TD
Rushing Leonard Russell 13 Rush, 30 Yds
Receiving Anthony Miller 5 Rec, 116 Yds, TD

References

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  1. ^ 1994 Denver Broncos Media Guide. pp. 5–27.
  2. ^ "1994 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
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