2004 Denver Broncos season

2004 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Mike Shanahan
Owner	Pat Bowlen
Home field	Invesco Field at Mile High
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 24–49

The 2004 Denver Broncos season was the team's 45th year in professional football and its 35th with the National Football League. Head coach Mike Shanahan guided the Broncos to a 10-6 record, finishing 2nd in the AFC West. The Denver Broncos season ended in defeat to the Indianapolis Colts 49-24 in the Wild Card Playoffs.

Starting Quarterback Jake Plummer finished the season with 4,089 passing yards (4th in the league).

3 Players were selected from the Denver Broncos for the 2004 Pro Bowl

Personnel

Staff

2004 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Mike Shanahan
General Manager – Ted Sundquist
Director of Pro Personnel – Rick Smith
Director of College Scouting – Jim Goodman

Head coaches

Head Coach – Mike Shanahan

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Gary Kubiak
Quarterbacks – Pat McPherson
Running Backs – Bobby Turner
Wide Receivers – Steve Watson
Tight Ends – Brian Pariani
Offensive Line – Rick Dennison
Offensive Assistant/Special Teams – Troy Calhoun

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Larry Coyer
Defensive Line – Jacob Burney
Assistant Defensive Line/Pass Rush Specialist – Keith Millard
Defensive Backs – David Gibbs
Assistant Defensive Backs – Jimmy Spencer
Defensive Assistant/Special Teams – Kirk Doll

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Ronnie Bradford

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Rich Tuten
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Greg Saporta
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Cedric Smith

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 2004	Kansas City Chiefs	W 34–24	75,939
2	September 19, 2004	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 7–6	69,127
3	September 26, 2004	San Diego Chargers	W 23–13	74,533
4	October 3, 2004	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 16–13	65,341
5	October 10, 2004	Carolina Panthers	W 20–17	75,072
6	October 17, 2004	at Oakland Raiders	W 31–3	57,293
7	October 25, 2004	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 23–10	65,806
8	October 31, 2004	Atlanta Falcons	L 41–28	75,083
9	November 7, 2004	Houston Texans	W 31–13	74,292
10	Bye
11	November 21, 2004	at New Orleans Saints	W 34–13	64,900
12	November 28, 2004	Oakland Raiders	L 25–24	75,936
13	December 5, 2004	at San Diego Chargers	L 20–17	65,395
14	December 12, 2004	Miami Dolphins	W 20–17	75,027
15	December 19, 2004	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 45–17	77,702
16	December 25, 2004	at Tennessee Titans	W 37–16	68,809
17	January 2, 2005	Indianapolis Colts	W 33–14	75,149

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	January 9, 2005	at Indianapolis Colts	L 49–24	56,609

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ San Diego Chargers	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	446	313	W1
⁽⁶⁾ Denver Broncos	10	6	0	.625	3–3	7–5	381	304	W2
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	483	435	L1
Oakland Raiders	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	320	422	L2

References

Denver Broncos

Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado

Franchise	History Players Starting quarterbacks Coaches Seasons First-round draft picks Broadcasters

Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Key personnel	Owner Pat Bowlen President/CEO Joe Ellis Executive Vice President/General Manager John Elway Head Coach Gary Kubiak

Culture	Miles Thunder Orange Crush Defense No Fly Zone The Barrel Man Cheerleaders "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode) South Park Mork & Mindy

Lore	Snowball Game The Drive The Fumble The Helicopter Mile High Miracle

Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers Manning vs. Brady

Retired numbers	7 18 44

Ring of Fame	Steve Atwater Pat Bowlen Terrell Davis John Elway Goose Gonsoulin Randy Gradishar Rich Jackson Tom Jackson Charley Johnson Floyd Little Karl Mecklenburg Gene Mingo Craig Morton Haven Moses Tom Nalen Gerald Phipps Dan Reeves Shannon Sharpe Dennis Smith Paul Smith Rod Smith Lionel Taylor Billy Thompson Frank Tripucka Jim Turner Rick Upchurch Louis Wright Gary Zimmerman

Division titles	1977 1978 1984 1986 1987 1989 1991 1996 1998 2005 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Conference titles	1977 1986 1987 1989 1997 1998 2013 2015

League titles	1997 (XXXII) 1998 (XXXIII) 2015 (50)

Media	Broadcasters 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)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Denver Broncos seasons

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

2004 NFL season

East	North	South	West	East	North	South	West
Buffalo	Baltimore	Houston	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta	Arizona
Miami	Cincinnati	Indianapolis	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Carolina	St. Louis
New England	Cleveland	Jacksonville	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans	San Francisco
NY Jets	Pittsburgh	Tennessee	San Diego	Washington	Minnesota	Tampa Bay	Seattle

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