2004 Denver Broncos season
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The 2004
2004 NFL season
The 2004 NFL season was the 85th regular season of the National Football League.With the New England Patriots as the defending league champions, regular season play was held from September 9, 2004 to January 2, 2005...

 Denver Broncos
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

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was the team's 45th year in professional football and its 35th with the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

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Staff

2004 Denver Broncos staff

Front Office
  • President/Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
    Pat Bowlen
    Patrick Dennis Bowlen is the Majority Owner, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the Denver Broncos. The Bowlen Family, including his two brothers and sister, purchased the team from Edgar Kaiser in 1984 and saved the team from possible bankruptcy.-Biography:Pat's father, Paul D...

  • Executive Vice President of Football Operations – Mike Shanahan
    Mike Shanahan
    Michael Edward "Mike" Shanahan is the 28th and current head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Shanahan also holds the title of Vice President of Football Operations with the Redskins, giving him full control over player personnel with the team. Shanahan previously...

  • General Manager – Ted Sundquist
    Ted Sundquist
    Carl Mathew Theodore "Ted" Sundquist II is an American football player, manager and commentator. He spent sixteen years working in the National Football League for the Denver Broncos franchise...

  • Director of Pro Personnel – Rick Smith
    Rick Smith (American football executive)
    Rick Smith is currently the General Manager of the Houston Texans of the NFL.-Biography:Rick Smith played for the Purdue Boilermakers as a strong safety. He graduated from that institution, where he served as a coach...

  • Director of College Scouting – Jim Goodman


Head Coaches
  • Head Coach – Mike Shanahan
    Mike Shanahan
    Michael Edward "Mike" Shanahan is the 28th and current head coach of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. Shanahan also holds the title of Vice President of Football Operations with the Redskins, giving him full control over player personnel with the team. Shanahan previously...



Offensive Coaches
  • Offensive Coordinator – Gary Kubiak
    Gary Kubiak
    Gary Wayne Kubiak is the head coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Kubiak has participated in six Super Bowls, losing three as a player with the Denver Broncos and winning three as an assistant coach with Denver and the San Francisco 49ers.-High school:Kubiak passed for a...

  • Quarterbacks – Pat McPherson
    Pat McPherson
    Patrick "Pat" McPherson is the tight ends coach for the Seattle Seahawks. He joins the Seahawks after 11 years with the Denver Broncos. He was the wide receivers coach for the Denver Broncos before joining the Sea Hawks. He joined the Broncos coaching staff in 1998 as a defensive assistant, and in...

  • Running Backs – Bobby Turner
    Bobby Turner
    Robert "Bobby" Turner is the Washington Redskins running backs coach. He held the same position in Denver from 1995–2009; he also worked for 20 years as a college assistant and has 39 combined years of coaching experience at the professional, collegiate and high school levels.In his final...

  • Wide Receivers – Steve Watson
    Steve Watson
    Steven Craig "Steve" Watson is a former English footballer, who retired after being released by Sheffield Wednesday on 15 May 2009. As of November 13, 2010, he is the Development Coach at Football League One side Huddersfield Town.-Playing career:Watson began his career with Newcastle United,...

  • Tight Ends – Brian Pariani
  • Offensive Line – Rick Dennison
  • Offensive Assistant/Special Teams – Troy Calhoun
    Troy Calhoun
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Defensive Coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Larry Coyer
    Larry Coyer
    Larry Coyer is the former defensive coordinator for the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts. Prior to holding this position, he was the Assistant head coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Defensive Coordinator for the Denver Broncos.-Private life:Coyer was born in Huntington, West...

  • Defensive Line – Jacob Burney
    Jacob Burney
    Jacob Burney is the current defensive lines coach for the Washington Redskins. He has been coaching for the Redskins since 2010....

  • Assistant Defensive Line/Pass Rush Specialist – Keith Millard
    Keith Millard
    Keith Millard is a former American football defensive tackle who played nine seasons for the Minnesota Vikings, the Green Bay Packers, the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles from 1985 to 1993 in the National Football League....

  • Defensive Backs – David Gibbs
    David Gibbs (football coach)
    David Alexander Gibbs was an American football coach for the Houston Texans in the National Football League seasons of 2009 and 2010...

  • Assistant Defensive Backs – Jimmy Spencer
    Jimmy Spencer (American football)
    James Arthur "Jimmy" Spencer, Jr. is a former American college and professional football player who was a cornerback during the National Football League for twelve seasons in the 1990s and early 2000s...

  • Defensive Assistant/Special Teams – Kirk Doll


Special Teams Coaches
  • Special Teams – Ronnie Bradford
    Ronnie Bradford
    Ronald L. "Ronnie" Bradford is a former defensive back who played for the NFL's Denver Broncos , Arizona Cardinals , Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings. He also served as a defensive assistant coach for the Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs...



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
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

W 34–24
75,939
2 September 19, 2004 at Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars
The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 7–6
69,127
3 September 26, 2004 San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 23–13
74,533
4 October 3, 2004 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...

W 16–13
65,341
5 October 10, 2004 Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...

W 20–17
75,072
6 October 17, 2004 at Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 31–3
57,293
7 October 25, 2004 at Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...

L 23–10
65,806
8 October 31, 2004 Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 41–28
75,083
9 November 7, 2004 Houston Texans
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 31–13
74,292
10 Bye
11 November 21, 2004 at New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

W 34–13
64,900
12 November 28, 2004 Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 25–24
75,936
13 December 5, 2004 at San Diego Chargers
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

L 20–17
65,395
14 December 12, 2004 Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

W 20–17
75,027
15 December 19, 2004 at Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...

L 45–17
77,702
16 December 25, 2004 at Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans
The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...

W 37–16
68,809
17 January 2, 2005 Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

W 33–14
75,149

Playoffs

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Wildcard January 9, 2005 at Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....

L 49–24
56,609
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