1980 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 1980 8–8 4th AFC West Red Miller Fred Gehrke Gerald Phipps Mile High Stadium Did not qualify Broncos seasons thumb|right The 1980 Denver Broncos season was the team's 21st year in professional football and its 11th with the National Football League (NFL). Led by fourth-year head coach Red Miller the Broncos were 8–8, tied for third in the AFC West (fourth via tiebreaker), and missed the playoffs for the first time in four seasons.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QcopAAAAIBAJ&pg=3286%2C3374813 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Broncos sink Hawks as quick as you can say Matt Robinson December 22, 1980 B1 It was Miller's final season; ownership changed in February 1981 and front office changes were made in March.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=evlLAAAAIBAJ&pg=4933%2C4027929 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Red is out, Reeves in at Denver March 10, 1981 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ROgNAAAAIBAJ&pg=6476%2C1340424 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Reid Ron Miller out, Reeves in as Broncos coach March 10, 1981 13https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u0pTAAAAIBAJ&pg=5643%2C2623653 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Associated Press Reeves hired as new Bronco coach March 11, 1981 G2 Offseason NFL draft 1980 NFL draft 1980 Denver Broncos 2 42 Rulon Jones Defensive end Utah State yes yes 3 74 Larry Carter Defensive back Kentucky 4 107 Rick Parros Running back Utah State yes 5 131 Mike Harden Safety Michigan yes 5 136 Laval Short Defensive tackle Colorado 6 157 Keith Bishop Guard Baylor yes yes 7 184 John Havekost Guard Nebraska 8 197 Don Coleman Wide receiver Oregon 9 243 Greg Bracelin Linebacker California yes 10 270 Virgil Seay Wide receiver Troy State 11 297 Phil Farris Wide receiver North Carolina https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/den/1980_draft.htm 1980 Denver Broncos Draftees Pro Football Reference January 22, 2022 Undrafted free agents + 1980 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDennis DunnSafetyYaleTom EbnerSafetyHoustonTom FormicaTackleColorado StateTim GerhartLinebackerLafayetteIvory Joe HunterDefensive backFlorida StateDaryle TysonCornerbackFlorida A&MScott WadeLinebackerSouth CarolinaBilly WashingtonWide receiverEast Carolina Personnel Staff 1980 Denver Broncos Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Allan Phipps Vice President/General Manager – Fred Gehrke Director of player personnel – Carroll Hardy Director of Pro Personnel – John Beake Head coach – Red Miller Offensive Coordinator – Rod Dowhower Offensive Backfield – Paul Roach Wide Receivers – Fran Polsfoot Offensive Line – Whitey Dovell Defensive Coordinator – Joe Collier Defensive Line – Stan Jones Linebackers – Bob Zeman Defensive Backs – Richie McCabe Special Teams – Marv Braden Roster 1980 Denver Broncos 45 9 0 16 Jeff Knapple y  7 Craig Morton 17 Matt Robinson American football 30 Jim Jensen running back 32 Jon Keyworth 41 Rob Lytle 46 Dave Preston American football 82 Larry Brunson 86 Emery Moorehead 25 Haven Moses 80 Rick Upchurch 81 Steve Watson wide receiver 85 Ron Egloff 88 Riley Odoms 87 James Wright tight end 54 Keith Bishop American football y G/C 64 Billy Bryan C 73 Kelvin Clark T 62 Tom Glassic G 65 Glenn Hyde G 60 Paul Howard American football G 71 Claudie Minor T 70 Dave Studdard T 61 Arland Thompson G 77 Greg Boyd American football DE 68 Rubin Carter American football NT 79 Barney Chavous DE 75 Rulon Jones y DE 72 Don Latimer NT 66 Brison Manor DE 63 Laval Short y NT 52 Greg Bracelin y OLB 56 Larry Evans American football ILB 53 Randy Gradishar ILB 57 Tom Jackson American football, born 1951 OLB 58 Rob Nairne OLB 50 Jim Ryan linebacker ILB 43 Steve Foley defensive back FS/CB 31 Mike Harden y SS 27 Maurice Harvey FS 22 Aaron Kyle CB 36 Bill Thompson American football SS 20 Louis Wright American football CB 11 Luke Prestridge P 19 Fred Steinfort K 24 Otis Armstrong RB IR 35 Larry Canada RB IR -- Tom Davis no C IR -- John Havekost y no G IR -- Rick Parros y RB IR 83 Golden Richards WR IR 59 Joe Rizzo American football LB IR 45 Perry Smith American football CB IR 51 Bob Swenson LB IR None - Vacant Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 9, 1980 Cincinnati Bengals W 17–6 1–0 Mile High Stadium 67,532 2 August 16, 1980 at New York Giants L 6–9 1–1 Giants Stadium 30,904 3 August 23, 1980 Los Angeles Rams L 13–26 1–2 Mile High Stadium 73,946 4 August 30, 1980 at Green Bay Packers W 38–0 2–2 Lambeau Field 53,060 Regular season 1980 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 at Philadelphia Eagles L 6–27 0–1 Veterans Stadium 70,307 2 September 14 Dallas Cowboys W 41–20 1–1 Mile High Stadium 74,919 3 September 21 San Diego Chargers L 13–30 1–2 Mile High Stadium 74,970 4 September 29, 1980 at New England Patriots L 14–23 1–3 Schaefer Stadium 60,153 5 October 5 at Cleveland Browns W 19–16 2–3 Municipal Stadium 81,065 6 October 13, 1980 Washington Redskins W 20–17 3–3 Mile High Stadium 74,657 7 October 19 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–23 3–4 Mile High Stadium 74,459 8 October 26 at New York Giants W 14–9 4–4 Giants Stadium 67,598 9 November 2 Houston Oilers L 16–20 4–5 Mile High Stadium 74,717 10 November 9 at San Diego Chargers W 20–13 5–5 San Diego Stadium 51,435 11 November 16 New York Jets W 31–24 6–5 Mile High Stadium 72,114 12 November 23 Seattle Seahawks W 36–20 7–5 Mile High Stadium 73,274 13 December 1, 1980 at Oakland Raiders L 3–9 7–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,593 14 December 7 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–31 7–7 Arrowhead Stadium 40,237 15 December 14 Oakland Raiders L 21–24 7–8 Mile High Stadium 73,974 16 December 21 at Seattle Seahawks W 25–17 8–8 Kingdome 51,853 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 (Sunday, September 7, 1980): at Philadelphia Eagles Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Denver Broncos at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary September 7, 1980 2:00 p.m. MDT Broncos 0 0 6 0 Eagles 7 13 0 7 Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 70,307 Chuck Heberling NBC Don Criqui (play–by–play) and John Brodie (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Philadelphia Eagles – September 7, 1980The Football Database; Denver Broncos at Philadelphia Eagles – September 7, 1980 right Denver Broncos DEN Philadelphia Eagles PHI DEN PHI collapsed 1 5:43 Eagles 5 87 RecTD Carmichael Jaworski 56 good Franklin 0 7 2 8:40 Eagles 10 73 FG 17 Franklin 0 10 2 1:45 Eagles 7 80 RecTD Fitzkee Jaworski 16 good Franklin 0 17 2 0:31 Eagles 5 15 FG 32 Franklin 0 20 3 4:06 Broncos 7 15 FG 44 Steinfort 3 20 3 2:21 Broncos 4 3 FG 43 Steinfort 6 20 4 14:55 Eagles 5 80 RecTD Spagnola Jaworski 11 good Franklin 6 27 6 27 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: 3 hours, 13 minutes BroncosGame statisticsEagles First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 2 (Sunday, September 14, 1980): vs. Dallas Cowboys Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos – Game summary September 14, 1980 2:00 p.m. MDT Cowboys 0 10 3 7 Broncos 7 17 14 3 Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado 74,919 Jerry Markbreit CBS Lindsey Nelson (play–by–play) and Sonny Jurgensen (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos – September 14, 1980The Football Database; Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos – September 14, 1980 right Dallas Cowboys DAL Denver Broncos DEN DAL DEN collapsed 1 Broncos RushTD Robinson 1 good Steinfort 0 7 2 Broncos FG 46 Steinfort 0 10 2 Broncos RushTD Robinson 3 good Steinfort 0 17 2 Cowboys RecTD Hill White 31 good Septién 7 17 2 Broncos — — — FumbleTD Thompson 32 good Steinfort 7 24 2 Cowboys FG 30 Septién 10 24 3 Cowboys FG 36 Septién 13 24 3 Broncos RushTD Armstrong 3 good Steinfort 13 31 3 Broncos RushTD Jensen 4 good Steinfort 13 38 4 Cowboys RecTD Hill White 22 good Septién 20 38 4 Broncos FG 55 Steinfort 20 41 20 41 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: CowboysGame statisticsBroncos First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 3 (Sunday, September 21, 1980): vs. San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – Game summary September 21, 1980 2:00 p.m. MDT Chargers 3 24 3 0 Broncos 3 3 7 0 Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado 74,970 Fred Silva NBC Dick Enberg (play–by–play) and Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – September 21, 1980The Football Database; San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos – September 21, 1980 right San Diego Chargers SD Denver Broncos DEN SD DEN collapsed 1 Chargers FG 53 Benirschke 3 0 1 Broncos FG 51 Steinfort 3 3 2 Chargers RushTD Cappelletti 1 good Benirschke 10 3 2 Broncos FG 46 Steinfort 10 6 2 Chargers RecTD Joiner Fouts 22 good Benirschke 17 6 2 Chargers — — — IntTD Edwards 68 good Benirschke 24 6 2 Chargers FG 32 Benirschke 27 6 3 Chargers FG 42 Benirschke 30 6 3 Broncos RecTD Moses Morton 15 good Steinfort 30 13 30 13 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: ChargersGame statisticsBroncos First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 4 (Monday, September 29, 1980): at New England Patriots Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Denver Broncos at New England Patriots – Game summary September 29, 1980 7:00 p.m. MDT Broncos 7 0 7 0 Patriots 3 7 7 6 Schaefer Stadium • Foxborough, Massachusetts 60,153 Red Cashion ABC Frank Gifford (play–by–play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at New England Patriots – September 29, 1980The Football Database; Denver Broncos at New England Patriots – September 29, 1980 right Denver Broncos DEN New England Patriots NE DEN NE collapsed 1 7:39 Broncos 5 55 RecTD Moses Robinson 17 good Steinfort 7 0 1 1:27 Patriots 10 57 FG 26 Smith 7 3 2 10:25 Patriots 7 66 RushTD Ferguson 2 good Smith 7 10 3 11:24 Broncos 5 37 RushTD Armstrong 8 good Steinfort 14 10 3 8:06 Patriots 7 78 RecTD Morgan Grogan 45 good Smith 14 17 4 9:38 Patriots 16 78 FG 19 Smith 14 20 4 2:12 Patriots 9 45 FG 36 Smith 14 23 14 23 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: 2 hours, 54 minutes BroncosGame statisticsPatriots First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 5 (Sunday, October 5, 1980): at Cleveland Browns Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns – Game summary October 5, 1980 11:00 a.m. MDT Broncos 3 10 3 3 Browns 3 10 3 0 Municipal Stadium • Cleveland, Ohio 81,065 Jerry Seeman NBC Sam Nover (play–by–play) and Bob Trumpy (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns – October 5, 1980The Football Database; Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns – October 5, 1980 right Denver Broncos DEN Cleveland Browns CLE DEN CLE collapsed 1 Broncos FG 18 Steinfort 3 0 1 Browns FG 24 Cockroft 3 3 2 Broncos FG 47 Steinfort 6 3 2 Browns RecTD Rucker Sipe 40 good Cockroft 6 10 2 Broncos — — — IntTD Gradishar 93 good Steinfort 13 10 2 Browns FG 45 Cockroft 13 13 3 Broncos FG 41 Steinfort 16 13 3 Browns FG 40 Cockroft 16 16 4 Broncos FG 19 Steinfort 19 16 19 16 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: BroncosGame statisticsBrowns First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 6 (Monday, October 13, 1980): vs. Washington Redskins Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Washington Redskins at Denver Broncos – Game summary October 13, 1980 7:00 p.m. MDT Redskins 3 0 7 7 Broncos 7 3 3 7 Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado 74,657 Fred Wyant ABC Frank Gifford (play–by–play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Washington Redskins at Denver Broncos – October 13, 1980The Football Database; Washington Redskins at Denver Broncos – October 13, 1980 right Washington Redskins WAS Denver Broncos DEN WAS DEN collapsed 1 Broncos RushTD Armstrong 8 good Steinfort 0 7 1 Redskins FG 23 Moseley 3 7 2 Broncos FG 57 Steinfort 3 10 3 Redskins RushTD Jackson 55 good Moseley 10 10 3 Broncos FG 23 Steinfort 10 13 4 Redskins RecTD Monk Theismann 1 good Moseley 17 13 4 Broncos RecTD Upchurch Morton 32 good Steinfort 17 20 17 20 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: RedskinsGame statisticsBroncos First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 7 (Sunday, October 19, 1980): vs. Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – Game summary October 19, 1980 12:00 p.m. MDT Chiefs 3 10 7 3 Broncos 7 7 3 0 Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado 74,459 Chuck Heberling Pro Football Reference; Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – October 19, 1980The Football Database; Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos – October 19, 1980 right Kansas City Chiefs KC Denver Broncos DEN KC DEN collapsed 1 Chiefs FG 37 Lowery 3 0 1 Broncos RecTD Upchurch Morton 14 good Steinfort 3 7 2 Broncos RecTD Odoms Morton 6 good Steinfort 3 14 2 Chiefs FG 39 Lowery 6 14 2 Chiefs RecTD Dixon Fuller 26 good Lowery 13 14 3 Broncos FG 41 Steinfort 13 17 3 Chiefs RecTD Marshall Fuller 46 good Lowery 20 17 4 Chiefs FG 34 Lowery 23 17 23 17 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: ChiefsGame statisticsBroncos First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 8 (Sunday, October 26, 1980): at New York Giants Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Denver Broncos at New York Giants – Game summary October 26, 1980 11:00 a.m. MST Broncos 0 7 7 0 Giants 3 6 0 0 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey 67,598 Gordon McCarter NBC Marv Albert (play–by–play) and Gene Washington (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at New York Giants – October 26, 1980The Football Database; Denver Broncos at New York Giants – October 26, 1980 right Denver Broncos DEN New York Giants NYG DEN NYG collapsed 1 Giants FG 28 Danelo 0 3 2 Broncos RushTD Jensen 1 good Steinfort 7 3 2 Giants FG 28 Danelo 7 6 2 Giants FG 45 Danelo 7 9 3 Broncos RushTD Armstrong 2 good Steinfort 14 9 14 9 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: BroncosGame statisticsGiants First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 9 (Sunday, November 2, 1980): vs. Houston Oilers Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Houston Oilers at Denver Broncos – Game summary November 2, 1980 2:00 p.m. MST Oilers 0 7 6 7 Broncos 6 3 0 7 Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado 74,717 Gene Barth NBC Dick Enberg (play–by–play) and Merlin Olsen (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Houston Oilers at Denver Broncos – November 2, 1980The Football Database; Houston Oilers at Denver Broncos – November 2, 1980 right Houston Oilers HOU Denver Broncos DEN HOU DEN collapsed 1 Broncos FG 45 Steinfort 0 3 1 Broncos FG 20 Steinfort 0 6 2 Oilers RushTD Campbell 1 good Fritsch 7 6 2 Broncos FG 28 Steinfort 7 9 3 Oilers RushTD Campbell 9 no good Fritsch 13 9 4 Oilers RushTD Carpenter 2 good Fritsch 20 9 4 Broncos RecTD Jensen Morton 8 good Steinfort 20 16 20 16 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: OilersGame statisticsBroncos First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 10 (Sunday, November 9, 1980): at San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 9, 1980 2:00 p.m. MST Broncos 0 7 6 7 Chargers 0 6 0 7 Jack Murphy Stadium • San Diego, California 51,435 61 F, wind 6 mph 0 on Jerry Markbreit NBC Charlie Jones (play–by–play) and Len Dawson (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – November 9, 1980The Football Database; Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers – November 9, 1980 right Denver Broncos DEN San Diego Chargers SD DEN SD collapsed 2 Chargers FG 30 Benirschke 0 3 2 Chargers FG 34 Benirschke 0 6 2 Broncos RushTD Lytle 3 good Steinfort 7 6 3 Broncos FG 28 Steinfort 10 6 3 Broncos FG 42 Steinfort 13 6 4 Broncos RushTD Preston 4 good Steinfort 20 6 4 Chargers RecTD Jefferson Fouts 3 good Benirschke 20 13 20 14 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: BroncosGame statisticsChargers First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 11 (Sunday, November 16, 1980): vs. New York Jets Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: New York Jets at Denver Broncos – Game summary November 16, 1980 2:00 p.m. MST Jets 7 10 0 7 Broncos 3 7 7 14 Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado 72,114 Cal Lepore NBC Charlie Jones (play–by–play) and Len Dawson (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; New York Jets at Denver Broncos – November 16, 1980The Football Database; New York Jets at Denver Broncos – November 16, 1980 right New York Jets NYJ Denver Broncos DEN NYJ DEN collapsed 1 Broncos FG Steinfort 0 3 1 Jets RecTD Walker Todd 36 good Leahy 7 3 2 Jets FG 22 Leahy 10 3 2 Jets RecTD Jones Todd 31 good Leahy 17 3 2 Broncos RecTD Odoms Morton 22 good Steinfort 17 10 3 Broncos RushTD Preston 3 good Steinfort 17 17 4 Broncos RushTD Keyworth 1 good Steinfort 17 24 4 Jets RushTD Dierking 1 good Leahy 24 24 4 Broncos RecTD Upchurch Morton 13 good Steinfort 24 31 24 31 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: JetsGame statisticsBroncos First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 12 (Sunday, November 23, 1980): vs. Seattle Seahawks Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – Game summary November 23, 1980 2:00 p.m. MST Seahawks 0 10 0 10 Broncos 7 10 3 16 Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado 73,274 Jerry Seeman NBC Charlie Jones (play–by–play) and Len Dawson (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – November 23, 1980The Football Database; Seattle Seahawks at Denver Broncos – November 23, 1980 right Seattle Seahawks SEA Denver Broncos DEN SEA DEN collapsed 1 Broncos RecTD Odoms Morton 2 good Steinfort 0 7 2 Seahawks FG 21 Herrera 3 7 2 Seahawks — — — Other Lewis 75-yard punt return for a touchdown, Herrera kick good 10 7 2 Broncos FG 24 Steinfort 10 10 2 Broncos RushTD Morton 1 good Steinfort 10 17 3 Broncos FG 33 Steinfort 10 20 4 Seahawks FG 20 Herrera 13 20 4 Broncos RecTD Moses Morton 27 good Steinfort 13 27 4 Broncos — — — IntTD Latimer 15 good Steinfort 13 34 4 Broncos — — — SafetyTackle Zorn Jones 13 36 4 Seahawks RecTD McCutcheon Adkins 5 good Herrera 20 36 20 36 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: SeahawksGame statisticsBroncos First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 13 (Monday, December 1, 1980): at Oakland Raiders Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders – Game summary December 1, 1980 7:00 p.m. MST Broncos 3 0 0 0 Raiders 0 0 6 3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California 51,593 Red Cashion ABC Frank Gifford (play–by–play), Howard Cosell (color commentator) and Don Meredith (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders – December 1, 1980The Football Database; Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders – December 1, 1980 right Denver Broncos DEN Oakland Raiders OAK DEN OAK collapsed 1 Broncos FG 41 Steinfort 3 0 3 Raiders RushTD Plunkett 8 no good Bahr 3 6 4 Raiders FG 44 Bahr 3 9 3 9 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: BroncosGame statisticsRaiders First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 14 (Sunday, December 7, 1980): at Kansas City Chiefs Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary December 7, 1980 2:00 p.m. MST Broncos 0 0 7 7 Chiefs 0 28 0 3 Arrowhead Stadium • Kansas City, Missouri 40,237 Fred Wyant NBC Jay Randolph (play–by–play) and Mike Haffner (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – December 7, 1980The Football Database; Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs – December 7, 1980 right Denver Broncos DEN Kansas City Chiefs KC DEN KC collapsed 2 Chiefs RecTD Smith Kenney 33 good Lowery 0 7 2 Chiefs RushTD Morgado 1 good Lowery 0 14 2 Chiefs — — — FumbleTD Howard 3 good Lowery 0 21 2 Chiefs RecTD Garcia Kenney 8 good Lowery 0 28 3 Broncos RecTD Odoms Morton 22 good Steinfort 7 28 4 Broncos RecTD Moses Morton 4 good Steinfort 14 28 4 Chiefs FG 20 Lowery 14 31 14 31 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: BroncosGame statisticsChiefs First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 15 (Sunday, December 14, 1980): vs. Oakland Raiders Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos – Game summary December 14, 1980 2:00 p.m. MST Raiders 7 10 0 7 Broncos 0 7 7 7 Mile High Stadium • Denver, Colorado 73,974 Dick Jorgensen NBC Don Criqui (play–by–play) and John Brodie (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos – December 14, 1980The Football Database; Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos – December 14, 1980 right Oakland Raiders OAK Denver Broncos DEN OAK DEN collapsed 1 Raiders — — — IntTD Owens 58 good Bahr 7 0 2 Broncos RushTD Preston 2 good Steinfort 7 7 2 Raiders FG 44 Bahr 10 7 2 Raiders RecTD Chandler Plunkett 11 good Bahr 17 7 3 Broncos RecTD Odoms Morton 12 good Steinfort 17 14 4 Raiders RecTD Chandler Plunkett 38 good Bahr 24 14 4 Broncos RushTD Preston 9 good Steinfort 24 21 24 21 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: RaidersGame statisticsBroncos First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Week 16 (Sunday, December 21, 1980): at Seattle Seahawks Denver Broncos 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary December 21, 1980 2:00 p.m. MST Broncos 10 9 6 0 Seahawks 0 0 3 14 Kingdome • Seattle, Washington 51,853 indoors (dome) Bob McElwee NBC Jay Randolph (play–by–play) and Gene Washington (color commentator) Pro Football Reference; Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks – December 21, 1980The Football Database; Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks – December 21, 1980 right Denver Broncos DEN Seattle Seahawks SEA DEN SEA collapsed 1 Broncos FG 53 Steinfort 3 0 1 Broncos RecTD Odoms Robinson 18 good Steinfort 10 0 2 Broncos RushTD Robinson 1 no good Steinfort 16 0 2 Broncos FG 55 Steinfort 19 0 3 Seahawks FG 47 Herrera 19 3 3 Broncos FG 34 Steinfort 22 3 3 Broncos FG 38 Steinfort 25 3 4 Seahawks RushTD McCutcheon 2 good Herrera 25 10 4 Seahawks RecTD Jodat Zorn 9 good Herrera 25 17 25 17 Point spread: Over/under: Time of game: BroncosGame statisticsSeahawks First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Number–Average yardage Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession Individual stats Standings References 2 External links Denver Broncos – 1980 media guide 1980 Denver Broncos season at jt-sw.com 1980 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com Denver Broncos Category:Denver Broncos seasons Denver Bronco