2004 Denver Broncos season

The 2004 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League and the 45th overall. Under head coach Mike Shanahan the Broncos equalled their 10–6 record from 2003, and again finished second in the AFC West. In a repeat of 2003, the Broncos’ season ended in defeat to the Indianapolis Colts 49–24 in the AFC Wild Card playoffs.

2004 Denver Broncos season
OwnerPat Bowlen
Head coachMike Shanahan
Home fieldInvesco Field at Mile High
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs (at Colts) 24–49
Pro BowlersFS John Lynch
CB Champ Bailey

Starting quarterback Jake Plummer finished the season with 4,089 passing yards (4th in the league). During the offseason, the Broncos traded running back Clinton Portis to the Washington Redskins in exchange for cornerback Champ Bailey.

Off Season

NFL Draft
Main article: 2004 NFL Draft
2004 Denver Broncos draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 17 D. J. Williams  Linebacker Miami (FL) from Cincinnati[1]
2 41 Tatum Bell  Runningback Oklahoma State from Washington[2]
2 54 Darius Watts  Wide Receiver Marshall
3 85 Jeremy LeSueur  Cornerback Michigan
5 152 Jeff Shoate  Cornerback San Diego State
6 171 Triandos Luke  Wide Receiver Alabama
6 190 Josh Sewell  Center Nebraska
7 225 Matt Mauck  Quarterback LSU
7 247 Brandon Miree  Fullback Pittsburgh
7 250 Bradlee Van Pelt  Quarterback Colorado State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Staff
2004 Denver Broncos staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

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

Roster
2004 Denver Broncos final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad 99 McKenzie Tilmon


Rookies in italics

Schedule

In addition to their regular games with AFC West rivals, the Broncos played teams from the AFC South and NFC South as per the schedule rotation, and also played intraconference games against the Dolphins and the Bengals based on their common divisional position vis-à-vis the Broncos from 2003.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance TV
1 September 12, 2004 Kansas City Chiefs W 34–24 1-0
75,939
 ESPN
2 September 19, 2004 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 7–6 1-1
69,127
 CBS
3 September 26, 2004 San Diego Chargers W 23–13 2-1
74,533
 CBS
4 October 3, 2004 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 16–13 3-1
65,341
 CBS
5 October 10, 2004 Carolina Panthers W 20–17 4-1
75,072
 Fox
6 October 17, 2004 at Oakland Raiders W 31–3 5-1
57,293
 CBS
7 October 25, 2004 at Cincinnati Bengals L 23–10 5-2
65,806
 ABC
8 October 31, 2004 Atlanta Falcons L 41–28 5-3
75,083
 Fox
9 November 7, 2004 Houston Texans W 31–13 6-3
74,292
 CBS
10 Bye
11 November 21, 2004 at New Orleans Saints W 34–13 7-3
64,900
 CBS
12 November 28, 2004 Oakland Raiders L 25–24 7-4
75,936
 ESPN
13 December 5, 2004 at San Diego Chargers L 20–17 7-5
65,395
 CBS
14 December 12, 2004 Miami Dolphins W 20–17 8-5
75,027
 CBS
15 December 19, 2004 at Kansas City Chiefs L 45–17 8-6
77,702
 CBS
16 December 25, 2004 at Tennessee Titans W 37–16 9-6
68,809
 ESPN
17 January 2, 2005 Indianapolis Colts W 33–14 10-6
75,149
 CBS

Playoffs
Week Date Opponent Result W L Attendance
Wildcard January 9, 2005 at Indianapolis Colts L 49–24 0 1
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
  1. "Round 1". ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
  2. "Round 2". ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2008.
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