2004 Denver Broncos season

2004 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Mike Shanahan
Home field	Invesco Field at Mile High
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Game

The 2004 Denver Broncos season was the team's 45th year in professional football and its 35th with the National Football League.

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

• Broncos on Pro Football Reference
• Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com