The countdown of the top 50 Denver Broncos of all time continues with the arrival of Steve Atwater at number eight.
The Smilin’ Assassin has been the topic of several articles and discussions in recent years. We here at MHR, along with everyone in Broncos Country, spent years pushing for Atwater to make the Hall of Fame.
Steve Atwater Stats with Denver
| Year | Age | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 23 | FS | 16 | 16 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 129 | ||||
| 1990* | 24 | FS | 15 | 15 | 2 | 32 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 173 | |||
| 1991*+ | 25 | FS | 16 | 16 | 5 | 104 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 150 | |||
| 1992*+ | 26 | FS | 15 | 15 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 151 | ||||
| 1993* | 27 | FS | 16 | 16 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 68 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 141 | ||
| 1994* | 28 | SS | 14 | 14 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 74 | 52 | 22 |
| 1995* | 29 | FS | 16 | 16 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 82 | 21 |
| 1996* | 30 | FS | 16 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 64 | 17 |
| 1997 | 31 | FS | 15 | 15 | 2 | 42 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 53 | 15 |
| 1998* | 32 | FS | 16 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 43 | 12 |
Ian and I had the fortune of bringing Atwater onto our podcast a couple times.