AFC West · 2020

Denver Broncos

5-11 (1-5 AFC West · 4-8 AFC)4th in the AFC West

Last: L 31-32 vs Las Vegas Raiders

Rating: -4.328
Adj Off: 22.027
Adj Def: 26.424
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

What the offense does with the ball, and what the defense faces.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	38.7%12	37.6%18
Early-down pass rate	46.2%28	56.5%7
Plays per game	66.415	67.112
Time of possession	28:5923	31:0111
Yards per pass attempt	5.825	6.212
Yards per rush	4.516	5.027
Starting field position	Own 2727	Own 3230

Efficiency and EPA

Down-by-down quality, measured in predicted points.

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	-0.07131	+0.04017
Adj. EPA per play	-0.03429	+0.03111
Success rate	40.3%32	44.1%10
Passing EPA per play	-0.05230	+0.08012
Rushing EPA per play	-0.10223	-0.02719
CPOE	-5.132	2.521
Explosive play rate	9.0%17	10.3%27

Situational

Scoring, red zone finishing, money downs, ball security, protection and discipline.

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	20.228	27.925
Points per drive	1.8927	2.4216
Red zone TD rate	58.6%21	55.7%3
3rd down conversion	38.7%26	40.2%15
Turnovers per game	2.0632	0.9429
Sack rate	4.9%14	6.3%10
Penalties per game	5.15	6.62

Rank out of 32 teams, regular season only. Green is good for the team, red is bad. Blue only orients neutral traits like pace and pass rate.

Schedule and results

Date	Opponent	Result	Off EPA	Def EPA	Y/P	3rd down	TO
Sep 14Wk 1	11Tennessee Titans	L14-16	-0.09	+0.16	5.5 / 4.8	3-9 / 7-16	1 / 0
Sep 20Wk 2	@9Pittsburgh Steelers	L21-26	-0.10	-0.12	4.4 / 6.7	5-15 / 2-12	2 / 2
Sep 27Wk 3	1Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L10-28	-0.26	+0.13	3.8 / 5.7	5-14 / 8-16	2 / 0
Oct 1Wk 4	@32New York Jets	W37-28	+0.14	-0.14	6.3 / 4.3	6-12 / 8-19	3 / 0
Oct 18Wk 6	@13New England Patriots	W18-12	-0.10	-0.28	5.0 / 5.2	4-14 / 4-13	2 / 3
Oct 25Wk 7	6Kansas City ChiefsDIV	L16-43	-0.26	+0.06	5.4 / 6.0	5-14 / 0-8	4 / 1
Nov 1Wk 8	20Los Angeles ChargersDIV	W31-30	+0.07	+0.04	6.2 / 5.8	5-13 / 7-16	1 / 2
Nov 8Wk 9	@14Atlanta Falcons	L27-34	+0.01	+0.10	5.7 / 5.5	7-16 / 6-13	1 / 1
Nov 15Wk 10	@25Las Vegas RaidersDIV	L12-37	-0.29	+0.08	4.5 / 5.6	7-15 / 6-13	5 / 0
Nov 22Wk 11	17Miami Dolphins	W20-13	+0.02	-0.14	7.3 / 3.7	4-12 / 7-16	2 / 1
Nov 29Wk 12	3New Orleans Saints	L3-31	-0.72	+0.04	2.6 / 4.6	1-10 / 7-15	3 / 1
Dec 6Wk 13	@6Kansas City ChiefsDIV	L16-22	+0.10	+0.15	5.3 / 7.2	7-13 / 3-10	2 / 0
Dec 13Wk 14	@23Carolina Panthers	W32-27	+0.20	+0.07	6.6 / 5.7	3-8 / 6-14	1 / 0
Dec 19Wk 15	5Buffalo Bills	L19-48	-0.12	+0.40	4.0 / 8.2	6-14 / 9-13	2 / 0
Dec 27Wk 16	@20Los Angeles ChargersDIV	L16-19	+0.02	-0.02	5.2 / 5.8	7-17 / 3-12	2 / 0
Jan 3Wk 17	25Las Vegas RaidersDIV	L31-32	+0.06	+0.02	5.9 / 7.3	7-16 / 5-13	0 / 4

Key players

Sorted by how much of the offense runs through them; defenders by tackles. Regular season only. Bold rows are the primary option at each spot; the shade tracks their share.

Offense

Quarterbacks

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	C/A	Cmp%	Yds	Y/A	TD	INT	EPA/play
3Drew LockYr 2	80%	254/443	57.3%	2933	6.6	16	15	-0.07
9Jeff DriskelYr 5	12%	35/64	54.7%	432	6.8	3	2	-0.12
4Brett RypienYr 2	7%	27/40	67.5%	295	7.4	2	4	-0.13

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
25Melvin GordonYr 6	49%	215	986	4.6	9	32	-0.14
30Phillip LindsayYr 3	27%	118	502	4.3	1	7	-0.17
28Royce FreemanYr 3	8%	35	170	4.9	0	12	+0.05

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
87Noah FantTE Yr 2	11%	62	673	10.9	3	+0.13
10Jerry JeudyWR R	9%	52	856	16.5	3	-0.01
81Tim PatrickWR Yr 4	9%	51	742	14.5	6	+0.43
13KJ HamlerWR R	5%	30	381	12.7	3	-0.02
17DaeSean HamiltonWR Yr 3	4%	23	293	12.7	2	-0.20

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
96Shelby HarrisDE Yr 7	20	4	2.5	11	1
90DeShawn WilliamsDE Yr 6	20	3	2.0	6	0
57DeMarcus WalkerDE Yr 4	9	3	4.5	5	1
98Mike PurcellNT Yr 8	10	2	1.0	1	0
99Jurrell CaseyDE Yr 10	7	1	0.0	2	0
73Sylvester WilliamsDT Yr 8	4	0	0.0	0	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD
45Alexander JohnsonLB Yr 3	72	4	1.0	2
47Josey JewellILB Yr 3	67	5	2.0	4
59Malik ReedLB Yr 2	34	7	8.0	1
55Bradley ChubbOLB Yr 3	26	9	7.5	0
93Dre'Mont JonesLB Yr 2	26	5	6.5	2

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT	FF
31Justin SimmonsFS Yr 5	77	9	5	0
22Kareem JacksonS Yr 11	67	4	1	0
23Michael OjemudiaCB R	55	6	0	4
29Bryce CallahanCB Yr 6	36	5	2	0
27Will ParksS Yr 5	27	0	0	0
34Essang BasseyDB R	21	2	1	0
21A.J. BouyeCB Yr 8	21	6	0	0

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
8Brandon McManusYr 8	28/34	82%	58	24/27	108
1Taylor RussolinoR	0/1	0%	—	1/3	1

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
6Sam MartinYr 8	65	46.8	69	19	4