AFC West · 2021

Denver Broncos

7-10 (1-5 AFC West · 3-9 AFC)4th in the AFC West

Last: L 24-28 vs Kansas City Chiefs

Rating: -1.521
Adj Off: 19.728
Adj Def: 21.28
Playoffs: 0%

Style profile

Style

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Run rate	40.8%8	37.9%16
Early-down pass rate	48.0%26	48.6%27
Plays per game	63.129	62.827
Time of possession	30:4612	29:2323
Yards per pass attempt	6.216	6.115
Yards per rush	4.512	4.518
Starting field position	Own 2825	Own 276

Efficiency and EPA

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
EPA per play	+0.02016	+0.00516
Adj. EPA per play	-0.01520	+0.00718
Success rate	44.6%16	45.1%19
Passing EPA per play	+0.09812	+0.04416
Rushing EPA per play	-0.09321	-0.05919
CPOE	2.48	-3.84
Explosive play rate	9.0%14	8.0%12

Situational

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

Stat	Offense	Defense
Points per game	19.723	18.93
Points per drive	2.2316	1.863
Red zone TD rate	58.1%23	55.9%10
3rd down conversion	38.5%21	44.9%28
Turnovers per game	1.006	1.1819
Sack rate	6.3%22	5.4%18
Penalties per game	4.96	6.111

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 12Wk 1	@30New York Giants	W27-13	+0.28	+0.02	6.4 / 5.5	7-15 / 6-12	1 / 1
Sep 19Wk 2	@32Jacksonville Jaguars	W23-13	+0.19	-0.12	6.2 / 3.7	2-11 / 4-11	0 / 2
Sep 26Wk 3	31New York Jets	W26-0	+0.03	-0.51	5.5 / 3.1	4-11 / 4-13	1 / 2
Oct 3Wk 4	15Baltimore Ravens	L7-23	-0.23	+0.07	4.3 / 5.8	3-14 / 7-17	1 / 0
Oct 10Wk 5	@22Pittsburgh Steelers	L19-27	+0.11	+0.14	6.3 / 6.5	2-12 / 7-12	1 / 1
Oct 17Wk 6	24Las Vegas RaidersDIV	L24-34	-0.00	+0.28	5.5 / 8.4	5-14 / 4-11	4 / 0
Oct 21Wk 7	@20Cleveland Browns	L14-17	+0.10	+0.17	4.5 / 5.7	5-11 / 9-15	1 / 0
Oct 31Wk 8	25Washington Commanders	W17-10	+0.06	-0.00	5.3 / 5.0	7-13 / 5-14	1 / 2
Nov 7Wk 9	@4Dallas Cowboys	W30-16	+0.15	-0.17	5.7 / 5.0	8-15 / 5-13	1 / 1
Nov 14Wk 10	16Philadelphia Eagles	L13-30	-0.22	+0.13	5.6 / 6.4	1-11 / 6-13	1 / 1
Nov 28Wk 12	17Los Angeles ChargersDIV	W28-13	+0.10	-0.07	5.3 / 5.5	8-11 / 7-14	1 / 2
Dec 5Wk 13	@3Kansas City ChiefsDIV	L9-22	-0.16	-0.10	5.5 / 5.2	4-14 / 5-12	2 / 2
Dec 12Wk 14	28Detroit Lions	W38-10	+0.27	-0.15	5.5 / 5.1	8-12 / 5-14	0 / 2
Dec 19Wk 15	14Cincinnati Bengals	L10-15	-0.13	-0.05	4.1 / 4.9	7-16 / 4-13	1 / 0
Dec 26Wk 16	@24Las Vegas RaidersDIV	L13-17	-0.21	-0.07	4.0 / 5.5	1-10 / 6-12	0 / 3
Jan 2Wk 17	@17Los Angeles ChargersDIV	L13-34	-0.11	+0.16	5.7 / 5.4	3-11 / 9-15	0 / 1
Jan 8Wk 18	3Kansas City ChiefsDIV	L24-28	+0.04	+0.22	6.7 / 5.5	7-12 / 8-14	1 / 0

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
5Teddy BridgewaterYr 8	79%	285/426	66.9%	3052	7.2	18	7	+0.12
3Drew LockYr 3	21%	67/111	60.4%	787	7.1	2	2	-0.09

Running backs

Share of rushes

Player	Share	Car	Yds	Y/C	TD	Rec	EPA/play
25Melvin GordonYr 7	45%	203	918	4.5	8	28	-0.09
33Javonte WilliamsR	45%	203	903	4.4	4	43	-0.04

Receivers and tight ends

Share of pass attempts

Player	Share	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD	EPA/play
87Noah FantTE Yr 3	13%	68	670	9.9	4	+0.17
14Courtland SuttonWR Yr 4	11%	58	776	13.4	2	+0.21
81Tim PatrickWR Yr 5	10%	53	734	13.8	5	+0.44
10Jerry JeudyWR Yr 2	7%	38	467	12.3	0	+0.25
85Albert OkwuegbunamTE Yr 2	6%	33	330	10.0	2	+0.34

Defense

Defensive line

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	QBH	FF
96Shelby HarrisDE Yr 8	24	7	6.0	11	1
90DeShawn WilliamsDE Yr 7	17	1	1.0	5	0
98Mike PurcellNT Yr 9	17	0	0.0	2	0
91Stephen WeatherlyDE Yr 6	14	6	2.5	7	0
99Shamar StephenDT Yr 8	12	0	0.0	3	0
92Jonathan HarrisDT Yr 3	7	0	0.0	1	0

Linebackers

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	TFL	Sck	PD
41Kenny YoungILB Yr 4	41	5	2.0	1
56Baron BrowningLB R	32	2	0.0	2
59Malik ReedLB Yr 3	24	3	5.0	2
53Jonathon CooperLB R	22	4	2.5	0
40Justin StrnadLB Yr 2	23	0	0.0	0

Defensive backs

Total tackles

Player	Tkl	PD	INT
22Kareem JacksonS Yr 12	62	2	1
31Justin SimmonsFS Yr 6	60	12	5
2Pat Surtain IICB R	45	14	4
21Ronald DarbyCB Yr 7	42	6	0
23Kyle FullerCB Yr 8	40	4	0
29Bryce CallahanCB Yr 7	25	4	0
30Caden SternsSAF R	22	5	2

Special teams

Kickers

By kicks attempted

Player	FG	FG%	Long	XP	Pts
8Brandon McManusYr 9	26/31	84%	61	33/34	111

Punters

By punts

Player	Punts	Avg	Long	In 20	TB
6Sam MartinYr 9	67	46.0	68	28	3