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Published on 10/27/2009 at Tue Oct 27 11:30.
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Denver Broncos: Week 8 State of the Franchise

Posted Tue Oct 27th by

Denver Broncos linebacker Andra Davis points to the San Diego fans as walks off the field while the San Diego Chargers offensive line leaves the field during the fourth quarter quarter of the NFL football game Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 in San Diego. The Broncos won 34-23 over the Chargers. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Denver Broncos linebacker Andra Davis points to the San Diego fans as walks off the field while the San Diego Chargers offensive line leaves the field during the fourth quarter quarter of the NFL football game Monday, Oct. 19, 2009 in San Diego. The Broncos won 34-23 over the Chargers. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

The latest weekly goodness from the Broncos. View the full press release here (.pdf).

The Denver Broncos (6-0) and Baltimore Ravens (3-3) both return from their bye weeks on Sunday when they face off against each other at M&T Bank Stadium at 1 p.m. EST.

QUICKLY:

  • Denver is 6-0 for the first time since 1998, and its six-game winning streak is the club’s longest since 2000 (6 games).
  • Head Coach Josh McDaniels is the fifth rookie coach in the Super Bowl era (since 1966) to begin his coaching career with a 6-0 record.

  • The Broncos have been one of the NFL’s best teams in the second half/overtime this year, outscoring opponents by a 76-10 margin.
  • Denver owns the NFL’s fourth-best record (15-5 / .750) following the bye week since it was introduced by the league in 1990.

OFFENSE:

  • QB Kyle Orton is 9-1 in his previous 10 starts dating back to last year and ranks third among active quarterbacks in career winning percentage (.692 / 27-12). He leads the NFL in touchdown-to-interception ratio (9-to-1), lowest interception percentage (0.5%) and fourth-quarter passer rating (142.1).
  • RBs Correll Buckhalter (3rd, 4.3%) and Knowshon Moreno (5th, 6.1%) both rank among the NFL’s top five players in avoiding rushes for negative yardage. As a team, Denver leads the league in lowest percentage of
    rushes going for negative yardage (4.4% / 8-of-181 / excludes kneeldowns).

DEFENSE:

  • Coached by long-time NFL defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, the Broncos lead the NFL in scoring defense (11.0) and third-down percentage (26.9%) while ranking second in the league in yards per game allowed (262.5 ypg.) and yards per play allowed (4.4).
  • OLB/DE Elvis Dumervil leads the NFL with 10 sacks. He tied as the second- fastest player (6 games) to reach 10 sacks since they became an official statistic in 1982 (fastest since Michael Strahan, NYG, in 2001, 6 gms.).

SPECIAL TEAMS:

  • WR Eddie Royal became only the 11th player in NFL history to score a touchdown on a kickoff (93 yds.) and a punt return (71 yds.) in the same game at San Diego on Oct. 19. He joins Cleveland’s Joshua Cribbs as one of two players in the NFL’s top 10 in both punt and kickoff return average.
  • P Mitch Berger, a 16-year NFL veteran and two-time Pro Bowl choice, was signed on Monday. Since 1999, he ranks fifth in the league in gross (43.4 yds.) and net (36.6 yds.) punting average (min. 500 punts).
  • Ladd

    Amazing. I think we'd have lost a couple of these games with Jay Cutler…we wouldn't have overcome all of his 10 interceptions. I would never have guessed KO and the O would be this good. And the Defense? Rock steady!!! Nothing but respect for our Owner, Coach, his staff…and most of all this Team.

  • mmgross144

    Ladd, I agree on the amazing start, but how can you predict what Cutler would have done in McDaniel's offensive scheme? Many of his interceptions have been due to breakdowns in pass protection. Denver's offensive line is better than Chicago's. We can second guess as much as we want, but I find it more productive to enjoy reality.

  • Ladd

    Can't argue with enjoying reality and you're right that JC would likely be doing better in McDaniel's offense and with our great O-Line. Just glad we have a QB who is so careful with the ball. Cheers!

  • vanman

    Josh McD take one look at Cutler and didn't want to have anything to do with him, so all the talk about how Cutler would do in McD system is stupid because that will not happen. However, you can look at what Cutler is currently doing in Chicago as opposed to what Orton had done in Chicago last year.

    In 2008, Orton play for a worse OL than Cutler current have in Chicago (Pace and C. Williams is better than Tait and St Clair), Orotn play with one of the worst receivers in the NFL last year with Booker and Lloyd while Cutler had much better receivers this year with Knox and Bennett. The Bears defense ranked 21st last year and ranked 16th this year even with a horrible game at Cinn. So Cutler had a much better supporting cast than Orton with the Bears, let see if a healthy Cutler can do better than a 9-5 record Orton had with the Bears in 2008 while playing with only one leg for half of the season.

  • mmgross144

    Agreed! I like ORTON, let's hope it continues. Enjoy the ride!