Breaking down the Denver Broncos‘ second playoff opponent in six years from the Football Outsiders‘ perspective: the New England Patriots. Recall that lower (negative) percentages are good on defense, bad on offense and special teams. DVOA Primer Overall DVOA: 22.5% (4th) Again the Denver Broncos are facing a juggernaut of statistical efficiency, this time against [...]

Breaking down the Denver Broncos‘ first playoff opponent in six years from the Football Outsiders‘ perspective: the Pittsburgh Steelers. Recall that lower (negative) percentages are good on defense, bad on offense and special teams. DVOA Primer Overall DVOA: 23.7% (2nd) The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the most overall efficient teams in the NFL, second [...]

As fans of Football Outsiders, every week we’ll hit up the smarter stats for some perspective on what the Broncos can expect from that week’s opponent. Recall that negative percentages are good on defense, bad on offense and special teams. Pass Offense: 61.4% (2nd) Rush Offense: -0.4% (13th) Analysis: We’ve discussed the exploits of Peyton [...]

Breaking down the Denver Broncos‘ opponent from the Football Outsiders‘ perspective. This week: Philadelphia. Recall that lower (negative) percentages are good on defense, bad on offense and special teams. We hope you all had a very merry Christmas, and we wish you a continued happy holidays! The schedule makers certainly didn’t give the Broncos anything [...]

Breaking down each week’s Broncos‘ opponent from the Football Outsiders‘ perspective. This week: Indianapolis. Recall that lower (negative) percentages are good on defense, bad on offense and special teams. Pass Offense: 49.0% (4th) Rush Offense: 4.4% (12th) The Colts may have the lowest rushing yardage total in the league, but their rush DVOA confirms what [...]

Darrell Reid and Wesley Woodyard took time out of their free time Tuesday to support Arapahoe High School’s food drive.  “It just makes you reflect and remember that everybody’s not as fortunate as you are,” Reid said.  [DenverBroncos.com] Monday night saw five Broncos host 40 kids for a holiday shopping spree.  [DB.com] Ryan Clady was [...]

Breaking down each week’s Broncos‘ opponent from the Football Outsiders‘ perspective. Recall that lower (negative) percentages are good on defense, bad on offense and special teams. Pass Offense: 33.6% (10th) Rush Offense: 0.3% (15th) The Giants are known for their punishing running game, but their passing game is underrated, and they will try to attack [...]

This isn’t about statistics. Peyton Hillis didn’t tabulate very many while the Denver Broncos were 6-0, but that didn’t matter, because the Broncos were winning. This isn’t about favoritism. It’s true that Hillis became extremely popular after he was thrust into the starting lineup in 2008, but winning trumps all. It’s only after the offense [...]

We know some of you are fans of Football Outsiders, as are we, so we’ll be taking a look at the smarter stats behind the Broncos‘ opponent each week to gain some perspective on what to expect — an Outsider’s Perspective. Insanely quick DVOA 101: Recall that on offense and special teams, the higher the [...]

Every week we take a look at the smarter stats that drive the NFL, focusing on the Broncos‘ upcoming matchup. This week it’s the Baltimore Ravens. Enjoy. (We’re also tweaking the format a bit starting this week to discuss both the Broncos and their opponent.) Broncos Rush Offense: -4.0% (18th) Ravens Rush Defense: -18.6% (6th) [...]