2020 Power Rankings Roundup, Week 15: Broncos get bump after beating Panthers Dec 15, 2020 at 10:00 AM. According to my data from the first month of the season, LC3 allowed three of those four sacks in the first four games, so he was improving as the year progressed, at least from a sacks allowed perspective. The Broncos’ 323 points were up from the 2019 total of 282 points. There is nothing wrong with having a group of average offensive lineman as long as you have at least one starter who is elite. According to PFF our OL was only to blame on nine of the thirty-two sacks we allowed in 2020 (28 percent). McCoy’s PFF grade was 76.1 in 2019 and 70.1 in 2020. He has been rated in the 70s every season after his rookie year when his PFF grade was 53.6. Of course offensive holding was called much less frequently in 2020 relative to 2019. They scored 24 touchdowns in 53 red zone possessions — 53.3% (27th). Coming Sunday: Broncos defense/special teams review. Both should be commended. Broncos NFL power rankings tracker: How national experts rank Denver at the end of the 2020 season Joe Nguyen 1/6/2021 '90 Day Fiance:' What the TLC series teaches us about love -- … If the Broncos fail to solve their QB conundrum in 2021, "What ifs" could haunt George Paton’s tenure. According to ESPN analytics our team run block win rate, RBWR, was 22nd in 2020 - 70%. We converted on 69 percent. Ryan O’Halloran is in his second season covering the Broncos for The Post and his 16th year overall covering the NFL. We booked the Broncos with 158 “disruptions” — 32 sacks, 68 knockdowns and 58 pressures — which was up from 137 last year, but they allowed nine fewer sacks. 8 or more yards to go — 22-of-99 (22.2%). After analyzing the quarterback, running back, wide receiver and tight end positions, we’ll be looking at the Denver Broncos offensive line for 2020 to conclude our position review series of the Broncos offense. Turnovers by player: Drew Lock 18, Melvin Gordon 4, Brett Rypien 4, Kendall Hinton 2, Jeff Driskel 2, DaeSean Hamilton 1 and Lloyd Cushenberry 1. They will face difficult tests both early and late, while they will likely have a chance to string together some wins in the middle of the season. After adding a lot of wide receivers in the NFL Draft, the Denver Broncos have loaded up weapons for Drew Lock to use. In 2019 our offensive line was 3rd best at not getting stuffed (runs that gained 0 or fewer yards). The 2020 Bucs converted on a crazy 41 of 45 short yardage runs. 2020 NFL Team Offense Statistics. The Cardinals again led the league at 25 and the 49ers were worst at 83. … Their high game was 189 yards against Miami and the low was 42 against Tampa Bay. So according to PFF our 2020 center play was much much worse than the center play that we got in 2018 and 2019. In the red zone, Broncos quarterbacks were 33-of-60 passing with 14 touchdowns and three interceptions and an 82.8 rating that was 25th in the league. They had no drops in six games and multiple drops in six. Denver has invested heavily on receivers, but has little to show for it over the last four seasons. In other words Elijah Wilkinson by himself allowed the same number of sacks in 2019 that the entire Bronco offensive line allowed in 2020 (at least according to PFF). The offense had four red-zone turnovers and their 113 plays were second-fewest in the NFL according to Stats, Inc. According to ESPN our team was 21st in PBWR with a team rate of 54%. The only division rival with a worse OL was the Chargers who were dead last, although the Raiders came in at 24th just ahead of the Broncos. It may seem like more, but we only had three players start a game for us at right tackle: Elijah Wilkinson, Demar Dotson and Calvin Anderson. Also improved were 20-yard rushes (eight to 13), 10-yard rushes (41 to 51), touchdowns (11 to 13) and attempts (409 to 442) … The Broncos were 4-9 when they rushed for at least 100 yards. Interestingly, Tampa Bay went from league worst in 2019 (52 percent) to league best in 2020 (91 percent). Denver’s offense clearly needed a jolt and they have nowhere to go but up in offensive rankings this season. Explosive rushes: Melvin Gordon 15, Phillip Lindsay 11, Drew Lock 4, Royce Freeman 3 and KJ Hamler 1. The Broncos were again among the league’s worst red-zone offenses. Three-and-outs — 37 (tied eighth-most). Billy Turner was the 3rd best OT for PBWR while Mike Remmers (former Bronco training camp invitee) was 10th in PBWR and 6th in RBWR. Bradbury’s PFF grade was 68.1 as a rookie and 61.3 this year. Following is a statistical review of the Broncos’ offense via The Denver Post’s game charting and supplemented by Stats, Inc.: The Broncos’ offensive rankings at the season’s quarter marks: Low yardage game: 112 in loss vs. New Orleans. They had three of at least 20 yards — 43 (Melvin Gordon at the Jets), 55 (Phillip Lindsay in the first Chargers game) and 20 (Gordon vs. Miami). Current ranking: 20. The 2020 NFL season had the fewest offensive holding calls since https://t.co/MBqFckNPPJ began tracking in 2009. We should also note that having an elite QB helps offensive lineman and conversely having one of the worst starting QBs in the league (if not the worst) makes the job of offensive lineman more difficult. WR: Jerry Jeudy 805, Tim Patrick 750, DaeSean Hamilton 533, KJ Hamler 521, Tyrie Cleveland 72, Diontae Spencer 64, Courtland Sutton 31, Kendall Hinton 24 and Fred Brown 5. Offensive line related news, injuries, and updates, as training camp opens. Open menu button Primary nav. The Chiefs were ranked 11th. The reigning Super Bowl champs appear to be set up for regression in 2020. The season high for overall penalties was eight apiece against the Jets, Chargers (first game) and Miami. Current ranking: 15. 10 ranking. Being comfortable and familiar with the guy next to you on the OL helps performance. But the quarterback position isn't the only one in which the Chiefs dominate the division. Among the 10 lowest-scoring teams in the NFL. His 90.6 grade was 3rd best in the league among offensive tackles. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! PFF docks your grade for penalties. Team Stats for the 2020 Denver Broncos . He is currently the oldest free agent right tackle on the market - according to overthecap.com. I guess it comes down to whether LC3 improves into the 50-range, the 60-range, or maybe even the 70-range in his second season. Here are your college free agents for 2021. 2020, converting on 70 percent of our power run situations, history of developing undrafted an/or day three offensive lineman into quality NFL starters, The Broncos will need a healthy Courtland Sutton. In 2020 the Broncos fell all the way to 30th in stuffed percentage with 22.4 percent of our runs getting stuffed. The Broncos had 23 dropped passes, up from 17 in 2019. Way-too-early W-L projections for Broncos’ 2021 schedule. This is a table of all of the starting centers in the league with their PFF grade for 2020. For reference our center in 2018, Matt Paradis had a PFF rating of 81.4, which was one of the highest in the league for a center. Penalty “leaders” on offense (enforced penalties only): Graham Glasgow 4, Garett Bolles 4, Noah Fant 4, Drew Lock 3 and DaeSean Hamilton 2. The Broncos had 556 passing attempts and allowed 32 sacks - that’s only 588 dropbacks, but I’m guessing that PFF is counting “non-plays” that are negated by penalty. In his post-draft NFL power rankings for USA TODAY Sports, Nate Davis has the Denver Broncos ranked No. Lock was 31-of-87 passing for 842 yards, three touchdowns and eight interceptions on attempts that traveled at least 16 “air” yards. Risner was arguably Denver’s best offensive lineman last year, and he’ll look to build on that with another season under offensive line wizard Mike Munchak. PFF graded Bolles at 72.6 in 2017, 72.8 in 2018, 76.1 in 2019 and 90.6 in 2020. 2020 Denver Broncos Offense: Drew Lock may not have much NFL experience, but the Broncos will discover how good he is in a hurry. College Football News Preview 2020: Western Michigan Broncos Offense 3 Things To Know – When the offense worked and scored, the team won. Mike Munchak likes him enough that he didn’t bench him once during his rookie season despite some notable errors. Unfortunately football outsiders have put all of their useful OL stats behind a paywall (power situation running, stuffed runs) so I will have to build those from stathead.com. The offense had one turnover in every game but the Las Vegas finale. There is the publicly available data from PFF (which gives the overall rating of the player on the 0-100 scale and their color grade) and there is penalty data freely available from nflpenalties.com and recently pro-football-reference.com. The sack-blame data in the two tables above is from PFF. It’s actually not that rare for a rookie center to play every offensive snap. The offensive line has been an issue for multiple years now in Minnesota, and it remains one following a 2020 season where they graded out as the 28th-best pass-blocking offensive line in the NFL. High percentage: 60% by Tampa Bay (30-of-50). Broncos Season Review: A by-the-numbers look at…, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Submit to Stumbleupon (Opens in new window). Erik McCoy and Garett Bradbury did it for the Saints and the Vikings in 2019. 2020 Denver Broncos Statistics & Players: 5-11 (4th in AFC West), Coach: Vic Fangio, ProBowl: Chubb, Simmons Explosive receptions: Jerry Jeudy 23, Tim Patrick 17, Noah Fant 13, Hamler 9, DaeSean Hamilton 5, Albert Okwuegbunam 3, Gordon 2, Courtland Sutton 2, Tyrie Cleveland 2, Freeman 1, Nick Vannett 1 and Troy Fumagalli 1. Here is their color grading scale, A reminder of the @PFF grading scale to understand where players stand when you see their gradesElite: 90.0 or higherHigh Quality: 80.0-89.9Above Average: 70.0-79.9Average: 60.0-69.9Below Average: 50.0-59.9Poor: 49.9 or lower pic.twitter.com/IeKyCqv7Og. Broncos may waive WR DaeSean Hamilton; engaged in trade talks. 23, the same spot he had them ranked in his pre-draft rankings. I will take and eat my serving of crow now. The average length of the passing touchdowns was 19.3 yards. Starters: Garrett Bolles, Dalton Risner, Patrick Morris, Graham Glasgow, Elijah Wilkinson. Longest drive (plays) — 14 in both of the Chargers’ games. That was 28th. Five of Lock’s 15 interceptions came in opponent’s territory. From my review of film so far, Dotson was really good at pass blocking and really terrible at run blocking. The analysts at footballguys.com did just that - rank the 2020 Broncos OL dead last. The Broncos were one of the worst offenses in the league this year, and averaged just 298.6 yards per game. After ranking dead last among quarterbacks in passing grade (42.4) just the year before, Tannehill exploded as the highest-graded passer in regular-season play in 2019 (91.0). The Broncos allowed 13 sacks in the first three games and only 19 in the final 13 games, including shutouts against the Jets, Miami and at Kansas City. The following are the 2020 NFL team overall offense statistics, including team rushing yardage, team passing yardage and total team yardage. A native of North Dakota and graduate of Kansas State, O’Halloran previously covered the Washington Redskins for eight years, primarily at The Washington Times, and the Jacksonville Jaguars for six years at The Florida Times-Union. I may still do that during the off-season. Best game — 53.9% (7-of-13 at Kansas City). Very few teams pull their center (of course many teams don’t use pulling lineman at all in their rushing attack). According to PFF our OL as a whole was ranked 25th. Ty Sambrailo was 7th among tackles in RBWR and Matt Paradis was 8th among centers at RBWR. ESPN only shows the top 10 and I’m uncertain of how to access the rest of the list to see where our current offensive lineman rank in PBWR and RBWR for 2020 (outside of Bolles). … Longest drive (yards) — 92 vs. Las Vegas in the finale (Jerry Jeudy’s touchdown catch was 92 yards). With a stacked wide receiver room, the Denver Broncos have reportedly waived former fourth-round pick DaeSean Hamilton on Thursday. Broncos announce signing of 11 college free agents. But at least the Broncos’ young offensive players got experience during the 5-11 season. The high total this year was 14 at Pittsburgh and the low total was two vs. New Orleans (replacement QB). Reviewing the Broncos’ running game, which was 13th in the NFL (119.9 yards per game). They used a methodology that ranks the Broncos offensive line as 32nd in the league. Again. But this team's fortunes have fallen the hardest because of an offense that has turned the ball over far too often and scored touchdowns too few times. TE: Noah Fant 732, Nick Vannett 361, Troy Fumagalli 135, Jake Butt 114, Albert Okwuegbunam 86 and Andrew Beck 66. Denver Broncos. Among the bottom half in yards. 5. Going young generally equals struggles and poor statistics. The 70 QBhits we allowed was 26th. The only individual Bronco offensive lineman on the ESPN lists of top 10 at his position in terms of PBWR or RBWR was Garett Bolles who was 7th best tackle in 2020 for PBWR - 93%. I don’t know where PFF gets their 622 number. Oddly enough PFFs total offensive snaps for Bolles (1015) does not line up with other data sources (934). The four sacks that he allowed were worst on the team. The most was four apiece against Tampa Bay, Chargers (first game), New Orleans and Buffalo. Ranking the best red-zone offenses and defenses in 2019: Ravens dominate on offense, Broncos lead the way on defense. … Jeudy led the receivers in playing time only once (vs. Kansas City). The Broncos are locked, loaded and ready for a shoot out with the Chiefs. The 2020 OL was only called for holding 10 times. Cole played every snap for the Cardinals in 2018 and graded at 53.6. Again. Did they improve relative to 2019 after another year of learning from Mike Munchak? It’s safe to say that Bolles would have most likely been graded in the 80s by PFF in his previous three years if he had not gotten called for so many penalties. • January 10: Outside linebackers coach Brandon Staley departed to become the defensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams. We were 15th again in 2020, converting on 70 percent of our power run situations. The average length of the rushing touchdowns was 12.7 yards. The Broncos checked both boxes this past season. The most was three (14, 10 and 11 plays) at the Chargers. 1030 5.2. The Broncos eclipsed 25 points in five games (3-2 record). Worst game — 10% (1-of-10 vs. New Orleans). Duh – that’s how this whole thing is supposed to work – but WMU was 6-0 when it scored more than 35 points, and 1-6 when it scored fewer. Five first- or second-year players saw at least 500 snaps of action. Only Trent Williams and David Bakhtiari were graded better overall. Our 2019 center, Connor McGovern, had a PFF rating of 72.0. In 2019 the Broncos averaged 4.06 yards per carry which was 21st. Dan Hanzus, NFL.com. Low percentage: 6% by the Chargers (second game — 3-of-50). QB: Drew Lock 834, Jeff Driskel 115 and Brett Rypien 83. Cumulative statistics for the quarterbacks …. There were many instances where his mental mistakes led to pressures and/or sacks. With the NFL draft a little more than one week away, here’s a look at the Broncos’ projected offensive line depth chart as it stands right now: Left Tackle Left Guard We've gone through each position on the offense of each AFC West team to rank them. … The Broncos used five offensive line combinations, the most common being Bolles-Risner-Cushenberry-Glasgow-Wilkinson and Bolles-Risner-Cushenberry-Wilkinson-Dotson for six games apiece. The Broncos had 113 explosive plays (79 passes/34 rushes) for an average of 7.1 per game. Receivers, draft capital and the Denver Broncos over the last five drafts. Here’s our best guess as to how the offensive units the Lions will face in 2020 rank … Least disruptions — 5 vs. Buffalo (three sacks and two knockdowns). Again. View the full team roster and stat leaders for the 2020 NFL season on CBS Sports. I have not done a sack-blame analysis for the 2020 Broncos. Because I can see more PFF data on Bolles (PFF shares more data on the top 3 at each position than they share on other in a position group), I see that Bolles had 622 pass block snaps in 2020. I expect dramatic improvement in second season, if only because of how lowly rated he was in 2020. The Jags were the best in the league at 14.8 percent while the Steelers were league worst at 24.4 percent. Unfortunately there is not that much data available (for free) about the performance of offensive linemen. That is impressive and should not be overlooked; he stepped in as a rookie with no preseason and played the most mentally demanding position on the OL. Get the latest official stats for the Denver Broncos. In 2019 were were 15th in conversion on runs where we needed one or two yards (power situations). Risner’s grade of 64.4 as a rookie and 61.3 in 2020 were both yellow (average) according to PFF. The starting guard positions are solidified as much as any position on the Broncos offensive depth chart for 2020 with Dalton Risner and Graham Glasgow. Pro Football Focus rated Denver’s line as the 14th best in the NFL going into the 2020 season — a two-spot drop from the 2019 preseason. Titans-Broncos is a sneaky good game for the second part of the Week 1 "Monday Night Football" doubleheader. There were 536 that year and only 459 this year. Denver Broncos Power Rankings - 2020. The Broncos started only 17 drives in the opponent’s territory (up from 14 last year), a product of not producing many takeaways. No power rankings for 2020. That was 24th. For the third year, The Post charted quarterback sacks, knockdowns and pressures to compile “disruption” totals. They got better up front by drafting a top-three center in Cushenberry as well as Muti, who would have likely been a Day 2 pick if it weren’t for injuries. Of course Elijah Wilkinson was to blame on 9.0 of the 41 sacks in 2019 (that led the league in sacks allowed). Turners improvement combined with blocking for Aaron Rodgers has made Turner look well above average. It’s amazing to see how good Billy Turner has become since he was terrible when he was a Bronco. Why have models of Colorado’s coronavirus trajectory been off? Either way not allowing a single sack in 622 pass block snaps is quite impressive. Our starting center stepped in as a rookie and literally played every snap on offense. NFL Team Total Offense Stats 2020 Both regressed some year over year, but both also were rated much higher than LC3 as rookies. League worst in 2019 was the Jets at 30.5 percent. Most disruptions — 24 at Pittsburgh (seven sacks, 17 knockdowns and nine pressures). Mike Munchak likes his “project” players and has a history of developing undrafted an/or day three offensive lineman into quality NFL starters. Last year, the Broncos were 28th (47.6%). Any rush of at least 12 yards and completion of at least 16 yards is considered an “explosive” play. The Broncos’ 323 points were up from the 2019 total of 282 points. OL: Lloyd Cushenberry 1,075, Garett Bolles 1,014, Dalton Risner 999, Graham Glasgow 764, Elijah Wilkinson 502, Demar Dotson 451, Austin Schlottmann 268, Calvin Anderson 132, Netane Muti 121 and Jake Rodgers 51. The Broncos will be just fine at offensive tackle, ... Massie received a PFF overall ranking of 72.6, ... so we can assume no matter how Paton chooses will be an upgrade from 2020. His PFF grade has been in the mid-to-low 70s since 2013 when he graded at 80.3 for the year. Individual drops: Jerry Jeudy 10, Noah Fant 3, KJ Hamler 3, Melvin Gordon 2, Jake Butt 1, Courtland Sutton 1, Albert Okwuegbunam 1, DaeSean Hamilton 1 and Phillip Lindsay 1. ESPN's Bill Barnwell is one of the better journalists covering the NFL and an astute analyst. Sacks by down: First (14); second (eight), third (nine) and fourth (one). You’ll also notice former Bronco Ben Garland on this table. In 2020 the Bronco OL allowed pressure on 27.4 percent of dropbacks. Here's Knox's logic: Drew Lock led the team but … In 2020 that increased to 4.34 yards per carry which was good for 16th. ... TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS. 3 or fewer yards to go — 31-of-49 (63.3%). ESPN. The percentage was much better than in 2019 when the OL allowed twenty of the forty-one sacks (49 percent) we gave up as a team. Worst game with a true quarterback — 28.6% (4-of-14 at New England). By Ben Linsey Jul 31, 2020. The offense scored 21 passing touchdowns and 13 rushing touchdowns. Numbers via Stats, Inc.: Percentage of rushing plays: 42.9% (12th). I would not be surprised in the least if the starting RT for the Broncos in 2020 is Calvin Anderson. Once again, it was the interior of the offensive line where most of the issues popped up. As soon as the Denver Broncos’ schedule was released Wednesday night, Jess, Tim and Laurie issued their predictions on how the Broncos might fare this season. Our OL appears to have regressed a little in run blocking based upon the drop in stuffed run ranking. PFF graded the Browns OL as the best in the league with Green Bay second. Sacks by number of pass rushers: Three (one), four (15), five (11), six (four) and seven (one) rushers. 5887. The Lions will face a wide-ranging level of talented offenses in 2020. The Broncos had 188 offensive possessions (34 touchdowns/28 field goals). PFF has liked Bolles much more than most football analytics sites. Let’s start with the whole line analysis and compare the 2019 Bronco OL with the 2020 Bronco OL. Playing next to an improved LC3 and the same RT would also help him in 2021. Patrick led nine times. The Broncos finished 26th in third-down conversion rate — 38.7% (82-of-212), but improved from 2019 (31.7% — 30th). We booked the Broncos for 111 “bad” run plays — gain of one or fewer yards not including goal-line and short-yardage conversions, up from 93 last year. One of those teams is going to make a statement, and it could end up making a difference in the AFC playoff picture at the end of the season. The 2019 OL was called for holding 25 times. If we want to find a recent rookie center who was rated poorly while playing every (or nearly every) offensive snap, we need to look to Mason Cole. The offense moved up from tied for 21st (4.06) to 15th yards per carry. The fact that he is a liability in the run game, makes me doubt that he will be brought back for next season, but right now the only player who took snaps at RT for us in 2020 who is currently a Bronco is Calvin Anderson. Denver got a good supporting cast in Jeudy and Hamler. I wrote a whole article on Wilkinson which you can read here if you want to know about the chances of Denver bringing the unrestricted free agent back. The Denver Broncos have made 11 undrafted free agent signings official on Friday. That is the lowest rating for a starting center in 2020. I expect him to bounce back to his “normal” level of performance in 2021. By Zach Segars - June 18, 2020. Offensive Line Rankings and Notes: 2020 Offseason. That is bad. The Broncos’ 81 overall penalties (offense/defense/special teams) were tied for fifth-fewest in the NFL, improved from 2019 (110 penalties). League best was the Saints at 16.1 percent. Bolles had twelve penalties called on him in 2018 (nine holding) and seventeen penalties called on him in 2019 (thirteen holding). Dotson will be 36 next season. They had 101 in 2018 and 93 in 2019. Risner did not get called for a single penalty in 2020. He only started two games in 2019, but in 2020 he started fourteen games at center and graded out at 54.4. Skip to main content. Against the Broncos’ four quarterbacks (including Kendall Hinton vs. New Orleans), opponents rushed at least five players on 204-of-644 drop-backs (31.7%), an increase from 2018 (27.9%) and ’19 (24.8%). His PFF grade for the season was 70.8 which is the same exact grade that he had in 2019 for the Bucs. Best in the league was Green Bay - 74% and worst was the Chargers at 67%. Four were at least 40 yards — 48 (Jerry Jeudy at the Jets), 40 (DaeSean Hamilton in the first Chargers game), 49 (KJ Hamler at Carolina) and 92 (Jeudy in the second Raiders game). RB: Melvin Gordon 627, Phillip Lindsay 270, Royce Freeman 192, Jeremy Cox 19 and LeVante Bellamy 9. The longest pass play was Lock’s 92-yard touchdown to Jeudy vs. Las Vegas (Week 17). I’d be curious if LC3’s 40.8 rating was the worst ever for a full-time starting center, but I can’t see that data without a PFF subscription. With the talent added to the group this offseason, it projects to be one of the franchise’s better OL units in the last decade. Each year, he ranks all 32 teams based on offensive weaponry. Glasgow was solid but not spectacular. The Broncos are prioritizing Locks’ development. The Broncos were 2-1 when they were plus-turnover, 0-3 when they were even and 3-7 when they had a negative differential. College Football News Preview 2020: Boise State Broncos Offense 3 Things To Know – The offense managed to get through the season averaging 429 yards and a league-high 35 points per game despite quarterback injuries, a massive turnover at all the skill spots, and with a line that was just okay in pass protection. The 36 QBhits we allowed was 12th best. No team protected the football worse than the Broncos, who committed a league-high 32 turnovers (up from 16 last year) and finished with a league-worst minus-16 differential (down from plus-1 last year). RBWR and PBWR (pass block win rate) are both derived from Next Gen stats player positional tracking data. The Denver Broncos had the most interceptions in 2020, with 23. The Broncos allowed 100 points off their turnovers, fourth-most in the NFL. After being ranked the 27th best supporting cast in 2019, the Broncos made a tremendous leap in the right direction earning Knox's No. Like everything I write, this will be driven by data. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. The breakdown — 27 touchdowns, 29 field goals, 45 three-and-outs, 16 giveaways, 28 of at least 10 plays and 22 of at least five minutes. Here is … That's because John Elway spent lots of energy this offseason adding loads of talent to support his second-year quarterback who is raw, but has tons of upside. Only 17.8 percent of our runs were stuffed in 2019. LC3 has the quickness to be used as a puller on running plays. Nor did he allow a sack. If you don’t want to look at data, stop reading now. Jeff Driskel (three) — 20, 16 and 7 yards. Among the seven worst teams on third down. The Broncos had 173 offensive possessions. 10-play drives — 27 (tied for 26th-most). Bolles technique improved dramatically in 2020, but his grade was also helped markedly by the lack of holding penalties called on him (and everyone else). Chiefs Patrick Mahomes is a great place to start. Distance of touchdown passes by the Broncos’ quarterbacks: Drew Lock (16) — 9, 9, 40, 1, 20, 9, 7, 5, 10, 2, 37, 2, 49, 6, 1 and 92 yards. Individual leaders in “bad’ run blocks: Unblocked player 30.5, Lloyd Cushenberry 12 Graham Glasgow 10.5, Dalton Risner 9, Nick Vannett 8,5, Garett Bolles 7.5, Noah Fant 6.5, and Elijah Wilkinson 5. There are some former Broncos on the top 10 ESPN lists. Only four teams averaged less yards per game in 2019. 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