AFC West · 2014
Denver Broncos
Record
12-4
Seed
#2
Net EPA
+0.132est.
Efficiency
How this team plays
Percentile against the teams that played this season, computed from play-by-play.
Offence
Higher is better.
- EPA / play+0.083
- Success rate46.3%
- EPA / dropback+0.188
- EPA / rush-0.075
- Explosive rate10.7%
- CPOE+3.06
- Third-down rate44.4%
- Red-zone TD rate70.9%
- Points / drive2.29
- Turnover rate1.7%
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Defence
Oriented so that further right is always better.
- EPA / play allowed-0.056
- Success rate allowed40.2%
- EPA / dropback allowed+0.007
- EPA / rush allowed-0.204
- Explosive rate allowed6.3%
- Pressure rate (proxy)17.2%
- Sack rate5.5%
- Points / drive allowed1.67
← worse in leagueleague averagebetter →
Offensive EPA / play — league shape+0.083 · 81th %ile
Defensive EPA / play allowed — league shape (left is better)-0.056 · 16th %ile
Form
The shape of the season
Rolling four-week EPA per play. The aggregate hides collapses and surges; this shows them.
4-week rolling EPA/play — up is good for both lines.
- Offense
- Defense (prevented)
Betting profile
Against the number
Settled against closing lines. Descriptive, not predictive.
ATS
8-8
+0.9 vs line
Home
4-4
Away
4-4
As favorite
7-7
As dog
1-1
O/U
10-6
+3.3 vs total
Roster
55 players
53 active. Skill players link through to their fantasy page.
Quarterbacks2
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Brock Osweiler | QB | 25 | 6'8" 240 | 2 | Arizona State | ACT |
| 18 | Peyton Manning | QB | 38 | 6'5" 230 | 16 | Tennessee | ACT |
Backs & receivers13
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Emmanuel Sanders | WR | 27 | 5'11" 180 | 4 | Southern Methodist | ACT |
| 12 | Andre Caldwell | WR | 29 | 6'0" 200 | 6 | — | ACT |
| 14 | Cody Latimer | WR | 23 | 6'2" 215 | R | Indiana | ACT |
| 22 | C.J. Anderson | RB | 23 | 5'8" 224 | 1 | California | ACT |
| 23 | Ronnie Hillman | RB | 24 | 5'10" 195 | 2 | San Diego State | ACT |
| 27 | Jeremy Stewart | RB | 25 | 5'11" 215 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 40 | Juwan Thompson | RB | 22 | 5'11" 225 | R | Duke | ACT |
| 80 | Julius Thomas | TE | 26 | 6'5" 250 | 3 | Portland State | ACT |
| 83 | Wes Welker | WR | 33 | 5'9" 185 | 10 | Texas Tech | ACT |
| 84 | Jacob Tamme | TE | 29 | 6'3" 230 | 6 | Kentucky | ACT |
| 85 | Virgil Green | TE | 26 | 6'5" 255 | 3 | Nevada | ACT |
| 86 | Dominique Jones | TE | 27 | 6'3" 270 | 2 | Shepherd | ACT |
| 88 | Demaryius Thomas | WR | 28 | 6'3" 229 | 4 | Georgia Tech | ACT |
Offensive line9
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Ben Garland | G | 26 | 6'5" 308 | 4 | Air Force | ACT |
| 64 | Will Montgomery | C | 31 | 6'3" 304 | 8 | Virginia Tech | ACT |
| 65 | Louis Vasquez | G | 27 | 6'5" 335 | 5 | Texas Tech | ACT |
| 66 | Manuel Ramirez | C | 31 | 6'3" 320 | 7 | Texas Tech | ACT |
| 71 | Paul Cornick | T | 25 | 6'6" 310 | 2 | — | ACT |
| 74 | Orlando Franklin | G | 28 | 6'7" 320 | 3 | Miami (Fla.) | ACT |
| 75 | Chris Clark | T | 30 | 6'5" 305 | 6 | Southern Mississippi | ACT |
| 78 | Ryan Clady | T | 29 | 6'6" 315 | 6 | Boise State | ACT |
| 79 | Michael Schofield | T | 25 | 6'6" 301 | R | Michigan | ACT |
Defensive front16
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Shaquil Barrett | OLB | 23 | 6'1" 260 | R | Colorado State | ACT |
| 51 | Todd Davis | ILB | 22 | 6'1" 230 | R | Sacramento State | ACT |
| 51 | Todd Davis | ILB | 22 | 6'1" 230 | R | Sacramento State | TRC |
| 52 | Corey Nelson | OLB | 22 | 6'1" 226 | R | Oklahoma | ACT |
| 53 | Steven Johnson | MLB | 26 | 6'1" 237 | 2 | Kansas | ACT |
| 54 | Brandon Marshall | OLB | 26 | 6'1" 250 | 2 | Nevada | ACT |
| 55 | Lerentee McCray | OLB | 24 | 6'2" 249 | 1 | Florida | ACT |
| 57 | Lamin Barrow | MLB | 25 | 6'1" 237 | R | LSU | ACT |
| 58 | Von Miller | OLB | 25 | 6'3" 250 | 3 | Texas A&M | ACT |
| 76 | Marvin Austin | NT | 25 | 6'2" 312 | 3 | — | ACT |
| 92 | Sylvester Williams | DT | 27 | 6'2" 313 | 1 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 94 | DeMarcus Ware | DE | 32 | 6'4" 258 | 9 | Troy | ACT |
| 95 | Derek Wolfe | DE | 24 | 6'5" 285 | 2 | Cincinnati | ACT |
| 96 | Mitch Unrein | DT | 27 | 6'4" 306 | 4 | Wyoming | ACT |
| 97 | Malik Jackson | DE | 24 | 6'5" 293 | 2 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 98 | Terrance Knighton | NT | 28 | 6'3" 331 | 5 | — | ACT |
Secondary11
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Josh Bush | SS | 25 | 5'11" 205 | 2 | Wake Forest | TRD |
| 20 | Josh Bush | SS | 25 | 5'11" 205 | 2 | Wake Forest | ACT |
| 21 | Aqib Talib | CB | 28 | 6'1" 205 | 6 | Kansas | ACT |
| 25 | Chris Harris | CB | 25 | 5'10" 199 | 3 | Kansas | ACT |
| 26 | Rahim Moore | FS | 24 | 6'1" 195 | 3 | UCLA | ACT |
| 29 | Bradley Roby | CB | 22 | 5'11" 194 | R | Ohio State | ACT |
| 30 | David Bruton | FS | 27 | 6'2" 217 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 31 | Omar Bolden | CB | 27 | 5'10" 195 | 2 | Arizona State | ACT |
| 32 | Tony Carter | CB | 28 | 5'9" 175 | 5 | — | ACT |
| 36 | Kayvon Webster | CB | 23 | 5'11" 198 | 1 | South Florida | ACT |
| 43 | T.J. Ward | SS | 29 | 5'10" 200 | 4 | Oregon | ACT |
Specialists4
| # | Player | Pos | Age | Ht/Wt | Exp | College | St |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connor Barth | K | 28 | 5'11" 200 | 6 | North Carolina | ACT |
| 4 | Britton Colquitt | P | 29 | 6'3" 205 | 5 | Tennessee | ACT |
| 8 | Brandon McManus | K | 23 | 6'3" 201 | 1 | Temple | ACT |
| 46 | Aaron Brewer | LS | 24 | 6'5" 230 | 2 | San Diego State | ACT |
Schedule
17 games
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Spread | EPA/play |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Colts | W 31-24 | -8 | +0.173 |
| 2 | vs Chiefs | W 24-17 | -13 | +0.266 |
| 3 | @ Seahawks | L 20-26 | +4 | -0.137 |
| 5 | vs Cardinals | W 41-20 | -8 | +0.139 |
| 6 | @ Jets | W 31-17 | -10 | +0.087 |
| 7 | vs 49ers | W 42-17 | -7 | +0.415 |
| 8 | vs Chargers | W 35-21 | -9 | +0.342 |
| 9 | @ Patriots | L 21-43 | -3 | -0.142 |
| 10 | @ Raiders | W 41-17 | -13 | +0.130 |
| 11 | @ Rams | L 7-22 | -8 | -0.192 |
| 12 | vs Dolphins | W 39-36 | -6.5 | +0.347 |
| 13 | @ Chiefs | W 29-16 | +1 | +0.025 |
| 14 | vs Bills | W 24-17 | -9 | -0.065 |
| 15 | @ Chargers | W 22-10 | -4 | +0.079 |
| 16 | @ Bengals | L 28-37 | -3.5 | -0.161 |
| 17 | vs Raiders | W 47-14 | -16.5 | +0.122 |
| DIV | vs Colts | L 13-24 | -9.5 | -0.208 |