As the Broncos season are now eliminated from contention in the AFC West (and essentially from any playoff hope), its time to take a look at the performance overall on what I call long drives. The definition I use is that any drive of 70 or more yards of potential yards is long. I think this is a standard definition for most folks, and it creates a nice easy cut off to analyze by.
The Denver Defense
|
| AVERAGE of Start | AVERAGE of Percent Yards Gained | COUNT of Start |
| BUF | Field Goal | 25 | 50.66666667 | 1 |
| Punt | 22.33333333 | 16.26068376 | 3 |
| Touchdown | 26 | 100 | 1 |
| BUF Total |
| 23.6 | 39.88974359 | 5 |
| CIN | Blocked Punt | 30 | 5.714285714 | 1 |
| Punt | 16.28571429 | 15.38998682 | 7 |
| Touchdown | 25 | 100 | 1 |
| CIN Total |
| 18.77777778 | 23.7160215 | 9 |
| DAL | Downs | 25 | 44 | 1 |
| Field Goal | 25 | 49.33333333 | 1 |
| Interception | 25 | 13.33333333 | 1 |
| Punt | 23.5 | 8.827160494 | 4 |
| DAL Total |
| 24.14285714 | 20.28218695 | 7 |
| KAN | Field Goal | 25 | 66.66666667 | 1 |
| Fumble | 21 | 51.89873418 | 1 |
| Punt | 25 | 12.47630635 | 4 |
| KAN Total |
| 24.33333333 | 28.07843771 | 6 |
| LAC | Downs | 25 | 33.33333 | 1 |
| Interception | 25 | 5.333333 | 1 |
| Punt | 18 | 15.14296297 | 7 |
| Touchdown | 16.5 | 100 | 2 |
| LAC Total |
| 19 | 31.33340034 | 11 |
| MIA | Interception | 11 | 12.35955056 | 1 |
| Punt | 16.66666667 | 31.9684557 | 3 |
| Touchdown | 25 | 100 | 1 |
| MIA Total |
| 17.2 | 41.65298353 | 5 |
| NE | Downs | 21 | 58.2278481 | 1 |
| Field Goal | 25 | 90.66666667 | 1 |
| Punt | 25 | 6.666666667 | 1 |
| Touchdown | 18.66666667 | 100 | 3 |
| NE Total |
| 21.16666667 | 75.92686357 | 6 |
| NYG | Field Goal | 24 | 90.78947368 | 1 |
| Punt | 20.25 | 10.67388167 | 4 |
| Touchdown | 25 | 100 | 1 |
| NYG Total |
| 21.66666667 | 38.91416673 | 6 |
| OAK | Downs | 11 | 7.865168539 | 1 |
| Field Goal | 7 | 78.49462366 | 1 |
| Fumble | 28 | -5.555555556 | 1 |
| Punt | 22 | 3.199129853 | 6 |
| Touchdown | 10.5 | 100 | 2 |
| OAK Total |
| 18.09090909 | 27.2726378 | 11 |
| PHI | Downs | 26 | 31.08108108 | 1 |
| Fumble | 23 | -5.194805195 | 1 |
| Punt | 24 | 3.402597403 | 2 |
| Touchdown | 24.5 | 100 | 4 |
| PHI Total |
| 24.375 | 54.08643384 | 8 |
| Grand Total |
| 20.91891892 | 36.45956535 | 74 |
The defense has performed pretty admirably so far given the circumstances. Opponents have averaged just 36% of the total possible yards, with 13 touchdowns allowed. Thats only 17% of drives that are expected to score if they start long, with 7 of those coming in two bad games for the D (NE and Phi).
The Offense
|
| AVERAGE of Start | AVERAGE of Percent Yards Gained | COUNT of Start |
| DEN | Blocked Punt | 25 | 14.66666667 | 1 |
| Downs | 17.33333333 | 40.33587497 | 6 |
| Field Goal | 21.85714286 | 80.74410057 | 14 |
| Fumble | 18.2 | 25.75513322 | 5 |
| Fumble, Safety | 5 | -5.263157895 | 1 |
| Interception | 21.30769231 | 17.84548648 | 13 |
| Missed FG | 19.75 | 55.78562135 | 4 |
| Punt | 18.28 | 8.613585653 | 50 |
| Touchdown | 21.85714286 | 100 | 14 |
| DEN Total |
| 19.50925926 | 35.15208264 | 108 |
| Grand Total |
| 19.50925926 | 35.15208264 | 108 |
This is where it gets really disheartening. More INTs and Fumbles than TDs and gaining only 8% of yards needed on drives that end with a punt. That means Denver is not flipping field position at all.
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