Lots of good threads and posts are out there, and I won’t re-hash what’s been said. We are 3-0, and we have KC up next, so 4-0 should be well within reach.
Did anyone foresee Hillis becoming a return guy this week? Not a bad job, either – he’s becoming our swiss army knife, and his lead block on the Pittman touchdown was, as one MHRer said, classic. The D needs to step up, but big plays do win games. ST improved, and Jay had a sub-par game, but was often amazing.
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But I was most interested in our overall three game stats. Here are some of the stats from our current position in the league.
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Total First Downs |
Broncos 58 |
League rank 1 |
Opponents 34 |
Opponents league rank 18 |
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First Downs Rushing |
19 |
2 |
7 |
27 |
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First Downs Passing |
30 |
1 |
24 |
5 |
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Total Offensive Yards |
927 |
1 |
763 |
6 |
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Avg Yards per Offensive Play |
6.92 |
3 |
6.87 |
30 |
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Total Touchdowns |
10 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
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Total Offensive Plays |
134 |
3 |
111 |
24 |
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Rushing Touchdowns |
4 |
1 |
0 |
28 |
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Passing Touchdowns |
6 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
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Total Passing Yards |
641 |
2 |
533 |
4 |
(From: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/teamStats?statsId=7)
Also, we are first in the league for scoring efficiency, at 63.3%. We rank second for fewest 3 and out drives, with 4.
Another fine stat: Throughout the first three games, only the Chargers recorded a sack, and that was a statistical sack only, listed as a team sack, to account for the fumble. That’s an amazing performance – I recall before the Chargers game people saying that their D, even accounting for injuries, was too good not to record a sack. Our O line is putting on a world class performance. If Steiger becomes the center we look for him to be, or if Hamilton moves and Steiger takes over a guard, we could be one of the best for a long time.
And here’s to the only stat this really counts – 3 and 0!
