He's 25th in EPA per dropback among 32 qualified quarterbacks. The early-down passing attack has been abysmal, with Wilson completing just 65 of 114 passes (57%) for 775 yards (6.8 per attempt), two touchdowns and an interception on first and second down.
From where we sit right now, let's take a gander at what has gone right, what has gone wrong, and what has been downright awful - specifically for the offense for which there were such high hopes - through the first five weeks of Denver's new era. Despite playing one more game than 30 of the league's 32 teams, the Broncos are 31st in yards, 31st in points, 32nd in first downs. They barely hung on against the 49ers in Week 3 (11 points), slumped for much of the game against the Raiders in Week 4 (23 points, but only thanks to a prayer of a deep ball late in the game), and looked like an absolute disaster against the Colts on Thursday evening (nine points).īut are things really as bad as the surface level results would indicate? After Week 5, it seems safe to say that yes, they are. They scored just 32 points combined in those two contests.
They trailed the Texans for much of their Week 2 game (with Wilson looking horrendous along the way) before finally getting their act together in the fourth quarter. The Broncos lost the season opener to the Seahawks in embarrassing fashion. Through five weeks, things have gotten off to more than a bit of a rocky start. Maybe they wouldn't finish ahead of the Chiefs or Chargers, but they'd at least make them sweat, and be among the league's most electric offenses due to all the talent on hand. After acquiring Russell Wilson via trade and hiring former Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett as their new head coach, the Broncos looked like they could at least make things interesting in football's best division - the AFC West. Expectations were high for the Denver Broncos coming into this season.
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