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Broncos quarterbacks since Peyton Manning: Bo Nix joins the list

Bo Nix is the Denver Broncos’ 14th starting quarterback since Peyton Manning’s retirement. Here’s the full list.

The Denver Broncos have been in football purgatory following Peyton Manning’s retirement from the NFL.

Manning played in Denver from 2012-2015, posting a 45-12 record as the team’s starter. The Broncos won the AFC West in all four of Manning’s seasons and they reached two Super Bowls.

After winning Super Bowl 50, Manning retired during the 2016 offseason. Denver spent the last nine years searching for a replacement. Broncos fans now have hope that Bo Nix will finally break the team’s post-Manning quarterback curse.

Nix, who was picked by Denver in the first round of the NFL draft in April, will become the Broncos’ 14th starting quarterback since Manning’s retirement. Here’s the full list.

Broncos starting quarterbacks since Peyton Manning

1. Trevor Siemian: 13-11
2. Paxton Lynch: 1-3
3. Brock Osweiler: 0-4
4. Case Keenum: 6-10
5. Joe Flacco: 2-6
6. Brandon Allen: 1-2
7. Jeff Driskel: 0-1
8. Brett Rypien: 2-1
9. Drew Lock: 8-13
10. Kendall Hinton/Phillip Lindsay: 0-1
11. Teddy Bridgewater: 7-7
12. Russell Wilson: 11-19
13. Jarrett Stidham: 2-2
14. Bo Nix: 0-0

Siemian was the team’s only full-time starter to post a winning record, but he wasn’t a franchise quarterback. Here’s a quick look back at each QB.

1. Trevor Siemian: 13-11

Denver’s most successful quarterback since Manning’s retirement (in terms of record), Siemian nearly reached the playoffs in his first season under center. After spending last year as a backup with the New York Jets, Siemian is now a free agent.

2. Paxton Lynch: 1-3

One of the biggest busts in franchise history, Lynch went on to have unsuccessful stints in the CFL, USFL and XFL after falling out of the NFL in 2019. He’s currently a free agent.

3. Brock Osweiler: 0-4

Osweiler was an important player for the Broncos during their Super Bowl 50 run as he filled in well for an injured Manning during the 2015 season. Osweiler’s second stint with the team did not go well, though, and he retired from the NFL in 2019.

4. Case Keenum: 6-10

Keenum had an unremarkable one-year run with the Broncos in 2018. He’s now a backup with the Houston Texans.

5. Joe Flacco: 2-6

Flacco joined the Broncos in 2019 and he didn’t last long in Denver. He’s now a backup with the Indianapolis Colts.

6. Brandon Allen: 1-2

Allen started three games in 2019 when Flacco and Drew Lock were recovering from injuries. Allen is now a backup with the San Francisco 49ers.

7. Jeff Driskel: 0-1

Driskel started one game when Lock was injured in 2020 and it didn’t go well. He’s now a backup with the Washington Commanders.

8. Brett Rypien: 2-1

Rypien started one game in the place of an injured Lock and two games in the place of an injured Russell Wilson. He is now a backup with the Chicago Bears.

9. Drew Lock: 8-13

Lock had moments of strong play in Denver, but his turnovers often proved to be costly. He was sent to Seattle as part of the Wilson trade and he spent two years as a backup with the Seahawks. Lock is now a backup with the New York Gitans.

10. Kendall Hinton/Phillip Lindsay: 0-1

When all four of Denver’s quarterbacks were ruled ineligible to play in Week 12 of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 policy, wide receiver Kendall Hinton was called up from the practice squad to play quarterback that week. Technically, the Broncos had Lindsay line up in a Wild Cat formation for the first play, so Hinton was not officially credited with a QB start, but he was Denver’s QB that day.

Hinton and Lindsay are now both out of the NFL.

11. Teddy Bridgewater: 7-7

Bridgewater was one of Denver’s best quarterbacks since the Manning era, but it still wasn’t enough for the Broncos to get back into playoff contention. After backup stints with the Miami Dolphins and Detroit Lions, Bridgewater retired from the NFL in February. He now coaches high school football in Miami.

12. Russell Wilson: 11-19

The Broncos paid a king’s ransom to acquire Wilson from the Seahawks in 2022 and he ended up starting just 30 games in Denver. Wilson went 4-11 in 2022 and 7-8 in 2023. Payton took on the largest dead money cap hit in NFL history to move on from Wilson this spring. He now plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

13. Jarrett Stidham: 1-1

After the Broncos benched Wilson last year, Stidham started the final two games of the season and split the results. He competed with Nix for Denver’s starting job this summer but wasn’t able to fend off the rookie for QB1 duties.

14. Bo Nix: 0-0

On paper, Nix seems to be a perfect fit for Payton’s offense. He will make his regular-season NFL debut when the Broncos go on the road to face the Seattle Seahawks in Week 1 (Sept. 8). After eight seasons of inconsistent quarterback play, Denver now turns to Nix to get the franchise back on track.

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Bo Nix becomes Broncos’ 14th starting QB since Peyton Manning (view the full list)

Bo Nix is the Denver Broncos’ 14th starting quarterback since Peyton Manning’s retirement. Here’s the full list.

The Denver Broncos have been in football purgatory following Peyton Manning’s retirement from the NFL.

Manning played in Denver from 2012-2015, posting a 45-12 record as the team’s starter. The Broncos won the AFC West in all four of Manning’s seasons and they reached two Super Bowls.

Nix, who was picked by Denver in the first round of the NFL draft in April, has been named the team’s starter ahead of the 2024 NFL season. He will become the Broncos’ 14th starting quarterback since Manning’s retirement. Here’s the full list.

Broncos starting quarterbacks since Peyton Manning

1. Trevor Siemian: 13-11
2. Paxton Lynch: 1-3
3. Brock Osweiler: 0-4
4. Case Keenum: 6-10
5. Joe Flacco: 2-6
6. Brandon Allen: 1-2
7. Jeff Driskel: 0-1
8. Brett Rypien: 2-1
9. Drew Lock: 8-13
10. Kendall Hinton/Phillip Lindsay: 0-1
11. Teddy Bridgewater: 7-7
12. Russell Wilson: 11-19
13. Jarrett Stidham: 2-2
14. Bo Nix: 0-0

Siemian was the team’s only full-time starter to post a winning record, but he wasn’t a franchise quarterback. Here’s a quick look back at each QB.

1. Trevor Siemian: 13-11

2. Paxton Lynch: 1-3

One of the biggest busts in franchise history, Lynch went on to have unsuccessful stints in the CFL, USFL and XFL after falling out of the NFL in 2019. He’s currently a free agent.

3. Brock Osweiler: 0-4

4. Case Keenum: 6-10

Keenum had an unremarkable one-year run with the Broncos in 2018. He’s now a backup with the Houston Texans.

5. Joe Flacco: 2-6

Flacco joined the Broncos in 2019 and he didn’t last long in Denver. He’s now a backup with the Indianapolis Colts.

6. Brandon Allen: 1-2

Allen started three games in 2019 when Flacco and Drew Lock were recovering from injuries. Allen is now a backup with the San Francisco 49ers.

7. Jeff Driskel: 0-1

Driskel started one game when Lock was injured in 2020 and it didn’t go well. He’s now a backup with the Washington Commanders.

8. Brett Rypien: 2-1

Rypien started one game in the place of an injured Lock and two games in the place of an injured Russell Wilson. He is now a backup with the Chicago Bears.

9. Drew Lock: 8-13

10. Kendall Hinton/Phillip Lindsay: 0-1

Hinton and Lindsay are now both out of the NFL.

11. Teddy Bridgewater: 7-7

12. Russell Wilson: 11-19

13. Jarrett Stidham: 1-1

14. Bo Nix: 0-0

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John Elway admits passing on Josh Allen was his biggest mistake as GM

“That was probably my biggest mistake,” John Elway said of passing on Josh Allen in 2018. Elway stepped down as GM three years later.

Thirteen years after winning back-to-back Super Bowls as a quarterback, John Elway returned to the Denver Broncos in 2011 as an executive.

Elway quickly became the team’s general manager and after signing Peyton Manning in 2012, Elway later assembled a dream team of free agents that included DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib, T.J. Ward, Wes Welker and Emmanuel Sanders.

Manning led the team to four straight division titles and the Broncos reached two Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl 50 following the 2015 season. Elway had planned for the post-Manning era by drafting Brock Osweiler in 2012, but the team wasn’t able to re-sign Osweiler when his rookie contract expired.

Elway attempted to draft a quarterback again in 2016, using a first-round pick on Paxton Lynch, who flopped. Two years later, the Broncos held the fifth overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft and Elway picked pass rusher Bradley Chubb over quarterback Josh Allen.

During a recent interview on the “Parton My Take” podcast by Barstool Sports, Elway admitted that passing on Allen was likely the biggest mistake he made during his time building Denver’s roster.

“I loved him,” Elway told PMT. “But it just didn’t work out. He was my type. That was probably my biggest mistake of my GM days, was not taking Josh.”

The Buffalo Bills picked Allen seventh overall and Buffalo has gone 63-30 with Allen under center. Elway tried again in 2019, using a second-round pick on Drew Lock, but Lock was shipped out by new management three years later.

Elway stepped down from day-to-day GM duties following the 2020 season but remained president of football operations. The Broncos hired George Paton as their new GM in 2021 and Elway’s contract expired after that season. Elway served as a consultant in 2022, but that role was not renewed in 2023. Though he won a Super Bowl as a GM, Elway’s legacy as an executive was damaged by his failure to find a Manning replacement.

Denver went 32-48 in Elway’s final five seasons running the team, and the club has started 13 different quarterbacks since Manning’s retirement.

Paton and coach Sean Payton aimed to right the ship by using a first-round pick to select quarterback Bo Nix this spring. Following the failures of Osweiler, Lynch and Lock, Nix will aim to become the team’s first franchise quarterback since Manning. He might never reach the level of Josh Allen, but Nix can help Broncos fans forget the QB struggles of the post-Manning era.

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Brock Osweiler was the best player to wear No. 17 for the Broncos

Brock Osweiler went 5-2 filling in for an injured Peyton Manning in 2015, helping the Broncos secure the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

We’ve reached No. 17 in our series of the best player to wear each jersey number for the Denver Broncos, and this one might be slightly controversial.

Brock Osweiler was the best player to don No. 17 in Denver. Yes, Brock Osweiler.

Some Broncos fans might scoff at the notion, but Osweiler was a key member of the team’s 2015 squad that won Super Bowl 50. When starting quarterback Peyton Manning went down with an injury that season, Osweiler stepped in and went 5-2 as a starter, helping Denver secure the No. 1 seed in the AFC’s playoff race.

That No. 1 seed gave the Broncos home-field advantage in the playoffs, a crucial part of the team’s journey to Super Bowl 50. Osweiler completed 61.8% of his passes for 1,967 yards with 10 touchdowns against six interceptions that season. Not amazing, but good enough to win five important games.

Nov. 29, 2015 — The Denver Broncos beat the previously undefeated New England Patriots 30–24, in OT, on SNF! @cjandersonb22 had 2 TDs, including the game-winner. @MrHillman2U & Bubba Caldwell also scored TDs. Brock Osweiler: 270 pass yards & a TD @VonMiller had a big OT sack! pic.twitter.com/ZzqZSgdQyh

— Mile High Moments (@MileHighMoments) November 29, 2021

Never mind that Osweiler left the club for a big contract the following offseason and never quite lived up to the hype. He played a key role in Denver’s Super Bowl-winning season in 2015, and that’s a more impressive resume than any other player to wear No. 17 for the Broncos.

Steve DeBerg spent three years in Denver wearing No. 17, but he went 5-7 as a starter (including a loss in the playoffs). Osweiler had a shorter tenure with the Broncos, but his time with the team had a much bigger impact.

Shout out to Brock Osweiler, Super Bowl 50 champion.

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Announcers named for Tennessee-Iowa Citrus Bowl

Announcers named for the Citrus Bowl between Tennessee and Iowa.

No. 23 Tennessee (8-4, 4-4 SEC) will play No. 17 Iowa (10-3, 7-2 Big Ten) in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1, 2024.

Rankings reflect the US LBM Coaches Poll.

Kickoff between the Vols and Hawkeyes is slated for 1 p.m. EST. ABC will televise the matchup at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

Dave Fleming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst) and Kayla Burton (sideline) will be on the call.

“Our entire program is so excited to have the opportunity to come to the city of Orlando, represent Tennessee football and our university on New Year’s day,” Tennessee head coach Josh Heupel said. “This is a huge opportunity.

“It goes without saying that we understand the quality of the that we are facing in Iowa. It’s a proud football program. Coach (Kirk) Ferentz has done an unbelievable job over his tenure there.”

READ: Iowa’s depth chart for Citrus Bowl versus Tennessee

READ: Tennessee-Iowa Citrus Bowl transfer portal and opt-outs tracker

Peyton Manning (18) and Brock Osweiler (17). Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Broncos’ 5-game winning streak is their longest since Super Bowl run

For the first time since their Super Bowl season in 2015, the Broncos have won five games in a row. Can they keep the streak going?

The Denver Broncos are now 6-5 after winning five straight games and getting back into the playoff mix following a disastrous 1-5 start.

Denver won games against the Green Bay Packers (19-17), Kansas City Chiefs (24-9), Buffalo Bills (24-22), Minnesota Vikings (21-20) and Cleveland Browns (29-12) over the last six weeks (the Broncos had a bye in Week 9).

This five-game run marks the team’s longest single-season winning streak since 2015, the year Denver won Super Bowl 50. That season, Peyton Manning won seven straight games from Sept. 13 to Nov. 1.

After Peyton Manning suffered an injury in Week 9 that season, Brock Osweiler stepped in and went 5-3 as a starter to help the Broncos finish as the AFC’s No. 1 seed with a 12-4 record.

Here’s a look at the team’s longest single-season winning streaks dating back to Tim Tebow’s six-game winning streak in 2011.

Year	Games
2012	11
2015	7
2013	6
2011	6
2023	5

With a victory over the Houston Texans on Sunday, the Broncos would match their six-game runs from 2011 and 2013. Denver needs two more wins to match the 2015 streak. The Broncos would need to win out this season to match 2012’s 11-game winning streak.

First things first, though: Denver will focus on Houston this week.

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Reliving Tom Brady’s most memorable losses to the Broncos

Here’s a look back at Tom Brady’s most memorable losses to the Broncos.

At age 45, Tom Brady has (hopefully) announced his retirement for the last time. Brady and the Denver Broncos have clashed many times over the years, most of the games resulting in classic quarterback duels, championship matchups and memorable moments. Brady finished his career 9-9 against Denver, 8-6 in the regular season and 1-3 in the postseason.

Broncos fans love to hate Brady, whose face often makes appearances on the Ball Arena Jumbotron to make fans boo louder.

In honor of Brady’s retirement, we’re taking a look back at his five most memorable losses to Denver.

We will not do this series again, in the chance that Brady pulls a Brett Favre, which is immortalized by this hilarious This is SportsCenter sketch.

Former Browns QB Brock Osweiler has a new job

Osweiler wasn’t in Cleveland for long but his trade to the Browns remains one of the NFL’s most memorable deals

His time in Cleveland did not last long, but who can forget the Brock Osweiler era with the Browns?

Osweiler has now hung up his NFL cleats and moved onto a new role. Per Al Butler of UPI, Osweiler has been hired by ESPN as a college football analyst for the upcoming season.

Osweiler had a brief but very interesting stint with the Browns in 2017. Cleveland traded a fourth-round pick in that 2017 NFL draft to the Houston Texans in order to help the Texans unload Osweiler. The Browns also picked up a second-round pick in the 2018 NFL draft and a sixth-rounder in 2017 in order for the Texans to dump Osweiler’s big contract. That acquired second-round pick became Nick Chubb.

The unusual trade put Osweiler in position to compete with Cody Kessler, Kevin Hogan and second-round rookie DeShone Kizer in the summer of 2017. Kizer ultimately won the job and Osweiler was released before the (winless) regular season. Osweiler had one more season in Denver and a stint in 2018 with the Miami Dolphins and has not played in the NFL since.

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Broncos GM George Paton is fixing the mistake John Elway made 10 years ago

The Broncos made a mistake in 2012 when they drafted Brock Osweiler over Russell Wilson. Ten years later, George Paton is fixing that mistake.

John Elway made his greatest move as a general manager – one of the best transactions in Denver Broncos history – when he signed Peyton Manning as a free agent in 2012.

Elway successfully wooing Manning was no small feat, and it helped the Broncos attract other marquee free agents like DeMarcus Ware, Aqib Talib, Emmanuel Sanders and T.J. Ward as Denver reached two Super Bowls in four years, winning Super Bowl 50 in Manning’s final season.

Elway’s tenure as GM certainly wasn’t perfect, but he deserves credit for what he got right, particularly Manning. Without Elway, the Broncos probably wouldn’t land Manning, and without Manning, Denver wouldn’t have reached those two Super Bowls.

Elway also deserves criticism for what he got wrong, though, like failing to set the team up for success in the post-Manning era.

In 2012, the same year the Broncos signed Manning, Denver looked to the draft to add a long-term quarterback to be Manning’s eventual replacement.

Elway seemingly wanted a prototypical quarterback much like himself. Arizona State’s Brock Osweiler (6-7) fit the bill, and Elway used a second-round pick to select him over Wisconsin’s Russell Wilson (5-11), who went to the Seattle Seahawks in the third round.

Of course, re-signing Wilson after Manning’s retirement might have been difficult for the Broncos (they failed to reach an extension with Osweiler after Manning retired), but drafting Wilson over Osweiler still would have been a better choice. Elway was slow to adjust to the NFL’s changing QB era, and it was a mistake to pass on Wilson.

New general manager George Paton is fixing Elway’s mistake, but the fix comes with a hefty price tag. Denver has agreed to trade tight end Noah Fant, defensive lineman Shelby Harris, quarterback Drew Lock, two first-round picks, two second-round picks and fifth-round pick to the Seahawks in exchange for Wilson and a fourth-round pick.

Osweiler fit Elway’s expectations for a quarterback’s measurables and traits. Wilson didn’t. Paton doesn’t have the same expectations for a QB.

“I think height, as we’ve learned, there’s some QBs that aren’t over 6 feet who are dynamic,” Paton said at the NFL combine last week, via DNVR’s Andrew Mason. “When I first got into the league, everyone wanted a 6-5 QB, right? Who could really throw it. Didn’t matter if they moved. Well, the league’s changed.“

Paton was being asked about QB prospects entering this year’s draft when he gave that response, but it applies well to Wilson, one of the most dynamic QBs in the NFL despite his height.

It took ten years and cost multiple players and draft picks, but the Broncos are amending their mistake. Denver’s in good hands with Paton.

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Alabama Football: Bill O’Brien’s quarterbacks by the numbers

Roll Tide Wire takes a dive into every starting quarterback’s numbers under new Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien.

Steve Sarkisian is off to Austin as the new head coach of the Texas Longhorns, and that move left Alabama looking for a new offensive coordinator who can call plays.

After some back-and-forth, the Crimson Tide landed on former Houston Texans and Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien.

The move was considered an odd one by some, but O’Brien is still highly respected as an offensive mind. His time as a head coach has seen plenty of ups and downs, but he should have plenty to work with in Tuscaloosa.

Let’s look a little bit at his past, though.

His most noteworthy success came in his five seasons under Bill Belichick with the New England Patriots. His first two seasons were as an analyst and wide receivers coach, but his final three years included being Tom Brady’s quarterbacks coach and eventual, his offensive coordinator.

The connection between Belichick and Alabama head coach Nick Saban is obvious, and it wouldn’t be a surprise to know that relationship factored into the decision to bring O’Brien in — similarly to when Brian Daboll was hired back in 2017.

There is also some recruiting incentives with O’Brien.

It’s always nice to have a former NFL head coach roaming your sidelines when it comes to attracting high-profile high school recruits. As of right now, Alabama has added two this offseason with O’Brien and new offensive line coach Doug Marrone.

But what about O’Brien success with quarterbacks since leaving New England and Brady? Well, Roll Tide Wire dove into the numbers for the top quarterback on each of O’Brien’s teams since he became a head coach in 2012.

The results were … interesting. Take a look for yourself.