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Broncos WR Courtland Sutton has a perfect career passer rating

Broncos WR Courtland Sutton is the only player in franchise history to attempt more than 2 passes and post a perfect passer rating (158.3).

Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton completed his second pass of the season on Sunday with a two-yard touchdown toss to quarterback Bo Nix against the Baltimore Ravens.

Sutton is now 2-of-2 on the year for 30 yards with one touchdown, good for a perfect 158.3 passer rating. Sutton is 4-of-4 on passes in his career for 84 yards with four first downs, one score and no turnovers, also good for a perfect passer rating.

“We called it at the right time,” Nix said of the play after the game. “We knew that they were going to be in zero funnel, and the guy actually made a good play of retreating and trailing, and Courtland looked pretty good again on that play.”

Sutton became the third receiver in franchise history to throw a touchdown pass on Sunday, joining Emmanuel Sanders (once) and Arthur Marshall (twice). Sutton was on the receiving end of Sanders’ touchdown pass in 2018.

Sutton is one of four players in franchise history with a perfect passer rating, joining Sanders, Marshall and fullback Jon Keyworth. Of those players, Sutton is the only one with more than two pass attempts.

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Jon Keyworth was the best player to wear No. 32 for the Broncos

Jon Keyworth helped the Broncos reach their first Super Bowl in 1977. The FB/RB ranks 10th on the team’s all-time rushing list.

Jon Keyworth spent his entire career with the Denver Broncos and he ended up being the best player to ever wear jersey No. 32 in Denver.

Keyworth played running back and wide receiver for the Colorado Buffaloes from 1970-1973, totaling 960 yards from scrimmage and scoring 10 touchdowns in four seasons (43 games).

He was picked by the Broncos in the sixth round of the 1974 NFL draft to play fullback (at a time when fullbacks were more involved on offense). Keyworth went on to play both FB and RB in Denver, rushing 699 times for 2,653 yards and 22 touchdowns during his seven-year career. He also hauled in 141 receptions for 1,057 yards and three more scores.

Keyworth helped the Broncos reached their first Super Bowl in 1977. Keyworth rushed five times for nine yards in Super Bowl XII, a 27-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

Keyworth’s 2,653 rushing yards rank 10th on the team’s all-time list and his 22 rushing touchdowns rank ninth. In addition to playing football, Keyworth was also a musician:

Shout out to Jon Keyworth, the best player to wear No. 32 in Denver.

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