The combined record of teams Denver lost to. 25-5

The combined record of those NE lost to 18-12

Total Offense (YPG)

1. New England Patriots 431.9
2. Detroit Lions 401.7
3. Denver Broncos 394.2
4. Indianapolis Colts 393.4
5. New Orleans Saints 391.3

O Passing (YPG)

1. Detroit Lions 301.8
2. New Orleans Saints 296.4
3. Atlanta Falcons 292.9
4. New England Patriots 289.0
5. Denver Broncos 288.9

O Rushing (YPG)

1. San Francisco 49ers 165.5
2. Washington Redskins 165.0
3. Minnesota Vikings 150.5
4. Kansas City Chiefs 145.4
5. New England Patriots 142.9
19. Denver Broncos 105.3

Total Defense (YPG)

1. Pittsburgh Steelers 259.1
2. San Francisco 49ers 277.2
3. Seattle Seahawks 296.8
4. Houston Texans 299.2
5. Chicago Bears 312.1
6. Denver Broncos 312.8

D Passing (YPG)

1. Pittsburgh Steelers 169.3
2. San Francisco 49ers 182.9
3. Seattle Seahawks 196.2
4. New York Jets 200.1
5. Arizona Cardinals 204.7
12. Denver Broncos 219.0

D Rushing (YPG)

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 81.8
2. Houston Texans 85.6
3. San Diego Chargers 87.9
4. Pittsburgh Steelers 89.8
5. Denver Broncos 93.8

A quick look will tell you that even so we are a Manning led O, we need to be way better running the ball in the long run to go all the way. At this point it is the glaring lacking ingredient in our quest to win a SB. And of course with McGahee down it’s not going to get any better soon.

And those stats bring up the interesting point that our D is slightly ahead of our O to the surprise of many.

And the D against the pass is not as stellar as some have us think, Carter and Harris are wonderful acquisitions but they are still a work in progress and those safeties of ours still get killed by opposing TEs.

Nonetheless, overall these are tremendous numbers that a year ago would of simply been of the pipe dream variety, other than the rushing O of course which was well ahead of where we are now because of Tebow’s running.

The key to winning it all is in the running baby, that’s my stance on all of this.

And don’t you think for one minute that Belicheck doesn’t know a thing or two about winning it all, look at how he has improved his team’s rushing yards!!! 5th, with nearly 143 yards per game to our 105, that’s unheard of, and that’s only because he knows that even with Brady at the helm that’s the ingredient that they kept missing in the last few years to reclaim the top spot, running the football.

Something for the Denver Broncos organization to reflect on this off season for sure. My feeling about all this is after two years at balking at taking top names for the running game in the draft or FA, Fox and Elway will change that trend come early next year, can’t wait for that either as everyone knows. Understood they went at things in order of priority, but how running talent was not prioritized in a Fox O is still remaining a mystery to me. My only explanation was the acquisition of Manning blinded them to that running need, well by now the blinders should be getting loose and they are hopefully about to fall out.

In my opinion if Moreno wants to salvage his career he had better step up and fix whatever reason he’s been inactive. Hillman, Ball, and Johson better step up if they’re in. Think of all the work the team has put in with Manning knowing his lingo the system, coming into a new system is hard enough, then you add in what Manning does and the new back will probably be lost. I could see them bringing in Addai for the same reason they brought in Tamme and Stokely. To make Payton more comfortable.

I agree tlcat06 I could see them bringin in Addai, depending on how well he’s kept himself in shape.