2021 Denver Broncos season
62nd season in franchise history
The 2021 season was the Denver Broncos' 52nd season in the National Football League.
2021 Denver Broncos season | |
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Owner | The Bowlen family (via Pat Bowlen’s estate) |
Head coach | Vic Fangio |
General manager | George Paton |
Home field | Empower Field at Mile High |
Results | |
Record | 7–10 |
Division place | 4th AFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
AP All-Pros | FS Justin Simmons (2nd team) |
Uniform | |
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Draft
changeRound | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 9 | Patrick Surtain II | CB | Alabama | signed May 18,[1] placed on injured reserve on January 7 |
2 | 35 | Javonte Williams | RB | North Carolina | signed July 24[2] |
3 | 98 | Quinn Meinerz | C | Wisconsin–Whitewater | signed July 24 |
105 | Baron Browning | LB | Ohio State | signed July 23[3] | |
5 | 152 | Caden Sterns | S | Texas | signed May 13[4] |
164 | Jamar Johnson | S | Indiana | signed May 13 | |
6 | 219 | Seth Williams | WR | Auburn | signed May 13, waived August 31 assigned to the practice squad on September 1, promoted to the active roster on January 3 |
7 | 237 | Kary Vincent Jr. | CB | LSU | signed May 13,[4] traded to the Philadelphia Eagles on November 2[5] |
239 | Jonathon Cooper | LB | Ohio State | signed June 15[6] | |
253 | Marquiss Spencer | DE | Mississippi State | signed May 13, waived August 31, assigned to the practice squad on September 1 |
Regular season
changeSchedule
changeThe Broncos' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12. Until the Week 18 flex, the Broncos would not have appeared on Monday Night Football for the first time since 1991.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 12 | at New York Giants | W 27–13 | 1–0 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 19 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 23–13 | 2–0 | TIAA Bank Field | Recap |
3 | September 26 | New York Jets | W 26–0 | 3–0 | Empower Field at Mile High | Recap |
4 | October 3 | Baltimore Ravens | L 7–23 | 3–1 | Empower Field at Mile High | Recap |
5 | October 10 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 19–27 | 3–2 | Heinz Field | Recap |
6 | October 17 | Las Vegas Raiders | L 24–34 | 3–3 | Empower Field at Mile High | Recap |
7 | October 21 | at Cleveland Browns | L 14–17 | 3–4 | FirstEnergy Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 31 | Washington Football Team | W 17–10 | 4–4 | Empower Field at Mile High | Recap |
9 | November 7 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 30–16 | 5–4 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 14 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 13–30 | 5–5 | Empower Field at Mile High | Recap |
11 | Bye | |||||
12 | November 28 | Los Angeles Chargers | W 28–13 | 6–5 | Empower Field at Mile High | Recap |
13 | December 5 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 9–22 | 6–6 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 12 | Detroit Lions | W 38–10 | 7–6 | Empower Field at Mile High | Recap |
15 | December 19 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 10–15 | 7–7 | Empower Field at Mile High | Recap |
16 | December 26 | at Las Vegas Raiders | L 13–17 | 7–8 | Allegiant Stadium | Recap |
17 | January 2 | at Los Angeles Chargers | L 13–34 | 7–9 | SoFi Stadium | Recap |
18 | January 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–28 | 7–10 | Empower Field at Mile High | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
changeDivision
changeAFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) Kansas City Chiefs | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 7–5 | 480 | 364 | W1 |
(5) Las Vegas Raiders | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 374 | 439 | W4 |
Los Angeles Chargers | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 474 | 459 | L1 |
Denver Broncos | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 1–5 | 3–9 | 335 | 322 | L4 |
Conference
change# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division winners | |||||||||||
1[a] | Tennessee Titans | South | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 8–4 | .472 | .480 | W3 |
2[a] | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .538 | .517 | W1 |
3 | Buffalo Bills | East | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .472 | .428 | W4 |
4 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .472 | .462 | L1 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5[b] | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .510 | .515 | W4 |
6[b] | New England Patriots | East | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .481 | .394 | L1 |
7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .521 | .490 | W2 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
8[c] | Indianapolis Colts | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .495 | .431 | L2 |
9[c][d] | Miami Dolphins | East | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .464 | .379 | W1 |
10[c][d] | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .510 | .500 | L1 |
11[e] | Cleveland Browns | North | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .514 | .415 | W1 |
12[e] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 1–5 | 5–7 | .531 | .460 | L6 |
13 | Denver Broncos | West | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .484 | .357 | L4 |
14[f] | New York Jets | East | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 0–6 | 4–8 | .512 | .426 | L2 |
15[f] | Houston Texans | South | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .498 | .397 | L2 |
16 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .512 | .569 | W1 |
Tiebreakers[g] | |||||||||||
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References
change- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (May 18, 2021). "CB Pat Surtain II signs rookie contract". Denver Broncos. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- ↑ Swanson, Ben (July 24, 2021). "RB Javonte Williams, OL Quinn Meinerz sign rookie contracts". Denver Broncos. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (July 23, 2021). "LB Baron Browning signs rookie contract". Denver Broncos. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 DiLalla, Aric (May 13, 2021). "Broncos sign five members of 2021 draft class". Denver Broncos. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (November 2, 2021). "Broncos trading CB Kary Vincent Jr. to Eagles for 2022 sixth-round pick". Denver Broncos. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
- ↑ DiLalla, Aric (June 15, 2021). "OLB Jonathon Cooper signs rookie contract". Denver Broncos. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2021.