List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks
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These quarterbacks have started for Professional Football's Denver Broncos. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the team.
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Starting quarterbacks
List of all Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
Regular season
Post-season
| Season | Quarterback(s) |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Craig Morton (2-1) |
| 1978 | Craig Morton (0-1) |
| 1979 | Craig Morton (0-1) |
| 1983 | Steve DeBerg (0-1) |
| 1984 | John Elway (0-1) |
| 1986 | John Elway (2-1) |
| 1987 | John Elway (2-1) |
| 1989 | John Elway (2-1) |
| 1991 | John Elway (1-1) |
| 1993 | John Elway (0-1) |
| 1996 | John Elway (0-1) |
| 1997 | John Elway (4-0) |
| 1998 | John Elway (3-0) |
| 2000 | Gus Frerotte (0-1) |
| 2003 | Jake Plummer (0-1) |
| 2004 | Jake Plummer (0-1) |
| 2005 | Jake Plummer (1-1) |
| 2011 | Tim Tebow (1-1) |
| 2012 | Peyton Manning (0-1) |
| 2013 | Peyton Manning (2-1) |
| 2014 | Peyton Manning (0-1) |
| 2015 | Peyton Manning (3-0) |
Most games as starting quarterback
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Broncos in regular season games (as of Week 17 of 2015 season).
| Name | |
|---|---|
| GP | Games played |
| GS | Games started |
| W | Number of wins as starting quarterback |
| L | Number of losses as starting quarterback |
| T | Number of ties as starting quarterback |
| Pct | Winning Percentage as starting quarterback |
| Name | Period | GP | GS | W | L | T | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elway, John | 1983-1998 | 234 | 231 | 148 | 82 | 1 | .643 |
| Morton, Craig | 1977-1982 | 72 | 64 | 41 | 23 | - | .641 |
| Manning, Peyton | 2012-2015 | 58 | 57 | 45 | 12 | - | .789 |
| Plummer, Jake | 2003-2006 | 59 | 54 | 39 | 15 | - | .722 |
| Griese, Brian | 1998-2002 | 53 | 51 | 27 | 24 | - | .529 |
| Johnson, Charley | 1972-1975 | 54 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 3 | .524 |
| Tripucka, Frank | 1960-1963 | 44 | 39 | 13 | 25 | 1 | .346 |
| Cutler, Jay | 2006-2008 | 37 | 37 | 17 | 20 | - | .459 |
| Orton, Kyle | 2009-2011 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 21 | - | .364 |
| Tensi, Steve | 1967-1970 | 41 | 32 | 10 | 21 | 1 | .328 |
| Ramsey, Steve | 1971-1976 | 53 | 31 | 14 | 17 | - | .452 |
Team career passing records
(As of Week 17 of 2015 season)
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elway, John | 4,123 | 7,250 | 56.9% | 51,475 | 300 | 226 |
| Manning, Peyton | 1,443 | 2,170 | 66.5% | 17,112 | 140 | 53 |
| Griese, Brian | 1,044 | 1,678 | 62.2% | 11,763 | 71 | 53 |
| Plummer, Jake | 944 | 1,596 | 59.1% | 11,631 | 71 | 47 |
| Morton, Craig | 907 | 1,594 | 56.9% | 11,895 | 74 | 65 |
| Cutler, Jay | 762 | 1,220 | 62.5% | 9,024 | 54 | 37 |
| Orton, Kyle | 720 | 1,194 | 60.3% | 8,434 | 49 | 28 |
| Tripucka, Frank | 662 | 1,277 | 51.8% | 7,676 | 51 | 85 |
| Johnson, Charley | 517 | 970 | 53.3% | 7,238 | 52 | 52 |
