The Denver Broncos dominated the AFC West with quarterback Peyton Manning, winning the division four years in a row and reaching two Super Bowls from 2012-2015.
Manning went 45-12 as a starter with the Broncos and retired from the NFL after winning Super Bowl 50 following the 2015 season. Denver has been in quarterback purgatory since Manning’s retirement.
Among the team’s full-season starters since Manning, only one (Trevor Siemian) posted a winning record. Teddy Bridgewater went .500 and Brett Rypien went 2-1, but Rypien had a small sample size.
The Broncos thought they had found their answer at quarterback when they acquired Russell Wilson last year, but he did not seem to mesh with new coach Sean Payton in 2023. Payton benched Wilson this week and named Jarrett Stidham the team’s starter for Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Stidham is now set to become Denver’s 13th starting quarterback since Manning. Here’s a quick look back at how we got to this point.
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Denver’s most successful quarterback since Manning’s retirement (in terms of record), Siemian nearly reached the playoffs in his first season under center. He’s now a fill-in starter with the New York Jets.
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One of the biggest busts in franchise history, Lynch went on to have unsuccessful stints in the CFL and USFL after falling out of the NFL in 2019. He now plays in the XFL.
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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.
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Keenum had an unremarkable one-year run with the Broncos in 2018. He’s now a backup with the Houston Texans.
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Flacco joined the Broncos in 2019 and he didn’t last long in Denver. He’s now a fill-in starter for the Cleveland Browns.
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Allen started three games in 2019 when Flacco was injured and Drew Lock was working his way back from an injury. Allen is now a backup with the San Francisco 49ers.
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Driskel started one game…
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