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The 5 NFL Offenses That Declined Most This Season

Jacob Adler  —  @jacobadler Jan 12th, 2016
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Denver Broncos

2015 Rank: 28
2014 Rank: 2
Fall: 26 spots

After finishing with the second-best pass offense and eighth-best rush offense in 2014, the Denver Broncos took an enormous step back in 2015. One big factor in this was quarterback play. Peyton Manning fell off the wagon, finishing 32nd in Passing NEP per play among quarterbacks with 200-plus attempts, as he battled a mix of aging and injury.

His fourth-year understudy, Brock Osweiler, relieved Manning in Week 10’s game in Kansas City and made seven starts for Denver but didn’t fare much better himself (22nd in Passing NEP per play).

Demaryius Thomas corralled only 105 of 177 targets and was one of the NFL’s least efficient high-volume receivers. Both he and Emmanuel Sanders finished in the bottom half of wide receivers with 80-plus targets in Reception NEP per target. While efficiency wasn’t their game in 2015, they both did finish in the top 20 in total Reception NEP.

On the ground, C.J. Anderson and Ronnie Hillman were both up-and-down in 2015, both finishing in the middle of the pack in Rushing NEP per play.

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