Interpreted as:
number of 1st downs or more by game broncos| TEAM | 1DWN | GP | SEASON | PASS 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | W | L | T | TD | PTS | PPG | OPP PTS | OPP PPG | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Broncos | 248 | 14 | 1960 | 141 | 84 | 23 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 309 | 22.1 | 393 | 28.1 | ||
| 2 | | Broncos | 219 | 14 | 1961 | 127 | 66 | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 32 | 251 | 17.9 | 432 | 30.9 | ||
| 3 | | Broncos | 270 | 14 | 1962 | 177 | 72 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 353 | 25.2 | 334 | 23.9 | ||
| 4 | | Broncos | 230 | 14 | 1963 | 133 | 84 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 36 | 301 | 21.5 | 473 | 33.8 | ||
| 5 | | Broncos | 207 | 14 | 1964 | 116 | 78 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 240 | 17.1 | 438 | 31.3 | ||
| 6 | | Broncos | 255 | 14 | 1965 | 117 | 111 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 303 | 21.6 | 392 | 28.0 | ||
| 7 | | Broncos | 171 | 14 | 1966 | 95 | 61 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 196 | 14.0 | 381 | 27.2 | ||
| 8 | | Broncos | 172 | 14 | 1967 | 91 | 65 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 31 | 256 | 18.3 | 409 | 29.2 | ||
| 9 | | Broncos | 217 | 14 | 1968 | 124 | 75 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 32 | 255 | 18.2 | 404 | 28.9 | ||
| 10 | | Broncos | 243 | 14 | 1969 | 130 | 87 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 37 | 297 | 21.2 | 344 | 24.6 | ||
| 11 | | Broncos | 217 | 14 | 1970 | 112 | 84 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 28 | 253 | 18.1 | 264 | 18.9 | ||
| 12 | | Broncos | 217 | 14 | 1971 | 105 | 102 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 203 | 14.5 | 275 | 19.6 | ||
| 13 | | Broncos | 237 | 14 | 1972 | 132 | 87 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 325 | 23.2 | 350 | 25.0 | ||
| 14 | | Broncos | 253 | 14 | 1973 | 127 | 111 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 41 | 354 | 25.3 | 296 | 21.1 | ||
| 15 | | Broncos | 258 | 14 | 1974 | 118 | 120 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 39 | 302 | 21.6 | 294 | 21.0 | ||
| 16 | | Broncos | 268 | 14 | 1975 | 137 | 109 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 254 | 18.1 | 307 | 21.9 | ||
| 17 | | Broncos | 239 | 14 | 1976 | 114 | 106 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 39 | 315 | 22.5 | 206 | 14.7 | ||
| 18 | | Broncos | 223 | 14 | 1977 | 107 | 101 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 274 | 19.6 | 148 | 10.6 | ||
| 19 | | Broncos | 294 | 16 | 1978 | 137 | 129 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 282 | 17.6 | 198 | 12.4 | ||
| 20 | | Broncos | 306 | 16 | 1979 | 149 | 130 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 289 | 18.1 | 262 | 16.4 | ||
| 21 | | Broncos | 286 | 16 | 1980 | 158 | 107 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 310 | 19.4 | 323 | 20.2 | ||
| 22 | | Broncos | 306 | 16 | 1981 | 181 | 91 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 321 | 20.1 | 289 | 18.1 | ||
| 23 | | Broncos | 170 | 9 | 1982 | 103 | 52 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 148 | 16.4 | 226 | 25.1 | ||
| 24 | | Broncos | 292 | 16 | 1983 | 155 | 99 | 38 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 302 | 18.9 | 327 | 20.4 | ||
| 25 | | Broncos | 299 | 16 | 1984 | 152 | 121 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 353 | 22.1 | 241 | 15.1 | ||
| Average | 293.8 | 15.4 | 163.4 | 104.0 | 26.4 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 0.2 | 38.5 | 336.4 | 21.8 | 330.1 | 21.4 | |||||
| Total | 19,389 | 1,017 | 10,786 | 6,861 | 1,742 | 532 | 475 | 10 | 2,540 | 22,202 | 21.8 | 21,786 | 21.4 | |||||
StatMuse has team, season-level data for first downs going back to the 1935 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |