The turnaround in Denver has been nothing short of amazing. I’ve been watching football for decades and I can’t think of many instances where a team has flipped on a dime a month into the season like this Denver Broncos defense has over the last five weeks. And advanced stats tracking like DVOA backs up what we all have seen with our own eyes.
Aaron Schatz shared a post below showing where the Broncos defensive DVOA ranked through the first five weeks of the 2023 regular season and then the last five weeks. The difference is stark: from one of the worst defenses ever tracked in DVOA history to ranking in the Top 10 overall.