Mile High Report · Dec 5, 2022
It’s 1971 again in Denver
Through 12 games, the Denver Broncos scored 173 points and allowed 209 points. That was in 1971. That team was 4-7-1 through 12 games and playing for an interim head coach in Jerry Smith. Lou Saban was fired after leading the team to a 2-6-1 record. Smith squeezed two wins out of that team which had a very good defense and one of the worst offenses in the league. Sound familiar?
The 2022 Broncos have scored 166 and allowed 204 through 12 games. In terms of scoring only the 1966 Broncos were worse (by a point) and the 71 Broncos were better by one touchdown. The similarities between the 71 Broncos and the 22 Broncos are almost eerie.
