Denver Bronco Quarterbacks by BruceM

Champion(s):

Neil

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Runner(s)-Up:


Quiz Description

The answer to each of these questions is a Denver Bronco quarterback; however, none of them is Peyton Manning.

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1 Neil 414 98 15
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1 WeikleB 414 98 15
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3 HallR 391 95 15
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4 SchroederS 385 93 15
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5 Consigliari 343 90 15
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5 QuintongJ 343 90 15
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7 chc 341 86 15
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7 NBryant86 341 86 15
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9 GoodmanDL 335 83 15
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10 GrahamJ 334 81 15
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11 Makdeezy 325 79 15
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12 FrankJ 322 77 15
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13 CastagnaP 319 75 15
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14 DuffyM 314 74 15
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15 JordanT 312 72 15
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18 StaleyO 300 65 15
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18 JohnD 300 65 15
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20 HessJa 299 62 15
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21 twarner50 290 60 15
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22 BurgerM 285 58 15
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23 PeskinK 281 56 15
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24 Adam 276 54 15
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25 MolanderE 274 52 15
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29 ConnorA 263 45 15
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30 Pelc 262 43 15
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31 CarterBurke 261 41 15
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33 WhitlockS 251 37 15
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Questions:

Who holds the Broncos' franchise record with 51,475 career passing yards? He also lead Denver to its only two Super Bowl championships, and the Broncos have retired #7 in his honor.

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John Elway

What longtime backup to the player mentioned in question 1 has been an NFL head coach since 2006? Denver drafted him in the 8th round in 1983.

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Gary Kubiak

Two answers required. One Arizona State quarterback led the Broncos to three straight playoff appearances in 2003-2005; another came off the bench in November 2015 and won four of his first six career starts. Name both of these Sun Devils.

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Jake Plummer; Brock Osweiler

Who was the Broncos' first starting QB? This Notre Dame quarterback led the AFL in passing in 1960 and 1962; the Broncos had retired his #18 before "unretiring" it in 2012.

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Frank Tripucka

Who was the first quarterback to lead the Broncos to a Super Bowl? This former Dallas Cowboy was already older than Dan Reeves when Reeves was hired to be Denver's coach.

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Craig Morton

Which journeyman QB started the 1983 AFC wild card game (a 31-7 loss at Seattle)? He also preceded Joe Montana in San Francisco (the 49ers went 3-23 in his starts in the two seasons before Montana's arrival). He was 44 years old in 1998 when the Atlanta Falcons made him the oldest quarterback ever to start an NFL game.

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Steve DeBerg

Which UCLA quarterback did Denver draft in the first round in 1992? As in injury fill-in he started four games for the Broncos, losing all four (the Broncos went 8-8 that season). Ten years would pass before his next NFL start, though he started 27 games for the 2002-2003 Pittsburgh Steelers.

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Tommy Maddox

Which Michigan quarterback did Denver draft in the third round in 1998? He got a Super Bowl ring his rookie season (as third-string QB) and made the Pro Bowl two years later, but this current ESPN college football analyst never started a playoff game for Denver (or anyone else).

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Brian Griese

Which quarterback from the University of Tulsa started for the Broncos in a 2000 wild card game (a 21-3 loss at Baltimore) while the QB from the previous question was injured? His own most notable injury gave rise to the Washington Post headline "Redskins' Offense Hits Wall in 7-7 Tie."

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Gus Frerotte

Which Vanderbilt quarterback did Denver draft in the first round in 2006? In April 2009 he was traded to his current team, along with the draft pick that became Johnny Knox, for three draft picks and the quarterback mentioned in the next question.

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Jay Cutler

Which Purdue quarterback split the 2011 season between Denver and Kansas City? He announced his retirement after leading the 2014 Buffalo Bills to a 9-7 record.

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Kyle Orton

Which Florida quarterback did Denver draft in the first round in 2010? This southpaw led the Broncos to an improbable six-game winning streak that began November 2011; later that season he threw a game-winning 80-yard touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas on the first (and only) overtime play of a wild card victory against the Steelers.

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Tim Tebow