Thread: Predict the Denver Broncos 2007 Record

I'll be running the predictions here at the Broncos Forums and, with our season beginning in about a week, it's time to predict the Broncos 2007 Record.

Our rosters down to the final 53, and we're getting ready for some football.

The Schedule:

Code:

Week	Date	Game
1	9-Sep	DEN @ BUF
2	16-Sep	OAK @ DEN
3	23-Sep	JAC @ DEN
4	30-Sep	DEN @ IND
5	7-Oct	SD @ DEN
6	Bye	
7	21-Oct	PIT @ DEN
8	29-Oct	GB @ DEN
9	4-Nov	DEN @ DET
10	11-Nov	DEN @ KC
11	19-Nov	TEN @ DEN
12	25-Nov	DEN @ CHI
13	2-Dec	DEN @ OAK
14	9-Dec	KC @ DEN
15	13-Dec	DEN @ HOU
16	24-Dec	DEN @ SD
17	30-Dec	MIN @ DEN

To me, I see us winning 12 games, but I like to take into account one surprise loss, so I'll put us at 11-5.

Maybe I'm overly optimistic but I see a 12-4 record. Despite the preseason, I like the talent we have assembled and we have a pretty favorable schedule.

10-6...The d-line might be too much of a burden for the team to make the playoffs!

im pretty optimistic so i said 11-5

Week Date Game
1 9-Sep DEN @ BUF
2 16-Sep OAK @ DEN
3 23-Sep JAC @ DEN
4 30-Sep DEN @ IND
5 7-Oct SD @ DEN
6 Bye
7 21-Oct PIT @ DEN
8 29-Oct GB @ DEN some packers fan thinks we'll lose 55-3 *shrugs* i guess this will be our suprise loss
9 4-Nov DEN @ DET
10 11-Nov DEN @ KC
11 19-Nov TEN @ DEN
12 25-Nov DEN @ CHI
13 2-Dec DEN @ OAK
14 9-Dec KC @ DEN
15 13-Dec DEN @ HOU
16 24-Dec DEN @ SD
17 30-Dec MIN @ DEN

Week Date Game
1 9-Sep DEN @ BUF W - While we might struggle, Buffalo in Sept. isn't formidable.
2 16-Sep OAK @ DEN W - Oak at home, a team that will be trying find their way (oak, not denver)
3 23-Sep JAC @ DEN W - Jax is alway tough, but there D isn't as good, win at home.
4 30-Sep DEN @ IND L - Any given Sunday, but nothing indicates we are capable of beating them.
5 7-Oct SD @ DEN L - Right now I have to lean towards a SD sweep of Denver
6 Bye
7 21-Oct PIT @ DEN W - Ben will be a different player, but Denver should win at home.
8 29-Oct GB @ DEN W - Should be fairly straight forward
9 4-Nov DEN @ DET W - Kitna will surprise people, but a win on the road.
10 11-Nov DEN @ KC L - Wow, will Huard still be QB, what about the O-line? I think LJ will hurt us.
11 19-Nov TEN @ DEN W - Ten and Young will take time to develop.
12 25-Nov DEN @ CHI W - I think Bly and Bailey will make Grossman pay for his gunslinger approach.
13 2-Dec DEN @ OAK W - Is Culpepper the starter? What kind of team will Oak be? Denver sweep.
14 9-Dec KC @ DEN W - Series split. Denver will be getting into a stride offensively by now.
15 13-Dec DEN @ HOU W - Houston still has a ways to go.
16 24-Dec DEN @ SD L - By now Denver should be a stronger team, but in SD I give the edge to Rivers, LT, Merriman and co.
17 30-Dec MIN @ DEN W - If we are playing for something, then I think we win, but week 17 is always tough to predict this early.

Ok, working through them game by game, I come up with 12-4. However, these are the games I can see swinging:

• SD @ Den -W- If Denver quickly gets their ship righted and proves that the preseason was an anomoly, then I would give them the edge at home.
• Pit @ Den -L- If Denver doesnt't quickly get their ship righted and prove the preseason was an anomoly, then I would give the edge to Pit.
• Den @ Det -L- Detroit could surprise some people and finally have a powerful offense. I think Kitna will have a good year.
• KC @ Den -W- If Denver plays the way many experts expect following the offseason moves and Cutler getting experience, Denver 'should' win this game.
• Den @ Chi -L- If Cutler struggles in the regular season like he did in the preseason, then the Chicago D could make him pay.
• KC @ Den -L- If Denver struggles all season like in preseason, then KC could have a season sweep.
• Min @ Den -L- If Denver struggles all season like in preseason, then a loss to Minn is very possible.

So, when you look at my swing games, I show that Denver could win two additional games if everything went well, but could also lose 5 more if all went poorly.

So, I am going with:
12-4 as most likely
14-2 as best possible
7-9 as worst possible

If you look at my best and worst possible being 7 to 14 wins, then the median or average (or whatever you mathematicians would tell me the right name is) would be 11, so I could go with 11-5, but will stick with 12-4.

Originally Posted by Link

10-6...The d-line might be too much of a burden for the team to make the playoffs!

So you're saying we go 10-6 but don't make the playoffs?

Originally Posted by TXBRONC

So you're saying we go 10-6 but don't make the playoffs?

It's possible.....I doubt it though.

Originally Posted by tnedator

Week Date Game
1 9-Sep DEN @ BUF W - While we might struggle, Buffalo in Sept. isn't formidable.
2 16-Sep OAK @ DEN W - Oak at home, a team that will be trying find their way (oak, not denver)
3 23-Sep JAC @ DEN W - Jax is alway tough, but there D isn't as good, win at home.
4 30-Sep DEN @ IND L - Any given Sunday, but nothing indicates we are capable of beating them.
5 7-Oct SD @ DEN L - Right now I have to lean towards a SD sweep of Denver
6 Bye
7 21-Oct PIT @ DEN W - Ben will be a different player, but Denver should win at home.
8 29-Oct GB @ DEN W - Should be fairly straight forward
9 4-Nov DEN @ DET W - Kitna will surprise people, but a win on the road.
10 11-Nov DEN @ KC L - Wow, will Huard still be QB, what about the O-line? I think LJ will hurt us.
11 19-Nov TEN @ DEN W - Ten and Young will take time to develop.
12 25-Nov DEN @ CHI W - I think Bly and Bailey will make Grossman pay for his gunslinger approach.
13 2-Dec DEN @ OAK W - Is Culpepper the starter? What kind of team will Oak be? Denver sweep.
14 9-Dec KC @ DEN W - Series split. Denver will be getting into a stride offensively by now.
15 13-Dec DEN @ HOU W - Houston still has a ways to go.
16 24-Dec DEN @ SD L - By now Denver should be a stronger team, but in SD I give the edge to Rivers, LT, Merriman and co.
17 30-Dec MIN @ DEN W - If we are playing for something, then I think we win, but week 17 is always tough to predict this early.

Ok, working through them game by game, I come up with 12-4. However, these are the games I can see swinging:

• SD @ Den -W- If Denver quickly gets their ship righted and proves that the preseason was an anomoly, then I would give them the edge at home.
• Pit @ Den -L- If Denver doesnt't quickly get their ship righted and prove the preseason was an anomoly, then I would give the edge to Pit.
• Den @ Det -L- Detroit could surprise some people and finally have a powerful offense. I think Kitna will have a good year.
• KC @ Den -W- If Denver plays the way many experts expect following the offseason moves and Cutler getting experience, Denver 'should' win this game.
• Den @ Chi -L- If Cutler struggles in the regular season like he did in the preseason, then the Chicago D could make him pay.
• KC @ Den -L- If Denver struggles all season like in preseason, then KC could have a season sweep.
• Min @ Den -L- If Denver struggles all season like in preseason, then a loss to Minn is very possible.

So, when you look at my swing games, I show that Denver could win two additional games if everything went well, but could also lose 5 more if all went poorly.

So, I am going with:
12-4 as most likely
14-2 as best possible
7-9 as worst possible

If you look at my best and worst possible being 7 to 14 wins, then the median or average (or whatever you mathematicians would tell me the right name is) would be 11, so I could go with 11-5, but will stick with 12-4.

That's my reasoning, except I see 8-8 as worst possible and 14-2 as best, so I take the average, and it's 11-5.

Or you could look at what I said, I expect 12-4, but with things not going the way they could, I say we lose an extra game then we should and wind up 11-5.

this team if it doesntjell could easily be 7-9 if we jell alright ill go 11-5

mark me down for 9-7

As I've said before, I originally thought the Broncos would be about a 10-6 team. But looking at the schedule I picked us to go 13-3, including a 9-game winning streak. But I think there'll be a hiccup in the road so I'm putting one loss in there somewhere to break up that streak and make it 12-4.

Of course, I picked us to beat the Jags because Leftwich was going to be the QB. Now that it's Garrard at the helm, I'm not sure what to make of their offense. He's mobile but I'm not sure about his leadership and "it" factor. So, I'm sticking with my prediction as is.

Go Broncos!!

As I looked down through the scedule, I could see that 14-2 was possible . . .
not likely, but possible. But that is if the defense is according to the spin I
hear from the coaches . . . that it is better than the preseason has shown.

What I actually expect is that it will take five or six games for both the DL and
OL to jell. We could come out of that stretch having taken a pretty good
beating.

I'm going to say 11-5. They have 14-2 talent, but there are just too many
players getting used to new positions and/or a new team, which affects the
chemistry of each unit (offense and defense) as a whole.

Moreover, I have been very disappointed in our special teams so far. Again,
perhaps a different unit will show up in the regular season.

We must remember that for each game our team plays, another team on
the other side of the LOS will be playing their guts out to beat them. Those
are the conditions under which the respective units must jell.

I said 11-5, but the team could go 8-8. It all depends.

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I'm afraid the team is stuck in a rut.

10-6

Originally Posted by RunYouOver

I'll be running the predictions here at the Broncos Forums and, with our season beginning in about a week, it's time to predict the Broncos 2007 Record.

Our rosters down to the final 53, and we're getting ready for some football.

The Schedule:

Code:

Week	Date	Game
1	9-Sep	DEN @ BUF
2	16-Sep	OAK @ DEN
3	23-Sep	JAC @ DEN
4	30-Sep	DEN @ IND
5	7-Oct	SD @ DEN
6	Bye	
7	21-Oct	PIT @ DEN
8	29-Oct	GB @ DEN
9	4-Nov	DEN @ DET
10	11-Nov	DEN @ KC
11	19-Nov	TEN @ DEN
12	25-Nov	DEN @ CHI
13	2-Dec	DEN @ OAK
14	9-Dec	KC @ DEN
15	13-Dec	DEN @ HOU
16	24-Dec	DEN @ SD
17	30-Dec	MIN @ DEN

To me, I see us winning 12 games, but I like to take into account one surprise loss, so I'll put us at 11-5.

1 9-Sep DEN @ BUF LOSS
2 16-Sep OAK @ DEN LOSS
3 23-Sep JAC @ DEN WIN
4 30-Sep DEN @ IND WIN
5 7-Oct SD @ DEN WIN
6 Bye
7 21-Oct PIT @ DEN WIN
8 29-Oct GB @ DEN WIN
9 4-Nov DEN @ DET WIN
10 11-Nov DEN @ KC WIN
11 19-Nov TEN @ DEN WIN
12 25-Nov DEN @ CHI LOSS
13 2-Dec DEN @ OAK WIN
14 9-Dec KC @ DEN WIN
15 13-Dec DEN @ HOU LOSS
16 24-Dec DEN @ SD LOSS
17 30-Dec MIN @ DEN WIN

Originally Posted by UnoMyName?

1 9-Sep DEN @ BUF LOSS
2 16-Sep OAK @ DEN LOSS
3 23-Sep JAC @ DEN WIN
4 30-Sep DEN @ IND WIN
5 7-Oct SD @ DEN WIN
6 Bye
7 21-Oct PIT @ DEN WIN
8 29-Oct GB @ DEN WIN
9 4-Nov DEN @ DET WIN
10 11-Nov DEN @ KC WIN
11 19-Nov TEN @ DEN WIN
12 25-Nov DEN @ CHI LOSS
13 2-Dec DEN @ OAK WIN
14 9-Dec KC @ DEN WIN
15 13-Dec DEN @ HOU LOSS
16 24-Dec DEN @ SD LOSS
17 30-Dec MIN @ DEN WIN

Wow. You have the Raiders beating us at home in week 2?

The curse lives.

I see 16-0 as best case scenerio and 0-16 as worst case scenerio since thats basically the truth. But To be realistic I see us going 8-8 as worst case scenerio and 16-0 as best case scenerio.

The 7 games that I could see us losing are:

@ Bills, @ Colts, vs San Diego, vs Pittsburgh, @ Chiefs, @ Chargers, @ lions.... and then maybe 1 more sneaky game that we could possibly lose. So we could have a chance to lose 8 games but I highly doubt it. And I can see us winning all 16 games because anything is possible.

But Realistcly I see us going 14-2 and losing both games to the Chargers and then getting to the playoffs and losing to the Chargers again at home in the AFC Championship game.

It will be just like the year that the Jaguars went 14-2 and both losses were to the Titans and then they lost to them in the playoffs.

Hopefully I'm wrong.

Heres to being optimistic and going 16-0