For a majority of the season, DVOA told a different story about the Denver Broncos than their record. The Broncos have been in the top half of total DVOA since September, often finding themselves as high as the top ten. Yet for much of the year, Denver continued to lose despite a 2-0 start and a consistently impressive DVOA rating.
Heading into Week 11, the Broncos sat with a 3-6 record that put the team on fragile ground in the AFC wild-card race despite ranking ninth in total DVOA. The team's 12.6% rating was a stone's throw from the Baltimore Ravens (13.