Starting quarterbacks
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
Regular season
† In Week 12 of the 2020 NFL season against the New Orleans Saints, backup quarterback Jeff Driskel tested positive for COVID-19 and all of Denver's quarterbacks were ruled ineligible due to being close contacts with him. As a result, practice squad receiver Kendall Hinton, who had some experience at quarterback, was activated to play in the game as the Broncos' primary passer. However, as the Broncos lined up in wildcat formation with running back Phillip Lindsay under center for the first four plays, Lindsay technically started the game at quarterback. [1] However, Hinton became the first non-quarterback to play significant snaps at the position in an NFL game since running back Tom Matte with the Baltimore Colts in 1965. [2]
Post-season
| Season | Quarterback(s) |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Craig Morton (2–1) |
| 1978 | Craig Morton (0–1) |
| 1979 | Craig Morton (0–1) |
| 1983 | Steve DeBerg (0–1) |
| 1984 | John Elway (0–1) |
| 1986 | John Elway (2-1) |
| 1987 | John Elway (2-1) |
| 1989 | John Elway (2-1) |
| 1991 | John Elway (1–1) |
| 1993 | John Elway (0–1) |
| 1996 | John Elway (0–1) |
| 1997 | John Elway (4–0) |
| 1998 | John Elway (3–0) |
| 2000 | Gus Frerotte (0–1) |
| 2003 | Jake Plummer (0–1) |
| 2004 | Jake Plummer (0–1) |
| 2005 | Jake Plummer (1–1) |
| 2011 | Tim Tebow (1–1) |
| 2012 | Peyton Manning (0–1) |
| 2013 | Peyton Manning (2–1) |
| 2014 | Peyton Manning (0–1) |
| 2015 | Peyton Manning (3–0) |
| 2024 | Bo Nix (0–1) |