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2. The Broncos have scored the second-most points in the NFL on opening drives.
Denver currently owns the No. 10 scoring offense in the NFL, but interestingly enough, 25 percent of their 107 total offensive points this year have been scored on opening possessions. In fact, the Broncos’ 27 points on opening possessions this season rank second in the NFL to only the San Francisco 49ers.
The Broncos have found the end zone on four of their five opening possessions this season, and in the lone game in which they didn’t score on their initial drive (Week 3 vs.