List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks

These quarterbacks have started for Professional Football's Denver Broncos. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the team.

Starting quarterbacks

List of all Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:

Regular season

Season(s)	Quarterback(s)
2015	Peyton Manning (9) / Brock Osweiler (7)
2014	Peyton Manning (16)
2013	Peyton Manning (16)
2012	Peyton Manning (16)
2011	Tim Tebow (11) / Kyle Orton (5)
2010	Kyle Orton (13) / Tim Tebow (3)
2009	Kyle Orton (15) / Chris Simms (1)
2008	Jay Cutler (16)
2007	Jay Cutler (16)
2006	Jake Plummer (11) / Jay Cutler (5)
2005	Jake Plummer (16)
2004	Jake Plummer (16)
2003	Jake Plummer (11) / Steve Beuerlein (2) / Danny Kanell (2) / Jarious Jackson (1)
2002	Brian Griese (13) / Steve Beuerlein (3)
2001	Brian Griese (15) / Gus Frerotte (1)
2000	Brian Griese (10) / Gus Frerotte (6)
1999	Brian Griese (13) / Chris Miller (3)
1998	John Elway (12) / Bubby Brister (4)
1997	John Elway (16)
1996	John Elway (15) / Bill Musgrave (1)
1995	John Elway (16)
1994	John Elway (14) / Hugh Millen (2)
1993	John Elway (16)
1992	John Elway (12) / Tommy Maddox (4)
1991	John Elway (16)
1990	John Elway (16)
1989	John Elway (15) / Gary Kubiak (1)
1988	John Elway (15) / Gary Kubiak (1)
1987	John Elway (12) / Ken Karcher (3)
1986	John Elway (16)
1985	John Elway (16)
1984	John Elway (14) / Gary Kubiak (2)
1983	John Elway (10) / Steve DeBerg (5) / Gary Kubiak (1)
1982	Steve DeBerg (5) / Craig Morton (3) / Mark Herrmann (1)
1981	Craig Morton (15) / Steve DeBerg (1)
1980	Craig Morton (9) / Matt Robinson (7)
1979	Craig Morton (10) / Norris Weese (6)
1978	Craig Morton (13) / Craig Penrose (2) / Norris Weese (1)
1977	Craig Morton (14)
1976	Steve Ramsey (12) / Craig Penrose (2)
1975	Steve Ramsey (7) / Charley Johnson (6) / John Hufnagel (1)
1974	Charley Johnson (12) / Steve Ramsey (2)
1973	Charley Johnson (14)
1972	Charley Johnson (9) / Steve Ramsey (5)
1971	Don Horn (9) / Steve Ramsey (5)
1970	Pete Liske (9) / Chuck Pastrana (3) / Steve Tensi (2)
1969 (AFL)	Steve Tensi (12) / Pete Liske (2)
1968 (AFL)	Steve Tensi (6) / Marlin Briscoe (5) / Jim M. LeClair (2) / John McCormick (1)
1967 (AFL)	Steve Tensi (12) / Jim M. LeClair (2)
1966 (AFL)	Max Choboian (7) / John McCormick (5) / Scotty Glacken (1) / Mickey Slaughter (1)
1965 (AFL)	Mickey Slaughter (7) / John McCormick (6) / Jacky Lee (1)
1964 (AFL)	Jacky Lee (10) / Mickey Slaughter (4)
1963 (AFL)	Mickey Slaughter (7) / John McCormick (3) / Don Breaux (2) / Frank Tripucka (2)
1962 (AFL)	Frank Tripucka (13) / George Shaw (1)
1961 (AFL)	Frank Tripucka (10) / George Herring (4)
1960 (AFL)	Frank Tripucka (14)

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)

Most games as starting quarterback

These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Broncos in regular season games (as of Week 17 of 2015 season).

Name
GP	Games played
GS	Games started
W	Number of wins as starting quarterback
L	Number of losses as starting quarterback
T	Number of ties as starting quarterback
Pct	Winning Percentage as starting quarterback

Name	Period	GP	GS	W	L	T	%
Elway, John	1983-1998	234	231	148	82	1	.643
Morton, Craig	1977-1982	72	64	41	23	-	.641
Manning, Peyton	2012-2015	58	57	45	12	-	.789
Plummer, Jake	2003-2006	59	54	39	15	-	.722
Griese, Brian	1998-2002	53	51	27	24	-	.529
Johnson, Charley	1972-1975	54	41	20	18	3	.524
Tripucka, Frank	1960-1963	44	39	13	25	1	.346
Cutler, Jay	2006-2008	37	37	17	20	-	.459
Orton, Kyle	2009-2011	34	33	12	21	-	.364
Tensi, Steve	1967-1970	41	32	10	21	1	.328
Ramsey, Steve	1971-1976	53	31	14	17	-	.452

Team career passing records

(As of Week 17 of 2015 season)

Name	Comp	Att	%	Yds	TD	Int
Elway, John	4,123	7,250	56.9%	51,475	300	226
Manning, Peyton	1,443	2,170	66.5%	17,112	140	53
Griese, Brian	1,044	1,678	62.2%	11,763	71	53
Plummer, Jake	944	1,596	59.1%	11,631	71	47
Morton, Craig	907	1,594	56.9%	11,895	74	65
Cutler, Jay	762	1,220	62.5%	9,024	54	37
Orton, Kyle	720	1,194	60.3%	8,434	49	28
Tripucka, Frank	662	1,277	51.8%	7,676	51	85
Johnson, Charley	517	970	53.3%	7,238	52	52

References

Denver Broncos Team Encyclopedia

Denver Broncos

Founded in 1960 Based in Denver, Colorado Headquartered in Englewood, Colorado

Franchise	History Players Starting quarterbacks Coaches Seasons First-round draft picks Broadcasters

Stadiums	Mile High Stadium Sports Authority Field at Mile High

Key personnel	Owner Pat Bowlen President/CEO Joe Ellis Executive Vice President/General Manager John Elway Head Coach Gary Kubiak

Culture	Miles Thunder Orange Crush Defense The Barrel Man Zone blocking Cheerleaders "You Only Move Twice" (The Simpsons episode) South Park Mork & Mindy

Lore	Snowball Game The Drive The Fumble The Helicopter Mile High Miracle

Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders San Diego Chargers Manning vs. Brady

Retired numbers	7 18 44

Ring of Fame	Steve Atwater Pat Bowlen Terrell Davis John Elway Goose Gonsoulin Randy Gradishar Rich Jackson Tom Jackson Charley Johnson Floyd Little Karl Mecklenburg Gene Mingo Craig Morton Haven Moses Tom Nalen Gerald Phipps Dan Reeves Shannon Sharpe Dennis Smith Paul Smith Rod Smith Lionel Taylor Billy Thompson Frank Tripucka Jim Turner Rick Upchurch Louis Wright Gary Zimmerman

Division championships (15)	1977 1978 1984 1986 1987 1989 1991 1996 1998 2005 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Wild cards (7)	1979 1983 1993 1997 2000 2003 2004

Conference championships (8)	1977 1986 1987 1989 1997 1998 2013 2015

League championships (3)	1997 1998 2015

Media	Dave Logan Brian Griese Scott Hastings Ed McCaffrey Alan Roach TV: KUSA 9News Radio: 850 KOA (AM)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (56)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks

Frank Tripucka (1960–1963)
George Herring (1961)
George Shaw (1962)
Mickey Slaughter (1963–1966)
John McCormick (1963, 1965–1966, 1968)
Don Breaux (1963)
Jacky Lee (1964–1965)
Max Choboian (1966)
Scotty Glacken (1966)
Steve Tensi (1966–1970)
Jim LeClair (1966–1967)
Marlin Briscoe (1968)
Pete Liske (1969–1970)
Alan Pastrana (1970)
Don Horn (1971)
Steve Ramsey (1971–1972, 1974–1976)
Charley Johnson (1972–1975)
John Hufnagel (1975)
Craig Penrose (1976, 1978)
Craig Morton (1977–1982)
Norris Weese (1978–1979)
Matt Robinson (1980)
Steve DeBerg (1981–1983)
Mark Herrmann (1982)
John Elway (1983–1998)
Gary Kubiak (1983–1984, 1988–1989)
Ken Karcher (1987)
Tommy Maddox (1992)
Hugh Millen (1994)
Bill Musgrave (1996)
Bubby Brister (1998)
Brian Griese (1999–2002)
Chris Miller (1999)
Gus Frerotte (2000–2001)
Steve Beuerlein (2002–2003)
Jake Plummer (2003–2006)
Danny Kanell (2003)
Jarious Jackson (2003)
Jay Cutler (2006–2008)
Kyle Orton (2009–2011)
Chris Simms (2009)
Tim Tebow (2010–2011)
Peyton Manning (2012–2015)
Brock Osweiler (2015)

Current starting quarterbacks in the National Football League (as of Week 17 of the 2015 NFL season)

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