Denver Broncos Snap Counts

While there was some chance of Paxton Lynch seeing time, Trevor Siemian played the entire game. Emmanuel Sanders went down early in this game, and Demaryius Thomas saw just 52% of the snaps. Jordan Taylor, Bennie Fowler, and Cody Latimer served as the wideouts for most of the game.

Denver was eliminated from the playoffs, so we might see some new names out there next week. Devontae Booker played 55% of the team snaps over Justin Forsett. Denver ran a lot of three wideout sets this week, which included Cody Latimer and Jordan Taylor. We also saw Jeff Heuerman play 48% of the snaps.

The Broncos failed to get any sort of offense going at home against New England. Justin Forsett played 55% of the team snaps, while Devontae Booker took the other 45%. Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas both played over 90% of the team snaps. Jordan Norwood played 76% of the snaps.

The passing attack was flying in Tennessee. While Trevor Siemian didn't play great or find the end zone much, Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders played 90% of the snaps, and were both targeted a combined 30 times. Justin Forsett played 42% of the snaps, as he split time with Devontae Booker.

Denver brought in Justin Forsett, who might be in the running to takeover Devontae Booker's job soon. We should expect Forsett to cut into the workload, not that Booker has taken advantage of it anyway. Paxton Lynch filled in this week, playing 100% of the snaps. Expect their starter to return next week.

The snap counts in this game are a bit enhanced due to the overtime, but one thing that was encouraging was Demaryius Thomas playing 94% of the snaps. Usually he sits around 75%. Devontae Booker played 58% of the snaps, with Kapri Bibbs playing just 37%. Booker still has a good handle on the lead role.

Bye Week

Denver's defense created quite the opportunity for the offense to put a ton of points on the board, but it was another mediocre outing. Devontae Booker played 71% of the snaps, which should be no surprise to most. Virgil Green was also out there a fair amount, playing 59 snaps.

Devontae Booker played 82% of the snaps and will get a matchup against the Saints next week. He still has the workload duty, regardless of what you may here. Jordan Norwood played 73% of the snaps, which was a bit odd here in Week 10. This was likely due to them trailing for most of the game.

With C.J. Anderson out, we saw a glimpse of what the running game will be like for the rest of the season. Devontae booker played 83% of the snaps, and was dealing with a banged up shoulder. Virgil Green played 74% of the snaps this week, and was the third receiving option behind the normal two.

It was a game where we saw running backs on both sides leave and come back to the game. Devonte Booker has been seeing an increase in snaps over the last week or two, and looked like the better back of late. Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders both played their normal amount of snaps.

This is the first week we have seen Demaryius Thomas play 90% of the snaps. He usually sits in the 70-80% range. The odd thing is that Emmanuel Sanders played just 62% of the snaps, which might have had something to do with that, because Jordan Norwood lined up for 84% of the snaps. CJ Anderson had another disappointing game, and saw 78% of the snaps.

Paxton Lynch played 100% of the snaps in his NFL debut. We saw Emmanuel Sanders out there for 97% of them, and Demaryius Thomas for 80%. Thomas was a step up from his previous weeks. CJ Anderson had a less than stellar week, and only played 51% of the snaps. He has a better schedule coming up.

We saw Paxton Lynch come into play this week, due to Trevor Siemian being injured early on in the game. Emmanuel Sanders played 86% of the snaps, while we saw the usual 71% from Demaryius Thomas. This is still a weekly thing with him. CJ Anderson was used again, but had little success.

This was a good week to have the Broncos passing game. Both Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas played 85% of the snaps. This is high for Thoams' standards, according to his first few weeks. Virgil Green was out, who is the starting tight end. We saw a lot of three wide receiver looks, instead of the heavier packages.

Once again we saw C.J. Anderson as the focal point of the offense, playing 66% of the snaps. He is one of the true workhorse backs we can rely on in 2016. Demaryius Thomas was hobbled coming into week 2, but still played 79% of the snaps, behind Emmanuel Sanders.

C.J. Anderson took 83% of the snaps in Denver on Thursday night, and was a huge factor in their offense. If the workload continues like this, it will be hard for him not to be a top three back on a week to week basis. Demaryius Thomas might be getting to an age where over 80% of the snaps is a push. He finished at 76%, and might be a bit banged up heading into week 2.

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Denver Broncos Snap Count Breakdown

While Peyton Manning only played 53% of the snaps last season, him and his fill-in Brock Osweiler are out of Denver. Mark Sanchez will likely step in as the starter in Denver, and log starter type snaps. Unless he falters of course. If that happens, Paxton Lynch could see some work. Either way both quarterbacks would be game-managers, rather than air it out quarterbacks. The receiving core remains the same in Denver, as Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders both saw 75% of their team's snaps. This should be pretty standard again in 2016, but the WR3 spot could remain a revolving door. Cody Latimer, Jordan Norwood, Andre Caldwell, and Bennie Fowler all received less than 35% of the snaps, cutting into each others work. The tight end situation in Denver is looking like it will lean on Jeff Heuerman. Virgil Green is also behind him, but both will likely in for blocking duties, more so than being a part of the passing game.

Last year was a bit of a mess as Ronnie Hillman and C.J. Anderson were used as the hot hand, which from a team standpoint is the right move, but it was a guessing game for fantasy. While Hillman out-snapped Anderson this season, Anderson regained fantasy relevance in the second half of the season. Rumors are that Hillman has Devontae Booker on his heels for the RB2 job. Anderson looks to be a lock for starting, but I would not expect him to land over 60% of the team's snaps. A step backwards in offense might make it a little easier to deploy the two-back system yet again, especially if they have no thriving passing game. Denver's offense is going to be asked to just do enough, so expect the running game and defense to lead the way in 2016.