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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania
Again, since 1990… three teams have a better win record @ home than Denver. Packers, Steelers, Ravens.
Broncos have won 120 of 176 home games.
Chiefs have won 116 of 176 home games.
KC is only down 4… I’m not sure what all the whining is about.
From 2002-2011, Denver won 60% of their home games. 11th best in that stretch… no really, only 11th best.
http://www.sportingcharts.com/articl...-nfl-team.aspx --- scroll down
And, during that stretch, the disparity of Home Win % vs Road Win %... 60% vs 47% …. Denver played relatively as well on the road (38 wins) as they did at home (48 wins) in those 160 games. If the altitude were the main reason they were winning, they'd have a greater gap on the road wins. Right? Well 16 other NFL teams had less road wins compared to home wins in that stretch. Yeah, so roughly half the league had greater success at home than on the road than the Broncos did.
So, take that big box of home cooking complaints, turn it sideways and shove it straight up your candy asses…
And, kudos to anyone that can find a link that details historical home/away records. |
You're cherry picking..again. Since 1970...when Denver became an actual member of the NFL...they have the highest home field winning percentage @ .700.
What that says is...that even when they had bad teams, they won at home. It's why during the "lean" years...they still hover around 7-9. Elway/Manning only played 17 of those seasons...
I posted quotes from your own players saying what a physical advantage it is...unless you are trying to tell me Champ Bailey is a liar.
"Oh, yeah," Bailey said. "In an up-tempo game, the altitude wears you out. Nobody coming in here is used to it."
In the Broncos' home opener against the Steelers on Sept. 9, Ben Roethlisberger's 3-yard pass to Mike Wallace gave Pittsburgh a 19-14 fourth-quarter lead. And then Peyton Manning orchestrated no-huddle drives of 10 and 12 plays, and the Broncos went on to score 17 unanswered points.
"You could see the fatigue," Bailey said of the Steelers. "Peyton has really opened up our offense. If we're in a shootout, it definitely works in our favor."