Kyle Orton Breakdown

In an attempt to soften the blow of trading Jay Cutler, I am going to try and present a few reasons why the Broncos can win with Kyle Orton. First, let's look at his numbers from 2008:

13 -21 150 Yds 0 TD 0 INT @ Indy W 29-13
19 -32 149 Yds 0 TD 0 INT @ Car L 17-20
22 -34 268 Yds 2 TD 2 INT vs. TB L 24-27
18- 34 199 Yds 3 TD 2 INT vs. Phi W 24-20
24- 34 334 Yds 2 TD 0 INT @ Det W 34-7
26 -43 286 Yds 1 TD 0 INT @ ATL L 20-22
21 -32 283 Yds 2 TD 0 INT vs Minne W 48-41
8 -14 108 Yds 0 TD 0 INT vs. Det W 27-23 (Injured in Middle of game)
DNP vs. Tennessee
13 -26 133 Yds 0 TD 0 INT @ GB L 3-37
17- 28 132 Yds 1 TD 0 INT @ St.L W -27-3
11- 29 153 Yds 2 TD 3 INT @ Minne L 14-34
20 -34 219 Yds 2 TD 1 INT vs. Jax W 23-10
24- 40 172 Yds 0 TD 2 INT vs. NO W 27-24
14- 27 142 Yds 1 TD 2 INT vs. GB W 20-17
22 -37 244 Yds 2 TD 0 INT @ Hous L 24-31



Some notes on Orton's stats:
1) Best Games: 24- 34 334 Yds 2 TD 0 INT at Detroit. At least this game shows he can pick apart a terrible defense. At Atlanta, 26 -43 286 Yds 1 TD 0 INT. Although the Bears lost this game on a last second field goal, Orton played well and led his team down the field to take the lead with seconds left.

2) Worst Games: 11- 29 153 Yds 2 TD 3 INT in a loss at Minnesota. In a big game on the road, Orton didn't play well at all against a good defense. 24- 40 172 Yds 0 TD 2 INT in a win over New Orleans. He threw a bad interception late in the game, but at least he rebounded to lead his team to the win in OT.

3) Before his ankle injury, Orton threw for 10 TDs and only 4 INTS. He led the Bears to a 5-3 record.