In terms of pure yards and touchdowns, no Broncos quarterback in the past decade — not even — had a better debut start than did Sunday. Keenum completed 64 percent of his passes for 329 yards and three touchdowns; however, his day was far from perfect. Keenum threw three picks — the second time in his career he’s tossed at least three — and had another potential interception dropped on Denver’s opening drive.
Keenum’s passer rating was 84.2, which ranks below (100.5) and Kyle Orton (100.7), but better than (69.1) and (81.0) in their first career starts.
Here’s a look at how Broncos quarterbacks have fared in their debut starts over the past decade.
| Player | Year | Comp. | Att. | Yards | TD | INT |
| Case Keenum | 2018 | 25 | 39 | 329 | 3 | 3 |
| Paxton Lynch | 2016 | 13 | 22 | 214 | 2 | 1 |
| Trevor Siemian | 2016 | 18 | 26 | 178 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 20 | 27 | 250 | 2 | 0 | |
| Peyton Manning | 2012 | 19 | 26 | 253 | 2 | 0 |
| Tim Tebow | 2010 | 8 | 16 | 138 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Orton | 2009 | 17 | 28 | 243 | 1 | 0 |
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