Denver Broncos

Rookie season

After a strong training camp in 2006, Cutler was promoted from third to second on the Broncos' quarterback depth chart ahead of Bradlee Van Pelt. He passed for more yards than any other rookie in the preseason. On November 27, 2006, Shanahan officially announced that Cutler would replace Jake Plummer as starting quarterback because, as Shanahan said, "I think he gives us the best chance to win now."^[13][14] This announcement capped weeks of speculation and rumors about Cutler's impending promotion to a starting role.^[15] The 40-yard dash is a sprint covering 40 yards (36. ... The 20-yard shuttle, also simply called the short shuttle, is a test performed by American football athletes at the NFL combine. ... The 3 cone drill, or three cone drill, is a test performed by American football athletes at the NFL combine. ... Vertical jump is best described as the ability to raise ones center of gravity higher in the vertical plane solely with the use of ones own muscles. ... A soldier (lying down) performs a bench press The bench press is a strength training exercise in which, while lying on their back, the person performing the bench press lowers a weight to the level of the chest, then pushes it back up until the arm is straight and the... The Wonderlic Personnel Test (often referred to as Wunderlich) is an intelligence test primarily known for being administered to prospective players in the National Football League since the 1970s. ... The National Invitational Camp or NFL Combine, as it is more widely known, is a week-long showcase, occurring every February in Indianapolis, Indianas RCA Dome, where college football players perform physical and mental tests in front of NFL coaches, general managers and scouts. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bradlee Van Pelt (born July 3, 1980 in Owosso, Michigan) is a quarterback for the Houston Texans. ... is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jason Plummer redirects here. ...

Cutler's regular-season debut was a 23-20 home loss to the Seattle Seahawks on a frigid night on December 3. Cutler completed 10 of 21 passes for 143 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. His first career NFL touchdown pass was to tight end Stephen Alexander in the second quarter quarter of the game.^[16] His other touchdown pass occurred in the fourth quarter on a memorable 71-yard TD pass play to Brandon Marshall, also a rookie, which tied the game 20-20. The play was one of the longest TD passes for a debut in NFL history and was also the second-longest pass play between two rookies in Broncos history.^[1] City Seattle, Washington Team colors Pacific Blue, Navy Blue, Neon Green, White Head Coach Mike Holmgren Owner Paul Allen General manager Tim Ruskell Mascot Blitz, and Taima the hawk League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1976–present) American Football Conference (1977-2001) AFC West (1977-2001) National Football Conference (1976... is the 337th day of the year (338th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... NFL redirects here. ... Texas Longhorn quarterback Vince Young (center top of picture), now with the Tennessee Titans, rushing for a touchdown vs. ... Example of tight end positioning in an offensive formation. ... Stephen Alexander (born November 7, 1975 in Chickasha, Oklahoma) is an American football tight end who currently plays for the Denver Broncos. ... Brandon Marshall (born March 23, 1984) is a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos. ...

On December 10, 2006, in a road loss against the San Diego Chargers, Cutler connected with tight end Tony Scheffler for two touchdowns in a span of 48 seconds, which tied for the fastest in league history that two rookies produced a pair of scoring passes (equaling the mark established by Charlie Conerly and Bill Swiacki of the New York Giants in 1948).^[1] is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Chargers redirects here. ... Tony Scheffler (born February 15, 1983) is a current American football tight end for the Denver Broncos. ... Charles Albert Conerly, Jr. ... This article is about the current National Football League team. ...

Cutler's first win came in his third start on December 17, which was a 37-20 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Arizona.^[17] He finished the game 21-of-31 with 261 yards, two touchdowns, an interception and a QB rating of 101.7. It was the highest single-game rating for a Broncos rookie QB since John Elway posted a 117.4 rating vs. the Cleveland Browns on December 4, 1983.^[1] One of Cutler's passing touchdowns in the game against Arizona was a 54-yard throw to Javon Walker on the Broncos' third play of the game. The throw traveled 65 yards in the air. Shanahan said to the media, "You saw what he could do today. It doesn't take a genius out there to figure out this guy is very composed, can make all the throws and plays with a lot of confidence."^[18] December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... City Glendale, Arizona Other nicknames The Cards, The Birds, Big Red, The Buzzsaw Team colors Cardinal Red, Black, and White Head Coach Ken Whisenhunt Owner Bill Bidwill General manager Rod Graves Mascot Big Red League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1920–present) Western Division (1933-1949) American Conference (1950-1952... John Albert Elway, Jr. ... Browns redirects here. ... Javon Lataff Walker (born October 14, 1978 in Galveston, Texas) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. ...

Cutler then led the Broncos to a Christmas Eve win over the Cincinnati Bengals, 24-23, in his fourth start on the season.^[19] He went 12-of-23 with 179 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception. He also directed the Broncos on a 99-yard drive in the third quarter that culminated on a Mike Bell two-yard touchdown run. The game was the first of two consecutive Christmas Eve games that Cutler and the Broncos played.

As a result of the two passing touchdowns in the game against the Bengals, Cutler became the first rookie QB in NFL history (second player overall, joining the Washington Redskins' Mark Rypien in 1988) to throw for at least two touchdowns in each of his first four games played.^[1] He also became just the second rookie in league history (fifth player overall) to throw at least two touchdown passes in each of his first four starts.^[1] The only other rookie to accomplish the feat was Dan Marino in his 1983 rookie season.^[20] For other uses, see Redskins (disambiguation). ... Mark Robert Rypien (born October 2, 1962 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada) was a American football player. ... Daniel Constantine Marino, Jr. ...

The Broncos' quest to clinch a playoff berth came up short in the final game of the season, when they fell at home 26-23 in overtime to the San Francisco 49ers. The loss dropped the Broncos to a 9-7 overall record and an uncharacteristic 4-4 record at home. Despite sustaining a concussion in the 1st half, Cutler finished 21-of-32 with 230 yards and a touchdown, and led Denver on a game-tying touchdown drive in the closing minutes of regulation to force overtime. City San Francisco, California Other nicknames Niners, The Red And Gold, Bay Bombers Team colors Cardinal red, metallic gold and black Head Coach Mike Nolan Owner Denise DeBartolo York and John York General manager Lal Heneghan Mascot Sourdough Sam League/Conference affiliations All-America Football Conference (1946-1949) Western Division...

In five games played on the season, Cutler finished with a record of 2-3, and went 81-of-137 for 1,001 yards, 9 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, earning a passer rating of 88.5 in the process.^[21] He posted the second-highest TD percentage (6.6) and third-highest TD-to-INT ratio (1.8) among NFL rookies since 1970 with at least 125 passing attempts.^[1]

2007 season

The 2007 NFL season marked Cutler's first full season as the starting quarterback of the Denver Broncos. In the first game of the season against the Buffalo Bills, Cutler led Denver to a comeback win on a 12-play, 42-yard drive culminating in a Jason Elam 42-yard field goal as time expired in the fourth quarter.^[1] Cutler also posted career highs during the game in attempts (39), completions (23) and yards (304).^[1] He led Denver to a second straight comeback win the next week in the home opener against the Oakland Raiders. Late in regulation, Cutler moved the team 78 yards in 15 plays for the game-tying field goal with 2:18 remaining.^[1] The game went into overtime, where he engineered a 52-yard drive that led to another game-winning field goal by Elam. Cutler had a touchdown pass during the game, making him the first Broncos passer to begin his Broncos career with at least one touchdown pass in his first seven starts.^[1] Cutler's streak extended to nine games until a 41-3 home loss to the San Diego Chargers in the fifth game of the season. He recorded his first career rushing touchdown the previous week against the Indianapolis Colts at Indianapolis in the third quarter.^[1] For other uses, see Buffalo Bills (disambiguation). ... Jason Elam (b. ... League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–1969) Western Division (1960–1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC West (1970–present) Current uniform Team colors Silver and Black Personnel Owner Some Fag General Manager Raiders Blow Head Coach ADD child Team history Oakland Raiders (1990... Chargers redirects here. ... League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1953–present) Western Conference (1953-1969) Coastal Division (1967-1969) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC East (1970-2001) AFC South (2002-present) Current uniform Team colors Royal Blue, White Mascot Blue Personnel Owner Jim Irsay General Manager Bill Polian Head Coach Tony Dungy...

After the bye week in week six, the Broncos came out (after going 2-3 to start the season, with both wins coming on last-second Jason Elam field goals) and beat the 4-1 Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-28 (again winning on a last-second Elam field goal). Cutler had a QB rating of 106.7 during the game, as he completed 22-of-29 passes (career-high 75.9%) for 248 yards and a personal-best three touchdowns.^[1] He also rushed for a career-high 41 yards and a career-long run of 31 yards. Cutler was named NBC Sunday Night Football's Co-Horse Trailer Player of the Game (joining Elam). His career-opening streak of 11 games with at least 1 interception came to an end the next week, when the Broncos were able to take the 6-1 Green Bay Packers to overtime on a game-tying, 89-yard drive led by Cutler with 2:27 remaining (Elam kicked the tying field goal). However, Denver lost in overtime, 19-13, on Green Bay's first play from scrimmage. Cutler was knocked out early in the next game against the Detroit Lions with a leg injury, handing over the reins to backup Patrick Ramsey. The Broncos lost that game 44-7, although, with Cutler back for the next game, Denver was able to rebound for a 27-11 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium. Jason Elam (b. ... Steelers redirects here. ... NBC Sunday Night Football is a weekly television broadcast of Sunday evening National Football League games on NBC that began airing on Sunday, August 6, 2006 with the pre-season opening Hall of Fame Game. ... Packers redirects here. ... City Detroit, Michigan Team colors Honolulu Blue, Silver, and Black Head Coach Rod Marinelli Owner William Clay Ford, Sr. ... Patrick Allen Ramsey (born February 14, 1979) is an American athlete, currently a Quarterback for the Denver Broncos. ... League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC West (1970-present) Current uniform Team colors Red, White and Gold Mascot K. C. Wolf (1985-present) Warpaint (1963-1988) Personnel Owner The Hunt Family (Clark Hunt... Arrowhead Stadium is a stadium located in Kansas City, Missouri, and home to the National Football Leagues Kansas City Chiefs. ...

The next week, in a Monday Night Football home game against the Tennessee Titans, Cutler faced fellow 2006 NFL Draft class quarterback Vince Young for the first ever time in the regular season.^[22] The Broncos won the game, 34-20. Cutler posted a 137.0 passer rating (the second best mark for his career), going 16-of-21 for 200 yards, 2 touchdowns and no interceptions. Both of his touchdowns occurred on passing plays of over 40 yards, which made Cutler the first Broncos quarterback since John Elway in 1995 to throw for at least two touchdowns of more than 40 yards in one game. Denver set a franchise record with four touchdowns of longer than 40 yards in the win over the Titans.^[22] The victory improved the Broncos record to 5-5, moving them into a first place tie with the San Diego Chargers in the AFC West. MNF redirects here. ... City Nashville, Tennessee Team colors Navy, Titan Blue, White, and Red Head Coach Jeff Fisher Owner Bud Adams General manager Mike Reinfeldt Mascot T-Rac League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960–1969) Eastern Division (1960–1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC Central (1970... The 2006 National Football League Draft , the 71st in league history, took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April 29 and April 30, 2006. ... Vincent Paul Young, Jr. ... John Albert Elway, Jr. ... Chargers redirects here. ... The AFC West is a division of the National Football Leagues American Football Conference. ...

The Broncos lost the next two games (thus, falling out of the first place tie with San Diego in the AFC West), but then went on to beat the Kansas City Chiefs at home in blowout fashion, 41-7. In the game, Cutler passed for 4 touchdowns and recorded a career-best quarterback rating of 141.0.^[23] League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC West (1970-present) Current uniform Team colors Red, White and Gold Mascot K. C. Wolf (1985-present) Warpaint (1963-1988) Personnel Owner The Hunt Family (Clark Hunt...

Denver finished the regular season with a 7-9 record, missing the playoffs for a second straight year. Cutler started all 16 games in the season, completing 297-of-467 passes (63.6%) for 3,497 yards, 20 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. He was the NFL’s 12th-ranked passer (88.1) and also had the tenth-most passing yards (3,497). Furthermore, Cutler was the league’s ninth-best third-down passer, with a 92.1 passer rating (73-of-125 for 901 yards, 8 TD and 3 INT). His 3,497 passing yards ranked as the seventh-best single-season performance in team history. He also had the third-best single-season completion percentage (63.6) in team history.^[1]

Following the 2007 season, Cutler, Brandon Marshall and Tony Scheffler went to Atlanta together to train and work on timing for the 2008 season.^[24] Brandon Marshall (born March 23, 1984) is a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos. ... Tony Scheffler (born February 15, 1983) is a current American football tight end for the Denver Broncos. ...

Statistics

College

NFL

Achievements

College

• The Sporting News third-team freshman All-American (2002)
• Associated Press first-team freshman All-SEC (2002)
• First-team All-SEC (2005)
• SEC Offensive Player of the Year (2005)
• Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award finalist (2005)
• Vanderbilt University school career records:
  • Total offense: 9,953
  • Touchdown passes: 59
  • Passing yards: 8,697
  • Pass completions: 710
  • Pass attempts: 1,242
  • Combined touchdowns: 76

Personal

Cutler does volunteer work for mentally challenged young people through Vanderbilt's "Best Buddies" program. This article covers college football played in the United States. ... City Nashville, Tennessee Stadium Dudley Field at Vanderbilt Stadium (grass, capacity 40,000) Head Coach Bobby Johnson League/Conference affiliations Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (1895-1921) Southern Conference (1922-1931) Southeastern Conference (1932-present) Eastern Division (1992-present) National Championships (2 disputed) 1906 Billingsley, 1911 Billingsley [1] SIAC Championships (11... League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC West (1970–present) Current uniform Team colors Broncos Navy Blue, Orange, White[1] Mascot Thunder II (live horse) Miles (person in costume suit) Personnel Owner Pat Bowlen... League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC West (1970–present) Current uniform Team colors Broncos Navy Blue, Orange, White[1] Mascot Thunder II (live horse) Miles (person in costume suit) Personnel Owner Pat Bowlen... The Sporting News (TSN) is an American-based sports newspaper. ... An All-America team is a sports team composed of star players. ... The Associated Press, or AP, is an American news agency, the worlds largest such organization. ... The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is a college athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern part of the United States. ... The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nations outstanding senior quarterback in college football. ... Mental retardation (also called mental handicap and, as defined by the UK Mental Health Act (1983), mental impairment and severe mental impairment) is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills (milestones) during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual capacity as...

During the 2007 offseason, Cutler started the Jay Cutler Foundation, which partnered with Mile High United Way’s Youth Success Initiative to help at-risk youth overcome obstacles and graduate from high school.^[1]

On May 1, 2008, Cutler announced that he had been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and needs daily insulin shots.^[26] Diabetes mellitus type 1 (Type 1 diabetes, Type I diabetes, T1D, T1DM, IDDM, juvenile diabetes) is a form of diabetes mellitus. ... Not to be confused with inulin. ...

Cutler in popular culture

An animated representation of Cutler briefly appeared in the South Park episode, "Guitar Queer-o." The show is set in Colorado, and the characters are Broncos fans. Two characters, Stan and Kyle, meet Cutler and say, "Nice to meet you. I mean, you kinda suck, but my dad says you might be good some day." Cutler himself later responded to the episode, saying, "It was cool. I thought it was funny. They can make fun of me if they want to."^[27] This article is about the TV series. ... Guitar Queer-O is episode 1113 (#166) of Comedy Centrals South Park, which was broadcast on November 7, 2007. ...

Cutler, along with Broncos tight end Tony Scheffler and former Broncos backup quarterback Preston Parsons, took part in an episode of Oprah's Big Give filmed in Denver in 2007.^[28][29] The episode aired on ABC on March 9, 2008. Example of tight end positioning in an offensive formation. ... Tony Scheffler (born February 15, 1983) is a current American football tight end for the Denver Broncos. ... Preston Thomas Parsons (born February 19, 1979 in Portland, Oregon) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the NFL. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent out of Northern Arizona University by the Arizona Cardinals. ... Oprahs Big Give (also referred to as The Big Give) is a reality television series that airs Sunday nights at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central on ABC, and is hosted by Nate Berkus. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American television network. ...

References

External links

• Jay Cutler's Official Website
• Jay Cutler at ESPN.com
• Jay Cutler's ESPN College Football Profile
• Backstage Football with Jay Cutler & Gary Allan