The best player to ever wear jersey No. 6 for the Denver Broncos was a quarterback. Which quarterback specifically is up for debate.
Bubby Brister wore No. 6 for the Broncos from 1997-1999, helping the team win back-to-back Super Bowls. And before anyone scoffs at the notion of Brister “helping” win those Super Bowls while serving as a backup, consider that he went 4-0 as a starter while John Elway was injured in 1998.
If not for that perfect 4-0 record with a backup QB under center, Denver may have not clinched the No. 1 seed and home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs. Brister had a short stint in Denver and those were the only four games he ever started for the Broncos, but those four victories played a part in the team’s Super Bowl-winning campaign that year.
The other candidate as the best-ever to wear No. 6 is Jay Cutler, who was a regular starter in Denver but never came close to a Super Bowl. In three seasons (two years as a full-time starter), Cutler posted a 17-20 win-loss record while throwing for 9,024 yards and 54 touchdowns against 37 interceptions.
Cutler was a talented young QB with the Broncos and he earned a Pro Bowl nod in 2008 before being traded by former coach Josh McDaniels in 2009. Statistically, Cutler accomplished more than any other Denver player individually while wearing No. 6, but the Broncos didn’t have much team success with him under center.
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