Age: 25
3rd
season in pro football & with Broncos
College: Vanderbilt
Height: 6’3” Weight: 233
Prelude:
Cutler set
school records in pass attempts (1242) and completions (710) as well as passing
yards (8697) and TD passes (59) and was SEC Player of the Year as a senior in
2005. He was chosen by the Broncos in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft (11th
overall) and replaced Jake Plummer as starting quarterback for the last five
games of the season. Mobile and with a strong and accurate arm, Cutler showed
enough of his potential, completing 59.1 percent of his passes for 1001 yards
and 9 TDs, to take over the starting job in 2007. While he passed for 3497
yards and 20 TDs, he lost weight and was lacking energy as the season
progressed. Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes in the offseason, he was fitted with
an insulin pump.
2008 Season Summary
Appeared in all
16 games
[Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20]
Passing
Attempts – 616
[2]
Most
attempts, game – 50 vs. San Diego 9/14
Completions –
384 [3]
Most
completions, game – 36 vs. San Diego 9/14
Yards – 4526 [3,
1st in AFC]
Most yards,
game – 447 at Cleveland 11/6
Completion
percentage – 62.3 [15]
Yards per
attempt – 7.3 [12]
TD passes – 25
[7]
Most TD
passes, game – 4 vs. San Diego 9/14
Interceptions
– 18 [2]
Most
interceptions, game – 3 vs. Miami 11/2
Passer rating
– 86.0 [16]
400-yard
passing games – 1
300-yard
passing games – 8
200-yard
passing games – 13
Rushing
Attempts – 57
Most
attempts, game – 8 (for 16 yds.) vs. Kansas City 12/7, (for 30 yds.) vs.
Buffalo 12/21
Yards – 200
Most yards,
game – 30 yards (on 8 carries) vs. vs. Buffalo 12/21
Average gain
– 3.5
TDs – 2
Scoring
TDs – 2
2-pt conversions
– 1 [2, tied with many others]
Points – 14
Awards & Honors:
Pro Bowl
Broncos went 8-8
to finish second in the AFC West while leading the conference in total yards
(6333) and passing yards (4471).
Aftermath:
After
appearing to have established himself in Denver, Cutler, in conflict with newly-hired
head coach Josh McDaniels, demanded a trade and was accommodated by being dealt
to the Chicago Bears in 2009. He had difficulties, passing for 3666 yards and
27 TDs but giving up a league-leading 26 interceptions. In 2010, although
sacked a NFL-high 52 times, he had a better year overall and the Bears went
11-5 and reached the NFC title game, although Cutler was criticized when he
left that contest, a loss to the Packers, with a knee sprain. Injuries were a
factor in 2011, when he missed six games with a broken thumb, and 2013, missing
five contests due to a groin injury. Cutler achieved career highs in 2014 with
a 66.0 completion percentage and 28 TD passes, but he again led the league in
interceptions with 18 in a losing season for the club. He threw for 3659 yards
and 21 TDs in 2015, with just 11 interceptions. Overall, over ten seasons he
has passed for 31,408 yards and 204 TDs, with 141 interceptions, for a passer
rating of 86.0. Of those totals, 9024 yards and 54 touchdowns, with 37 INTs,
came with the Broncos, where he achieved his only Pro Bowl selection to date.
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Highlighted Years features players who were consensus
first-team All-League* selections or league* or conference** leaders in the
following statistical categories:
Rushing:
Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Passing:
Yards, Completion Pct., Yards per Attempt, TDs, Rating
Receiving:
Catches, Yards, TDs (min. 10)
Scoring: TDs,
Points, Field Goals (min. 5)
All-Purpose:
Total Yards
Defense:
Interceptions, Sacks
Kickoff
Returns: Average
Punt Returns:
Average
Punting:
Average
*Leagues
include NFL (1920 to date), AFL (1926), AFL (1936-37), AAFC (1946-49), AFL
(1960-69), WFL (1974-75), USFL (1983-85)
**NFC/AFC
since 1970
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