Denver Broncos play-action rate, 2026
21.7%
21st of 32 in the NFL
- 23.9%
- On 143 dropbacks through Week 4
How often do the Broncos use play-action?
The Broncos have faked a handoff on 21.7% of their dropbacks through Week 4, 21st in the NFL.
Week by week
| Through | PA% | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 18.2% | 21st |
| Week 2 | 21.9% | 22nd |
| Week 3 | 23.2% | 19th |
| Week 4 | 21.7% | 21st |
Last season
Down from 24.0% in 2025, which ranked 15th of 32.
From the Broncos weekly
Three to three at halftime in San Francisco, and Denver's defense had the better of the half. Singleton stopped Brock Purdy's fourth-and-one sneak at the Denver thirty-four on the first snap of the second quarter, and Allen blocked a fifty-four-yard field goal as the half ran out. Then, tied with nine fifty-two left in the third, Marvin Mims fielded a sixty-one-yard 49ers punt at the Denver twenty-eight, got one yard, and Neal forced the fumble and recovered it for San Francisco. The 49ers scored nine snaps later, and the Broncos lost twenty-four to fourteen to fall to two and two. Neither offense turned it over, and neither quarterback was sacked.
Read the Week 4 note →Which offenses use the most play-action in 2026?
Kansas City Chiefs (36.6%), Seattle Seahawks (34.6%), then Chicago Bears (32.7%) lead the league. All 32 teams on the Play-Action Rate board.
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