Stokley: My 2000 Ravens off., among ‘worst ever,’ better than Broncos

Oct 24, 2017, 12:00 AM Updated: 12:22 am

Brandon Stokley #80 of the Baltimore Ravens makes a touch down catch with Jason Sehorn # 31 on his tail in the first quarter during Super Bowl XXXV between the Baltimore Ravens and the New York Giants at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Photo by Andy Lyons/ALLSPORT/Getty Images Sport

During his 15 year NFL career, Brandon Stokley played on several high-octane offenses, including a four-year stretch with the Indianapolis Colts where the team was ranked either first or second in total offense. Tack on another season, 2012, in which he and the Peyton Manning-led Denver Broncos ranked No. 2 in the league.

But the “Stokley & Zach” co-host played on some middling-to-bad offenses as well, including a 2000 Baltimore Ravens team that tied an NFL record for most consecutive games without scoring a touchdown (five).

That team managed to win a Super Bowl on the backs of its all-time defense, much like Stokley suggested the current iteration of the Denver Broncos aim for in 2017.

But, that might be an even taller task, as Stokley said he thinks the 2017 Broncos offense might even be worse than his 2000 Ravens squad.

“We were really bad. Yes, we were probably one of the worst ever. I think we went five games without scoring a touchdown in 2000,” Stokley said on Monday. “We ended up winning a Super Bowl that year. We got things figured out. But this offense is making my 2000 offense look like the Colts of ’04.”

The remarks come on the heels of arguably one of the lowest points offensively for the Broncos in the past quarter-century, suffering a shutout loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, 21-0.

It’s the first time in nearly 25 years — 394 games to be exact — that Denver has been held scoreless in a game, the longest active streak in the NFL before Sunday.

Stokley said, right now for the Broncos, it’s as “bad as it gets offensively.” In the past four weeks, Denver’s put up only 16 points on two occasions, 10 points last week in a loss to the winless New York Giants, and zero points against the Chargers.

“Actually, it’s going backward now. It’s getting worse and worse and worse,” Stokley said.

Since putting up 42 points on Dallas Cowboys in Week 2, the Broncos have mustered just three touchdowns in four games.

Through six games, Denver ranks 21 in yards per play (5.0) but 29th in scoring, edging out the Miami Dolphins (92), Cincinnati Bengals (98), and Cleveland Browns (103) with 108 points.

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