Week 3 Quick Reads

Collie had a big day, but the deeper numbers on Orton are most interesting

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Kyle Orton DEN
37/57
481
1
1
154
147
7
That’s an impressive yardage total — even for 57 attempts — but it’s a lot of volume and not all that much efficiency. Take third down, for example: Orton was 7-of-12 for 61 yards, but he only picked up three first downs on those throws. He was 1-of-3 on fourth down, with all three attempts inside Colts territory in the fourth quarter. His 16-of-23 performance on first down had a success rate of 52 percent. The real killer: In the red zone, Orton was 4-of-14 for 20 yards without a touchdown or a first down.

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