| Acquired: Unrestricted Free Agent (Arizona), 2003
• Plummer set a Broncos single-season record for passing yards (4,089) and tied the franchise record for touchdowns in a season (27).
• He ranked third in the AFC (fourth in NFL) with 4,089 passing yards and ranked third in the AFC (8th in NFL) with 303 completions.
• Plummer’s 27 touchdown passes, a single-season career high, tied for third in the AFC (T-7th in NFL).
• Plummer became the first quarterback in franchise history to attempt every one of his team’s passes in a season and joined Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks as the only signal callers to accomplish that feat in 2004.
• Plummer became only the second quarterback in Broncos history (Craig Morton in 1981) to throw eight touchdowns in a two-game span with four scoring passes vs. Hou. (11/7) and vs. Atl. (10/31).
• His four touchdown passes vs. Hou. (11/7) tied a career high and marked his fourth career four-touchdown game to help him achieve a single-game career-best 137.8 passer rating.
• In throwing for 499 yards. vs. Atl. (10/31), Plummer posted the ninth-highest single-game yardage total in NFL history and the highest single-game total in Broncos history.
• His 499 passing yards vs. Atl. (10/31) marked the highest single-game passing total of any quarterback this season.
• His 85-yard touchdown strike to Rod Smith in snowy conditions vs. Oak. (11/28) was the longest pass of his career and the eighth-longest passing play in team history.
• He has recorded 26 career game-winning or game-tying scoring drive in the fourth quarter or overtime. Nineteen are “pure” comeback victories, the highest total of any QB since 1995.
• Including this season’s totals, Plummer is 19-8 (70.3%) as a Broncos starter (2003-present) during the regular season, marking the fourth-highest winning percentage of any NFL quarterback during that period (Tom Brady, 28-4, 87.5%, Donovan McNabb, 25-6, 83.3% and Peyton Manning, 24-8, 75.0%).
• Plummer was voted an offensive co-captain by his teammates, joining receiver Rod Smith in that role.
2004: Plummer’s creativity behind center resulted in several miraculous performances during the 2004 regular season as he completed 303-of-521 passes (58.2%) for 4,089 yards with 27 touchdowns and 20 interceptions in 16 starts. Plummer set a Broncos single-season record in passing yards and tied the franchise’s single-season touchdown mark, records that John Elway held at the beginning of the season. In attempting all 521 of the Broncos’ passes, he became the first quarterback in franchise history and was one of only two quarterbacks (New Orleans’ Aaron Brooks) this season to accomplish that feat. Plummer, an offensive co-captain, ranked third in the AFC (4th in NFL) in passing yards and ranked third in the AFC (eighth in NFL) in completions. His touchdown total, a single-season career high, tied for third in the AFC (T-7th in NFL). He led the Broncos to a win vs. Ind. (1/2), securing the team’s second consecutive playoff berth in a game in which he broke John Elway’s single-season franchise record for passing yards (4,030 in 1993) and tied Elway’s franchise-best single-season touchdown mark (27 in 1997). He completed 17-of-30 passes (56.7%) against the Colts for 246 yards with two touchdowns, including a 38-yard strike, with no interceptions while also recording his first rushing touchdown (5 yds.) of the season. Plummer completed his first eight pa |