Thomas Emerick’s NFL offensive line continuity series enters its 12th preseason.

Denver has taken the continuity mantle of the 2020s.

Indianapolis likewise featured the same five starters over a three-year stretch before shuffling things a bit the last couple of years. However, tackle-to-tackle, that squad does not compete with this current Broncos offensive line, even with Quenton Nelson being the single best player of the 10. Denver also now has its own elite guard in Quinn Meinerz.

Through much of the 2010s, the dynamos of both continuity and personnel were the Eagles, Steelers, and Cowboys. You could count on those units setting their offenses up for success whether you were drafting in February or August. They had elite line coaches in place too, among them Jeff Stoutland (Eagles), Bill Callahan (Cowboys), and Mike Munchak (Steelers).

Denver is vying to get on that level.

The previous edition of this series tackled the teams on the lower end of the continuity spectrum, and this time we’ll dive into the teams returning all five offensive line starters.

Offensive Line Continuity by Team Entering Preseason

Let’s split the nine max-continuity starting offensive lines into three categories of aspiration heading into the post-Hall of Fame Game part of the preseason and training camp schedule. These groupings will be: Competing for the Elite Tier, Getting to Reliably Good, and Sneaking Back to Average.