American Football Conference - West Division
Denver Broncos
| Team's name: Broncos Conference: AFC Division: West  Location: Denver, Colorado Nickname: Broncos, Orange Crush (1977-79 defense) Elway Attack Mascot: "Thunder II" (live horse), "Miles" Team Colours: Broncos Navy Blue, Orange and White Joined the League: 1970 Team's Owner: Pat Bowlen Football Head Coach: Mike Shanahan Football Stadium: INVESCO Field at Mile High Current Capacity: 76,125 First Year of Football: 1960 Team Titles: Super Bowl Championships: 1997 and 1998 AFC Championships: 1977, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997, 1998 West Division Championships: 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2005 |
Located in Denver, Colorado, the Denver Broncos are members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League. The professional franchise was instituted in 1959 as part of the American Football League; during the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, the team joined the NFL.
The team’s first decade was hardly momentous; the Broncos were the only members of the AFL that did not play in a title league game during the AFL’s ten years of existence. The Broncos earned their first division and conference championships in 1977, the same year they made their first playoff appearance. The team would remain competitive over the next decades, winning multiple division and conference championships throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with particular help from quarterback John Elway.
In 1997, the Broncos, with the help of head coach Mike Shanahan and running back Terrell Davis, would earn their first Super Bowl title over the Green Bay Packers. The next year, the Broncos would do it again, claiming Super Bowl XXXIII over the Atlanta Falcons.
Elway retired in 1999. Nevertheless, the Broncos managed a wild card playoff berth in 2000, 2003, and 2004, and earned another division championship in 2005. In 2006, the Broncos hoped to compete again for the Super Bowl title. A strong defense in the first games of the season left the Broncos with only one touchdown against them, but a surprising loss to the San Francisco 49ers left the team out of the playoffs.
2007 marked a series of trades, with Tatum Bell and George Foster heading to the Detroit Lions for cornerback Dre’Bly. Al Wilson and Todd Sauerbrun also left the team, while Simeon Rice signed on for a one-year deal. A series of injuries through the season left the Broncos with a 7-9 record that excluded them – yet again – from the playoffs.
The Broncos entered 2008 with a strong 3-game lead that tapered out by December, when the Colorado team lost to the San Diego Chargers. At the end of the year, Shanahan was fired as head coach and replaced by Josh McDaniels. The team also traded Cutler for Kyle Orton, and in the 2009 NFL Draft, signed popular running back Knowshon Moreno and defensive end Robert Ayers, among others.
Super Bowl Appearances:
1978 XII Broncos Lost to Dallas Cowboys, 27-10
1987 XXI Broncos Lost to New York Giants, 39-20
1988 XXII Broncos Lost to Washington Redskins, 42-10
1990 XXIV Broncos Lost to San Francisco 49ers, 55-10
1998 XXXII Broncos Defeated Green Bay Packers, 31-24
1999 XXXIII Broncos Defeated Atlanta Falcons, 34-19
Denver Broncos 2009/10 Schedule
| Preseason Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | LOCATION |
| 2 | Fri, Aug 14 | @ San Francisco | 10:00 PM | Candlestick Park |
| 3 | Sat, Aug 22 | @ Seattle | 10:30 PM | Qwest Field |
| 4 | Sun, Aug 30 | Chicago | 8:00 PM | Invesco Field at Mile High |
| 5 | Thu, Sep 3 | Arizona | 9:00 PM | Invesco Field at Mile High |
| Regular Season Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME (ET) | LOCATION |
| 1 | Sun, Sep 13 | @ Cincinnati | 1:00 PM | Paul Brown Stadium |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 20 | Cleveland | 4:15 PM | Invesco Field at Mile High |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | @ Oakland | 4:15 PM | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 | Dallas | 4:15 PM | Invesco Field at Mile High |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 | New England | 4:15 PM | Invesco Field at Mile High |
| 6 | Mon, Oct 19 | @ San Diego | 8:30 PM | Qualcomm Stadium |
| 7 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 | @ Baltimore | 1:00 PM | M&T Bank Stadium |
| 9 | Mon, Nov 9 | Pittsburgh | 8:30 PM | Invesco Field at Mile High |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 15 | @ Washington | 1:00 PM | FedEx Field |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 | San Diego | 4:15 PM | Invesco Field at Mile High |
| 12 | Thu, Nov 26 | NY Giants | 8:20 PM | Invesco Field at Mile High |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | @ Kansas City | 1:00 PM | Arrowhead Stadium |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 | @ Indianapolis | 1:00 PM | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | Oakland | 4:05 PM | Invesco Field at Mile High |
| 16 | Sun, Dec 27 | @ Philadelphia | 1:00 PM | Lincoln Financial Field |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 | Kansas City | 4:15 PM | Invesco Field at Mile High |
Last Season Statistics (2008/09)
| Team Leaders | |||||||
| PASSING | RUSHING | RECEIVING | DEFENSE | ||||
| Jay Cutler | Peyton Hillis | Brandon Marshall | Jamie Winborn | ||||
| ATT | 616 | CAR | 68 | REC | 104 | TOT | 99 |
| COM | 384 | YDS | 343 | YDS | 1265 | SOLO | 74 |
| YDS | 4526 | AVG | 5 | AVG | 12.2 | AST | 25 |
| TD | 25 | TD | 5 | TD | 6 | SACK | 1 |
| Team Statistics | ||||
| YARDS | RUSH | PASS | POINTS | |
| OFFENSIVE | 396 | 116 | 279 | 23 |
| OPPONENTS | 375 | 146 | 229 | 28 |
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