Denver Broncos - AFC West
Overall 2011 NFL Rankings (Average per game)
| Passing Yards | Rushing Yards | Points For | Points Against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 159.4 | 163.1 | 20.9 | 24.5 |
| 31st | 1st | 21st | 24th |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
Denver Broncos 2011/12 Schedule - *All Times ET
| Regular Season Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME/SCORE | LOCATION |
| 1 | Mon, Sep 12 | vs Oakland | L 20-23 | Sports Authority Field |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 18 | vs Cincinnati | W 24-22 | Sports Authority Field |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 25 | @ Tennessee | L 14-17 | LP Field |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 2 | @ Green Bay | L 23-49 | Lambeau Field |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 9 | vs San Diego | L 24-29 | Sports Authority Field |
| 6 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 7 | Sun, Oct 23 | @ Miami | W 18-15 (OT) | Sun Life Stadium |
| 8 | Sun, Oct 30 | vs Detroit | L 10-45 | Sports Authority Field |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 6 | @ Oakland | W 38-24 | O.co Coliseum |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 13 | @ Kansas City | W 17-10 | Arrowhead Stadium |
| 11 | Thu, Nov 17 | vs NY Jets | W 17-13 | Sports Authority Field |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 27 | @ San Diego | W 16-13 (OT) | Qualcomm Stadium |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 4 | @ Minnesota | W 35-32 | Metrodome |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 11 | vs Chicago | W 13-10 (OT) | Sports Authority Field |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 18 | vs New England | L 23-41 | Sports Authority Field |
| 16 | Sat, Dec 24 | @ Buffalo | 1:00 PM | Ralph Wilson Stadium |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 1 | vs Kansas City | 4:15 PM | Sports Authority Field |
| Preseason Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME/SCORE | LOCATION |
| 1 | Thu, Aug 11 | @ Dallas | L 24-23 | Cowboys Stadium |
| 2 | Sat, Aug 20 | vs Buffalo | W 24-10 | Sports Authority Field |
| 3 | Sat, Aug 27 | vs Seattle | W 23-20 | Sports Authority Field |
| 4 | Thu, Sep 1 | @ Arizona | L 26-7 | University of Phoenix Stadium |
| 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 |
Denver Broncos
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 dream-like season start with a 6 win strike under the orders of rookie head coach Josh McDaniels was far from finishing like it had began, and the Denver Broncos ended up 8-8 in the year. In quarterback Kyle Orton’s first season as a Bronco, he set a franchise record with 3,805 passing yards, the highest for a debutant, and tied the team record of 10 games with a 90+ passer rating. Before outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil’s 17 sacks, no Bronco player had led the NFL in sacks, setting a franchise-record for a single season.