Denver Broncos

Denver Broncos

First Season
1960
Team History
Denver Broncos (1960-present)
Conference/Division
National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970–present) AFC West (1970–present) American Football League (1960-1969) Western Division (1960-1969)
Venue
Empower Field at Mile High (2001-present) Mile High Stadium (1960-2000) DU Stadium (1960)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) and joined the NFL as part of the completed merger of the two leagues in 1970.

Publications

Programs by season

1960s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
preseason	August 20	at Houston Oilers	Jeppesen Stadium
preseason	September 2	at Los Angeles Chargers	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 1	September 9	at Boston Patriots	Boston University Field
Week 2	September 18	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 23	at New York Titans	Polo Grounds
Week 4	October 2	vs. Oakland Raiders	Bears Stadium
Week 6	October 16	vs. Los Angeles Chargers	Bears Stadium
Week 7	October 23	vs. Boston Patriots	Bears Stadium
Week 8	October 30	vs. Dallas Texans	Bears Stadium
Week 9	November 6	vs. Houston Oilers	Bears Stadium
Week 10	November 13	at Dallas Texans	Cotton Bowl
Week 11	November 20	at Houston Oilers	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 12	November 27	vs. Buffalo Bills	Bears Stadium
Week 13	December 4	vs. New York Titans	Bears Stadium
Week 14	December 10	at Los Angeles Chargers	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 15	December 17	at Oakland Raiders	Candlestick Park
1961
preseason	August 2	Broncos intrasquad	Bears Stadium
preseason	August 25	at Dallas Texans	Farrington Field
preseason	September 1	at Houston Oilers	Ladd Memorial Stadium
preseason	September 4	at Oakland Raiders	Kezar Stadium
Week 1	September 10	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 2	September 16	at Boston Patriots	Boston University Field
Week 3	September 24	at New York Titans	Polo Grounds
Week 4	October 1	at Oakland Raiders	Candlestick Park
Week 5	October 8	vs. Dallas Texans	Bears Stadium
Week 6	October 15	vs. Oakland Raiders	Bears Stadium
Week 8	October 29	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 9	November 5	vs. Houston Oilers	Bears Stadium
Week 10	November 12	vs. San Diego Chargers	Bears Stadium
Week 11	November 19	vs. Buffalo Bills	Bears Stadium
Week 12	November 26	at Houston Oilers	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 14	December 10	at Dallas Texans	Cotton Bowl
1962
preseason	August 18	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
preseason	August 24	at Dallas Texans	Farrington Field
Week 1	September 7	vs. San Diego Chargers	Bears Stadium
Week 2	September 15	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 21	at Boston Patriots	Boston University Field
Week 4	September 30	at New York Titans	Polo Grounds
Week 5	October 5	vs. Oakland Raiders	Bears Stadium
Week 6	October 14	at Oakland Raiders	Frank Youell Field
Week 7	October 21	vs. Houston Oilers	Bears Stadium
Week 8	October 28	vs. Buffalo Bills	Bears Stadium
Week 9	November 4	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 10	November 11	vs. Boston Patriots	Bears Stadium
Week 11	November 18	vs. Dallas Texans	Bears Stadium
Week 13	December 2	at Houston Oilers	Jeppesen Stadium
1963
preseason	August 11	at Oakland Raiders	Frank Youell Field
preseason	August 17	vs. San Diego Chargers	University of Denver Stadium
preseason	August 23	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 1	September 7	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Denver University Stadium
Week 2	September 14	at Houston Oilers	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 4	September 29	vs. Boston Patriots	Bears Stadium
Week 5	October 6	vs. San Diego Chargers	Bears Stadium
Week 6	October 13	vs. Houston Oilers	Bears Stadium
Week 7	October 18	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 8	October 26	at New York Jets	Polo Grounds
Week 9	November 3	vs. Buffalo Bills	Bears Stadium
Week 10	November 9	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 11	November 17	vs. New York Jets	Bears Stadium
Week 13	November 28	vs. Oakland Raiders	Bears Stadium
Week 15	December 15	at Oakland Raiders	Frank Youell Field
Week 16	December 22	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
1964
preseason	August 8	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
preseason	August 20	at Houston Oilers	Jeppesen Stadium
preseason	August 28	at Kansas City Chiefs	Farrington Field
preseason	September 5	vs. Boston Patriots	Denver University Stadium
Week 1	September 12	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 2	September 20	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 27	vs. Houston Oilers	Bears Stadium
Week 4	October 4	vs. Boston Patriots	Bears Stadium
Week 5	October 11	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Bears Stadium
Week 6	October 18	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 7	October 25	at Oakland Raiders	Frank Youell Field
Week 8	November 1	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 9	November 8	vs. San Diego Chargers	Bears Stadium
Week 11	November 20	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 15	December 20	at Houston Oilers	Jeppesen Stadium
1965
preseason	August 7	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Denver University Stadium
preseason	August 21	vs. San Diego Chargers	Denver University Stadium
preseason	September 4	at Oakland Raiders	Hughes Memorial Stadium
Week 1	September 11	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 2	September 19	vs. Buffalo Bills	Bears Stadium
Week 3	September 24	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 4	October 3	vs. New York Jets	Bears Stadium
Week 5	October 10	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Bears Stadium
Week 7	October 24	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 8	October 31	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 9	November 7	vs. San Diego Chargers	Bears Stadium
Week 10	November 14	at Houston Oilers	Rice Stadium
Week 11	November 21	vs. Oakland Raiders	Bears Stadium
Week 13	December 5	at Oakland Raiders	Frank Youell Field
Week 14	December 12	vs. Boston Patriots	Bears Stadium
1966
preseason	August 6	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Denver University Stadium
preseason	August 12	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
preseason	August 28	vs. Oakland Raiders	Bears Stadium
Week 1	September 3	at Houston Oilers	Rice Stadium
Week 2	September 18	vs. Boston Patriots	Bears Stadium
Week 3	September 25	vs. New York Jets	Bears Stadium
Week 4	October 2	vs. Houston Oilers	Bears Stadium
Week 5	October 8	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 6	October 16	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
Week 7	October 23	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Bears Stadium
Week 8	October 30	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 9	November 6	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 10	November 20	vs. Oakland Raiders	Bears Stadium
Week 11	November 27	vs. San Diego Chargers	Bears Stadium
Week 12	December 4	vs. Miami Dolphins	Bears Stadium
Week 13	December 11	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 14	December 18	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
1967
preseason	July 29	at Miami Dolphins	Akron Rubber Bowl
preseason	August 5	vs. Detroit Lions	Denver University Stadium
preseason	August 18	vs. Minnesota Vikings	Denver University Stadium
preseason	August 27	vs. Oakland Raiders	North Platte High School Stadium
Week 1	September 3	vs. Boston Patriots	Bears Stadium
Week 2	September 10	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 3	September 17	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
Week 4	September 24	vs. New York Jets	Bears Stadium
Week 5	October 1	at Houston Oilers	Rice Stadium
Week 6	October 8	vs. Buffalo Bills	Bears Stadium
Week 9	October 29	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 10	November 12	vs. Houston Oilers	Bears Stadium
Week 11	November 19	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 12	November 23	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 13	December 3	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 14	December 17	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Bears Stadium
1968
preseason	August 10	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	DU Stadium
preseason	August 30	vs. San Diego Chargers	Alamo Stadium
preseason	September 7	at Oakland Raiders	Portland Civic Stadium
Week 2	September 15	at Cincinnati Bengals	Nippert Stadium
Week 3	September 22	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 4	September 29	vs. Boston Patriots	Bears Stadium
Week 5	October 6	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Bears Stadium
Week 6	October 13	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 7	October 20	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 8	October 27	vs. Miami Dolphins	Bears Stadium
Week 9	November 3	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 10	November 10	vs. Oakland Raiders	Bears Stadium
Week 11	November 17	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Week 12	November 24	vs. Buffalo Bills	Bears Stadium
Week 13	December 1	vs. San Diego Chargers	Bears Stadium
Week 14	December 8	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
1969
preseason	August 23	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Mile High Stadium
preseason	September 6	at Cincinnati Bengals	Nippert Stadium
Week 1	September 14	vs. Boston Patriots	Mile High Stadium
Week 2	September 21	vs. New York Jets	Mile High Stadium
Week 3	September 28	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 4	October 5	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Mile High Stadium
Week 5	October 12	vs. Oakland Raiders	Mile High Stadium
Week 6	October 19	at Cincinnati Bengals	Nippert Stadium
Week 7	October 26	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Week 8	November 2	vs. San Diego Chargers	Mile High Stadium
Week 9	November 9	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 10	November 16	vs. Houston Oilers	Mile High Stadium
Week 11	November 23	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 12	November 27	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 13	December 7	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
Week 14	December 14	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Mile High Stadium

1970s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
Week 3	October 4	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Mile High Stadium
Week 4	October 11	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 12	December 6	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 13	December 13	vs. San Diego Chargers	Mile High Stadium
1971
preseason	August 28	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Joe Albi Stadium
Week 2	September 26	at Green Bay Packers	Milwaukee County Stadium
Week 6	October 24	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 8	November 7	vs. Detroit Lions	Mile High Stadium
Week 9	November 14	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Mile High Stadium
Week 13	December 12	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 14	December 19	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
1972
preseason	August 11	at Washington Redskins	RFK Stadium
Week 2	September 24	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 4	October 8	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium
Week 4	October 22	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 9	November 12	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 11	November 26	at Atlanta Falcons	Atlanta Stadium
1973
Week 8	November 4	at St. Louis Cardinals	Busch Memorial Stadium
Week 14	December 16	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
1974
preseason	August 24	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 4	October 6	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 11	November 24	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 12	November 28	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
1975
Week 3	October 5	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
Week 7	November 2	vs. Oakland Raiders	Mile High Stadium
1976
preseason	July 24	at Detroit Lions	Fawcett Stadium
Week 8	October 31	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 14	December 12	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
1977
preseason	August 28	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
Week 3	October 2	at Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome
Week 7	October 30	vs. Oakland Raiders	Mile High Stadium
Week 11	November 27	vs. Baltimore Colts	Mile High Stadium
postseason	December 24	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Mile High Stadium
Super Bowl XII	January 15, 1978	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Louisiana Superdome
1978
Week 3	September 17	vs. San Diego Chargers	Mile High Stadium
Week 6	October 8	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
1979
preseason	August 4	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 1	September 2	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Mile High Stadium
Week 2	September 6	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Mile High Stadium
Week 8	October 22	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
Week 15	December 8	at Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome
Week 16	December 17	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
postseason	December 23	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome

1980s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
Week 1	September 7	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
Week 5	October 5	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 13	December 1	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
1981
Week 5	October 4	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 11	November 15	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium
Week 16	December 20	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
1982
Week 8	December 26	at Los Angeles Raiders	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1983
Week 1	September 4	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
1984
Week 16	December 15	at Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome
1985
Week 13	December 1	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
1986
postseason	January 4, 1987	vs. New England Patriots	Mile High Stadium
postseason	January 11, 1987	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Super Bowl XXI	January 25, 1987	vs. New York Giants	Rose Bowl
1987
preseason	August 9	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Wembley Stadium
Week 9	November 8	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
Week 14	December 19	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Mile High Stadium
postseason	January 10, 1988	vs. Houston Oilers	Mile High Stadium
Super Bowl XXII	January 31, 1988	vs. Washington Redskins	Jack Murphy Stadium
1988
preseason	August 3	at Los Angeles Rams	Anaheim Stadium
Week 5	October 2	at San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium
Week 6	October 9	at San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
Week 16	December 17	vs. New England Patriots	Mile High Stadium
1989
Week 6	October 15	vs. Indianapolis Colts	Mile High Stadium
postseason	January 7, 1990	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Mile High Stadium
postseason	January 14, 1990	vs. Cleveland Browns	Mile High Stadium
Super Bowl XXIV	January 28, 1990	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Louisiana Superdome

1990s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
Week 5	October 8	vs. Cleveland Browns	Mile High Stadium
Week 10	November 18	vs. Chicago Bears	Mile High Stadium
Week 13	December 9	at Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium
1991
preseason	July 27	vs. Detroit Lions	Fawcett Stadium
preseason	August 23	at Phoenix Cardinals	Sun Devil Stadium
Week 5	September 29	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
postseason	January 12, 1992	at Buffalo Bills	Rich Stadium
1992
Week 4	September 27	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
Week 5	October 4	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Mile High Stadium
1993
Week 10	November 28	at Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome
1994
Week 7	October 23	at San Diego Chargers	Jack Murphy Stadium
1995
preseason	August 12	at Carolina Panthers	Memorial Stadium
preseason	August 21	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Mile High Stadium
Week 2	September 10	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
1996
Week 12	November 24	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
1997
Super Bowl XXXII	January 25, 1998	vs. Green Bay Packers	Qualcomm Stadium
1998
postseason	August 29	at Tennessee Oilers	Vanderbilt Stadium
Week 6	October 11	vs. Seattle Seahawks	Kingdome
Week 8	November 1	at Cincinnati Bengals	Cinergy Field
postseason	January 9, 1999	vs. Miami Dolphins	Mile High Stadium
postseason	January 17, 1999	vs. New York Jets	Mile High Stadium
Super Bowl XXXIII	January 31, 1999	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Pro Player Stadium
1999
preseason	August 8	vs. San Diego Chargers	Stadium Australia
Week 1	September 13	vs. Miami Dolphins	Mile High Stadium

2000s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2000
postseason	December 31	at Baltimore Ravens	PSINet Stadium
2002
Week 2	September 15	at San Francisco 49ers	3Com Park
2003
preseason	August 9	at Houston Texans	Reliant Stadium
2004
Week 6	October 17	at Oakland Raiders	Network Associates Coliseum
2005
Week 9	November 13	at Oakland Raiders	McAfee Coliseum
2009
Week 2	September 20	vs. Cleveland Browns	Invesco Field at Mile High

2010s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
preseason	September 2	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
Week 9	November 14	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Invesco Field at Mile High
Week 10	November 22	at San Diego Chargers	Qualcomm Stadium
2011
preseason	August 11	at Dallas Cowboys	Cowboys Stadium
Week 4	October 2	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field
Week 11	December 4	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
postseason	January 8, 2012	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2012
Week 1	September 9	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2013
postseason	January 19, 2014	vs. New England Patriots	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Super Bowl XLVIII	February 2, 2014	vs. Seattle Seahawks	MetLife Stadium
2014
Week 9	November 9	at Oakland Raiders	O.co Coliseum
postseason	January 11, 2015	vs. Indianapolis Colts	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
2015
Week 9	November 15	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
postseason	January 24, 2016	vs. New England Patriots	Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Super Bowl 50	February 7, 2016	vs. Carolina Panthers	Levi's Stadium
2016
preseason	August 11	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Week 12	December 4	at Jacksonville Jaguars	EverBank Field
2017
Week 9	November 5	at Philadelphia Eagles	Lincoln Financial Field
2018
Week 3	September 23	at Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium
2019
Week 16	December 29	vs. Oakland Raiders	Empower Field at Mile High

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