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

Home 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 11	November 12	vs. Houston Oilers	Bears Stadium
Week 12	November 19	at Buffalo Bills	War Memorial Stadium
Week 13	November 23	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 14	December 3	at New York Jets	Shea 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
preseason	August 21	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	War Memorial Stadium
Week 6	October 25	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 8	November 8	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	War Memorial Stadium
Week 9	November 15	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 11	November 29	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
1971
preseason	August 16	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
preseason	September 4	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
Week 1	September 19	vs. Dallas Cowboys	War Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 17	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 6	October 23	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 9	November 14	at New England Patriots	Schaefer Stadium
Week 12	December 5	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
1972
preseason	August 4	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	War Memorial Stadium
preseason	August 18	vs. Minnesota Vikings	War Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 15	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 7	October 29	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 8	November 5	vs. Miami Dolphins	War Memorial Stadium
Week 10	November 19	at New England Patriots	Schaefer Stadium
1973
Week 1	September 16	at New England Patriots	Schaefer Stadium
Week 4	October 7	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Rich Stadium
Week 10	November 18	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
Week 13	December 9	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
1974
Week 2	September 22	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
Week 6	October 20	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 10	November 17	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
Week 11	November 24	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
postseason	December 22	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
1975
Week 1	September 21	vs. New York Jets	Rich Stadium
Week 3	October 5	vs. Denver Broncos	Rich Stadium
Week 4	October 12	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 20	vs. New York Giants	Rich Stadium
Week 9	November 17	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium
1976
preseason	September 3	vs. Cleveland Browns	Rich Stadium
Week 3	September 26	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium
Week 5	October 10	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
1977
Week 8	November 6	at New England Patriots	Schaefer Stadium
Week 14	December 17	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
1978
Week 3	September 17	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
Week 10	November 5	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 12	November 19	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium
1979
preseason	August 4	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Rich Stadium
Week 10	November 4	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 11	November 11	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium

1980s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
Week 8	October 26	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 9	November 2	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Rich Stadium
Week 10	November 9	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 12	November 23	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Rich Stadium
1981
Week 2	September 13	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 17	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Rich Stadium
Week 6	October 12	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
Week 9	November 1	vs. Cleveland Browns	Rich Stadium
postseason	December 27	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
postseason	January 3, 1982	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium
1983
preseason	August 6	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
1984
preseason	August 11	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 12	November 18	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Rich Stadium
1985
Week 2	September 15	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 7	October 20	vs. Indianapolis Colts	Rich Stadium
1986
Week 2	September 14	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium
Week 5	October 5	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 11	November 16	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
1987
preseason	August 15	at Atlanta Falcons	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
Week 5	October 18	vs. New York Giants	Rich Stadium
Week 9	November 8	vs. Denver Broncos	Rich Stadium
Week 9	November 22	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 10	November 29	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
Week 13	December 13	at Indianapolis Colts	Hoosier Dome
1988
Week 7	October 17	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
postseason	January 1, 1989	vs. Houston Oilers	Rich Stadium
1989
Week 1	September 10	at Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium
Week 8	October 29	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
postseason	January 6, 1990	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium

1990s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
Week 10	November 18	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
postseason	January 20, 1991	vs. Los Angeles Raiders	Rich Stadium
Super Bowl XXV	January 27, 1991	vs. New York Giants	Tampa Stadium
1991
Week 7	October 13	vs. Indianapolis Colts	Rich Stadium
Week 9	November 3	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 11	November 18	at Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium
postseason	January 5, 1992	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Rich Stadium
postseason	January 12, 1992	vs. Denver Broncos	Rich Stadium
Super Bowl XXVI	January 26, 1992	vs. Washington Redskins	Metrodome
1992
preseason	August 28	at Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome
Week 1	September 6	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Rich Stadium
Week 10	November 1	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 11	November 16	at Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium
postseason	January 17, 1993	at Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium
Super Bowl XXVII	January 31, 1993	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Rose Bowl
1993
preseason	August 12	at Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium
postseason	January 15, 1994	vs. Los Angeles Raiders	Rich Stadium
postseason	January 23, 1994	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Rich Stadium
Super Bowl XXVIII	January 30, 1994	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Georgia Dome
1994
Week 9	November 6	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 12	November 24	at Detroit Lions	Pontiac Silverdome
1995
preseason	August 4	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Rich Stadium
preseason	August 12	vs. Dallas Cowboys	SkyDome
Week 5	October 8	vs. New York Jets	Rich Stadium
Week 6	October 15	vs. Seattle Seahawks	Rich Stadium
Week 10	November 12	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Rich Stadium
postseason	January 6, 1996	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
1996
preseason	August 23	vs. Baltimore Ravens	Rich Stadium
Week 7	October 20	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
postseason	December 28	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	Rich Stadium
1997
Week 6	October 12	at New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium
1998
Week 6	October 18	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	Ralph Wilson Stadium
Week 10	November 15	vs. New England Patriots	Ralph Wilson Stadium
1999
Week 11	November 21	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 15	December 26	at New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium
postseason	January 8, 2000	at Tennessee Titans	Adelphia Coliseum

2000s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2003
Week 9	November 9	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 10	November 16	vs. Houston Texans	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2006
Week 8	November 5	vs. Green Bay Packers	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2007
preseason	August 17	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Ralph Wilson Stadium
Week 8	November 4	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2009
preseason	August 15	vs. Chicago Bears	Ralph Wilson Stadium

2010s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
Week 12	December 5	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
2012
preseason	August 17	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
Week 8	November 4	at Houston Texans	Reliant Stadium
2014
Week 12	November 30	vs. Cleveland Browns	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2015
Week 7	October 25	at Jacksonville Jaguars	Wembley Stadium
Week 10	November 23	at New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium
2017
Week 2	September 17	at Carolina Panthers	Bank of America Stadium
Week 7	October 29	vs. Oakland Raiders	New Era Field
2018
Week 15	December 23	at New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium

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