Brief history of the Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos began play in 1960 as members of the AFC and later joined the National Football League as part of an NFL-AFL merger.
The Denver Broncos were founded on August 14, 1959, when Bob Howsman, then the owner of a minor league baseball team, was awarded the AFL franchise. The Denver Broncos beat the Boston Patriots 13-10 on September 9, 1960, which was the first AFL game. The Broncos became the first American Football League football team to defeat a National Football League football team on August 5, 1967 after defeating the Detroit Lions by a score of 13-7 in a preseason football game. The Denver Broncos were unsuccessful in the ’60s after posting a 39-97-4 record in the football league.
The Denver Broncos have played in the Super Bowl 6 times winning 2 of the Super Bowls in the 97-98 football seasons. The Broncos didn’t have a winning football season until 1973 after 13 years without a winning season. The Broncos in the first 10 years of football league history were the only original American Football League team not to play in a title game. In 1965, the Denver Broncos nearly lost their franchise, but that year a local owner took control of the football team and began building the team.
The Broncos in 1977 under a rookie coach named Red Miller, as well as the Orange Crush Defense, a nickname they picked up from the early ’70s, and Craig Morton, an aging quarterback, led the Denver Broncos to their first playoff game, as well as his first Super Bowl, but was defeated by the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 27-10.
Quarterback John Elway was drafted by the New York Yankees to play center field for the team, who was also a pitching prospect. John Elway was also selected by the Baltimore Colts, as the first draft pick said he would quit football and play baseball if they didn’t trade him from the Colts team. John Elway selected a list of football teams that he would be willing to go to and the Denver Broncos were one of those teams that he made it to in 1983. Before John Elway came in ’83, the Broncos had over 24 quarterbacks. starting field in 23 football seasons. With John Elway at quarterback, the Broncos played in 5 Super Bowl games and won two of those Super Bowls. John Elway ended his career as the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII, his last game in the National Football League. The Denver Broncos lost to the New York Giants, 39-20 in Super Bowl XXI, the Washington Redskins, 42-10 in Super Bowl XXII, and the San Francisco 49ers, 55-10 in Super Bowl XXIV, who were the most unbalanced scorers. differential in Super Bowl history.
The Denver Broncos debuted as a rookie running back for Terrell Davis in 1995, where he would lead the Denver Broncos to their first Super Bowl victory in 1997 against the Green Bay Packers, 31-24 in Super Bowl XXXII. The Broncos’ John Elway had 22 pass attempts and only completed 12 of which he also had a throw interception and no touchdowns, but Terrell Davis had three touchdowns and rushed for 157 yards to earn the MVP honor while his vision was blurred due to to severe migraines.