Brief history of the Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos began play in 1960 as a member 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 granted the AFL franchise. The Denver Broncos defeated the Boston Patriots 13-10 on September 9, 1960, which was the first game in the AFL. The Broncos became the first football team in the American Football League to defeat a football team from the National Football League on August 5, 1967 after defeating the Detroit Lions by a score of 13-7 in a preseason soccer match. The Denver Broncos were unsuccessful in the 1960s 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 failed to have a winning football season until 1973 after 13 years without a winning season. The Broncos in the football leagues’ first 10-year history were the only original American Football League team not to play in a title game. In 1965, the Denver Broncos almost 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 pick in the draft said he would quit football and play baseball if he wasn’t traded from the Colts team. John Elway curated a list of football teams that he would be willing to go to and the Denver Broncos were one such team that he made in 1983. Before John Elway came along in ’83, the Broncos had 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 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 to the San Francisco 49ers, 55-10 in Super Bowl XXIV, who were the more unbalanced scorers. differential in Super Bowl history.
The Denver Broncos debuted as rookie running back 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 also had a throwing interception and no touchdowns, but Terrell Davis had three touchdowns and rushed for 157 yards to earn the MVP honor while having blurred vision due to to strong migraines.