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Denver Broncos Franchise Encyclopedia

Regular Season Record (all-time) : 392-347-10
Playoff Record (all-time) : 17-15 (Last appearance after 2005 season)
 Super Bowls Won: 2 out of 6 appearances
 Championships Won: 2
Passing Leader (all-time): John Elway - 51,475 yards
Rushing Leader (all-time): Terrell Davis - 7,607 yards
Receiving Leader (all-time): Rod Smith - 11,389 yards
Winningest Coach (all-time): Mike Shanahan - 138 wins

Playoff Log / Head-to-Head Records / All Denver Broncos Draftees / Year-by-Year Starting Lineups / All-Pros and Pro Bowlers

All-time franchise leaderboards

Single-seasonPassingRushingReceivingReturnsKickingScoring
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Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks

Glossary · * indicate playoff appearances
Top Players Off Rank Def Rank Overall Rank
Year Lg Tm W L T Coaches Passing Rushing Receiving Pts Yds Pts Yds T/G Pts± Yds± out of
2009 NFL Denver Broncos 6 3 0 McDaniels Orton Moreno Marshall 24 22 4 6 8 17 13 32
2008 NFL Denver Broncos 8 8 0 Shanahan Cutler Hillis Marshall 16 2 30 29 31 25 14 32
2007 NFL Denver Broncos 7 9 0 Shanahan Cutler Young Marshall 21 11 28 19 13 23 15 32
2006 NFL Denver Broncos 9 7 0 Shanahan Plummer Bell Walker 17 21 8 14 17 14 20 32
2005 NFL Denver Broncos* 13 3 0 Shanahan Plummer Anderson Smith 7 5 3 15 2 3 5 32
2004 NFL Denver Broncos* 10 6 0 Shanahan Plummer Droughns Smith 9 5 9 4 24 7 1 32
2003 NFL Denver Broncos* 10 6 0 Shanahan Plummer Portis Smith 10 7 9 4 22 9 1 32
2002 NFL Denver Broncos 9 7 0 Shanahan Griese Portis Smith 7 3 15 6 21 8 1 32
2001 NFL Denver Broncos 8 8 0 Shanahan Griese Davis Smith 10 22 21 8 6 15 14 31
2000 NFL Denver Broncos* 11 5 0 Shanahan Griese Anderson Smith 2 2 23 24 2 5 5 31
1999 NFL Denver Broncos 6 10 0 Shanahan Griese Gary Smith 18 14 11 7 15 20 7 31
1998 NFL Denver Broncos* 14 2 0 Shanahan Elway Davis Smith 2 3 8 11 5 2 3 30
1997 NFL Denver Broncos* 12 4 0 Shanahan Elway Davis Smith 1 1 6 5 4 1 1 30
1996 NFL Denver Broncos* 13 3 0 Shanahan Elway Davis Sharpe 4 1 7 4 16 4 2 30
1995 NFL Denver Broncos 8 8 0 Shanahan Elway Davis Miller 9 3 17 15 30 8 3 30
1994 NFL Denver Broncos 7 9 0 Phillips Elway Russell Miller 10 6 25 28 22 20 19 28
1993 NFL Denver Broncos* 9 7 0 Phillips Elway Bernstine Sharpe 3 5 10 19 11 4 9 28
1992 NFL Denver Broncos 8 8 0 Reeves Elway Green Jackson 22 21 19 22 25 19 24 28
1991 NFL Denver Broncos* 12 4 0 Reeves Elway Green Young 12 12 3 5 6 7 8 28
1990 NFL Denver Broncos 5 11 0 Reeves Elway Humphrey Jackson 16 8 23 20 24 19 16 28
1989 NFL Denver Broncos* 11 5 0 Reeves Elway Humphrey Johnson 8 15 1 3 3 2 7 28
1988 NFL Denver Broncos 8 8 0 Reeves Elway Dorsett Johnson 15 8 20 22 21 15 12 28
1987 NFL Denver Broncos* 10 4 1 Reeves Elway Winder Johnson 4 2 7 9 4 5 5 28
1986 NFL Denver Broncos* 11 5 0 Reeves Elway Winder Jackson 6 15 15 9 9 9 10 28
1985 NFL Denver Broncos 11 5 0 Reeves Elway Winder Watson 8 10 13 13 7 8 9 28
1984 NFL Denver Broncos* 13 3 0 Reeves Elway Winder Watson 11 22 2 25 2 5 24 28
1983 NFL Denver Broncos* 9 7 0 Reeves Elway Winder Watson 21 26 9 21 8 19 24 28
1982 NFL Denver Broncos 2 7 0 Reeves DeBerg Willhite Watson 20 15 25 24 28 26 24 28
1981 NFL Denver Broncos 10 6 0 Reeves Morton Parros Watson 17 14 9 6 8 15 7 28
1980 NFL Denver Broncos 8 8 0 Miller Morton Jensen Moses 16 25 16 15 23 15 21 28
1979 NFL Denver Broncos* 10 6 0 Miller Morton Armstrong Moses 20 12 5 10 16 12 8 28
1978 NFL Denver Broncos* 10 6 0 Miller Morton Perrin Odoms 15 14 2 6 2 4 6 28
1977 NFL Denver Broncos* 12 2 0 Miller Morton Armstrong Moses 10 17 3 9 5 3 13 28
1976 NFL Denver Broncos 9 5 0 Ralston Ramsey Armstrong Moses 7 16 6 8 12 8 13 28
1975 NFL Denver Broncos 6 8 0 Ralston Ramsey Keyworth Odoms 17 10 18 9 24 16 8 26
1974 NFL Denver Broncos 7 6 1 Ralston Johnson Armstrong Odoms 7 5 22 21 9 13 11 26
1973 NFL Denver Broncos 7 5 2 Ralston Johnson Little Odoms 3 6 15 19 13 9 9 26
1972 NFL Denver Broncos 5 9 0 Ralston Johnson Little Sherman 9 5 21 9 23 18 6 26
1971 NFL Denver Broncos 4 9 1 Smith,Saban Ramsey Little Simmons 24 11 11 10 12 18 9 26
1970 NFL Denver Broncos 5 8 1 Saban Liske Little Denson 18 18 12 7 21 16 11 26
1969 AFL Denver Broncos 5 8 1 Saban Tensi Little Denson 4 6 8 8 7 6 7 10
1968 AFL Denver Broncos 5 9 0 Saban Briscoe Little Crabtree 7 7 9 10 7 8 7 10
1967 AFL Denver Broncos 3 11 0 Saban Tensi Little Denson 7 9 9 9 3 8 9 9
1966 AFL Denver Broncos 4 10 0 Malavasi,Speedie Choboian Hayes Denson 9 9 8 6 9 9 9 9
1965 AFL Denver Broncos 4 10 0 Speedie McCormick Gilchrist Taylor 4 2 7 7 6 7 3 8
1964 AFL Denver Broncos 2 11 1 Speedie,Faulkner Lee Mitchell Taylor 8 8 8 7 1 8 8 8
1963 AFL Denver Broncos 2 11 1 Faulkner Slaughter Joe Taylor 7 7 8 7 8 8 7 8
1962 AFL Denver Broncos 7 7 0 Faulkner Tripucka Stone Taylor 3 4 5 6 7 5 4 8
1961 AFL Denver Broncos 3 11 0 Filchock Tripucka Stone Taylor 7 7 7 6 8 7 6 8
1960 AFL Denver Broncos 4 9 1 Filchock Tripucka Rolle Taylor 6 6 7 8 7 8 8 8

Playoff Game Log

Glossary
Score
Week Opp Tm Opp
2005 Playoffs
Division W New England Patriots 27 13
ConfChamp L Pittsburgh Steelers 17 34
2004 Playoffs
WildCard L @ Indianapolis Colts 24 49
2003 Playoffs
WildCard L @ Indianapolis Colts 10 41
2000 Playoffs
WildCard L @ Baltimore Ravens 3 21
1998 Playoffs
Division W Miami Dolphins 38 3
ConfChamp W New York Jets 23 10
SuperBowl W N Atlanta Falcons 34 19
1997 Playoffs
WildCard W Jacksonville Jaguars 42 17
Division W @ Kansas City Chiefs 14 10
ConfChamp W @ Pittsburgh Steelers 24 21
SuperBowl W N Green Bay Packers 31 24
1996 Playoffs
Division L Jacksonville Jaguars 27 30
1993 Playoffs
WildCard L @ Los Angeles Raiders 24 42
1991 Playoffs
Division W Houston Oilers 26 24
ConfChamp L @ Buffalo Bills 7 10
1989 Playoffs
Division W Pittsburgh Steelers 24 23
ConfChamp W Cleveland Browns 37 21
SuperBowl L N San Francisco 49ers 10 55
1987 Playoffs
Division W Houston Oilers 34 10
ConfChamp W Cleveland Browns 38 33
SuperBowl L N Washington Redskins 10 42
1986 Playoffs
Division W New England Patriots 22 17
ConfChamp W @ Cleveland Browns 23 20
SuperBowl L N New York Giants 20 39
1984 Playoffs
Division L Pittsburgh Steelers 17 24
1983 Playoffs
WildCard L @ Seattle Seahawks 7 31
1979 Playoffs
WildCard L @ Houston Oilers 7 13
1978 Playoffs
Division L @ Pittsburgh Steelers 10 33
1977 Playoffs
Division W Pittsburgh Steelers 34 21
ConfChamp W Oakland Raiders 20 17
SuperBowl L N Dallas Cowboys 10 27

Head-to-Head Franchise Records

Glossary
Score
Opponent W L T W-L% Tm Opp
Arizona Cardinals 7 0 1 .938 235 86
Atlanta Falcons 8 4 0 .667 341 285
Baltimore Ravens 3 4 0 .429 119 157
Buffalo Bills 15 18 1 .455 757 798
Carolina Panthers 2 1 0 .667 64 47
Chicago Bears 6 7 0 .462 220 266
Cincinnati Bengals 17 8 0 .680 523 449
Cleveland Browns 18 5 0 .783 554 329
Dallas Cowboys 6 4 0 .600 243 210
Detroit Lions 6 4 0 .600 225 203
Green Bay Packers 5 5 1 .500 188 225
Houston Texans 1 1 0 .500 44 44
Indianapolis Colts 11 6 0 .647 375 318
Jacksonville Jaguars 3 4 0 .429 149 135
Kansas City Chiefs 44 53 0 .454 1936 2288
Miami Dolphins 3 11 1 .214 260 352
Minnesota Vikings 5 7 0 .417 258 253
New England Patriots 25 16 0 .610 948 834
New Orleans Saints 7 2 0 .778 242 189
New York Giants 4 5 0 .444 165 161
New York Jets 16 14 1 .533 763 677
Oakland Raiders 41 55 2 .428 1922 2101
Philadelphia Eagles 4 6 0 .400 217 200
Pittsburgh Steelers 13 7 1 .643 458 435
San Diego Chargers 54 44 1 .551 2108 2123
San Francisco 49ers 6 5 0 .545 264 258
Seattle Seahawks 33 18 0 .647 1191 997
St. Louis Rams 5 6 0 .455 238 224
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 2 0 .714 151 99
Tennessee Titans 13 20 1 .394 749 915
Washington Redskins 6 5 0 .545 198 250