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href="/wiki/1973_NFL_season" title="1973 NFL season">1973</a> <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a> season</b> was the team's 14th year in professional football and its fourth with the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL). Led by second-year head coach and general manager <a href="/wiki/John_Ralston_(coach)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Ralston (coach)">John Ralston</a>, the Broncos posted a winning record for the first time in franchise history, with seven wins, five losses, and two ties, which tied for sixth-best in the conference. It was the first time in franchise history that they won more than five games. Denver tied for second in the <a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">AFC West</a> (third with tiebreaker), 1½ games behind the <a href="/wiki/1973_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1973 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a>. </p><p>One of the ties, in their first-ever game with <a href="/wiki/1973_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1973 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">the Cardinals</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-v_Broncos_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-v_Broncos-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was the nearest they came to losing to that franchise until <a href="/wiki/2010_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2010 Denver Broncos season">2010</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-v_Broncos_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-v_Broncos-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also their only NFL appearance in <a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis</a> until <a href="/wiki/2000_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2000 Denver Broncos season">2000</a> against <a href="/wiki/2000_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="2000 St. Louis Rams season">the relocated Rams</a> at <a href="/wiki/Edward_Jones_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward Jones Dome">Edward Jones Dome</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offseason">Offseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NFL_draft">NFL draft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: NFL draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1973_NFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 NFL Draft">1973 NFL Draft</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="6" style="background-color: #0066B3 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F37021, inset -2px -2px 0 #F37021;;text-align:center;"><b>1973 Denver Broncos draft</b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Round </th> <th>Pick </th> <th>Player </th> <th>Position </th> <th>College </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">1 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">9 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; background:#faecc8;"><a href="/wiki/Otis_Armstrong" title="Otis Armstrong">Otis Armstrong</a> *<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running back</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Purdue_Boilermakers_football" title="Purdue Boilermakers football">Purdue</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">2 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">36 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Barney_Chavous" title="Barney Chavous">Barney Chavous</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_State_Bulldogs_football" title="South Carolina State Bulldogs football">South Carolina State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">3 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">54 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Howard_(American_football)" title="Paul Howard (American football)">Paul Howard</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(American_and_Canadian_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (American and Canadian football)">G</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1972_BYU_Cougars_football_team" title="1972 BYU Cougars football team">BYU</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">3 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">70 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/John_Wood_(American_football)" title="John Wood (American football)">John Wood</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1972_LSU_Tigers_football_team" title="1972 LSU Tigers football team">LSU</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">4 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">88 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; background:#faecc8;"><a href="/wiki/Tom_Jackson_(American_football,_born_1951)" title="Tom Jackson (American football, born 1951)">Tom Jackson</a> *<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1972_Louisville_Cardinals_football_team" title="1972 Louisville Cardinals football team">Louisville</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">5 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">113 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Charles McTorry<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_Tigers_football" title="Tennessee State Tigers football">Tennessee State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">7 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">165 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Askea" title="Mike Askea">Mike Askea</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Offensive_tackle" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive tackle">OT</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1972_Stanford_Cardinals_football_team" title="1972 Stanford Cardinals football team">Stanford</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">7 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">166 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/John_Grant_(American_football)" title="John Grant (American football)">John Grant</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">DT</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1972_USC_Trojans_football_team" title="1972 USC Trojans football team">USC</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">9 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">217 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Lyle_Blackwood" title="Lyle Blackwood">Lyle Blackwood</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Christian_Horned_Frogs_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Texas Christian Horned Frogs football">Texas Christian</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">10 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">244 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Al Marshall<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">WR</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1972_Boise_State_Broncos_football_team" title="1972 Boise State Broncos football team">Boise State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">11 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">269 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Elton Brown<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1972_Utah_State_Aggies_football_team" title="1972 Utah State Aggies football team">Utah State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">12 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">296 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Malley" title="Jim O'Malley">Jim O'Malley</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">LB</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1972_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1972 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">13 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">319 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Smith_(defensive_end)" title="Ed Smith (defensive end)">Ed Smith</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_end" title="Defensive end">DE</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_College_Tigers_football" title="Colorado College Tigers football">Colorado College</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">13 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">321 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Ed White<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1972_Tulsa_Golden_Hurricane_football_team" title="1972 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team">Tulsa</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">14 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">348 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/John_Hufnagel" title="John Hufnagel">John Hufnagel</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">QB</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Penn_State_Nittany_Lions_football" title="Penn State Nittany Lions football">Penn State</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">15 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">373 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Jones_(cornerback)" title="Calvin Jones (cornerback)">Calvin Jones</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">DB</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1972_Washington_Huskies_football_team" title="1972 Washington Huskies football team">Washington</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#d9e9f9"> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">16 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">398 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Ross_(running_back)" title="Oliver Ross (running back)">Oliver Ross</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">RB</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Alabama_A%26M_Bulldogs_football" title="Alabama A&M Bulldogs football">Alabama A&M</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">16 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">400 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">Ken Muhlbeier<span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Center_(gridiron_football)" title="Center (gridiron football)">C</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Vandals_football" title="Idaho Vandals football">Idaho</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">17 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">425 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kenneth_Morgan_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kenneth Morgan (American football) (page does not exist)">Kenneth Morgan</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">TE</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Elon_Phoenix_football" title="Elon Phoenix football">Elon</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.75em;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="6" style="text-align:center;"><small><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#d9e9f9; color:black;">     </span> Made roster  <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFCC00; color:black;">  †  </span> <a href="/wiki/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame" title="Pro Football Hall of Fame">Pro Football Hall of Fame</a>  <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#faecc8; color:black;">  *  </span> Made at least one <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> during career</small> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Staff">Staff</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background: #0066B3; color: #FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #F37021"><b>1973 Denver Broncos staff</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><b>Front office</b> </p> <ul><li>Chairman of the Board – <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Phipps" title="Gerald Phipps">Gerald Phipps</a></li> <li>President – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Allan_Phipps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Allan Phipps (page does not exist)">Allan Phipps</a></li> <li>Assistant General Manager/Director of Player Personnel – <a href="/wiki/Fred_Gehrke" title="Fred Gehrke">Fred Gehrke</a></li> <li>Director of Scouting – <a href="/wiki/Carroll_Hardy" title="Carroll Hardy">Carroll Hardy</a></li></ul> <p><b>Head coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Vice President/General Manager/Head Coach – <a href="/wiki/John_Ralston_(American_football)" title="John Ralston (American football)">John Ralston</a></li></ul> <p><b>Offensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Offensive Coordinator/Backfield – <a href="/wiki/Max_Coley" title="Max Coley">Max Coley</a></li> <li>Wide Receivers – <a href="/wiki/Dick_Coury" title="Dick Coury">Dick Coury</a></li> <li>Offensive Line – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Frei" title="Jerry Frei">Jerry Frei</a></li></ul> </td> <td width="35"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b>Defensive coaches</b> <ul><li>Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Collier" title="Joe Collier">Joe Collier</a></li> <li>Defensive Line – <a href="/wiki/Doc_Urich" title="Doc Urich">Doc Urich</a></li> <li>Linebackers – <a href="/wiki/Bob_Gambold" title="Bob Gambold">Bob Gambold</a></li></ul> <p><b>Special teams coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Special Teams – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Myrel_Moore&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Myrel Moore (page does not exist)">Myrel Moore</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd><span style="font-size:85%;">Source:</span><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Roster">Roster</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background-color: #0066B3 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F37021, inset -2px -2px 0 #F37021;; text-align: center;"><b>1973 Denver Broncos roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">Quarterbacks</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(QB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">14</span> <i><a href="/wiki/John_Hufnagel" title="John Hufnagel">John Hufnagel</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">12</span> <a href="/wiki/Charley_Johnson" title="Charley Johnson">Charley Johnson</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">10</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Ramsey_(American_football)" title="Steve Ramsey (American football)">Steve Ramsey</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">Running backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(RB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">11</span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Anderson_(American_football)" title="Bobby Anderson (American football)">Bobby Anderson</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">24</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Otis_Armstrong" title="Otis Armstrong">Otis Armstrong</a></i></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">33</span> <a href="/wiki/Joe_Dawkins" title="Joe Dawkins">Joe Dawkins</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">44</span> <a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">Floyd Little</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Fran_Lynch" title="Fran Lynch">Fran Lynch</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">30</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Oliver_Ross_(running_back)" title="Oliver Ross (running back)">Oliver Ross</a></i></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Wide_receiver" title="Wide receiver">Wide receivers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(WR)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Haven_Moses" title="Haven Moses">Haven Moses</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">80</span> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Simmons_(American_football)" title="Jerry Simmons (American football)">Jerry Simmons</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">84</span> <a href="/wiki/Gene_Washington_(American_football,_born_1944)" title="Gene Washington (American football, born 1944)">Gene Washington</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Tight_end" title="Tight end">Tight ends</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(TE)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">88</span> <a href="/wiki/Riley_Odoms" title="Riley Odoms">Riley Odoms</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="width:25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Offensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Offensive line">Offensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(OL)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">73</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Mike_Askea" title="Mike Askea">Mike Askea</a></i> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">74</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Current" title="Mike Current">Mike Current</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">60</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Paul_Howard_(American_football)" title="Paul Howard (American football)">Paul Howard</a></i> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">68</span> <a href="/wiki/Larron_Jackson" title="Larron Jackson">Larron Jackson</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">59</span> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Kaminski" title="Larry Kaminski">Larry Kaminski</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">61</span> <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Lyons_(American_football)" title="Tommy Lyons (American football)">Tommy Lyons</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">50</span> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Maples" title="Bobby Maples">Bobby Maples</a> <abbr title="Center"><span style="font-size:90%;">C</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">78</span> <a href="/wiki/Marv_Montgomery" title="Marv Montgomery">Marv Montgomery</a> <abbr title="Offensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">T</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">64</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Schnitker" title="Mike Schnitker">Mike Schnitker</a> <abbr title="Offensive guard"><span style="font-size:90%;">G</span></abbr></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Defensive line">Defensive linemen</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DL)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">77</span> <a href="/wiki/Lyle_Alzado" title="Lyle Alzado">Lyle Alzado</a> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">79</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Barney_Chavous" title="Barney Chavous">Barney Chavous</a></i> <abbr title="Defensive end"><span style="font-size:90%;">DE</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">55</span> <a href="/wiki/Pete_Duranko" title="Pete Duranko">Pete Duranko</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">63</span> <i><a href="/wiki/John_Grant_(American_football)" title="John Grant (American football)">John Grant</a></i> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">70</span> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Smith_(defensive_end)" title="Paul Smith (defensive end)">Paul Smith</a> <abbr title="Defensive tackle"><span style="font-size:90%;">DT</span></abbr></li></ul> </td> <td style="width:25px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Linebacker" title="Linebacker">Linebackers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(LB)</span></b> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">53</span> <a href="/wiki/Ken_Criter" title="Ken Criter">Ken Criter</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">58</span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Graham_(American_football)" title="Tom Graham (American football)">Tom Graham</a> <abbr title="Middle linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">MLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">57</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Tom_Jackson_(American_football,_born_1951)" title="Tom Jackson (American football, born 1951)">Tom Jackson</a></i> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">45</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Laskey_(American_football)" title="Bill Laskey (American football)">Bill Laskey</a></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">56</span> <a href="/wiki/Ray_May" title="Ray May">Ray May</a> <abbr title="Outside linebacker"><span style="font-size:90%;">OLB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">66</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Jim_O%27Malley" title="Jim O'Malley">Jim O'Malley</a></i></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Defensive_back" title="Defensive back">Defensive backs</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(DB)</span></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Greer_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Charlie Greer (American football)">Charlie Greer</a> <abbr title="Safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">S</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">26</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Jones_(cornerback)" title="Calvin Jones (cornerback)">Calvin Jones</a></i> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">41</span> <a href="/wiki/Leroy_Mitchell" title="Leroy Mitchell">Leroy Mitchell</a> <abbr title="Cornerback"><span style="font-size:90%;">CB</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">36</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Thompson_(American_football)" title="Bill Thompson (American football)">Bill Thompson</a> <abbr title="Safety"><span style="font-size:90%;">S</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">23</span> <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Tyler" title="Maurice Tyler">Maurice Tyler</a></li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">Special teams</a></b> </p> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Turner_(placekicker)" title="Jim Turner (placekicker)">Jim Turner</a> <abbr title="Kicker"><span style="font-size:90%;">K</span></abbr></li></ul> <ul><li><span style="font-family: 'Octin Sports','Octin College','Octin Stencil','Octin Vintage','Octin Prison', 'Courier New','Courier', monospace;">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Van_Heusen" title="Billy Van Heusen">Billy Van Heusen</a></li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="width: 1px; background-color: #F37021"> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <p><br /> <span style="font-size:90%;"><i>Rookies in italics</i></span> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd><span style="font-size:85%;">Source:</span></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1973_NFL_season" title="1973 NFL season">1973 NFL season</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Schedule">Schedule</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Schedule"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #0066B3 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F37021, inset -2px -2px 0 #F37021;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #0066B3 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F37021, inset -2px -2px 0 #F37021;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #0066B3 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F37021, inset -2px -2px 0 #F37021;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #0066B3 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F37021, inset -2px -2px 0 #F37021;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #0066B3 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F37021, inset -2px -2px 0 #F37021;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #0066B3 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F37021, inset -2px -2px 0 #F37021;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #0066B3 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F37021, inset -2px -2px 0 #F37021;">Attendance </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>1 </th> <td>September 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1973 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 28–10 </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a> </td> <td>49,059 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th><a href="#Week_2:_vs._San_Francisco_49ers">2</a> </th> <td>September 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1973 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 34–36 </td> <td>1–1 </td> <td>Mile High Stadium </td> <td>50,966 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>3 </th> <td>September 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1973 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 14–33 </td> <td>1–2 </td> <td>Mile High Stadium </td> <td>51,159 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>4 </th> <td>October 7 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1973_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1973 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 14–16 </td> <td>1–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Stadium" title="Arrowhead Stadium">Arrowhead Stadium</a> </td> <td>71,414 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>5 </th> <td>October 14 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1973_Houston_Oilers_season" title="1973 Houston Oilers season">Houston Oilers</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 48–20 </td> <td>2–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Astrodome" title="Astrodome">Astrodome</a> </td> <td>32,801 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffc"> <th>6 </th> <td><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Monday">October 22</span> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1973_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1973 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a></b> </td> <td><b>T</b> 23–23 </td> <td>2–3–1 </td> <td>Mile High Stadium </td> <td>51,270 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>7 </th> <td>October 28 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1973_New_York_Jets_season" title="1973 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 40–28 </td> <td>3–3–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a> </td> <td>55,108 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffc"> <th>8 </th> <td>November 4 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1973_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1973 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td><b>T</b> 17–17 </td> <td>3–3–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Busch_Memorial_Stadium" title="Busch Memorial Stadium">Busch Memorial Stadium</a> </td> <td>46,565 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>9 </th> <td>November 11 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1973_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1973 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 30–19 </td> <td>4–3–2 </td> <td>Mile High Stadium </td> <td>51,034 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>10 </th> <td>November 18 </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 23–13 </td> <td>5–3–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a> </td> <td>48,580 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>11 </th> <td>November 25 </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1973_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1973 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 14–10 </td> <td>6–3–2 </td> <td>Mile High Stadium </td> <td>51,331 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>12 </th> <td>December 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1973_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1973 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 10–22 </td> <td>6–4–2 </td> <td>Mile High Stadium </td> <td>51,508 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>13 </th> <td>December 9 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1973_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1973 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a></b> </td> <td><b>W</b> 42–28 </td> <td>7–4–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Stadium" title="San Diego Stadium">San Diego Stadium</a> </td> <td>44,954 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>14 </th> <td>December 16 </td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1973_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1973 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a></b> </td> <td><b>L</b> 17–21 </td> <td>7–5–2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland%E2%80%93Alameda_County_Coliseum" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum">Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum</a> </td> <td>51,910 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #0066B3 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F37021, inset -2px -2px 0 #F37021;"> <td colspan="8"><b>Note:</b> Intra-division opponents are in <b>bold</b> text. </td></tr></tbody></table><p><sup id="cite_ref-tktred_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tktred-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_summaries">Game summaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Game summaries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Week_2_(Sunday,_September_23,_1973):_vs._San_Francisco_49ers"><span id="Week_2_.28Sunday.2C_September_23.2C_1973.29:_vs._San_Francisco_49ers"></span>Week 2 (Sunday, September 23, 1973): vs. <a href="/wiki/1973_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1973 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Week 2 (Sunday, September 23, 1973): vs. San Francisco 49ers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0066B3 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F37021, inset -2px -2px 0 #F37021;; text-align:center"><b>Week 2: San Francisco 49ers at Denver Broncos – Game summary</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>49ers</b> (1–1)</td> <td>0</td> <td>20</td> <td>10</td><td>6</td><td><b>36</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Broncos (1–1)</td> <td>10</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>14</td><td><b>34</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a> • <a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver, Colorado</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Sunday">September 23</span></li><li><b>Game time</b>: 2:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MDT</a></li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 50,966</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/John_McDonough_(American_football_referee)" title="John McDonough (American football referee)">John McDonough</a></li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Don_Criqui" title="Don Criqui">Don Criqui</a> (play–by–play), <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Mason" title="Tommy Mason">Tommy Mason</a> (color commentator) and <a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a> (studio reporter)</li><li><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: right;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Team</th> <th scope="col">Category</th> <th scope="col">Player</th> <th scope="col">Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;; text-align:center;">SF </th> <td>Passing</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;; text-align:center;">DEN </th> <td>Passing</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; background:none; width:100%; border:none;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring summary </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width:100%; margin:auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Quarter </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Time </th> <th scope="col" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football_terms#D" title="Glossary of American football terms">Drive</a> </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Team </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Scoring information </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Score </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Play_from_scrimmage" title="Play from scrimmage">Plays</a> </th> <th scope="col">Yards </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Time_of_possession" class="mw-redirect" title="Time of possession">TOP</a> </th> <th scope="col">SF </th> <th scope="col">DEN </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" align="left" scope="row"><small>"TOP" = <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football#T" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">time of possession</a>. For other American football terms, see <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">Glossary of American football</a>.</small> </td> <th scope="row">36 </th> <th scope="row">34 </th></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting#Spreads_in_sports_wagering" title="Spread betting">Point spread</a>:</b> Broncos +4</li> <li>Time of Game:</li></ul> <table class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #B3995D !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #EC250A, inset -2px -2px 0 #EC250A;">49ers </th> <th style="width:40%;">Game Statistics </th> <th style="background-color: #0066B3 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F37021, inset -2px -2px 0 #F37021;">Broncos </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">16 </td> <th>First downs </th> <td>22 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">39–135 </td> <th>Rushes–yards </th> <td>32–115 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">212 </td> <th>Passing yards </th> <td>240 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">14–35–1 </td> <th><abbr title="Completions–Attempts–Interceptions">Passes</abbr> </th> <td>17–36–5 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">0–0 </td> <th>Sacked–yards </th> <td>0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">212 </td> <th>Net passing yards </th> <td>240 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">347 </td> <th>Total yards </th> <td>355 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">101 </td> <th>Return yards </th> <td>114 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">6–46.0 </td> <th><abbr title="Number–Average yardage">Punts</abbr> </th> <td>4–35.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">2–0 </td> <th>Fumbles–lost </th> <td>3–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">8–73 </td> <th>Penalties–yards </th> <td>4–32 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td> <th>Time of possession </th> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Week_10_at_Steelers">Week 10 at Steelers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Week 10 at Steelers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto;"> <div style="width: 100%;"> <div style="background-color: #0066B3 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #F37021, inset -2px -2px 0 #F37021;; text-align:center"><b>Week Ten: Denver Broncos (4–3–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (8–1)</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b><a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Broncos</a></b></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>10</td><td><b>23</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1973_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1973 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Steelers</a></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>7</td><td><b>13</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Three_Rivers_Stadium" title="Three Rivers Stadium">Three Rivers Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: November 18, 1973</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 1:00 p.m.</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 35 °F (2 °C)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 48,580</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Silva" title="Fred Silva">Fred Silva</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197311180pit.htm">Box Score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <table class="wikitable" style="float: left;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Team</th> <th scope="col">Category</th> <th scope="col">Player</th> <th scope="col">Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;; text-align:center;">Broncos </th> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charley_Johnson" title="Charley Johnson">Charley Johnson</a></td> <td>13/20, 86 Yds, TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">Floyd Little</a></td> <td>27 Rush, 88 Yds, TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Riley_Odoms" title="Riley Odoms">Riley Odoms</a></td> <td>6 Rec, 47 Yds, TD </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="3" scope="row" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;; text-align:center;">Steelers </th> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terry_Hanratty" title="Terry Hanratty">Terry Hanratty</a></td> <td>10/19, 217 Yds, TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Franco_Harris" title="Franco Harris">Franco Harris</a></td> <td>11 Rush, 53 Yds </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_McMakin" title="John McMakin">John McMakin</a></td> <td>3 Rec, 64 Yds </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="margin:auto; background:none; width:100%; border:none;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring summary </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width:100%; margin:auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Quarter </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Time </th> <th scope="col" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football_terms#D" title="Glossary of American football terms">Drive</a> </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Team </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Scoring information </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Score </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Play_from_scrimmage" title="Play from scrimmage">Plays</a> </th> <th scope="col">Yards </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Time_of_possession" class="mw-redirect" title="Time of possession">TOP</a> </th> <th scope="col">DEN </th> <th scope="col">PIT </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Broncos </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">32-yard field goal by <a href="/wiki/Jim_Turner_(placekicker)" title="Jim Turner (placekicker)">Jim Turner</a> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Steelers </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">15-yard field goal by <a href="/wiki/Roy_Gerela" title="Roy Gerela">Roy Gerela</a> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Steelers </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">13-yard field goal by Roy Gerela </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Broncos </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">11-yard field goal by Jim Turner </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Broncos </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">Floyd Little</a> 10-yard touchdown run, Jim Turner kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">13 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Steelers </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Shanklin" class="mw-redirect" title="Ron Shanklin">Ron Shanklin</a> 42-yard touchdown reception from <a href="/wiki/Terry_Hanratty" title="Terry Hanratty">Terry Hanratty</a>, Roy Gerela kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">13 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Broncos </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">46-yard field goal by Jim Turner </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">16 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">Broncos </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Riley_Odoms" title="Riley Odoms">Riley Odoms</a> 2-yard touchdown reception from <a href="/wiki/Charley_Johnson" title="Charley Johnson">Charley Johnson</a>, Jim Turner kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">23 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">13 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" align="left" scope="row"><small>"TOP" = <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football#T" class="mw-redirect" 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For other American football terms, see <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">Glossary of American football</a>.</small> </td> <th scope="row">23 </th> <th scope="row">13 </th></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Standings">Standings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1973_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="10" style="background-color:#FFCCCC"><a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">AFC West</a> </th></tr> <tr> <th width="150"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style 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color: #0A2343 !important; ;"><div> <ul><li>Founded in 1960</li> <li>Based in <b><a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver"><span style="color: #0A2343">Denver, Colorado</span></a></b></li> <li>Headquartered in <b><a href="/wiki/Dove_Valley,_Colorado" title="Dove Valley, Colorado"><span style="color: #0A2343">Dove Valley, Colorado</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FC4C02 !important; color: #0A2343 !important; ;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Denver_Broncos" title="History of the Denver Broncos">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos_all-time_roster" title="Denver Broncos all-time roster">All-time roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Denver_Broncos_starting_quarterbacks" title="List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks">Starting quarterbacks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Denver_Broncos_head_coaches" title="List of Denver Broncos head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Denver_Broncos_seasons" title="List of Denver Broncos seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Denver_Broncos_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Denver Broncos first-round draft picks">First-round draft picks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FC4C02 !important; 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FC4C02 !important; color: #0A2343 !important; ;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Broncos%E2%80%93Chiefs_rivalry" title="Broncos–Chiefs rivalry">Kansas City Chiefs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broncos%E2%80%93Raiders_rivalry" title="Broncos–Raiders rivalry">Las Vegas Raiders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broncos%E2%80%93Chargers_rivalry" title="Broncos–Chargers rivalry">Los Angeles Chargers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broncos%E2%80%93Patriots_rivalry" title="Broncos–Patriots rivalry">New England Patriots</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Brady%E2%80%93Peyton_Manning_rivalry" title="Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry">Brady–Manning rivalry</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Broncos%E2%80%93Steelers_rivalry" title="Broncos–Steelers rivalry">Pittsburgh Steelers</a></li> <li><a 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