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Mike Shanahan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">President</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/Pat_Bowlen" title="Pat Bowlen">Pat Bowlen</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Head coach</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Shanahan" title="Mike Shanahan">Mike Shanahan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Offensive coordinator</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Kubiak" title="Gary Kubiak">Gary Kubiak</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Defensive coordinator</th><td class="infobox-data fn"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Robinson_(American_football_coach)" title="Greg Robinson (American football coach)">Greg Robinson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Home field</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header note" style="background-color: #0A2343 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href="/wiki/1998_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1998 Atlanta Falcons season">Falcons</a>) 34–19</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1999_Pro_Bowl" title="1999 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowlers</a></th><td class="infobox-data">QB <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a><br />RB <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">Terrell Davis</a><br />WR <a href="/wiki/Ed_McCaffrey" title="Ed McCaffrey">Ed McCaffrey</a><br />TE <a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Shannon Sharpe</a><br />T <a href="/wiki/Tony_Jones_(offensive_tackle)" title="Tony Jones (offensive tackle)">Tony Jones</a><br />G <a href="/wiki/Mark_Schlereth" title="Mark Schlereth">Mark Schlereth</a><br />C <a href="/wiki/Tom_Nalen" title="Tom Nalen">Tom Nalen</a><br />OLB <a href="/wiki/Bill_Romanowski" title="Bill Romanowski">Bill Romanowski</a><br />FS <a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Steve Atwater</a><br />K <a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/1998_All-Pro_Team" title="1998 All-Pro Team">AP All-Pros</a></th><td class="infobox-data">RB <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">Terrell Davis</a> <i><small>(1st team)</small></i> <br />TE <a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Shannon Sharpe</a> <i><small>(1st team)</small></i><br />WR <a href="/wiki/Ed_McCaffrey" title="Ed McCaffrey">Ed McCaffrey</a> <i><small>(2nd team)</small></i><br />K <a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> <i><small>(2nd team)</small></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; padding-top: 3px;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist 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dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>← <a href="/wiki/1997_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1997 Denver Broncos season">1997</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Denver_Broncos_seasons" title="List of Denver Broncos seasons">Broncos seasons</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1999 Denver Broncos season">1999</a> →</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1998_NFL_season" title="1998 NFL season">1998 season</a> was the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos" title="Denver Broncos">Denver Broncos</a>' 29th in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (NFL) and their 39th overall. The Broncos entered the season as the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXII" title="Super Bowl XXXII">defending Super Bowl champions</a> and looked to become only the fifth team in league history to win consecutive Super Bowls. </p><p>Finishing with a record of 12–4 the previous year, the Broncos improved on that mark by two wins and tied <a href="/wiki/1998_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1998 Atlanta Falcons season">the Atlanta Falcons</a> for second best record at 14–2. They won their first thirteen games, the best start since the <a href="/wiki/Perfect_season" title="Perfect season">unbeaten</a> <a href="/wiki/1972_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1972 Miami Dolphins season">1972 Dolphins</a>. </p><p>After 16 seasons, <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a> retired following the Super Bowl. He finished his Broncos career with 51,475 yards passing and 300 touchdowns. Until <a href="/wiki/Peyton_Manning" title="Peyton Manning">Peyton Manning</a> won in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_50" title="Super Bowl 50">Super Bowl 50</a>, Elway stood as the only Broncos quarterback to win a Super Bowl. However, Elway even played a large role in that victory as the <a href="/wiki/General_manager#Sports_teams" title="General manager">general manager</a> and president of football operations for the Broncos. </p><p>Running back <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">Terrell Davis</a> set a team single season rushing mark. His final total was 2,008 yards, making him only the fourth player to rush for <a href="/wiki/2,000-yard_club" title="2,000-yard club">over 2,000 yards in single season</a>. </p><p>A multi-year investigation from 2001 to 2005 revealed that between 1996 and 1998, the team had cheated the salary cap by deferring other money to Elway and Davis outside of the team’s salary. Denver claimed it gave them no competitive advantage. The team was subsequently fined nearly two million dollars and were forced to give up two third-round picks in the <a href="/wiki/2002_NFL_draft" title="2002 NFL draft">2002</a> and <a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_draft" title="2005 NFL draft">2005</a> drafts.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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><p>In 2007, the 1998 Broncos were ranked as the 12th greatest Super Bowl champions on the <a href="/wiki/NFL_Network" title="NFL Network">NFL Network</a>'s documentary series <i><a href="/wiki/America%27s_Game:_The_Super_Bowl_Champions" title="America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions">America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions</a></i>. They ranked #14 on the 100 greatest teams of all time presented by the NFL on its 100th anniversary.<sup id="cite_ref-NFL_Top_100_Teams_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFL_Top_100_Teams-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-100_Greatest_Teams_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100_Greatest_Teams-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<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=1998_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=1998_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/1998_NFL_draft" title="1998 NFL draft">1998 NFL draft</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="6" style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;;text-align:center;"><b>1998 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;">30 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Nash" title="Marcus Nash">Marcus Nash</a><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">Wide receiver</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1997_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</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;">61 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Brown_(safety)" title="Eric Brown (safety)">Eric Brown</a><span style="padding-left:0.1em;"> </span> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Safety_(gridiron_football_position)" title="Safety (gridiron football position)">Safety</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1997_Mississippi_State_Bulldogs_football_team" title="1997 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team">Mississippi 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;">91 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em; background:#faecc8;"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Griese" title="Brian Griese">Brian Griese</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">Quarterback</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1997_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1997 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</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;">4 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;">122 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Alexander_(gridiron_football)" title="Curtis Alexander (gridiron football)">Curtis Alexander</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/1997_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1997 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</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;">153 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Howard_(American_football)" title="Chris Howard (American football)">Chris Howard</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/1997_Michigan_Wolverines_football_team" title="1997 Michigan Wolverines football team">Michigan</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;">200 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Trey_Teague" title="Trey Teague">Trey Teague</a><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)">Center</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1997_Tennessee_Volunteers_football_team" title="1997 Tennessee Volunteers football team">Tennessee</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;">219 </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Nate_Wayne" title="Nate Wayne">Nate Wayne</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">Linebacker</a> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em; padding-right: 0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/1997_Ole_Miss_Rebels_football_team" title="1997 Ole Miss Rebels football team">Ole Miss</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:#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="Staff">Staff</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Staff"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background: #0A2343; color: #FFFFFF; border: 2px solid #FC4C02"><b>1998 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>President and chief executive officer – <a href="/wiki/Pat_Bowlen" title="Pat Bowlen">Pat Bowlen</a></li> <li>Vice-president of business operations – <a href="/wiki/Joe_Ellis" title="Joe Ellis">Joe Ellis</a> (hired Sep 1, 1998)</li> <li>General manager – <a href="/wiki/John_Beake" title="John Beake">John Beake</a></li> <li>Director of player personnel – <a href="/wiki/Neal_Dahlen" title="Neal Dahlen">Neal Dahlen</a></li> <li>Director of pro scouting – <a href="/wiki/Jack_Elway" title="Jack Elway">Jack Elway</a></li> <li>Director of college scouting – <a href="/wiki/Ted_Sundquist" title="Ted Sundquist">Ted Sundquist</a></li> <li>College scouting consultant – <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Frei" title="Jerry Frei">Jerry Frei</a></li></ul> <p><b>Head coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Head coach – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Shanahan" title="Mike Shanahan">Mike Shanahan</a></li> <li>Assistant head coach/offensive line – <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gibbs_(American_football)" title="Alex Gibbs (American football)">Alex Gibbs</a></li></ul> <p><b>Offensive coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Kubiak" title="Gary Kubiak">Gary Kubiak</a></li> <li>Running backs – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Turner" title="Bobby Turner">Bobby Turner</a></li> <li>Wide receivers – <a href="/wiki/Mike_Heimerdinger" title="Mike Heimerdinger">Mike Heimerdinger</a></li> <li>Tight ends – <a href="/wiki/Brian_Pariani" title="Brian Pariani">Brian Pariani</a></li> <li>Assistant offensive line/Assistant Strength and Conditioning – <a href="/wiki/Barney_Chavous" title="Barney Chavous">Barney Chavous</a></li> <li>Offensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Ricky_Porter" title="Ricky Porter">Ricky Porter</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 – <a href="/wiki/Greg_Robinson_(American_football_coach)" title="Greg Robinson (American football coach)">Greg Robinson</a></li> <li>Defensive line – <a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Dyer_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Dyer (American football) (page does not exist)">George Dyer</a></li> <li>Linebackers – <a href="/wiki/Frank_Bush" title="Frank Bush">Frank Bush</a></li> <li>Defensive backs – <a href="/wiki/Ed_Donatell" title="Ed Donatell">Ed Donatell</a></li> <li>Defensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Pat_McPherson" title="Pat McPherson">Pat McPherson</a></li> <li>Defensive assistant – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Smith_(American_football_executive)" title="Rick Smith (American football executive)">Rick Smith</a></li> <li>Pass rush specialist – <a href="/wiki/John_Teerlinck" title="John Teerlinck">John Teerlinck</a></li></ul> <p><b>Special teams coaches</b> </p> <ul><li>Special teams – <a href="/wiki/Rick_Dennison" title="Rick Dennison">Rick Dennison</a></li></ul> <p><b>Strength and conditioning</b> </p> <ul><li>Strength and conditioning – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rich_Tuten&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rich Tuten (page does not exist)">Rich Tuten</a></li> <li>Assistant strength and conditioning – <a href="/w/index.php?title=Greg_Saporta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Greg Saporta (page does not exist)">Greg Saporta</a></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Roster">Roster</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Roster"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours"> <caption style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;; text-align: center;"><b>1998 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 class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 6</span> <a href="/wiki/Bubby_Brister" title="Bubby Brister">Bubby Brister</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 7</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a>*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">14</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Brian_Griese" title="Brian Griese">Brian Griese</a></i></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 class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">30</span> <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">Terrell Davis</a>*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">29</span> <a href="/wiki/Howard_Griffith" title="Howard Griffith">Howard Griffith</a> FB*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">22</span> <a href="/wiki/Vaughn_Hebron" title="Vaughn Hebron">Vaughn Hebron</a> KR</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">31</span> <a href="/wiki/Derek_Loville" title="Derek Loville">Derek Loville</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">37</span> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Lynn" title="Anthony Lynn">Anthony Lynn</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">42</span> <a href="/wiki/Detron_Smith" title="Detron Smith">Detron Smith</a> FB</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 class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">83</span> <a href="/wiki/Justin_Armour" title="Justin Armour">Justin Armour</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">85</span> <a href="/wiki/Willie_Green_(American_football)" title="Willie Green (American football)">Willie Green</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">87</span> <a href="/wiki/Ed_McCaffrey" title="Ed McCaffrey">Ed McCaffrey</a>*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">82</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Nash" title="Marcus Nash">Marcus Nash</a></i></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">80</span> <a href="/wiki/Rod_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Rod Smith (wide receiver)">Rod Smith</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 class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">89</span> <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Carswell" title="Dwayne Carswell">Dwayne Carswell</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">86</span> <a href="/wiki/Byron_Chamberlain" title="Byron Chamberlain">Byron Chamberlain</a></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">84</span> <a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Shannon Sharpe</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 class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">79</span> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Banks_(American_football)" title="Chris Banks (American football)">Chris Banks</a> G</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">63</span> <a href="/wiki/David_Diaz-Infante" title="David Diaz-Infante">David Diaz-Infante</a> C/G/LS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">60</span> <a href="/wiki/K._C._Jones_(American_football)" title="K. C. Jones (American football)">KC Jones</a> C</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">77</span> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Jones_(offensive_tackle)" title="Tony Jones (offensive tackle)">Tony Jones</a> T*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">78</span> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Lepsis" title="Matt Lepsis">Matt Lepsis</a> T</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">66</span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Nalen" title="Tom Nalen">Tom Nalen</a> C*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">62</span> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Neil_(American_football)" title="Dan Neil (American football)">Dan Neil</a> G*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">69</span> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Schlereth" title="Mark Schlereth">Mark Schlereth</a> G*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">74</span> <a href="/wiki/Harry_Swayne" title="Harry Swayne">Harry Swayne</a> T*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">70</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Trey_Teague" title="Trey Teague">Trey Teague</a></i> C/T</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 class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">73</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Cyron_Brown" title="Cyron Brown">Cyron Brown</a></i> DE</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">96</span> <a href="/wiki/Harald_Hasselbach" title="Harald Hasselbach">Harald Hasselbach</a> DE/DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">97</span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Lodish" title="Mike Lodish">Mike Lodish</a> DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">93</span> <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Pryce" title="Trevor Pryce">Trevor Pryce</a> DT*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">90</span> <a href="/wiki/Neil_Smith_(American_football)" title="Neil Smith (American football)">Neil Smith</a> DE*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">98</span> <a href="/wiki/Maa_Tanuvasa" title="Maa Tanuvasa">Maa Tanuvasa</a> DE*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">94</span> <a href="/wiki/Keith_Traylor" title="Keith Traylor">Keith Traylor</a> NT*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">95</span> <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Washington" title="Marvin Washington">Marvin Washington</a> DE/DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">91</span> <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Williams" title="Alfred Williams">Alfred Williams</a> DE</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 class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">56</span> <a href="/wiki/Keith_Burns_(linebacker)" title="Keith Burns (linebacker)">Keith Burns</a> MLB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">59</span> <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Cadrez" title="Glenn Cadrez">Glenn Cadrez</a>* MLB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">99</span> <a href="/wiki/Seth_Joyner" title="Seth Joyner">Seth Joyner</a> OLB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">51</span> <a href="/wiki/John_Mobley" title="John Mobley">John Mobley</a>* OLB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">53</span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Romanowski" title="Bill Romanowski">Bill Romanowski</a>* OLB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">54</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Nate_Wayne" title="Nate Wayne">Nate Wayne</a></i> OLB</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 class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">27</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Steve Atwater</a> FS*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">34</span> <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Braxton" title="Tyrone Braxton">Tyrone Braxton</a> SS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">26</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Eric_Brown_(safety)" title="Eric Brown (safety)">Eric Brown</a></i> SS*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">48</span> <a href="/wiki/George_Coghill" title="George Coghill">George Coghill</a> FS</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">39</span> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Crockett" title="Ray Crockett">Ray Crockett</a> CB*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">21</span> <a href="/wiki/Darrien_Gordon" title="Darrien Gordon">Darrien Gordon</a> CB/PR*</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">20</span> <a href="/wiki/Tory_James" title="Tory James">Tory James</a> CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">25</span> <a href="/wiki/Darrius_Johnson" title="Darrius Johnson">Darrius Johnson</a> CB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">28</span> <a href="/wiki/Tito_Paul" title="Tito Paul">Tito Paul</a> CB</li></ul> <p><b><a href="/wiki/Special_teams" class="mw-redirect" title="Special teams">Special teams</a></b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 1</span> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> K</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">16</span> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Rouen" title="Tom Rouen">Tom Rouen</a> P</li></ul> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="width: 1px; background-color: #FC4C02"> </td> <td style="width: 12px;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"><b><a href="/wiki/Practice_squad" title="Practice squad">Practice squad</a></b> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">40</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Alexander_(gridiron_football)" title="Curtis Alexander (gridiron football)">Curtis Alexander</a></i> RB</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">15</span> <a href="/wiki/Andre_Cooper" title="Andre Cooper">Andre Cooper</a> WR</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">93</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Daniels&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Joseph Daniels (page does not exist)">Joseph Daniels</a></i> DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">--</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Vili_Maumau" title="Vili Maumau">Vili Maumau</a></i> DT</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">38</span> <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tori_Noel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tori Noel (page does not exist)">Tori Noel</a></i> S</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">92</span> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Marvin_Thomas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Marvin Thomas (page does not exist)">Marvin Thomas</a> DE</li></ul> <p><br /> <small>53 active, 3 inactive, 5 practice squad</small> <b>Reserve</b> </p> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">49</span> <i><a href="/wiki/Chris_Gizzi" title="Chris Gizzi">Chris Gizzi</a></i> LB <small>(Military Reserve.)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"> 8</span> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Lewis_(American_football)" title="Jeff Lewis (American football)">Jeff Lewis</a> QB <small>(PUP)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier">58</span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Russ" title="Steve Russ">Steve Russ</a> LB <small>(IR)</small> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Injury_icon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/7px-Injury_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/11px-Injury_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Injury_icon.svg/14px-Injury_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></li></ul> <p><br /> <span style="font-size:90%;"><i>Rookies in italics</i></span> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Season_summary">Season summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Season summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Barrelman_with_barrel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Barrelman_with_barrel.jpg/280px-Barrelman_with_barrel.jpg" decoding="async" width="280" height="194" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Barrelman_with_barrel.jpg/420px-Barrelman_with_barrel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Barrelman_with_barrel.jpg/560px-Barrelman_with_barrel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="765" data-file-height="531" /></a><figcaption>The Denver <a href="/wiki/Fan_(person)" title="Fan (person)">superfan</a> <a href="/wiki/Barrel_Man_(Denver_Broncos)" title="Barrel Man (Denver Broncos)">Barrel Man</a> seen at the regular season opener at <a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a> against <a href="/wiki/1998_New_England_Patriots_season" title="1998 New England Patriots season">New England</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The Broncos won their first 13 games of the season. There was much speculation that they might finish 19–0<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Broncos were featured on the cover of <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i>. However, they were upset by <a href="/wiki/1998_New_York_Giants_season" title="1998 New York Giants season">the New York Giants</a> (who would end another attempt at a 19–0 season <a href="/wiki/2007_New_York_Giants_season" title="2007 New York Giants season">nine seasons later</a>) in week 15 by a score of 20–16. They finished the regular season 14–2 after losing to <a href="/wiki/1998_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1998 Miami Dolphins season">the Dolphins</a> in their first encounter with that team since <a href="/wiki/1985_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1985 Denver Broncos season">1985</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Denver_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Denver-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>They finished first in the <a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">AFC West</a> and won their divisional playoff game against <a href="/wiki/1998_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1998 Miami Dolphins season">the Miami Dolphins</a> 38–3 for their first win over the Dolphins since <a href="/wiki/1968_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1968 Denver Broncos season">1968</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Denver_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Denver-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They then won the <a href="/wiki/AFC_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="AFC Championship">AFC Championship</a> over the <a href="/wiki/Bill_Parcells" title="Bill Parcells">Bill Parcells</a> coached <a href="/wiki/1998_New_York_Jets_season" title="1998 New York Jets season">New York Jets</a> 23–10 after coming back from a 10–0 deficit. Many had expected Denver to play <a href="/wiki/1998_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1998 Minnesota Vikings season">the Minnesota Vikings</a>, the team with the number one record that year at 15–1, in the Super Bowl. However, the Vikings lost the <a href="/wiki/1998_NFC_Championship_Game" title="1998 NFC Championship Game">NFC Championship Game</a> to <a href="/wiki/1998_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1998 Atlanta Falcons season">the Atlanta Falcons</a> in overtime. </p><p>The Broncos defeated the Falcons 34–19 in Super Bowl XXXIII. Elway was the <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="Super Bowl MVP">Super Bowl MVP</a> and Davis rushed for over 100 yards. It was Elway's last game, and Denver would not reach the Super Bowl again until <a href="/wiki/2013_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2013 Denver Broncos season">the 2013 season</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Preseason">Preseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Preseason"><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: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Venue </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Attendance </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Recap </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>1 </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="Saturday">August 8</span> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1998_St._Louis_Rams_season" title="1998 St. Louis Rams season">St. Louis Rams</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 20–13 </td> <td>1–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trans_World_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Trans World Dome">Trans World Dome</a> </td> <td>53,842 </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.profootballarchives.com/1998nflden.html">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>2 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Friday">August 14</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_New_Orleans_Saints_season" title="1998 New Orleans Saints season">New Orleans Saints</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 17–10 </td> <td>2–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a> </td> <td>75,329 </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.profootballarchives.com/1998nflden.html">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>3 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Monday">August 24</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1998 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 34–31 </td> <td>3–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a> </td> <td>73,183 </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.profootballarchives.com/1998nflden.html">Recap</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>4 </th> <td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Saturday">August 29</span> </td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1998_Tennessee_Oilers_season" title="1998 Tennessee Oilers season">Tennessee Oilers</a> </td> <td><b>L</b> 13–16 </td> <td>3–1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vanderbilt_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Vanderbilt Stadium">Vanderbilt Stadium</a> </td> <td>33,194 </td> <td><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.profootballarchives.com/1998nflden.html">Recap</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <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=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></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=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=8" 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: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Week </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">TV Time<sub>(<a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MT</a>)</sub> </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Game site </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Attendance </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>1 </th> <td>September 7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_New_England_Patriots_season" title="1998 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 27–21</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">ABC</a> 6:20pm</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a></td> <td>1–0</td> <td>74,745 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>2 </th> <td>September 13</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Dallas_Cowboys_season" title="1998 Dallas Cowboys season">Dallas Cowboys</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 42–23</td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">Fox</a> 2:15pm</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a></td> <td>2–0</td> <td>75,013 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>3 </th> <td>September 20</td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1998_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1998 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a></b></td> <td><b>W</b> 34–17</td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a> 2:15pm</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>3–0</td> <td>56,578 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>4 </th> <td>September 27</td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1998_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1998 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 38–16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a> 11:00am</td> <td><a href="/wiki/FedExField" class="mw-redirect" title="FedExField">FedExField</a></td> <td>4–0</td> <td>71,880 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>5 </th> <td>October 4</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1998 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 41–16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">Fox</a> 2:15pm</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a></td> <td>5–0</td> <td>73,218 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>6 </th> <td>October 11</td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1998_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="1998 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a></b></td> <td><b>W</b> 21–16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a> 2:15pm</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kingdome" title="Kingdome">Kingdome</a></td> <td>6–0</td> <td>66,258 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <th colspan="8" align="center"><i><a href="/wiki/Bye_(sports)" title="Bye (sports)">Bye</a></i> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>8 </th> <td>October 25</td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Jacksonville_Jaguars_season" title="1998 Jacksonville Jaguars season">Jacksonville Jaguars</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 37–24</td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a> 2:15pm</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a></td> <td>7–0</td> <td>75,217 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>9 </th> <td>November 1</td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1998_Cincinnati_Bengals_season" title="1998 Cincinnati Bengals season">Cincinnati Bengals</a></td> <td><b>W</b> 33–26</td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a> 11:00am</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cinergy_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Cinergy Field">Cinergy Field</a></td> <td>8–0</td> <td>59,974 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>10 </th> <td>November 8</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1998_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1998 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a></b></td> <td><b>W</b> 27–10</td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a> 2:15pm</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a></td> <td>9–0</td> <td>74,925 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>11 </th> <td>November 16</td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1998_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1998 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a></b></td> <td><b>W</b> 30–7</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">ABC</a> 6:20pm</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Stadium" title="Arrowhead Stadium">Arrowhead Stadium</a></td> <td>10–0</td> <td>78,100 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>12 </th> <td>November 22</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1998_Oakland_Raiders_season" title="1998 Oakland Raiders season">Oakland Raiders</a></b></td> <td><b>W</b> 40–14</td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a> 2:15pm</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a></td> <td>11–0</td> <td>75,325 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>13 </th> <td>November 29</td> <td>at <b><a href="/wiki/1998_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1998 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a></b></td> <td><b>W</b> 31–16</td> <td><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Sunday_Night_Football" title="ESPN Sunday Night Football">ESPN</a> 6:15pm</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Qualcomm_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Qualcomm Stadium">Qualcomm Stadium</a></td> <td>12–0</td> <td>66,532 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>14 </th> <td>December 6</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/1998_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1998 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a></b></td> <td><b>W</b> 35–31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a> 2:15pm</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a></td> <td>13–0</td> <td>74,962 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>15 </th> <td>December 13</td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1998_New_York_Giants_season" title="1998 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a></td> <td><b>L</b> 16–20</td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a> 11:00am</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Giants_Stadium" title="Giants Stadium">Giants Stadium</a></td> <td>13–1</td> <td>72,336 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#fcc"> <th>16 </th> <td>December 21</td> <td>at <a href="/wiki/1998_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1998 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a></td> <td><b>L</b> 21–31</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Monday_Night_Football" title="Monday Night Football">ABC</a> 6:20pm</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pro_Player_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Player Stadium">Pro Player Stadium</a></td> <td>13–2</td> <td>74,363 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc"> <th>17 </th> <td>December 27</td> <td><b><a 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<td>8</td> <td>0</td> <td>.500</td> <td>372</td> <td>310</td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1998_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="1998 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a> </td> <td>7</td> <td>9</td> <td>0</td> <td>.438</td> <td>327</td> <td>363</td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1998_San_Diego_Chargers_season" title="1998 San Diego Chargers season">San Diego Chargers</a> </td> <td>5</td> <td>11</td> <td>0</td> <td>.313</td> <td>241</td> <td>342</td> <td>L5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><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: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Round </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">TV Time<sub>(<a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MT</a>)</sub> </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Opponent </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Result </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Game site </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Record </th> <th style="background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;">Attendance </th></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;" align="center"> <th><b><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NFL_playoffs" title="1998–99 NFL playoffs">Divisional Playoffs</a></b> </th> <td>January 9, 1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a> 2:15 pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Miami_Dolphins_season" title="1998 Miami Dolphins season">Miami Dolphins</a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 38–3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a> </td> <td>15–2 </td> <td>75,729 </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;" align="center"> <th><b><a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NFL_playoffs" title="1998–99 NFL playoffs">AFC Championship</a></b> </th> <td>January 17, 1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a> 2:15 pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_New_York_Jets_season" title="1998 New York Jets season">New York Jets </a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 23–10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Stadium" title="Mile High Stadium">Mile High Stadium</a> </td> <td>16–2 </td> <td>75,482 </td></tr> <tr style="background: #ddffdd;" align="center"> <th><b><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIII" title="Super Bowl XXXIII">Super Bowl XXXIII</a></b> </th> <td>January 31, 1999 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">Fox</a> 4:25 pm </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Atlanta_Falcons_season" title="1998 Atlanta Falcons season">Atlanta Falcons </a> </td> <td><b>W</b> 34–19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pro_Player_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Player Stadium">Pro Player Stadium</a> </td> <td>17–2 </td> <td>74,803 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AFC_Divisional_Game_vs._Miami_Dolphins">AFC Divisional Game vs. Miami Dolphins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: AFC Divisional Game vs. Miami Dolphins"><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: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;;text-align:center;"><b>AFC Divisional Playoff: Miami Dolphins vs 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">Dolphins</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td><b>3</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Broncos</b></td> <td>14</td> <td>7</td> <td>3</td><td>14</td><td><b>38</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>: January 9, 1999</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 2:15 p.m. MDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 29 °F or −1.7 °C, relative humidity 62%, wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Gumbel" title="Greg Gumbel">Greg Gumbel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phil_Simms" title="Phil Simms">Phil Simms</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Armen_Keteyian" title="Armen Keteyian">Armen Keteyian</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>Den – <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">Terrell Davis</a> 1 yard rush (<a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> kick) <i><b>Broncos 7–0</b></i></li> <li>Den – <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">Terrell Davis</a> 20 yard rush (<a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> kick) <i><b>Broncos 14–0</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>Mia – Olindo Mare 22 yard field goal. <i><b>Broncos 14–3</b></i></li> <li>Den – <a href="/wiki/Derek_Loville" title="Derek Loville">Derek Loville</a> 11 yard rush (<a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> kick) <i><b>Broncos 21–3</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>Den – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> 32 yard field goal <i><b>Broncos 24–3</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>Den – <a href="/wiki/Rod_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Rod Smith (wide receiver)">Rod Smith</a> 28 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> kick) <i><b>Broncos 31–3</b></i></li> <li>Den – Neil Smith 79 yard fumble return (<a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> kick) <i><b>Broncos 38–3</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Dolphins</b> </p> <ul><li>Dan Marino. 26-37, 243 yards, 0 TD, 2 Int</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> <p><b>Broncos</b> </p> <ul><li>John Elway. 14-23, 182 yards, 1 TD, 0 Int</li> <li>Terrell Davis. 21 rush, 199 yards, 2 TD</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> <p><b>Turnovers</b>: </p> <ul><li>Dolphins – 3</li> <li>Broncos – 0</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AFC_Championship_game_vs._New_York_Jets">AFC Championship game vs. New York Jets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: AFC Championship game vs. New York Jets"><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: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;;text-align:center;"><b>AFC Championship game: New York Jets 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">Jets</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>7</td><td>0</td><td><b>10</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left"><b>Broncos</b></td> <td>0</td> <td>0</td> <td>20</td><td>3</td><td><b>23</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>: January 17, 1999</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 2:05 p.m. MDT</li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 37 °F or 2.8 °C, relative humidity 36%, wind 20 miles per hour (32 km/h; 17 kn)</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">CBS</a>)</b>: Greg Gumbel, Phil Simms, Armen Keteyian, and <a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Bernstein" title="Bonnie Bernstein">Bonnie Bernstein</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> <table class="mw-collapsible autocollapse" style="width: 100%"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game information </th></tr> <tr> <td style="padding-left: 0.5em;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>First quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>no scoring</li></ul> <p><b>Second quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>NYJ – John Hall 32 yard field goal. <i><b>Jets 3–0</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Third quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>NYJ – <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Martin" title="Curtis Martin">Curtis Martin</a> 1 yard rush (John Hall kick) <i><b>Jets 10–0</b></i></li> <li>Den – Howard Griffith 11 yard pass from <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> kick) <i><b>Jets 10–7</b></i></li> <li>Den – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> 44 yard field goal. <i><b>Tie 10–10</b></i></li> <li>Den – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> 48 yard field goal. <i><b>Broncos 13–10</b></i></li> <li>Den – <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">Terrell Davis</a> 31 yard rush (<a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> kick) <i><b>Broncos 20–10</b></i></li></ul> <p><b>Fourth quarter</b> </p> <ul><li>Den – <a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> 35 yard field goal <i><b>Broncos 23–10</b></i></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <p><b>Jets</b> </p> <ul><li>Vinny Testaverde. 31-56, 356 yards, 0 TD, 2 Int</li> <li>Wayne Chrebet. 8 rec, 121 yards</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> <p><b>Broncos</b> </p> <ul><li>John Elway. 13-34, 173 yards, 1 TD, 0 Int</li> <li>Terrell Davis. 32 rush, 167 yards, 1 TD</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li></ul> <p><b>Turnovers</b>: </p> <ul><li>Jets – 6</li> <li>Broncos – 0</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <p>Despite a subpar performance from quarterback <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a>, the Broncos came from a ten-point deficit to score twenty three unanswered points, thanks in large part to the Jets turning the ball over an astonishing six times. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Super_Bowl_XXXIII:_vs._Atlanta_Falcons">Super Bowl XXXIII: vs. Atlanta Falcons</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Super Bowl XXXIII: vs. Atlanta Falcons"><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="text-align:center; background-color: #0A2343 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FC4C02, inset -2px -2px 0 #FC4C02;;"><b>Super Bowl XXXIII: Denver Broncos vs Atlanta Falcons – 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>Broncos</b></td> <td>7</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>17</td><td><b>34</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">Falcons</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td><td>13</td><td><b>19</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Pro_Player_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Pro Player Stadium">Pro Player Stadium</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: January 31, 1999</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 6:30 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_zone" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Time zone">EST</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: 74 °F or 23.3 °C, relative humidity 67%, wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/NFL_on_Fox" title="NFL on Fox">Fox</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Summerall" title="Pat Summerall">Pat Summerall</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Madden" title="John Madden">John Madden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Pitts" title="Ron Pitts">Ron Pitts</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Maas" title="Bill Maas">Bill Maas</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <p>The Denver Broncos become the third team in the last 9 years to repeat as Super Bowl champions, along with the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Cowboys" title="Dallas Cowboys">Dallas Cowboys</a>. <a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a> was voted Super Bowl MVP. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics">Statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Team_stats">Team stats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Team stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Broncos had 3,808 <a href="/wiki/Yards" class="mw-redirect" title="Yards">yards</a> passing, sixth in the league. They had 2,468 yards rushing, second in the league and 26 rushing touchdowns, first in the league. They had 6,276 total yards, third best. </p><p>They gave up 3,983 passing yards, a low 28 out of 30 in the NFL, but were third in rushing yards given up with 1,287. They gave up 5,270 yards, 12th in the NFL. They scored 501 points, second in the league and gave up 309, eighth fewest in the league. </p><p>The Broncos’ 14–2 record remains their best regular season record (most wins and equal fewest losses) in franchise history. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_stats">Player stats</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Player stats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>For the season Elway threw for 2,806 yards, 22 touchdowns and ten interceptions. Davis rushed for 2,008 yards and 21 touchdowns. <a href="/wiki/Rod_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Rod Smith (wide receiver)">Rod Smith</a> had 86 receptions for 1,222 yards and six touchdowns. <a href="/wiki/Ed_McCaffrey" title="Ed McCaffrey">Ed McCaffrey</a> had 64 receptions for 1,053 yards. <a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Shannon Sharpe</a> had 64 receptions for 768 yards. <a href="/wiki/Jason_Elam" title="Jason Elam">Jason Elam</a> kicked 23 out of 27 field goals and 58 out of 58 extra points including a 63-yard field goal to tie Tom Dempsey with the longest field goal in NFL history at that time. This record has since been eclipsed by another Denver Bronco in <a href="/wiki/Matt_Prater" title="Matt Prater">Matt Prater</a>, and once again by <a href="/wiki/Justin_Tucker" title="Justin Tucker">Justin Tucker</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Steve Atwater</a>, Davis, Elway, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Jones_(offensive_tackle)" title="Tony Jones (offensive tackle)">Tony Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Schlereth" title="Mark Schlereth">Mark Schlereth</a>, McCaffrey, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Nalen" title="Tom Nalen">Tom Nalen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Romanowski" title="Bill Romanowski">Bill Romanowski</a>, and Sharpe made the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Bowl" title="Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_records">Awards and records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1998_Denver_Broncos_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Awards and 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season">Kansas City Chiefs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">LVIII: <a href="/wiki/2023_Kansas_City_Chiefs_season" title="2023 Kansas City Chiefs season">Kansas City Chiefs</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Denver_Broncos" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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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; color: #0A2343 !important; ;;width:1%">Stadiums</th><td 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Robson Walton">Rob Walton</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Greg_Penner" title="Greg Penner">Greg Penner</a> (CEO)</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Carrie_Walton_Penner" title="Carrie Walton Penner">Carrie Walton Penner</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Mellody_Hobson" title="Mellody Hobson">Mellody Hobson</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Condoleezza_Rice" title="Condoleezza Rice">Condoleezza Rice</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Hamilton" title="Lewis Hamilton">Lewis Hamilton</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">General manager</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/George_Paton_(American_football_executive)" title="George Paton (American football executive)">George Paton</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">Head coach</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sean_Payton" title="Sean Payton">Sean Payton</a></dd> <dt><span class="nobold">Consultant</span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_Elway" title="John Elway">John Elway</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FC4C02 !important; color: #0A2343 !important; ;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Few_Seconds_of_Panic" title="A Few Seconds of Panic">A Few Seconds of Panic</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Roach" title="Alan Roach">Alan Roach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrel_Man_(Denver_Broncos)" title="Barrel Man (Denver Broncos)">Barrel Man</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trigger_(horse)" title="Trigger (horse)">Bucky the Bronco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denver_Broncos_Cheerleaders" title="Denver Broncos Cheerleaders">Cheerleaders</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Elway_to_Marino" title="Elway to Marino">Elway to Marino</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Everybody%27s_All-American_(film)" title="Everybody's All-American (film)">Everybody's All-American</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Mork_%26_Mindy_episodes#Season_2_(1979–80)" title="List of Mork & Mindy episodes">"Hold That Mork" (<i>Mork & Mindy</i> episode)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joy_to_the_World_(Three_Dog_Night_song)" title="Joy to the World (Three Dog Night song)">"Joy to the World"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miles_(mascot)" title="Miles (mascot)">Miles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orange_Crush_Defense" title="Orange Crush Defense">Orange Crush Defense</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Way" title="Rocky Mountain Way">Rocky Mountain Way</a>"</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/South_Park" title="South Park">South Park</a></i> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Cartman%27s_Mom_Is_a_Dirty_Slut" title="Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut">Cartman's Mom Is a Dirty Slut</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sarcastaball" title="Sarcastaball">Sarcastaball</a>"</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thunder_(mascot)" title="Thunder (mascot)">Thunder</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/You_Only_Move_Twice" title="You Only Move Twice">"You Only Move Twice" (<i>The Simpsons</i> episode)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FC4C02 !important; color: #0A2343 !important; ;;width:1%">Lore</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/1977_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1977 Denver Broncos season">1977 season</a> (Broncomania)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snowball_Game_(1985)" title="Snowball Game (1985)">Snowball Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Drive_(American_football)" title="The Drive (American football)">The Drive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Fumble" title="The Fumble">The Fumble</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2011 Denver Broncos season">Tebowmania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3:16_game" title="3:16 game">3:16 game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mile_High_Miracle" title="Mile High Miracle">Mile High Miracle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2015 Denver Broncos season">No Fly Zone</a></li></ul> </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 href="/wiki/Broncos%E2%80%93Seahawks_rivalry" title="Broncos–Seahawks rivalry">Seattle Seahawks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FC4C02 !important; color: #0A2343 !important; ;;width:1%">Retired numbers</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/John_Elway" title="John Elway">7</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Tripucka" title="Frank Tripucka">18</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_Little" title="Floyd Little">44</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FC4C02 !important; color: #0A2343 !important; ;;width:1%">Division championships (15)</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/1977_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1977 Denver Broncos season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1978 Denver Broncos season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1984 Denver Broncos season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1986 Denver Broncos season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1987 Denver Broncos season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1989 Denver Broncos season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1991 Denver Broncos season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1996 Denver Broncos season">1996</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2005 Denver Broncos season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2011 Denver Broncos season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2012 Denver Broncos season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2013 Denver Broncos season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2014 Denver Broncos season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2015 Denver Broncos season">2015</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FC4C02 !important; color: #0A2343 !important; ;;width:1%">Conference championships (8)</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/1977_AFC_Championship_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 AFC Championship Game">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NFL_season" title="1986 NFL season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_season" title="1987 NFL season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NFL_season" title="1997 NFL season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NFL_season" title="1998 NFL season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_season" title="2013 NFL season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NFL_season" title="2015 NFL season">2015</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FC4C02 !important; color: #0A2343 !important; ;;width:1%">League championships (3)</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/Super_Bowl_XXXII" title="Super Bowl XXXII">1997 (XXXII)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXXIII" title="Super Bowl XXXIII">1998 (XXXIII)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_50" title="Super Bowl 50">2015 (50)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FC4C02 !important; color: #0A2343 !important; ;;width:1%">Media</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/Denver_Broncos_Radio_Network" title="Denver Broncos Radio Network">Radio network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Logan_(American_football)" title="Dave Logan (American football)">Dave Logan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Griese" title="Brian Griese">Brian Griese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Hastings_(basketball)" title="Scott Hastings (basketball)">Scott Hastings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_McCaffrey" title="Ed McCaffrey">Ed McCaffrey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Roach" title="Alan Roach">Alan Roach</a></li> <li>TV: <a href="/wiki/KUSA_(TV)" title="KUSA (TV)">KUSA 9News</a></li> <li>Radio: <a href="/wiki/KOA_(AM)" title="KOA (AM)">850 KOA (AM)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FC4C02 !important; color: #0A2343 !important; ;;width:1%">Current league affiliations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>League: <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> (1970–present)</li> <li>Conference: <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">American Football Conference</a></li> <li>Division: <a href="/wiki/AFC_West" title="AFC West">West Division</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FC4C02 !important; color: #0A2343 !important; ;;width:1%">Former league affiliation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>League: <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> (1960–1969)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Broncos season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1962 Denver Broncos season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1963 Denver Broncos season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1964 Denver Broncos season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1965 Denver Broncos season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1966 Denver Broncos season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1967 Denver Broncos season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1968 Denver Broncos season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1969 Denver Broncos season">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1970 Denver Broncos season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Denver_Broncos_season" title="1971 Denver Broncos season">1971</a></li> <li><a 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class="nowrap">14 <a href="/wiki/Brian_Griese" title="Brian Griese">Brian Griese</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">16 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Rouen" title="Tom Rouen">Tom Rouen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">20 <a href="/wiki/Tory_James" title="Tory James">Tory James</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">21 <a href="/wiki/Darrien_Gordon" title="Darrien Gordon">Darrien Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">22 <a href="/wiki/Vaughn_Hebron" title="Vaughn Hebron">Vaughn Hebron</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">25 <a href="/wiki/Darrius_Johnson" title="Darrius Johnson">Darrius Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">26 <a href="/wiki/Eric_Brown_(safety)" title="Eric Brown (safety)">Eric Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">27 <a href="/wiki/Steve_Atwater" title="Steve Atwater">Steve Atwater</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">28 <a href="/wiki/Tito_Paul" title="Tito Paul">Tito Paul</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">29 <a href="/wiki/Howard_Griffith" title="Howard Griffith">Howard Griffith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">30 <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Davis" title="Terrell Davis">Terrell Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">31 <a href="/wiki/Derek_Loville" title="Derek Loville">Derek Loville</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">34 <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Braxton" title="Tyrone Braxton">Tyrone Braxton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">37 <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Lynn" title="Anthony Lynn">Anthony Lynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">39 <a href="/wiki/Ray_Crockett" title="Ray Crockett">Ray Crockett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">42 <a href="/wiki/Detron_Smith" title="Detron Smith">Detron Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">48 <a href="/wiki/George_Coghill" title="George Coghill">George Coghill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">51 <a href="/wiki/John_Mobley" title="John Mobley">John Mobley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">53 <a href="/wiki/Bill_Romanowski" title="Bill Romanowski">Bill Romanowski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">54 <a href="/wiki/Nate_Wayne" title="Nate Wayne">Nate Wayne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">56 <a href="/wiki/Keith_Burns_(linebacker)" title="Keith Burns (linebacker)">Keith Burns</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">59 <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Cadrez" title="Glenn Cadrez">Glenn Cadrez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">60 <a href="/wiki/K._C._Jones_(American_football)" title="K. C. Jones (American football)">K. C. Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">62 <a href="/wiki/Dan_Neil_(American_football)" title="Dan Neil (American football)">Dan Neil</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">63 <a href="/wiki/David_Diaz-Infante" title="David Diaz-Infante">David Diaz-Infante</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">66 <a href="/wiki/Tom_Nalen" title="Tom Nalen">Tom Nalen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">69 <a href="/wiki/Mark_Schlereth" title="Mark Schlereth">Mark Schlereth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">70 <a href="/wiki/Trey_Teague" title="Trey Teague">Trey Teague</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">72 <a href="/wiki/Ernest_Jones_(defensive_lineman)" title="Ernest Jones (defensive lineman)">Ernest Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">73 <a href="/wiki/Cyron_Brown" title="Cyron Brown">Cyron Brown</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">74 <a href="/wiki/Harry_Swayne" title="Harry Swayne">Harry Swayne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">77 <a href="/wiki/Tony_Jones_(offensive_tackle)" title="Tony Jones (offensive tackle)">Tony Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">78 <a href="/wiki/Matt_Lepsis" title="Matt Lepsis">Matt Lepsis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">79 <a href="/wiki/Chris_Banks_(American_football)" title="Chris Banks (American football)">Chris Banks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">80 <a href="/wiki/Rod_Smith_(wide_receiver)" title="Rod Smith (wide receiver)">Rod Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">82 <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Nash" title="Marcus Nash">Marcus Nash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">83 <a href="/wiki/Justin_Armour" title="Justin Armour">Justin Armour</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">84 <a href="/wiki/Shannon_Sharpe" title="Shannon Sharpe">Shannon Sharpe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">85 <a href="/wiki/Willie_Green_(American_football)" title="Willie Green (American football)">Willie Green</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">86 <a href="/wiki/Byron_Chamberlain" title="Byron Chamberlain">Byron Chamberlain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">87 <a href="/wiki/Ed_McCaffrey" title="Ed McCaffrey">Ed McCaffrey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">89 <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Carswell" title="Dwayne Carswell">Dwayne Carswell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">90 <a href="/wiki/Neil_Smith_(American_football)" title="Neil Smith (American football)">Neil Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">91 <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Williams" title="Alfred Williams">Alfred Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">93 <a href="/wiki/Trevor_Pryce" title="Trevor Pryce">Trevor Pryce</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">94 <a href="/wiki/Keith_Traylor" title="Keith Traylor">Keith Traylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">95 <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Washington" title="Marvin Washington">Marvin Washington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">96 <a href="/wiki/Harald_Hasselbach" title="Harald Hasselbach">Harald Hasselbach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">97 <a href="/wiki/Mike_Lodish" title="Mike Lodish">Mike Lodish</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">98 <a href="/wiki/Maa_Tanuvasa" title="Maa Tanuvasa">Maa Tanuvasa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">99 <a href="/wiki/Seth_Joyner" title="Seth Joyner">Seth Joyner</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>Head coach:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Shanahan" title="Mike Shanahan">Mike Shanahan</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>Coaches:</b> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Bush" title="Frank Bush">Frank Bush</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Barney_Chavous" title="Barney Chavous">Barney Chavous</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Dennison" title="Rick Dennison">Rick Dennison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Donatell" title="Ed Donatell">Ed Donatell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Dyer_(American_football)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Dyer (American football) (page does not exist)">George Dyer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Gibbs_(American_football)" title="Alex Gibbs (American football)">Alex Gibbs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Heimerdinger" title="Mike Heimerdinger">Mike Heimerdinger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Kubiak" title="Gary Kubiak">Gary Kubiak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pat_McPherson" title="Pat McPherson">Pat McPherson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Pariani" title="Brian Pariani">Brian Pariani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Porter" title="Ricky Porter">Ricky Porter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Robinson_(American_football_coach)" title="Greg Robinson (American football coach)">Greg Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Smith_(American_football_executive)" title="Rick Smith (American football executive)">Rick Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/John_Teerlinck" title="John Teerlinck">John Teerlinck</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Turner" title="Bobby Turner">Bobby Turner</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>Owner:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Bowlen" title="Pat Bowlen">Pat Bowlen</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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