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| Established August 14, 1959[1][2] First season: 1960 Play in Empower Field at Mile High Denver, Colorado Headquartered at Centura Health Training Center in Dove Valley, Colorado[3][4] | |||||
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American Football League (1960–1969)
National Football League (1970–present)
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| Team colors | Sunset orange, midnight navy, summit white[5][6][7] | ||||
| Mascot | Thunder (live horse) Miles (costume suit) | ||||
| Website | denverbroncos.com | ||||
| Personnel | |||||
| Owner(s) | Rob Walton[a] | ||||
| CEO | Greg Penner | ||||
| General manager | George Paton | ||||
| President | Damani Leech | ||||
| Head coach | Sean Payton | ||||
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| League championships (3) | |||||
| Conference championships (8) | |||||
| Division championships (15) | |||||
| Playoff appearances (22) | |||||
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The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver. The Broncos compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division. The team is headquartered in Dove Valley, Colorado.
The team began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) and joined the NFL as part of the merger in 1970. The Broncos are currently owned by the Walton-Penner group. Since 2001, the Broncos have played their regular season home games at Empower Field at Mile High; Denver previously played its home games at Mile High Stadium from its inception in 1960 through the 2000 season.
The Broncos were barely competitive during their 10-year run in the AFL and their first three years in the NFL. They did not have a winning season until 1973 and qualified for their first playoffs in 1977, eventually advancing to Super Bowl XII that season. From 1973 to 2016, the Broncos suffered only eleven losing seasons and won 3 Super Bowls, becoming one of the NFL's most successful teams.[8] They have won eight AFC Championships (1977, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997, 1998, 2013, 2015), and three Super Bowl championships (1997 (XXXII), 1998 (XXXIII), 2015 (50), and share the NFL record for most Super Bowl losses (5 – tied with the New England Patriots). The Broncos have nine primary members enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: John Elway, Floyd Little, Shannon Sharpe, Gary Zimmerman, Terrell Davis, Champ Bailey, Steve Atwater, and Randy Gradishar, along with late club owner Pat Bowlen.[9]
According to Forbes, the Broncos are valued at $4.65 billion in July 2022 making them the twelfth most-valuable team in the NFL.[10]
- ^ "The Broncos Are Born". DenverBroncos.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
- ^ "Denver Broncos Team Facts". ProFootballHOF.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
- ^ The postal designation of Englewood, a city eight miles west, is used in the headquarters' mailing address."Contact Info". DenverBroncos.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on June 27, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
- ^ "Denver Broncos and Centura Health announce 10-year partnership, training facility naming rights agreement". DenverBroncos.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. May 15, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (April 22, 2024). "Broncos unveil new uniforms with announcement of 'Mile High Collection'". DenverBroncos.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ Shook, Nick (April 22, 2024). "Broncos unveil new uniforms focused on altitude, peaks of Denver, add in 1977-inspired throwback". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ "Denver Broncos Team Capsule" (PDF). 2022 Official National Football League Record and Fact Book. NFL Enterprises, LLC. July 20, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Denver Broncos Team Encyclopedia". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2021. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ "Denver Broncos Hall of Famers". ProFootballHOF.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
- ^ "Denver Broncos on the Forbes NFL Team Valuations List". Forbes. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
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