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List of Denver Broncos seasons

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List of Denver Broncos seasons
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The Denver Broncos are an American football franchise based in Denver, Colorado. Founded by Bob Howsam on August 14, 1959, the team was one of the founder members of the American Football League (AFL), which began in 1960, before merging with the National Football League (NFL) ahead of the 1970 season, when the Broncos became part of the American Football Conference (AFC) West division; they have been in the same division ever since. As of the end of the 2020 season, Denver has completed 61 seasons (playing in over 970 combined regular season and playoff games), and has appeared in eight Super Bowls; although they lost in each of their first four Super Bowl appearances, they have since won three of them, most recently Super Bowl 50.

The franchise has experienced three major periods of success. The first was from to , when the Broncos did not have a losing season (a season when the team has more losses than wins), and won two AFC West division titles, and one AFC championship. The second began in and ended in . During this period, the Broncos had just two losing seasons, were AFC champions five times and were Super Bowl champions for two consecutive years. This second period of success is best remembered for John Elway being the team's quarterback. The most recent run of success began in 2011, lasting until their victory in Super Bowl 50 at the end of the 2015 season. The five-year stretch was primarily spearheaded by the 2012 free agent acquisition of the then four-time League MVP former Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, and included five AFC West titles, two AFC championships, as well as the Super Bowl. From their inaugural season in 1960 until , they did not make either the AFL playoffs or NFL playoffs and had just two winning seasons. The Broncos were the only charter AFL franchise to never have a winning season during the AFL's 10 years of existence (although the team finished at 7–7 in 1962), with their first winning season not occurring until 1973, their fourth year as a member of the NFL's AFC. They also experienced their two seasons with the fewest wins ever, winning just two of 14 games in both and .

The Broncos have been AFC West champions 16 times, winning the division for five consecutive seasons from 2011 to 2015, and have also earned wild card berths into the playoffs seven times, for a total of 24 playoff appearances. They have been conference champions eight times (tied with the Pittsburgh Steelers, and two behind the New England Patriots who have the most AFC championships) and Super Bowl champions thrice.

Seasons

(#)FinishPct*^§
The order of league championship won by the franchise
Final position in league, division, or conference
The team's winning percentage for the season
Super Bowl champions (1970–present)
Conference champions
Division champions
Wild Card berth
SeasonTeamLeagueConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsAwardsHead coachRefsFinishWLTscope"row"1960scope"row"1961scope"row"1962scope"row"1963scope"row"1964scope"row"1965scope"row"1966scope"row"1967scope"row"1968scope"row"1969scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"2007scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"scope"row"Totals53247510All-time regular season record (1960–2025)2421—All-time postseason record (1960–2025)55649610All-time regular season & postseason record (1960–2025)
1960AFLWest4th491Frank Filchock
1961AFLWest3rd3110
1962AFLWest2nd770Jack Faulkner ()Jack Faulkner
1963AFLWest4th2111
1964AFLWest4th2111Jack Faulkner Mac Speedie
1965AFLWest4th4100Mac Speedie
1966AFLWest4th4100Mac Speedie Ray Malavasi
1967AFLWest4th3110Lou Saban
1968AFLWest4th590
1969AFLWest4th581
1970NFLAFCWest4th581
1971NFLAFCWest4th491Lou Saban Jerry Smith
1972NFLAFCWest3rd590John Ralston
1973NFLAFCWest3rd752
1974NFLAFCWest2nd761
1975NFLAFCWest2nd680
1976NFLAFCWest2nd950
1977NFLAFC*West^1st^1220Won Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 34–21
Won AFC Championship (Raiders) 20–17
Lost Super Bowl XII (vs. Cowboys) 10–27Red Miller ()Red Miller
1978NFLAFCWest^1st^1060Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 10–33Randy Gradishar ()
1979NFLAFCWest2nd§1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Oilers) 7–13
1980NFLAFCWest4th880
1981NFLAFCWest2nd1060Dan Reeves
1982NFLAFCNone12th270
1983NFLAFCWest3rd§970Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Seahawks) 7–31
1984NFLAFCWest^1st^1330Lost Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 17–24
1985NFLAFCWest2nd1150
1986NFLAFC*West^1st^1150Won Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 22–17
Won AFC Championship (at Browns) 23–20 (OT)
Lost Super Bowl XXI (vs. Giants) 20–39
1987NFLAFC*West^1st^1041Won Divisional Playoffs (Oilers) 34–10
Won AFC Championship (Browns) 38–33
Lost Super Bowl XXII (vs. Redskins) 10–42John Elway ()
1988NFLAFCWest2nd880
1989NFLAFC*West^1st^1150Won Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 24–23
Won AFC Championship (Browns) 37–21
Lost Super Bowl XXIV (vs. 49ers) 10–55
1990NFLAFCWest5th5110
1991NFLAFCWest^1st^1240Won Divisional Playoffs (Oilers) 26–24
Lost AFC Championship (at Bills) 7–10Mike Croel ()
1992NFLAFCWest3rd880
1993NFLAFCWest3rd§970Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Raiders) 24–42Wade Phillips
1994NFLAFCWest4th790
1995NFLAFCWest3rd880Mike Shanahan
1996NFLAFCWest^1st^1330Lost Divisional Playoffs (Jaguars) 27–30Terrell Davis ()
1997NFLAFC*West2nd§1240Won Wild Card Playoffs (Jaguars) 42–17
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 14–10
Won AFC Championship (at Steelers) 24–21
Won Super Bowl XXXII (1) (vs. Packers) 31–24Terrell Davis ()
1998NFLAFC*West^1st^1420Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 38–3
Won AFC Championship (Jets) 23–10
Won Super Bowl XXXIII (2) (vs. Falcons) 34–19Terrell Davis (, )John Elway ()
1999NFLAFCWest5th6100
2000NFLAFCWest2nd§1150Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Ravens) 3–21Mike Anderson ()
2001NFLAFCWest3rd880
2002NFLAFCWest2nd970Clinton Portis ()
2003NFLAFCWest2nd§1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Colts) 10–41
2004NFLAFCWest2nd§1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Colts) 24–49
2005NFLAFCWest^1st^1330Won Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 27–13
Lost AFC Championship (Steelers) 17–34
2006NFLAFCWest3rd970
2007NFLAFCWest2nd790
2008NFLAFCWest2nd880
2009NFLAFCWest2nd880Josh McDaniels
2010NFLAFCWest4th4120Josh McDaniels Eric Studesville
2011NFLAFCWest^1st^880Won Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 29–23 (OT)
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Patriots) 10–45Von Miller ()John Fox
2012NFLAFCWest^1st^1330Lost Divisional Playoffs (Ravens) 35–38 (2OT)Peyton Manning ()
2013NFLAFC*West^1st^1330Won Divisional Playoffs (Chargers) 24–17
Won AFC Championship (Patriots) 26–16
Lost Super Bowl XLVIII (vs. Seahawks) 8–43Peyton Manning (, )
2014NFLAFCWest^1st^1240Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 13–24
2015NFLAFC*West^1st^1240Won Divisional Playoffs (Steelers) 23–16
Won AFC Championship (Patriots) 20–18
Won Super Bowl 50 (3) (vs. Panthers) 24–10Von Miller ()Gary Kubiak
2016NFLAFCWest3rd970
2017NFLAFCWest4th5110Vance Joseph
2018NFLAFCWest3rd6100
2019NFLAFCWest2nd790Vic Fangio
2020NFLAFCWest4th5110
2021NFLAFCWest4th7100
2022NFLAFCWest4th5120Nathaniel Hackett Jerry Rosburg
2023NFLAFCWest3rd890Sean Payton
2024NFLAFCWest3rd§1070Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Bills) 7–31Patrick Surtain II ()
2025NFLAFCWest^1st^1430Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 33–30 (OT)
Lost AFC Championship (Patriots) 7–10

Notes

References

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  78. "2025 Denver Broncos Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports".
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