Denver Broncos Tickets : The Broncos Won The First-ever American Nfl League Game Over The Patriots

The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL).

The Broncos began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined the NFL as part of the AFL/NFL merger of 1970.The team is one of the most successful teams in NFL history, having won two Super Bowls and six AFC Championships. They play at INVESCO Field at Mile High, and have six players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: John Elway, Floyd Little, Gary Zimmerman, Willie Brown, Tony Dorsett and Shannon Sharpe.

The Denver Broncos were founded on August 14, 1959 when minor league baseball owner Bob Howsam was awarded an American Football League charter franchise.[1] The Broncos won the first-ever American Football League game over the Boston Patriots, 13/10, on September 9, 1960. On August 5, 1967, they became the first ever AFL team to defeat an NFL team after beating the Detroit Lions, 13/7, in a preseason game.

Denver had the worst record of any original AFL team, with a record of 39/97/4 in the league.They were the only original AFL team never to have played in the title game during the upstart league's 10-year history. Despite their lack of early success, the Broncos produced some memorable games, such as the 38/38 tie against the Buffalo Bills in 1960.They were the first AFL team ever to defeat an NFL team, on August 5, 1967 when they beat the Detroit Lions 13/7 in a preseason game.

The Broncos were also the first American professional football team to have an African-American placekicker, Gene Mingo,[5] the first to have a receiver with 100 receptions in a season, Lionel Taylor, and the first starting African-American quarterback of the modern era, Marlin Briscoe.Denver came close to losing its franchise in 1965, but a local ownership group took control that year and began to rebuild the team. However, the team's first superstar, "Franchise" Floyd Little, due to his signing in 1967 and his Pro Bowl efforts on and off the field, was instrumental in keeping the team in Denver.

They were the only original AFL team never to have played in the title game during the upstart league's 10-year history, as well as the only original AFL team never to have a winning season while a member of the AFL.On January 11, 2009, two weeks after Mike Shanahan was fired, the Broncos hired former New England Patriots' offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as the team's new head coach.[13] Three months later, the team acquired quarterback Kyle Orton as part of a trade that sent Jay Cutler to the Chicago Bears.

Under McDaniels and Orton, the Broncos jumped out to a surprising 6/0 start in 2009. However, the team lost eight of their next ten games, finishing 8/8 for a second consecutive season and missing the playoffs. After the season, Pro Bowl wide receiver Brandon Marshall was traded to the Miami Dolphins, and the Broncos set a new franchise record for losses in a single season, with a 4/12 record in 2010.

On December 6, 2010, McDaniels was fired following a combination of the team's poor record and the fallout from a highly-publicized videotaping scandal. Running backs coach Eric Studesville was named interim coach for the remaining four games of the 2010 season. He chose to start rookie first-round draft choice Tim Tebow at quarterback for the final 3 games.

After the season, Joe Ellis was promoted from the Chief Operating Officer to team president, while John Elway was named the team's Executive Vice President of Football Operations on January 5, 2011. In this capacity, Elway will report to Ellis and will oversee the position held by the General Manager (Brian Xanders) and head coach positions. On January 13, 2011, the Broncos hired former Carolina Panthers' coach John Fox as the team's 14th head coach.