Denver Broncos
Super Bowl Date Opponent Favorite Result
XII ( 12 ) January 15 , 1978 Dallas Cowboys Cowboys by 6 L 10-27
XXI ( 21 ) January 25 , 1987 New York Giants Giants by 9.5 L 20-39
XXII ( 22 ) January 31 , 1988 Washington Redskins Broncos by 3 L 10-42
XXIV ( 24 ) January 28 , 1990 San Francisco 49ers 49ers by 12 L 10-55
XXXII ( 32 ) January 25 , 1998 Green Bay Packers Packers by 11 W 31-24
XXXIII ( 33 ) January 31 , 1999 Atlanta Falcons Broncos by 7.5 W 34-19
XLVIII ( 48 ) February 2 , 2014 Seattle Seahawks Broncos by 2 L 8-43
50 February 7 , 2016 Carolina Panthers Panthers by 5.5 W 24-10
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The Denver Broncos are a professional American football franchise based in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos compete as a member club of the National Football League (NFL)'s American Football Conference (AFC) West division. 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 owned by the Pat Bowlen trust and currently play home games at Empower Field at Mile High (formerly known as Invesco Field at Mile High from 2001-2010, Sports Authority Field at Mile High from 2011-2017, and Broncos Stadium at Mile High from 2018-2019). Prior to that, they played at Mile High Stadium from 1960 to 2000. The Broncos were barely competitive during their 10-year run in the AFL and their first seven years in the NFL. They did not have a winning season until 1973. In 1977, four years later, they qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history and advanced to Super Bowl XII. Since 1975, the Broncos have become one of the NFL's most successful teams, having suffered only seven losing seasons. 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). Thirteen players who have played for Denver are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: John Elway, Floyd Little, Shannon Sharpe, Gary Zimmerman, Willie Brown, Tony Dorsett, Jerry Rice, Andre Reed, Terrell Davis, Brian Dawkins, Ty Law, Champ Bailey and Steve Atwater, along with late club owner Pat Bowlen.