After beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday December 21, 2008, the Chargers stood at 7 – 8, one game behind the Denver Broncos.

After spending three years with the Giants, Morton became the starting quarterback for the Broncos and helped Denver to a 12-2 regular season record.

After forcing Washington to go 3 and out, the Broncos ' scored on their first play from scrimmage, when quarterback John Elway threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to wide open receiver Ricky Nattiel, giving Denver a quick 7 – 0 lead after just 1: 57 had elapsed in the game.

After forcing the Broncos to punt on their next possession, Washington advanced to the Denver 27-yard line.

After losing two straight games in November ( one to the rival Dallas Cowboys ), they finished off the regular season winning their remaining five games, including dominating wins over playoff teams Denver Broncos, 41 – 6, and Minnesota Vikings, 38 – 10.

After the newly founded Calgary Broncos folded prior to commencement of the inaugural WHA season, the Oilers were renamed the Alberta Oilers as it was planned to split their home games between Edmonton and Calgary.

After his senior year he signed with the Denver Broncos.

After the Broncos ' owner died, the franchise was instead placed in Cleveland.

After two more Super Bowl losses, the Broncos entered a period of decline ; however, that would end during the 1997 season, as Elway and Denver won their first Super Bowl title by defeating the Green Bay Packers 31 – 24 in Super Bowl XXXII.

After the Colts routed the Denver Broncos in the wild-card round of the 2004 playoffs, he told reporters that the Colts ' opponents in the next round of the playoffs, the Patriots, were " ripe for the picking ," and said " I think they're not as good as the beginning of the year and not as good as last year " ( when they won the Super Bowl ).

After starting his NSWRL Premiership coaching career with the Canberra Raiders, in 1988 Bennett was appointed the inaugural coach of the new Brisbane Broncos club, later winning several premierships with them, and in 1998 was first selected to coach the Australian national team.

After meeting Lamar Hunt, Bud Adams, and George Halas, Howsam helped form the American Football League ( AFL ) and Denver was awarded the Broncos.

After two seasons with the Broncos, coach Wayne Bennett controversially sacked Lewis as club captain and gave the role to centre, Gene Miles.

After wild scenes at the Townsville airport before and after the victory over the Canterbury Bulldogs, the Cowboys played at home against the Broncos amid scenes of hysteria and adulation never before experienced as the region fully supported their team.

After defeating the Broncos, they travelled to Sydney to meet eventual grand finalists Sydney Roosters and came within seconds of winning a grand final berth.

After graduating from university, Graddy played professional football for the Denver Broncos ( seasons 1987 and 1988 ) and for the Los Angeles Raiders from 1990 to 1992.

After Shanahan and the Raiders parted ways in 1989, Shanahan returned to the Broncos as an assistant.

After Elway's retirement and Davis ' career-ending injuries, Shanahan went seven years without a playoff win ( including three seasons when the Broncos didn't even make the playoffs ), a drought which caused some criticism from fans.

After Dawkins signed with the Broncos in 2009, Dan Leone, an Eagles employee who was a gate chief at Lincoln Financial Field was fired by the Eagles after Leone posted messages on his Facebook page expressing his disappointment in the team.

After workouts with the Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, and Green Bay Packers without a contract offer, Sharper reportedly announced his retirement after a 14 year career.

After leaving the Broncos, Ralston held several assistant coaching jobs which included the Philadelphia Eagles, the San Francisco 49ers, the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League, and as a head coach in the USFL with the Oakland Invaders.

After throwing 3 interceptions versus the Arizona Cardinals on December 12 and with the Broncos eliminated from the playoffs, Orton was replaced by Tim Tebow for the final three games of the 2010 season.

After acquiring quarterback John Elway in a trade, Reeves guided the Broncos to six post-season appearances, five divisional titles, three AFC championships and three Super Bowl appearances ( Super Bowl XXI, XXII and XXIV ) during his 12-year tenure.

After the turnover, Manning completed four passes for 48 yards, moving the ball to the Broncos 10-yard line where Mike Vanderjagt made a 27-yard field goal on the last play of the half, giving the Colts a 31-3 halftime lead.

After a rain-affected draw at Edgbaston, the fourth match at Headingley was convincingly won by Australia by an innings and 80 runs to level the series.

After the ceremony, the Diamondbacks won the game against the San Diego Padres 6 – 5 after a walk-off home run by Chris Young, who also led the game off with a home run in the Bottom of the First Inning.

After a few years in the 2nd highest division, they won the qualifying tournament for the 2012-13 season.

After winning the Dutch Mixing Championships ( DMC ) in 1988, he was invited for The World Mix Championships in the London Royal Hall and won third place in a fierce competition.

After the 2011 state election, there is a coalition of the Social Democratic Party with the Christian Democratic Union, and for the first time ever, the Pirate Party won seats in a state parliament in Germany.

After a failed health care reform attempt, Republicans won control of Congress in 1994, for the first time in forty years.

After the fall of the communism in 1990, the former communist party changed to Bulgarian Socialist Party ( BSP ) and won the first post-communist elections for the new constitution in 1990 with a small majority.

After six years in opposition, Disraeli and the Conservative Party won the election of 1874, giving the party its first absolute majority in the House of Commons since the 1840s.

After helping United to win the Football League in 1965, he won a World Cup medal with England in 1966 and another Football League title with United the following year.

After sweeping the Twins once again in the ALCS, the Orioles won the 1970 World Series by defeating the Cincinnati Reds ' Big Red Machine in five games.

After finishing fourth in 1978, the Orioles finally won the division in 1979 thanks to strong play from Ken Singleton and Cy Young Winner Mike Flanagan.

After a one day series against South Africa, he scored his first Test century against the visiting Pakistanis in the first Test at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados which the West Indies eventually won.

After the battle was won, the inability to contain enemies who escaped death led to widespread epidemics affecting not only the enemy forces, but also surrounding regions ' inhabitants.

After a brief Conservative interlude ( during which the Second Reform Act was passed by agreement between the parties ), Gladstone won a huge victory at the 1868 election and formed the first Liberal government.

After a lengthy battle with his syndicator, Watterson won the privilege of making half page-sized Sunday strips where he could arrange the panels any way he liked.

After a race between the monks of Tavistock Abbey and the men of Plymstock, the Abbey won.

After the bench-clearing fight the Cubs won the second game, and the sweep put the Cubs at 68 – 45.

A second and more contemporary collaboration with Harris and Ronstadt, Trio II ( 1999 ), was released and its cover of Neil Young's " After the Gold Rush " won a Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.

After being upset by the Montreal Canadiens in the 1951 semifinals, Detroit won its fifth Cup in 1952, sweeping both the Leafs and the Canadiens, with the Production Line of Howe, Abel and Lindsay joined by second-year goalie Terry Sawchuk.

After losing the first three games of the series against the Sharks, the Red Wings won three consecutive games to force a Game 7, becoming just the eighth team in NHL history to accomplish the feat ( the Chicago Blackhawks became the seventh team to do so earlier in the 2011 Stanley Cup Playoffs, against the Vancouver Canucks ).

After redistricting, he won a three candidate primary election in 1992 with a plurality of 48 %.

After much procrastination, he won an agreement from the Central Powers for a huge payment and arms provision in exchange for attacking British India.

After his elder brother Emperor Ankō was murdered, he won the struggle against his other brothers and became the new emperor.

After the death of his father, Seinei won the fight against Prince Hoshikawa, his brother, for the throne and so succeeded his father.

After finishing 5th, seventh and ninth ( out of twenty-two teams ) in their first three seasons in the Third Division South, Fulham won the division in the 1931 – 32 season.