The Broncos then responded with an 80-yard scoring drive.

The Broncos responded by scoring 17 unanswered points to go up 24-14 at halftime.

Seattle scored first with Krieg's 17-yard pass to wide receiver Steve Largent, but the Broncos responded before the end of the first quarter with Jesse Myles ' 13-yard touchdown reception from Steve DeBerg.

The Broncos responded by driving 55 yards and scoring with a field goal from Jason Elam.

The Dallas Texans were back home Monday with their third victory in four American Football League starts -- a 19-12 triumph over the Denver Broncos -- but their visit will be a short one.

These coaches in turn have their own disciples who have utilized Walsh's West Coast system such as Houston Texans head coach Gary Kubiak first a quarterback coach with the 49ers, then offensive coordinator for Shanahan at the Denver Broncos.

They began play in 1993, sharing Mile High Stadium with the National Football League's Denver Broncos their first two seasons while Coors Field was constructed.

The sci-fi sitcom Mork & Mindy also based a 1979 episode around the Denver Broncos cheerleaders with Mork ( Robin Williams ) trying out for the squad.

Their next game was on the road against the Denver Broncos, who had earned the AFC's top seed with a 13 – 3 record and were widely regarded as the best team in the AFC, if not the NFL.

The Chargers would go on to lose their season finale to the Broncos, with Brees suffering a dislocated shoulder to end the Chargers ' 9 – 7 season.

They would go on to win the AFC West, ( their 4th straight division title, only Oakland with five straight 1972 – 1976 is better ), along the way blowing out the Denver Broncos with a convincing 32 – 3 victory at Denver and defeating every NFC East team.

From that point on, however, the Chargers began a six game skid with losses to the Jets, Chiefs, Packers, Raiders, Bears and Broncos with the first four by only a score and against Denver in overtime.

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.

The game was tight in the first half, with the Broncos holding a 10-9 halftime lead, the narrowest margin in Super Bowl history.

The Broncos won the AFC West with an 11 – 5 regular season record, largely through the play of their quarterback John Elway.

Pro Bowl running back Sammy Winder was the Broncos ' top rusher with 789 yards and 9 touchdowns, while also catching 26 passes for another 171 yards and 5 touchdowns.

The Broncos also led the AFC with the fewest rushing yards allowed ( 1, 651 ).

In what became known as The Drive, the Broncos started from their own 2-yard line, trailing 20-13, with 5: 32 left to play.

In the second half, the Giants dominated the Broncos, outscoring them 30-10 with four touchdowns and a field goal on their first five possessions.

He found McConkey with the ensuing pass, who was wide open at the Broncos 20-yard line and began sprinting toward the end zone.

He also was the Broncos ' leading rusher in the game, with 27 rushing yards and a touchdown on 6 carries.

The Broncos also possessed a solid defensive unit, led by outside linebacker Karl Mecklenburg, who recorded 7 sacks and picked off three passes, and defensive back Mike Harden with four interceptions.

The Broncos finished the strike-shortened 1987 season winning the AFC West with a 10-4-1 record and the number one seed in the AFC playoffs.

The Broncos routed the Houston Oilers in the Divsional round of the playoffs, 34 – 10, jumping to a 14 – 0 first quarter lead off of two quick Oilers turnovers, with Elway completing 14 of 25 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns in the game.

The Browns took the ball back and drove to the Denver 8-yard line, but the drive ended with a play that became known as The Fumble resulting more bad luck in Cleveland professional sports lore: Denver defensive back Jeremiah Castille stripped the football from Browns running back Ernest Byner and recovered the ensuing fumble as Byner was rushing in for the potential tying touchdown, securing the Broncos ' win.

Coming into Super Bowl XXII, the Broncos were favored to win (- 3 as noted on the NFL Today show by Jimmy " the Greek " Snyder ) because most experts thought both teams were equal in terms of talent with Elway presumed to be the superior quarterback to Williams.

Meanwhile, running back Gene Lang was the Broncos ' leading rusher, with only 38 yards on 5 carries.

Denver's defense forced San Francisco to punt on their next drive after 3 plays, and receiver Vance Johnson gave his team good field position with a 7-yard return to the Broncos ' 49-yard line.

Then four plays after the ensuing kickoff, Macklin recorded his second interception from Plummer and returned it 32 yards to the Broncos 49-yard line.

However, Elway destroyed any chance of a Browns comeback by leading the Broncos 80 yards and scoring with a 39-yard touchdown pass to Sammy Winder on the first drive of the fourth quarter.

The 49ers blew out the Broncos by gaining 461 yards of total offense, holding the ball for 39: 31, and scoring on six of their first eight drives.

The Broncos opened the second half by driving 74 yards to the Atlanta 20-yard line, but ended up scoring no points after Elam's 38-yard field goal attempt sailed wide right.

In 1999, the Broncos repeated this feat and Elway was awarded the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII, throwing for 336 yards and one touchdown with one interception, while also scoring a rushing touchdown in Denver's 34 – 19 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

Featuring the league leader for scoring and assists in Nash, the Broncos returned to the NCAA tournament, but they were defeated by Mississippi State.

In his final season in Kamloops in 1995 – 96, Iginla finished fourth in league scoring with 136 points, including 63 goals in 63 games played, and was awarded the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy as the league's most outstanding player.

This rule did not actually come into use during the 2011 playoffs, as the sole overtime game that season resulted in the Denver Broncos scoring a long touchdown on their first play from scrimmage against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but nonetheless the rule was adopted for the start of the 2012 regular season shortly afterwards.

Lewis was the Broncos ' top try-scorer in their first season and also later had the honour of scoring the club's first hat-trick.

Harris matched the record for scoring the most points in a Challenge Cup Final when he scored 20 points ( 1 try and 8 goals ) in Leeds Rhinos ' victory over London Broncos in the 1999 Challenge Cup Final.

He even set a Broncos franchise record in 2004 for most rushing yards in a season opener with a career-high 156 yards on 23 carries against the Kansas City Chiefs while also scoring the first three touchdowns of his pro career.

The Broncos scored on the opening drive of the second half, moving the ball 75 yards and scoring with Plummer's 9-yard touchdown pass to Smith.

Colts Quarterback Peyton Manning completed 22 of 26 passes for 377 yards and 5 touchdowns, giving him a perfect passer rating of 158. 3 as the Colts crushed the Broncos, scoring on every possession until running back Edgerrin James lost a fumble with 14: 14 left in the fourth quarter.

In 1997 he played 18 games for the Broncos, scoring three tries.

In his inaugural year for the Brisbane Broncos, Sailor played in a handful of games, scoring three tries in his first season, though Sailor had limited involvement that year, the club won the premiership, defeating the St. George Dragons 14 – 6.

" In the 2007 season, the Broncos defense went from 9th ranked in the league in scoring in 2006 to 29th in 2007 as of week 13.

After his side's 15 – 8 loss to the Brisbane Broncos in the 2006 NRL grand final, in which he starred by scoring a try, he cost his club $ 5, 000 after publicly criticising match referee Paul Simpkins.

After defeating the New Zealand Warriors and the Brisbane Broncos in the qualifying and preliminary finals respectively, Parramatta fell just short of becoming premiers losing to the Newcastle Knights in 2001 NRL Grand Final, in which Lyon played at centre, scoring two tries.