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 have since evolved into the London Crusaders, the London Broncos, and then into Harlequins Rugby League.

Dallas was then forced to punt, and the Broncos advanced to the Cowboys ' 33-yard line before quarterback Craig Morton was sacked for an 11-yard loss on third down.

On the Broncos ' next possession, Morton was intercepted again when his pass was tipped by linebacker Bob Breunig into the arms of defensive back Aaron Kyle, who then returned the ball 19 yards to Denver's 35-yard line.

The Broncos then committed another turnover when wide receiver Jack Dolbin fumbled, and Hughes picked it up and returned it 19 yards to the Denver 27-yard line.

On the Broncos ' first play after receiving the opening kickoff, quarterback John Elway faked a handoff, then spun around and ran in the opposite direction for a 10-yard gain to the Denver 34-yard line.

The Broncos then defeated the Cleveland Browns, 37 – 21, in the AFC Championship Game.

Buffalo then played against Denver Broncos, who were coming off a 26 – 24 win over the Houston Oilers in which quarterback John Elway led them on an 87-yard drive to set up kicker David Treadwell's game-winning field goal with only 16 seconds left.

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

The Broncos then reached the Atlanta 8-yard line on their ensuing possession, but were forced to settle for kicker Jason Elam's 26-yard yard field goal to increase their lead, 10 – 3.

The Broncos extended their string of consecutive victories to 14 in 2007 with a 56 – 7 win over Weber State, but the streak ( then the longest in the nation ) ended with a 24-10 upset loss in Seattle to the Washington Huskies at Husky Stadium on September 8, 2007.

One-time National Football League player and Hall-of-Famer Tony Dorsett played football for the Hopewell Vikings, setting several records during his high school career, then moving to the Pitt Panthers, and the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos of the NFL, setting even more records and ensuring his enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Prior to moving to DSG Park in 2007, Colorado Rapids shared Mile High Stadium and then Invesco Field at Mile High with the Denver Broncos American football franchise.

Elway and the Broncos started out the Super Bowl against the New York Giants very well, building a 10 – 7 lead and then driving to the Giants 1-yard line in the second quarter.

Dorsett was the first player to win the college football championship one year, then win the Super Bowl the next, when the Cowboys beat the Denver Broncos 27-10 to win Super Bowl XII.

He scored 28 points in leading the No. 10 seed Broncos to a first round upset win over No. 7 seed Maryland, but then the Broncos were eliminated by Kansas.

Miller Farr was a first round draft choice by the AFL's Denver Broncos in 1964, then went to the San Diego Chargers for 1965 and 1966.

The 1987 Redskins made the playoffs and again defeated the Chicago Bears 21 – 17 on the road in the divisional round, then beat the Minnesota Vikings 17 – 10 at home in the NFC Championship Game, then at Super Bowl XXII, they rode on the arm of quarterback Doug Williams to blow out the Denver Broncos 42 – 10.

They then faced the Broncos at home in round 13, and were, again, disappointing going down 34-16.

On June 27, 1967, Faison was involved in a seven-player trade that sent him to the Denver Broncos, but 10 days later, the team returned him back to the Dolphins, who then placed him on waivers on July 24.

He is the only player in the history of NCAA Division I-A football to win the Heisman Trophy as a primarily defensive player, edging out then University of Tennessee and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning.

O ' Neill reenrolled at YSU after being cut by the Denver Broncos and was one of the first students at the school's then new theatre program.

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

After the Broncos won Super Bowl XXXII during the previous season, many wondered if 15-year veteran quarterback John Elway would retire now that he finally won a Super Bowl.

The Redskins routed the Denver Broncos 42 – 10 after starting the game in a 10 – 0 deficit, the largest come-from-behind victory in Super Bowl history, which was tied by the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV, who trailed the Indianapolis Colts 10 – 0 after the 1st quarter, and won 31 – 17.

Broncos de Reynosa won the Championship of The Liga Mexicana de Beisbol back into 1969, defeating the Sultanes de Monterrey.

The Broncos won 47 straight home conference games from 1999 to 2011 and were undefeated in conference during their 10 years in the WAC ( 40 – 0 ).

The Sonora High School Broncos have won the most football state championships in their division ( 2A ) with five, the most recent having been won in 2000 against the Blanco Panthers.

* January 26 at Bolton, England – 2001 World Club Challenge match is won by St Helens 20-18 over the Brisbane Broncos at Reebok Stadium before 16, 041.

* Super Bowl XXXII – Denver Broncos won 31 – 24 over the Green Bay Packers

* 20 September-Brisbane, Australia: The 1997 Super League ( Australia ) season's Grand Final is won by the Brisbane Broncos who defeated the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks 26 – 8 at ANZ Stadium before a crowd of 58, 912.

* 1 June – 1994 World Club Challenge match is won by Wigan 20 – 14 over Brisbane Broncos at ANZ Stadium before 54, 220

* 27 September – Sydney, Australia: 1992 NSWRL season Grand Final is won 28 – 8 by Brisbane Broncos against St George Dragons at Sydney Football Stadium before 41, 560

* 30 October – Wigan, England: 1992 World Club Challenge match is won by the Brisbane Broncos who defeat Wigan 22 – 8 at Central Park before 17, 764

* January 28-Super Bowl XXIV-San Francisco 49ers won 55-10 over the Denver Broncos

* Super Bowl XXI – New York Giants won 39-20 over the Denver Broncos

On January 1, 2007, the undefeated Boise State Broncos won by defeating the Oklahoma Sooners 43 – 42 in overtime.

Parcells won two Super Bowl rings with the New York Giants, defeating the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI and the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV.

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.

That touchdown won the first-ever American Football League game, as the Broncos defeated the Boston Patriots.

The Broncos won the game 20 – 17.

A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Elam won two Super Bowl rings with the Broncos and is tied with Tom Dempsey, Sebastian Janikowski, and David Akers for the longest field goal in NFL history at 63 yards.

His 51-yard field goal in Super Bowl XXXII against Green Bay Packers was the second longest in Super Bowl history since Steve Christie of the Buffalo Bills 54 yards field goal in the Super Bowl XXVIII as well as the longest in Broncos postseason history, also he passed the 500-point plateau with his final extra-point attempt at Seattle, becoming only the third Bronco in history to do so and the fastest in terms of games played ( 66 ), also he kicked the game-winning 33-yard field goal in overtime at Buffalo, the second time in his career that Elam had won a game for the Broncos in overtime.