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The Denver Broncos, a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado are currently members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Broncos began playing in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL Merger. The Denver Broncos achieved little success in their early years but later became one of the elite franchises of the league after having advanced to the Super Bowl six times.

They suffered successively in their first four appearances lopsided defeats, achieving near-legendary status as frustrated losers before winning back-to-back Super Bowl championships in 1998 and 1999. They mostly played in Mile High Stadium, which became one of the shrines of professional football for its record unbroken string of sell-outs and its legendary home-field advantage for the Broncos, especially during the post-season. The Broncos won the first-ever American Football League game over the Boston Patriots, 13-10, on September 9, 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 lost Super Bowl XXI to the New York Giants 39-20, Super Bowl XXII to the Washington Redskins 42-10 and Super Bowl XXIV to the San Francisco 49ers 55-10, the most lopsided Super Bowl in history. The Broncos debuted rookie running back sensation Terrell Davis, who, in 1997 would finally lead the Broncos to their first Super Bowl victory, in Super Bowl XXXII, over the Green Bay Packers 31-24.The Broncos traded their number 15 and 68 picks to select Vanderbilt Quarterback Jay Cutler at number 11 in the 2006 NFL Draft.

The Broncos perhaps had one of the most infamous uniforms in American football history when they debuted in 1960.The new logo featured a bucking horse coming out of a "D". The uniform design became blue helmets, white pants, and either orange or white jerseys. The jerseys had thin stripes on the sleeves. This design became known as the "Orange Crush". For a few years (1969-1971 and again from 1978-79), the Broncos wore orange pants with their white jerseys. 1997 brought new changes. The "D" logo was replaced by the profile of a swift-looking horse-head. The blue became "Broncos Navy Blue", and the orange jerseys were replaced by blue ones. This new uniform design also features a streak that runs down the sides; its orange on the blue jerseys and blue on the white jerseys. The new uniforms were much vilified by the press and fans alike, until the Broncos won their first ever Superbowl in the new uniforms.