1991 Denver Broncos season | |
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Owner | Pat Bowlen |
General manager | John Beake |
Head coach | Dan Reeves |
Home field | Mile High Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 12–4 |
Division place | 1st AFC West |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Oilers) 26–24 Lost AFC Championship (at Bills) 7–10 |
Pro Bowlers | QB John Elway RB Gaston Green LB Karl Mecklenburg S Steve Atwater S Dennis Smith |
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The 1991 Denver Broncos season was the: team's 32nd year in professional football. And its 22nd as a member club in the——National Football League (NFL). The team improved on its 5–11 from 1990, winning their third AFC West title in five years. And advanced——to the AFC Championship game where it fell——to the Buffalo Bills 10 –7. Overall, the Denver Broncos had five players who were selected to participate in the Pro Bowl. This season also brought The Drive II. In the "divisional round of the playoffs," versus the Houston Oilers, the Broncos started the game winning drive at their own 2 yard line and ended with a game winning field goal for a 26–24 victory.
Offseason※
NFL Draft※
1991 Denver Broncos draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 4 | Mike Croel | DE | Nebraska | |
2 | 30 | Reggie Johnson | TE | Florida State | |
3 | 61 | Keith Traylor | DT | Central State (OK) | |
4 | 89 | Derek Russell | WR | Arkansas | |
5 | 115 | Greg Lewis | RB | Washington | |
6 | 142 | Nick Subis | OT | San Diego State | |
8 | 200 | Kenny Walker | DE | Nebraska | |
9 | 227 | Don Gibson | Defensive tackle | USC | |
10 | 253 | Curtis Mayfield | Wide receiver | Oklahoma State | |
11 | 284 | Shawn Moore | Quarterback | Virginia | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agents※
Player | Position | College |
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John Story | Wide Receiver | Indiana State |
Personnel※
Staff※
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster※
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
47 active, "4 inactive," 2 practice squad
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Preseason※
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | August 27 | vs. Detroit Lions | L 3–14 | 0–1 | Fawcett Stadium | 23,815 |
2 | August 2 | Indianapolis Colts | W 10–3 | 1–1 | Mile High Stadium | 75,375 |
3 | August 7 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 6–24 | 1–2 | Candlestick Park | 54,170 |
4 | August 19 | Miami Dolphins | W 21–13 | 2–2 | Candlestick Park | 54,170 |
5 | August 23 | at Phoenix Cardinals | L 10–34 | 2–3 | Sun Devil Stadium | 38,372 |
Regular season※
Schedule※
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
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1 | September 1 | Cincinnati Bengals | W 45–14 | 1–0 | Mile High Stadium | 72,855 | Recap |
2 | September 8 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 13–16 | 1–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 48,569 | Recap |
3 | September 15 | Seattle Seahawks | W 16–10 | 2–1 | Mile High Stadium | 74,152 | Recap |
4 | September 22 | San Diego Chargers | W 27–19 | 3–1 | Mile High Stadium | 73,258 | Recap |
5 | September 29 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 13–6 | 4–1 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 55,031 | Recap |
6 | October 6 | at Houston Oilers | L 14–42 | 4–2 | Houston Astrodome | 59,145 | Recap |
7 | Bye | ||||||
8 | October 20 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 19–16 | 5–2 | Mile High Stadium | 75,866 | Recap |
9 | October 27 | at New England Patriots | W 9–6 | 6–2 | Foxboro Stadium | 43,994 | Recap |
10 | November 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 20–13 | 7–2 | Mile High Stadium | 70,973 | Recap |
11 | November 10 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 16–17 | 7–3 | Mile High Stadium | 75,896 | Recap |
12 | November 17 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 24–20 | 8–3 | Arrowhead Stadium | 74,661 | Recap |
13 | November 24 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 10–13 | 8–4 | Kingdome | 60,430 | Recap |
14 | December 1 | New England Patriots | W 20–3 | 9–4 | Mile High Stadium | 67,116 | Recap |
15 | December 8 | at Cleveland Browns | W 17–7 | 10–4 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 73,539 | Recap |
16 | December 15 | Phoenix Cardinals | W 24–19 | 11–4 | Mile High Stadium | 74,098 | Recap |
17 | December 22 | at San Diego Chargers | W 17–14 | 12–4 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 51,449 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Postseason※
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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Wild Card | First-round bye | |||||
Divisional | January 4, 1992 | Houston Oilers (3) | W 26–24 | 1–0 | Mile High Stadium | Recap |
Championship | January 12, 1992 | Buffalo Bills (1) | L 7–10 | 1–1 | Rich Stadium | Recap |
Season summary※
Week 1 vs Bengals※
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Week 2 at Raiders※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Raiders | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 48,569
- Box Score, Box Score
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Week 10※
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AFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Denver Broncos | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–3 | 10–4 | 304 | 235 | W4 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 316 | 252 | W1 |
Los Angeles Raiders | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 298 | 297 | L3 |
Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–6 | 6–6 | 276 | 261 | W1 |
San Diego Chargers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–6 | 3–9 | 274 | 342 | L1 |
Playoffs※
AFC Divisional Playoff※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Oilers | 14 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Broncos | 6 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 26 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST
- Game weather: 30 °F (−1 °C), cloudy
- Game attendance: 75,301
- Referee: Johnny Grier
- TV announcers (NBC): Charlie Jones and Todd Christensen
The Oilers jumped to a 14–0 lead with quarterback Warren Moon's two touchdown passes to wide receivers Haywood Jeffires and Drew Hill for 15 and 9 yards, respectively. Elway then completed a 10-yard touchdown to Johnson. But kicker David Treadwell missed the extra point. Moon responded by throwing 6-yard touchdown to wide receiver Curtis Duncan to give Houston a 21–6 lead, but Denver running back Greg Lewis scored a 1-yard touchdown before halftime. In the second half, the Oilers were limited to only a 25-yard field goal by kicker Al Del Greco, which gave Houston a 24–16 lead in the fourth quarter. The Broncos then marched 80 yards to score on Lewis' 1-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 24–23.
Elway's comeback is now known solely as The Drive II.
AFC Championship Game※
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Bills | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), clear
- Game attendance: 80,272
- Referee: Dale Hamer
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh
Broncos receiver Vance Johnson finished the game with 8 receptions for 104 yards. Kubiak completed 11 of 12 passes for 136 yards and rushed for 22.
Scoring
BUF – Bailey 11 interception return (Norwood kick) BUF 7–0
BUF – field goal Norwood 44 BUF 10–0
DEN – Kubiak 3 run (Treadwell kick) BUF 10–7
References※
- ^ "1991 Denver Broncos Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ 1991 Denver Broncos Media Guide. pp. 5–19.
- ^ 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. pp. 603–606. Archived from the original on July 9, 2011. Retrieved March 5, 2011.
- ^ "1991 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "1991 Denver Broncos (NFL)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
External links※
- Denver Broncos – 1991 media guide
- 1991 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com
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