Invesco Field Hotel ~ Hotel by the Denver Broncos Stadium
Denver Broncos
The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado and considered to be the pride of the city. They are currently a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) Western Division in the National Football League (NFL). The Broncos began play 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 won the first-ever American Football League game over the Boston Patriots, 13-10, on September 9, 1960. They were also the first AFL team ever to defeat an NFL team in 1967 when they beat the Detroit Lions 13-7 in a preseason game. Despite these victories, Denver was unable to manage its first winning season until 1973. Denver, in fact, came close to losing its franchise in 1965, but a local ownership group took control that year and began to build the team.
The Broncos were a small-market team that met with little success in their early years, but have since become one of the elite franchises of the league after having advanced to the Super Bowl six times. The Broncos are now widely considered one of the most successful teams in the National Football League. Their success is evident not only on the field, but also in fan support; measured both in TV ratings and merchandising. In their first four Super Bowl appearances, they suffered successively lopsided defeats before winning back-to-back Super Bowl championships in 1997 and 1998 under legendary quarterback John Elway, running back Terrell Davis and current head coach Mike Shanahan.
