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NFL team season
The 1990 Denver Broncos season was the team's 31st year in professional football and its 21st with the National Football League (NFL). After reaching Super Bowl XXIV , the Broncos struggled and finished with their worst post-merger record in a 16-game season, 5–11. This mark would be eclipsed by the 2010 edition of the team , which finished 4–12. 8 of their 11 losses were by 8 points or less.
Off Season [ edit ]
NFL Draft [ edit ]
Personnel [ edit ]
1990 Denver Broncos staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
[1]
1990 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
47 active, 10 inactive, 1 practice squad
Rookies in italics
[2]
Regular season [ edit ]
Schedule [ edit ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 9
at Los Angeles Raiders
L 14–9
0–1
54,206
2
September 17
Kansas City Chiefs
W 24–23
1–1
75,277
3
September 23
Seattle Seahawks
W 34–31 (OT)
2–1
75,290
4
September 30
at Buffalo Bills
L 29–28
2–2
74,393
5
October 8
Cleveland Browns
L 30–29
2–3
74,814
6
October 14
Pittsburgh Steelers
L 34–17
2–4
74,285
7
October 21
at Indianapolis Colts
W 27–17
3–4
59,850
8
Bye
9
November 4
at Minnesota Vikings
L 27–22
3–5
57,331
10
November 11
at San Diego Chargers
L 19–7
3–6
59,557
11
November 18
Chicago Bears
L 16–13
3–7
75,013
12
November 22
at Detroit Lions
L 40–27
3–8
73,896
13
December 2
Los Angeles Raiders
L 23–20
3–9
74,162
14
December 9
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 31–20
3–10
74,347
15
December 16
San Diego Chargers
W 20–10
4–10
64,919
16
December 23
at Seattle Seahawks
L 17–12
4–11
55,845
17
December 30
Green Bay Packers
W 22–13
5–11
46,943
Game summaries [ edit ]
Week 2 vs Chiefs [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 11:33. Broncos 7–6. Drive:
DEN – Bobby Humphrey 6-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 7:07. Broncos 14–6. Drive:
KC – Nick Lowery 31-yard field goal, 0:04. Broncos 14–9. Drive:
Third quarter
DEN – John Elway 2-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 6:49. Broncos 21–9. Drive:
Fourth quarter
KC – Stephone Paige 16-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 8:01. Broncos 21–16. Drive:
KC – Stephone Paige 83-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 1:44. Chiefs 23–21. Drive:
DEN – David Treadwell 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 24–23. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 12 at Lions [ edit ]
Week Twelve: Denver Broncos (3–7) at Detroit Lions (3–7)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Broncos
7
10
3 7 27
Lions
21
6
7 6 40
at Pontiac Silverdome , Pontiac, Michigan
Date : November 22Game time : 12:30 p.m. ESTGame weather : Indoors (dome)Game attendance : 73,896Referee : Dick Hantak TV announcers (NBC) : Dick Enberg and Bill WalshBox Score
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
DET – Eddie Murray 24-yard field goal, 1:32. Lions 24–7. Drive:
DEN – David Treadwell 24-yard field goal, 8:40. Lions 24–10. Drive:
DEN – Wymon Henderson 48-yard interception return (David Treadwell kick), 7:40. Lions 24–17.
DET – Eddie Murray 32-yard field goal, 1:55. Lions 27–17. Drive:
Third quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 32-yard field goal, 9:32. Lions 27–20. Drive:
DET – Barry Sanders 35-yard pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick), 6:32. Lions 34–20. Drive:
Fourth quarter
DEN – Melvin Bratton 1-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 14:14. Lions 34–27. Drive:
DET – Eddie Murray 43-yard field goal, 3:43. Lions 37–27. Drive:
DET – Eddie Murray 45-yard field goal, 2:51. Lions 40–27. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 14 at Chiefs [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
DEN – Shannon Sharpe 5-yard pass from John Elway (kick failed), 7:46. Chiefs 7–6. Drive:
DEN – Mike Young 16-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 1:28. Broncos 13–7. Drive:
KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 0:03. Broncos 13–10. Drive:
Third quarter
KC – Barry Word 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 6:32. Chiefs 17–13. Drive:
Fourth quarter
KC – Danta Whitaker 1-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:37. Chiefs 24–13. Drive:
DEN – Bobby Humphrey 2-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 9:51. Chiefs 24–20. Drive:
KC – Robb Thomas 27-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 2:28. Chiefs 31–20. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Standings [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
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