1977 Denver Broncos season
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1977 Denver Broncos season
| 1977 Denver Broncos season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Red Miller | ||||||
| Home field | Mile High Stadium | ||||||
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| Record | 12–2 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st AFC West | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost Super Bowl XII | ||||||
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The 1977 Denver Broncos season was the team's 18th year in professional football and its 8th with the National Football League.
The team had by far its best season to date, finishing first in the AFC West and making the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. The Broncos won the first two playoff games in franchise history (over perennial AFC powerhouses Pittsburgh and Oakland) and won their first AFC Championship, earning a berth in Super Bowl XII, where they fell to the NFC champion Dallas Cowboys, 27-10.
Still, 1977 was a major leap for the Broncos, who had never won more than nine games in a season. Coach Red Miller — in his first full season as the Broncos' head coach — was named NFL Coach of the Year, and quarterback Craig Morton was named NFL Comeback Player of the Year.
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 18 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 7–0 | Mile High Stadium | 1–0 |
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| 2 | September 25 | Buffalo Bills | W 26–6 | Mile High Stadium | 2–0 |
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| 3 | October 2 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 24–13 | Kingdome | 3–0 |
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| 4 | October 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 23–7 | Mile High Stadium | 4–0 |
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| 5 | October 16 | at Oakland Raiders | W 30–7 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 5–0 |
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| 6 | October 23 | at Cincinnati Bengals | W 30–7 | Riverfront Stadium | 6–0 |
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| 7 | October 30 | Oakland Raiders | L 14–24 | Mile High Stadium | 6–1 |
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| 8 | November 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 21–7 | Mile High Stadium | 7–1 |
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| 9 | November 13 | at San Diego Chargers | W 17–14 | San Diego Stadium | 8–1 |
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| 10 | November 20 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 14–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | 9–1 |
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| 11 | November 27 | Baltimore Colts | W 27–13 | Mile High Stadium | 10–1 |
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| 12 | December 4 | at Houston Oilers | W 24–14 | Astrodome | 11–1 |
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| 13 | December 11 | San Diego Chargers | W 17–9 | Mile High Stadium | 12–1 |
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| 14 | December 18 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 6–14 | Texas Stadium | 12–2 |
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Playoffs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Game site | Attendance |
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| Divisional Playoffs | December 24 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–21 | Mile High Stadium |
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| AFC Championship | January 1 | Oakland Raiders | W 20–17 | Mile High Stadium |
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| Super Bowl XII | January 15 | Dallas Cowboys | L 10–27 | Louisiana Superdome |
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Standings
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Denver Broncos | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 274 | 148 | L-1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 351 | 230 | W-2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 222 | 205 | L-2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 282 | 373 | W-2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 225 | 349 | L-6 |
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