1990 Denver Broncos 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.

1990 Denver Broncos season
OwnerPat Bowlen
General managerJohn Beake
Head coachDan Reeves
Home fieldMile High Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place5th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersRB Bobby Humphrey
S Steve Atwater
S Dennis Smith
Uniform

Off Season

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NFL Draft

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1990 Denver Broncos draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
2 52 Alton Montgomery  S Houston
4 82 Jeroy Robinson  ILB Texas A&M
5 111 Jeff Davidson  G Ohio State
5 136 Le-Lo Lang  CB Washington
6 164 Ronnie Haliburton  OLB LSU
7 192 Shannon Sharpe *   TE Savannah State
8 219 Brad Leggett  C USC
9 247 Todd Ellis  QB South Carolina
10 275 Anthony Thompson  OLB East Carolina
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

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Staff

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1990 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


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Roster

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1990 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad


47 active, 10 inactive, 1 practice squad Reserve


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 9 at Los Angeles Raiders L 9–14 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 54,206
2 September 17 Kansas City Chiefs W 24–23 1–1 Mile High Stadium 75,277
3 September 23 Seattle Seahawks W 34–31 (OT) 2–1 Mile High Stadium 75,290
4 September 30 at Buffalo Bills L 28–29 2–2 Rich Stadium 74,393
5 October 8 Cleveland Browns L 29–30 2–3 Mile High Stadium 74,814
6 October 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–34 2–4 Mile High Stadium 74,285
7 October 21 at Indianapolis Colts W 27–17 3–4 Hoosier Dome 59,850
8 Bye
9 November 4 at Minnesota Vikings L 22–27 3–5 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 57,331
10 November 11 at San Diego Chargers L 7–19 3–6 Jack Murphy Stadium 59,557
11 November 18 Chicago Bears L 13–16 3–7 Mile High Stadium 75,013
12 November 22 at Detroit Lions L 27–40 3–8 Pontiac Silverdome 73,896
13 December 2 Los Angeles Raiders L 20–23 3–9 Mile High Stadium 74,162
14 December 9 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–31 3–10 Arrowhead Stadium 74,347
15 December 16 San Diego Chargers W 20–10 4–10 Mile High Stadium 64,919
16 December 23 at Seattle Seahawks L 12–17 4–11 Kingdome 55,845
17 December 30 Green Bay Packers W 22–13 5–11 Mile High Stadium 46,943
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 2 vs Chiefs

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Week Two: Kansas City Chiefs (1–0) at Denver Broncos (0–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 3 6 01423
Broncos 7 7 7324

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 75,277
  • Referee: Jim Tunney
  • TV: ABC
  • Box Score, Box Score
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Week 12 at Lions

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Week Twelve: Denver Broncos (3–7) at Detroit Lions (3–7)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 7 10 3727
Lions 21 6 7640

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Indoors (dome)
  • Game attendance: 73,896
  • Referee: Dick Hantak
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 14 at Chiefs

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Week Fourteen: Denver Broncos (3–9) at Kansas City Chiefs (8–4)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Broncos 0 13 0720
Chiefs 7 3 71431

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Standings

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AFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Los Angeles Raiders 12 4 0 .750 6–2 9–3 337 268 W5
(5) Kansas City Chiefs 11 5 0 .688 5–3 7–5 369 257 W2
Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 4–4 7–5 306 286 W2
San Diego Chargers 6 10 0 .375 2–6 5–9 315 281 L3
Denver Broncos 5 11 0 .313 3–5 4–8 331 374 W1

References

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  1. ^ 2010 Denver Broncos Media Guide. p. 347. Retrieved March 13, 2011.
  2. ^ "1990 Denver Broncos starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
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