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The 2012 season was the Denver Broncos' 43rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 53rd overall and their second under head coach John Fox.The offseason was marked by the signing of former Indianapolis Colts' quarterback Peyton Manning on March 20, leading to the team trading incumbent quarterback Tim Tebow to the New York Jets.
The National Football League playoffs for the 2012 season began on January 5, 2013. Which included the Mile High Miracle, The postseason tournament concluded with the Baltimore Ravens defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, 34–31, on February 3, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The Mile High Miracle refers both to the NFL 2012 AFC Divisional playoff game between the Baltimore Ravens and Denver Broncos on January 12, 2013, and its defining play, [2] a game-tying 70-yard touchdown pass from Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco to receiver Jacoby Jones with under a minute left in regulation.
The 2012 NFL season was the 93rd season of the National Football League (NFL) and the 47th of the Super Bowl era. It began on Wednesday, September 5, 2012, with the defending Super Bowl XLVI champion New York Giants falling to the Dallas Cowboys in the 2012 NFL Kickoff game at MetLife Stadium, and ended with Super Bowl XLVII, the league's championship game, on Sunday, February 3, 2013, at the ...
Empower Field at Mile High, where the Broncos have played their home games since 2001.. The Denver Broncos are an American football franchise based in Denver, Colorado.Founded by Bob Howsam on August 14, 1959, the team was one of the founder members of the American Football League (AFL), which began in 1960, before merging with the National Football League (NFL) ahead of the 1970 season, [1 ...
This was the second postseason that the modified playoff overtime rules were in effect. Under these rules, instead of a straight sudden death, the game will not immediately end if the team that wins the coin toss scores a field goal on its first possession (the game will end if a touchdown is scored by the offense or if the defense scores a safety on the first possession of the overtime period).
The Broncos were led by head coach Chris Petersen and played their home games at Bronco Stadium. This season was Boise State's second in the Mountain West Conference . They finished the season 11–2, 7–1 in Mountain West play to share the conference championship with Fresno State and San Diego State .
The Broncos won their first 13 games of the season. There was much speculation that they might finish 19–0 [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and the Broncos were featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated . However, they were upset by the New York Giants (who would end another attempt at a 19–0 season nine seasons later ) in week 15 by a score of 20–16.