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Jackson was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 1973 NFL draft. [5] He enjoyed a 14-year career in Denver where he was a three-time Pro Bowl selection, a four-time All-Pro selection, and was voted Denver's Most Inspirational Player six times by his teammates.
Then, after the Broncos went 3-and-out just after the two-minute warning, and in the process, forcing the 49ers to burn two of their team timeouts, safety P. J. Locke forced a fumble off 49ers' running back Jeff Wilson deep in 49ers' territory, with Jackson recovering the fumble to seal the Broncos' victory.
The 1977 Broncos season is documented in a new book by Terry Frei, '77: Denver, the Broncos, and a Coming of Age that features Gradishar, Lyle Alzado and others. [17] The 1977 Broncos season began with a 7–0 shutout of the St. Louis Cardinals that had been one of the NFL's top offenses from 1974–1976 that featured offensive stars like Jim ...
The Broncos' defense held after Nix threw an early interception, but after Denver was stopped on fourth-and-1, the Ravens drove 57 yards and opened the scoring on Henry's 7-yard run.
The Orange Crush Defense was the 3–4 defense of the Denver Broncos during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The National Football League (NFL) team adopted the 3–4 defense during the 1976 season, and the nickname "Orange Crush" for the team's defense was popularized early in the 1977 season by sportswriter / broadcaster Woody Paige .
The Broncos (10-7) visit the Buffalo Bills (13-4) on Sunday in the wild-card round after ending their eight-year playoff drought. Their clincher was a 38-0 shutout of Kansas City's backups Sunday.
The following is a detailed list of results and scores from National Football League (NFL) games aired on Thursday Night Football.Starting with the 2006 NFL season, NFL Network was awarded the rights to air Thursday night games regularly (with some extra broadcasts on Saturday nights under the NFL Network Exclusive Game Series branding).
Jameis Winston broke the Browns' single-game passing yards record against the Broncos. He also threw three backbreaking interceptions in the loss.