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The 1977 Denver Broncos season (also known as the Broncomania season) was the team's 18th year in professional football and its eighth with the National Football League (NFL). The team had what was then by far its best season at 12–2, finishing first in the AFC West , and making the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.
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 .
This is a list of players who have appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the National Football League (NFL) or American Football League (AFL) for the Denver Broncos. This list is accurate through the end of the 2024 NFL season.
Gradishar (53) playing for the Broncos in 1977 AFC Championship Game. In 1977, Gradishar assisted the Broncos to Super Bowl XII, their very first. He earned Pro Bowl honors and was named first team All-Pro. He anchored a defense that led the AFC in fewest points allowed (148 in the 14-game season) and gave up the 6th-fewest yards. [16]
Randy Gradishar hopes his 2024 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction blazes a trail for others on that famed 1970s defense to be recognized, players ... 1977, when it allowed just over 10 points a ...
Orange Crush (defense, 1977–1983) No Fly Zone (defense, 2014–2018) Championships; League championships (3) ... Denver Broncos roster. Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Bo Nix;
Super Bowl XII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1977 season.
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Zack Baun, Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson and Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain all could earn their first-ever Defensive Player of the Year ...