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The stadium took on a temporary name, Broncos Stadium at Mile High, for the remainder of 2018 - including the 2018 NFL season - and part of 2019 before a new corporate naming rights agreement with Colorado-based Empower was announced on September 4, 2019.
Mile High Stadium (originally Bears Stadium until 1968) was an outdoor multi-purpose stadium located in Denver, Colorado, from 1948 to 2002. The stadium was built in 1948 to accommodate the Denver Bears baseball team, [ 5 ] which was a member of the Western League during its construction.
Albertsons Stadium is the first venue to hold its name. However, when it was Bronco Stadium, it was the fourth venue and second of the same name at Boise State; the three on-campus stadiums were built in 1940, 1950, and 1970, respectively. [5]
As for the product on the field, the Broncos committed nearly $250 million in free agency to upgrade the roster after a 5-12 finish last season that led to yet another coaching change.
Only 3 of the league's 30 stadiums — Arrowhead Stadium, Lambeau Field, and Soldier Field — do not currently use a corporate-sponsored name. Though the Chiefs sold naming rights of the football field to GEHA, the team retain stadium branding under the Arrowhead name. [1]
[179] [180] However, in the summer of 2016, Sports Authority went bankrupt, the stadium was renamed Broncos Stadium at Mile High, and the Broncos sought out a naming rights sponsor until September 2019 when they agreed to rename the stadium Empower Field at Mile High. [181] The altitude has also been attributed as part of the team's home success.
(former names) Stadium (former names) Years used Capacity Opened Surface Location Denver Broncos: Empower Field at Mile High (2019–present) Broncos Stadium at Mile High (2018) Sports Authority Field at Mile High (2011–2017) INVESCO Field at Mile High (2001–2010) 2001–present: 76,125 [5] 2001 Grass Denver: Mile High Stadium Bears Stadium ...
Denver Mile High Stadium was the home of the Broncos from 1960–2000. Denver had the worst record of any original AFL team, with a record of 39–97–4 in the league. [5] They were the only original AFL team never to have played in the title game during the upstart league's 10-year history. [6]