1990 Denver Broncos season

NFL team 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.

Off Season

NFL Draft

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

Staff

1990 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

  • President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
  • General Manager – John Beake
  • Director of Football Operations – Lide Huggins
  • Director of Player Personnel – Reed Johnson
  • Administrative Assistant – Joe DeCamillis

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Harold Richardson

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength/Conditioning – Al Miller

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Roster

1990 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • 34 Tyrone Braxton CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 92 Alphonso Carreker DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 58 Scott Curtis LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 66 Jim Juriga G/T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 51 Marc Munford LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 84 Ricky Nattiel WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 75 Brent Parkinson T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 28 Elliot Smith CB (NF-Ill.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)
  • 65 Monte Smith G (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness)
  • 94 Jim Szymanski DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • -- Paris McCurdy LB

47 active, 10 inactive, 1 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

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

Week 2 vs Chiefs

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
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • KC – Nick Lowery 29-yard field goal, 11:33. Broncos 7–6. Drive:
  • DEN – Bobby Humphrey 6-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 7:07. Broncos 14–6. Drive:
  • KC – Nick Lowery 31-yard field goal, 0:04. Broncos 14–9. Drive:

Third quarter

  • DEN – John Elway 2-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 6:49. Broncos 21–9. Drive:

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Stephone Paige 16-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 8:01. Broncos 21–16. Drive:
  • KC – Stephone Paige 83-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 1:44. Chiefs 23–21. Drive:
  • DEN – David Treadwell 22-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 24–23. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers

Week 12 at Lions

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

First quarter

  • DET – Richard Johnson 11-yard pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick), 10:11. Lions 7–0. Drive:
  • DEN – Melvin Bratton 1-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 6:45. Tie 7–7. Drive:
  • DET – Barry Sanders 7-yard run (Eddie Murray kick), 4:32. Lions 14–7. Drive:
  • DET – Richard Johnson 43-yard pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick), 0:50. Lions 21–7. Drive:

Second quarter

  • DET – Eddie Murray 24-yard field goal, 1:32. Lions 24–7. Drive:
  • DEN – David Treadwell 24-yard field goal, 8:40. Lions 24–10. Drive:
  • DEN – Wymon Henderson 48-yard interception return (David Treadwell kick), 7:40. Lions 24–17.
  • DET – Eddie Murray 32-yard field goal, 1:55. Lions 27–17. Drive:

Third quarter

  • DEN – David Treadwell 32-yard field goal, 9:32. Lions 27–20. Drive:
  • DET – Barry Sanders 35-yard pass from Bob Gagliano (Eddie Murray kick), 6:32. Lions 34–20. Drive:

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Melvin Bratton 1-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 14:14. Lions 34–27. Drive:
  • DET – Eddie Murray 43-yard field goal, 3:43. Lions 37–27. Drive:
  • DET – Eddie Murray 45-yard field goal, 2:51. Lions 40–27. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • DEN – Ricky Nattiel – 3 receptions, 50 yards
  • DET – Richard Johnson – 5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD

Week 14 at Chiefs

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

  • Date: December 9
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 74,347
  • Referee: Gordon McCarter
  • Box Score, Box Score
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DEN – Shannon Sharpe 5-yard pass from John Elway (kick failed), 7:46. Chiefs 7–6. Drive:
  • DEN – Mike Young 16-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick), 1:28. Broncos 13–7. Drive:
  • KC – Nick Lowery 33-yard field goal, 0:03. Broncos 13–10. Drive:

Third quarter

  • KC – Barry Word 1-yard run (Nick Lowery kick), 6:32. Chiefs 17–13. Drive:

Fourth quarter

  • KC – Danta Whitaker 1-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 14:37. Chiefs 24–13. Drive:
  • DEN – Bobby Humphrey 2-yard run (David Treadwell kick), 9:51. Chiefs 24–20. Drive:
  • KC – Robb Thomas 27-yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Nick Lowery kick), 2:28. Chiefs 31–20. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • DEN – Mark Jackson – 5 receptions, 90 yards
  • KC – Stephone Paige – 3 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Standings

AFC West
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 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

  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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