Broncos Playoff Memories
View photos from every playoff victory in Broncos history.
Players celebrate with Rob Lytle after his 7-yard touchdown run gave the Broncos a 7-0 lead over the Steelers in the 1977 AFC Divisional Round. The Broncos went on to win the game 34-21, the first playoff victory in franchise history.
Otis Armstrong scores a 10-yard touchdown during the Broncos' 34-21 win over the Steelers in the 1977 AFC Divisional Round, the first playoff win in franchise history.
Randy Gradishar pursues the play during the 1977 AFC Championship.
Joe Rizzo hits Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler during the Broncos' 20-17 win in the 1977 AFC Championship.
Haven Moses celebrates his 12-yard touchdown catch that gave the Broncos a 20-10 lead over the Raiders midway through the fourth quarter of the 1977 AFC Championship. The Broncos went on to win 20-17, earning a trip to the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history.
John Elway scrambles away from a defender in the Broncos' 22-17 win over the Patriots in the 1987 Divisional Round. Elway threw for 257 yards and a touchdown.
John Elway drops back to pass in the Broncos' 23-20 overtime victory over the Browns, known in NFL lore as "The Drive."
John Elway scrambles down the field in the 1986 AFC Championship. Elway would lead the Broncos on a 98-yard, game-tying drive in the game's closing minutes en route to a 23-20 victory in a game affectionately dubbed, "The Drive."
Rich Karlis celebrates after making the game-winning field goal in the Broncos' 23-20 overtime win over the Browns in the 1986 AFC Championship.
The Broncos defeated the Oilers 34-10 at Mile High Stadium in the 1987 AFC Divisional Round playoffs, earning a second-consecutive trip to the AFC Championship.
John Elway lines up under center in the 1987 AFC Championship.
Ricky Nattiel catches an 8-yard touchdown pass from John Elway in the first quarter of the 1987 AFC Championship.
Sammy Winder celebrates with teammates after his 20-yard touchdown reception from John Elway gave the Broncos a 38-31 lead late in the 1987 AFC Championship.
On a play that became known as "The Fumble," Jeremiah Castille recovered a fumble by Browns running back Earnest Byner at the Denver 3-yard line with just over a minute to play in the 1987 AFC Championship.
Melvin Bratton plunges into the end zone on a 1-yard touchdown run to give the Broncos the lead over the Steelers in the 1989 AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
Randy Robbins celebrates his game-sealing fumble recovery in the closing moments of the Broncos' 24-23 win over the Steelers in the 1989 AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
John Elway scrambles for yardage in the 1989 AFC Championship.
Sammy Winder breaks free in the 1989 AFC Championship - where the Broncos earned a bid to their third Super Bowl in four years.
John Elway drops back to pass on the first play of his game-winning drive, which began on the Denver 2-yard line, in the 1991 AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
David Treadwell celebrates his game-winning 28-yard field goal in the 1991 AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
Terrell Davis turns up the field in the Broncos' 42-17 win over the Jaguars in the 1997 Wild Card Round. Davis rushed for 184 yards.
John Elway throws the ball downfield in the 1997 AFC Wild Card Round.
Rod Smith races down the field on a 43-yard touchdown reception from John Elway that gave the Broncos a 14-0 lead over the Jaguars in the 1997 AFC Wild Card Round. The Broncos won 42-17, avenging a playoff loss to Jacksonville in the previous season.
Maa Tanuvasa, Steve Atwater and John Mobley bring down Chiefs running back Donnell Bennett in the 1997 AFC Divisional Round.
Alfred Williams sacks Chiefs quarterback Elvis Grbac in the 1997 AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
Terrell Davis scores the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Broncos' 14-10 win over the Chiefs in the 1997 AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
Rod Smith celebrates the Broncos' 14-10 win over the Chiefs in the 1997 AFC Divisional Round playoffs. The Broncos were the only team to earn a win at Arrowhead Stadium that season.
Terrell Davis races down the field in the 1997 AFC Championship. Davis rushed for 139 yards in the game.
Rod Smith hauls in a reception in the 1997 AFC Championship.
Shannon Sharpe runs up the field after a crucial third-down reception that helped the Broncos run out the clock in Denver's 24-21 win over the Steelers in the 1997 AFC Championship.
Owner Pat Bowlen carries the AFC Championship trophy after the Broncos' 24-21 win over the Steelers in the 1997 AFC Championship.
Steve Atwater celebrates after forcing a Brett Favre fumble in the first half of Super Bowl XXXII.
John Elway lines up under center in Super Bowl XXXII.
Terrell Davis cuts up field in the second half of Super Bowl XXXII. Davis rushed for 157 yards and was named the game's Most Valuable Player.
Terrell Davis cuts up field in the second half of Super Bowl XXXII. Davis rushed for 157 yards and was named the game's Most Valuable Player.
John Elway dives to pick up a crucial first down in the third quarter of the Broncos' 31-24 victory over the Packers in Super Bowl XXXII. It was the first Super Bowl championship in Broncos history, and in Elway's career.
John Elway dives to pick up a crucial first down in the third quarter of the Broncos' 31-24 victory over the Packers in Super Bowl XXXII. It was the first Super Bowl championship in Broncos history, and in Elway's career.
John Elway is carried off the field by his teammates after winning the first Super Bowl championship of his career.
Super Bowl XXXII MVP Terrell Davis hoists the Lombardi Trophy after the Broncos defeated the Packers 31-24.
John Elway hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the first time in his career following the Broncos' win in Super Bowl XXXII.
Owner Pat Bowlen celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy following the Broncos' 31-24 win over the Packers in Super Bowl XXXII, the first Super Bowl championship in franchise history.
Terrell Davis and John Elway celebrate after Super Bowl XXXII.
A swarm of Broncos defenders bring down a Dolphin ball-carrier in the 1998 AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
Rod Smith makes an acrobatic catch in the Broncos' 38-3 win over the Dolphins in the 1998 AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
John Elway runs out of the pocket in the 1998 AFC Championship.
Terrell Davis, who rushed over 100 yards for the sixth-consecutive postseason game, churns up the field in the 1998 AFC Championship.
Steve Atwater breaks up a pass with a hard hit in the 1998 AFC Championship.
John Elway celebrates after the Broncos' 23-10 win over the Jets in the 1998 AFC Championship, the final home game of Elway's Hall of Fame career.
Ed McCaffrey runs down the sideline during Super Bowl XXXIII.
Rod Smith hauls in an 80-yard touchdown pass from John Elway that gave the Broncos a 17-3 lead in Super Bowl XXXIII.
Rod Smith hauls in an 80-yard touchdown pass from John Elway that gave the Broncos a 17-3 lead in Super Bowl XXXIII.
Maa Tanuvasa celebrates with Trevor Pryce after a defensive stop in Super Bowl XXXIII.
Darrien Gordon returns one of his two second-half interceptions in Super Bowl XXXIII.
John Elway scores on a 3-yard touchdown run that gave the Broncos a 31-6 lead over the Falcons early in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XXXIII.
John Elway celebrates after his fourth-quarter touchdown run in Super Bowl XXXIII. Elway was named the game's Most Valuable Player in the final game of his Hall of Fame career.
Owner Pat Bowlen celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy following the Broncos' 34-19 win over the Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII.
Jake Plummer scrambles downfield in the 2005 AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
Champ Bailey hauls in a crucial third-quarter interception in the end zone during the 2005 AFC Divisional Round playoffs. Bailey returned the interception 100 yards to the Patriots' 1-yard line, setting up a Broncos touchdown.
John Lynch celebrates during the Broncos' 27-13 win over the Patriots in the 2005 AFC Divisional Round playoffs. The win snapped New England's NFL-record 10-game postseason winning streak.
Champ Bailey lines up in the first half of the 2011 AFC Wild Card Round playoffs.
Robert Ayers notches a sack in the 2011 AFC Wild Card Round playoffs.
Action from the 2011 AFC Wild Card Round playoffs, where the Broncos defeated the Steelers 29-23 in overtime.
Demaryius Thomas breaks free on an 80-yard touchdown reception on the first play of overtime, giving the Broncos a 29-23 win over the Steelers in the 2011 AFC Wild Card Round playoffs.
Demaryius Thomas breaks free on an 80-yard touchdown reception on the first play of overtime, giving the Broncos a 29-23 win over the Steelers in the 2011 AFC Wild Card Round playoffs.
David Bruton celebrates following the Broncos' 29-23 overtime win over the Steelers in the 2011 AFC Wild Card Round playoffs.
Demaryius Thomas hauls in the first touchdown of the Broncos' 24-17 win over the Chargers in the 2013 AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
Malik Jackson sacks Philip Rivers in the first half of the Broncos' 24-17 win over the Chargers in the 2013 AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
Wes Welker scores a touchdown in the second quarter of the Broncos' 24-17 win over the Chargers in the AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
Peyton Manning throws downfield in the second half of the Broncos' 24-17 win over the Chargers in the 2013 AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
Knowshon Moreno celebrates after scoring the deciding touchdown of the Broncos' 24-17 win over the Chargers in the 2013 AFC Divisional Round playoffs.
Julius Thomas hauls in a catch late in the Broncos' 24-17 win over the Chargers in the 2013 AFC Divisional Round playoffs. Thomas had two third-down receptions on the Broncos' final drive to help Denver seal the game.
