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Photos: Inside the restoration and reinstallation of Bucky the Bronco, the statue atop Empower Field at Mile High

Take an exclusive look at how Bucky, the 27-foot-tall horse statue, was refreshed and then return to his spot atop the scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High.

Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Photos of Bucky getting restored on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at BSC Signs in Broomfield, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos/2023 Denver Broncos
Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
Damani Leech during the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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Damani Leech during the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos/2023 Denver Broncos
Damani Leech during the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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Damani Leech during the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
Damani Leech and Zach Myhra pose for a group photo during the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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Damani Leech and Zach Myhra pose for a group photo during the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos/2023 Denver Broncos
During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos/2023 Denver Broncos
During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos/2023 Denver Broncos
During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos/2023 Denver Broncos
During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos
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Workers reinstall Bucky to the top of the scoreboard after a full restoration on Thursday, May 18, 2023 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos

Photo by Gabriel Christus / Denver Broncos/2023 Denver Broncos
During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

Ben Swanson
During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos
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During the reinstallation of Bucky, the Broncos' horse statue, atop the renovated scoreboard at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on May 18, 2023. Photo by Ben Swanson / Denver Broncos

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