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Contents A Winning Team 4 League Play 6 Kicking Off 8 Highlight Reel 10 Halftime Stat Break 14 Coaches Corner 16 Star Players 18 Sports Authority Field at Mile High 22 Fan Fun 24 Final Call 26 Through the Years 28 Postgame Recap 30 Glossary 31 Websites 31 Index 32
A Winning Team The Denver Broncos are a football team from Denver Colorado They have played in the National Football League NFL for more than 40 years The Broncos have had good seasons and bad But time and again they’ve proven themselves Let’s see what makes the Broncos one of the NFL’s greatest teams Orange and navy are the team’s colors 4
