The 1967 Denver Broncos season was the eighth season for the team in the American Football League . The team posted a record of three wins and eleven losses. They finished last in the AFL 's Western division. Floyd Little was team captain in his rookie season.[1]
On August 5, the Broncos played the Detroit Lions in an exhibition game. The Broncos beat the Lions by a score of 13–7 and became the first AFL team to beat an NFL team.[2]
Regular season [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Game site
Record
Attendance
1
September 3, 1967
Boston Patriots
W 26–21
Bears Stadium
1–0
35,488
2
September 10, 1967
at Oakland Raiders
L 0–51
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
1–1
25,423
3
September 17, 1967
at Miami Dolphins
L 21–35
Miami Orange Bowl
1–2
29,381
4
September 24, 1967
New York Jets
L 24–38
Bears Stadium
1–3
35,365
5
October 1, 1967
at Houston Oilers
L 6–10
Rice Stadium
1–4
21,798
6
October 8, 1967
Buffalo Bills
L 16–17
Bears Stadium
1–5
35,188
8
October 22, 1967
San Diego Chargers
L 21–38
Bears Stadium
1–6
34,464
9
October 29, 1967
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 9–52
Municipal Stadium
1–7
44,002
10
November 5, 1967
Oakland Raiders
L 17–21
Bears Stadium
1–8
29,043
11
November 12, 1967
Houston Oilers
L 18–20
Bears Stadium
1–9
30,392
12
November 19, 1967
at Buffalo Bills
W 21–20
War Memorial Stadium
2–9
30,891
13
November 23, 1967
at San Diego Chargers
L 20–24
San Diego Stadium
2–10
34,586
14
December 3, 1967
at New York Jets
W 33–24
Shea Stadium
3–10
61,615
16
December 17, 1967
Kansas City Chiefs
L 24–38
Bears Stadium
3–11
31,660
References [ ]
↑ Sports Illustrated, July 26, 2010, The Unexpected Hero by Gary Smith, p.60, Published by Time Inc.
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p.283
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