The 1990 season was the Denver Broncos' 31st year in professional football and their 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
Personnel
Roster
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 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
Steve Atwater hit on Christian Okoye
Week 12 at Lions
Week 14 at Chiefs
Standings
References
External links Denver Broncos – 1990 media guide 1990 Denver Broncos season at jt-sw.com 1990 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com