Opening day comes at home but once a year. It is always exciting, and always big.
By attendance and by record, it has been bigger in Denver than anywhere else in the league since Pat Bowlen bought the club.
Very few teams in National Football League history have had a history in openers as supreme as have the Denver Broncos under the ownership of Pat Bowlen.
Since Mr. Bowlen took over the reigns of the Broncos in 1984, the Mile High City’s entry in the NFL has had a mark like no other team, literally.
The Broncos are 23-3 in their first game at home under Mr. B. That is the best in the NFL.
It includes the Broncos being undefeated at INVESCO Field at Mile High, starting with that memorable night which turned out to be the eve of 9/11.
The Broncos beat the New York Giants that night to christen the new stadium, and they have never looked back regarding their perfect opening day record in the new stadium.
This week the Seattle Seahawks come to Denver, and while it seems like old home week to Bronco fans due to the long tenure which the Seahawks had in the AFC Western Division, they actually come in as an NFC team now.
It does not quite seem the same, but they still have the familiar Seahawk logo on the helmet and they come in off a thumping which they administered in their own home opener last week to their division rival San Francisco 49ers.
They will be a tough foe, as every team in the NFL is, but Broncos fans will turn out in full force to cheer on another Denver opening day win.
The last time the Broncos did not have a sellout crown watching the home opener was back in 1969 when they beat the Boston Patriots, 35-7 before just 43,482. That was the very last year in which the Broncos played home games before any non-sellouts.
Every home game since then has been sold out.
Sunday marks 41 straight years of home opener sellouts for the Denver Broncos, and their 23-3 record under Pat Bowlen is by far the best in the NFL during that time period and is understood to be the best in all of American pro sport during that 26-year span.
Tags: 2010, Denver Broncos, INVESCO Field at Mile High, Jim Saccomano, Pat Bowlen, Seattle Seahawks
Seattle is gonna be tough. pete carrol has those guys playing well. hopefully we can see what maroney can do this week.
I LOVE ME SOME MILE HIGH MAGIC at INVESCO Field!!!!!!!
KEEP THE DRIVE ALIVE MR B!!!!!
Brandon Stokley was cut Today. Thanks for the memories.
Forget the running game, this game is designed for Orton to shine.
I agree with you bay, I don’t know if I’m crazy but I feel orton is a great qb. Mcd has a very complex playbook that orton seems to understand what he has to do, and what to look for to get the job DONE!!! This week is a must win game for the reason we are playing at home.
41! my lucky number
Thanks for this post Jim!! Makes me even more proud to be a Bronco fan with that kind of record for home games. Impressive.
Seattle will be a very tough match, more than I thought a few months ago. But with Carroll as their coach, it comes as no surprise that they are off to a great start. They were on fire in their home opener and will be tough to calm them down. They will be looking to spoil our home opener for sure but this team can’t afford to nor should they let them take this game from us. For once I’d like to see this team get ahead in the game and stay that way… defend the points they got and all the work it took to get there. By golly, fight for it!! grrr lol
Keep the faith Broncos Country…
GO BRONCOS in 2010!!!!!
This one will be tough, but I think we can pull it off. It will most likely have to be done through the air. Seattle held Frank Gore to just 39 yards on the ground. That is impressive. However, week one doesn’t usually tell the full story of teams. If the O line can give Orton some time Brandon, Jabar, and Eddie should have a field day. Lets get back on the winning side boys. I want to see 30+ on that score board from our offense!! Could be whishful thinking, but a boy can dream.
Broncos: 31 Seattle: 17
Go Broncos!!
Yeah Baby! I’ll be there for the opener. My first ever trip to Mile High. All Bronco fans come party at Hotel VQ 11th floor skybar Fri & Sat nite. Go Broncos!
I have been a fan since 78… gosh I’m old. At any rate I am from Costa Rica and hence have NEVER been to a game. Away or home. I hope all of you that can actually make it to a game, specially a home opener, appreciate how special that is and how jelous you make us “remote” fans! LOL!
Anyway, that is an impressive home opener record and let’s hope the team avoids the mistakes from last Sunday and can beat the Seahawks. I don’t think they are better than the Jaguars. Specially because they don’t have that potent running game and hence we can have an extra LB in coverage.
Enjoy the game everyone and GO BRONCOS!
Hopefully the prissy “fans” give the real fans a break this week and don’t call stadium security if you are standing up.
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