The 1974 Denver Broncos season was the team's 15th year in professional football and its fifth with the National Football League (NFL). Led by third-year head coach and general manager John Ralston, the Broncos had a winning record for the second straight season with seven wins, six losses, and one tie, which was fifth-best in the conference.
Denver finished second in the AFC West, but 4½ games behind the Oakland Raiders, who clinched in mid-November, and 1½ games behind the wild card Buffalo Bills. In their fifteen years of existence, the Broncos had yet to reach the postseason.
The team played at Detroit on Thanksgiving and won in the final NFL game at Tiger Stadium; the Lions moved north to the Pontiac Silverdome in 1975.
Offseason NFL draft
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 Los Angeles Rams L 10–17 0–1 Mile High Stadium 51,121 Recap 2 September 22 Pittsburgh Steelers T 35–35 0–1–1 Mile High Stadium 51,068 Recap 3 at Washington Redskins L 3–30 0–2–1 RFK Stadium 54,395 Recap 4 October 6 at Kansas City Chiefs W 17–14 1–2–1 Arrowhead Stadium 67,298 Recap 5 October 13 New Orleans Saints W 33–17 2–2–1 Mile High Stadium 50,881 Recap 6 October 20 San Diego Chargers W 27–7 3–2–1 Mile High Stadium 50,928 Recap 7 October 27 at Cleveland Browns L 21–23 3–3–1 Cleveland Stadium 60,478 Recap 8 November 3 Oakland Raiders L 17–28 3–4–1 Mile High Stadium 45,946 Recap 9 November 10 at Baltimore Colts W 17–6 4–4–1 Memorial Stadium 33,244 Recap 10 Kansas City Chiefs L 34–42 4–5–1 Mile High Stadium 50,236 Recap 11 November 24 at Oakland Raiders W 20–17 5–5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,224 Recap 12 November 28 at Detroit Lions W 31–27 6–5–1 Tiger Stadium 51,157 Recap 13 December 8 Houston Oilers W 37–14 7–5–1 Mile High Stadium 46,942 Recap 14 December 15 at San Diego Chargers L 0–17 7–6–1 San Diego Stadium 36,571 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Thursday (November 28: Thanksgiving)
Standings
References
External links Denver Broncos – 1974 media guide Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1974 Denver Broncos season at jt-sw.com