Denver Broncos 1983
# Denver Broncos 1983

La stagione 1983 dei Denver Broncos è stata la 14ª della franchigia nella National Football League, la 24ª complessiva e la 3ª con Dan Reeves come capo-allenatore.

Prima della stagione, i Broncos ottennero in uno scambio la prima scelta assoluta del Draft NFL 1983 dei Baltimore Colts, il quarterback John Elway. Questi iniziò dieci gare come titolare per i Broncos come rookie, vincendone quattro. Nelle prime due fu sostituito con la squadra in svantaggio dal veterano Steve DeBerg.

## Scelte nel Draft 1983

Scelte dei Broncos nel Draft 1983 :

| Giro | Scelta | Giocatore | Ruolo | College | Note |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Chris Hinton | Guardia | Northwestern | Scambiato con i Baltimore Colts per John Elway |
| 2 | 31 | Mark Cooper | Tackle | Miami (FL) | |
| 3 | 60 | Clint Sampson | Wide Receiver | San Diego State | |
| 5 | 116 | George "Weedy" Harris | Linebacker | Houston | |
| 5 | 125 | Bruce Baldwin | Defensive Back | Harding | |
| 6 | 143 | Victor Heflin | Defensive Back | Delaware State | |
| 7 | 172 | Myron Dupree | Defensive Back | North Carolina Central | |
| 8 | 197 | Gary Kubiak | Quarterback | Texas A&M | |
| 9 | 228 | Brian Hawkins | Defensive Back | San Jose State | |
| 10 | 254 | Walt Bowyer | Defensive End | Arizona State | |
| 11 | 283 | Don Bailey | Center | Miami (FL) | |
| 12 | 310 | Karl Mecklenburg | Linebacker | Minnesota | |

## Calendario

### Stagione regolare

Stagione regolare :

| Turno | Avversario | Risultato | Stadio | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | V 14–10 | Three Rivers Stadium | 1–0 |
| 2 | at Baltimore Colts | V 17–10 | Memorial Stadium | 2–0 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | S 10–13 | Mile High Stadium | 2–1 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Raiders | S 7–22 | Mile High Stadium | 2–2 |
| 5 | at Chicago Bears | S 14–31 | Soldier Field | 2–3 |
| 6 | at Houston Oilers | V 26–14 | Astrodome | 3–3 |
| 7 | Cincinnati Bengals | V 24–17 | Mile High Stadium | 4–3 |
| 8 | San Diego Chargers | V 14–6 | Mile High Stadium | 5–3 |
| 9 | Kansas City Chiefs | V 27–24 | Mile High Stadium | 6–3 |
| 10 | at Seattle Seahawks | S 19–27 | Kingdome | 6–4 |
| 11 | at Los Angeles Raiders | S 20–22 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 6–5 |
| 12 | Seattle Seahawks | V 38–27 | Mile High Stadium | 7–5 |
| 13 | at San Diego Chargers | S 7–31 | San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium | 7–6 |
| 14 | Cleveland Browns | V 27–6 | Mile High Stadium | 8–6 |
| 15 | Baltimore Colts | V 21–19 | Mile High Stadium | 9–6 |
| 16 | at Kansas City Chiefs | S 17–48 | Arrowhead Stadium | 9–7 |

### Playoff

Playoff :

| Turno | Avversario | Risultato | Stadio |
| - | - | - | - |
| Wild Card | at Seattle Seahawks | S 7–31 | Kingdome |

## Classifiche

AFC West :

| | V | S | P | % | DIV | CONF | PF | PS | Str. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Los Angeles $Raiders^{(1)}$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 10–2 | 442 | 338 | V1 |
| Seattle $Seahawks^{(4)}$ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 403 | 397 | V2 |
| Denver $Broncos^{(5)}$ | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 3–5 | 9–5 | 302 | 327 | S1 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 4–4 | 4–8 | 358 | 462 | S1 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 386 | 367 | V1 |
