The Denver Broncos season was the team's 34th year in professional football and its 24th with the National Football League.
1993 was the first year for new head coach Wade Phillips, who had been the team's defensive coordinator since 1989. John Elway was the quarterback for the Denver Broncos in which he passed for 4,030 yards. This team also had two hall of fame players in Shannon Sharpe and Steve Atwater. Their season finished in an AFC Wild Card Playoff loss against the Los Angeles Raiders by the score of 42–24.
Offseason After the 1992 season, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen fired head coach Dan Reeves, who had helmed the franchise for 12 years. The team promoted defensive coordinator Wade Phillips son of former Oilers and Saints coach Bum Phillips to head coach.Phillips was fired after the 1994 season after finishing with a 7–9 record.
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance 1 September 5 at New York Jets W 26-20 1-0 68,130 2 September 12 San Diego Chargers W 34–17 2-0 75,074 3 September 20 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–15 2-1 78,453 4 Bye 5 October 3 Indianapolis Colts W 35–13 3-1 74,953 6 October 10 at Green Bay Packers L 27–30 3-2 58,943 7 October 18 Los Angeles Raiders L 20–23 3-3 75,712 8 Bye 9 October 31 Seattle Seahawks W 28–17 4-3 73,644 10 November 7 at Cleveland Browns W 29–14 5-3 77,818 11 November 14 Minnesota Vikings L 23–26 5-4 67,329 12 November 21 Pittsburgh Steelers W 37–13 6-4 74,840 13 November 28 at Seattle Seahawks W 17–9 7-4 57,812 14 December 5 at San Diego Chargers L 10–13 7-5 60,233 15 December 12 Kansas City Chiefs W 27–21 8-5 75,822 16 December 18 at Chicago Bears W 13–3 9-5 53,056 17 December 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 10–17 9-6 73,434 18 January 2, 1994 at Los Angeles Raiders L 30–33 (OT) 9-7 66,904
Season summary
Week 1
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Sep-24.
Standings
Postseason
Playoff round Date Opponent Result Record Game site Gamerecap Wild Card January 9, 1994 at Los Angeles Raiders (4) L 24–42 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
AFC wild card game
Awards and records John Elway, franchise record, most passing yards in one season, 4,030 YardsNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 44
Milestones
References
External links Denver Broncos – 1993 media guide 1993 Denver Broncos on Pro Football Reference Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com