Denver has been kind to the Broncos when the team and fans welcome a new NFL season in Colorado. The Broncos are 22-3 in home openers since John Elway’s second season in 1984.
That .880 winning percentage in home-opening games is the best in the NFL.
The Broncos have not lost in their first game at home since 1999 — the nine-game winning streak in home-openeres is the longest active streak in the NFL and is tied fourth-longest in the league since 1970.
Denver all-time is 36-12-1 (.745) in home-openers.
HOME OPENER WINNING PERCENTAGE, NFL, SINCE 1984:
Team Rec. Pct.
1. Denver … 22-3 … .880
2. Chicago … 18-7 … .720
3. Miami … 18-8 … .692
San Francisco … 18-8 … .692
5. Kansas City … 17-8 … .680
Minnesota … 17-8 … .680
St. Louis … 17-8 … .708
LONGEST WINNING STREAKS IN HOME OPENERS, NFL, SINCE 1970
Team Wins Years
1. Miami … 13 … 1976-88
2. Kansas City … 11 … 1989-99
3. Minnesota … 10 … 1987-96
4. Denver … 9 … 2000-present
4. Chicago … 9 … 1984-92
5. Miami … 9 … 1994-2002
BRONCOS IN HOME OPENERS, SINCE 2000
Year … Date … Result
2000 … Sept. 10 … Denver 42, Atlanta 14
2001 … Sept. 10 … Denver 31, N.Y. Giants 20
2002 … Sept. 8 … Denver 23, St. Louis 16
2003 … Sept. 22 … Denver 31, Oakland 10
2004 … Sept. 12 … Denver 34, Kansas City 24
2005 … Sept. 18 … Denver 20, San Diego 17
2006 … Sept. 17 … Denver 9, Kansas City 6 OT
2007 … Sept. 16 … Denver 23, Oakland 20 OT
2008 … Sept. 14 … Denver 39, San Diego 38
