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season was the fourth season for the team in the

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(AFL). They finished with a record of two wins, eleven losses, and one tie, and finished fourth in the AFL's Western Division, and also the worst record in the league. The Broncos went winless in their final 10 games of the season. The Broncos had the fewest passing yards in the AFL in 1963, throwing for only 2,487 yards, or 177.6 yards per game. For comparison, the league's top passing team — the

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— threw for 229.2 yards per game. Curiously, Broncos wide receiver

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led the league with 78 receptions. The Broncos allowed 473 points in 1963, the most in the history of the AFL, and second most all time for a 14-game season.Only the 1966 New York Giants of the National Football League surrendered more in fourteen game
Pro-Football-Reference: In a single season, from 1960 to 1977, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points Allowed
/ref> The Broncos' 40 passing touchdowns allowed in 1963 were the most in the history of pro football until the

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broke the record in

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Personnel

Staff

Regular season

Standings

References

External links

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