The 2001 season was the

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' 32nd in the

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(NFL) and their 42nd overall. This was the Broncos' first year at the new

Invesco Field at Mile High Empower Field at Mile High (previously known as Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Invesco Field at Mile High and Sports Authority Field at Mile High, and commonly known as Mile High, New Mile High or Mile High Stadium) is an American football stadium ...

, replacing the old

Mile High Stadium Mile High Stadium (originally Bears Stadium until 1968) was an outdoor multi-purpose stadium located in Denver, Colorado from 1948 to 2001. The stadium was built in 1948 to accommodate the Denver Bears baseball team, which was a member of the ...

. The Broncos, heavily favored to be the AFC Super Bowl XXXVI representative, were aiming to head back to the Super Bowl for the first time in three years, and to win their third title in the Shanahan era. It was also

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' final season before various knee ailments forced him to retire in the 2002 preseason.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Draft notes

Staff

Roster

Regular season

The Broncos opened the

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with a ''

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'' win over the

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on September 10, 2001, in their new stadium,

. Wide receiver

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suffered a season-ending injury with a broken leg. The late game and location would serve a role in sparing at least two lives the following day during the

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Schedule

Standings

Postseason

The Broncos failed to make the playoffs with their 8–8 record in 2001.

Awards and records

References

Broncos on Pro Football Reference

Broncos Schedule on jt-sw.com

Denver Broncos seasons

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