1988 AFC Championship Game - Cleveland Browns at Denver Broncos 1988-01-17 (ticket)

The

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was the team's 28th year in professional football and its 18th with the

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(NFL). Games scheduled during the third week of the season were cancelled, and games played from weeks 4 to 6 were played with replacement teams. The Broncos finished first in the

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, and were AFC Champions for the second straight year. Quarterback John Elway was voted league

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for 1987. The Broncos reached the Super Bowl for the second consecutive season, but lost for the second straight time, 42-10 to the Washington Redskins.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

NFL replacement players

After the league decided to use replacement players during the

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strike, the following team was assembled:

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1

* John Elway 22/32, 338 Yds, 4 TD, INT

Week 2

Week 4

Week 5

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Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Standings

Playoffs

Divisional

Conference Championship

Super Bowl

Awards and records

*Ricky Nattiel, All-Rookie selection

References

External links

Denver Broncos
– 1987 media guide

at Pro-Football-Reference.com {{1987 NFL season by team

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