Denver Broncos

The year was 1998 and it was Super Bowl XXXII. Terrell Davis had just scored his third rushing touchdown of the game, putting the Broncos ahead of the Green Bay Packers 31 - 24. John Elway had not had one of his best games, but his leadership had been instrumental to getting the Broncos this close to victory. It was now up to the Denver Broncos defense to stop the NFL’s MVP in Brett Favre.

On a critical fourth down, the John Mobley batted down Brett Favre’s desperation pass to seal the victory. At long last, the Broncos had won the Super Bowl, and the NFC’s record of 13 consecutive Super Bowl victories had come to an end. Four times prior to that game, the Broncos had made it to the super bowl, but in each case, they came up woefully short, but on this occasion, Mike Shanahan had delivered the long awaited championship.

It almost can be said that this change of events was symbolized by the change in the Denver Broncos jerseys that was made at the beginning of the season. Up until that year, the Broncos had only two jerseys. Their home colors featured an orange shirt with blue and orange stripes on the sleeves. The away jerseys were all white with the same stripe pattern on the sleeves.

At the beginning of the season, the Broncos changes their home uniforms to a navy blue with orange stripes down the sides and around the collar. For the away jerseys, they remained white, but with navy blue and orange stripes down the side and a nay blue collar. For their alternate jersey, the color was orange, with navy blue stripes down the side and a navy blue collar.

This new Denver Broncos jersey not only transformed the teams appearance, but also ushered in an era of dominance where the team won back to back super bowls. Its revamped appearance gave the team a fresher look, and, amazingly enough, their play on the field was also rejuvenated.

While not having as many NFL titles as some teams, the Broncos have had a measure of success throughout their history, reaching the 400 win plateau, and winning the AFC championship six times.

It is easy that in purchasing a Denver Broncos jersey, you are choosing to support one of the most successful teams in the history of the NFL. It automatically makes you an enemy of the Oakland Raiders, the San Diego Chargers, and the Kansas City Chiefs, all of whom play in the same division as the Broncos and are bitter rivals. Included in this mix is the New England Patriots, whom the Broncos bea in the inaugural AFL Championship game, but lost to in their most recent trip to the AFC title game. Purchase that jersey, and you define who you cheer against on Sundays.