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The 1988 Denver Broncos season was the team's 29th year in professional football and its 19th with the National Football League (NFL). The team tried to win its third consecutive AFC title, but went 8–8 and missed the playoffs for the second time in six seasons.
Off Season
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
1988 Denver Broncos staff
Front office
President and Chief Executive Officer – Pat Bowlen
General Manager – John Beake
Director of Player Personnel – Reed Johnson
Director of Pro Personnel – Lide Huggins
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Roster
1988 Denver Broncos roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
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Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 4, 1988
Seattle Seahawks
L 21–14
75,986
2
September 11, 1988
San Diego Chargers
W 34–3
75,359
3
September 18, 1988
at Kansas City Chiefs
L 20–13
63,268
4
September 26, 1988
Los Angeles Raiders
L 30–27
75,964
5
October 2, 1988
at San Diego Chargers
W 12–0
55,763
6
October 9, 1988
at San Francisco 49ers
W 16–13
61,711
7
October 16, 1988
Atlanta Falcons
W 30–14
75,287
8
October 23, 1988
at Pittsburgh Steelers
L 39–21
49,811
9
October 31, 1988
at Indianapolis Colts
L 55–23
60,544
10
November 6, 1988
Kansas City Chiefs
W 17–11
74,227
11
November 13, 1988
Cleveland Browns
W 30–7
75,806
12
November 20, 1988
at New Orleans Saints
L 42–0
68,075
13
November 27, 1988
Los Angeles Rams
W 35–24
74,141
14
December 4, 1988
at Los Angeles Raiders
L 21–20
65,561
15
December 11, 1988
at Seattle Seahawks
L 42–14
62,838
16
December 17, 1988
New England Patriots
W 21–10
70,910
Game summaries
Week 16
1
2 3 4 Total
Patriots
7
3 0 0
10
• Broncos
7
7 0 7
21
Scoring summary Q1 NE Stephens 23 yard run (Staurovsky kick)NE 7–0
Q1 DEN Winder 1 yard run (Karlis kick)Tie 7–7
Q2 DEN Dorsett 5 yard run (Karlis kick)DEN 14–7
Q2 NE Staurovsky 32 yard field goal DEN 14–10
Q4 DEN Winder 4 yard run (Karlis kick) DEN 21–10
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Standings
References
External links
Franchise Stadiums Key personnel Culture Lore Rivalries Retired numbers Division championships (15) Conference championships (8) League championships (3) Media Current league affiliations Former league affiliation