| 1990 Denver Broncos season | |
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| Owner | Pat Bowlen |
| General manager | John Beake |
| Head coach | Dan Reeves |
| Home field | Mile High Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–11 |
| Division place | 5th AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | RB Bobby Humphrey S Steve Atwater S Dennis Smith |
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The 1990 Denver Broncos season was the team's 31st year in professional football and its 21st with the National Football League (NFL). After reaching Super Bowl XXIV, the Broncos struggled and finished with their worst post-merger record in a 16-game season, 5–11. This mark would be eclipsed by the 2010 edition of the team, which finished 4–12. 8 of their 11 losses were by 8 points or less.
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Main article: 1989 NFL draft |
| 1990 Denver Broncos draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 2 | 52 | Alton Montgomery | S | Houston | |
| 4 | 82 | Jeroy Robinson | ILB | Texas A&M | |
| 5 | 111 | Jeff Davidson | G | Ohio State | |
| 5 | 136 | Le-Lo Lang | CB | Washington | |
| 6 | 164 | Ronnie Haliburton | OLB | LSU | |
| 7 | 192 | Shannon Sharpe * † | TE | Savannah State | |
| 8 | 219 | Brad Leggett | C | USC | |
| 9 | 247 | Todd Ellis | QB | South Carolina | |
| 10 | 275 | Anthony Thompson | OLB | East Carolina | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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| Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
47 active, 10 inactive, 1 practice squad
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 9 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 14–9 | 0–1 | 54,206 |
| 2 | September 17 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 24–23 | 1–1 | 75,277 |
| 3 | September 23 | Seattle Seahawks | W 34–31 (OT) | 2–1 | 75,290 |
| 4 | September 30 | at Buffalo Bills | L 29–28 | 2–2 | 74,393 |
| 5 | October 8 | Cleveland Browns | L 30–29 | 2–3 | 74,814 |
| 6 | October 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 34–17 | 2–4 | 74,285 |
| 7 | October 21 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 27–17 | 3–4 | 59,850 |
| 8 | Bye | ||||
| 9 | November 4 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 27–22 | 3–5 | 57,331 |
| 10 | November 11 | at San Diego Chargers | L 19–7 | 3–6 | 59,557 |
| 11 | November 18 | Chicago Bears | L 16–13 | 3–7 | 75,013 |
| 12 | November 22 | at Detroit Lions | L 40–27 | 3–8 | 73,896 |
| 13 | December 2 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 23–20 | 3–9 | 74,162 |
| 14 | December 9 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 31–20 | 3–10 | 74,347 |
| 15 | December 16 | San Diego Chargers | W 20–10 | 4–10 | 64,919 |
| 16 | December 23 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 17–12 | 4–11 | 55,845 |
| 17 | December 30 | Green Bay Packers | W 22–13 | 5–11 | 46,943 |
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Chiefs | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 23 |
| Broncos | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
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See also: 1990 Detroit Lions |
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Broncos | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
| Lions | 21 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 40 |
at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
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| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Broncos | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Chiefs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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| AFC West | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| (2) Los Angeles Raiders | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 337 | 268 | W5 |
| (5) Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–3 | 7–5 | 369 | 257 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–4 | 7–5 | 306 | 286 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 5–9 | 315 | 281 | L3 |
| Denver Broncos | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 3–5 | 4–8 | 331 | 374 | W1 |
