| 1995 Denver Broncos season | |
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| Owner | Pat Bowlen |
| General manager | John Beake |
| Head coach | Mike Shanahan |
| Home field | Mile High Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–8 |
| Division place | 4th AFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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The 1995 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League, and the 36th overall. The season would be a turning point for the franchise, as being the first year that Mike Shanahan would be head coach, and that would include the drafting of future 2,000 yard rusher and Super Bowl MVP Terrell Davis.
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Main article: 1995 NFL Draft |
| 1995 Denver Broncos draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 4 | 121 | Jamie Brown | OT | Florida A&M | |
| 4 | 124 | Ken Brown | LB | Virginia Tech | |
| 5 | 146 | Phil Yeboah-Kodie | LB | Penn State | |
| 6 | 182 | Fritz Fequeire | G | Iowa | |
| 6 | 196 | Terrell Davis * † | RB | Georgia | |
| 7 | 218 | Steve Russ | LB | Air Force | |
| 7 | 222 | Byron Chamberlain * | Wide receiver | Wayne State (NE) | |
| 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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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance | TV Time (MT) |
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| 1 | September 3, 1995 | Buffalo Bills | W 22–7 | 1–0 | 75,743
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TNT 6:00 pm |
| 2 | September 10, 1995 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 31–21 | 1–1 | 64,576
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NBC 2:00 pm |
| 3 | September 17, 1995 | Washington Redskins | W 38–31 | 2–1 | 71,930
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Fox 2:00 pm |
| 4 | September 24, 1995 | at San Diego Chargers | L 17–6 | 2–2 | 58,978
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NBC 2:00 pm |
| 5 | October 1, 1995 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 27–10 | 2–3 | 56,483
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NBC 2:00 pm |
| 6 | October 8, 1995 | at New England Patriots | W 37–3 | 3–3 | 60,074
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TNT 6:00 pm |
| 7 | October 16, 1995 | Oakland Raiders | W 27–0 | 4–3 | 75,491
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ABC 6:00 pm |
| 8 | October 22, 1995 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 21–7 | 4–4 | 71,044
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NBC 2:00 pm |
| 9 | Bye | |||||
| 10 | November 5, 1995 | Arizona Cardinals | W 38–6 | 5–4 | 71,488
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Fox 2:00 pm |
| 11 | November 12, 1995 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 31–13 | 5–5 | 60,842
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ESPN 6:00 pm |
| 12 | November 19, 1995 | San Diego Chargers | W 30–27 | 6–5 | 74,681
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NBC 2:00 pm |
| 13 | November 26, 1995 | at Houston Oilers | L 42–33 | 6–6 | 36,113
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NBC 2:00 pm |
| 14 | December 3, 1995 | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 31–23 | 7–6 | 72,231
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NBC 2:00 pm |
| 15 | December 10, 1995 | Seattle Seahawks | L 31–27 | 7–7 | 71,488
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NBC 2:00 pm |
| 16 | December 17, 1995 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 20–17 | 7–8 | 75,061
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NBC 2:00 pm |
| 17 | December 24, 1995 | at Oakland Raiders | W 31–28 | 8–8 | 50,074
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NBC 2:00 pm |
| AFC West | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| (1) Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 358 | 241 | W2 |
| (4) San Diego Chargers | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 321 | 323 | W5 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 363 | 366 | L1 |
| Denver Broncos | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 388 | 345 | W1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 348 | 332 | L6 |
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bills | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Broncos | 3 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 22 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
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The Bills first game in Denver since 1977
