The Denver Broncos is a professional football team that plays in the West Division of the American Football Conference of the National Football League. The Denver Broncos have appeared in the Super Bowl six times. They did not win their first championship until 1997 when they defeated the Green Bay Packers. The following year, Denver defeated the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII. Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway led the Broncos to their back to back championships.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/denver/broncos.html

During the 2010 season, Denver began the season with a 3-9 record and also came under fire after video taping the practice sessions of their week eight opponent, the San Francisco 49ers.http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/2010/11/27/2010-11-27_spygate_ii_nfl_investigating_whether_broncos_employee_videotaped_49ers_walkthrou.html http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/schedule/_/name/den/year/2010/denver-broncos On December 6, 2010, the team fired head coach Josh McDaniels, who took over in 2009 for long time Super Bowl-winning coach Mike Shanahan. Running backs coach Eric Studesville was promoted to the interim head coach position.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5895575

On March 14, 2010, the Denver Broncos acquired Brady Quinn from the Cleveland Browns. In return, the Browns received fullback Peyton Hillis, a 2011 sixth-round pick and a conditional 2012 pick.http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4995081

During the 2010 NFL draft, the Broncos took former Florida quarterback Tim Tebow as the 25th pick of the first round. Denver also selected wide receiver Demaryius Thomas of Georgia Tech as the 22nd selection.http://www.nfl.com/draft/2010/tracker#dt-by-round-input:1

John Elway was the quarterback of the Denver Broncos from 1983 to 1998. Elway announced his retirement after winning Super Bowl XXXIII and earning Super Bowl MVP honors. Originally drafted in the first round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts, he was traded to Denver. Elway completed several fourth quarter comebacks, including "The Drive." In the 1986 AFC Championship Game, he led the Broncos 98-yard touchdown drive to defeat the Cleveland Browns.http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PLAYER_ID=64

On February 6, 2010, former Denver Bronco Floyd Little was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Little played for the Broncos for nine seasons after he was selected sixth overall in the 1967 NFL Draft. During his career, he started as a return specialist before going on to rush for 6,323 yards and 43 touchdowns. Little also played in five Pro Bowls or AFL All-Star Games and earned two All-AFL or ALL-NFL selections.http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=292