2005 Denver Broncos season

The 2005 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League and the 46th overall. The Denver Broncos closed out the 2005 regular season with a 13–3 record, the franchise's second-best number of wins of all time and their third best win percentage ever. They won their first playoff game since winning Super Bowl XXXIII in the 1998 season. They failed to get to the Super Bowl however, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers, that season's champions, in the AFC Championship game. Denver would not make the postseason again until 2011 and another Conference championship until 2013, under the leadership of Peyton Manning whom the Broncos acquired in 2012.

2005 Denver Broncos season

The 2005 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 36th season in the National Football League and the 46th overall. The Denver Broncos closed out the 2005 regular season with a 13–3 record, the franchise's second-best number of wins of all time and their third best win percentage ever. They won their first playoff game since winning Super Bowl XXXIII in the 1998 season. They failed to get to the Super Bowl however, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers, that season's champions, in the AFC Championship game. Denver would not make the postseason again until 2011 and another Conference championship until 2013, under the leadership of Peyton Manning whom the Broncos acquired in 2012.