Denver Broncos 1983
{{Stagione squadra football americano
|club = Denver Broncos
|stagione = 1983
|immagine = Denver Broncos wordmark (1968 - 1996).png
|didascalia = 
|allenatore1 = {{Bandiera|USA}} [[Dan Reeves (allenatore)|Dan Reeves]]
|manager = {{Bandiera|USA}} [[Hein Poulos]]
|presidente =
|campionato = [[National Football League 1983|NFL 1983]]
|campionato posizione = '''9-7'''<br />Terzi nella [[AFC West]]
|playoff = 
|playoff posizione = Sconfitta nel wild card round ([[Seattle Seahawks 1983|Seahawks]])
|immaginedivisa = Broncos 1968-96 uniforms.png
|Pro Bowler = 
|stagione prima = [[Denver Broncos 1982|1982]]
|stagione dopo = [[Denver Broncos 1984|1984]]
}}

La '''stagione {{NFLS|1983}} dei [[Denver Broncos]]''' è stata la 14ª della franchigia nella [[National Football League]], la 24ª complessiva e la 3ª con [[Dan Reeves (allenatore)|Dan Reeves]] come capo-allenatore.<ref>{{cita news|lingua= en |url= http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/den/1983.htm |titolo= 1983 Denver Broncos |editore= Pro Football Reference |data= | accesso= 11 marzo 2018 }}</ref> 

Prima della stagione, i Broncos ottennero in uno scambio la prima scelta assoluta del [[Draft NFL 1983]] dei [[Baltimore Colts]], il quarterback [[John Elway]]. Questi iniziò dieci gare come titolare per i Broncos come [[rookie]], vincendone quattro. Nelle prime due fu sostituito con la squadra in svantaggio dal veterano [[Steve DeBerg]].<ref name=lhrdbd>{{Cita news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=p58fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DtYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1426%2C1040178 |giornale=Gadsden Times |città=Alabama |editore=Associated Press |titolo=Elway hurt; DeBerg directs Broncos win |data=5 settembre 1983 |p=B4}}</ref><ref name=ddbkres>{{Cita news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v_8sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fs0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=2341%2C2693101 |giornale=Palm Beach Post |editore=wire services |titolo=Denver's DeBerg keeps rescuing $5 million man |data=13 settembre 1983 |p=D6}}</ref>

== Scelte nel Draft 1983 ==
{{vedi anche|Draft NFL 1983}}
{| class="wikitable"
| colspan="6" style="background:#FB4F14; color:white; border:2px solid #10274c; " |<div style="text-align:center">'''Scelte dei Broncos nel Draft 1983'''</div>
|-
!Giro
!Scelta
!Giocatore
!Ruolo
!College
!Note
|-
|1
|4
|[[Chris Hinton]] 
|Guardia
|Northwestern
|Scambiato con i Baltimore Colts per [[John Elway]]
|-
|2
|31
|[[Mark Cooper]] 
|Tackle
|Miami (FL)
|
|-
|3
|60
|[[Clint Sampson]] 
|Wide Receiver
|San Diego State
|
|-
|5
|116
|George "Weedy" Harris 
|Linebacker
|Houston
|
|-
|5
|125
|Bruce Baldwin 
|Defensive Back
|Harding
|
|-
|6
|143
|[[Victor Heflin]] 
|Defensive Back
|Delaware State
|
|-
|7
|172
|Myron Dupree 
|Defensive Back
|North Carolina Central
|
|-
|8
|197
|[[Gary Kubiak]] 
|Quarterback
|Texas A&M
|
|-
|9
|228
|Brian Hawkins 
|Defensive Back
|San Jose State
|
|-
|10
|254
|[[Walt Bowyer]] 
|Defensive End
|Arizona State
|
|-
|11
|283
|Don Bailey 
|Center
|Miami (FL)
|
|-
|12
|310
|[[Karl Mecklenburg]]
|Linebacker
|Minnesota
|
|}

== Calendario ==

=== Stagione regolare ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#FB4F14; color:white; border:2px solid #10274c; "|<div align="center">'''Stagione regolare'''</div>
|-
!Turno
!Avversario
!Risultato
!Stadio
!Record
|-
|1
|at [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
|'''V''' 14–10
|[[Three Rivers Stadium]]
|1–0
|-
|2
|at [[Baltimore Colts]]
|'''V''' 17–10
|[[Memorial Stadium (Baltimora)|Memorial Stadium]]
|2–0
|-
|3
|[[Philadelphia Eagles]]
|'''S''' 10–13
|[[Mile High Stadium]]
|2–1
|-
|4
|[[Los Angeles Raiders]]
|'''S''' 7–22
|Mile High Stadium
|2–2
|-
|5
|at [[Chicago Bears]]
|'''S''' 14–31
|[[Soldier Field]]
|2–3
|-
|6
|at [[Houston Oilers 1983|Houston Oilers]]
|'''V''' 26–14
|[[Astrodome]]
|3–3
|-
|7
|[[Cincinnati Bengals]]
|'''V''' 24–17
|Mile High Stadium
|4–3
|-
|8
|[[San Diego Chargers]]
|'''V''' 14–6
|Mile High Stadium
|5–3
|-
|9
|[[Kansas City Chiefs]]
|'''V''' 27–24
|Mile High Stadium
|6–3
|-
|10
|at [[Seattle Seahawks 1983|Seattle Seahawks]]
|'''S''' 19–27
|[[Kingdome]]
|6–4
|-
|11
|at [[Los Angeles Raiders]]
|'''S''' 20–22
|[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|6–5
|-
|12
|[[Seattle Seahawks 1983|Seattle Seahawks]]
|'''V''' 38–27
|Mile High Stadium
|7–5
|-
|13
|at [[San Diego Chargers]]
|'''S''' 7–31
|[[Qualcomm Stadium|San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium]]
|7–6
|-
|14
|[[Cleveland Browns]]
|'''V''' 27–6
|Mile High Stadium
|8–6
|-
|15
|[[Baltimore Colts]]
|'''V''' 21–19
|Mile High Stadium
|9–6
|-
|16
|at [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
|'''S''' 17–48
|[[Arrowhead Stadium]]
|9–7
|}

=== Playoff ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="4" style="background:#FB4F14; color:white; border:2px solid #10274c; "|<div align="center">'''Playoff'''</div>
|-
!Turno
!Avversario
!Risultato
!Stadio
|-
|Wild Card
|at [[Seattle Seahawks 1983|Seattle Seahawks]]
|'''S''' 7–31
|Kingdome
|}

==Classifiche==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="10" |AFC West
|-
!
!V
!S
!P
!%
!<abbr>DIV</abbr>
!<abbr>CONF</abbr>
!<abbr>PF</abbr>
!<abbr>PS</abbr>
!<abbr>Str.</abbr>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[Los Angeles Raiders]]<sup>(1)</sup>
|12
|4
|0
|.750
|6–2
|10–2
|442
|338
|V1
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|[[Seattle Seahawks 1983|Seattle Seahawks]]<sup>(4)</sup>
|9
|7
|0
|.563
|5–3
|8–4
|403
|397
|V2
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
|'''Denver Broncos'''<sup>(5)</sup>
|9
|7
|0
|.563
|3–5
|9–5
|302
|327
|S1
|-
|[[San Diego Chargers]]
|6
|10
|0
|.375
|4–4
|4–8
|358
|462
|S1
|-
|[[Kansas City Chiefs]]
|6
|10
|0
|.375
|2–6
|4–8
|386
|367
|V1
|}

== Note ==
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==Collegamenti esterni==
*{{cita web|http://www.denverbroncos.com/|Sito dei Denver Broncos}}

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