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Broncos' opener vs. Los Angeles Chargers shares similarities with 1962 opener

Broncos fans, you get the first official look at the Los Angeles Chargers.

When the Broncos kick off the 2017 season, they’ll do so with a “Monday Night Football” date with the recently relocated franchise. That game, which will wrap up Week 1 of the NFL’s schedule, will be the first regular-season contest for the Los Angeles Chargers since their inaugural season in 1960.

Just one year after the Chargers moved to San Diego, the Broncos hosted the Chargers in a night game to kick off the season. Fifty-five years ago, the Broncos welcomed the then-San Diego Chargers for a kickoff game similar to the one they’ll play in 2017.