The Denver Broncos in 1962 almost did something special. They were almost relevant. They almost made the playoffs. In the end, they were the opening act of the 2009 Broncos starting the season 7-2 only to lose out to finish the season .500. It would be another ten years before the franchise ever sniffed a winning record.
Through those first nine games, the Broncos offense were topping 370 yards of total offense per game. There was trouble in paradise, however, as they were also averaging nearly four turnovers a game as well. One bright spot to the early part of that season was the fact that the Broncos defeated the Oakland Raiders on consecutive weekends (a 44-7 win in Denver on Friday, October 5, and a 23-6 win in Oakland on Sunday, October 14).