Look Back At Every Denver Broncos Super Bowl Game Well, let's face it...it was a very dark and dreary Super Bowl history from the birth of the big game in January of 1967 until the January of 1998 when John Elway hoisted the franchise's first Lombardi Trophy. Prior to Super Bowl 32 in San Diego when the Broncos knocked off the Packers, Denver had appeared in 5 Super Bowls (which is great) but managed to lose each and every time...and in blowout fashion. In fact, the Broncos are saddled with the two biggest blowout losses in Super Bowl history (vs 49'ers Jan.1990 and Seahawks Feb. 2014) Up until the Broncos won their first title, John Elway's career (albeit still a very successful and Hall of Fame worthy) had something missing...winning the BIG game.