<Tr> <Th> 23 </Th> <Th> 19 </Th> <Th>--</Th> <Th_colspan="3"> (1960--2017, includes only playoffs) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 493 </Th> <Th> 423 </Th> <Th> 10 </Th> <Th_colspan="3"> (1960--2017, regular season and 1960--2017, playoffs; 3 NFL Championships) </Th> </Tr> <Ol> <Li> Jump up ^ As a result of the AFL - NFL Merger, the league was broken into two conferences, with the AFL teams moving into the American Football Conference . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ Due to the 1982 strike - shortened season, the league was broken up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ This game included The Drive, where quarterback John Elway led the Broncos on a 98 - yard drive to tie the game with less than a minute left . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ The strike of 1987 reduced the regular season schedule from sixteen to fifteen games . </Li> <Li> Jump up ^ This game included The Fumble, where Cleveland Browns' running back Earnest Byner fumbled at the Broncos' 3 - yard line, enabling the Broncos to win the game . </Li> </Ol> <Li> Jump up ^ As a result of the AFL - NFL Merger, the league was broken into two conferences, with the AFL teams moving into the American Football Conference . </Li>

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