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The 1983 Denver Broncos season was the team’s 24th year in professional football and its 14th with the National Football League (NFL). The team finished the year with nine wins and seven losses giving them 3rd place in the AFC West and their first playoff berth in four seasons. It was the third season for head coach Dan Reeves.Before the season the Broncos traded with the Baltimore Colts for the rights to first overall pick in the 1983 draft quarterback John Elway.