Editing Denver Broncos (section)

====John Fox years (2011–2014)====
Following the [[2010 Denver Broncos season|2010 season]], [[Joe Ellis]] was promoted from chief operating officer to team president, while [[John Elway]] returned to the organization as the team's executive vice president of football operations.<ref>{{cite news |author=Klis, Mike |title=Broncos officially announce Elway hire, promote Ellis to president |url=http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_17015369 |newspaper=The Denver Post |date=January 5, 2011 |access-date=January 5, 2011 |archive-date=January 7, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110107073312/http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_17015369 |url-status=live }}</ref> In addition, the Broncos hired [[John Fox (American football)|John Fox]] as the team's 14th [[List of Denver Broncos head coaches|head coach]]. Fox previously served as the [[Carolina Panthers]]' head coach from 2002 to 2010.<ref>{{cite news|title=JOHN FOX NAMED AS HEAD COACH|url=https://history.denverbroncos.com/2011/01/john-fox-named-as-head-coach/|website=DenverBroncos.com|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|date=January 13, 2011|access-date=November 22, 2020|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805050810/https://history.denverbroncos.com/2011/01/john-fox-named-as-head-coach/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Following a 1–4 start to the [[2011 Denver Broncos season|2011 season]], [[Tim Tebow]] replaced [[Kyle Orton]] as the Broncos' starting [[List of Denver Broncos starting quarterbacks|quarterback]], and "Tebow Time" was born.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2011 |title=Tebow time: 1–4 Broncos make switch at QB |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7087660/tim-tebow-replaces-kyle-orton-denver-broncos-starting-quarterback-john-fox-says#:~:text=Orton%2520didn't%2520carry%2520over,Orton%2520and%2520sent%2520in%2520Tebow. |access-date=August 24, 2024 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref> Tebow led the Broncos with toughness, determination and miraculous come-from-behind victories which gave the Broncos hope and were the catalyst for better things to come. Tebow led the Broncos to an 8–8 record and garnered the team's first playoff berth and division title since [[2005 Denver Broncos season|2005]]. The Broncos defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round on a memorable 80-yard touchdown pass from Tebow to [[wide receiver]] [[Demaryius Thomas]] on the first play of overtime, setting a record for the fastest overtime in [[National Football League|NFL]] history.<ref>{{cite news|last=Legan|first=Kenny|title=Thomas Shines in Overtime Victory|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/thomas-shines-in-overtime-victory-6775987|website=DenverBroncos.com|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|date=January 8, 2012|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020062737/https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/thomas-shines-in-overtime-victory-6775987|url-status=live}}</ref> However, the Broncos lost to the [[2011 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] in the Divisional round.<ref name="BroncosPatriots2011">{{cite news |author=Klis, Mike |title=Tom Brady leads Patriots' 45–10 rout of Broncos, Tim Tebow in NFL playoffs |url=http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_19745656 |newspaper=The Denver Post |date=January 14, 2012 |access-date=January 14, 2012 |archive-date=January 18, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118022114/http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_19745656 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2012, the Broncos reached an agreement on a five-year, [[Dollar|$]]96&nbsp;million contract with former longtime [[Indianapolis Colts]]' quarterback [[Peyton Manning]], who had recently missed the entire {{nfly|2011}} season following multiple neck surgeries.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/7713078/2012-nfl-free-agency-peyton-manning-denver-broncos-agree-96m-deal-source-says |title=Peyton Manning, Broncos OK deal |publisher=ESPN |date=March 20, 2012 |access-date=March 20, 2012 |archive-date=March 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320154044/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/7713078/2012-nfl-free-agency-peyton-manning-denver-broncos-agree-96m-deal-source-says |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-peyton-manning-question-20120320,0,7718384.story?track=rss |title=How will Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos fare next season? |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=March 20, 2012 |access-date=March 20, 2012 |archive-date=March 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320213147/http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-peyton-manning-question-20120320,0,7718384.story |url-status=live }}</ref> This resulted in the Broncos subsequently trading incumbent quarterback Tim Tebow to the [[2012 New York Jets season|New York Jets]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Cimini |first1=Rich |last2=McManus |first2=Jane |date=March 22, 2012 |title=Jets acquire Tim Tebow for draft pick |url=https://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7718133/new-york-jets-acquire-tim-tebow-4th-round-pick |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324074025/http://espn.go.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7718133/new-york-jets-acquire-tim-tebow-4th-round-pick |archive-date=March 24, 2012 |access-date=March 22, 2012 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> The Broncos finished with a 13–3 record and the [[American Football Conference|AFC]]'s No. 1 seed in the [[2012–13 NFL playoffs|2012 playoffs]], but were [[Mile High Miracle|defeated by the Baltimore Ravens]] in the Divisional round.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Caldwell|first1=Gray|last2=Zaas|first2=Stuart|title=Double-OT Heartbreaker Ends Denver's Season|url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/double-ot-heartbreaker-ends-denver-s-season-9349539|website=DenverBroncos.com|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|date=January 12, 2013|access-date=May 23, 2019|archive-date=January 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116064752/https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/double-ot-heartbreaker-ends-denver-s-season-9349539|url-status=live}}</ref>

Like in [[2012 Denver Broncos season|2012]], the [[2013 Denver Broncos season|2013 Broncos]] finished with a 13–3 record and the AFC's No. 1 seed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2013 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/ |access-date=August 24, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The Broncos broke all offensive records and QB Peyton Manning shattered many quarterback records that season as well.<ref name="e573">{{cite web | last=Legwold | first=Jeff | title=The 2013 Broncos, the NFL's only 600-point team | website=ESPN.com | date=September 27, 2023 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/38492638/denver-broncos-peyton-manning-nfl-record-606-points-2013-season#:~:text=Quarterback%20Peyton%20Manning%20threw%20for,back%2Dto%2Dback%20games. | access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> In the [[2013–14 NFL playoffs|2013 playoffs]], they defeated the [[2013 San Diego Chargers season|San Diego Chargers]] in the Divisional round and the [[2013 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] in the AFC Championship.<ref name="z759">{{cite web | title=Manning, Broncos beat Chargers 24–17 | website=WBIR.com | date=January 12, 2014 | url=https://www.wbir.com/article/sports/ncaa/manning-broncos-beat-chargers-24-17/51-95278218 | access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref><ref name="d003">{{cite web | title=Denver Broncos defeat New England Patriots 26–16 | website=CNN | date=January 19, 2014 | url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/01/19/us/afc-championship-game/index.html | access-date=August 24, 2024}}</ref> However, the Broncos lost to the [[2013 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]] in [[Super Bowl XLVIII]] by a score of 43–8, the Broncos' first [[Super Bowl]] berth since winning back-to-back Super Bowls in [[1997 Denver Broncos season|1997]] and [[1998 Denver Broncos season|1998]].<ref>{{cite news |author=Klis, Mike |title=Broncos, Peyton Manning struggle in Super Bowl loss to the Seahawks |url=http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_25048459/broncos-peyton-manning-super-bowl-blowout-seahawks |newspaper=The Denver Post |date=February 2, 2014 |access-date=February 2, 2014 |archive-date=February 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140211140304/http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_25048459/broncos-peyton-manning-super-bowl-blowout-seahawks |url-status=live }}</ref>

Prior to the start of the [[2014 Denver Broncos season|2014 season]], the Broncos announced that [[Pat Bowlen]], the team's owner since [[1984 Denver Broncos season|1984]], relinquished control of the team due to his battle with [[Alzheimer's disease]], resulting in team president Joe Ellis and general manager John Elway assuming control of the team.<ref name="Klis, Mike"/> The Broncos finished the 2014 season with a 12–4 record and the AFC's No. 2 seed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2014 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2014/index.htm |access-date=August 4, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> However, the Broncos were defeated by the [[2014 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]] in the Divisional round of the [[2014–15 NFL playoffs|2014 playoffs]], marking the third time in four seasons that the Broncos lost in the Divisional round of the playoffs.<ref name="o604">{{cite web | last=Klis | first=Mike | title=Denver Broncos stunned by Indianapolis Colts in home playoff loss | website=The Denver Post | date=January 11, 2015 | url=https://www.denverpost.com/2015/01/11/denver-broncos-stunned-by-indianapolis-colts-in-home-playoff-loss/ | access-date=August 4, 2024}}</ref> Quarterback Peyton Manning had been playing with strained quadriceps for the final month of the 2014 season.<ref>{{cite web |author=Schefter, Adam |title=Peyton was injured for past month |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/12154238/peyton-manning-denver-broncos-played-torn-right-quad-last-month-season |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=January 12, 2015 |access-date=January 12, 2015 |archive-date=January 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112201223/http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/id/12154238/peyton-manning-denver-broncos-played-torn-right-quad-last-month-season |url-status=live }}</ref>[[File:Gary Kubiak SB Parade Cropped.jpg|thumb|right|200px|[[Gary Kubiak]] won [[Super Bowl 50]] in his first season as the Broncos head coach.]]