Broncos Hope To Capitalize On Lions’ Rough Start

By Mark Schiff
With 17 playoff appearances and just five losing seasons since owner Pat Bowlen bought the team in 1984, Broncos fans have had a lot to cheer for over the past 31 years. So pity the poor souls who root for the Detroit Lions. There are any number of miserable markers one can use to illustrate the depths of Lions’ fans perennial suffering, but for a particularly painful comparison to Denver, consider that since 1984, Detroit has appeared in just three more total playoff games