The Jets defeated the Oakland Raiders, 27-23, in the ninth American Football League championship game in windy, freezing ...

Marlin Briscoe, who became the first Black quarterback to start in the AFL when he played the position for the Broncos in 1968, passed away Monday at the age of 76, The Athletic confirmed. Briscoe ...

The New England Patriots recovered a backwards pass on Sunday in the AFC Championship in Denver. After a challenge by Bill Belichick, the Pats were given the ball and subsequently scored a touchdown ...

In 1968, a small quarterback from Omaha, Nebraska, took the field for the Broncos and made history as modern American pro football's first Black starting quarterback. He dazzled and delighted crowds ...

After a rookie season in 1968 when he set a franchise record for touchdown passes for the Denver Broncos that stands to this day, Marlin Briscoe was in for a rude awakening. That season, Briscoe stood ...

It happened long before many present-day New York Jets fans were born, but its importance has not been lost over the years. The Jets' Super Bowl III victory essentially laid the foundation for what we ...

Former Broncos quarterback Marlin Briscoe passed away late last month, and now his family is asking for donations to help cover the cost of his funeral expenses. Briscoe was drafted by the Broncos in ...

Marlin Briscoe may not have been from an HBCU, but black sports enthusiasts across America applauded his ascension to become the first black starting quarterback in the NFL. The days of discrimination ...

Former Oakland Raiders safety George Atkinson, who helped the team to five consecutive AFC Championship Games, has died, the team announced. He was 78. Atkinson's cause of death was not revealed.