The Broncos win a SECOND Super Bowl? You're kiddin', right?  
By A3OI841P5R6FCH on 2003-08-11
I must've spent the entire 1998 off-season following the Broncos' upset victory over the Packers in Super Bowl XXXII getting over my disbelief that Denver had finally won the big one. I musta said to myself, "The Denver Broncos didn't REALLY win the Super Bowl, did they? Naaahh, can't be... not really...?" about a million times during those long spring and summer months leadin' up to kickoff '98. Hey, if you saw the three previous Super Bowls that John "Chiclet-Choppers" Elway and his team played in-- and never even came close to winning-- you'd have spent half a year in a daze of self-denial, too!
But, as the 1998 season hit its midpoint, it was apparent the Broncos were that year's team of destiny. By the time they reached thirteen straight victories, they looked like a lock to win it all-- which is what they'd eventually do of course. It says so on the video cover box, you know...
A few fave season highlights-and not-so-fave lowlights:
Game 2 versus Dallas: I love it when the Cowboys get beaten down in a convincing fashion-- well, not as much as when the Niners do it, but I'll take what I can get. Denver coasts to victory here, 42 to 23.
Game 3 at Oakland: Denver shakes off an early interception return for a TD and buries the ChokeLand Faders with the help of a touchdown-scoring pickoff of their own. Speakin' of that interception score: now I don't like the Raiders (like you haven't already figured that out for yourself, right?), but I was kinda miffed by Ray Crockett's tiny-step walk into the end zone strut for the score. 'Course, I've never been a big fan of over-the-top showboating, even when it's done by a team I like against one I can't stand. If I were the running back who followed him to the goal line (and gave up tryin' to stop him before he did his plodding little strut, 'cuz he's a mommy-coddled wussbag just like the rest of his team-- a team that should just move back to L.A. so that bay area pro sports can finally have a bit of class again (see, I really DO hate the Raiders!)), I woulda' run back at him and made like Don Beebe on Leon Lett before he crossed the goal line, if ya catch my drift. I did enjoy seeing then-Raiders head coach Jon Gruden (a few years before he joined a REAL TEAM and beat his old team senseless in the Super Bowl-- oh man, I still laugh like a mental patient every time I think about it! Heck, I'm thinkin' about it right now... eh heh... Ah-HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! See, told ya...) doing his "I-just-sucked-on-an-alum-soaked-lemon-for-an-hour" scowl at the end of this segment, though...
Game 7 versus Jacksonville: Elam's record-tying 63-yard field goal to end the first half helps demoralize the Jags, as does RB Terrell Davis' feat of being only the third man in NFL history to rush for 1000 or more yards in the first seven games of the season.
Game 8 versus Cincinnati: Elway leads a last-minute tie-breaking scoring drive to sink the Bengals. Hey, wait a minute... a last-minute winning drive against THE BENGALS??? Boy, the Broncos musta' REALLY been out of it to let Cincinnati stay in the game, let alone allow them to tie...
Game 10 versus Oakland: The Silver-and-Blacked-Out get buried under a sea of Broncos points. I love it! Also, Elway joins Dan Marino as the only quarterbacks to pass for more than 50,000 career yards.
Game 13 versus KC: The Broncos overcome a 10-point deficit at one point, and go on to win it in the final minute.
The video blows right by Denver's back-to-back losses against the Giants and the Dolphins. And I don't blame 'em for not wasting time on 'em; who wants to watch clips of their team losing? Well, unless they're some sorta masochistic Detroit Lions aficionado or Cincinnati Bengals nut, that is...
Season finale versus Seattle: Terrell Davis needed 170 yards to become only the fourth RB in NFL history to gain 2000 yards in a season-- and he got 'em and then some! John Elway also makes a mark in the record books by completing his 300th career touchdown pass.
AFC Championship versus the New York Jets: Neither team could effectively move the ball during the first half, although the Jets did manage a 1/2-yard TD plunge following a punt block for a 10-0 halftime lead. But thanks to a Broncos defense that forced a few opportune Jets turnovers and took advantage of a couple fortunate bounces of the ball, Denver managed to pull away and hold on for one of the toughest wins I've ever witnessed in the NFL postseason.
Super Bowl XXXIII against the Atlanta Falcons: This game's big behind-the-scenes drama focused partly on Atlanta head coach Dan Reeves, who led the Broncos to their last three Super Bowl defeats, and was about to coach the Falcons to their first against his former team (ironic, isn't it?). This game would saddle him with the dubious distinction of being the third man to coach a team to four Super Bowl losses in as many tries.
Sadly, this game became yet another in a string of STUPOR Bowls. Denver held the lead for most of the day, and extended it well beyond the reach of Atlanta's ability to come back. The Falcons did have plenty of opportunities to make the game interesting, however; unfortunately for them, their many trips inside the Denver red zone yielded very little in the way of points. They did manage to return a kickoff for a TD late in the second half. But as narrator Harry Kalas said, the score was much too little, and far too late to help. Oh, did I fail to mention that John Elway won game MVP honors? Yeah, yeah, I know: I never thought I'd ever see the day, either...
'Late
A comprehensive look at the most dominant team in history.
By on 1999-02-26
I think that last years video has more dramatics and excitement, but this year's does a good job of showing the team in a less exciting and more challenging role of being the favorite to win it all. It's all there, the great running of Terrell Davis, Elway magic, Shanahan's genius. There is no better way to remember the fantastic season than with this video.
Back-to-Back Champs...Back-to-Back Videos
By on 1999-03-26
With last years Super run, this year had huge expectations. And the same rules apply to this tape. And you know what? I think this tape is better! Just like this years' Bronco team... BETTER!
We waited a Long Time For This.
By A2MX3M67J8D6BZ on 1999-02-21
As a sincere and longstanding Bronco fan It is really a wonderful felling to have finally WON IT ALL. Not one time but, BACK TO BACK. I only wish that we could have played the Vikings...... I will love this video just as much as the 1998 video. GO Broncos! One More Time Butterfly of Denver
The second time Broncos win
By on 1999-02-19
I think you should buy this because you should see Jhon Elway last game before it is gone. So I think you should buy it. So get off the chair and get one from the internet.NOW!
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