Imagine how even more difficult it must have been, not just for Broncos fans, but Colorado-area sports fans in general for decades watching and rooting for all your teams(Broncos and Nuggets in 1980s, Rockies and Avalanche by early-mid 90s) your teams have a reputation of being good or great enough to make the big game or get close to NBA Finals, NHL Stanley Cup Finals, or World Series but although you make it entertaining, you lose badly. Although the Rockies and Avalanche had had some success, especially Avalanche winning Stanley Cup in 1996, they were already a good team but that was their first season and for some, it didnt feel it was completely your team. Nuggets franchise for over 4 decades have shown they can score record amounts of points and win a lot of regular-season games, but often get bumped out in the first or second round, maybe every 3-4 years or so, like this season they'll over-achieve and make the WC Finals, but lose to a more complete, talented HOF-caliber team. Before 1997, Denver's sports reputation mostly was seen as 0-4 in SBs and Elway was QB for 3 of them. But when they did, how the franchise was viewed, past or present players, coaches, assistant coaches perceived their organization radically changed. Broncos fans, who'd filled up Mile High Stadium for over 2 decades to witness so many special, memorable, heartbreaking and thrilling moments in regular and postseasons, now had that Lombardi Trophy they had been chasing for over 20 years when Broncomania catapulted a new, young, dynamic Broncos team to its first SB appearance in New Orleans only to be crushed and sent home devastated for the first of four times over the next 15 years. I'm a diehard Saints fan, so I can't relate to being a fan of a team who's experienced so many thrilling, memorable moments, close, almost-ulcer inducing wins and reveling in the aura and excitement of highest of highs and most crushing defeats for first 37 years of my NFL team's existence. But I watched it as a kid and maturing into a young man how Denver persevered and prospered despite being labeled "big-game losers" throughout the 80s and early-mid 90s.
@danielle1216 That's just the way it has to be sometimes. One player doesn't win a Super Bowl, the best TEAMS win Super Bowls. Yes, TD was the biggest key during that game. Without that amazing O-Line? TD wouldn't have been able to do anything.
They wouldn't have won any games or make the playoffs without elway. They had the same team in 99 and look what happen the only guy they lost was Davis in like week 5 they didn't make the playoffs without John elway..you don't know what your talking about.. elways runs on 3rd and 6 to get 1st downs to eventually score were huge. Bubby brister would have folded or Brian griese 1999 they had everyone except elway. Did they make it to the Superbowl? No NoNo . So think about what you say.
As a Wisconsin sports fan that SB 32 loss was beyond DEVISTATING
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Favre back to back mvp and back to back champion would put him top 5
It sucked living in Denver at the time and being a Packers and Broncos fan. Now I live back in Wisconsin.
Imagine how even more difficult it must have been, not just for Broncos fans, but Colorado-area sports fans in general for decades watching and rooting for all your teams(Broncos and Nuggets in 1980s, Rockies and Avalanche by early-mid 90s) your teams have a reputation of being good or great enough to make the big game or get close to NBA Finals, NHL Stanley Cup Finals, or World Series but although you make it entertaining, you lose badly. Although the Rockies and Avalanche had had some success, especially Avalanche winning Stanley Cup in 1996, they were already a good team but that was their first season and for some, it didnt feel it was completely your team. Nuggets franchise for over 4 decades have shown they can score record amounts of points and win a lot of regular-season games, but often get bumped out in the first or second round, maybe every 3-4 years or so, like this season they'll over-achieve and make the WC Finals, but lose to a more complete, talented HOF-caliber team. Before 1997, Denver's sports reputation mostly was seen as 0-4 in SBs and Elway was QB for 3 of them. But when they did, how the franchise was viewed, past or present players, coaches, assistant coaches perceived their organization radically changed. Broncos fans, who'd filled up Mile High Stadium for over 2 decades to witness so many special, memorable, heartbreaking and thrilling moments in regular and postseasons, now had that Lombardi Trophy they had been chasing for over 20 years when Broncomania catapulted a new, young, dynamic Broncos team to its first SB appearance in New Orleans only to be crushed and sent home devastated for the first of four times over the next 15 years.
I'm a diehard Saints fan, so I can't relate to being a fan of a team who's experienced so many thrilling, memorable moments, close, almost-ulcer inducing wins and reveling in the aura and excitement of highest of highs and most crushing defeats for first 37 years of my NFL team's existence. But I watched it as a kid and maturing into a young man how Denver persevered and prospered despite being labeled "big-game losers" throughout the 80s and early-mid 90s.
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Super Bowl XXXII really was the "Terrell Davis" Bowl. Without him Elway still has 0 SB rings.
Did you watch the Broncos Falcons super bowl? Elway won MVP.
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@danielle1216 That's just the way it has to be sometimes. One player doesn't win a Super Bowl, the best TEAMS win Super Bowls. Yes, TD was the biggest key during that game. Without that amazing O-Line? TD wouldn't have been able to do anything.
and Elway retired and the Broncos do nothing in like 15 years, so your point is dumb
They wouldn't have won any games or make the playoffs without elway. They had the same team in 99 and look what happen the only guy they lost was Davis in like week 5 they didn't make the playoffs without John elway..you don't know what your talking about.. elways runs on 3rd and 6 to get 1st downs to eventually score were huge. Bubby brister would have folded or Brian griese 1999 they had everyone except elway. Did they make it to the Superbowl? No NoNo . So think about what you say.