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Elway and Denver finally win the big one
In what seemed a stunning upset, John Elway and the Denver Broncos beat the defending champion Green Bay Packers 31-24 to win Super Bowl XXXII. It ended a 15-year quest for Elway, the No. 1 overall pick of the 1983 draft, who had suffered through three of the Broncos' four previous Super Bowl defeats. With the game tied 17-17 in the third quarter, Elway energized his teammates with an 8-yard scramble in which he took a flying leap and did a 360 in midair. "That's when I knew we were going to win," said tight end Sterling Sharpe. Running back Terrell Davis earned MVP honors with a 157-yard, three-touchdown performance, even though he missed the second quarter with a migraine. The Broncos proved they were no fluke by starting the 1998 season 13-0 and earning home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs.
Photo by John Biever
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