Hey, Guys, Get A (poll-) Grip!

True, Morris, Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick were terrific running backs, but Terrell Davis is all three rolled into one. He'd run through Miami like 1-95. Just to give you an idea of how things have changed, that No Name defense had just one black guy on it. "Really?" says Sharpe. "Then we'd just run go routes all day on them."

If the Broncos end up unbeaten, their achievement will be greater than Miami's, and not just because they would be 19-0, to the Dolphins' 17-0. Do you know how hard it is to build a great team in the era of free agency, parity and ESPN2? Do you have any idea how much media will descend upon Denver if the Broncos get close? How much media did Miami have to deal with in '72—two sportswriters and a trained seal?

Look, I'm not saying Miami wasn't great in its day. It was. But that day is gone like Pong.

Anderson says he'll have champagne on ice for that Monday night. I'm sure he'll get to pop it, too, and toast the best team that ever played.

Too bad it won't be his.