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Super Bowl XXII
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WE DID IT
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Super Bowl XXII was the Denver Broncos third trip to the Super Bowl, and one of their most notable ones. The Broncos faced the Washington Redskins, who had the first ever African-American Quarterback to start in a Super Bowl, Doug Williams. Williams had a dazzling comeback season, as he was originally a backup for Jay Schroeder at the beginning of the season. Before the game, the question was asked, would the storybook team win, or would the Broncos finally get a title on their third title game appearance?
The beginning of the game went incredible for Denver, they managed to score 10 points out of the gate before starter Doug Jones twisted his leg and Schroeder had to enter. On his first play Schroeder was sacked by Karl Meckenburg and fumbled, with Meckenburg returning the fumble for a touchdown. Denver had an almost insurmountable lead at 17-0. However, Doug Williams decided to re-enter the game. On his first play Ricky Sanders caught the ball and returned it for 78 yards. However, the Denver defense tackled him on the 2 yard line, and held the Redskins to a field goal, killing their momentum. On their next drive, Denver nailed another field goal and made the game 20-3. The rest of the quarter was boring until Elway scored a rushing touchdown at the end of the half, to make the game 27-3. The final half was Doug Williams’s attempt at a comeback, the Washington Redskins went on a 17-0 spree in the third quarter, and Denver’s confidence shifted. In the fourth quarter, both teams were stuck until the game had 6:47 left. With 5:47 left, the Broncos kicked another field goal to make it 30-20. However, Williams managed to score another touchdown with 2:01 left. The score was 30-27 and the Redskins just needed a field goal to go to overtime. However, Joe Gibbs decided to take two risks. First, he opted for an onsides kick. Shockingly, the kick was a success, and Washington received the ball on their own 47, with 1:58 left. The team took two plays to get to the 39-yard-line, as many thought the Broncos were choking. With 1:39 left, Gibbs decided to have Williams throw it deep. This became the ending of the Super Bowl. Williams threw the ball in the air towards a quickly forming mosh pit of players. The ball bounced up once, and the Denver Broncos picked it off. After the Broncos picked it off, Elway ran out the clock, and the Broncos celebrated on the field. While Denver had got the trophy this year, one could only imagine what would happen next year...
WE DID IT
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Super Bowl XXII was the Denver Broncos third trip to the Super Bowl, and one of their most notable ones. The Broncos faced the Washington Redskins, who had the first ever African-American Quarterback to start in a Super Bowl, Doug Williams. Williams had a dazzling comeback season, as he was originally a backup for Jay Schroeder at the beginning of the season. Before the game, the question was asked, would the storybook team win, or would the Broncos finally get a title on their third title game appearance?
The beginning of the game went incredible for Denver, they managed to score 10 points out of the gate before starter Doug Jones twisted his leg and Schroeder had to enter. On his first play Schroeder was sacked by Karl Meckenburg and fumbled, with Meckenburg returning the fumble for a touchdown. Denver had an almost insurmountable lead at 17-0. However, Doug Williams decided to re-enter the game. On his first play Ricky Sanders caught the ball and returned it for 78 yards. However, the Denver defense tackled him on the 2 yard line, and held the Redskins to a field goal, killing their momentum. On their next drive, Denver nailed another field goal and made the game 20-3. The rest of the quarter was boring until Elway scored a rushing touchdown at the end of the half, to make the game 27-3. The final half was Doug Williams’s attempt at a comeback, the Washington Redskins went on a 17-0 spree in the third quarter, and Denver’s confidence shifted. In the fourth quarter, both teams were stuck until the game had 6:47 left. With 5:47 left, the Broncos kicked another field goal to make it 30-20. However, Williams managed to score another touchdown with 2:01 left. The score was 30-27 and the Redskins just needed a field goal to go to overtime. However, Joe Gibbs decided to take two risks. First, he opted for an onsides kick. Shockingly, the kick was a success, and Washington received the ball on their own 47, with 1:58 left. The team took two plays to get to the 39-yard-line, as many thought the Broncos were choking. With 1:39 left, Gibbs decided to have Williams throw it deep. This became the ending of the Super Bowl. Williams threw the ball in the air towards a quickly forming mosh pit of players. The ball bounced up once, and the Denver Broncos picked it off. After the Broncos picked it off, Elway ran out the clock, and the Broncos celebrated on the field. While Denver had got the trophy this year, one could only imagine what would happen next year...
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