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| | | | | The Tragic And Terrific Touchdown by Sketch at rootzoo.com | | | On January 11, 1987, the Denver Broncos faced the Cleveland Browns in Municipal Stadium in the AFC Championship game. The Browns were favored because they were playing at home in one of the hardest stadiums to play in.
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The 79,915 fans in Municipal Stadium didn't know that they were about to watch one of the greatest football games of all-time. That day, there were occasional snow flurries. The wind chill was 5 degrees. John Elway, who had injured his left ankle the previous week, lead the Denver Broncos down the field on the most famous drive in football history.
Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar had just thrown a 48-yard touchdown pass to Brian Brennan. That touchdown gave the Browns a 20-13 lead over the Broncos. It looked like the Browns would be heading to their very first Super Bowl. Then on Mark Moseley's next kickoff, Denver returner Ken Bell fumbled the football and fell on it at Denver's own 2 yard-line. It looked even better for the Browns as there was only 5:32 left on the game clock. Everyone on the Broncos was disappointed and thought that their season was pretty much over, except for John Elway. His teammates said that he made them believe that they could win that football game. Vance Johnson, a Denver wide receiver, said that he had never seen Elway so calm. He would lead them on the greatest scoring drives in football history. It was and is called "The Drive".
Play-by-Play of "The Drive":
First down and 10 (from the Denver 2): Elway throws a bullet to Sammy Winder for 5 yards.
Second down and 5 (from the Denver 7): Winder runs the ball for 3 yards.
Third down and 2 (from the Denver 10): Winder just gets the ball over the first down marker on a two yard run.
First down and 10 (from the Denver 12): Winder picks up another 3 yards on the ground.
Second down and 7 (from the Denver 15): Elway runs for 11 yards and a first down.
First down and 10 (from the Denver 26): Elway bullets a 22-yard pass to Steve Sewell.
First down and 10 (from the Denver 48): Elway completes a pass to S. Watson for 12 yards.
Two-Minute Warning.
First down and 10 (from the Cleveland 40 with 1:59 remaining): Elway throws an incomplete pass intended for Vance Johnson.
Second down and 10 (from the Cleveland 40 with 1:52 remaining): Elway is sacked by Dave Puzzilli for an 8 yard loss.
Third down and 18 (from the Cleveland 48 with 1:47 remaining): Elway is clutch again by delivering a 20-yard pass to Mark Jackson.
First and 10 (from the Cleveland 28 with 1:19 remaining): Elway throws another incomplete pass that was intended for S. Watson.
Second down and 10 (from the Cleveland 28 with 1:10 remaining): Elway gets another first down by completing a 14-yard pass to Steve Sewell.
First down and 10 (from the Cleveland 14 with :57 remaining): Another incomplete pass by Elway that was intended for Watson.
Second down and 10 (from the Cleveland 14 with :42 remaining): John Elway scrambles for 9 yards.
Third down and 1 (from the Cleveland 5 with :39 remaining): Elway throws a 5 yard pass to Mark Jackson for a touchdown.
Denver kicker Rich Karlis than ties it with an extra point.
The Denver Broncos would then go on to win the game and then lose in the Super Bowl. After that, the Browns were never again the same. The Broncos thrived after that season. The Broncos have gotten worse ever since John Elway retired from them. The Browns are gradually improving each year, and look to soon be in the playoffs.
The Broncos would later changed their logo to what it is today. | | | | Article Source : Article-treasure.com | | Publication date : 08-16-2008 | | | | Article by Sketch at rootzoo.com | | | | Sketch originally published this article at rootzoo.com. He's very active in the nfl football forums and is an expert when it comes to nfl picks | | | | Keywords : Elway, NFL, touchdown, superbowl, bronco's | | | | | |
