The Texans made themselves a comforting break on the opening kickoff when Denver's Al Carmichael was jarred loose from the ball when Dave Grayson, the speedy halfback, hit him and Guard Al Reynolds claimed it for Dallas.

The current ( 2012 ) Women of the World Poetry Slam Champion is Dominique Ashaheed, who was also part of Denver's Slam Nuba in 2011.

Denver's longest play of the game was just 21 yards, which occurred on their opening drive.

On the Broncos ' next possession, Morton was intercepted again when his pass was tipped by linebacker Bob Breunig into the arms of defensive back Aaron Kyle, who then returned the ball 19 yards to Denver's 35-yard line.

Before being taken out of the game, Denver's starting quarterback Craig Morton completed just 4 out of 15 passes for 39 yards and was intercepted 4 times.

Denver's linebacking core, led by three time Pro Bowler Tom Jackson and Karl Mecklenburg, who recorded 9. 5 sacks, was viewed as comparable to the Giants ' Pro Bowl linebackers.

Denver's Vance Johnson was the top receiver of the game, with 5 receptions for 121 yards, an average of 24. 2 yards per catch, and a touchdown.

Back-up quarterback Jay Schroeder was sacked by Denver's Karl Mecklenburg on his first snap, continuing the Redskins ' offensive woes.

He was also Denver's second leading rusher with 32 yards on 3 carries ; this would be the only Super Bowl in which Elway did not score a rushing touchdown.

Jackson was Denver's top receiver with 4 catches for 76 yards.

One of Denver's new major additions was rookie running back Bobby Humphrey, who rushed for 1, 151 yards, caught 22 passes for 156 yards, and scored 8 touchdowns.

Humphrey was Denver's leading rusher and receiver, with 61 rushing yards and 3 receptions for 38 yards.

Reeves was Denver's head coach from 1981 to 1992 NFL season, leading the Elway-led Broncos to Super Bowls XXI, XXII, and XXIV.

Cheesman was the first reservoir of Denver's mountain storage facilities and has been designated a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

She also provided a prominent, but uncredited, vocal on John Denver's " Fly Away " single which was succeeded by her own single, " Let It Shine "/" He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother ," at No. 1 on the AC chart.

Because Denver's father was in the military, the family moved often, making it difficult for Denver to make friends and fit in with people of his own age.

However, Denver's music was defended by country singer Kathy Mattea, who told Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly, " A lot of people write him off as lightweight, but he articulated a kind of optimism, and he brought acoustic music to the forefront, bridging folk, pop, and country in a fresh way .... People forget how huge he was worldwide.

Denver's criticism of the conservative politics of the 1980s was expressed in his autobiographical folk-rock ballad " Let Us Begin ( What Are We Making Weapons For ).

Cathcart was killed by a bullet from Denver's revolver, and Denver's only alibi is that he was out for a walk at the time Cathcart died.

Decades later, the footage was eventually aired on one of Denver's local PBS stations in a documentary called " Murder in Midair " produced by Don Kinney.

Later, in Georgetown, then-folk singer John Denver, Taffy Nivert and Bill Danoff wrote a song called " Take Me Home, Country Roads ", which launched Denver's career as one of the most popular singers in the country.

In 1999, the Broncos repeated this feat and Elway was awarded the MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII, throwing for 336 yards and one touchdown with one interception, while also scoring a rushing touchdown in Denver's 34 – 19 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

When not in use by one of Denver's sports teams, the building frequently serves as a concert venue.

In June 2010, Minneapolis, MN initiated operation of Nice Ride, one of the first examples of a large scale municipal bike sharing program in the US, along with Denver's B-cycle.

It went to number one in the United Kingdom, where it was Denver's only major hit single ( many of Denver's American hits were more familiar in the UK through cover versions by other artists ).

In the mid -' 60s, Buchanan settled down in the Washington, D. C., area, playing for Danny Denver's band for many years while acquiring a reputation as "... one of the very finest rock guitarists around.

Cleveland responded by advancing the ball to Denver's 8-yard line with 1: 12 left, setting the stage for the play that made this game one of the most famous in NFL lore.

He was one of three curators at the Colorado Historical Society and worked on improving Denver's building code.

While the compositions and performances were credited to " Jimmy Thudpucker ", they were in fact co-written and sung by Brewer, who also co-wrote and provided the vocals for " Ginny's Song ", a 1976 single on the Warner Bros. Label, and Jimmy Thudpucker's Greatest Hits, an LP released by Windsong Records, John Denver's subsidiary of RCA Records ).

Denver's " sheriff " is the manager of safety, who is appointed by the mayor to oversee the fire, police and sheriff departments and is the ex officio sheriff.

Denver's most illustrious native son was William Alexander Graham ( September 5, 1804 – August 11, 1875 ) who was a United States Senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843, Governor of North Carolina from 1845 to 1849 and United States Secretary of the Navy from 1850 to 1852.

Later, he threw his support behind Democrat Bill Ritter, Denver's former District Attorney who was later elected.

Knowing that Atwater would be available in the later parts of the first round, the Broncos traded down to the 20th overall pick owned by the Cleveland Browns who selected Eric Metcalf with Denver's 13th overall pick.

* Wally-Boy who takes Denver in, Denver's closest friend.

Plummer's 18-yard completion to Rod Smith helped the Broncos advance to the Indianapolis 37-yard line on Denver's next possession, but then he threw an interception to defensive back David Macklin, who returned it 21 yards to the Colts 45-yard line.

The four met by chance at Denver's Union Station where each were waiting in hopes of spotting someone of prominence who could become a subject for a news story.

The library was conceived by Denver's first African American mayor, Wellington Webb, and his wife Wilma Webb, who observed that the history of African-Americans in Denver and the American West was under-represented.

The neighborhood was originally the home of Denver's elite who constructed elaborate mansions.

The new mayor brought in Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. who was developing plans for Denver's mountain parks.

Chuck French and Neil Keener are together in a group called Git Some, Keener is also in a drone band called Bull of Heaven with composer Clayton Counts, Gared O ' Donnell is in a project titled Hawks and Doves, Matt Bellinger is in a project called Ghost Buffalo who currently have two records out on Denver's Suburban Home Records, and Mike Ricketts and Jamie Drier are playing together in a group called onYou in Chicago.

However, in 1991, as part of Major League Baseball's two-team expansion ( they also added the former Florida ( now Miami ) Marlins ), an ownership group representing Denver led by John Antonucci and Michael I. Monus were granted a franchise ; they took the name “ Rockies ” due to Denver's proximity to the Rocky Mountains, which is reflected in their logo.

Denver's loss to the Buffalo Bills later that same day created a primetime showdown between Denver and San Diego in San Diego for the AFC West Championship, as well as the fourth seed in the playoffs.

In 1965, Denver joined the Chad Mitchell Trio, a folk group that had been renamed " The Mitchell Trio " prior to Chad Mitchell's departure and before Denver's arrival, and then " Denver, Boise, and Johnson " ( John Denver, David Boise, and Michael Johnson ).

Between 1974 and 1975, Denver experienced an impressive chart dominance, with a string of four No. 1 songs (" Sunshine on My Shoulders ", " Annie's Song ", " Thank God I'm a Country Boy ", and " I'm Sorry ") and three No. 1 albums ( John Denver's Greatest Hits, Back Home Again, and Windsong ).

The Bulls later traded Weems to the Denver Nuggets for Denver's 2009 regular second-round draft pick.

During the energy boom of the early 1980s several new skyscrapers were built in downtown Denver including Republic Plaza ( Denver's tallest at 714 ').

* Jerry Schemmel – Radio announcer for the Colorado Rockies, Denver's Major League Baseball team, and a former radio announcer for the Denver Nuggets, Denver's National Basketball Association basketball team.

Denver's reputation as a prime location for the treatment of tuberculosis led local citizens to lobby the Army on behalf of Denver as the site for the new hospital.

It is the home field for Denver's National Football League team, the Denver Broncos.

They should have traveled to Denver's Mile High Stadium to face the Denver Gold.

KMAS had been Denver's Telemundo station, and brought its programming into Denver itself by way of low-powered satellites.

" Annie's Song " was written as an ode to Denver's wife at the time, Annie Martell Denver.

Denver's altitude advantage has also come into play in gridiron football ; two of the three longest field goals in National Football League history took place in Denver, as did the longest recorded punt.

The Denver Art Museum is an art museum in Denver, Colorado located in Denver's Civic Center.

His song " Whose Garden Was This ", an environmentalist anthem written for the first Earth Day, was later recorded by John Denver and became the title track of Denver's 1970 album.

He helped the Steelers defeat eventual Super Bowl champion San Francisco for that team's only loss of the season, and led the Steelers in a playoff run that featured an upset win over the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Playoffs at Denver's Mile High Stadium.

He was originally hired by Morton Fizzback to conduct an experiment on Denver's tar egg shell, but later helps out Denver and the gang, and provides technical support.