Facing third down and 1, with Denver's defense expecting a running play, Washington decided to pass and receiver Gary Clark made a diving catch in the end zone for a touchdown to give Washington a 14 – 10 lead.

But Denver's defense made a great stand in the opening minutes of the second quarter, tackling Anderson for no gain on third down and 1, and then stopping him for a 2-yard loss on a fourth down conversion attempt.

New defensive coordinator Wade Phillips employed Atwater close to the line of scrimmage in order to fortify Denver's run defense and he led the team in tackles, finishing with 129 tackles his rookie season.

Denver's defense jumped 20 spots to finish 7th against the run and tied for 3rd best in yards per carry with a 3. 7 yard average.

This time the Browns defense stepped up, sacking Elway twice and forcing Denver's first punt of the game.

The Broncos were forced to punt on their next drive, and receiver Phil McConkey returned the punt 25 yards to Denver's 36-yard line.

After backup quarterback Gary Kubiak scored Denver's only touchdown with less than two minutes to go, the Bills then clinched the victory when defensive back Kirby Jackson forced and recovered a fumble from running back Steve Sewell on Denver's final drive of the game.

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.

San Francisco responded to Denver's score with an 11-play, 75-yard drive that took 6: 56 off the clock, and ended with Rathman's 3-yard touchdown run on the first play of the fourth quarter.

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.

With this support, Kindercore continued to sign talented artists from around the world, including Britain ’ s Birdie, Denver's Dressy Bessy and San Francisco ’ s Call and Response.

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 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.

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

On Denver's first drive of the second quarter, Elway dropped back to pass from his own 18-yard line on third down.

The Redskins managed to halt Denver's drive on the 6-yard line, but kicker Rich Karlis kicked a field goal to increase the Broncos lead to 10 – 0.

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.

Denver's lone touchdown came on their next possession, a 61-yard, 5-play drive.

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.

Denver's music appeared on a variety of charts, including country and western, the Billboard Hot 100, and adult contemporary, in all earning him 12 gold and 4 platinum albums with his signature songs " Take Me Home, Country Roads ", " Rocky Mountain High ", and " Sunshine on My Shoulders ".

Denver's career flourished from then on, and he had a series of hits over the next four years.

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 ).

His manager, Jerry Weintraub, insisted on a significant number of television appearances, including a series of half-hour shows in England, despite Denver's protests at the time, " I've had no success in Britain ... I mean none.

In light of this unpleasant walking atmosphere and Denver's increasing addiction to the automobile, the number of people on the street declined.

This was done by the network to promote Denver's face and make him more familiar to the viewing audience since Gilligan's Island was about to go on air.

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.

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.

He played with Buffalo in all four of their Super Bowl losses Super Bowl XXV through XXVIII and with Denver's first Super Bowl win the year before.

Humidors can be used to store other goods for which a certain level of humidity is desirable ; the Colorado Rockies Major League Baseball team stores game balls in a large humidor at their home stadium, Coors Field, to counteract the effects of Denver's high altitude and generally low humidity.

The Rockies played their first two seasons, 1993 and 1994, in Mile High Stadium before moving to Coors Field, two blocks from Union Station in Denver's Lower Downtown ( or LoDo ) neighborhood.

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The Colts followed up their wild-card blowout of the Broncos in the previous year's Wild Card Round, and also made up for a loss in Denver's INVESCO Field at Mile High a week earlier with another thrashing.

Another notable song was their cover of John Denver's " Country Roads ", which some thought worked well as a swing tune.

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.

On Denver's next drive, Elway completed 3 consecutive passes for 40 total yards to advance to the Redskins 36-yard line.

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.

But on Denver's next drive, Davis scored on a 2-yard touchdown run, a successful two-point conversion shrunk the lead to 23-20.

His next release for View 2 was a cover of John Denver's " Thank God I'm a Country Boy ".

On Denver's opening drive of the second quarter, safety Mike Doss intercepted a pass Plummer on the Colts 41-yard line.