The Broncos, reshaped and reprogrammed by GM John Elway, can extol the virtues of the latest defense to claim historic stature.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Oh, we’ve seen this before, defensive players crowing about earning a place in history, their audacity buoyed by the adrenalin rush of winning a title.
Two years ago, it was Seattle’s Michael Bennett declaring, “We could have played anyone today and did the same thing.”
The Denver Broncos were who the Seahawks played on that day in New Jersey, and the Broncos they destroyed in every fashion — their game plan, and their will — in winning the Super Bowl in a 35-point rout.