Horsehead History: Super Bowl XXII- Washington 42, Denver 10

Timmy F'n Smith rushed for a Super Bowl Record (which shockingly, still exists) 204 yards rushing and Game MVP Doug Williams tied the Super Bowl Record for touchdown passes with four. The worst quarter in Broncos history yielded 35 points to turn a game that looked good after one quarter into a blowout. Denver went out to a 10 point lead after a 56 yard Ricky Nattiel (another of the "Three Amigos") touchdown reception and Rich Karlis field goal.



Horsehead’s Thoughts: I have to admit, I cried after this one. I really wondered why God would punish me and my team like this. This game was like a mob hit, up 10-0 after one quarter to be down 35-10 at halftime. The whole Second Quarter is one big blur. While the 1997 loss to Jacksonville is the worst I ever felt after a Broncos loss, this was my second worst feeling. All the expectations were there. Denver was a 3 point favorite going into the game, Washington was without their starting Running Back George Rogers. Elway was a better quarterback than Williams. Denver was still out of the much inferior conference and if Jeremiah Castille goes with his man on his route, Ernest Byner never fumbles and the Broncos aren’t even in this game. This Super Bowl also followed a strike year, which of course now no one remembers, but it would have tempered my immediate excitement had the Broncos won. Still, this is the game of Timmy F’n Smith and is always remembered as a landmark moment in Black History (because Williams was the first black quarterback to win a Super Bowl) but it is better-off forgotten in Orange and Blue history.

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