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Dreadnought
05-25-2011, 08:39 PM
Some kind soul has posted almost all the 1974 NFL Game of the Week segments on Youtube. I watched all the Bronco segments, and I'm not ashamed to say I remember these games, even following them on the useless Rochester New York Democrat and Chronicle sportspages, the 11 PM News (if the game ran late I wouldn't see the final) and eventually Pro Football Weekly.

It really sucked in the days before ESPN, USA Today, etc.

Anywhoo, 1974 was supposed to be a break out season that just didn't quite come together. The Broncs had been a doormat prior to the arrival of Charley Johnson, but he was the piece that made Denver a dangerous opponent. Not yet a playoff caliber team, but no longer an "easy out." Hope you enjoy these as much as I did.

Week 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1UiXLeH8Xw

Dreadnought
05-25-2011, 08:46 PM
Week 2, vs. the Steelers. The first Overtime game IIR, and one of the all-time classics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BljioXyEUTs

Dreadnought
05-25-2011, 08:50 PM
Week 4 (week 3 is missing, but we lost 30-3 to the Redskins so who cares)

We finally get untracked against KC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2tRbpnBvIM

Dreadnought
05-25-2011, 08:51 PM
Week 5, vs. the Saints, and back to .500

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz2aCCRYkro&playnext=1&list=PL3FF8FEEF50E7CAE6

Dreadnought
05-25-2011, 08:52 PM
Week 6, and another win

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-yH9eOT6dQ

Dreadnought
05-25-2011, 08:54 PM
Week 7. Damned Browns - we would own them someday, but not yet. The Broncos weren't good enough yet to survive playing poorly against a bad team

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUhvGPJ1bi4

Dreadnought
05-25-2011, 08:54 PM
Week 8. ****

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFMNsJytI48

Dreadnought
05-25-2011, 08:55 PM
Week 9 - this is more like it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjJ3nDYoPcQ

Dreadnought
05-25-2011, 08:57 PM
Week ten is a disappointing 42-34 loss to the Chiefs...amd its missing.

Week 11 - Revenge is sweet!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFu99pMrrKM

Dreadnought
05-25-2011, 08:58 PM
Week 12 and the Lions on our first Thankgiving Day game. Note my man Fran Lynch recovering an onside kick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F495XvhI144

Dreadnought
05-25-2011, 09:02 PM
Week 13 is a beat-down of a weak Oilers team - sorry video missing

Dreadnought
05-25-2011, 09:07 PM
Week 14 is also missing, but is a disappointing 17-0 loss to the Chargers.

Better things were to come, and, if you weren't aware, boys and girls, Otis Armstrong was freakin' good

TXBRONC
05-25-2011, 09:16 PM
Week 2, vs. the Steelers. The first Overtime game IIR, and one of the all-time classics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BljioXyEUTs

Thanks for the highlight reel. That was fun.

Dzone
05-25-2011, 09:27 PM
WOW! This is so cool! Thanks for posting this. Great nostalgia. John Ralston. Otis Armstrong. Amazing. Thank God for youtube!

TXBRONC
05-25-2011, 09:31 PM
An interesting tidbit. Randy Gradishar (One of the best inside linebackers of his era who is not in the Hall of Fame :mad:) wore number 52 his rookie season.

topscribe
05-25-2011, 09:43 PM
Week 9 - this is more like it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjJ3nDYoPcQ

"Final score, bad sports 17, good sports 6." ROTF!!

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FanInAZ
05-25-2011, 09:54 PM
I just did some stat checking and our opening 3 weeks proved to be as brutal as any I've ever seen. All three opponents went to win 10 or their 14 games for an overall record of 30-11-1. We tied the Stealers who would finish that season by winning their 1st of 4 SBs over the next 6 years. We lost by 7 points to the Rams who were 12-2 the previous season and, according to the 1st clip, were preseason SB favorites that year. They would fall just 4 points short of playing the Stealers in that SB. Then there were the Redskins who would win 10 or more games for the 3rd straight season and fell 7 points short in the SB two seasons earlier. Judging by the game’s final score, all’s that I can say is, ouch!

Yes we came out of that three game stretch 0-2-1, but us beating anyone those of those 3 would have constituted a major upset.

FanInAZ
05-25-2011, 10:27 PM
As I wait for week 5 to buffer so I can watch it without all of the stuttering, I just have to say how stiff those commentators are. You get the impression that the only reason they took the job was for the money. Modern commentators, even the ones we find annoying, at least act like they took the job because they love football and the pay if just an added bonus. The 1st commentators that I can remember being like that were Len Dawson & Nick Buoniconti of HBO's, Inside the NFL.

topscribe
05-25-2011, 10:51 PM
As I wait for week 5 to buffer so I can watch it without all of the stuttering, I just have to say how stiff those commentators are. You get the impression that the only reason they took the job was for the money. Modern commentators, even the ones we find annoying, at least act like they took the job because they love football and the pay if just an added bonus. The 1st commentators that I can remember being like that were Len Dawson & Nick Buoniconti of HBO's, Inside the NFL.

Yeah, but you gotta love those hair do's . . . :laugh:

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FanInAZ
05-25-2011, 10:56 PM
Yeah, but you gotta love those hair do's . . . :laugh:

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:confused: Who's idea was it for them to were those red suit jacket? :confused:

FanInAZ
05-25-2011, 10:59 PM
I almost forgot...

:confused: Who's idea was it to use the football shaped kiddie table as a coffee table :confused:

Dirk
05-27-2011, 06:08 AM
How far we have come in sports coverage. LOL

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Good stuff.

TXBRONC
05-28-2011, 11:54 AM
Hey Tned or mods could this thread be stickyed for a little while? It's a good history lesson for younger fans. It's just a thought.