Thread: Old AFL 1966 Game of the Week - Broncos at Dolphins

Week 9 of the 1966 American Football League season and the lowly Broncos make the Game of the Week film against the expansion Miami Dolphins at the Orange Bowl in Miami.

Ever wonder how bad the Broncos were before they drafted Floyd Little? Wonder no more as this film gives you most of the snaps in vivid color as a ragtag blend of rookies and castoffs dominate the woeful Broncos to achieve their first regular season victory in franchise history.

Despite the score, you get to see some fabled players from the AFL days such as Lionel Wilson, Willie Brown, Abner Haynes, Goose Gonsolin and "Wahoo" McDaniel, the only AFL player to wear a nickname instead of a last name on his jersey.

If you think our current OL sucks, check out these guys who are little more than speed bumps on the way to the ball carrier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p90IYODrQQM

Still, a very good time capsule of the Broncos from back in their humble beginnings as AFL doormats.

Looks like they're playing on real life grass fields!

who would imagine!

Actually, the Orange Bowl turf was never very good. It was in the older part of Coral Gables and probably too close to the ocean to have a deep root structure before you reached sand.

Originally Posted by OrangeHoof

Week 9 of the 1966 American Football League season and the lowly Broncos make the Game of the Week film against the expansion Miami Dolphins at the Orange Bowl in Miami.

Ever wonder how bad the Broncos were before they drafted Floyd Little? Wonder no more as this film gives you most of the snaps in vivid color as a ragtag blend of rookies and castoffs dominate the woeful Broncos to achieve their first regular season victory in franchise history.

Despite the score, you get to see some fabled players from the AFL days such as Lionel Wilson, Willie Brown, Abner Haynes, Goose Gonsolin and "Wahoo" McDaniel, the only AFL player to wear a nickname instead of a last name on his jersey.

If you think our current OL sucks, check out these guys who are little more than speed bumps on the way to the ball carrier.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p90IYODrQQM

Still, a very good time capsule of the Broncos from back in their humble beginnings as AFL doormats.

Yeah, but our first game was against the Patriots ... and we won!