Without a doubt there has been no more resilient a team this NFL season than the AFC Champion Denver Broncos. Their season was fraught with narrow wins, serious injuries to key players and recurring doubt as to whether or not they could ever beat the “better” teams in their way. Yet here the Broncos find themselves, the last team standing in the AFC, ready to face the Carolina Panthers in the Super Bowl 50.
A menacing defense, an offense full of grinders, a special teams unit that has raised its game and a coaching staff that has this team codified and ready for one last battle with a team that the so-called experts believe they can’t beat.
Here’s a look back at the 2015 season and the big moments that have the Broncos one win away from another world title.
Week 1 – Stewart steals a win from Baltimore
Safety Darian Stewart, signed as a free agent in the offseason to complement the hard-hitting T.J. Ward and veteran David Bruton, paid an immediate return on investment with this game-sealing interception in the end zone with just 36 seconds remaining. The icing on the cake? It came against Stewart’s former team, Baltimore. Final Score: Ravens 13, Broncos 19.
