Patriots @ Broncos 10/6/97   Broncos 34   Patriots 13  

My first trip to Mile high Stadium. Got to see the Great John Elway play in his second to last season before he retired.

John & Co drubb the Pete Carroll led Patriots.

Pre game & Tailgating

DE Neil Smith arrives

The Bronco rubes arrive

Inside Mile High

The "GREAT" John Elway comes out to massive cheers

John chats with Patriots QB Drew Bledsoe and ABC's Monday Night Football Sideline reporter Lynn Swann

Lynn Swann

QB's Elway & Bubby Brister warm up

RB Terrell Davis

RB Anthony Lynn

D Line coach John Teerlinck

K Scott Bentley stretches

P Tom Rouen

RB Vaughn Hebron

RB Derek Loville

"STUD" TE Shannon Sharpe

The very good WR Rod Smith

John Denver chats with ABC's Commentator Drank Gifford

Broncos owner Pat Bowlen (L) chats with John Denver.

John was killed in an airplane accident a week later.

ABC's Analyst Al Michaels (L) chats with Patriots owner Robert Kraft

Al Michaels chats with K Scott Bentley

Hall of Famer & ASC's Monday Night Football' Color Man Dan Dierdorf waves to the crowd

Drills

The Game

Elway leads the charge as Referee Jerry Markbreit officiates

End of the game

Patriots lose this one

Patriots QB Drew Bledsoe chats with a Broncos OL man

Patriots Head coach Pete Carroll chats with the side & field Judges

FB Keith Byars

The "Great" RB/PR/KR Dave Meggett

K Adam Vinatieri warms up

WR Terry Glenn or the receiver Bill Parcells referred to as "she".

The very good RB Curtis Martin w/ Troy Brown, QB Scott Zolak & WR Lovett Purnell

TE Ben Coates