Whats with the Neil Smith touchdown jokes?
In the 1998 playoffs, the Broncos drew the Miami Dolphins at home. Defensive end Neil Smith recovered a fumble and slowwwwwly ran about 75 yards for a touchdown. He was clearly out of gas after about 30 yards and Smith, along with the rest of the players on the field, weren’t sure if the play had been blown dead or not. The Broncos won, 38-3, en route to their second consecutive Super Bowl win. Back to top • Why do you avoid saying John Elway’s name? It’s not due to superstition. The media around here likes to say “certain thing X or statistic Y hasn’t happened since John Elway played..” The reason I don’t say his name and refer to him as “some guy who sells cars” goes back about 20 years. Around his second or third year in the league, Elway cut a commercial with a local car dealership. At the end of the sales pitch, he said “Just tell ’em John sent ya”! Then, a voice, off-camera asked “John WHO?!” Funny moment, since Elway’s been Denver’s biggest celebrity since arriving in 1983. Curr
