Happiness Reigns in Bronco Land
It looked like Déjà vu all over again in the first quarter of the Bronco game that commenced at Levi’s stadium in Santa Clara, California this past Saturday night. I, like many Bronco nation fans, was expecting some great play by our heralded QB Bo Nix. What we got was a safety when he threw away the ball in the end zone creating a 3-point safety for the 49ers and a 9-point deficit by the second-string San Francisco team in the first quarter of play.
But the calvary arrived in the second quarter when back-up quarterback Jarrett Stidham took the helm and led the wake-up call for the Broncos. He was assisted by Nik Bonitto who was stellar in chasing down the 49er QB with more to come in future games.
Fans and Coach Payton took notice of the stellar play by Stidham, a strong back-up for Bo Nix who showed some passing skills before the first quarter ended. The game turned into fun, and the Bronco defense began to shine, and the vision of future victories began to emerge with the 30-9 season opener, give us more!
A highlight on NBC prior to the game was a video plug on the career of Mike Shanahan and his potential entry into the NFL Football Hall of Fame. Today, Mike’s coal black hair has turned to snow white, but the Irish suntanned face is fondly remembered by all of the Bronco fans of yesteryear when John Elway and Shanahan led the Broncos to Superbowl victories.
I went to sleep that night with a smile on my face thinking, “The Broncos are back.” The Sunday afternoon football games will be exciting once again.