Note: This is an excerpt from Andrew Mason's book Tales from the Denver Broncos Sideline, available in hardback or download from Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, iBooks and in print from booksellers throughout Colorado.
In the fourth quarter of the 1986 AFC Championship, a game with pendulum swings of momentum finally appeared to be locked in the direction of the homestanding Cleveland Browns. They had scored 10 consecutive points, taking a 20-13 lead on a 48-yard pass from Bernie Kosar to Brian Brennan. The Broncos had gone three-and-out on their previous two series.