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Sacco Sez: How the 1997 Broncos broke through in Super Bowl XXXII

The Denver Broncos are one of nine teams to have won three or more Super Bowls, but it was an upset win in Super Bowl XXXII 20 years ago that first elevated them to championship status.

Going into that game against the defending-champion Green Bay Packers, the Denver franchise was 0-4 in Super Bowls and many Bronco fans were wary of the embarrassment that might come with another loss in the big game.

But that was a different Broncos team, one that exorcised all those demons and broke a streak of AFC Super Bowl defeats that had reached 13 straight, including three previous losses by Denver.