Sport: A Tangle of Broncos and Redskins

The 22nd Super Bowl figures to go this way, that way and every which way

Face value is an elusive concept at the Super Bowl, where the tickets for next week's XXIInd renewal started at $100. But since neither Washington nor Denver claims to be a great team, it figures to be a decent game for a change. Both the Redskins and the Broncos won conference championships in heart-stopping fashion when the Minnesota Vikings and the Cleveland Browns faltered and fumbled on their goal lines. The Redskins' coach, born-again Joe Gibbs, 47, actually fell to his knees in prayer before the Vikings' final play. Recalling his days as an assistant in San Diego, Gibbs said later,...

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