As confetti cannons showered the Denver Broncos with a blizzard of orange and blue, Methodist minister Don Bird of Aurora, Colorado, expressed the feelings of so many sweat-drenched, fingernail-nibbling fans. ''I am convinced that Broncos fans are the most well-conditioned fans in the NFL,'' Bird wrote on Facebook after Peyton Manning bested Tom Brady in the AFC championship. The Broncos (14-4) are heading to Super Bowl 50 on the strength of a dizzying defense and opportunistic offense that led Denver to an NFL-record 11 wins by seven points or less, including Sunday's 20-18 classic against the New England Patriots.
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