Two things that I picked up on were, 1. That offensive line, Warren, Starke, McKenzie, Bostic, Grimm and Jacoby (Lachey and Schlereth for McKenzie and Starke later on) were the greatest ever assembled and.... 2. That Defense was laying some wood on some people. Many of the shots they took on John Elway and Jim Kelly were brutal though a few would now be flagged for "roughing the passer".
Oh, and I forgot, 3, Dave Butz was a monster.
I did not see the Oakland-Washington Superbowl as I was out at sea. I do remember though losing 400 dollars on bets I made throughout the ship. Throughout the year, Washington was awesome. The scored the most points of any NFL team - up to that time - that year. The second game against Dallas where the Hogs and Riggo got off the plane wearning combat camos. Landry almost having a nervous breakdown as White called an audible and lost yardage. The Skins peaked way too soon when they beat the Rams 51-7 in the playoffs.
The Denver-Washington superbowl - I was nervous. Washington did not have a strong team. They won the NFC Championship by one point and had the good fortune to play it in Washington only because they were a division winner and Minn was a wildcard. Washington had the worse record of division winners. For two weeks I read and believed the Elway hype. When Denver scored the first two times they got the ball and it was 10-0 Denver, I was dismayed that Washigton was going to get stomped. The absolute shock of the 35 point quarter. One play where Doug Williams faked the handoff and three downfield - the entire Denver defense being sucked in on the play and leaving the receivers wide open.
But the Buffalo-Washington Superbowl was special. To me, the other four did not have the hitting this one had. It seemed as if the entire Washington defense was composed of Ronnie Lotts and Lester Hayes. The first Washington defensive series, you knew they came to play. Hit after hit after hit, Buffalo playes were going down - it was truly awesome. I thought it was the best defense Ritchie Pettibon ever put together. All the hype on Jim Kelly - the sports reporters were already giving him the MVP - and his future endorsements. Mark Rypien - no Hall of Famer - just went out there and won the game. Gibbs best team ever!