At the end of practice, I always shoot crazy shots like that just messing around. When it went in, I went crazy and our crowd did, too.

I think a lot of people doubted us because we had that skid at the end of the season. But our coaches told us it was just getting us ready for the playoffs, and it looks like they were right.

I don't think anybody on our team was satisfied with the way we played. I don't think we played near the capability of what we can play, but we'll be ready for a good one on Friday.

It can't get any better than that. We don't like them and they don't like us. What more can you ask for?

It's just kind of surreal. We're trying not to think too far ahead but we know we have a lot of work to do. We don't just want to go there and be seen. We want to go there and win it.

than any other man who ever ran for office in Denver.