Gary Huff ~The Magic Dragon~ was on the verge of leading the winless Bucs into overtime against the Broncos when he was picked off by safety Bill Thompson. Huff, in spite of lacking attributes, had worked his magic up until that point, lofting loafing balls that covered receivers were gobbling up. Prior to the pick Huff was 9/15 on the day. His main target was Morris Owens, who managed 141 yards on 6 grabs and a TD, but even the likes of TE Dana Nafziger puzzled the crowd by leaping up amidst a crowd of Denver defenders to haul in a 23 yard pass.

The Broncos were favored heavily by everyone it seemed, save for their own coach. In the first quarter the Denver defense quickly put the brakes on the Buc offense, forcing a punt, and then followed with an equally fast scoring drive, culminating in a Craig Morton 35-yard TD pass to Rick Upchurch.

After the score Coach Slimstud uttered, `It`s going to be that easy all game,` whereby Cheapcatch replied, `Don`t jinx it.` Cheapcatch knew some funny business was in the air, and his occupation with the orange and yellow creamsicle curse was confirmed when Slim added, `I`m trying to.` The Bucs marched down the field on their next possession, tying the game at seven. From then on the Bucs and Broncs were locked in a struggle that would not be undone until 39 seconds remained in the 4th quarter.

It was the Bucs who initially were on the brink of taking the late lead, until the Denver defense stiffened, forcing a long FG that fell short. From there Denver made no hesitations about skying it out to Haven Moses. Moses would finish the day with 5 catches for 145 yards and the game winning 45 yard TD. Craig Morton, meanwhile, had easily his best game of the season completing 7 of 12 passes for over 200 yards and 2 TDs.

Indeed Denver escaped with a victory, becoming the third team to reach (3-0), but no matter the outcome, the magic of Huff cannot be undone. Al Davis famously remarked, `Just win baby.` To that the Bucs may stand beside Davis, in the halls of timely quotations, remarking: `Huff, Huff, Pass mutha******.`