Difference is those Bronco teams were CARRIED by Elway - they really didn't have the talent around him to deserve to be there. This Bronco team has talent everywhere on offense. They just found about every possible way to implode today.
Have you never heard of the 3 Amigos??? Those teams had just add much receiving power. And honestly those Denver teams may have had a better defense with Mecklenberg, Atwater, and Smith.
I've absolutely heard of them. They were OK. Johnson was pretty good but Jackson and Nattiel were average. Elway made them look good.
I was mainly talking about the offense. The defenses on those Broncos teams were decent but not great. They had a few really good players - mainly the ones you mentioned - but not a lot after that. This year's Bronco defense was probably better if they had all their guys. Missing two starters on the DLine, the runner-up defensive player of the year from a year ago, and two starters in the defensive backfield really showed up today.