All of which simply gave Manning the ball back more quickly. On the first play of the next drive, he hit Decker, who spun away from his defender for a 61yard gain. Three plays later, the Broncos were up 17 again after Manning found Thomas on an out route for a 13yard score..'Greatest team ever'"That day I called them the greatest team ever. But, I mean, take it with a grain of salt," the president added sheepishly with the Dolphins clustered behind him. "The Bears lost once in their nearly perfect season." Then he paused for effect.

"I identified that as my biggest weakness when I got to college," Slowey said. "I was really athletic for my size. I had really good feet and I had the same mean streak that I still have, but I just wasn't strong enough.There are 121 union referees in the NFL, and they share a total annual salary pool of $18 million. That shakes out to about $150,000 per year, on average a number the NFL Referees' Union would