Top of the Town 2012

What, you were expecting a husband and wife? No hitched couple could stir up a bigger media frenzy, command greater reverence, or fill a city with more hope than this pair. In only a year and a half as executive vice president of football operations, Elway has managed to make the Denver Broncos relevant again—and his masterstroke was bringing a certain future-hall-of-fame quarterback into the fold this offseason. Now, Denver’s dynamic duo is charged with its biggest challenge: winning the franchise’s third Super Bowl. If fan expectations are any indication, the city should start planning a parade route now.