And predictably the buzz on sports talk radio, television, and the internet has centered around those plucky Broncos from Boise, ID.

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The Boise, Id. metro (No. 7) is seen as a dangerous market in part because its small economy is heavily dependent on a few large employers, including semiconductor company Micron Technology, which suffered severe job losses during the recession.

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When House Representative Cherie Buckner-Webb (ID-D) was growing up in Boise, Idaho, a local hate group burned a wood cross in her yard.

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