MIAMI Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel put a historic beating on his former team in week three.
McDaniel, a former Denver Broncos ball boy, is nearly unrecognizable from his teenage days working for the team.
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The Colorado native grew up as a Broncos fan and would attend training camp as a nine-year-old at the University of Northern Colorado campus in Greeley.
In his teenage years, he wiggled his way in with the team as a ball boy.
In 2000, McDaniel even had a feature on the news about his position with the franchise.
He recalled: "It was the first time I had realized my obsession.
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"I brought my cousin with me to training camp one day, it started at seven in the morning, and by noon he was ready to tap out.
"I was like 'C'mon dude! We've got seven more hours left.'"
As a teenager, McDaniel looked vastly different.
He could be seen clean-shaven and even had a pair of earrings on in the news piece.
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Now, at 40 years old, the Dolphins head coach sports a beard and wears glasses, an accessory that was missing as a child.
On Sunday when the Dolphins faced Denver, McDaniel steamrolled his childhood team 70-20.
They tied the record for the fourth most points ever scored in an NFL game and even had a chance to break the mark.
When asked why he didn’t go for the record, McDaniel said: "I try to think through all of my decisions and hold them with the importance that they do have. It felt like chasing points and chasing a record.
"That’s not what we came to the game to do."
The Dolphins are just one of three teams in the NFL to remain undefeated through three weeks.
They'll face their division rival, the 2-1 Buffalo Bills, in week four this Sunday, October 1.
Kickoff is set for 1pm ET.
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