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QB · #7 · Denver Broncos

John Elway

Born 1960 6'3" · 215 lb Stanford Drafted 1983 · R1 #1 by BAL 1983 – 1998 · 16 Seasons

  • 1× MVP
  • 1× SB MVP
  • 9× Pro Bowl
  • HOF Hall of Fame

Regular season career

234 Games 16 seasons
51,475 Pass Yds 220.0 / game
300 Pass TD 1.28 / game
4,123 Cmp
56.9 Cmp%
7.1 Y/A

7,250 Att226 INT516 Sacks

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 1,6631.7k 1983'83
  2. 2,5982.6k 1984'84
  3. 3,8913.9k 1985'85
  4. 3,4853.5k 1986'86
  5. 3,1983.2k 1987'87
  6. 3,3093.3k 1988'88
  7. 3,0513.1k 1989'89
  8. 3,5263.5k 1990'90
  9. 3,2533.3k 1991'91
  10. 2,2422.2k 1992'92
  11. 4,0304.0k 1993'93
  12. 3,4903.5k 1994'94
  13. 3,9704.0k 1995'95
  14. 3,3283.3k 1996'96
  15. 3,6353.6k 1997'97
  16. 2,8062.8k 1998'98
  1. 7 1983'83
  2. 18 1984'84
  3. 22 1985'85
  4. 19 1986'86
  5. 19 1987'87
  6. 17 1988'88
  7. 18 1989'89
  8. 15 1990'90
  9. 13 1991'91
  10. 10 1992'92
  11. 25 1993'93
  12. 16 1994'94
  13. 26 1995'95
  14. 26 1996'96
  15. 27 1997'97
  16. 22 1998'98
  1. 14 1983'83
  2. 15 1984'84
  3. 23 1985'85
  4. 13 1986'86
  5. 12 1987'87
  6. 19 1988'88
  7. 18 1989'89
  8. 14 1990'90
  9. 12 1991'91
  10. 17 1992'92
  11. 10 1993'93
  12. 10 1994'94
  13. 14 1995'95
  14. 14 1996'96
  15. 11 1997'97
  16. 10 1998'98
  1. 47.5 1983'83
  2. 56.3 1984'84
  3. 54.0 1985'85
  4. 55.6 1986'86
  5. 54.6 1987'87
  6. 55.2 1988'88
  7. 53.6 1989'89
  8. 58.6 1990'90
  9. 53.7 1991'91
  10. 55.1 1992'92
  11. 63.2 1993'93
  12. 62.1 1994'94
  13. 58.3 1995'95
  14. 61.6 1996'96
  15. 55.8 1997'97
  16. 59.0 1998'98
  1. 6.4 1983'83
  2. 6.8 1984'84
  3. 6.4 1985'85
  4. 6.9 1986'86
  5. 7.8 1987'87
  6. 6.7 1988'88
  7. 7.3 1989'89
  8. 7.0 1990'90
  9. 7.2 1991'91
  10. 7.1 1992'92
  11. 7.3 1993'93
  12. 7.1 1994'94
  13. 7.3 1995'95
  14. 7.1 1996'96
  15. 7.2 1997'97
  16. 7.9 1998'98
  1. 54.9 1983'83
  2. 76.8 1984'84
  3. 70.2 1985'85
  4. 79.0 1986'86
  5. 83.4 1987'87
  6. 71.4 1988'88
  7. 73.7 1989'89
  8. 78.5 1990'90
  9. 75.4 1991'91
  10. 65.7 1992'92
  11. 92.8 1993'93
  12. 85.7 1994'94
  13. 86.4 1995'95
  14. 89.2 1996'96
  15. 87.5 1997'97
  16. 93.0 1998'98

Latest games · 1998

  1. W14 W 35–31 22/32 · 400 yds2 TD · 1 INT
  2. @ W15 L 16–20 19/36 · 180 yds0 TD · 1 INT
  3. @ W16 L 21–31 13/36 · 151 yds0 TD · 2 INT
  4. W17 W 28–21 26/36 · 338 yds4 TD · 0 INT

Career bests

Best season 1993 4,030 yds · 25 TD
Most TDs 1997 27 TD · 11 INT
Best rating 1998 93.0 · 7.9 Y/A
Best Cmp% 1993 63.2% · 348 cmp

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