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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

Career with playoffs

256 Games 16 seasons
56,439 Pass Yds 220.5 / game
327 Pass TD 1.28 / game
4,478 Cmp
56.7 Cmp%
7.1 Y/A

7,901 Att247 INT555 Sacks

Season by season

MVP, SB MVP, OPOY All-Pro
  1. 1,7861.8k 1983'83
  2. 2,7822.8k 1984'84
  3. 3,8913.9k 1985'85
  4. 4,2904.3k 1986'86
  5. 3,9954.0k 1987'87
  6. 3,3093.3k 1988'88
  7. 3,7833.8k 1989'89
  8. 3,5263.5k 1990'90
  9. 3,6313.6k 1991'91
  10. 2,2422.2k 1992'92
  11. 4,3324.3k 1993'93
  12. 3,4903.5k 1994'94
  13. 3,9704.0k 1995'95
  14. 3,5543.6k 1996'96
  15. 4,3614.4k 1997'97
  16. 3,4973.5k 1998'98
  1. 7 1983'83
  2. 20 1984'84
  3. 22 1985'85
  4. 22 1986'86
  5. 25 1987'87
  6. 17 1988'88
  7. 22 1989'89
  8. 15 1990'90
  9. 14 1991'91
  10. 10 1992'92
  11. 28 1993'93
  12. 16 1994'94
  13. 26 1995'95
  14. 28 1996'96
  15. 30 1997'97
  16. 25 1998'98
  1. 15 1983'83
  2. 17 1984'84
  3. 23 1985'85
  4. 17 1986'86
  5. 17 1987'87
  6. 19 1988'88
  7. 21 1989'89
  8. 14 1990'90
  9. 14 1991'91
  10. 17 1992'92
  11. 11 1993'93
  12. 10 1994'94
  13. 14 1995'95
  14. 14 1996'96
  15. 13 1997'97
  16. 11 1998'98
  1. 48.5 1983'83
  2. 55.9 1984'84
  3. 54.0 1985'85
  4. 55.2 1986'86
  5. 53.3 1987'87
  6. 55.2 1988'88
  7. 53.2 1989'89
  8. 58.6 1990'90
  9. 53.9 1991'91
  10. 55.1 1992'92
  11. 63.0 1993'93
  12. 62.1 1994'94
  13. 58.3 1995'95
  14. 61.9 1996'96
  15. 56.2 1997'97
  16. 57.7 1998'98
  1. 6.5 1983'83
  2. 6.7 1984'84
  3. 6.4 1985'85
  4. 7.0 1986'86
  5. 8.0 1987'87
  6. 6.7 1988'88
  7. 7.6 1989'89
  8. 7.0 1990'90
  9. 7.2 1991'91
  10. 7.1 1992'92
  11. 7.2 1993'93
  12. 7.1 1994'94
  13. 7.3 1995'95
  14. 7.1 1996'96
  15. 7.3 1997'97
  16. 7.9 1998'98
  1. 55.4 1983'83
  2. 75.4 1984'84
  3. 70.2 1985'85
  4. 77.7 1986'86
  5. 82.4 1987'87
  6. 71.4 1988'88
  7. 75.2 1989'89
  8. 78.5 1990'90
  9. 74.6 1991'91
  10. 65.7 1992'92
  11. 92.7 1993'93
  12. 85.7 1994'94
  13. 86.4 1995'95
  14. 90.0 1996'96
  15. 87.0 1997'97
  16. 91.6 1998'98

Latest games · 1998

  1. W17 W 28–21 26/36 · 338 yds4 TD · 0 INT
  2. DIV W 38–3 14/23 · 182 yds1 TD · 0 INT
  3. CON W 23–10 13/34 · 173 yds1 TD · 0 INT
  4. SB W 34–19 18/29 · 336 yds1 TD · 1 INT

Career bests

Best season 1997 4,361 yds · 30 TD
Most TDs 1997 30 TD · 13 INT
Best rating 1993 92.7 · 7.2 Y/A
Best Cmp% 1993 63.0% · 377 cmp

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