John Elway
John Albert Elway
Born: June 28, 1960
Port Angeles, WA USA
Position: QB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 215
College: Stanford
High School: Granada Hills (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1983-1998
Drafted: 1983 in Round 1, #1 overall by the Baltimore Colts
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004
John Elway played from 1983 to 1998 during his career with the Denver Broncos. Elway threw for 51,475 yards in his career, completing 4,123 of 7,250 passes with 300 touchdowns and 226 interceptions. He also ran for 3,407 yards in 774 attempts with 33 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 259 | 123 | 47.5 | 1663 | 6.4 | 7 | 2.7 | 14 | 5.4 | 49 | 28 | 218 | 54.9 |
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 380 | 214 | 56.3 | 2598 | 6.8 | 18 | 4.7 | 15 | 3.9 | 73 | 24 | 158 | 76.8 |
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 605 | 327 | 54.0 | 3891 | 6.4 | 22 | 3.6 | 23 | 3.8 | 65 | 38 | 307 | 70.2 |
| 1986 | NFL Denver Broncos | 504 | 280 | 55.6 | 3485 | 6.9 | 19 | 3.8 | 13 | 2.6 | 53 | 32 | 233 | 79.0 |
| 1987 | NFL Denver Broncos | 410 | 224 | 54.6 | 3198 | 7.8 | 19 | 4.6 | 12 | 2.9 | 72 | 20 | 138 | 83.4 |
| 1988 | NFL Denver Broncos | 496 | 274 | 55.2 | 3309 | 6.7 | 17 | 3.4 | 19 | 3.8 | 86 | 30 | 237 | 71.4 |
| 1989 | NFL Denver Broncos | 416 | 223 | 53.6 | 3051 | 7.3 | 18 | 4.3 | 18 | 4.3 | 69 | 35 | 298 | 73.7 |
| 1990 | NFL Denver Broncos | 502 | 294 | 58.6 | 3526 | 7.0 | 15 | 3.0 | 14 | 2.8 | 66 | 43 | 311 | 78.5 |
| 1991 | NFL Denver Broncos | 451 | 242 | 53.7 | 3253 | 7.2 | 13 | 2.9 | 12 | 2.7 | 71 | 45 | 305 | 75.4 |
| 1992 | NFL Denver Broncos | 316 | 174 | 55.1 | 2242 | 7.1 | 10 | 3.2 | 17 | 5.4 | 80 | 36 | 272 | 65.7 |
| 1993 | NFL Denver Broncos | 551 | 348 | 63.2 | 4030 | 7.3 | 25 | 4.5 | 10 | 1.8 | 63 | 39 | 293 | 92.8 |
| 1994 | NFL Denver Broncos | 494 | 307 | 62.1 | 3490 | 7.1 | 16 | 3.2 | 10 | 2.0 | 63 | 46 | 303 | 85.7 |
| 1995 | NFL Denver Broncos | 542 | 316 | 58.3 | 3970 | 7.3 | 26 | 4.8 | 14 | 2.6 | 62 | 22 | 180 | 86.4 |
| 1996 | NFL Denver Broncos | 466 | 287 | 61.6 | 3328 | 7.1 | 26 | 5.6 | 14 | 3.0 | 51 | 26 | 194 | 89.2 |
| 1997 | NFL Denver Broncos | 502 | 280 | 55.8 | 3635 | 7.2 | 27 | 5.4 | 11 | 2.2 | 78 | 34 | 203 | 87.5 |
| 1998 | NFL Denver Broncos | 356 | 210 | 59.0 | 2806 | 7.9 | 22 | 6.2 | 10 | 2.8 | 58 | 18 | 135 | 93.0 |
| Totals | 7250 | 4123 | 56.9 | 51475 | 7.1 | 300 | 4.1 | 226 | 3.1 | 86 | 516 | 3785 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 28 | 146 | 5.2 | 23 | 1 |
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 56 | 237 | 4.2 | 21 | 1 |
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 51 | 253 | 5.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Denver Broncos | 52 | 257 | 4.9 | 24 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL Denver Broncos | 66 | 304 | 4.6 | 29 | 4 |
| 1988 | NFL Denver Broncos | 54 | 234 | 4.3 | 26 | 1 |
| 1989 | NFL Denver Broncos | 48 | 244 | 5.1 | 31 | 3 |
| 1990 | NFL Denver Broncos | 50 | 258 | 5.2 | 21 | 3 |
| 1991 | NFL Denver Broncos | 55 | 255 | 4.6 | 17 | 6 |
| 1992 | NFL Denver Broncos | 34 | 94 | 2.8 | 9 | 2 |
| 1993 | NFL Denver Broncos | 44 | 153 | 3.5 | 18 | 0 |
| 1994 | NFL Denver Broncos | 58 | 235 | 4.1 | 22 | 4 |
| 1995 | NFL Denver Broncos | 41 | 176 | 4.3 | 25 | 1 |
| 1996 | NFL Denver Broncos | 50 | 249 | 5.0 | 22 | 4 |
| 1997 | NFL Denver Broncos | 50 | 218 | 4.4 | 23 | 1 |
| 1998 | NFL Denver Broncos | 37 | 94 | 2.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Totals | 774 | 3407 | 4.4 | 31 | 33 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| 1998 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 24 | 1 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 |
| 1988 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 117 | 39.0 | 40 |
| 1989 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 |
| 1990 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37 |
| 1991 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 |
| Totals | 7 | 253 | 36.1 | 40 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 14 | 5 | -10 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | NFL Denver Broncos | 7 | 2 | -35 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1986 | NFL Denver Broncos | 8 | 1 | -13 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Denver Broncos | 7 | 5 | -9 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | NFL Denver Broncos | 8 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Denver Broncos | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | NFL Denver Broncos | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | NFL Denver Broncos | 8 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | NFL Denver Broncos | 11 | 2 | -5 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | NFL Denver Broncos | 9 | 1 | -7 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | NFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | NFL Denver Broncos | 11 | 1 | -21 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | NFL Denver Broncos | 7 | 2 | -18 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 137 | 35 | -135 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1983 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1986 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| 1987 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1988 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1989 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1990 | NFL Denver Broncos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1991 | NFL Denver Broncos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| 1992 | NFL Denver Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1994 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1995 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1996 | NFL Denver Broncos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| 1997 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1998 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 206 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 11 | 10 |
| 1984 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 15 | 14 |
| 1985 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1986 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1987 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 12 | 12 |
| 1988 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 15 | 15 |
| 1989 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 15 | 15 |
| 1990 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1991 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1992 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 12 | 12 |
| 1993 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1994 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 14 |
| 1995 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1996 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 15 | 15 |
| 1997 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 16 | 16 |
| 1998 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 13 | 12 |
Awards
- Pro Football Hall of Fame 1st team All-1990s Team
1987 - AP MVP
1992 - Walter Payton Man of the Year
1998 - Super Bowl MVP
Honors
1986 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1987 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1987 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1987 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1987 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1987 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1993 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1993 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1993 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1996 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1996 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1996 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1997 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
