John Elway

John Albert Elway

Position: QB Throws: Right

6-3, 215lb (190cm, 97kg)

Born: June 28, 1960 in Port Angeles, WA

College: Stanford (College Stats)

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 140 (18th overall since 1960)

High School: Granada Hills Charter (CA)

Draft: Baltimore Colts in the 1st round (1st overall) of the 1983 NFL Draft.

Twitter: @johnelway · Instagram: johnelway

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31 Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 40 Game-Winning Drives

31 Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 40 Game-Winning Drives Table
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
1	1983	15	1983-12-11	23-166	DEN		BAL	W 21-19	23	44	52.27	345	3	0	101.0	7.84	9.20	3	23	7.67	0	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
2	1984	10	1984-11-04	24-129	DEN		NWE	W 26-19	26	40	65.00	315	3	1	103.6	7.88	8.25	4	3	0.75	0	4QC
3	1984	11	1984-11-11	24-136	DEN	@	SDG	W 16-13	19	35	54.29	188	0	0	69.7	5.37	5.37	6	25	4.17	0	4QC / GWD
4	1984	15	1984-12-09	24-164	DEN		SDG	W 16-13	18	31	58.06	193	0	1	63.0	6.23	4.77	7	23	3.29	0	GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
5	1985	3	1985-09-22	25-086	DEN	@	ATL	W 44-28	19	38	50.00	291	3	2	80.0	7.66	6.87	6	32	5.33	0	4QC / GWD
6	1985	7	1985-10-20	25-114	DEN		SEA	W 13-10	22	43	51.16	166	0	0	60.8	3.86	3.86	3	-3	-1.00	0	GWD
7	1985	10	1985-11-11	25-136	DEN		SFO	W 17-16	20	42	47.62	215	2	1	69.0	5.12	5.00	3	16	5.33	0	4QC / GWD
8	1985	11	1985-11-17	25-142	DEN		SDG	W 30-24	28	50	56.00	261	1	2	60.5	5.22	3.82	2	8	4.00	0	4QC
9	1985	13	1985-12-01	25-156	DEN	@	PIT	W 31-23	24	41	58.54	238	1	1	73.0	5.80	5.20	2	3	1.50	0	4QC / GWD
10	1985	15	1985-12-14	25-169	DEN		KAN	W 14-13	22	37	59.46	301	1	5	55.0	8.14	2.59	6	4	0.67	0	4QC / GWD
11	1985	16	1985-12-20	25-175	DEN	@	SEA	W 27-24	24	42	57.14	432	1	0	100.5	10.29	10.76	0	0		0	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
12	1986	1	1986-09-07	26-071	DEN		RAI	W 38-36	21	35	60.00	239	2	0	99.6	6.83	7.97	0	0		0	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
13	1987	2	1987-09-20	27-084	DEN	@	GNB	T 17-17	30	48	62.50	285	0	3	52.9	5.94	3.13	4	36	9.00	0	4QC
14	1987	9	1987-11-16	27-141	DEN		CHI	W 31-29	21	40	52.50	341	3	2	85.5	8.53	7.78	5	35	7.00	0	4QC / GWD
15	1987	12	1987-12-06	27-161	DEN		NWE	W 31-20	17	37	45.95	265	2	1	77.0	7.16	7.03	7	8	1.14	0	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
16	1988	6	1988-10-09	28-103	DEN	@	SFO	W 16-13	21	39	53.85	210	1	2	56.6	5.38	3.59	5	16	3.20	0	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
17	1989	5	1989-10-08	29-102	DEN		SDG	W 16-10	19	35	54.29	199	0	1	59.1	5.69	4.40	7	30	4.29	0	4QC / GWD
18	1989	7	1989-10-22	29-116	DEN	@	SEA	W 24-21	18	35	51.43	344	2	0	104.9	9.83	10.97	3	3	1.00	0	4QC
19	1989	10	1989-11-12	29-137	DEN	@	KAN	W 16-13	11	22	50.00	133	0	1	50.0	6.05	4.00	1	-2	-2.00	0	GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
20	1990	2	1990-09-17	30-081	DEN		KAN	W 24-23	14	30	46.67	263	0	0	77.5	8.77	8.77	3	7	2.33	1	4QC / GWD
21	1990	3	1990-09-23	30-087	DEN		SEA	W 34-31	30	40	75.00	297	3	0	120.5	7.43	8.93	2	1	0.50	0	GWD
22	1990	7	1990-10-21	30-115	DEN	@	IND	W 27-17	21	30	70.00	317	2	0	126.7	10.57	11.90	3	3	1.00	0	GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
23	1991	7	1991-10-20	31-114	DEN		KAN	W 19-16	14	27	51.85	270	1	0	99.3	10.00	10.74	1	-1	-1.00	0	GWD
24	1991	8	1991-10-27	31-121	DEN	@	NWE	W 9-6	15	27	55.56	154	0	0	72.1	5.70	5.70	4	33	8.25	0	GWD
25	1991	14	1991-12-08	31-163	DEN	@	CLE	W 17-7	16	29	55.17	221	2	1	88.4	7.62	7.45	4	25	6.25	0	GWD
26	1991	15	1991-12-15	31-170	DEN		PHO	W 24-19	19	33	57.58	245	1	3	53.2	7.42	3.94	3	13	4.33	1	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
27	1992	1	1992-09-06	32-070	DEN		RAI	W 17-13	10	24	41.67	171	0	1	49.1	7.13	5.25	5	16	3.20	0	4QC / GWD
28	1992	5	1992-10-04	32-098	DEN		KAN	W 20-19	23	38	60.53	311	2	0	104.2	8.18	9.24	4	8	2.00	0	4QC / GWD
29	1992	7	1992-10-18	32-112	DEN		HOU	W 27-21	13	21	61.90	192	1	0	107.6	9.14	10.10	0	0		0	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
30	1993	13	1993-12-12	33-167	DEN		KAN	W 27-21	20	30	66.67	221	3	2	93.9	7.37	6.37	4	1	0.25	0	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
31	1994	7	1994-10-23	34-117	DEN	@	SDG	W 20-15	22	31	70.97	241	1	1	90.9	7.77	6.97	7	21	3.00	0	4QC / GWD
32	1994	10	1994-11-13	34-138	DEN		SEA	W 17-10	17	32	53.13	146	0	2	39.3	4.56	1.75	9	36	4.00	1	GWD
33	1994	11	1994-11-20	34-145	DEN		ATL	W 32-28	27	42	64.29	382	2	1	99.5	9.10	8.98	6	17	2.83	1	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
34	1995	3	1995-09-17	35-081	DEN		WAS	W 38-31	30	47	63.83	327	2	0	98.4	6.96	7.81	6	22	3.67	0	GWD
35	1995	11	1995-11-19	35-144	DEN		SDG	W 30-27	19	34	55.88	290	2	2	79.3	8.53	7.06	1	-3	-3.00	0	GWD
36	1995	16	1995-12-24	35-179	DEN	@	OAK	W 31-28	24	41	58.54	320	2	1	89.5	7.80	7.68	4	10	2.50	0	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
37	1996	3	1996-09-15	36-079	DEN		TAM	W 27-23	25	34	73.53	180	1	2	70.7	5.29	3.24	4	3	0.75	0	4QC / GWD
38	1996	7	1996-10-20	36-114	DEN		BAL	W 45-34	25	39	64.10	326	3	1	105.3	8.36	8.74	2	11	5.50	1	4QC / GWD
39	1996	9	1996-11-04	36-129	DEN	@	OAK	W 22-21	16	33	48.48	182	2	1	73.0	5.52	5.36	9	70	7.78	0	4QC / GWD
40	1996	12	1996-11-24	36-149	DEN	@	MIN	W 21-17	27	36	75.00	334	2	1	110.2	9.28	9.14	2	8	4.00	0	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
41	1997	8	1997-10-26	37-120	DEN	@	BUF	W 23-20	16	30	53.33	133	0	2	37.2	4.43	1.43	2	14	7.00	0	GWD
42	1997	9	1997-11-02	37-127	DEN		SEA	W 30-27	19	30	63.33	252	2	0	112.1	8.40	9.73	7	24	3.43	0	GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
43	1998	8	1998-11-01	38-126	DEN	@	CIN	W 33-26	15	26	57.69	213	2	1	93.9	8.19	8.00	1	-1	-1.00	0	4QC / GWD
44	1998	13	1998-12-06	38-161	DEN		KAN	W 35-31	22	32	68.75	400	2	1	119.3	12.50	12.34	4	5	1.25	0	4QC / GWD

4 Postseason Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 6 Postseason Game-Winning Drives

4 Postseason Fourth Quarter Comebacks, 6 Postseason Game-Winning Drives Table
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
1	1986	18	1987-01-11	26-197	DEN	@	CLE	W 23-20	22	38	57.89	244	1	1	74.9	6.42	5.76	4	56	14.00	0	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
2	1987	17	1988-01-17	27-203	DEN		CLE	W 38-33	14	26	53.85	281	3	1	114.4	10.81	11.38	11	36	3.27	0	GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
3	1989	17	1990-01-07	29-193	DEN		PIT	W 24-23	12	20	60.00	239	1	1	97.7	11.95	10.70	7	44	6.29	0	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
4	1991	17	1992-01-04	31-190	DEN		HOU	W 26-24	19	33	57.58	257	1	1	80.0	7.79	7.03	6	39	6.50	0	4QC / GWD
Rk	Year	G#	Date	Age	Tm		Opp	Result	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Yds	TD	Int	Rate	Y/A	AY/A	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	Notes
5	1997	18	1998-01-04	37-190	DEN	@	KAN	W 14-10	10	19	52.63	170	0	0	83.2	8.95	8.95	1	-1	-1.00	0	4QC / GWD
6	1997	20	1998-01-25	37-211	DEN	N	GNB	W 31-24	12	22	54.55	123	0	1	51.9	5.59	3.55	5	17	3.40	1	GWD