john elway super bowls

While the Broncos have a younger nucleus flanking Miller, its viability will hinge on Elway's latest quarterback investment. Honor the Heroes of the Game, Preserve Its History, Promote Its Values & Celebrate Excellence Everywhere "I think probably the thing that I am most proud of is that I was able to hang in there long enough to win a couple of Super Bowls.”

And we see a son who desperately misses his father and sister, never more than today. Selected to play in nine Pro Bowl games, Elway was a first- or second-team All-Pro choice three times and a first- or second-team All-AFC choice five times. The 24-10 Super Bowl 50 win over the favored Panthers gave Elway titles as a quarterback and GM. Were it not for an infamous misplay by the Broncos' secondary in a Round 2 loss to the Ravens, they likely would have qualified for Super Bowl XLVII. 3-ranked defense featured three Pro Bowlers but allowed Warren Moon's Run and Shoot Oilers to take a 21-6 lead — a three-score edge in the pre-two-point conversion era — in the teams' divisional-round meeting. )The Seahawks demolished the depleted Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII, and Elway began to alter the makeup of his team a month later. Elway would go on to lead his team to a second Super Bowl win a year later, capturing game Most Valuable Player honors in the process.A first-round draft choice of the Baltimore Colts in 1983, Elway was immediately traded to the Broncos for two veteran players and a 1984 first-round pick. Manning shattered the NFL's single-season touchdown pass record (55), and the Broncos' 606 points broke the single-season scoring mark.

T | Philadelphia Eagles Elway's misfire in first-round pick Paxton Lynch led to Denver starting 2015 seventh-rounder Trevor Siemian for most of two seasons. That AFC bracket created a movie montage-level itinerary, however, and the Broncos rode to Super Bowl XXXII after their revenge tour. RB | Detroit Lions DE | Minnesota Vikings Issues with Colts ownership and head coach Frank Kush prompted the Elways' decision, and they used John's Yankees status as leverage. Elway spent most of his 16-year career in "Never won a Super Bowl" sentences along with 1983 draft classmates Dan Marino and Jim Kelly. Even as modern QBs surpass his numbers in friendlier aerial eras, he remains on the short list of all-time greats.After the Shanahan-Jake Plummer partnership generated mid-aughts success, the Broncos fell off track by 2010. The total package at quarterback, Elway may still reign supreme in the toolbox department. While "The Drive" started slowly, taking the Broncos nearly two minutes to pass their own 20, Elway orchestrated The Broncos' then-fifth-year quarterback surged to the top of the sport by winning MVP acclaim in 1987. The Broncos routed the Jaguars in Round 1, edged past the No. A Bernie Kosar-to-Brian Brennan 48-yard touchdown pass gave the Browns a 20-13 lead, and a mishap on the ensuing kickoff pinned the Broncos at their 2-yard line. He was only the second quarterback in NFL history to record more than 40,000 yards passing and 3,000 yards rushing during his career. Happy Birthday John. If John was a Raider the other 3 Super Bowls would have been talked about in a different manner. [1st] Best Passing Completion Percentage, Season - [1st] Most Consecutive Games with Passing Touchdown - [Tied for 1st] Most Touchdown Passes as a Rookie, Game -[Tied for 1st] Most Interceptions as a Rookie, Season -[2nd] Most Consecutive Games with Passing Touchdown - [Tied for 2nd] Most Interceptions as a Rookie, Game - [3rd] Highest Passer Rating as a Rookie, Season - [3rd] Most Consecutive Games with Passing Touchdown - The Broncos made the playoffs that season, but Steve DeBerg went 4-1 in his starts and was behind center for Denver's playoff game, a loss in Seattle.