| John Elway's Place in the Record Book |
| Category |
Total |
Rank |
| Appearances with One Team |
234 |
2nd |
| Wins by Starting QB |
148 |
1st |
| Career Passing Attempts |
7,250 |
2nd |
| Career Passing Completions |
4,123 |
2nd |
| Career Passing Yards |
51,475 |
2nd |
| Career Passing Touchdowns |
300 |
3rd |
| Career Rushing Attempts by a QB |
774 |
1st |
| Career Rushing Yards by a QB |
3,407 |
4th |
| Career Total Offense |
54,882 |
2nd |
| Career Total Touchdowns |
334 |
3rd |
| Consecutive Seasons 3000 passing yards/200 rushing yards |
7 |
1st |
| 300 Yard Passing Games |
36 |
3rd |
| 4th Quarter Game Winning or Saving Drives |
47 |
1st |
| Career Post Season Pass Attempts |
651 |
3rd |
| Career Post Season Completions |
355 |
3rd |
| Career Post Season Passing Yards |
4,964 |
2nd |
| Career Post Season Touchdown Passes |
27 |
4th |
| Record in Conference Championships |
5-1 |
1st |
| Super Bowl Starts |
5 |
1st |
| Career Super Bowl Pass Attempts |
152 |
1st |
| Career Super Bowl Completions |
76 |
3rd |
| Career Super Bowl Passing Yards |
1,128 |
2nd |
| Career Super Bowl Rushing Touchdowns |
4 |
2nd |
| Pro Bowl Appearances by a QB |
9 |
T-1st |
| John Elway's Awards and Recognitions |
| Award/Recognition |
Year |
| Pro Bowl Appearances by a QB |
1986 |
| Pro Bowl Appearances by a QB |
1987 |
| Pro Bowl Starter by a QB |
1987 |
| NFL Most Valuable Player |
1987 |
| Pro Bowl Appearances by a QB |
1989 |
| Pro Bowl Starter by a QB |
1989 |
| Pro Bowl Appearances by a QB |
1991 |
| Edge NFL Man of the Year |
1992 |
| Pro Bowl Appearances by a QB |
1993 |
| Pro Bowl Starter by a QB |
1993 |
| AFC Offensive Player of the Year |
1993 |
| Pro Bowl Appearances by a QB |
1994 |
| Pro Bowl Appearances by a QB |
1996 |
| Pro Bowl Starter by a QB |
1996 |
| Pro Bowl Appearances by a QB |
1997 |
| Pro Bowl Starter by a QB |
1997 |
| Super Bowl XXXIII MVP |
1998 |
| Pro Bowl Appearances by a QB |
1998 |
| Pro Bowl Starter by a QB |
1998 |
| Inducted to Colorado Sports Hall of Fame |
1999 |
| AFC Offensive Player of the Week |
15 times |
| AFC Offensive Player of the Month |
2 times |
| John Elway's Individual Highs |
| Category |
Total |
| Most Pass Attempts in a Game |
59 |
| Most Completions in a Game |
36 |
| Highest Completion Percentage in a Game |
91.6 |
| Most Passing Yards in a Game |
432 |
| Most Touchdown Passes in a Game |
5 |
| Most Interceptions in a Game |
5 |
| Most Pass Attempts in a Season |
605 |
| Most Completions in a Season |
348 |
| Highest Completion Percentage in a Season |
63.2 |
| Most Passing Yards in a Season |
4,030 |
| Most Touchdown Passes in a Season |
27 |
| Most Interceptions in a Season |
23 |
| Highest Passer Rating in a Season |
93.0 |
