Comebacks




John Elway is probably best known for his comebacks. With 41 fourth quarter comebacks, Elway has more comebacks than any other quarter back in NFL history.

1983 vs. Baltimore - Throws three fourth-quarter TD passes, the last a 26-yarder to Gerald Wilhite with 0:44 left in 21-19 win.

1984 vs. New England - Directs eight-play 78-yard drive for seven-yard TD pass to Butch Johnson with 4:03 left to tie score at 19-19; Dennis Smith returns a fumble 64 yards for TD with 1:45 left in a 26-19 win.

1984 at San Diego -Directs 10-play,77-yard drive for Sammy Winder one yard TD run with 0:38 left in 16-13 win.

1984 vs. San Diego-Directs 12-play,40-yard drive for Rich Karlis field goal with 2:08 left in 16-13 win.

1985 vs. Atlanta -Directs three scoring drives (two Tds, one FG) in fourth quarter,erasing 28-27 deficit, in 44-28 win.

1985 vs. San Francisco -Directs nine-play 63-yard drive for Rich Karlis 24-yard field goal with 1:27 left in 17-16 win.

1985 vs. San Diego - Directs seven-play, 48-yard drive for Rich Karlis 34 yard field goal with 0:05 left to tie San Diego; Denver wins 30-24 on Louis Wright's 60-yard TD return of a blocked field goal in OT.

1985 at Pittsburgh - Directs seven-play, 58-yard drive for Steve Sewell's two-yard TD run with 1:45 left, taking a 24-23 lead, Mike Harden returns an interception 42 yards for a score for 31-23 win.

1985 vs. Kansas City - Directs eight-play, 59-yard drive for Sammy Winder one-yard TD run with 0:22 left in 14-13 win.

1985 at Seattle -Directs eight-play, 80-yard drive for Steve Sewell one-yard run to tie game at 24-24 with 2:35 remaining; then passes for 27 yards to start a five-play,34-yard drive (Gary Kubiak takes over when Elway is injured) for a Rich Karlis 43-yard field goal with 0:55 remaining in 27-24 win.

1986 vs. L.A. Raiders - Directs nine-play, 39-yard drive for seven-yard pass to Gene Lang with 5:11 left in 38-36 win.

1986 at Cleveland AFC Championship (1/12/87)- Directs 15-play, 98-yard drive for five-yard TD pass to Mark Jackson with 0:39 left to tie game 20-20: in Denver's first OT possession, directs 60-yard drive for Rich Karlis 33-yard FG in 23-20 win.

1987 at Green Bay - Directs 18-play, 80-yard drive for Steve Sewell one-yard run with 5:53 remaining to tie game at 17-17, game ends in an overtime tie.

1987 vs. Chicago - Directs eight-play, 61-yard drive for Steve Sewell four-yard TD run with 4:58 left in 31-29 win.

1987 vs. New England - Directs six-play, 74-yard drive for two-yard TD pass to Mark Jackson with 12:41 left for 24-20 lead. Mark Haynes later returns an interception for 4 yards and a score in 31-20 win.

1987 vs. Cleveland AFC Championship Game (1/17/88) - Directs five-play 75-yard drive for 20-yard TD pass to Sammy Winder with 4:01 left for 38-31 lead;after safety and Ernest Byner fumble, Denver wins 38-33.

1988 at San Francisco - Directs nine-play 58-yard drive for eight-yard TD pass to Vance Johnson with 8:37 left to tie game 13-13, Broncos win in overtime when Steve Wilson's interception sets up Rich Karlis 22-yard field goal 8:11 into overtime.

1989 vs. San Diego - Directs 11-play, 74-yard drive for Bobby Humphrey 17-yard TD run with 1:03 left in 16-10 win.

1989 at Seattle - Throws 54-yard TD pass to Vance Johnson 2:19 left (only play of drive) to tie game 21-21, Dennis Smith interception sets up David Treadwell's 27-yard field goal at 7:14 of OT for 24-21 win.

1989 at Kansas City - Directs 10-play, 72-yard drive for David Treadwell 26-yard FG with 0:01, left in 16-13 win.

1989 vs. Pittsburgh (Playoffs, 1/7/90) - Directs nine-play, 71-yard drive for Melvin Bratton one-yard run with 2:27 left in 24-23 win.

1990 vs. Kansas City - Directs 10-play, 79-yard drive for David Treadwell 22-yard FG with 0:00 left for 24-23 win.

1990 at Indianapolis - Directs nine-play, 58-yard drive for David Treadwell 42-yard FG to break tie with 3:45 left; then directs five-play, 56 yard drive for Steve Sewell two-yard run with 1:41 left in 27-17 win.

1991 vs Kansas City - Directs seven-play, 70-yard drive for David Treadwell 27-yard field goal with 2:37 left in 19-16 win.

1991 at New England - Directs nine-play, 42-yard drive for David Treadwell 34-yard field goal with 1:56 ieft in 9-6 win.

1991 at Cleveland - Directs 16-play, 64-yard drive for six-yard TD pass to Vance Johnson with 8:54 left to break 7-7 tie; then directs six-play, 66-yard drive for David Treadwell 37-yard field goal with 3:29 remaining in 17-7 win.

1991 vs. Phoenix - Directs six-play, 66-yard drive for Elway's four-yard TD run with 1:46 left in 24-19 win.

1991 vs. Houston -(Playoffs, 1/4/92) - Directs 12-play, 87-yard drive for David Treadwell 28-yard fieid goal with 0:20 left in 26-24 win.

1992 vs. L.A Raiders - Directs seven-play,85-yard drive for Reggie Rivers one-yard TD run with 0:55 left in 17-13 win.

1992 vs. Kansas City - Directs 14-play, 80-yard drive for 25-yard pass to Mark Jackson with 1:55 left to pull Denver within six points at 19-13; after a 28-yard punt return directs a three-play 27-yard drive for a 12-yard TD pass to Vance Johnson with 0:38 left in 20-19 win.

1992 vs. Houston - Directs three-play, 80-yard drive for Reggie Rivers 20-yard TD run with 1:34 left in 27-21 win.

1993 vs. Kansas City - Directs three-play, 11-yard drive for six-yard TD pass to Shannon Sharpe with 10:34 left in 27-21 win.

1994 at San Diego - Directs four-play, four-yard drive to set up Jason Elam's 54-yard field goal with 10:02 remaining that put Denver ahead 17-15; then directed nine-play, 66-yard drive to set up Elam for a 25-yard field goal that provided the final score of 20-15 with 4:07 remaining.

1994 vs. Atlanta - Directs 10-play, 73-yard drive for 32-yard TD pass to Anthony Miller to pull Denver within 28-25 with 10:19 remaining; then drove the Broncos 57 yards in 10 plays, capping the drive with a four-yard TD run to put Denver ahead to stay 32-28 with 1:07 remaining.

1995 vs. Washington - Directs eight-play, 80-yard drive that culminated with a 43-yard TD strike to Rod Smith on the final play of the game (play started at 0:06), breaking a 31-31 tie and giving Denver a 38-31 win. The drive began on the Broncos' 20-yard line with 1:07 remaining.

1995 vs. San Diego - Directs seven-play, 53-yard drive to set up Jason Elam's game-winning 32-yard field goal, breaking a 27-27 tie, and lifting Denver to a 30-27 win. The drive began on the Broncos' 33-yard line with 3:43 remaining.

1995 at Oakland - Directs 12-play, 79-yard drive to set up Jason Elam's 27-yard field goal to pull Denver to within 28-20 with 12:47 remaining; then drove the Broncos 87 yards in 13 plays, culminating with a four-yard TD pass to Ed McCaffrey -- on which Elway ran in for the two-point conversion -- to tie the score at 28-28 with 5:46 remaining; then drove 53 yards in nine plays to set up Elam's game-winning 37-yard field goal with 0:48 remaining, giving Denver the 31-28 victory.

1996 vs. Tampa Bay - Directs 14-play, 80-yard drive to set up Terrell Davis' three-yard TD run with 3:32 left in 27-23 win.

1996 vs. Baltimore - Directs 10-play, 57-yard drive for six-yard TD pass to Ed McCaffrey with 10:57 left to take a 38-34 lead; following a 12-yard interception return by Tyrone Braxton, directs a three-play, 15-yard drive for Elway's nine-yard TD run with 1:16 left in 45-24 win.

1996 at Oakland - Directs six-play, 73-yard drive for 49-yard TD pass to Rod Smith -- two-point conversion attempt failed (Elway incomplete to Smith) -- with 4:14 left in 22-21 win.

1996 at Minnesota - Directs 11-play, 84-yard drive for five-yard TD pass to Ed McCaffrey with 0:19 left in 21-17 win.

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