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In 1995, he finished tied for third in the NFL in scoring with 132 points and tied for second in field goals made with 31 as he was voted to his first Pro Bowl.

On the season, he was 31 for 38 (. 816 ) on field-goal attempts and 39 for 39 on extra-point attempts.

His breakthrough season also included second-team All-Pro honors from both the Associated Press and College & Pro Football Newsweekly as well as All-AFC honors from Pro Football Weekly.

He set the tone for his stellar season in the opener vs. Buffalo Bills, tying a Broncos single-game record with five successful field goals in six attempts ( 22, 52, 20, 38, 37 ).

His 56-yarder at Houston was the longest of his career and the second longest in franchise history behind Steinfort 57-yarder vs. Washington in 1980.

Elam made a franchise-record 13 consecutive field goals during the middle of the season, beginning with a 30-yarder at Seattle Seahawks and ending with a 35-yarder vs. the Chargers.

On December 24 vs. the Oakland Raiders, Elam scored 11 points, including the game-winning 37-yard field goal with 48 seconds remaining, in Denver's 31 – 28 victory.

It was the second time in 1995 that Elam had kicked a game-winning field goal in the final minute, in 1996 he converted 21 of 28 field goal attempts with a. 750 percentage and all 46 extra-point attempts to lead the Broncos with 109 points, also tied the team record for most extra points in a game with six against Baltimore Ravens in a 45 – 34 Broncos win, he connected on his only 50 + yard field goal of the 1996 season at San Diego in the regular-season finale.

In the 1997 season, he converted 26 of 36 field-goal attempts (. 722 ) and tied his own franchise record for extra points in a season by going a perfect 46 of 46.

His 124 total points on the season ranked second in the AFC ( 4th in the NFL ), and his 46 extra points led the AFC and were second in the NFL.

During the postseason, he was perfect, converting all 15 extra-point attempts and both field goal attempts of 43 and 51 yards.

His 51-yard field goal in Super Bowl XXXII against Green Bay Packers was the second longest in Super Bowl history since Steve Christie of the Buffalo Bills 54 yards field goal in the Super Bowl XXVIII as well as the longest in Broncos postseason history, also he passed the 500-point plateau with his final extra-point attempt at Seattle, becoming only the third Bronco in history to do so and the fastest in terms of games played ( 66 ), also he kicked the game-winning 33-yard field goal in overtime at Buffalo, the second time in his career that Elam had won a game for the Broncos in overtime.

He tied his own franchise record with five field goals at Kansas City Chiefs, matching the standard achieved previously by himself.