The only score in the second quarter however was Giants defensive end George Martin's quarterback sack of Elway in the end zone for a safety.

The AFC Championship Game against the Browns was particularly significant because Elway displayed why many NFL experts thought Super Bowl XXI would be the first of many Super Bowls for him.

Denver finally scored a touchdown when Elway found Johnson on a 47-yard bomb later on, which was the 100th recorded Super Bowl touchdown.

Elway had won the NFL Most Valuable Player Award and was selected to start for the AFC in the Pro Bowl, while Williams had played just five regular season games in the 1987 season.

By the end of the game, Elway was sacked five times and threw three interceptions, and Washington scored another touchdown on a 68-yard fourth quarter drive featuring a 25-yard run by Clark on a reverse and three runs by Smith for 43 yards, the last a 4-yard touchdown to bring the game to its final score of 42 – 10.

He was also Denver's second leading rusher with 32 yards on 3 carries ; this would be the only Super Bowl in which Elway did not score a rushing touchdown.

Then Elway was intercepted again on the Broncos ' ensuing drive, this time by Brooks, who returned the ball 38 yards to the Denver 37-yard line.

Then after the ensuing kickoff, Elway was sacked for a 6-yard loss by defensive end Danny Stubbs.

Elway was held to just 10 completions out of 26 attempts for 108 yards with no touchdowns, and was intercepted 2 times.

It was predicted that this AFC Championship Game would be a shootout between the Bills ' powerful offense and the superb postseason play of Elway.

Much of the pregame hype was centered around Elway confronting his former coach Reeves.

Mike Shanahan was hurt and angered by Reeves ' pregame assertion that Shanahan and Elway had conspired to have him fired during his stint at Denver.

Weller, a Washington graduate, was the guest yell-king during the Huskies ' homecoming football game against the Stanford University Cardinal ( led by junior quarterback John Elway ).

* In the first season of the television show Vegas, there was a scene about the ArenaBowl, where former Broncos QB John Elway and singer Jon Bon Jovi have a ' Battle in the Monteceto.

" Tallis was also a teacher, not only of William Byrd, but also of Elway Bevin, an organist of Bristol Cathedral and gentleman of the Chapel Royal.

Elway was drafted # 1 overall in the 1983 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts before being traded to the Denver Broncos.

Elway was voted MVP of that Super Bowl, which would prove to be the last game of his career.

Elway was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004 in his first year of eligibility.

) Also an accomplished baseball player, Elway was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 18 < sup > th </ sup > round of the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft.

Elway was bitter about the game afterward, stating that the officials " ruined my last game as a college football player.

In 2000, Elway was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.

In 2007, Elway was ranked # 15 on ESPN's Top 25 Players In College Football History list.

Thomas Davids, an assistant football coach, said that Elway was the " best looking ball player he had ever seen.

Elway was the nations most highly recruited prep athlete in 1984.

This proved crucial, as on the next play Giants defensive tackle George Martin sacked Elway in the end zone, recording a safety and cutting the Denver lead to 10-9.

But this time they failed to score because Washington safety Alvin Walton sacked Elway for an 18-yard loss on third down, pushing the Broncos out of field goal range.

Then after an offsides penalty on the 49ers, cornerback Don Griffin sacked Elway, forcing a fumble.

Elway was sacked in the end zone for a safety on the Broncos ensuing possession, cutting their lead to 10 – 9.

Early in the third quarter, Denver QB John Elway ( who was sacked 3 times ) suffered a deep thigh bruise that limited his mobility.

Bennett had another great game, constantly pressuring Elway and tackling Denver rushers behind the line of scrimmage three times.

* Elway was selected to the Pro Bowl nine times during his 16 seasons with the Broncos, a franchise record.

In eleven of the sixteen years following this draft, the AFC was represented in the Super Bowl by a team led by one of these quarterbacks: the Denver Broncos by John Elway ( five times ), the Buffalo Bills by Jim Kelly ( four times ), the Miami Dolphins by Dan Marino ( once ), or the New England Patriots by Tony Eason ( once ).

On Denver's first drive of the second quarter, Elway dropped back to pass from his own 18-yard line on third down.

The Broncos were making their second consecutive Super Bowl, and third overall appearance, after posting a 10-4-1 regular season record, largely through the strength of their quarterback John Elway.

On the second play of Denver's ensuing possession, Elway completed a 32-yard pass to wide receiver Mark Jackson.

But Elway decided to stay with Denver and see if he could lead them to a second consecutive championship.

( Elway became the second player in Super Bowl history to score a touchdown in four different Super Bowls.

Elway also excelled as a baseball player playing right field and pitcher, finishing his senior year hitting. 361 with nine home runs and 50 RBIs in 49 games and a 5 – 4 record with a 4. 51 ERA. He was drafted by the New York Yankees in the second round of the 1981 MLB draft ( 52nd overall, six spots ahead of future Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn ).

Elway and the Broncos started out the Super Bowl against the New York Giants very well, building a 10 – 7 lead and then driving to the Giants 1-yard line in the second quarter.

Elway ( second from right ) at Super Bowl XLIII with Lynn Swann, Roger Craig ( American football ) | Roger Craig, Roger Goodell, and General David Petraeus.

* In the 1981 MLB Draft, Elway was selected by the New York Yankees in the second round.

Against Houston 3 weeks later Manning claimed his 34th comeback win in the 4th quarter, tying him with John Elway and Johnny Unitas for the second most in NFL history.

KCNC regained the rights to the Broncos as a result, coinciding with their second straight Super Bowl championship, also the last season of fan favorite John Elway.

This was the second straight year the Bills defeated a future Hall of Fame quarterback to advance to the Super Bowl as they beat John Elway and his Denver Broncos 10-7 a season earlier.

Both teams exchanged field goals in the second period before Elway threw a 1-yard touchdown to Kay.

Four plays into the second half, Browns defensive back Felix Wright intercepted a pass from Elway, setting up Kosar's 18-yard touchdown pass to Reggie Langhorne.

In the second half, Elway threw his first interception of the game, a pass that was picked off near the sidelines by rookie defensive back Mark Harper.