THE ULTIMATE JOHN ELWAY HIGHLIGHT REEL

The best throws by Hall of Fame QB John Elway over the course of his career.

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[myquest]

Every pass looks so effortless. What a legendary arm this dude had.

[surfininmys]

Imagine if he won all the super bowls he was in. My fave QB growing up. Glad he went out winning 2 in a row

[lovedcever]

If it wasn't for Elway (and all the receivers who didn't flinch) I could never have had football pumping through my veins all theses years. I am a woman but Elway made me fall in love with football about 40 years ago. Thank you so much for the awesome upload.

[toomuchdrivetothrive]

As a 49er fan, Montana is my guy, but Elway had the best arm of all time. He three the football like a baseball. Always line drives on the money. Perfect spin. No ducks.

[Crunchysopa]

Super unique throwing mechanics + strength, truly had a gun as a right arm. never will be duplicated

[sfs]

Legend. His skills transfer extremely well into the modern day game, more than most QBs era of that era

[marshallmathers]

Elway was a big part of being a Colorado kid in the 80s and 90s. We were spoiled with such a great quarterback.

[CMC]

It’s actually heresy people call this guy overrated. Madden called Elway “the closest thing to a one man offense”. He had almost no help in a very competitive and equal playing field AFC with guys like Marino, Kelly and Moon constantly battling with him until 1996 when they got Sharpe, Davis to run behind that Shanahan offense . He retired with the most QB wins at 300, went to 5 super bowls won 2. Those 3 he lost were just incredible that he got his team there. His late TD pass in the 4th quarter vs the NYG in the 87 Super Bowl still gotta be one of the greatest showcases of arm strength, touch and accuracy I’ve ever seen (4:25) Only 4 qbs off resume AND eye test are 100% better than Elway imo. Mahomes, Manning, Montana and Brady. Marino, Brees, Rodgers and Favre had stats but the latter of those guys minus Marino played in a great offensive scheme when the league was changing heavily. I’d take a guy who I know would have a chance to win every game he was in over a guy that would get you 300 and 3 tds every game. The careers speak for themselves.

[FanBoi]

I grew up and Elway was my favorite player. He is easily in GOAT conversations. Sometimes we have to be reminded of these great QBs because modern players are surpassing them statistically so we have to remember. Elway also went to multiple Super Bowls. Let not forget this. Lost to giants, skins and 9ers but eventually won 2. The Sb losses were all blowouts to goat teams. Broncos didn’t have a defense. He had a great run as afc champs.

[singvang]

You can count on one hand the number of guys who ever played who could roll to one side, throw across his body, and still get the ball there. Amazing arm talent.

[jonmolina]

Elway is my favorite QB ever. He wasn't statistically great like Montana or Marino. He could have a pretty trash game statistically, but in the 4th quarter with the game on the line, he would win you the ballgame. People forget what kind of player he was because they never saw him and they just go by the numbers. He might only throw 17 or 18 touchdown passes in a season, but 4 or 5 of them were game winners. And none of this footage is sped up, his physical talent was such that he could take over the game, especially in the 4th quarter.

[Tsujanryo]

Looking back after so many years it's a foregone conclusion that Elway, despite my bias, was dangerous. I don't know how other teams were could muster any confidence in playing against him. I still have my "MACH 7" - John Elway/fighter jet poster from back in the day.
Other things that come to mind - 'Damn the 80's were blurry.'
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'So long...took so long to get a running game in Denver, & it was right on time too giving John much needed reprieve in his later games.'
That duck & pass for a TD @ 8:51 has gotta be my favorite. The angle they showed it on tv though was from behind. It looked almost surreal; here in this one you can actually see Elway dip low enough to avoid being tackled as the guy flies over him & then he pops right up to make a beautiful connection in the end-zone. Amazing.

[kenbird]

Several throws and plays the crybrady and montana could only make in their dreams. Elway. THE GOAT. PERIOD

[jastone]

Dude your Elway and Marino videos are the best. Elway was best ever QB. If I pick my QB to start a team or one drive it's Elway. But I'm a Marino fanatic

[mikejohnson]

And to think John Elway played his whole career without an ACL in his left knee, even makes his accomplishments even more superhuman.

[rkid]

My favorite Elway years 85-88 and 93-98. First batch it was the arm and athletic skills. Second batch he still had an arm but he was mastering the west coast offense. Was so happy that he finally was able to play in an offense that matched his skills.

[thomasjusinski]

John elway was my favorite quarterback growing up, his arm strength and what he could do with the ball was amazing. I wasn't a huge broncos fan, I had many favorite players, most of all was Walter Payton I was a huge bear fan growing up, in New Jersey close to the meadowlands, so I also would watch a lot of Giants games because I did enjoy watching them, and watching them win. I especially enjoyed LT. But when it comes to quarterback, give me a John elway in any era, and he's a winner. And I remember when Terrell Davis got with the team and that's exactly what John needed, he needed a good running back to take off some the pressure, that John had on himself, he would run the ball he would throw the ball he would do everything. But like I said when TD joined the team, and they had a good running back that's when they won those two super bowls. And I was so happy for the broncos, I rooted for them in both super bowls. Because God knows they were in many super bowls and lost. I believe that was the greatest era of football, but maybe I'm biased the '80s were my time and the early '90s. I watch football today, and the game has changed so much every quarterback starts out in The shotgun position, they turned it into a passing game passing friendly game. You don't see the great running backs, like you did in my day. The running backs like, Eric Dickerson, Bo Jackson, and of course my favorite Walter Payton, Barry Sanders, emmitt Smith you just don't see running backs running the ball 25-30 times a game. Like an Earl Campbell, I had the pleasure of growing up in a era when used to see some real great running backs, and some great quarterbacks like John elway. I just don't enjoy the game as much as I did back then, I guess I'm getting old and a new way of playing I don't care much for, I still watch but I miss the days, of the workhorse running backs. Who complimented the quarterbacks, they've changed the game so much, that pretty soon you won't even be able to hit the quarterback. I guess I'm a dinosaur. Thank you for the good video, it was a little blurry but I enjoyed it thank you again and God bless. PS. Let's not forget Adrian Peterson, now out was a workhorse, and there was many many more that I can't mention here, or it's going to turn into a huge message. Thank you again for the video on God bless you and your family.

[sodica]

1:18 that ball was in fire! Impresive!!! Impresionante Elway.

[jmppodcast]

Awesome highlight reel. The NFL films type highlights always disappoint with all the slow motion video stuff. Highlights like these show the real speed that he played the game with.

[edgarjohnson]

The stats don’t reveal what a clutch player. this guy was in the fourth quarter. He just took over games. Like MJ in basketball.

Incredible talent.