NFL: The 1990s All-Decade Team
By Phil Watson
Quarterback: John Elway, Denver Broncos (1990-98)
Other quarterbacks in the 1990s threw for more yards and more touchdowns and even won more games.
But despite not playing the last season of the decade, Elway was one of four quarterbacks in the 1990s to throw for more than 30,000 yards and he capped off his career with back-to-back Super Bowl victories.
Elway was picked for six Pro Bowls and led the NFL in 1993 with 4,030 passing yards. Over the last three seasons of his career, the Broncos were 35-8 in his 43 starts and were also 7-1 in the postseason, winning the last seven in a row.
Elway was fifth in the decade with 180 touchdown passes and was the Super Bowl MVP after the 1998 season, quite a way to finish a career.