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The Drive

Expectations were as high as possible for QB John Elway when he was the first overall pick in the 1983 entry draft. He began to live up to those expectations in the American Football Conference (AFC) Championship Game against the Cleveland Browns. In that game, Elway led his team on “The Drive.” The Drive began on Denver’s 2-yard line with the Broncos behind on the scoreboard 20-13 and 5:32 to play in the game. Elway moved 98 yards through the stingy Browns defense, capping The Drive with a 5-yard strike to wide receiver (WR) Mark Jackson with 39 seconds left. The game went to overtime, and the Elway-led Broncos offense, brimming with confidence, moved the ball 60 yards on its first possession to set up the winning 33-yard field goal. Elway went on to his first Super Bowl, and although the Broncos did not win that game, he would go on to win two of his five Super Bowl appearances.

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