Super Bowl Records
| Only player to retire after winning MVP award in a Super Bowl |
| Only quarterback to retire after winning a Super Bowl |
| Oldest player to score a touchdown (John Elway - 38 in 1999 & 37 in 1998) |
| Oldest player to win the Most Valuable Player award (John Elway - 38) |
| Fewest times sacked (John Elway - 0 -- 1998 & 1999) |
| Most starts by a quarterback (John Elway - 5) |
| Most pass attempts in Super Bowls (John Elway - 152) |
| 2nd most passing yards in Super Bowl history (John Elway - 1,128) |
Regular Season Records
| Best conference championship record - 5 & 1 |
| Better statistics than any of the other 18 quarterbacks in the NFL Hall of Fame |
| Only player to rush for over 3,000 yards and pass for over 50,000 yards |
| Been sacked more than any quarterback in NFL history - 559 |
| Most ever game-saving drives - 47 |
| Has won more games than any other quarterback - 149 |
| Has played in 256 games and only missed 15 |
| 1st quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 3,000 yards
and rush for more than 200 yards in 4 consecutive seasons |
| 1st quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 3,000 yards
and rush for more than 200 yards in 10 different seasons |
| Tied for 1st in NFL history with most 3,000+ passing seasons |
| 1st in AFC history in average gain per pass attempt - 7.88 yards |
| 1st in NFL in single-season pass attempts - 605 |
| 1st in NFL in single-season total offense - 4,414 |
| 1st in NFL in single-season rushing and passing plays - 656 |
| 2nd in NFL in single-season pass completions - 327 |
| 2nd in NFL in single-season pass yards - 3,891 |
| 2nd in most passing attempts - 7,250 |
| 2nd in 3,000-plus passing seasons - 12 |
| 2nd in AFC history to lead team to consecutive conference championship victories (1st was Terry Bradshaw) |
| 2nd in most games played on a single team - 234 |
| 2nd in most pro bowl selections - 9 |
| ? in most pro bowl starts - 6 |
| 2nd in most passing yards - 4,123 |
| 54,882 total yards (passing and rushing) |
| 3rd in NFL in completion percentage |
| 3rd to surpass 50,000 passing yards |
| 3rd in NFL in most touchdown passes - 300 |
| 4th in NFL history in average gain per pass attempt - 7.88 yards |
| 4th in NFL in rushing yardage - 3,407 |
| 5th in career passing rating - 93% |
| 11th in career interceptions - 226 |
| Executed "The Drive" -- enough said |