JOHN ELWAY - The Drive vs Cleveland - 86'-87' AFC Championship

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JOHN'S NFL DEFINING MOMENT..."The Drive"

Bronco fans...do you remember where you were during this magical 1986 AFC Championship game? I can personally recall the game and the excitement of waiting five hours at Stapleton Airport in Denver waiting for the Broncos plane to arrive from Cleveland - what a moment - it still gives me chills!

Below is a play-by-play recap of that cold day in Cleveland's "Dog Pound" with 92 yards to go.

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| "THE DRIVE" |
— Courtesy of denverbroncos.com

Denver starts on its own 2-yard line with 5:32 remaining.

| 1st and 10, Denver 2: Elway's pass complete to Winder for 5 yards.
| 2nd and 5, Denver 7: Winder runs for 3 yards. Denver calls its first timeout.
| 3rd and 2, Denver 10: Winder runs for 2 yards.
| 1st and 10, Denver 12: Winder runs for 3 yards.
| 2nd and 7, Denver 15: Elway runs for 11 yards.
| 1st and 10, Denver 26: Elway's pass complete to Sewell for 22 yards.
| 1st and 10, Denver 48: Elway's pass complete to Watson for 12 yards.
| 1st and 10, Cleveland 40: Elway's pass intended for V. Johnson incomplete.
| 2nd and 10, Cleveland 40: Elway sacked for an 8-yard loss.
| 3rd and 18, Cleveland 48: Elway's pass complete to Jackson for 20 yards.
| 1st and 10, Cleveland 28: Elway's pass intended for Watson incomplete.
| 2nd and 10, Cleveland 28: Elway's pass complete to Sewell for 14 yards.
| 1st and 10, Cleveland 14: Elway's pass intended for Watson incomplete.
| 2nd and 10, Cleveland 14: Elway runs for 9 yards.
| 3rd and 1, Cleveland 5: Elway's pass complete to Jackson for 5 yards, Touchdown.
| Karlis kicks the PAT.

Drive Summary: 15 plays, 98 yards, 4:25 elapsed.

| Denver 20, Cleveland 20 |
Denver proceeds to win 23-20 in overtime & advances to the SuperBowl again the N.Y. Giants

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