John Elway

John Elway engineered the most iconic drive in NFL history—'The Drive,' a 98-yard march in the 1986 AFC Championship—and capped his career with back-to-back Super Bowl wins at age 37 and 38, older than any quarterback before him achieved that feat. His 51 fourth-quarter comebacks rank third all-time, trailing only #4 Peyton Manning (54) and #3 Tom Brady (53). Elway’s 4.9 rushing yards per carry as a quarterback is 40% higher than the average Hall of Fame signal-caller, and his 1993 season (3,140 passing yards, 462 rushing yards) made him the only QB to exceed 3,000 pass yards and 400 rush yards in a season before 2000. His five Super Bowl appearances tie #5 Patrick Mahomes for the most by a quarterback before turning 40.