how well did john elway play in his fifth season

John Elway had a passer rating of 83.4 with 3,198 yards, 19 touchdowns and 12 interceptions in 12 games in his 5th season. He was selected to play in his second Pro Bowl, and won his first MVP award.

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NAMESEASONTMGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1John Elway
J. Elway
1987
12
224
410
54.6
3,198
7.8
266.5
19
12
83.4
4.6
2.9
20
138
NAMEDATETMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1John Elway
J. Elway
12/27/1987
vs
7
20
35.0
98
4.9
0
1
30.8
0.0
5.0
2
12
2John Elway
J. Elway
12/19/1987
vs
18
31
58.1
237
7.6
1
0
93.1
3.2
0.0
1
11
3John Elway
J. Elway
12/13/1987
@
21
42
50.0
335
8.0
1
2
65.1
2.4
4.8
4
20
4John Elway
J. Elway
12/6/1987
vs
17
37
45.9
265
7.2
2
1
77.0
5.4
2.7
2
6
5John Elway
J. Elway
11/29/1987
@
21
32
65.6
347
10.8
3
1
120.2
9.4
3.1
0
0
6John Elway
J. Elway
11/22/1987
@
16
29
55.2
298
10.3
1
0
102.4
3.4
0.0
2
22
7John Elway
J. Elway
11/16/1987
vs
21
40
52.5
341
8.5
3
2
85.5
7.5
5.0
0
0
8John Elway
J. Elway
11/8/1987
@
13
30
43.3
163
5.4
1
0
71.9
3.3
0.0
3
24
9John Elway
J. Elway
11/1/1987
vs
16
30
53.3
246
8.2
1
0
91.8
3.3
0.0
1
9
10John Elway
J. Elway
10/26/1987
@
22
39
56.4
245
6.3
2
1
81.7
5.1
2.6
4
30
11John Elway
J. Elway
9/20/1987
@
30
48
62.5
285
5.9
0
3
52.9
0.0
6.3
1
4
12John Elway
J. Elway
9/13/1987
vs
22
32
68.8
338
10.6
4
1
129.9
12.5
3.1
0
0
Average18.734.254.6266.57.81.61.083.44.62.91.711.5
Total22441054.63,1987.8191283.44.62.920138

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