john elway rookie season stats

John Elway had a passer rating of 54.9 with 1,663 yards, 7 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in 11 games in his rookie season in 1983.

NAME SEASON TM GP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 John Elway
J. Elway
1983
DEN DEN
11
123
259
47.5
1,663
6.4
151.2
7
14
54.9
2.7
5.4
28
218

Games

NAME DATE SEASON TM OPP CMP ATT PCT YDS AVG TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 John Elway
J. Elway
12/18/1983
1983
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
13
34
38.2
143
4.2
0
4
11.9
0.0
11.8
0
0
2 John Elway
J. Elway
12/11/1983
1983
DEN DEN
vs
BAL BAL
23
44
52.3
345
7.8
3
0
101.0
6.8
0.0
5
38
3 John Elway
J. Elway
12/4/1983
1983
DEN DEN
vs
CLE CLE
16
24
66.7
284
11.8
2
1
117.4
8.3
4.2
0
0
4 John Elway
J. Elway
11/27/1983
1983
DEN DEN
@
SD SD
14
28
50.0
147
5.3
0
3
26.0
0.0
10.7
4
35
5 John Elway
J. Elway
11/13/1983
1983
DEN DEN
@
RAI RAI
11
31
35.5
190
6.1
0
1
43.8
0.0
3.2
2
21
6 John Elway
J. Elway
11/6/1983
1983
DEN DEN
@
SEA SEA
8
15
53.3
134
8.9
1
0
106.0
6.7
0.0
2
17
7 John Elway
J. Elway
10/2/1983
1983
DEN DEN
@
CHI CHI
4
10
40.0
36
3.6
0
1
10.8
0.0
10.0
3
25
8 John Elway
J. Elway
9/25/1983
1983
DEN DEN
vs
RAI RAI
6
11
54.5
71
6.5
0
1
36.6
0.0
9.1
2
20
9 John Elway
J. Elway
9/18/1983
1983
DEN DEN
vs
PHI PHI
18
33
54.5
193
5.8
1
2
56.8
3.0
6.1
3
17
10 John Elway
J. Elway
9/11/1983
1983
DEN DEN
@
BAL BAL
9
21
42.9
106
5.0
0
0
58.8
0.0
0.0
3
19
11 John Elway
J. Elway
9/4/1983
1983
DEN DEN
@
PIT PIT
1
8
12.5
14
1.8
0
1
0.0
0.0
12.5
4
26
Average 11.2 23.5 47.5 151.2 6.4 0.6 1.3 54.9 2.7 5.4 2.5 19.8
Total 123 259 47.5 1,663 6.4 7 14 54.9 2.7 5.4 28 218

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Team Rankings

PPG

24.0

16th

OPP PPG

16.8

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

143.3

5th

PASS YDS/G

215.3

18th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Broncos Broncos
2
2
0
.500
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500
Raiders Raiders
1
3
0
.250
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NYG NYG
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
DEN Broncos

2 - 2 - 0

28

Final

3

CIN Bengals

2 - 2 - 0

Mon 29 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
1
0
.750
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM