Over the years, the Denver Broncos have had great players on their team. However, when it comes to the greats of the Denver Broncos, it’s hard for any player to match John Elway. With that in mind, here’s a look at just how much better John Elway was statistically than other Broncos quarterbacks the team has had.

John Elway’s biggest statistical advantage is his longevity with the team. He played for Denver from 1983 to 1998, no other quarterback has played more than a handful of years there. Over the course of his career, Elway appeared in 234 regular-season games. Craig Morton is the next close in games played at quarterback for Denver with just 72.

John Elway was also a great quarterback skill-wise, always ranking among the best in the league in most categories. He passed for 51,475 yards during his career, the next closest Broncos quarterback was Craig Morton again with 11,895. He is closely followed in third by Brian Griese with 11,763 and Jake Plummer in fourth with 11,631. Elway had 300 touchdown passes during his career, which far dwarfs Craig Morton’s 74, Brian Griese and Jake Plummer’s 71 each, and Jay Cutler’s 54.

John Elway had a career quarterback rating of 79.9, which was very good, but not the best a Denver Broncos quarterback has ever had. Regular starters who rate above him include Jay Cutler’s 87.1, Jake Plummer’s 84.3 and Brian Griese’s 84.1. Those with quarterback ratings below Elways include Craig Morton at 79.1, Steve DeBerg at 74.3 and Gary Kubiak at 70.6.

Everyone knows that John Elway will go down in history as one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history. However, it’s interesting to see how much better he was than any quarterback the Denver Broncos have had in their history.