The Drive was an offensive series in the fourth quarter of the 1986 AFC Championship Game played on January 11, 1987, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium between the Denver Broncos and Cleveland Browns. Broncos quarterback John Elway, in a span of 5 minutes and 2 seconds, led his team 98 yards in 15 plays to tie the game with 37 seconds left in regulation. Denver won the game in overtime by making ...

Jul 9, 2021 · On the verge of making the franchise’s first Super Bowl, Cleveland let it slip away when John Elway engineered a drive for the ages. This is the story of “The Drive.” On this date …

John Elway who joined the Denver Broncos as the No. 1 pick in the 1983 draft, quickly developed an unique ability to rally his team to last-minute victories. He even surpassed the record of Roger Staubach, who rallied his Dallas Cowboys to fourth-quarter victories 23 times.

Jan 11, 2024 · Ninety-eight yards and the fearsome Cleveland Browns defense separated Denver from closing a 20-13 deficit, with 5:32 of game time to construct one last-gasp drive.

The Browns were supposed to go to the Super Bowl. They were mere minutes away on this day in 1987, until John Elway authored one of the staples of the Cleveland misery montage: The Drive.

Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway (7), inducted into the Pro Foorball Hall of Fame class of 2004, rushes eleven yards for a first down during the AFC Championship Game, a 23-20 overtime victory over the Cleveland Browns on January 11, 1987, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.

Sep 8, 2022 · In fact, with just over 5:32 left in regulation, Denver had scored just three points since the start of the second half. Now, trailing by seven and with the Super Bowl on the line, John Elway took the field.

Sep 8, 2022 · In the AFC Championship Game, Cleveland hosted the Denver Broncos, the same team that had torn the Browns’ hearts out in the previous season’s AFC title matchup. John Elway had engineered “The Drive,” a 98-yard series that ended with …

In American football, The Fumble is a play that occurred during the 1987 AFC Championship Game between the Cleveland Browns and Denver Broncos on January 17, 1988, at Mile High Stadium in Denver, Colorado.

Apr 30, 2017 · The Cleveland Browns were on the verge of the Super Bowl twice in the late 1980s, only to see their hopes crushed by 'The Drive' and 'The Fumble', both at the hands of John Elway and the...