How many passing touchdowns did John Elway have in 1997?
271997 Regular Season
John Elway recorded 27 passing touchdowns in the 1997 regular season, 4th in the NFL.
- John Elway's best regular season for passing touchdowns in 16 seasons on file.
- Up 1 from 26 in 1996.
- 100% of the Denver Broncos' passing touchdowns that regular season.
Best of 16 regular seasons, 1983 through 1998. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  DEN | 11 | 1,663 | 7 | 6.4 |
| 1984 | DEN | 15 | 2,598 | 18 | 6.8 |
| 1985 | DEN | 16 | 3,891 | 22 | 6.4 |
| 1986 | DEN | 16 | 3,485 | 19 | 6.9 |
| 1987 | DEN | 12 | 3,198 | 19 | 7.8 |
| 1988 | DEN | 15 | 3,309 | 17 | 6.7 |
| 1989 | DEN | 15 | 3,051 | 18 | 7.3 |
| 1990 | DEN | 16 | 3,526 | 15 | 7.0 |
| 1991 | DEN | 16 | 3,253 | 13 | 7.2 |
| 1992 | DEN | 12 | 2,242 | 10 | 7.1 |
| 1993 | DEN | 16 | 4,030 | 25 | 7.3 |
| 1994 | DEN | 14 | 3,490 | 16 | 7.1 |
| 1995 | DEN | 16 | 3,970 | 26 | 7.3 |
| 1996 | DEN | 15 | 3,328 | 26 | 7.1 |
| 1997 | DEN | 16 | 3,635 | 27 | 7.2 |
| 1998 | DEN | 13 | 2,806 | 22 | 7.9 |