How many passing yards did John Elway have in 1991?

3,2531991 Regular Season

John Elway recorded 3,253 passing yards in the 1991 regular season, 8th in the NFL.

  • 10th-best of John Elway's 16 seasons on file; the high is 4,030 in 1993.
  • Down 273 from 3,526 in 1990.
  • 100% of the Denver Broncos' passing yards that regular season.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.

1983 to 1998
1983: 1,663831984: 2,5981985: 3,8911986: 3,4851987: 3,1981988: 3,3091989: 3,0511990: 3,5261991: 3,2533,253911992: 2,2421993: 4,0304,0301994: 3,4901995: 3,9701996: 3,3281997: 3,6351998: 2,80698
How many passing yards did John Elway have in 1991?, season by season
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.
1983DEN111,66376.4
1984DEN152,598186.8
1985DEN163,891226.4
1986DEN163,485196.9
1987DEN123,198197.8
1988DEN153,309176.7
1989DEN153,051187.3
1990DEN163,526157.0
1991DEN163,253137.2
1992DEN122,242107.1
1993DEN164,030257.3
1994DEN143,490167.1
1995DEN163,970267.3
1996DEN153,328267.1
1997DEN163,635277.2
1998DEN132,806227.9

John Elway, 1991 regular season

GP
16
YDS
3,253
TD
13
AVG
7.2
ATT
451
CMP
242
INT
12
LNG
71