How many passing yards did John Elway have in 1998?

2,8061998 Regular Season

John Elway recorded 2,806 passing yards in the 1998 regular season, 12th in the NFL.

  • 13th-best of John Elway's 16 seasons on file; the high is 4,030 in 1993.
  • Down 829 from 3,635 in 1997.
  • 74% 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: 3,2531992: 2,2421993: 4,0304,0301994: 3,4901995: 3,9701996: 3,3281997: 3,6351998: 2,8062,80698
How many passing yards did John Elway have in 1998?, 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, 1998 regular season

GP
13
YDS
2,806
TD
22
AVG
7.9
ATT
356
CMP
210
INT
10
LNG
58