Denver Native (Carol)
11-17-2011, 01:20 PM
The young NFL quarterback operating under a white-hot media spotlight went 1-for-8 passing, for 14 yards. His team won, and he was moved to say after the game: "Based on statistics, I was terrible. But based on the decisions I made, I was pleased with my performance."
That was the Broncos' John Elway in the visiting team's dressing room at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium, shortly after Denver rallied to beat the Steelers 14-10 in the Sept. 4, 1983, season opener.
After suffering a badly bruised elbow, he gave way to veteran Steve DeBerg for the second half. While DeBerg engineered the winning drive and threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ron Egloff with 4:54 remaining, he threw only sparingly, and the Denver totals for the day wound up 5-for-16 passing, for only 49 yards.
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That was the Broncos' John Elway in the visiting team's dressing room at Pittsburgh's Three Rivers Stadium, shortly after Denver rallied to beat the Steelers 14-10 in the Sept. 4, 1983, season opener.
After suffering a badly bruised elbow, he gave way to veteran Steve DeBerg for the second half. While DeBerg engineered the winning drive and threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Ron Egloff with 4:54 remaining, he threw only sparingly, and the Denver totals for the day wound up 5-for-16 passing, for only 49 yards.
rest of article - http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_19352900