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Denver Broncos: Top 10 achievements in team history

By Graham Tiedtke

DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 18: A general view of the Denver Broncos logo on the sidelines during a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 18, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - SEPTEMBER 18: A general view of the Denver Broncos logo on the sidelines during a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on September 18, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty Images) /
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Denver Broncos, John Elway
CLEVELAND, OH – JANUARY 11: Quarterback John Elway #7 of the Denver Broncos, his uniform partially covered with mud, scrambles during the AFC Championship Game against the Cleveland Browns at Municipal Stadium on January 11, 1987 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Broncos defeated the Browns 23-20. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /

8. The Drive

It’s not every day that a single drive gets its own name. But that’s exactly what happened following the AFC Championship game against the Cleveland Browns way back in 1987 (1986 regular season).

It was known as The Drive. Simple, but fitting.

The Broncos, pinned back against their own goal line at the 2-yard line, engineered what would go down as the greatest drive in NFL history.

It was a 15-play drive that took all but 39 seconds off the remaining clock (5:32 when the drive began). There were a couple of incompletions and a sack that made fans bite their fingernails in worry, but in the end, Elway would hit Mark Jackson for a 5-yard touchdown reception to tie the game.

In the end, The Drive forced the game into overtime, where Rich Karlis kicked the game-winning field goal to move past the Browns onto the Super Bowl.

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