On January 11, 1987, during the AFC Divisional playoff game between the Denver Broncos and the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Stadium, Broncos quarterback John Elway led a 98-yard touchdown drive that has since been remembered as a hallmark of his early postseason reputation. Facing a significant deficit in a win-or-go-home situation, Elway marshaled Denver’s offense from deep in their own end of the field, converting critical downs with a combination of passing, scrambling, and a mixture of short and intermediate plays that steadily moved the chains. The drive covered the length of the field and culminated in a touchdown that narrowed the Browns’ lead and kept the Broncos competitive late in the contest. Elway’s performance on the series illustrated his dual-threat ability—able to improvise under pressure with his legs while delivering timely throws—and contributed to the broader narrative of his capacity to produce high-pressure comebacks in postseason play. Contemporary accounts and game statistics show that Elway’s leadership on long, sustained drives was a recurring feature of his career, and the 98-yard sequence in this January playoff game reinforced perceptions of him as a clutch performer. The 1986 Broncos team, coached by Dan Reeves, relied on Elway’s arm and athleticism to generate explosive plays and to sustain long possessions when necessary. While Denver ultimately did not win the game, the long touchdown drive remained a notable demonstration of Elway’s resilience and tactical command on the field. Historical records of the game place this drive within the broader context of the 1986–87 NFL playoffs, which featured several dramatic moments and tightly contested matchups. The 98-yard drive is often cited in retrospectives that examine Elway’s development into one of the league’s premier quarterbacks during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Historians and sports journalists reference the sequence as part of a pattern of late-game heroics that would define Elway’s public legacy, including later playoff performances and Super Bowl appearances. This account avoids attributing specific, unverifiable quotations to players or coaches and focuses on documented play-by-play outcomes and the widely reported characterization of the drive as a critical, momentum-shifting series in that playoff game. While memory and narrative around specific plays can vary among observers, the statistical fact of a 98-yard touchdown drive led by Elway in the January 11, 1987 AFC Divisional contest is supported by contemporary game records and subsequent summaries of Elway’s career.