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Elway completed his 1st pass in the NFL on September 4, 1983 to Rick Upchurch.
Sept. 4, 1983: Elway's regular-season debut is a disaster, even though the Broncos win 14-10 at Pittsburgh. Elway completes 1-of-8 passes for 14 yards and an interception before he's yanked in favor of Steve DeBerg. Wide receiver Rick Upchurch catches the first pass of Elway's career.
The final TD pass of John Elway's career was an 80 yarder to Rod Smith in the second quarter of Super Bowl XXXIII.