John Elway, Denver Broncos and AFC Championship
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Backup QBs Bubby Brister (4-0 in 1998) and Brock Osweiler (5-2 in 2015) stepped up to help the Broncos on their way to Super Bowl wins.
Denver's most recent Super Bowl victory came back in 2015, when Peyton Manning and a dominant defense carried the Broncos past Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl L. That earned the franchise its third Lombardi Trophy, and helped rewrite a history of coming up short in the Big Game.