It was so often referenced that Elway conducted 47 fourth-quarterback comebacks. Problem is, comebacks aren't an official NFL stat. Kacsmar found that teams defined a fourth-quarterback comeback differently. The Denver Broncos were liberal with their interpretation, while the Miami Dolphins were conservative.
The Broncos gave Elway credit for a fourth-quarter comeback if they went into the fourth quarter tied and then pulled ahead. Included in that oft-referred to 47 was a game that ended in a push.
The Dolphins, meanwhile, considered only games in which Marino took the field in the fourth quarter while behind and he engineered a winning drive.
Kacsmar standardized a definition and crunched the data again.
Final tally: Marino 36, Elway 34.
Boo. Yeah.
Source: http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afceast/0-9-145/Research-shows-Marino-should-be-Comeback-King.html
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