 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Pashure pegore rakaderera muna 1955 nokuda kwe49ers uye nokuda kwaMcElhenny, iye akanga ane mwaka wake unobudirira zvikurusa wokumhanyira mukuverengwa muna 1956, achitora mayadhi 916 uye ma touchdown masere. Akakokwa kuPro Bowl yake yechitatu. John Henry Johnson akatengeswa pamberi pemwaka wa1957, uyo akaputsa Million Dollar Backfield. Vanotungamirirwa naMcElhenny naTittle, 49ers vakapedza mwaka wenguva dzose wa1957 vakabatanidza zita reWestern Conference neDetroit Lions. Mumutambo weWestern Conference tiebreaker, McElhenny akatakura 14 yards uye akabata mapasi matanhatu emayadhi 96 uye touchdown, asi Shumba dzakakunda nekudzoka kukunda kuenda ku1957 NFL Championship Game. Mushure memwaka, McElhenny akakokwa ku1958 Pro Bowl uye akatumidzwa mutambi wemutambo. 