: ▁John ▁El way ▁and ▁Joe ▁Mont ana , ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁quarter back s ▁in ▁NFL ▁history , ▁squ ared ▁off ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁games ▁in ▁Monday ▁Night ▁Football ▁history . ▁Mont ana ▁played ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁ 1 6 - year ▁NFL ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Chief s ▁( 1 9 9 3 – 9 4 ), ▁after ▁playing ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁ 4 9 ers ▁( 1 9 7 9 – 1 9 9 2 ). ▁The ▁two ▁teams ▁matched ▁each ▁other ▁score ▁for ▁score ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁qu arters , ▁until ▁Chief s ' ▁k icker ▁Lin ▁Elli ott ▁na iled ▁a ▁ 1 9 - yard ▁field ▁goal ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁Chief s ▁a ▁ 2 4 – 2 1 ▁lead ▁with ▁four ▁minutes ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter . ▁After ▁Bron cos ' ▁tight ▁end ▁Sh annon ▁Sh ar pe ▁and ▁Chief s ' ▁running ▁back ▁Marcus ▁Allen ▁trad ed ▁f umb les ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁poss essions , ▁El way ▁led ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁on ▁a ▁ 6 - play , ▁ 3 9 - yard ▁drive , ▁and ▁scored ▁a ▁ 4 - yard ▁touch down ▁on ▁a ▁quarter back ▁draw ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁a ▁ 2 8 – 2 4 ▁lead ▁with ▁ 1 : 2 9 ▁remaining . ▁However , ▁the ▁Chief s ▁would ▁one - up ▁the ▁Bron cos , ▁with ▁Mont ana ▁connecting ▁on ▁a ▁