Here comes another memorable chapter from the battle of horses.

Bo Nix vs. Daniel Jones.

The Broncos and Indianapolis Colts share more than just a similar hooved mascot. Their quarterback history dates back to the American Football League with plenty of twists and turns over six decades. Take a stroll down memory lane before they meet once again Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium.

George Shaw record

The Baltimore Colts drafted quarterback George Shaw with the first pick of the 1955 AFL draft. He played four seasons before later joining the New York Giants, Minnesota Vikings and the Broncos. In 1962, in his final AFL season, Shaw set a Broncos passing record that still stands today.

Denver hosted the Boston Patriots at the old Mile High. Shaw threw a 97-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Jerry Tarr. It remains the longest touchdown pass in franchise history. Last season, quarterback Bo Nix approached that mark with a 93-yard touchdown completion to wide receiver Marvin Mims against the Cleveland Browns at Empower Field at Mile High.

Shaw, the ex-Colts quarterback, still holds the Broncos’ record more than 60 years later.

Elway spurns Colts

Stanford quarterback John Elway was the consensus top-rated prospect in the 1983 NFL draft.

However, leading up to that draft, Elway stated publicly he would rather pursue a Major League Baseball career than play for the Baltimore Colts.

The Colts still drafted Elway with the No. 1 overall pick. Rick Venturi, now a Colts radio analyst, was the team’s linebackers coach in 1983.

“The first big thing was the Elway deal. Going back to the ‘83 draft, I was present there when all that stuff went down. That was incredible in itself, the whole scenario,” Venturi told The Denver Gazette. “Frank Kush and Ernie Accorsi, who were the head coach and general manager, had made up their mind. They were gonna hold the line. We were going to draft John; he was going to play for us and that’s all there was to it. There was never a flinch from those guys that they were going to trade John Elway. That was not going to happen. We had the baseball threats and all of those things, but we were undaunted by that.”

Elway didn’t budge, and at first, the Colts turned down all trade offers. But that changed about a week later when ex-Broncos owner Edgar Kaiser Jr. placed a phone call directly to ex-Colts owner Robert Irsay. They negotiated a trade. The Broncos received Elway. The Colts received fourth-overall pick Chris Hinton (a highly touted Northwestern offensive lineman), a 1984 first-round pick and reserve quarterback Mark Herrmann.

It’s fair to say the Broncos won that trade.

Elway led the Broncos to five Super Bowl appearances and two victories. Meanwhile, the Colts struggled to find much playoff success over the course of Elway’s career, from 1983 to 1998, with just three postseason appearances over that 16-year span.

“John was not very well liked in Baltimore — that’s for sure,” Venturi said.

Manning to Denver

Mike Nastav, 58, lives just outside Indianapolis as a Colts season-ticket holder since the 1990s. He’s also made the trip several times to Denver to watch Colts-Broncos games. But nothing topped Super Bowl XLI with a Peyton Manning-led victory over the Chicago Bears.

“It was unbelievable,” Nastav said. “You’ve got to remember there was a lot of criticism and labels on Peyton Manning for not winning the big game. Not doing anything in the playoffs. … To us it was just a big deal for him. We wanted Peyton to get there. It was big for the city. It was definitely the best time.”

The Colts-Broncos quarterback history then wrote a new chapter. In March 2012, Denver signed Manning to a five-year, $96-million contract after he underwent multiple neck surgeries. Meanwhile, the Colts began a new quarterback era by taking Andrew Luck at No. 1 overall in the draft.

Manning led the Broncos to a 45-12 regular season record over four years. He guided Denver to a Super Bowl XLVIII appearance against the Seahawks and a Super Bowl 50 win over the Panthers. As for Luck? The closest he got to a Lombardi Trophy was the 2014 NFL season and reaching the AFC championship game. Luck abruptly retired a few seasons later.

There is a Manning statue erected outside of Lucas Oil Stadium. His legacy with the Broncos is a debate among some fans in Indianapolis.

“There was a lot of separation between what the fans thought and the way they interpreted what happened,” Nastav said. “For me, Peyton was in bad shape. It was too much of a gamble for us not to go after Andrew Luck. … When (Manning) went on to the Broncos, even when he won the Super Bowl, there were a lot of fans here that were still cheering for him. Some even went out and got Manning Broncos jerseys.”

Nix vs. Jones

There’s plenty of buzz about the newest Broncos and Colts quarterbacks.

Even if their Week 1 performances fell on opposite ends of the spectrum.

Nix led the Broncos to a 20-12 victory where the defense bailed out his pedestrian start: 25-of-40 passing for 176 yards, one touchdown, two interceptions and one lost fumble. Nix took responsibility for those shortcomings after practice this week at Broncos Park.

“It’s not about the stats or it’s not about perfection by the outside,” Nix said. “But it’s just for me a standard that I have for myself, and I know that I can be better.”

Jones dominated his first start for the Colts — 22-of-29 passing for 272 yards and one touchdown, plus two rushing scores — for a 33-8 win over the Dolphins. Jones beat out Anthony Richardson for the starting quarterback job in training camp. It’s a fresh start for the No. 6 overall pick in the 2019 draft.

“After Sunday, they’re feeling great,” Venturi said of the Colts fan base. “There’s no question about it. There are a lot of bandwagon guys on Jones this week, but I guarantee there weren’t many going into the game. … You’ve got to redo it every week.”