25 best quarterback performances in Super Bowl history

Mackenzie Meaney|published: Wed Feb 07 2024 18:00
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The Super Bowl is where legacies are defined. We can debate a quarterback’s success all we want, but at the end of the day, those arguments come down to rings. These are the quarterbacks who showed out on the game’s biggest stage.

25. Eli Manning, New York Giants

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Super Bowl XLII (win)

Stats: 19-of-34, 255 yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 1 interception

Won Super Bowl MVP

24. Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys

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Super Bowl XIII (loss)

Stats: 17-of-30, 228 yards, 3 passing touchdowns, 1 interception. 4 rushes, 37 yards

23. Kurt Warner, Arizona Cardinals

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Super Bowl XLIII (loss)

Stats: 31-of-43, 377 yards, 3 passing touchdowns, 1 interception

22. Jim Plunkett, Oakland Raiders

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Super Bowl XV (win)

Stats: 13-of-21, 261 yards, 3 passing touchdowns

Won Super Bowl MVP

21. Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens

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Super Bowl XLVII (win)

Stats: 22-33, 287 yards, 3 passing touchdowns

Won Super Bowl MVP

20. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

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Super Bowl LVII (win)

Stats: 21-of-27, 182 yards, 3 passing touchdowns. 6 rushes, 44 yards

Won Super Bowl MVP

19. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

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Super Bowl XLV (win)

Stats: 24-of-39, 304 yards, 3 passing touchdowns

Won Super Bowl MVP

18. Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers

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Super Bowl XIII

Stats: 17-of-30, 318 yards, 4 passing touchdowns, 1 interception

Won Super Bowl MVP

17. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

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Super Bowl LIV (win)

Stats: 26-of-42, 286 yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 2 interceptions. 9 rushes, 29 yards, 1 rushing touchdown

Won Super Bowl MVP

16. Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers

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Super Bowl XLVII (loss)

Stats: 16-of-28, 302 yards, 1 passing touchdown, 1 interception. 7 rushes, 62 yards, 1 touchdown

15. Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams

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Super Bowl XXXIV (win)

Stats: 24-of-45, 414 yards, 2 passing touchdowns

Won Super Bowl MVP

14. Tom Brady, New England Patriots

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Super Bowl XLIX (win)

Stats: 37-of-50, 328 yards, 4 passing touchdowns, 2 interceptions

Won Super Bowl MVP

13. Phil Simms, New York Giants

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Super Bowl XXI (win)

Stats: 22-of-25, 268 yards, 3 passing touchdowns. 3 rushes, 25 yards

Won Super Bowl MVP

12. Tom Brady, New England Patriots

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Super Bowl XXXVIII (win)

Stats: 32-of-48, 354 yards, 3 passing touchdowns, 1 interception

Won Super Bowl MVP

11. Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers

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Super Bowl XXXI (win)

Stats: 14-of-27, 246 yards, 2 passing touchdowns. 4 rushes, 12 yards, 1 rushing touchdown

10. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

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Super Bowl XLIV (win)

Stats: 32-of-39, 288 yards, 2 passing touchdowns

Won Super Bowl MVP

9. Doug Williams, Washington

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Super Bowl XXII (win)

Stats: 18-of-29, 340 yards 4 passing touchdowns, 1 interception

Won Super Bowl MVP

8. Tom Brady, New England Patriots

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Super Bowl LI (win)

Stats: 43-of-62, 466 yards, 2 passing touchdowns, 1 interception

Won Super Bowl MVP

7. Troy Aikman, Dallas Cowboys

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Super Bowl XXVII (win)

Stats: 22-of-30, 273 yards, 4 passing touchdowns. 3 rushes, 28 yards

Won Super Bowl MVP

6. Tom Brady, New England Patriots

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Super Bowl LII (loss)

Stats: 28-of-48, 505 yards, 3 passing touchdowns

5. Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles

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Super Bowl LII (win)

Stats: 28-of-43, 373 yards, 3 passing touchdowns, 1 interception. 1 receiving TD

Won Super Bowl MVP

4. Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers

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Super Bowl XXIV (win)

Stats: 22-of-29, 297 yards, 5 passing touchdowns

Won Super Bowl MVP

3. Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers

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Super Bowl XIX (win)

Stats: 24-of-35, 331 yards, 3 passing touchdowns. 5 rushes, 59 yards, 1 rushing touchdown

Won Super Bowl MVP

2. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles

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Super Bowl LVII (loss)

Stats: 27-of-38, 304 yards, 1 passing touchdown. 15 rushes, 70 yards, 3 rushing touchdowns

1. Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers

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Super Bowl XXIX (win)

Stats: 24-of-36, 325 yards, 6 passing touchdowns. 5 rushes, 49 yards

Won Super Bowl MVP

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