List of Super Bowl starting quarterbacks

This is a list of National Football League (NFL) quarterbacks who have started in the Super Bowl.

Hall of Famers Bart Starr (top) and Len Dawson (bottom) started in the first Super Bowl for the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs respectively.

Winning and losing quarterbacks

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Matthew Stafford (top) and Joe Burrow (bottom) faced off in Super Bowl LVI for the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals respectively.
Tom Brady (top) and Nick Foles (bottom) faced off in the second highest-scoring Super Bowl, Super Bowl LII for the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles respectively.
Hall of Famers* NFLn/NFCN team
Active player AFLa/AFCA team
Season Super Bowl Winning QB Team Losing QB Team
1966AFL/NFL I Bart Starr*MVP Green Bay Packersn Len Dawson* Kansas City Chiefsa
1967AFL/NFL II Bart Starr*MVP Green Bay Packersn Daryle Lamonica Oakland Raidersa
1968AFL/NFL III Joe Namath*MVP New York Jetsa Earl Morrall Baltimore Coltsn
1969AFL/NFL IV Len Dawson*MVP Kansas City Chiefsa Joe Kapp Minnesota Vikingsn
1970 V Johnny Unitas* Baltimore ColtsA Craig Morton Dallas CowboysN
1971 VI Roger Staubach*MVP Dallas CowboysN Bob Griese* Miami DolphinsA
1972 VII Bob Griese* Miami DolphinsA Billy Kilmer Washington RedskinsN
1973 VIII Bob Griese* Miami DolphinsA Fran Tarkenton* Minnesota VikingsN
1974 IX Terry Bradshaw* Pittsburgh SteelersA Fran Tarkenton* Minnesota VikingsN
1975 X Terry Bradshaw* Pittsburgh SteelersA Roger Staubach* Dallas CowboysN
1976 XI Ken Stabler* Oakland RaidersA Fran Tarkenton* Minnesota VikingsN
1977 XII Roger Staubach* Dallas CowboysN Craig Morton Denver BroncosA
1978 XIII Terry Bradshaw*MVP Pittsburgh SteelersA Roger Staubach* Dallas CowboysN
1979 XIV Terry Bradshaw*MVP Pittsburgh SteelersA Vince Ferragamo Los Angeles RamsN
1980 XV Jim PlunkettMVP Oakland RaidersA Ron Jaworski Philadelphia EaglesN
1981 XVI Joe Montana*MVP San Francisco 49ersN Ken Anderson Cincinnati BengalsA
1982 XVII Joe Theismann Washington RedskinsN David Woodley Miami DolphinsA
1983 XVIII Jim Plunkett Los Angeles RaidersA Joe Theismann Washington RedskinsN
1984 XIX Joe Montana*MVP San Francisco 49ersN Dan Marino* Miami DolphinsA
1985 XX Jim McMahon Chicago BearsN Tony Eason New England PatriotsA
1986 XXI Phil SimmsMVP New York GiantsN John Elway* Denver BroncosA
1987 XXII Doug WilliamsMVP Washington RedskinsN John Elway* Denver BroncosA
1988 XXIII Joe Montana* San Francisco 49ersN Boomer Esiason Cincinnati BengalsA
1989 XXIV Joe Montana*MVP San Francisco 49ersN John Elway* Denver BroncosA
1990 XXV Jeff Hostetler New York GiantsN Jim Kelly* Buffalo BillsA
1991 XXVI Mark RypienMVP Washington RedskinsN Jim Kelly* Buffalo BillsA
1992 XXVII Troy Aikman*MVP Dallas CowboysN Jim Kelly* Buffalo BillsA
1993 XXVIII Troy Aikman* Dallas CowboysN Jim Kelly* Buffalo BillsA
1994 XXIX Steve Young*MVP San Francisco 49ersN Stan Humphries San Diego ChargersA
1995 XXX Troy Aikman* Dallas CowboysN Neil O'Donnell Pittsburgh SteelersA
1996 XXXI Brett Favre* Green Bay PackersN Drew Bledsoe New England PatriotsA
1997 XXXII John Elway* Denver BroncosA Brett Favre* Green Bay PackersN
1998 XXXIII John Elway*MVP Denver BroncosA Chris Chandler Atlanta FalconsN
1999 XXXIV Kurt Warner*MVP St. Louis RamsN Steve McNair Tennessee TitansA
2000 XXXV Trent Dilfer Baltimore RavensA Kerry Collins New York GiantsN
2001 XXXVI Tom BradyMVP New England PatriotsA Kurt Warner* St. Louis RamsN
2002 XXXVII Brad Johnson Tampa Bay BuccaneersN Rich Gannon Oakland RaidersA
2003 XXXVIII Tom BradyMVP New England PatriotsA Jake Delhomme Carolina PanthersN
2004 XXXIX Tom Brady New England PatriotsA Donovan McNabb Philadelphia EaglesN
2005 XL Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh SteelersA Matt Hasselbeck Seattle SeahawksN
2006 XLI Peyton Manning*MVP Indianapolis ColtsA Rex Grossman Chicago BearsN
2007 XLII Eli ManningMVP New York GiantsN Tom Brady New England PatriotsA
2008 XLIII Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh SteelersA Kurt Warner* Arizona CardinalsN
2009 XLIV Drew BreesMVP New Orleans SaintsN Peyton Manning* Indianapolis ColtsA
2010 XLV Aaron RodgersMVP Green Bay PackersN Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh SteelersA
2011 XLVI Eli ManningMVP New York GiantsN Tom Brady New England PatriotsA
2012 XLVII Joe FlaccoMVP Baltimore RavensA Colin Kaepernick San Francisco 49ersN
2013 XLVIII Russell Wilson Seattle SeahawksN Peyton Manning* Denver BroncosA
2014 XLIX Tom BradyMVP New England PatriotsA Russell Wilson Seattle SeahawksN
2015 50 Peyton Manning* Denver BroncosA Cam Newton Carolina PanthersN
2016 LI Tom BradyMVP New England PatriotsA Matt Ryan Atlanta FalconsN
2017 LII Nick FolesMVP Philadelphia EaglesN Tom Brady New England PatriotsA
2018 LIII Tom Brady New England PatriotsA Jared Goff Los Angeles RamsN
2019 LIV Patrick MahomesMVP Kansas City ChiefsA Jimmy Garoppolo San Francisco 49ersN
2020 LV Tom BradyMVP Tampa Bay BuccaneersN Patrick Mahomes Kansas City ChiefsA
2021 LVI Matthew Stafford Los Angeles RamsN Joe Burrow Cincinnati BengalsA
2022 LVII Patrick MahomesMVP Kansas City ChiefsA Jalen Hurts Philadelphia EaglesN
2023 LVIII Patrick MahomesMVP Kansas City ChiefsA Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ersN
Season Super Bowl Winning QB Team Losing QB Team

Quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl starts

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Tom Brady started ten Super Bowls, double that of John Elway, who is second. Brady won seven.
 
John Elway started five Super Bowls, winning two.
 
Jim Kelly started four Super Bowls without winning any, a record. He's one of eight quarterbacks who have started at least four Super Bowls.

Super Bowl wins are often used to determine the greatness of a quarterback.[1] Of the eligible players, only Jim Plunkett has won multiple Super Bowls and not been inducted into the Hall of Fame. Peyton Manning and Tom Brady are the only starting quarterbacks to have won Super Bowls for two NFL teams, while Craig Morton and Kurt Warner are the only other quarterbacks to have started for a second team. Jim McMahon won a second Super Bowl ring having been a backup on the Brett Favre-led Green Bay Packers team that won Super Bowl XXXI.

Starts Win(s) Player Record Team(s) Super Bowl(s) Win % Ref
10 7 6 Tom Brady 7–3 6–3 New England PatriotsA XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII,
XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII, LIII
.700 .667 [2]
1 1–0 Tampa Bay BuccaneersN LV 1.000
5 2 John Elway* 2–3 Denver BroncosA XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXXII, XXXIII .400 [3]
4 4 Terry Bradshaw* 4–0 Pittsburgh SteelersA IX, X, XIII, XIV 1.000 [4]
4 Joe Montana* 4–0 San Francisco 49ersN XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV 1.000 [5]
3

Patrick Mahomes

3–1 Kansas City ChiefsA LIV, LV, LVII, LVIII .750
2 Roger Staubach* 2–2 Dallas CowboysN VI, X, XII, XIII .500 [6]
2 1 Peyton Manning* 2–2 1–1 Indianapolis ColtsA XLI, XLIV .500 .500 [7]
1 1–1 Denver BroncosA XLVIII, 50 .500
0 Jim Kelly* 0–4 Buffalo BillsA XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII .000 [8]
3 3 Troy Aikman* 3–0 Dallas CowboysN XXVII, XXVIII, XXX 1.000 [9]
2 Bob Griese* 2–1 Miami DolphinsA VI, VII, VIII .667 [10]
2 Ben Roethlisberger 2–1 Pittsburgh SteelersA XL, XLIII, XLV .667 [11]
1 1 Kurt Warner* 1–2 1–1 St. Louis RamsN XXXIV, XXXVI .333 .500 [12]
0 0–1 Arizona CardinalsN XLIII .000
0 Fran Tarkenton* 0–3 Minnesota VikingsN VIII, IX, XI .000 [13]
2 2 Bart Starr* 2–0 Green Bay Packersn I, II 1.000 [14]
2 Jim Plunkett 2–0 Oakland/Los Angeles RaidersA XV, XVIII 1.000 [15]
2 Eli Manning 2–0 New York GiantsN XLII, XLVI 1.000 [16]
1 Len Dawson* 1–1 Kansas City Chiefsa I, IV .500 [17]
1 Joe Theismann 1–1 Washington RedskinsN XVII, XVIII .500 [18]
1 Brett Favre* 1–1 Green Bay PackersN XXXI, XXXII .500 [19]
1 Russell Wilson 1–1 Seattle SeahawksN XLVIII, XLIX .500 [20]
0 0 Craig Morton 0–2 0–1 Dallas CowboysN V .000 .000 [21]
0 0–1 Denver BroncosA XII .000
Starts Win(s) Player Record Team(s) Super Bowl(s) Win % Ref

Notes

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  • BOLD formatting indicates that the game was won.
  • Starr was 3–1 in NFL Championship games (1960, 1961, 1962, and 1965) played before the NFL and AFL met in the first Super Bowl.
  • Dawson was 1–0 in an AFL Championship game (1962) played before the NFL and AFL first met in the Super Bowl.
  • Three pairs of quarterbacks faced off twice in the Super Bowl: Staubach and Bradshaw, Aikman and Kelly, and Brady and Eli Manning. In each case the same quarterback (Bradshaw, Aikman, and Manning) won both games.[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Brooks, Bucky (July 11, 2009). "Game's best quarterbacks produce stats as well as victories". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013.
  2. ^ Tom Brady – Official New England Patriots Biography Archived 2005-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ John Elway Biography
  4. ^ Bradshaw's Career Stats
  5. ^ "Joe Montana – NFL Career Achievements". Archived from the original on January 25, 2009. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
  6. ^ Roger Staubach
  7. ^ Peyton Manning
  8. ^ Jim Kelly – Pro Football Hall of Fame
  9. ^ Troy Aikman
  10. ^ "HickokSports.com – Biography – Bob Griese". Archived from the original on March 30, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2008.
  11. ^ Ben Roethlisberger
  12. ^ Kurt Warner
  13. ^ Frank Tarkenton
  14. ^ Bart Starr
  15. ^ Jim Plunkett
  16. ^ Eli Manning
  17. ^ Len Dawson
  18. ^ Joe Theismann
  19. ^ Brett Favre
  20. ^ Russell Wilson
  21. ^ Craig Morton
  22. ^ Every Super Bowl Quarterback Matchup Ranked 1–46