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[]

Tom Brady (top) and Patrick Mahomes (bottom) faced off in the most recent Super Bowl for the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers respectively.

Tom Brady (top) and Nick Foles (bottom) faced off in the second highest-scoring Super Bowl, Super Bowl LII for the Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots respectively.

Hall of Famers^*	Player is not yet eligible for Hall of Fame^‡	NFLⁿ/NFC^N team
Active player	Player is not yet eligible for Hall of Fame^‡	AFL^a/AFC^A team

Season	Super Bowl	Winning QB	Team	Losing QB	Team
1966 AFL/NFL	I	Bart Starr^*^MVP	Green Bay Packersⁿ	Len Dawson^*	Kansas City Chiefs^a
1967 AFL/NFL	II	Bart Starr^*^MVP	Green Bay Packersⁿ	Daryle Lamonica	Oakland Raiders^a
1968 AFL/NFL	III	Joe Namath^*^MVP	New York Jets^a	Earl Morrall	Baltimore Coltsⁿ
1969 AFL/NFL	IV	Len Dawson^*^MVP	Kansas City Chiefs^a	Joe Kapp	Minnesota Vikingsⁿ
1970	V	Johnny Unitas^*	Baltimore Colts^A	Craig Morton	Dallas Cowboys^N
1971	VI	Roger Staubach^*^MVP	Dallas Cowboys^N	Bob Griese^*	Miami Dolphins^A
1972	VII	Bob Griese^*	Miami Dolphins^A	Billy Kilmer	Washington Redskins^N
1973	VIII	Bob Griese^*	Miami Dolphins^A	Fran Tarkenton^*	Minnesota Vikings^N
1974	IX	Terry Bradshaw^*	Pittsburgh Steelers^A	Fran Tarkenton^*	Minnesota Vikings^N
1975	X	Terry Bradshaw^*	Pittsburgh Steelers^A	Roger Staubach^*	Dallas Cowboys^N
1976	XI	Ken Stabler^*	Oakland Raiders^A	Fran Tarkenton^*	Minnesota Vikings^N
1977	XII	Roger Staubach^*	Dallas Cowboys^N	Craig Morton	Denver Broncos^A
1978	XIII	Terry Bradshaw^*^MVP	Pittsburgh Steelers^A	Roger Staubach^*	Dallas Cowboys^N
1979	XIV	Terry Bradshaw^*^MVP	Pittsburgh Steelers^A	Vince Ferragamo	Los Angeles Rams^N
1980	XV	Jim Plunkett^MVP	Oakland Raiders^A	Ron Jaworski	Philadelphia Eagles^N
1981	XVI	Joe Montana^*^MVP	San Francisco 49ers^N	Ken Anderson	Cincinnati Bengals^A
1982	XVII	Joe Theismann	Washington Redskins^N	David Woodley	Miami Dolphins^A
1983	XVIII	Jim Plunkett	Los Angeles Raiders^A	Joe Theismann	Washington Redskins^N
1984	XIX	Joe Montana^*^MVP	San Francisco 49ers^N	Dan Marino^*	Miami Dolphins^A
1985	XX	Jim McMahon	Chicago Bears^N	Tony Eason	New England Patriots^A
1986	XXI	Phil Simms^MVP	New York Giants^N	John Elway^*	Denver Broncos^A
1987	XXII	Doug Williams^MVP	Washington Redskins^N	John Elway^*	Denver Broncos^A
1988	XXIII	Joe Montana^*	San Francisco 49ers^N	Boomer Esiason	Cincinnati Bengals^A
1989	XXIV	Joe Montana^*^MVP	San Francisco 49ers^N	John Elway^*	Denver Broncos^A
1990	XXV	Jeff Hostetler	New York Giants^N	Jim Kelly^*	Buffalo Bills^A
1991	XXVI	Mark Rypien^MVP	Washington Redskins^N	Jim Kelly^*	Buffalo Bills^A
1992	XXVII	Troy Aikman^*^MVP	Dallas Cowboys^N	Jim Kelly^*	Buffalo Bills^A
1993	XXVIII	Troy Aikman^*	Dallas Cowboys^N	Jim Kelly^*	Buffalo Bills^A
1994	XXIX	Steve Young^*^MVP	San Francisco 49ers^N	Stan Humphries	San Diego Chargers^A
1995	XXX	Troy Aikman^*	Dallas Cowboys^N	Neil O'Donnell	Pittsburgh Steelers^A
1996	XXXI	Brett Favre^*	Green Bay Packers^N	Drew Bledsoe	New England Patriots^A
1997	XXXII	John Elway^*	Denver Broncos^A	Brett Favre^*	Green Bay Packers^N
1998	XXXIII	John Elway^*^MVP	Denver Broncos^A	Chris Chandler	Atlanta Falcons^N
1999	XXXIV	Kurt Warner^*^MVP	St. Louis Rams^N	Steve McNair	Tennessee Titans^A
2000	XXXV	Trent Dilfer	Baltimore Ravens^A	Kerry Collins	New York Giants^N
2001	XXXVI	Tom Brady^MVP	New England Patriots^A	Kurt Warner^*	St. Louis Rams^N
2002	XXXVII	Brad Johnson	Tampa Bay Buccaneers^N	Rich Gannon	Oakland Raiders^A
2003	XXXVIII	Tom Brady^MVP	New England Patriots^A	Jake Delhomme	Carolina Panthers^N
2004	XXXIX	Tom Brady	New England Patriots^A	Donovan McNabb	Philadelphia Eagles^N
2005	XL	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers^A	Matt Hasselbeck	Seattle Seahawks^N
2006	XLI	Peyton Manning^*^MVP	Indianapolis Colts^A	Rex Grossman	Chicago Bears^N
2007	XLII	Eli Manning^‡^MVP	New York Giants^N	Tom Brady	New England Patriots^A
2008	XLIII	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers^A	Kurt Warner^*	Arizona Cardinals^N
2009	XLIV	Drew Brees^MVP	New Orleans Saints^N	Peyton Manning^*	Indianapolis Colts^A
2010	XLV	Aaron Rodgers^MVP	Green Bay Packers^N	Ben Roethlisberger	Pittsburgh Steelers^A
2011	XLVI	Eli Manning^‡^MVP	New York Giants^N	Tom Brady	New England Patriots^A
2012	XLVII	Joe Flacco^MVP	Baltimore Ravens^A	Colin Kaepernick^‡	San Francisco 49ers^N
2013	XLVIII	Russell Wilson	Seattle Seahawks^N	Peyton Manning^*	Denver Broncos^A
2014	XLIX	Tom Brady^MVP	New England Patriots^A	Russell Wilson	Seattle Seahawks^N
2015	50	Peyton Manning^*	Denver Broncos^A	Cam Newton	Carolina Panthers^N
2016	LI	Tom Brady^MVP	New England Patriots^A	Matt Ryan	Atlanta Falcons^N
2017	LII	Nick Foles^MVP	Philadelphia Eagles^N	Tom Brady	New England Patriots^A
2018	LIII	Tom Brady	New England Patriots^A	Jared Goff	Los Angeles Rams^N
2019	LIV	Patrick Mahomes^MVP	Kansas City Chiefs^A	Jimmy Garoppolo	San Francisco 49ers^N
2020	LV	Tom Brady^MVP	Tampa Bay Buccaneers^N	Patrick Mahomes	Kansas City Chiefs^A
Season	Super Bowl	Winning QB	Team	Losing QB	Team

Quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl starts[]

Tom Brady has started ten Super Bowls, double that of John Elway, who is second. Brady has won seven.

John Elway has started five Super Bowls, winning two.

Jim Kelly started four Super Bowls without winning any, a record. He's one of five quarterbacks who have started 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 Patriots^A	XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII, LIII,	.700	.667	^[2]
10	7	1	Tom Brady^‡	7–3	1–0	Tampa Bay Buccaneers^N	LV	.700	1.000	^[2]
5	2		John Elway^*	2–3		Denver Broncos^A	XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXXII, XXXIII	.400		^[3]
4	4		Terry Bradshaw^*	4–0		Pittsburgh Steelers^A	IX, X, XIII, XIV	1.000		^[4]
	4		Joe Montana^*	4–0		San Francisco 49ers^N	XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV	1.000		^[5]
	2		Roger Staubach^*	2–2		Dallas Cowboys^N	VI, X, XII, XIII	.500		^[6]
	2	1	Peyton Manning^*	2–2	1–1	Indianapolis Colts^A	XLI, XLIV	.500	.500	^[7]
	2	1	Peyton Manning^*	2–2	1–1	Denver Broncos^A	XLVIII, 50	.500	.500	^[7]
	0		Jim Kelly^*	0–4		Buffalo Bills^A	XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII	.000		^[8]
3	3		Troy Aikman^*	3–0		Dallas Cowboys^N	XXVII, XXVIII, XXX	1.000		^[9]
	2		Bob Griese^*	2–1		Miami Dolphins^A	VI, VII, VIII	.667		^[10]
	2		Ben Roethlisberger	2–1		Pittsburgh Steelers^A	XL, XLIII, XLV	.667		^[11]
	1	1	Kurt Warner^*	1–2	1–1	St. Louis Rams^N	XXXIV, XXXVI	.333	.500	^[12]
	1	0	Kurt Warner^*	1–2	0–1	Arizona Cardinals^N	XLIII	.333	.000	^[12]
	0		Fran Tarkenton^*	0–3		Minnesota Vikings^N	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 Raiders^A	XV, XVIII	1.000		^[15]
	2		Eli Manning^‡	2–0		New York Giants^N	XLII, XLVI	1.000		^[16]
	1		Len Dawson^*	1–1		Kansas City Chiefs^a	I, IV	.500		^[17]
	1		Joe Theismann	1–1		Washington Redskins^N	XVII, XVIII	.500		^[18]
	1		Brett Favre^*	1–1		Green Bay Packers^N	XXXI, XXXII	.500		^[19]
	1		Russell Wilson	1–1		Seattle Seahawks^N	XLVIII, XLIX	.500		^[20]
	1		Patrick Mahomes	1–1		Kansas City Chiefs^A	LIV, LV	.500		^[21]
	0	0	Craig Morton	0–2	0–1	Dallas Cowboys^N	V	.000	.000	^[22]
	0	0	Craig Morton	0–2	0–1	Denver Broncos^A	XII	.000	.000	^[22]
Starts	Win(s)		Player	Record		Team(s)	Super Bowl(s)	Win %		Ref

Notes[]

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 matches.^[23]

References[]

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

[1] Brooks, Bucky (July 11, 2009). "Game's best quarterbacks produce stats as well as victories". NFL.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 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] Patrick Mahomes

[22] Craig Morton

[23] Every Super Bowl Quarterback Matchup Ranked 1–46

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List of Super Bowl starting quarterbacks

Contents

Winning and losing quarterbacks[]

Quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl starts[]

Notes[]

See also[]

References[]