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The first official National Football League (NFL) playoff game was the 1933 NFL Championship Game between the Chicago Bears and New York Giants. A "playoff" game was played in 1932 between the Chicago Bears and Portsmouth Spartans to break a regular season tie, but is recorded in the team record books as a regular season game. [1] Since then there have been a total over 525 NFL playoff games including games from the AFL, but not the AAFC. The following list shows career postseason records for each starting quarterback in the NFL playoffs.
Wins or losses are credited to the quarterback who started the game for each team, even if he was injured or failed to complete the game.
Note: from 1933 to 1949 some offenses did not employ a quarterback in the modern sense of the position. Listed below are the "primary passers" for those games, the players that passed the ball most in those games. They may not have actually started the game at quarterback. This format allows Hall of Fame quarterbacks like Sid Luckman and Sammy Baugh to maintain credit for their team's playoff records since they were obviously the top passer for their team. The players involved in such games are marked with an asterisk (*).
The following 56 quarterbacks have led their team to an NFL or American Football League (AFL) title. Super Bowls before the 1970 AFL–NFL merger are not included in total championship count.
† is a member of theBold denotes an active player | ^ Won with 2 teams |
Rank | Quarterback | Team | NFL Championships | Super Bowls | Number of Super Bowls | Number of Total Championships |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Brady ^ | Patriots | 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018 | 7 | 7 | |
Buccaneers | 2020 | |||||
2 | Bart Starr † | Packers | 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967 | 1966, 1967 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Sid Luckman * † | Bears | 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946 | 4 | ||
Terry Bradshaw † | Steelers | 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 | 4 | 4 | ||
Joe Montana † | 49ers | 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989 | ||||
6 | Otto Graham 1 † | Browns | 1950, 1954, 1955 | 3 | ||
Johnny Unitas † | Colts | 1958, 1959 | 1970 | 1 | 3 | |
Len Dawson † | Dallas Texans Chiefs | AFL 1962, 1966, 1969 | 1969 | |||
Troy Aikman † | Cowboys | 1992, 1993, 1995 | 3 | 3 | ||
Patrick Mahomes | Chiefs | 2019, 2022, 2023 | ||||
11 | Ed Danowski * | Giants | 1934, 1938 | 2 | ||
Arnie Herber * † | Packers | 1936, 1939 | ||||
Sammy Baugh * † | Redskins | 1937, 1942 | ||||
Bob Waterfield * † | Rams | 1945, 1951 | ||||
Tommy Thompson * | Eagles | 1948, 1949 | ||||
Bobby Layne † | Lions | 1952, 1953 | ||||
Tobin Rote ^ | Lions | 1957 | ||||
Chargers | AFL 1963 | |||||
George Blanda † | Oilers | AFL 1960, 1961 | ||||
Jack Kemp | Bills | AFL 1964, 1965 | ||||
Roger Staubach † | Cowboys | 1971, 1977 | 2 | 2 | ||
Bob Griese † | Dolphins | 1972, 1973 | ||||
Jim Plunkett | Raiders | 1980, 1983 | ||||
John Elway † | Broncos | 1997, 1998 | ||||
Ben Roethlisberger | Steelers | 2005, 2008 | ||||
Peyton Manning ^ † | Colts | 2006 | ||||
Broncos | 2015 | |||||
Eli Manning | Giants | 2007, 2011 | ||||
27 | Carl Brumbaugh * | Bears | 1933 | 1 | ||
Glenn Presnell * | Lions | 1935 | ||||
Irv Comp * | Packers | 1944 | ||||
Paul Christman * | Cardinals | 1947 | ||||
Don Heinrich | Giants | 1956 | ||||
Norm Van Brocklin † | Eagles | 1960 | ||||
Bill Wade | Bears | 1963 | ||||
Frank Ryan | Browns | 1964 | ||||
Daryle Lamonica | Raiders | AFL 1967 | ||||
Earl Morrall | Colts | 1968 | ||||
Joe Namath † | Jets | AFL 1968 | 1968 | 1 | 1 | |
Joe Kapp | Vikings | 1969 | 1 | |||
Ken Stabler † | Raiders | 1976 | 1 | 1 | ||
Joe Theismann | Redskins | 1982 | ||||
Jim McMahon | Bears | 1985 | ||||
Phil Simms | Giants | 1986 | ||||
Doug Williams | Redskins | 1987 | ||||
Jeff Hostetler | Giants | 1990 | ||||
Mark Rypien | Redskins | 1991 | ||||
Steve Young † | 49ers | 1994 | ||||
Brett Favre † | Packers | 1996 | ||||
Kurt Warner † | Rams | 1999 | ||||
Trent Dilfer | Ravens | 2000 | ||||
Brad Johnson | Buccaneers | 2002 | ||||
Drew Brees | Saints | 2009 | ||||
Aaron Rodgers | Packers | 2010 | ||||
Joe Flacco | Ravens | 2012 | ||||
Russell Wilson | Seahawks | 2013 | ||||
Nick Foles | Eagles | 2017 | ||||
Matthew Stafford | Rams | 2021 |
1 Graham also won four AAFC championships with the Cleveland Browns prior to the NFL/AAFC merger.
Joe Flacco and Tom Brady are tied for the most road post-season wins (7), not including Super Bowls, which are played at a neutral site. For players with five or more playoff appearances, Bart Starr holds the record for the highest winning percentage, (.900) and is second for the record for most championships (five NFL titles plus two Super Bowl wins vs. AFL teams) to Tom Brady, who has won seven Super Bowls. Seven quarterbacks are undefeated in post-season play but all of them have just a single appearance as a starter except for Frank Reich who had two starts. Hall of Fame quarterback Y. A. Tittle shares the record with Andy Dalton for the highest number of playoff starts without ever winning a game (4). John Elway holds the record for the highest number of playoff wins before eventually winning his first Super Bowl (10). Donovan McNabb and Jim Kelly hold the record for the highest number of playoff wins (9) without winning the Super Bowl.
This table lists all quarterbacks who have won a playoff game in the NFL or the AFL.
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Sorting 'Teams' in ascending order will list all champion quarterbacks for each team first and in the order they won the title game for their team.
Bold denotes an active player |
Won a Super Bowl ^ or Championship |
Won 2 or more Super Bowls ** or Championships |
From 1933 to 1969, NFL Champs are listed.
From 1960 to 1969, AFL Champs are listed.
Super Bowls listed after 1970 NFL-AFL merger.
Updated through the 2023 season.
Rank | Quarterback | Wins | Losses | Percent | Teams | Championship Season(s) | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tom Brady | 35 | 13 | .729 | Patriots** (30–11) | 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016, 2018 | [2] |
Buccaneers^ (5–2) | 2020 | ||||||
2 | Joe Montana † | 16 | 7 | .696 | 49ers** (14–5) Chiefs (2–2) | 1981, 1984, 1988, 1989 | [3] |
3 | Patrick Mahomes | 15 | 3 | .833 | Chiefs ** | 2019, 2022, 2023 | [4] |
4 | Terry Bradshaw † | 14 | 5 | .737 | Steelers** | 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 | [5] |
5 | John Elway † | 14 | 7 | .667 | Broncos** | 1997, 1998 | [6] |
6 | Peyton Manning † | 14 | 13 | .519 | Colts^ (9–10) | 2006 | [7] |
Broncos^ (5–3) | 2015 | ||||||
7 | Ben Roethlisberger | 13 | 10 | .565 | Steelers** | 2005, 2008 | [8] |
8 | Brett Favre † | 13 | 11 | .542 | Packers ^ (12–10) Vikings (1–1) | 1996 | [9] |
9 | Troy Aikman † | 11 | 4 | .733 | Cowboys** | 1992, 1993, 1995 | [10] |
10 | Roger Staubach † | 11 | 6 | .647 | Cowboys** | 1971, 1977 | |
11 | Aaron Rodgers | 11 | 10 | .524 | Packers ^ | 2010 | [11] |
12 | Joe Flacco | 10 | 6 | .625 | Ravens ^ (10–5) Browns (0–1) | 2012 | [12] |
13 | Bart Starr † | 9 | 1 | .900 | Packers** | 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967 | [13] |
14 | Kurt Warner † | 9 | 4 | .692 | Rams ^ (5–2) Cardinals (4–2) | 1999 | [14] |
15 | Russell Wilson | 9 | 7 | .563 | Seahawks ^ | 2013 | [15] |
Donovan McNabb | 9 | 7 | .563 | Eagles | [16] | ||
17 | Jim Kelly † | 9 | 8 | .529 | Bills | ||
18 | Drew Brees | 9 | 9 | .500 | Saints ^ (9–8) | Chargers (0–1) 2009 | [17] |
19 | Jim Plunkett | 8 | 2 | .800 | Raiders** | 1980, 1983 | [18] |
20 | Eli Manning | 8 | 4 | .667 | Giants** | 2007, 2011 | [19] |
21 | Steve Young † | 8 | 6 | .571 | 49ers ^ | 1994 | [20] |
22 | Dan Marino † | 8 | 10 | .444 | Dolphins | [21] | |
23 | Ken Stabler † | 7 | 5 | .583 | Raiders ^ (7–4) Oilers (0–1) | 1976 | [22] |
24 | Johnny Unitas † | 6 | 2 | .750 | Colts** | 1958, 1959, 1970 | |
Joe Theismann | 6 | 2 | .750 | Redskins ^ | 1982 | [23] | |
26 | Phil Simms | 6 | 4 | .600 | Giants ^ | 1986 | |
27 | Bob Griese † | 6 | 5 | .545 | Dolphins** | 1972, 1973 | [24] |
Fran Tarkenton † | 6 | 5 | .545 | Vikings | [25] | ||
29 | Sid Luckman * † | 5 | 1 | .833 | Bears** | 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946 | [26] |
Trent Dilfer | 5 | 1 | .833 | Ravens ^ (4–0) | Buccaneers (1–1)2000 | [27] | |
31 | Mark Rypien | 5 | 2 | .714 | Redskins ^ | 1991 | [28] |
Joe Burrow | 5 | 2 | .714 | Bengals | [29] | ||
33 | Len Dawson † | 5 | 3 | .625 | Dallas Texans / Chiefs** | AFL 1962, 1966, 1969 | [30] |
Jake Delhomme | 5 | 3 | .625 | Panthers | |||
35 | Craig Morton | 5 | 5 | .500 | Cowboys (3–2) Broncos (2–3) | [31] | |
Danny White | 5 | 5 | .500 | Cowboys | [32] | ||
Mark Brunell | 5 | 5 | .500 | Jaguars (4–4) Redskins (1–1) | [33] | ||
Steve McNair | 5 | 5 | .500 | Ravens (0–1) | Titans (5–4)[34] | ||
Josh Allen | 5 | 5 | .500 | Bills | [35] | ||
40 | Matt Hasselbeck | 5 | 6 | .455 | Seahawks | [36] | |
41 | Philip Rivers | 5 | 7 | .417 | Chargers (5–6) Colts (0–1) | ||
42 | Earl Morrall | 4 | 1 | .800 | Colts ^ (2–1) Dolphins (2–0) | 1968 | [37] |
Jeff Hostetler | 4 | 1 | .800 | Giants ^ (3–0) Raiders (1–1) | 1990 | [38] | |
44 | Mark Sanchez | 4 | 2 | .667 | Jets | ||
Colin Kaepernick | 4 | 2 | .667 | 49ers | [39] | ||
Nick Foles | 4 | 2 | .667 | Eagles ^ | 2017 | [40] | |
Jimmy Garoppolo | 4 | 2 | .667 | 49ers | [41] | ||
Brock Purdy | 4 | 2 | .667 | 49ers | |||
49 | Otto Graham † | 4 | 3 | .571 | Browns** | 1950, 1954, 1955 | |
Doug Williams | 4 | 3 | .571 | Redskins ^ (3–0) | Buccaneers (1–3) 1987 | [42] | |
Brad Johnson | 4 | 3 | .571 | Redskins (1–1) Buccaneers ^ (3–1) | Vikings (0–1)2002 | [43] | |
Rich Gannon | 4 | 3 | .571 | Raiders | |||
53 | Ron Jaworski | 4 | 4 | .500 | Rams (1–0) Eagles (3–4) | [44] | |
Andrew Luck | 4 | 4 | .500 | Colts | [45] | ||
Matthew Stafford | 4 | 4 | .500 | Rams ^ (4–1) | Lions (0–3) 2021 | [46] | |
Jared Goff | 4 | 4 | .500 | Rams (2–3) Lions (2–1) | [47] | ||
57 | Daryle Lamonica | 4 | 5 | .444 | Raiders ^ | AFL 1967 | |
58 | Matt Ryan | 4 | 6 | .400 | Falcons | [48] | |
59 | Tommy Thompson * | 3 | 1 | .750 | Eagles** | 1948, 1949 | [49] |
Bobby Layne † | 3 | 1 | .750 | Lions** | 1952, 1953 | ||
Tobin Rote | 3 | 1 | .750 | Lions** (2–0) | 1957 | [50] | |
Chargers** (1–1) | AFL 1963 | ||||||
62 | Dan Pastorini | 3 | 2 | .600 | Oilers | ||
David Woodley | 3 | 2 | .600 | Dolphins | |||
Boomer Esiason | 3 | 2 | .600 | Bengals | [51] | ||
Jay Schroeder | 3 | 2 | .600 | Redskins (2–1) Raiders (1–1) | [52] | ||
Tony Eason | 3 | 2 | .600 | Patriots | [53] | ||
Mike Tomczak | 3 | 2 | .600 | Bears (2–1) Steelers (1–1) | [54] | ||
68 | Sammy Baugh * † | 3 | 3 | .500 | Redskins** | 1937, 1942 | [55] |
Jim McMahon | 3 | 3 | .500 | Bears ^ (3–2) Vikings (0–1) | 1985 | [56] | |
Vince Ferragamo | 3 | 3 | .500 | Rams | [57] | ||
Stan Humphries | 3 | 3 | .500 | Chargers | |||
Drew Bledsoe | 3 | 3 | .500 | Patriots | |||
73 | Dan Fouts † | 3 | 4 | .429 | Chargers | [58] | |
Bernie Kosar | 3 | 4 | .429 | Browns | [59] | ||
Neil O'Donnell | 3 | 4 | .429 | Steelers | |||
Kerry Collins | 3 | 4 | .429 | Panthers (1–1) Giants (2–2) Titans (0–1) | [60] | ||
Cam Newton | 3 | 4 | .429 | Panthers | [61] | ||
78 | Dave Krieg | 3 | 6 | .333 | Seahawks (3–4) Chiefs (0–1) Lions (0–1) | [62] | |
Randall Cunningham | 3 | 6 | .333 | Eagles (1–4) Vikings (2–2) | [63] | ||
80 | Warren Moon † | 3 | 7 | .300 | Vikings (0–1) | Oilers (3–6)[64] | |
81 | Frank Reich | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Bills | ||
82 | George Blanda † | 2 | 1 | .667 | Oilers** | AFL 1960, 1961 | [65] [66] |
Don Heinrich | 2 | 1 | .667 | Giants ^ | 1956 | ||
Joe Namath † | 2 | 1 | .667 | Jets ^ | AFL 1968 | ||
Chris Chandler | 2 | 1 | .667 | Falcons | [67] | ||
Blake Bortles | 2 | 1 | .667 | Jaguars | [68] | ||
87 | Ed Danowski * | 2 | 2 | .500 | Giants** | 1934, 1938 | |
Arnie Herber * † | 2 | 2 | .500 | Packers** (2–1) Giants (0–1) | 1936, 1939 | [69] [70] | |
Bob Waterfield * † | 2 | 2 | .500 | Rams** | 1945, 1951 | ||
Norm Van Brocklin † | 2 | 2 | .500 | Eagles ^ (1–0) | Rams (1–2)1960 | ||
Joe Kapp | 2 | 2 | .500 | Vikings ^ | 1969 | ||
Richard Todd | 2 | 2 | .500 | Jets | |||
Tommy Kramer | 2 | 2 | .500 | Vikings | [71] | ||
Kordell Stewart | 2 | 2 | .500 | Steelers | |||
Daunte Culpepper | 2 | 2 | .500 | Vikings | [72] | ||
Rex Grossman | 2 | 2 | .500 | Bears | |||
Baker Mayfield | 2 | 2 | .500 | Browns (1–1) Buccaneers (1–1) | |||
98 | John Brodie | 2 | 3 | .400 | 49ers | ||
Bill Nelsen | 2 | 3 | .400 | Browns | [73] | ||
Pat Haden | 2 | 3 | .400 | Rams | |||
Wade Wilson | 2 | 3 | .400 | Vikings | [74] | ||
Jim Everett | 2 | 3 | .400 | Rams | |||
Jim Harbaugh | 2 | 3 | .400 | Bears (0–1) Colts (2–2) | [75] | ||
Vinny Testaverde | 2 | 3 | .400 | Browns (1–1) Jets (1–2) | [76] | ||
Michael Vick | 2 | 3 | .400 | Falcons (2–2) Eagles (0–1) | [77] | ||
Ryan Tannehill | 2 | 3 | .400 | Titans | [78] | ||
Jalen Hurts | 2 | 3 | .400 | Eagles | |||
108 | Jack Kemp | 2 | 4 | .333 | Bills** (2–2) | Chargers (0–2)AFL 1964, 1965 | [79] |
Ken Anderson | 2 | 4 | .333 | Bengals | |||
Jake Plummer | 2 | 4 | .333 | Cardinals (1–1) Broncos (1–3) | [80] | ||
Jeff Garcia | 2 | 4 | .333 | 49ers (1–2) Eagles (1–1) Buccaneers (0–1) | [81] | ||
Chad Pennington | 2 | 4 | .333 | Jets (2–3) Dolphins (0–1) | [82] | ||
Tony Romo | 2 | 4 | .333 | Cowboys | [83] | ||
Lamar Jackson | 2 | 4 | .333 | Ravens | [84] | ||
115 | Billy Kilmer | 2 | 5 | .286 | Redskins | [85] | |
Alex Smith | 2 | 5 | .286 | 49ers (1–1) Chiefs (1–4) | [86] | ||
Dak Prescott | 2 | 5 | .286 | Cowboys | [87] | ||
118 | Glenn Presnell * | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Lions ^ | 1935 | |
Irv Comp * | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Packers ^ | 1944 | [88] | |
Paul Christman * | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Cardinals ^ | 1947 | [89] | |
Bill Wade | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Bears ^ | 1963 | ||
Gifford Nielsen | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Oilers | |||
John Wolford | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Rams | |||
124 | Carl Brumbaugh * | 1 | 1 | .500 | Bears ^ | 1933 | |
Babe Parilli | 1 | 1 | .500 | Patriots | |||
Lynn Dickey | 1 | 1 | .500 | Packers | |||
Pat Ryan | 1 | 1 | .500 | Jets | |||
Steve Fuller | 1 | 1 | .500 | Bears | |||
Mark Malone | 1 | 1 | .500 | Steelers | [90] | ||
Scott Brunner | 1 | 1 | .500 | Giants | |||
Dieter Brock | 1 | 1 | .500 | Rams | |||
Bubby Brister | 1 | 1 | .500 | Steelers | [91] | ||
Chris Miller | 1 | 1 | .500 | Falcons | [92] | ||
Steve Beuerlein | 1 | 1 | .500 | Cowboys | |||
Rodney Peete | 1 | 1 | .500 | Eagles | |||
Tommy Maddox | 1 | 1 | .500 | Steelers | [93] | ||
Aaron Brooks | 1 | 1 | .500 | Saints | [94] | ||
David Garrard | 1 | 1 | .500 | Jaguars | [95] | ||
Tim Tebow | 1 | 1 | .500 | Broncos | [96] | ||
Jay Cutler | 1 | 1 | .500 | Bears | |||
T. J. Yates | 1 | 1 | .500 | Texans | [97] | ||
Matt Schaub | 1 | 1 | .500 | Texans | [98] | ||
Brock Osweiler | 1 | 1 | .500 | Texans | [99] | ||
Marcus Mariota | 1 | 1 | .500 | Titans | [100] | ||
Case Keenum | 1 | 1 | .500 | Vikings | [101] | ||
Trevor Lawrence | 1 | 1 | .500 | Jaguars | |||
Daniel Jones | 1 | 1 | .500 | Giants | |||
C. J. Stroud | 1 | 1 | .500 | Texans | |||
Jordan Love | 1 | 1 | .500 | Packers | |||
150 | Frank Ryan | 1 | 2 | .333 | Browns ^ | 1964 | |
James Harris | 1 | 2 | .333 | Rams | |||
Bob Lee | 1 | 2 | .333 | Vikings | [102] | ||
Erik Kramer | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lions | |||
Steve Walsh | 1 | 2 | .333 | Saints (0–1) Bears (1–1) | [103] | ||
Jeff George | 1 | 2 | .333 | Falcons (0–1) Vikings (1–1) | [104] | ||
Elvis Grbac | 1 | 2 | .333 | Chiefs (0–1) Ravens (1–1) | [105] | ||
Jay Fiedler | 1 | 2 | .333 | Dolphins | |||
Shaun King | 1 | 2 | .333 | Buccaneers | |||
Marc Bulger | 1 | 2 | .333 | Rams | [106] | ||
Deshaun Watson | 1 | 2 | .333 | Texans | [107] | ||
161 | Don Meredith | 1 | 3 | .250 | Cowboys | ||
Joe Ferguson | 1 | 3 | .250 | Bills | |||
Steve Bartkowski | 1 | 3 | .250 | Falcons | |||
Steve DeBerg | 1 | 3 | .250 | Broncos (0–1) Chiefs (1–2) | [108] | ||
Carson Palmer | 1 | 3 | .250 | Bengals (0–2) Cardinals (1–1) | [109] | ||
Kirk Cousins | 1 | 3 | .250 | Redskins (0–1) Vikings (1–2) | |||
Rank | Quarterback | Wins | Losses | Percent | Teams | Championship Season(s) | Ref |
The following quarterbacks have started in at least one playoff game, but have not earned a win.
Updated through 2023–24 playoffs. [110]
Bold denotes an active quarterback | |
† | Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
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