List of Super Bowl starting quarterbacks

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

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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.
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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 * NFL n/NFC N team
Active player AFL a/AFC A team
SeasonSuper BowlWinning QBTeamLosing QBTeam
1966 AFL/NFL I Bart Starr *MVP Green Bay Packers n Len Dawson * Kansas City Chiefs a
1967 AFL/NFL II Bart Starr *MVP Green Bay Packers n Daryle Lamonica Oakland Raiders a
1968 AFL/NFL III Joe Namath *MVP New York Jets a Earl Morrall Baltimore Colts n
1969 AFL/NFL IV Len Dawson *MVP Kansas City Chiefs a Joe Kapp Minnesota Vikings n
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
2021 LVI Matthew Stafford Los Angeles Rams N Joe Burrow Cincinnati Bengals A
2022 LVII Patrick Mahomes MVP Kansas City Chiefs A Jalen Hurts Philadelphia Eagles N
2023 LVIII Patrick Mahomes MVP Kansas City Chiefs A Brock Purdy San Francisco 49ers N
SeasonSuper BowlWinning QBTeamLosing QBTeam

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. Uso-show-john-elway-defenselink-mil.jpg
John Elway started five Super Bowls, winning two.
Jim Kelly started four Super Bowls without winning any, a record. He's one of seven quarterbacks who have started at least four Super Bowls. Jim Kelly 2010.jpg
Jim Kelly started four Super Bowls without winning any, a record. He's one of seven 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.

StartsWin(s)PlayerRecordTeam(s)Super Bowl(s)Win %Ref
1076 Tom Brady 7–36–3 New England Patriots A XXXVI , XXXVIII , XXXIX , XLII,
XLVI, XLIX , LI , LII, LIII
.700.667 [2]
11–0 Tampa Bay Buccaneers N LV 1.000
52 John Elway *2–3 Denver Broncos A XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXXII , XXXIII .400 [3]
44 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]
3

Patrick Mahomes

3–1 Kansas City Chiefs A LIV , LV, LVII, LVIII .750
2 Roger Staubach *2–2 Dallas Cowboys N VI , X, XII , XIII .500 [6]
21 Peyton Manning *2–21–1 Indianapolis Colts A XLI , XLIV .500.500 [7]
11–1 Denver Broncos A XLVIII, 50 .500
0 Jim Kelly *0–4 Buffalo Bills A XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII .000 [8]
33 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]
11 Kurt Warner *1–21–1 St. Louis Rams N XXXIV , XXXVI .333.500 [12]
00–1 Arizona Cardinals N XLIII .000
0 Fran Tarkenton *0–3 Minnesota Vikings N VIII, IX, XI .000 [13]
22 Bart Starr *2–0 Green Bay Packers n 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]
00 Craig Morton 0–20–1 Dallas Cowboys N V .000.000 [21]
00–1 Denver Broncos A XII .000
StartsWin(s)PlayerRecordTeam(s)Super Bowl(s)Win %Ref

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