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5 Worst NFL Quarterbacks With Super Bowl Rings

By Michael Collins

Feb 3, 2014; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the Vince Lombardi Trophy during the winning team press conference the day after Super Bowl XLVIII at Sheraton New York Times Square. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 3, 2014; New York, NY, USA; A general view of the Vince Lombardi Trophy during the winning team press conference the day after Super Bowl XLVIII at Sheraton New York Times Square. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 16, 2014; Landover, MD, USA; Detailed view of a Washington Redskins helmet before the game between the Washington Redskins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at FedEx Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 16, 2014; Landover, MD, USA; Detailed view of a Washington Redskins helmet before the game between the Washington Redskins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at FedEx Field. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /

Mark Rypien, Washington Redskins – Winner: Super Bowl XXVI, 1/26/92

In fairness, Rypien did have a great season during the Redskins Super Bowl run in 1991, leading the NFC during the regular season in passing yards (3,564) and touchdown passes (28). But to say he should go down as an all-time great is stretching it quite a bit.

Outside of the 1991 season, Rypien’s career was marked by injuries, benchings, and for suffering a number of severe concussions during his playing days.

The Super Bowl season with the Redskins was arguably his best as a starter, with the downhill slide in stats and confidence beginning the following season. Rypien was also blessed with a bevvy of quality receivers in 1991, including Art Monk, Ricky Sanders, Gary Clark and then RB Earnest Byner coming out of the backfield. With those kind of weapons, it was hard to miss.

Rypien finished his career with a 47-31 mark as a starter, throwing 115 touchdowns to 88 interceptions. He only had three 3,000-yard passing seasons (1989, 1991 and 1992), and a career QB rating of 78.9.

Sometimes things just click, and that happened to be the case for Rypien in 1991, as well as being the second straight team to face the hard luck Bills in the Super Bowl. After that, it was just a matter of time before all the head injuries took their toll, and Rypien was barely able to manage completions.

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