Super Bowl 49: Top 15 quarterback performances all-time
By Brad Rowland
What are the best Super Bowl performances by a quarterback of all-time?
The Super Bowl is the greatest spectacle in American sports. With the uptick in focus and fandom surrounding the NFL, the game has become legendary in and of itself, and in conjunction with that, players and coaches have been able to propel success in the Super Bowl into full-fledged icon status.
That is especially accurate when dealing with the quarterback position, and it goes both ways. Fantastic showings can propel signal-callers to unforeseen popularity and influence, while submarining in the Super Bowl can signal a shift in the mainstream media from hero to goat.
With that as the backdrop, there have been numerous performances in the history of the Super Bowl that have become iconic, and we will examine the top 15 instances of that from a quarterback perspective. Naturally, players on winning teams receive a bit of a “bump” here, but more than anything, these singular performances can be referenced in the first sentence of illustrating a team’s championship run, and that tells the story.
Let’s unveil our list of the best performances from a quarterback in Super Bowl history, coming to you in descending order.
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