NFL Playoffs: Championship game quarterback rankings
Entering the conference championships, here’s how each of the four remaining NFL playoff teams’ starting quarterback ranks.
After an exciting divisional round that featured two games going down to the wire, the conference championships of the 2016 NFL Playoffs will feature some incredible quarterback match ups. It will feature the modern day Joe Montana against the modern day John Elway in the AFC Championship. Also, it will feature the two top NFL MVP candidates squaring off in the NFC Championship.
The NFL is a quarterback driven league, so don’t find it surprising each of the four remaining quarterbacks are among the league’s elite. Here are the four remaining quarterbacks in the NFL playoffs and how they rank compared to each other.
Ben Roethlisberger
Quarterback, Pittsburgh Steelers
You know you have an elite quartet of quarterbacks if there’s a very good argument Ben Roethlisberger is the worst of them. He’s coming off a very rough performance against the Kansas City Chiefs. One could argue Roethlisberger wasn’t even one of the three best players on the offense, as LeVeon Bell, Antonio Brown, and Chris Boswell each dominated. No touchdowns were scored by the Steelers during the game and a large part of that was Roethlisberger’s fault. Though credit the Chiefs defense as well.
The modern day Elway will be squaring off against the New England Patriots. This should be a matchup between two quarterbacks who couldn’t be more different. Tom Brady has a reputation for being a pretty boy while Roethlisberger has earned his reputation as the toughest hombre around. Number 12 is well known for getting the ball out fast while number seven does some of his best work when he has to buy time. The longer a play goes on, the more likely Roethlisberger will wind up making a big play. Big Ben is fourth, but this is a testament to how great the other three quarterbacks are.