Top 20 quarterback performances in Super Bowl history

MIAMI, FL - January 14, 1968: Quarterback Bart Starr #15 of the Green Bay Packers turns to hand the ball off against the Oakland Raiders during Super Bowl II at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The Packers won the game 33-14. Starr played for the Packers from 1956-71. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

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ATLANTA, GA – JANUARY 30: Kurt Warner No. 13 of St. Louis Rams drops back to pass against the Tennessee Titans during Super Bowl XXXIV at the Georgia Dome on January 30, 2000 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Ram won the game 23-16. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

6. Kurt Warner, Super Bowl XXXIV

Super Bowl XXXIV featured a matchup of two teams who rarely took center stage in the NFL, the St Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans. The Rams were led by Warner, whose path to that stage was certainly unusual.

Warner had played in the Arena league and NFL Europe before landing with the Rams as a backup only to get pressed into service when starter Trent Green tore his ACL in the preseason. Green’s injury opened the door for Warner to start, and he went on to win the MVP award as the grand marshall of the “Greatest Show on Turf.”

Warner brought the Rams’ traveling road show to Atlanta, where he delivered a maestro like performance against the Titans, completing 24 of 45 passes for 414 yards and two touchdowns. The contest nearly went to overtime after Steve McNair led the Titans down the field in the final minutes only to have Rams’ linebacker Mike Jones tackle Kevin Dyson one yard short of the end zone as time expired.

Jones’ tackle secured the MVP award for Warner, whose rags to riches story was complete with a trip to Disney World.

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