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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HOUSTON, TX – FEBRUARY 05: New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) calls out a play during the Super Bowl LI between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcon on February 5, 2017 at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. i(Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

3. Tom Brady, Super Bowl LI

Brady’s fourth appearance on our countdown is without a doubt his finest hour on the biggest stage in sports.

To recap, the Patriots appeared to be dead and buried in Super Bowl LI. The Atlanta Falcons had built a 28-3 lead with just over eight and a half minutes left in the third quarter. The immortal Brady had already thrown a pick-six in the game, and to that point in Super Bowl history no team had ever thrown a pick-six and gone on to win the game.

That didn’t matter to Brady, who led the Patriots on four straight scoring drives, tying the game with 57 seconds to go on a James White touchdown run (and converting the necessary two-point attempt to Danny Amendola). The game went to overtime, where the Patriots won the coin toss and went right down the field again to score the winning touchdown.

At the end of the day, Brady had set Super Bowl records for attempts (62) and completions (43) with four touchdown passes against just two interceptions. Tom Terrific earned his fourth MVP award in a game that went down in the history books for the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history.

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