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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NEW ORLEANS, LA – JANUARY 25: Jim Plunkett #16 of the Oakland Raiders drops back to pass against the Philadelphia Eagles during Super Bowl XV at the Louisiana Superdome January 25, 1981 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Raiders won the Super Bowl 27-10. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

19. Jim Plunkett, Super Bowl XV

Super Bowl XV featured a matchup of two dominant teams, the Philadelphia Eagles and Oakland Raiders. Many assumed the dominant quarterback in the game would be Ron Jaworski, who threw for over 3,500 yards and 27 touchdowns during the regular season.

Jaws went on to have a decent game, throwing for 291 yards and a touchdown but was doomed by three costly interceptions. The best quarterback on the field that day was Oakland’s Jim Plunkett, who had looked shaky with the football during the regular season, throwing 16 interceptions against just 18 touchdowns.

Plunkett was on fire in the Super Bowl, completing 13 of 21 passes for 261 yards and three touchdowns, including an 80-yard bomb to Kenny King in the first quarter to give the Raiders a 14-0 lead. The Raiders extended that lead on the first drive of the second half when Plunkett led a 76-yard scoring drive capped by his third touchdown pass of the day, a 29-yard strike to Cliff Branch.

Plunkett’s heroics helped the Raiders lift their second Lombardi trophy and he earned MVP honors in the process. The Raiders’ quarterback recorded a 145 passer rating in the contest, the third highest passer rating in Super Bowl history.

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