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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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers celebrates at the end of Super Bowl XLV where the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Sunday, February 6, 2011. (Ron T. Ennis/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT via Getty Images) /

16. Aaron Rodgers, Super Bowl XLV

Like our previous entrant on the list, one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history has only been to one Super Bowl. Aaron Rodgers, like Brees, has made his one trip (to date) to the big game count with a victory.

Facing a stout Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense, Rodgers went to work early and often. Rodgers helped the Packers build a 21-3 lead on the strength of two first-half touchdowns, one each to Jordy Nelson and Greg Jennings.

Jennings was on the receiving end of Rodgers’ third touchdown pass of the night as well, a 28-yarder in the fourth quarter to extend the Green Bay lead to 28-17. The Steelers tried making a late push, cutting the lead to three with just over seven and a half minutes left, but Rodgers bled over five minutes off the clock to help put the game away.

Rodgers’ overall numbers (24/39, 304 yards, 3 TDs) were outstanding as usual, helping him earn MVP honors in Dallas.

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