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10 worst quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl

By Randy Gurzi

9 Jan 1993: Quarterback Mark Rypien of the Washington Redskins drops back to pass during the Redskins 20-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC second round playoff game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA. (Photo by Icon Sportswire)
9 Jan 1993: Quarterback Mark Rypien of the Washington Redskins drops back to pass during the Redskins 20-13 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC second round playoff game at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, CA. (Photo by Icon Sportswire) /
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New York Giants quarterback Jeff Hostetler goes back to pass in a 20-19 win over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV on January 27, 1991 at Houlihan’s Stadium. (Photo by Rob Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
New York Giants quarterback Jeff Hostetler goes back to pass in a 20-19 win over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXV on January 27, 1991 at Houlihan’s Stadium. (Photo by Rob Brown/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

5. Jeff Hostetler

New York Giants quarterback Jeff Hostetler wouldn’t even be on this list if not for an injury to the Giants staring quarterback and a missed kick heard around the world.

Things looked bleak for the 1990 Giants, who went 14-2 during the regular season but in a loss to the Buffalo Bills (the same team they beat later in the Super Bowl) starting quarterback Phil Simms went down with a broken bone in his foot.

Hostetler, who had only played in two games in his whole career before then had to finish the year out and was able to keep the power football team on track just long enough to win it all, but that still wasn’t a given. The Bills kicker, Scott Norwood missed a field goal attempt that would have defeated the Giants. Instead, with a backup orchestrating the offense, the Giants squeaked by with a narrow win.

After a couple more seasons backing up Simms, Hostetler went on to start for the Raiders and finished his career with the Redskins.

He never became a franchise style quarterback but posted decent career stats. He completed 58 percent of his passes and had 94 touchdowns to 71 interceptions. Hostetler wasn’t a terrible quarterback, but he definitely wasn’t one of the best to ever win a Super Bowl, especially given his lack of playing experience when he did manage to get that ring.

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