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Jim Kelly had one of the wildest stretches of any quarterback in history. Even if he won just one Super Bowl, he would be considered much higher in the upper echelon of quarterback, but that feels unfair. Jim Kelly was one of the greats, and he really solidified an era that made the quarterback as important as ever.

Of course, Jim Kelly’s totals are a little skewed since he started his career in the USFL. This was the time when this rogue league was taking some of the best players from college. He was drafted by the Bills, a team he originally didn’t want to play for. However, the USFL convinced him to sign. He spent two years with the Houston Gamblers, where he threw for almost 10,000 yards in those two years. Then, he went back to the Bills after the USFL folded.

Two years after joining the Bills, Kelly led them to one of the most impressive feats nobody ever talks about. The Bills went to four straight Super Bowls. That’s insane. For four straight seasons, Kelly was one win away from glory. Of course, the Bills found terrible ways to lose all four games. Still, Kelly deserves recognition for the original feat.

Kelly should have been a little better in the Super Bowl (he threw for seven interceptions in four games). Still, he was so great basically everywhere else that Kelly deserves to have his name mentioned with the best who has ever put on a jersey.