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10 WORST SUPER BOWL-WINNING QBS
BY PRESSROOM
In the NFL, the legacy a quarterback leaves behind and their rank on the all-time list of greatest QBs is determined by a number of factors. Perhaps more so than passing yards, TDs, or career wins, the number of Super Bowl rings a QB has is one of the most significant measurements of their greatness, fair or not.
While some of the greatest QBs of all time, like Dan Marino, Fran Tarkenton, and Jim Kelly, never won a ring, some far inferior gunslingers have been able to pilot very strong teams to victory in the Big Game, showing just how inaccurate a measurement “counting the rings” can be when discussing NFL history.
10. Terry Bradshaw
Source: Twitter @sportsphotos
Chuck Noll found the Steelers’ franchise QB down at Louisiana Tech, and took him with the first pick in the 1970 draft.
Source: Twitter @TodoNFL
On one hand, Bradshaw is a Hall of Famer who led the Steelers to four championships in the 70’s (two Super Bowl MVPs), and made four Pro Bowls…On the other hand, those Steelers teams we absolutely loaded with Hall of Famers, and Bradshaw’s career completion percentage is 51.9% with a 212-210 TD-INT ratio.
9. Trent Dilfer
Credit: Jeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images
Dilfer was a stud at Fresno State, and the Bucs took him sixth overall in 1994. He made a Pro Bowl with Tampa in 1997. In 2000, his only year in Baltimore, Dilfer took over as the Ravens starter midway through the year and game-managed them to a Super Bowl win over the Giants. The Ravens’ suffocating defense forced five turnovers in the game, and Baltimore had two return TDs.
Dilfer became the only starting QB to be released following a Super Bowl win. He’d play for three more teams and have a career TD-INT ratio of 113-129.
8. Ken Stabler
Source: Twitter @TheSportPics
The late Stabler led the Raiders over Tarkenton’s Vikings in Super Bowl XI. Though that 1976 season was probably Snake Stabler’s best, his career was wildly inconsistent, with a TD-INT ratio of 194-222, though he did make four Pro Bowls.
Every dog has his day, though, and when The Snake eventually makes it into the Hall of Fame, it will be in part to his outdueling Tarkenton that day, along with his offense that included four other Hall of Famers.
7. Mark Rypien
Credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images Sport
Rypien took over as Washington’s starter in 1989 and had a Pro Bowl year, throwing for 22 touchdowns and 13 picks. His best season was 1991, when the QB threw for 3,500 yards and 28 TDs, made the Pro Bowl again, and led Washington to a Super Bowl win.
Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Sport
The following year, Rypien’s TD-INT ratio was 13-17, and he would never play in more than 12 games again.
6. Brad Johnson
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Johnson was largely a backup in his time at Florida State and went in the ninth round of the 1992 draft to the Vikings. The journeyman Johnson would move on to Washington where he was solid in 1999 and made the Pro Bowl.
The pinnacle of Johnson’s career was 2002 in Tampa when he made the Pro Bowl again after throwing 22 TDs and only six INTs, and led a loaded Bucs team to a Super Bowl win. He was a solid, but not spectacular player.
5. Joe Theismann
Source: Twitter @CoachDanDodd
Coming out of Notre Dame, Theismann first went to the CFL with the Toronto Argonauts before joining the Redskins in 1974. Theismann had a good couple seasons in 1982 and ’83, going to consecutive Pro Bowls and Super Bowls, winning the first, then losing the second to Jim Plunkett.
The QB is probably most widely remembered for his gruesome, career-ending injury in the form of a broken leg at the hands of Lawrence Taylor. His career completion of 56.7% isn’t nearly as memorable.
4. Jim McMahon
Source: Twitter @Mike_Uva
McMahon starred at BYU, and was the number five overall pick of the Bears in 1982. 1985 was McMahon’s hallmark year, he led the supremely talented Bears to a Super Bowl win and made the Pro Bowl, even though his TD-INT ratio was 15-11.
In his seven seasons in the Windy City, McMahon never completed 60% of his passes and only threw 10 more TDs than INTs in his career.
3. Jim Plunkett
Source: Twitter @Super70sSports
The Heisman trophy-winning Plunkett came into the league with much fanfare as the number one overall pick to the Patriots in 1971. The Stanford grad would have a statistically subpar career, throwing 164 TDs and 198 picks, and a QB rating of 67.5.
That said, Plunkett was able to lead the Raiders to Super Bowl wins in 1980 and 1983, and was the MVP of the first game. In his career, Plunkett never made a Pro Bowl and was 72-72 as a starter.
2. Doug Williams
Source: Twitter @redskinsfacts
Williams was a star at Grambling under coaching legend Eddie Robinson, and was taken 17th overall in 1978 by the Buccaneers. After five subpar seasons with the Bucs, then three with the USFL, Williams went to Washington, and in 1987, played the game of his career in the Super Bowl, dominating Elway’s Broncos 42-10.
That Super Bowl was Williams’ one shining moment as his career completion percentage was 49.5% and he only threw seven more touchdowns than interceptions.
1. Joe Namath
Source: Twitter @NeurOptimal
Broadway Joe chose to go to the AFL’s Jets who took him first overall in their draft in 1965, over the more established NFL’s Cardinals who took him 12th. Namath was a four-time AFL All-Star and made the Pro Bowl in 1972. He’s most remembered for his guarantee of victory over the heavily favored Colts in Super Bowl III, a game the Jets won, helping to legitimize the AFL’s standing in the football world.
It’s not too difficult to argue that Namath is only in the Hall of Fame because of that Super Bowl. He was a career 50% passer who threw 47 more picks than touchdowns.
10 WORST SUPER BOWL-WINNING QBS
BY PRESSROOM
In the NFL, the legacy a quarterback leaves behind and their rank on the all-time list of greatest QBs is determined by a number of factors. Perhaps more so than passing yards, TDs, or career wins, the number of Super Bowl rings a QB has is one of the most significant measurements of their greatness, fair or not.
While some of the greatest QBs of all time, like Dan Marino, Fran Tarkenton, and Jim Kelly, never won a ring, some far inferior gunslingers have been able to pilot very strong teams to victory in the Big Game, showing just how inaccurate a measurement “counting the rings” can be when discussing NFL history.
10. Terry Bradshaw
Source: Twitter @sportsphotos
Chuck Noll found the Steelers’ franchise QB down at Louisiana Tech, and took him with the first pick in the 1970 draft.
Source: Twitter @TodoNFL
On one hand, Bradshaw is a Hall of Famer who led the Steelers to four championships in the 70’s (two Super Bowl MVPs), and made four Pro Bowls…On the other hand, those Steelers teams we absolutely loaded with Hall of Famers, and Bradshaw’s career completion percentage is 51.9% with a 212-210 TD-INT ratio.
9. Trent Dilfer
Credit: Jeff Haynes/AFP/Getty Images
Dilfer was a stud at Fresno State, and the Bucs took him sixth overall in 1994. He made a Pro Bowl with Tampa in 1997. In 2000, his only year in Baltimore, Dilfer took over as the Ravens starter midway through the year and game-managed them to a Super Bowl win over the Giants. The Ravens’ suffocating defense forced five turnovers in the game, and Baltimore had two return TDs.
Dilfer became the only starting QB to be released following a Super Bowl win. He’d play for three more teams and have a career TD-INT ratio of 113-129.
8. Ken Stabler
Source: Twitter @TheSportPics
The late Stabler led the Raiders over Tarkenton’s Vikings in Super Bowl XI. Though that 1976 season was probably Snake Stabler’s best, his career was wildly inconsistent, with a TD-INT ratio of 194-222, though he did make four Pro Bowls.
Every dog has his day, though, and when The Snake eventually makes it into the Hall of Fame, it will be in part to his outdueling Tarkenton that day, along with his offense that included four other Hall of Famers.
7. Mark Rypien
Credit: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images Sport
Rypien took over as Washington’s starter in 1989 and had a Pro Bowl year, throwing for 22 touchdowns and 13 picks. His best season was 1991, when the QB threw for 3,500 yards and 28 TDs, made the Pro Bowl again, and led Washington to a Super Bowl win.
Credit: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images Sport
The following year, Rypien’s TD-INT ratio was 13-17, and he would never play in more than 12 games again.
6. Brad Johnson
Credit: Allen Steele/Getty Images Sport
Johnson was largely a backup in his time at Florida State and went in the ninth round of the 1992 draft to the Vikings. The journeyman Johnson would move on to Washington where he was solid in 1999 and made the Pro Bowl.
The pinnacle of Johnson’s career was 2002 in Tampa when he made the Pro Bowl again after throwing 22 TDs and only six INTs, and led a loaded Bucs team to a Super Bowl win. He was a solid, but not spectacular player.
5. Joe Theismann
Source: Twitter @CoachDanDodd
Coming out of Notre Dame, Theismann first went to the CFL with the Toronto Argonauts before joining the Redskins in 1974. Theismann had a good couple seasons in 1982 and ’83, going to consecutive Pro Bowls and Super Bowls, winning the first, then losing the second to Jim Plunkett.
The QB is probably most widely remembered for his gruesome, career-ending injury in the form of a broken leg at the hands of Lawrence Taylor. His career completion of 56.7% isn’t nearly as memorable.
4. Jim McMahon
Source: Twitter @Mike_Uva
McMahon starred at BYU, and was the number five overall pick of the Bears in 1982. 1985 was McMahon’s hallmark year, he led the supremely talented Bears to a Super Bowl win and made the Pro Bowl, even though his TD-INT ratio was 15-11.
In his seven seasons in the Windy City, McMahon never completed 60% of his passes and only threw 10 more TDs than INTs in his career.
3. Jim Plunkett
Source: Twitter @Super70sSports
The Heisman trophy-winning Plunkett came into the league with much fanfare as the number one overall pick to the Patriots in 1971. The Stanford grad would have a statistically subpar career, throwing 164 TDs and 198 picks, and a QB rating of 67.5.
That said, Plunkett was able to lead the Raiders to Super Bowl wins in 1980 and 1983, and was the MVP of the first game. In his career, Plunkett never made a Pro Bowl and was 72-72 as a starter.
2. Doug Williams
Source: Twitter @redskinsfacts
Williams was a star at Grambling under coaching legend Eddie Robinson, and was taken 17th overall in 1978 by the Buccaneers. After five subpar seasons with the Bucs, then three with the USFL, Williams went to Washington, and in 1987, played the game of his career in the Super Bowl, dominating Elway’s Broncos 42-10.
That Super Bowl was Williams’ one shining moment as his career completion percentage was 49.5% and he only threw seven more touchdowns than interceptions.
1. Joe Namath
Source: Twitter @NeurOptimal
Broadway Joe chose to go to the AFL’s Jets who took him first overall in their draft in 1965, over the more established NFL’s Cardinals who took him 12th. Namath was a four-time AFL All-Star and made the Pro Bowl in 1972. He’s most remembered for his guarantee of victory over the heavily favored Colts in Super Bowl III, a game the Jets won, helping to legitimize the AFL’s standing in the football world.
It’s not too difficult to argue that Namath is only in the Hall of Fame because of that Super Bowl. He was a career 50% passer who threw 47 more picks than touchdowns.
