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This is a list of quarterbacks with Super Bowl starts.
Winning and losing quarterbacks
^ Now known as Louisiana–Monroe.
Quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl starts
Hall of Famers
Active Player
*Player is not yet eligible for hall of fame
Starts
Player
Record
Team(s), Super Bowls
Win %
Ref,
8
Tom Brady
5–3
New England Patriots – XXXVI , XXXVIII , XXXIX , XLII , XLVI , XLIX , LI , LII
62.5%
[1]
5
John Elway
2–3
Denver Broncos – XXI , XXII , XXIV , XXXII , XXXIII
40%
[2]
4
Terry Bradshaw
4–0
Pittsburgh Steelers – IX , X , XIII , XIV
100%
[3]
Joe Montana
4–0
San Francisco 49ers – XVI , XIX , XXIII , XXIV
100%
[4]
Roger Staubach
2–2
Dallas Cowboys – VI , X , XII , XIII
50%
[5]
Peyton Manning *
2–2
Indianapolis Colts – XLI , XLIV ; Denver Broncos – XLVIII , 50
50%
[6]
Jim Kelly
0–4
Buffalo Bills – XXV , XXVI , XXVII , XXVIII
0%
[7]
3
Troy Aikman
3–0
Dallas Cowboys – XXVII , XXVIII , XXX
100%
[8]
Bob Griese
2–1
Miami Dolphins – VI , VII , VIII
67%
[9]
Ben Roethlisberger
2–1
Pittsburgh Steelers – XL , XLIII , XLV
67%
[10]
Kurt Warner
1–2
St. Louis Rams – XXXIV , XXXVI ; Arizona Cardinals – XLIII
33%
[11]
Fran Tarkenton
0–3
Minnesota Vikings – VIII , IX , XI
0%
[12]
2
Bart Starr
2–0
Green Bay Packers – I , II
100%
[13]
Jim Plunkett
2–0
Oakland/L.A. Raiders – XV , XVIII
100%
[14]
Eli Manning
2–0
New York Giants – XLII , XLVI
100%
[15]
Len Dawson
1–1
Kansas City Chiefs – I , IV
50%
[16]
Joe Theismann
1–1
Washington Redskins – XVII , XVIII
50%
[17]
Brett Favre
1–1
Green Bay Packers – XXXI , XXXII
50%
[18]
Russell Wilson
1–1
Seattle Seahawks – XLVIII , XLIX
50%
[19]
Craig Morton
0–2
Dallas Cowboys – V ; Denver Broncos – XII
0%
[20]
Notes
BOLD indicates game won
Starr was also 3–1 in NFL Championship games (1960 , 1961 ,1962 , 1965 ) before the NFL and AFL met in the first Super Bowl.
Dawson was also 1–0 in AFL Championship games (1962 ) before the NFL and AFL met in the first Super Bowl.
There have also been three instances of quarterbacks facing off multiple times in the Super Bowl . Staubach and Bradshaw, Aikman and Kelly, and Brady and Eli Manning all faced each other twice. In each case the same quarterback (Bradshaw, Aikman and Manning) won both matchups.[21]
Quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl wins
Super Bowl wins are often used to determine the greatness of a quarterback.[22] Of the eligible players, only Jim Plunkett has won multiple Super Bowls and not been inducted into the Hall of Fame . Peyton Manning is the only quarterback to have won Super Bowls for two NFL teams. The following NFL quarterbacks have won multiple Super Bowls as starters.
Wins
Player
Super Bowls
Team
5
Tom Brady
XXXVI , XXXVIII , XXXIX , XLIX , LI
New England Patriots
4
Terry Bradshaw
IX , X , XIII , XIV
Pittsburgh Steelers
Joe Montana
XVI , XIX , XXIII , XXIV
San Francisco 49ers
3
Troy Aikman
XXVII , XXVIII , XXX
Dallas Cowboys
2
Bart Starr
I , II
Green Bay Packers
Bob Griese
VII , VIII
Miami Dolphins
Roger Staubach
VI , XII
Dallas Cowboys
Jim Plunkett
XV , XVIII
Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders
John Elway
XXXII , XXXIII
Denver Broncos
Ben Roethlisberger
XL , XLIII
Pittsburgh Steelers
Eli Manning
XLII , XLVI
New York Giants
Peyton Manning
XLI , 50
Indianapolis Colts ; Denver Broncos
Quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl losses
The following NFL quarterbacks have lost multiple Super Bowls as starters.
Losses
Player
Super Bowls
Team
4
Jim Kelly
XXV , XXVI , XXVII , XXVIII
Buffalo Bills
3
Tom Brady
XLII , XLVI , LII
New England Patriots
Fran Tarkenton
VIII , IX , XI
Minnesota Vikings
John Elway
XXI , XXII , XXIV
Denver Broncos
2
Craig Morton
V ; XII
Dallas Cowboys ; Denver Broncos
Roger Staubach
X , XIII
Dallas Cowboys
Kurt Warner
XXXVI ; XLIII
St. Louis Rams ; Arizona Cardinals
Peyton Manning
XLIV ; XLVIII
Indianapolis Colts ; Denver Broncos
See also
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