It is the longest streak of its kind by any player, at any position, in NFL history. The late George Blanda is next on the list, and he earns such a high spot because of his longevity at the professional level. He had all the physical tools anyone could ask for, and yet he simply couldn't put it all together. Jim Hart was an undrafted rookie out of Southern Illinois in 1966, and joined the St. Louis Cardinals, where he would be a mainstay at the quarterback position until 1983 before playing one final season with the Washington Redskins in 1984. Carolina had the number one scoring offense where the Broncos has the number one defense in the NFL for that season. Gannon had a successful career but was never able to actually win a Super Bowl championship. No matter your feelings, Favre deserves a high spot on the list. He called it a career after the 2020 season and will likely go into the Hall of Fame as soon as he's eligible. Even so, his immense talent led teams to repeatedly take chances on him, which allowed him to put up big numbers. Lamonica was a winner, and it's hard to penalize him for not winning a Super Bowl against a stacked team like Vince Lombardi's Packers in Super Bowl II. Aikman was named to six Pro Bowls and received the distinguished Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in 1996. He is listed as the CEO/Owner of a carrier company called MK Transfer and is also the CEO of a real estate development company called Twelve Stones. Jake "the Snake" Plummer first earned his proverbial call sign for his elusiveness while playing for Arizona State University, and the nickname stuck with him throughout his college career. List of all Oakland Raiders starting quarterbacks The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right: List of American Football League players Lists of NFL starting quarterbacks Oakland Raiders Team . Although this was a disturbing scene for a former starting NFL quarterback, what caught national attention was the fact that after his arrest, Jackson asked for a public defender because he didn't have any money to afford a lawyer. As a general rule, things I value most on a player's resume are clutch plays and championships. Of course, you can also do better, and that's why he's only No. Greg Landry was the 11th overall pick in the 1968 draft and spent most of his career with the Detroit Lions before finishing his career with the Baltimore Colts and then the Chicago Bears. Grossman lost his starting job the next season and never fully bounced back, although he did have a strong final season in Washington. While he has three Super Bowl rings (XXIII, XXIV, XXIX) to his credit, only one of those came as a starting quarterback in Super Bowl XXIX. He also is currently second for all-time completion percentage (67.7), behind Deshaun Watson by 0.01. Since his playing days ended, Smith has continued to be an advocate for issues he is passionate about. Esiason's 1988 season was probably his best; he led the Bengals to the franchise's second Super Bowl birth. Pro Football Network, LLC. Elway has a fantastic game as well. It was at that point that things got surreal. The athletic signal-caller, renowned for his legendary rocket arm, ranks among the top passers in NFL history in several categories as well. Brett Favre (October 10, 1969 - Present) In fact, Kolb never played another snap in the NFL after the Cardinals released him in 2013 and he retired following a concussion sustained in preseason with the Bills. He played for five other teams during the course of his career and backed up Troy Aikman during one of the Cowboys' Super Bowl years. However, I've got him as the last man out of the top ten for a couple of reasons. Blanda played for the Bears, Oilers, and Raiders in his long career. Before Cam Newton was the main man in Carolina, that role belonged to journeyman Jake Delhomme. Van Brocklin was a two-time NFL champion, once with each franchise, and is the holder of the NFL's single-game passing yardage record (554 yards). Professional careers align with athletic peaks, and the aging process will eventually force everyone, even Hall of Fame locks such as Peyton Manning, to retire. I guess that's what happens when you're followed by the likes of Steve Young and some guy named Joe Montana. In the 1970s, the Dallas Cowboys were "America's Team," and during the same time period, Roger Staubach became the team leader: "Captain America" or "Captain Comeback." Quarterbacks who have retired after winning the Super Bowl By Tommy Garrett February 7, 2021 Jump around this article Click to show While every NFL wants to go out on top, few get that opportunity to do so. The NFL later adopted a rule change to assist the defense making substitutions in these situations. It's a luxury for the Ravens to have this guy on their roster backing up Joe Flacco. He completed 18 of 29 passes for 336 yards with one touchdown and one interception and also scored a 3-yard rushing touchdown. v. t. e. Dak Prescott (2016-present) These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. No press conference. He also garnered eight Pro Bowl selections and five All-Pro selections. The guy who replaced him in New England still plays QB there and you all remember him. Throughout his career, but especially with the Raiders, Stabler was known for playing especially well in the clutch. Esiason played nine seasons of his career with the Bengals, from 1984-92 and then a final season in 1997. The former No. Everybody knew that Jackson would need time to develop into an NFL caliber quarterback, but his physical attributes were through the roof and too hard to resist. A classic "one-hit wonder," Steve Beuerlein was one of the league's best players in 1999, when he led the NFL with over 4,400 passing yards, setting many single-season franchise records with the Carolina Panthers. Doug Flutie, one of the greatest college quarterbacks in history traveled a winding path on his way to becoming one of the oldest NFL quarterbacks of all time. The way I see it, there are five guys that have legitimate arguments for the top spot, and Elway is one of them. In total, Moon would receive nine invitations to the Pro Bowl. If he does, hopefully it last longer than any of his starting gigs in the NFL. After more than 20 years in the National Football League, he said on his . 2 Philip Rivers was a once-in-a-lifetime player. He was the first minority quarterback to win a Super Bowl (he is Hispanic). Thanks in large part to this pass-happy offense, he would twice lead the NFL in passing yards. Williams's victory was without doubt the high point of his career; he dealt with injuries afterward and eventually lost his starting job to Mark Rypien. 1 in career passing yards (84,520) and touchdowns (624), and he just led the league in both categories in the 2021 season, at the age of 44. RB Terrell Davis had one of the greatest single seasons ever in 1998. He would ultimately go on to a storybook career with the Rams, Giants and Cardinals that spanned 12 years. Yes, including Peyton Manning. If you put up Anderson's numbers against many QBs who are in the Hall, Anderson compares favorably. In ten appearances, Graham won seven league titles (3 NFL, 4 AAFC), the most all time for any player. Manning finished the game 13 of 23 for 141 yards with one interception. Follow him on Twitter @Rob_UTVOLS. From 1980-82, White's Cowboys lost three consecutive NFC championships, and in 1983, White had what was statistically his best season. You wouldn't necessarily think of him as a great quarterback, but the man played in the league for 21 years, and he piled up tons of statistics. He is second all-time in career wins (regular season and postseason) with 200. 1. Denver scored 17 consecutive points to build a 173 lead in the second quarter, from which Atlanta never recovered. MORE:Brady to Dolphins? (Just google Everett's confrontation with that douche bag Jim Rome if you're interested in some drama.) Ferguson's best year was probably in 1975, when he threw 25 touchdown passes to tie for the league high that year (Fran Tarkenton was the other). Marino has everything else as far as numbers, including the all-time single season yardage record (5,084), most games with at least 300 yards passing (63), most games with 400 yards passing (13), and most 4th quarter comebacks including both regular and postseason (51). 13m ago. Flutie eventually returned to the NFL in 1998 to head up the signal calling for the Buffalo Bills and finally retired in 2005 after a season with the same Patriots that first gave him a starting position. 1 overall draft pick out of Ole Miss entered the NFL in the shadow of older brother Peyton Manning, but it wasnt long before Eli began paving his own way into the annals of greatness among NFL quarterbacks. hence, a higher spot than some suggest that his statistics deserve. Many believe Leftwich has what it takes to eventually become a head coach in the NFL. Lomax's career was shortened by his nagging need for hip replacement surgery, which he underwent in 1991. I am too young to have seen him in his prime, but the '98 season with Minnesotathe best in his careerwas enough to make me a believer. 15 Forgotten NFL QBs Of The Last Decade: Where Are They Now. Every season, Rivers just keeps slinging the ball around, and frankly it doesn't seem to matter who is catching it because Rivers just makes it all go, and that's exactly what he's been doing since he became San Diego's starter. The pressure seems to get to him. The first quarterback to start in Super Bowls with two different teams was Craig Morton, who appeared in the 1970 big game with the Dallas Cowboys and did the same in 1977 with the Denver Broncos. From that logic, I figure I'm within my rights to bump the league's most polarizing player into the top 80. Kelly's part in running the show was a major one. Troy Aikman was the No. Randy Moss, in his first stint with the Vikings at that time, said following the 2000 season that Culpepper was one of the most physically gifted quarterbacks he'd ever played with. Jaworski was the centerpiece of the Eagles team that went to Super Bowl XV, where Philly was defeated by the Oakland Raiders. 19. Johnson played in the NFL for 17 seasons, most recently with the Dallas Cowboys in 2007, though he played with the Vikings, Redskins, and Bucs before joining the Cowboys for his final season. I'm still trying to figure out why, exactly, Andy Reid decided that trading Donovan McNabb at all was a good idea, much less trading him within the division to the Washington Redskins. Tarkenton revolutionized the quarterback position, playing a brand of football that was unlike any other of his era. The first modern quarterback to appear on this list, Chad Pennington spent most of his career with the New York Jets, though he now plays for the Miami Dolphins. It isn't that difficult to figure out why, exactly, that is- Jurgensen won a single NFL title with the Eagles backing up Norm Van Brocklin and never won a Super Bowl. He would bounce in and out of retirement over the final three seasons of his 20-year career, ending it with short stints with the Jets and Vikings. I don't think too many people are going to argue this oneMontana is the closest thing you can get to a consensus No. Johnny U was the quintessential quarterback of his era, leading as a shining example for every signal-caller that tried to follow in his footsteps. But Young just has a couple more moments where I just look at it and say "wow." If you talk to Troy Aikman, he'll tell you that he thinks he should be much higher; that because of the system he played in which was run-based he never got the chance to show what he could do. After a stellar career at the University of Florida, Rex Grossman entered the NFL as the #22 pick of the 2003 NFL Draft, being selected by the Chicago Bears. Neil O'Donnell's major claim to fame, statistically, is that he retired with the lowest interception rate of any quarterback in NFL history, though he has now relinquished that title. Ferguson wore the No. Brooks was really good when he was on, but he could also be really bad when he was off, as evidenced by the fact that he threw 22 interceptions in the 2001 season. As they still do today, the Raiders cultivated an "us against the world" mentality, and Stabler's party boy image fit right in with the team's culture. He is a two-time NFL Comeback Player of the Year, having constantly dealt with adversity throughout his career, and he now backs up Chad Henne. Warner is widely considered one of the most accurate and efficient passers in NFL history. He won two (XXXII, XXXIII), including being named MVP of Super Bowl XXXIII, the final game of his playing career. Favre also built a tough-as-nails reputation on his way to becoming the NFLs Iron Man, starting in 297 consecutive regular-season games. Meredith was a great player who consistently led the Cowboys to good seasons, but he suffers in the ratings for his losses to Vince Lombardi's Packers in the 1966 and 1967 championship gamesthe latter being the famous "Ice Bowl" in Green Bay. Of course, Morton's legacy is somewhat diminished by the fact that he lost both of his Super Bowl appearances- to the Unitas-led Baltimore Colts in 1970 and to the Staubach-led Dallas Cowboys in 1977. Plunkett was not supposed to be the starter in either season when the Raiders won it all, but played well enough. No Twitter update. He will probably also be hurt by the perception that he was the guy that held back several really good Philadelphia Eagles teams; there are also people who feel like Brian Westbrook was the guy that made Philly's offense go during McNabb's tenure in Philadelphia. The Chargers lost, but the gutty performance certainly vouches for the guy's toughness. 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