Brian Hoyer signed a one-year deal with the Bears in 2016 to backup starter Jay Cutler. It might not be fair, and I'm not going to pretend that there's no bias at all in this article. Staubach led 23 game-winning drives in his career, including the famous "Hail Mary" pass in the 1975 game against the Minnesota Vikings. Trent Green was supposed to be the guy running the "Greatest Show on Turf" that eventually brought home a Super Bowl to St. Louis. Manning finished the game 13 of 23 for 141 yards with one interception. Steve Young is one of the more interesting characters in NFL history, having done things like wash his helmet in the shower. According to the report, Brady "feels good enough to keep playing" and has become more like himself as he gets further removed from a very public divorce that was finalized earlier in the season. Stroud waited until the last day to let everyone know his plans and released a statement saying the decision was very difficult . He also beat Johnn Unitass record for most consecutive games with a touchdown pass, which had been held for 52 years, according to the New Orleans Saints. Because AFL/NFL stats don't always translate exactly, his strong career winning percentage really helps him on this list. A two-time Super Bowl champion (XL, XLIII), he's the youngest starting quarterback to win a Lombardi Trophy (age 23). Usually when somebody opens his mouth it bites him in the behind, but judging from this photograph, Namath seemed pretty happy with the result- and the Jets' win over the Colts in Super Bowl III is one of the biggest upsets in sports history. 26.1 career yards/game rushing average, 4th all time for QB. The rings that are now worn by members of that Saints team make it difficult to argue that any other team was better than it was last year. He's tough as nails, too- he underwent secret surgery to repair a torn ACL before the Chargers' AFC championship game AND PLAYED IN THE GAME. McNair's Titans did appear in one Super Bowl, which they lost to the "Greatest Show on Turf" when WR Kevin Dyson was famously stopped one yard short of what would have been a game tying touchdown to send the Super Bowl into overtime. Brady's legacy is hurt by his inability to finish that season undefeated. There is no real doubt that this guy can get it done, and he's got all the statistics you could ever want to back it up. 1 overall draft pick out of Ole Miss entered the NFL in the shadow of older brother Peyton Manning, but it wasn't long before Eli began paving his own way into the annals of. Sipe threw for 4,132 yards and 30 touchdowns, leading the Browns into the playoffs as the "Kardiac Kids" since the Browns had won so many games by coming from behind at the last minute. Jackson eventually became the starter in Minnesota and later in Seattle, but failed to ever consistently perform at his high potential level. According to Pro Football Reference, Earl was drafted at 22 and was 38 when the Dolphins went on their historic run. His 96.8 passer rating ranks among the best all-time, and Youngs 4,239 rushing yards ranks fifth all-time among QBs. Gabriel played the first 11 years of his career with the Los Angeles Rams and the last five with the Philadelphia Eagles. He completed 18 of 29 passes for 336 yards with one touchdown and one interception and also scored a 3-yard rushing touchdown. Thanks to his background as a collegiate running back, Graham rushed for 44 touchdowns during his 10-year professional career. 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. Graham was a seven-time All-Pro selection and a five-time Pro Bowler. However, Warner had issues with injuries in the 2002 and 2003 seasons. When it comes to the greatest quarterback in NFL history, Tom Brady is No. Thus, the Broncos took an early lead in Super Bowl 50 and never trailed. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005. Here are the oldest NFL quarterbacks, both current and retired, who played into their 40s. Unique lists featuring pop culture, entertainment and crazy facts. 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). 3 overall draft choice in the 1957 NFL Draft out of Stanford and won a league MVP award in 1970. Unfortunately for Quinn, his male model good looks couldn't save him from the QB dumpster fire that is the Cleveland Browns. He was part of the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2017. Grossman had a roller coaster career as a starter in the NFL, most notable during the 2006 season in which he led the Chicago Bears to the Super Bowl despite his propensity for costly turnovers and many fans calling for him to be benched. He was named an All-Pro an impressive 10 times and was invited to the Pro Bowl in all but three of his seasons (14). And come on. 19. Even though he played for a long time, he retired too early to qualify. Slingin Sammy Baugh played in the NFL for 16 seasons, all with the Washington Redskins. Gannon had a successful career but was never able to actually win a Super Bowl championship. He retired in 1978 holding career passing records for completions, attempts, yards and touchdowns. He became involved in fantasy football and would provide player testimony to fantasy users to help them understand how different offensive systems/coaches can affect a players fantasy value. However, at a certain point you just have to look around and realize, "hey who else can we justify putting ahead of this guy?". Still, he passed for a respectable 34,241 yards and 196 touchdowns over 17 seasons that included a four-year hiatus from 1994 through 1997, according to Pro Football Reference. He was named MVP of that game, the capper to arguably the greatest season by a QB in NFL history. Miami 'definitely on the table' for QB in 2023 offseason, per report, Breaking down Tom Brady's record by season with Buccaneers and Patriots. Having retired in the summer of 2021, according to the NFL, Drew Brees played in the National Football League as a quarterback for over 20 years, primarily with the New Orleans Saints. While the significant part of his career is likely done, he's a feel-good story about a guy who played in NFL Europe, then finally landed a gig with the Saints before ending up in Carolina, where he played his best years. When he became a member of the 1972 Miami Dolphins the only team to ever go undefeated from start to finish over a regular season and an entire playoff in NFL history quarterback Earl Morrall had already been a professional football player for 17 seasons. 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. Prior to last season, there is no way that Brees would rank this highly in the top 100. After winning a national championship at Notre Dame, Joe Cool or The Comeback Kid as he is often referred, would go on to a legendary career with the 49ers. Brodie's No. When he's not providing sports commentary, Quinn is often devoting his time to his family (he's married to the beautiful gymnast Alicia Sacramone) and his charity foundation. The former 12th round pick out of Kentucky retired for the first time following the 1958 season when Bears owner George Halas demanded that he only be used as a kicker; however, with the formation of the AFL in 1960, Blanda began playing for the Houston Oilers as both a QB and a K, and he had his best years in Houston before finishing his career with the Oakland Raiders as a kicker and a backup to Daryle Lamonica. What is really interesting about Dawson's career is that he was drafted in the first round by the Pittsburgh Steelers but never got a chance to play when the Steelers acquired Bobby Layne in a trade with Detroit. Know primarily for his long run with the Green Bay Packers, Favre caused ire with fans after announcing his retirement in 2008 and then joining up with the New York Jets soon after. The 13-time Pro Bowl signal-caller is second in NFL history in passing yards (80,358), completions (7,142), and touchdown passes (571). v. t. e. Dak Prescott (2016-present) These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. The 45-year-old is making $15 million in 2022, most of which was included in a signing bonus, but the remainder of his complicated contract voids after the season. To me, Young and Favre are about the same. Whether that's true or not, his comments don't give the impression that a decision will be announced right after the end of the season. He is the only QB to ever throw for more than 400 yards and keep a perfect 158.3 QB rating in the same game; he also combined with Marino to throw for over 900 passing yards in the same game, another NFL record. Copyright 2019-2023. Namath is probably best known for his pre-game prediction that his Jets would defeat the heavily favored Colts in Super Bowl III. He had stints with the New York Jets from 1993-5 and Arizona Cardinals from 1996 between his Cincinnati tenures. But on occasion, you could still see it shine through. Denver scored 17 consecutive points to build a 173 lead in the second quarter, from which Atlanta never recovered. A lack of postseason success keeps Fouts from entering the top 10. 2003 was statistically his best year. While the quarterback position has certainly evolved throughout history there have been those field generals who have distinguished themselves from their peers regardless of the era in which they played. Esiason entered the NFL in 1984 as the Cincinnati Bengals' second round draft choice, 38th overall, but was actually the first quarterback selected that year, much to the chagrin of NFL Draft "talking head" Mel Kiper (just ask if you're interested in what I think of Kiper's hair style) and in an unusual turn of events; quarterbacks are typically the position that is most in demand early in the draft. You know, I think what I really realized last year was you've got to be really sure to do that," he told Jim Gray, adding that the next time he decides to retire will be his last. Grossman lost his starting job the next season and never fully bounced back, although he did have a strong final season in Washington. Staubach is recognized as one of the game's all time great quarterbacks, and with two Super Bowl rings in four appearances his career makes a strong case for the top ten, especially considering his multiple clutch performances to save Dallas over the years. Stats for active players are through the 2021 regular season. To be fair, Testaverde does hold the record for most losses as a starting quarterback (123), but frankly, anyone who can suit up and play decent football after 21 seasons in the NFL as Testaverde did with the Panthers impresses me. Even in his lone Super Bowl loss, Brady did what he had to do. 1 draft choice from Louisiana Tech made several clutch throws in the postseason when the Steelers needed them. Troy Aikman was the No. A virtually-unknown and even-more overlooked coming out of Eastern Illinois University, Tony Romo went totally undrafted in 2003, and went from becoming a backup quarterback who caught the attention of several NFL teams, to being handed the starting job of America's most famous (or infamous) team in place of a struggling Drew Bledsoe. Manning, however, did assemble some pretty impressive stats including having the worst win percentage of any QB in NFL history with at least 100 starts, going 35-101-3 (26.3%). Aside from having a mental block against Baltimore, Collins has been in the league for a long time, and you can do a lot worse than this guy under center. He started and ended the 1972 season, when the Dolphins were a perfect 17-0, though he was relieved by Earl Morrall following an injury in week 5 as mentioned earlier. I have ranked the top 100 quarterbacks in NFL history, and because I'm writing the article, I get the privilege of unilaterally deciding who was better than who. Hasselbeck has been to a Super Bowl, where his Seahawks lost to the Steelers (and interestingly the referee in that game recently admitted that he blew a few calls in that game in favor of Pittsburgh, not that it matters). 1 seed in the AFC playoffs (there are those Ravens again, sorry). Here's a guess: Doug Flutie would be ranked higher if he had played in the NFL for a longer period of time. Brady, who ended the regular . Unfortunately, he was unable to take home a second Lombardi Trophy. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Of the top two, Aikman is the first to appear. Grogan ran for over 500 yards and had five rushing TDs himself during that season, and he wasn't afraid to take off and run. Grossman retired on his own terms because he felt that he just wasn't mentally into the game anymore. Yet his two seasons outside the top 10 in overall grade were all the way down at 17 th (2015) and 25 th (2012), something that we never saw from Rodgers, Brees, and Brady ahead of him. Every day, get free NFL updates sent straight to your inbox! They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the 49ers. The knock on Manning has always been that he doesn't usually play his best when the chips are down. By 21st-century standards, Len Dawsons stats from the Pro Football Hall of Fame dont jump out at you, but hes one of the all-time greats to step on the field. Picked up by the Dallas Cowboys in the 10th round, DeBerg spent time with the San Francisco 49ers, the Kansas City Chiefs, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers before ending his career with the Atlanta Falcons. For a select group of quarterbacks, they were able to retire on their terms after winning the Super Bowl. He quarterbacked the Patriots during the 1978 season, during which that Patriots team set a record for total team rushing yardage that still stands today (3,156 yards). Elway's long and distinguished career is undeniably deserving of a top five spot; however, some would rank him even higher than where he is here. He doesn't belong in the top 20 just yet, but if he wins another championship and keeps putting up numbers like these, it will be hard to rate guys like Dan Fouts ahead of him when all is said and done. His four-touchdown performance in Super Bowl XXVII earned him MVP honors. He also was twice named the MVP of the Super Bowl (XII, XIV), while boasting an outstanding QB rating of 112.8 in those four Super Sunday victories. For a select group of quarterbacks, they were able to retire on their terms after winning the Super Bowl. He was never a show stopper at the position, evidenced by the fact that he constantly switched teams; however, you could win with this guy- and the Bucs did just that, along with a great Derrick Brooks-led defense. No matter your feelings, Favre deserves a high spot on the list. That role was reserved for the fearsome Giants defense, led by Lawrence Taylor. He also holds several distinguished NFL records, and was a six-time Pro Bowler. They are often the face of the franchise and get the rewards and accolades associated with that. That will almost certainly never be matched. His 20-year run in New England is unprecedented: 17 division titles, nine Super Bowl appearances, and six world championships. Brees has been one of the league's best quarterbacks since joining the Saints, and almost broke Dan Marino's single season passing yardage record in 2008, still throwing for over 5,000 yards. The bottom line is that he is a winner, and the reason why he is a winner is that, when the chips are down, he's going to make it all go. If this is the end for Tom Brady, hes a shoo-in for the history books and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2027. It is interesting to note that Jones is occasionally described as someone who would be one of the better players ever, had he been in possession of a better supporting cast; this view is held by former Giants GM Ernie Accorsi. Early in his career, people talked about moving him to running back full time just because he was so good at running. After leaving one storied franchise after the 1983 season, he landed with the Raiders in 1987 after spending time in the USFL, playing with them in both Los Angeles and Oakland. Brady hasn't said whether he plans to retire this offseason, but reports have indicated that he's open to a return. Probably the best QB in Bills history not named Jim Kelly, Joe Ferguson played 17 years in the NFL, the first 11 with the Bills before three years with the Detroit Lions, two with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and one with the Indianapolis Colts in Jeff George's rookie season. Just look at the numbers. He has never been an elite quarterback, but he was certainly a good one for a long period of time, often labeled as "too old" only to promptly have a pretty good season. Harrington turned those passions into a reality as he is now a well accomplished jazz pianist and a very likeable reporter for a local Portland news station. Luckman's bio is pretty hilarious; despite the fact that he was given the chance to play professional football, he originally planned to decline the opportunity and work at a relative's TRUCKING COMPANY. In any event, the forward pass became a primary offensive weapon while Baugh was in the league, and "Slingin Sammy" was always at the forefront in terms of using this innovative approach. Regardless, he has achieved legendary status in 14 seasons as a starting NFL quarterback. He spent all 12 of his professional seasons in Dallas, where he would become the Cowboys' all-time career leader in wins, pass attempts and completions. Rumor has it that every time you say Kevin Kolb in Arizona, there's a warrant out for his arrest. In 2000 he helped the Dolphins beat Peyton Manning's Colts 17-14, allowing the Dolphins to beat out Indianapolis for the AFC East division title. 1 quarterback of all time. Well, Joe Namath's numbers aren't that great, either, as far as his career goes, and Namath is in the Hall of Fame. In what was a surprising turn of events in the 2007 NFL Draft, Brady Quinn fell all the way to the Cleveland Browns at the #22 pick overall. 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