The Super Bowl is the defining moment for a quarterback and his legacy. Winning a Super Bowl can change the trajectory of a career while losing the championship game alters the narrative of the quarterback.
Super Bowl championships significantly help a quarterback’s Hall of Fame case. Losing a Super Bowl (or two) doesn’t hurt a quarterback’s ability to get into the Hall of Fame, but it makes the case for Canton significantly harder. The narrative always persists with quarterbacks who don’t have Super Bowl championships, with a “yeah but he didn’t win a Super Bowl” attached to their resume.
Who are the 10 best retired quarterbacks to never win a Super Bowl? The qualifications are simple as the quarterback has to have played in the NFL for at least five seasons and played the majority of their career in the Super Bowl era. Some players who aren’t in the Pro Football Hall of Fame are higher up on the list than Hall of Fame quarterbacks.
This is a list no quarterback wants to be on, yet each of them had very successful careers in the league.
10. Boomer Esiason
The 1988 NFL MVP, Esiason was 32 seconds away from hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy before Joe Montana led a game-winning drive that resulted in the San Francisco 49ers’ third Super Bowl title. Esiason was ninth all time in passing yards (37,920) and 10th in passing touchdowns (247) by the time he retired in 1997.
Esiason played just five playoff games in his career, compiling a 3-2 record. He only went to the playoffs twice in his 14 seasons, compiling an 80-93 career record.
The 2016 NFL MVP, Ryan holds the honor of being the quarterback who was on the team responsible for blowing a 25-point lead in Super Bowl LI — the largest blown lead in Super Bowl history. Ryan completed 17 of 23 passes for 284 yards and two touchdowns in that game (144.1 rating), but the Falcons punted three times and had a turnover on their last…
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Author : Jeff Kerr
Publish date : 2024-01-31 01:58:43
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