OT: Where does Super Bowl LV’s QB matchup rank all-time?

[HailToPitt725]

IMO, this may go down as a legendary QB matchup between the greatest QB of all time and the next challenger to that title.

Makes you wonder, where does this Super Bowl’s QB matchup rank all-time? Off the top of my head, there’s been Marino/Montana, Elway/Montana, Elway/Favre, and Manning/Brees. IMO, Super Bowl XXXII’s matchup comes the closest to this because it was an all time great in his final years (Elway) against the defending champion that was beginning his ascent to legendary status (Favre).

Any others that I missed? Perhaps Brady/Wilson is looked at in a similar fashion one day? What say you?

 

[HailtoPitt]

On reputation, it's ranked high. On current skill lever, not so much.

 

[upj87]

On reputation, it's ranked high. On current skill lever, not so much.

yep, if you are one who considers 4,633 passing yards and 40 tds prior to three postseason road wins not so much in the current skill level category....

 

[HopeandChangeforAntoons]

Is Trent Dilfer vs Kerry Collins the worst ever?

 

[Cmart2004]

Is Trent Dilfer vs Kerry Collins the worst ever?

Either that or Flacco vs Kaepernick

 

[wbrpanther]

IMO, this may go down as a legendary QB matchup between the greatest QB of all time and the next challenger to that title.

Makes you wonder, where does this Super Bowl’s QB matchup rank all-time? Off the top of my head, there’s been Marino/Montana, Elway/Montana, Elway/Favre, and Manning/Brees. IMO, Super Bowl XXXII’s matchup comes the closest to this because it was an all time great in his final years (Elway) against the defending champion that was beginning his ascent to legendary status (Favre).

Any others that I missed? Perhaps Brady/Wilson is looked at in a similar fashion one day? What say you?

Bradshaw/Staubach? Twice!

 

[CaptainMurphy]

IMO, this may go down as a legendary QB matchup between the greatest QB of all time and the next challenger to that title.

Makes you wonder, where does this Super Bowl’s QB matchup rank all-time? Off the top of my head, there’s been Marino/Montana, Elway/Montana, Elway/Favre, and Manning/Brees. IMO, Super Bowl XXXII’s matchup comes the closest to this because it was an all time great in his final years (Elway) against the defending champion that was beginning his ascent to legendary status (Favre).

Any others that I missed? Perhaps Brady/Wilson is looked at in a similar fashion one day? What say you?

Favre/Elway is up there given how great that game was. I will say though that the game was the end of Favre's peak. He blew a lot of playoff games afterwards until he landed with the Vikings.

 

[upj87]

IMO, this may go down as a legendary QB matchup between the greatest QB of all time and the next challenger to that title.

Makes you wonder, where does this Super Bowl’s QB matchup rank all-time? Off the top of my head, there’s been Marino/Montana, Elway/Montana, Elway/Favre, and Manning/Brees. IMO, Super Bowl XXXII’s matchup comes the closest to this because it was an all time great in his final years (Elway) against the defending champion that was beginning his ascent to legendary status (Favre).

Any others that I missed? Perhaps Brady/Wilson is looked at in a similar fashion one day? What say you?

Len Dawson/Joe Kapp... no further input needed as I think this is the definitive matchup of all time greats..

 

[HailToPitt725]

Bradshaw/Staubach? Twice!

I came really close to including them, and you wouldn’t be wrong if you didn’t, but I hesitated because neither of them have an argument to being the greatest of all time. Seems like they normally fall in that next tier, 5-15.

However, I think the argument could be made that they had a case for that title at the time and their games certainly were memorable.

 

[wicker]

Either that or Flacco vs Kaepernick

McMahon v Eason

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Is Trent Dilfer vs Kerry Collins the worst ever?

Yes. Collins and the Giants didn't stand a chance in that awful Superbowl.

Still amazes me that Kerry Collins is the 20th leading passer in NFL history based on passing yards.

 

[HopeandChangeforAntoons]

McMahon v Eason

That occurred to me also. As did Brad Johnson vs Rich Gannon, but Gannon had a few All Pro seasons in Oakland.

Didn’t think about Flacco vs Kap.