NFL’s All-Time Winningest Playoff Quarterbacks
With Super Bowl 58 approaching, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is taking aim at more history.
He’s already as talented of player to ever play quarterback in the NFL and as one would expect, the wins have followed. By beating the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship, Mahomes recorded his 14th career postseason win all-time which tied him for the third-most all-time.
Who else has Mahomes passed with playoff victories over the past couple of seasons? And how far does he have to go before he catches the two remaining legends ahead of him?
Here is every starting quarterback to win six or more playoff games since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. A somewhat surprising fact – of the 26 players to start and win six or more playoff games, they played their college football at 23 different colleges and universities. One of just three teams to have more than one player accomplish the feat is Notre Dame – but before scrolling can you guess the other two?
Check it all out below and get your answers!
T-23: Bob Griese (6)
Bob Griese
Wins: 6
Losses: 5
Winning Percentage: .545
College: Purdue
T-23: Fran Tarkenton (6)
Fran Tarkenton
Wins: 6
Losses: 5
Winning Percentage: .545
College: Georgia
T-23: Phil Simms (6)
Phil Simms
Wins: 6
Losses: 4
Winning Percentage: .600
College: Morehead State
T-23: Joe Theismann (6)
Joe Theismann
Wins: 6
Losses: 2
Winning Percentage: .750
College: Notre Dame
22: Ken Stabler (7)
Ken Stabler
Wins: 7
Losses: 5
Winning Percentage: .583
College: Alabama
T-18: Dan Marino (8)
Dan Marino
Wins: 8
Losses: 10
Winning Percentage: .444
College: Pittsburgh
T-18: Steve Young (8)
Steve Young
Wins: 8
Losses: 6
Winning Percentage: .571
College: Brigham Young
T-18: Eli Manning (8)
Eli Manning
Wins: 8
Losses: 4
Winning Percentage: .667
College: Ole Miss
T-18: Jim Plunkett (8)
Jim Plunkett
Wins: 8
Losses: 2
Winning Percentage: .800
College: Stanford
T-13: Drew Brees (9)
Drew Brees
Wins: 9
Losses: 9
Winning Percentage: .500
College: Purdue
T-13: Jim Kelly (9)
Jim Kelly
Wins: 9
Losses: 8
Winning Percentage: .529
College: Miami (FL)
T-13: Donovan McNabb (9)
Donovan McNabb
Wins: 9
Losses: 7
Winning Percentage: .562
College: Syracuse
T-13: Russell Wilson (9)
Russell Wilson
Wins: 9
Losses: 7
Winning Percentage: .562
College: Wisconsin/North Carolina State
T-13: Kurt Warner (9)
Kurt Warner
Wins: 9
Losses: 4
Winning Percentage: .692
College: Northern Iowa
12: Joe Flacco (10)
Joe Flacco
Wins: 10
Losses: 6
Winning Percentage: .625
College: Delaware
T-9: Aaron Rodgers (11)
Aaron Rodgers
Wins: 11
Losses: 10
Winning Percentage: .524
College: California
T-9: Roger Staubach (9)
Roger Staubach
Wins: 11
Losses: 6
Winning Percentage: .647
College: Navy
T-9: Troy Aikman (11)
Troy Aikman
Wins: 11
Losses: 4
Winning Percentage: .733
College: UCLA/Oklahoma
T-7: Brett Favre (13)
Brett Favre
Wins: 13
Losses: 11
Winning Percentage: .542
College: Southern Mississippi
T-7: Ben Roethlisberger (13)
Ben Roethlisberger
Wins: 13
Losses: 10
Winning Percentage: .565
College: Miami (OH)
T-3: Peyton Manning (14)
Peyton Manning
Wins: 14
Losses: 13
Winning Percentage: .519
College: Tennessee
T-3: John Elway (14)
John Elway
Wins: 14
Losses: 7
Winning Percentage: .667
College: Stanford
T-3: Terry Bradshaw (14)
Terry Bradshaw
Wins: 14
Losses: 5
Winning Percentage: .737
College: Louisiana Tech
T-3: Patrick Mahomes (14)
Patrick Mahomes
Wins: 14
Losses: 3
Winning Percentage: .824
College: Texas Tech
2: Joe Montana (16)
Joe Montana
Wins: 16
Losses: 7
Winning Percentage: .696
College: Notre Dame
1. Tom Brady (35)
Tom Brady
Wins: 35
Losses: 13
Winning Percentage: .729
College: Michigan
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