There is a lot more potential history in this Super Bowl LV matchup. What is a clutch quarterback? In , Forbes. Of course, Manning has had a few more comebacks since then. An unblemished mark would be a first. It would also make the Chiefs only the second team in NFL history during the Super Bowl era to complete an undefeated season.
He ranks second in career passing yards 79, He also has a Who is the oldest quarterback to win a Super Bowl? The oldest quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl is Tom Brady. Brady can break his own record in Super Bowl 55 against the Chiefs. A TD would be very clutch, since it basically flips the situation over to a leveraged winning situation for the QB.
It is the product of short-term memory among fans and analysts. People will watch the end of a game and see a player strike out, miss a shot, or drop a pass and that player will be labeled as not being clutch. Manning was in 12 postseason starts and he owns the franchise playoff records with pass attempts, completions, With 27 career regular-season fourth — quarter comebacks , Manning is tied for No.
Quarterbacks always receive praise for a game-winning drive, but succeeding in the playoffs — the NFL 's biggest stage — is no easy task. A handful of players have solidified themselves as the most clutch quarterbacks in postseason history.
In fairness, "clutch" is subjective. Some define it strictly as a game-winning drive. Others account for a go-ahead score in a pivotal moment, even if the opposing team manages a win anyway. We fall into the latter category, though neither definition is necessarily wrong or better.
While the top seven quarterbacks should be included by anyone's measure, there will likely be disagreement in the back end. But that's half of the fun, right? Yes, his goal-line interception in Super Bowl XLIX is one of the league's most memorable plays, but Russell Wilson still deserves credit for his excellence in late-game situations. Entering the playoffs for the season, he ranks fifth in NFL history with four game-winning drives in the postseason.
Most importantly, two happened with a trip to the Super Bowl at stake. Wilson threw go-ahead touchdowns in the NFC Championship Games of the and seasons, and his Seattle Seahawks went on to hoist the Lombardi Trophy to cap the campaign.
Aaron Rodgers only has two game-winning drives in the playoffs, but he's provided clutch plays in several other games. The longtime Green Bay Packers quarterback has twice crushed the Dallas Cowboys with fourth-quarter scores. He executed two go-ahead drives during the divisional round of the season, complete with a memorable 3rd-and conversion to Jared Cook to set up the game-winning field goal. Mahomes was fired up right after the win.
Mahomes finished with yards passing and three passing touchdowns. He also led his team rushing with 32 yards on the ground. Travis Kelce had a monster night on Thursday. He finished with 10 catches for a career-high yards receiving , and two touchdowns.
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