Who Is the Greatest Quarterback in NFL History?
The answer to this question is difficult to determine as there are many great quarterbacks in NFL history. However, we have compiled a list of the greatest quarterbacks of all time.
Joe Montana
Hall of Fame career
Joe Montana is widely considered to be the greatest quarterback in NFL history. Born and raised in New Eagle, Pennsylvania, Montana developed a love for football at an early age. He went on to play college football for the University of Notre Dame, where he led the team to a national championship in 1977. After being drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 1979 NFL Draft, Montana spent his entire 16-year professional career with the 49ers. He led the team to four Super Bowl victories, including two Super Bowl MVP awards, and was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player three times. After retiring from football in 1994, Montana was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
Four-time Super Bowl champion
Joe Montana, nicknamed Joe Cool and the Comeback Kid, is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons with the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. He won four Super Bowls with the 49ers and was the first player ever to have been named Super Bowl Most Valuable Player three times. He also holds Super Bowl career records for most passes without an interception (122 in four games) and the all-time highest passer rating of 127.8. In 2000, he was voted the greatest quarterback of all time by viewers of The Sporting News.
During his college career at Notre Dame, Montana started 11 games over two seasons and completed 174 of his 283 pass attempts (61.5%), for 2,754 yards, 16 touchdowns, and nine interceptions.
Three-time Super Bowl MVP
Joe Montana is a retired professional football player who spent most of his career with the San Francisco 49ers. He was drafted in the third round of the 1979 NFL Draft out of Notre Dame. In his 16 seasons with the 49ers, he won four Super Bowls, including three times being named the Super Bowl MVP. Montana was also named the NFL MVP in 1989 and 1990 and selected to eight Pro Bowls. In 2000, he was voted by The Sporting News as the greatest quarterback of all time. After his playing career, Montana became a television commentator.
Tom Brady
Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback in NFL history. He has played in ten Super Bowls, winning seven of them. He has also been named the Super Bowl MVP four times. Brady is the all-time leader in passing yards and passing touchdowns. He has also won three NFL MVP awards.
Six-time Super Bowl champion
Tom Brady is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He is one of only two players in NFL history to win six Super Bowls, and he is the only player to have won them all with one team. He has also been selected to 14 Pro Bowls, more than any other quarterback in NFL history.
Four-time Super Bowl MVP
Tom Brady is widely considered to be the greatest quarterback in NFL history. He has led the New England Patriots to eight Super Bowl appearances, winning five of them. He is a four-time Super Bowl MVP, three-time NFL MVP, and 14-time Pro Bowler. Brady has set numerous NFL records, including most career passing yards (79,204) and most career passing touchdowns (541).
NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards
In 2017, Brady became the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards (including the playoffs), with a total of 79,416. He is currently fourth in all-time regular season passing yards, behind Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, and Brett Favre. He is also second in all-time passing touchdowns, behind Manning, with 581.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning is considered by many to be the greatest quarterback in NFL history. He is a five-time NFL MVP and a two-time Super Bowl champion. Manning has also been selected to 14 Pro Bowls. He is the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards and passing touchdowns.
Five-time NFL MVP
Peyton Manning was born on March 24, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. During his 18-year career in the NFL, he won five MVP awards and two Super Bowls. Manning retired from football in 2015 after a series of neck injuries.
Two-time Super Bowl champion
Peyton Manning is a two-time Super Bowl champion, a five-time NFL MVP, and a 14-time Pro Bowl selection. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.
Manning began his NFL career with the Indianapolis Colts in 1998. He helped lead the Colts to nine playoff appearances, seven division titles, and two Super Bowl appearances (including a win in Super Bowl XLI). In 2012, Manning was named the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year after returning from a neck injury that caused him to miss the entire 2011 season.
In 2013, Manning joined the Denver Broncos. He helped lead the Broncos to four consecutive AFC West titles and two Super Bowl appearances (including a win in Super Bowl 50). Manning retired following the 2015 season with many NFL records to his credit, including most passing yards (71,940) and most passing touchdowns (539).
NFL’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns
Peyton Manning is a retired American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, he spent 14 seasons with the Colts and was a member of the Denver Broncos in his last four seasons. Manning played college football for the University of Tennessee, leading his team to the 1997 SEC Championship in his senior season. He is the NFL’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns and passing yards.
Drew Brees
In my opinion, Drew Brees is the greatest quarterback in NFL history. He is a ten-time Pro Bowl selection, four-time first-team All-Pro, and two-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year. He is the all-time leading passer in NFL history, and he holds the single-season passing yardage record. He is also the only quarterback to have led two different teams to a Super Bowl victory.
One-time Super Bowl champion
Drew Brees is a former professional football quarterback who played for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) for fifteen seasons. He played college football for Purdue University, and was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He left the Chargers after five seasons to sign with the Saints as a free agent in 2006.
Brees has been selected to eleven Pro Bowls, was named the NFL Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2011, and won Super Bowl XLIV with the Saints in 2010, when he was named Super Bowl MVP. He also holds many NFL records, including passing yards (70,445), passing touchdowns (518), completion percentage (66.95%), and passer rating (103.7).
NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards
Drew Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He is the NFL’s all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, and completions, holds the single-season record for passing yards, and is second to only Peyton Manning in career touchdown passes. He also has been selected to a record eleven Pro Bowls, been named Super Bowl MVP and Offensive Player of the Year, and was named to both the 2000s and 2010s NFL All-Decade Teams.
Eleven-time Pro Bowl selection
Drew Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He had a prolific college football career at Purdue University, where he was recognition as a consensus All-American and won multiple awards, including the Walter Camp Award and Big Ten Player of the Year. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He left college as one of the most decorated players in Purdue and Big Ten history, holding or sharing 39 records across both.
Since joining the Saints in 2006, Brees has led all NFL quarterbacks in passing yards seven times. He was the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year in 2004 and its Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2011. He has passed for over 5,000 yards in a season five times—no other quarterback has done so more than once—has led his club to six division championships (2009–2011; 2013–2017) and NFC South titles (2017), and was selected as Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XLIV following his club’s 31–17 victory over Indianapolis.
