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Who is the greatest comeback quarterback in NFL history?

By YPB Team

Down three scores in the fourth quarter is where reputations get made, or quietly buried.

  1. Tom Brady — ranked #11
    Tom Brady
    Seven-time Super Bowl champion who spent 20 seasons in New England before winning a seventh ring in Tampa Bay.
    1000pts
  2. Drew Brees — ranked #22
    Drew Brees
    Saints quarterback who retired as the NFL's all-time completions leader and won Super Bowl XLIV.
    710pts
  3. Frank Reich — ranked #33
    Frank Reich
    Bills backup who led the biggest comeback in NFL history from 32 points down.
    680pts
  4. Patrick Mahomes — ranked #44
    Patrick Mahomes
    Chiefs quarterback with three Super Bowl titles and three Super Bowl MVPs before turning 30.
    624pts
  5. John Elway — ranked #55
    John Elway
    Broncos quarterback famous for the Drive, who finally won back-to-back titles at the end of his career.
    560pts
  6. Eli Manning — ranked #66
    Eli Manning
    Giants quarterback who beat unbeaten New England in Super Bowl XLII and won a second ring four years later.
    485pts
  7. Dan Marino — ranked #77
    Dan Marino
    Dolphins quarterback with one of the quickest releases ever, who never won a Super Bowl.
    397pts
  8. Matthew Stafford — ranked #88
    Matthew Stafford
    Strong-armed quarterback who won Super Bowl LVI in his first season with the Rams.
    397pts
  9. Josh Allen — ranked #99
    Josh Allen
    Bills quarterback known for combining a huge arm with punishing running.
    397pts
  10. Peyton Manning — ranked #1010
    Peyton Manning
    Five-time MVP who won Super Bowls with both the Colts and the Broncos.
    397pts
  11. Joe Montana — ranked #1111
    Joe Montana
    49ers icon who went 4-0 in Super Bowls and never threw an interception in one.
    291pts
  12. Brett Favre — ranked #1212
    Brett Favre
    Iron-man Packers quarterback who started 297 consecutive games and won three straight MVPs.
    291pts
  13. Aaron Rodgers — ranked #1313
    Aaron Rodgers
    Four-time MVP whose Packers career included a Super Bowl XLV title.
    291pts
  14. Roger Staubach — ranked #1414
    Roger Staubach
    Cowboys quarterback who won two Super Bowls and coined the term Hail Mary.
    291pts
  15. Ben Roethlisberger — ranked #1515
    Ben Roethlisberger
    Steelers quarterback who won two Super Bowls and was famously hard to bring down.
    0pts
  16. Johnny Unitas — ranked #1616
    Johnny Unitas
    Colts quarterback who threw touchdowns in 47 straight games and defined the position's early era.
    0pts

Comments 1

Frank Reich was a backup when he turned 35-3 into 41-38 on 3 January 1993, and almost nobody names him before the 28-3 game: https://youpick.best/articles/tom-brady-vs-patrick-mahomes-ranked

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Aug 21