The 13 NFL Quarterbacks Who Won Multiple Super Bowls

The vast majority of NFL players will never win a Super Bowl, chasing the elusive Lombardi Trophy their entire careers in hopes of one day hoisting it. But to even have a chance of winning one, they have to hope their team has a quarterback capable of taking them to the big game.

There have been several prolific quarterbacks who came up short and never won a ring despite Hall of Fame careers. However, there were 13 who managed to not just win one Super Bowl, but have multiple to their name.

Tom Brady (7 Championships)

Tom Brady has won more than 12 percent of the Super Bowls ever played.

It’s pretty startling to fathom, but Brady is the most decorated player in NFL history for a reason. He won seven Super Bowls during his time playing with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and played in 10. He passed for more than 2,000 yards, and tossed 21 touchdowns with just six interceptions. Brady essentially put up a season’s worth of stats across his 10 Super Bowl appearances, and was named Super Bowl MVP five times.

Joe Montana (4 Championships)

Joe Montana was the original GOAT before Brady surpassed his Super Bowl prowess, appearing four times and winning each one.

Montana was named Super Bowl MVP four times, all with the San Francisco 49ers. He threw 11 touchdowns, and never turned the ball over through the air. Two of his wins were blowouts, and he etched his name in ’80s sports lore through his prolific play when it mattered most.

Terry Bradshaw (4 Championships)

Before there was Montana, there was Bradshaw.

Bradshaw earned Pittsburgh Steelers icon status by leading the franchise to four Super Bowl wins. He went 4-0 with 932 passing yards in those games, tossing nine touchdowns to four interceptions. Bradshaw won two Super Bowl MVPs, and led the Steelers to consecutive title wins twice.

Patrick Mahomes (3 Championships)

Look out Brady, Patrick Mahomes could be knocking on the door of all-time success.

It’s still early, but Mahomes has made four Super Bowl appearances already in his young career, and seems poised for more. He’s a three-time Super Bowl MVP, with two wins against the San Francisco 49ers and one against Philadelphia Eagles. Mahomes has thrown for more than 1,000 yards across the four games, racking up seven touchdowns and a couple of dramatic late wins.

Troy Aikman (3 Championships)

While an entire generation has grown up with Troy Aikman as one of the voices of the NFL, he was one of the most important quarterbacks in the game during the 1990s.

Aikman was an anchor for the iconic Dallas Cowboys dynasty, and was named Super Bowl XXVII MVP, when he led Dallas to a 52-17 blowout of the Buffalo Bills. He threw four touchdowns in that one, and completed 22 of 30 passes. Aikman’s play helped Dallas re-establish its identity as “America’s Team.”

Peyton Manning (2 Championships)

Peyton Manning very well may be the best pure pocket quarterback of all time, and his two Super Bowl rings with two different franchises cement him as one of the true greats.

Manning and Brady are the only two quarterbacks to have ever done that, in fact. Manning led the Indianapolis Colts to a Super Bowl XLI win over the Chicago Bears in the rain, winning MVP. He’d also go out on top, helping deliver the Denver Broncos their first Super Bowl win since the days of John Elway in Super Bowl 50, the final game of his career. He played in four total Super Bowls over the course of his career.

John Elway (2 Championships)

Speaking of John Elway, he risked going the route of Dan Marino in terms of being the best to ever do it without winning the big one. Until he did. Twice.

The iconic Broncos quarterback was 0-3 in Super Bowls going into the final two seasons of his career, but he went out in a way that resembled sappy sports movies. He led Denver to back-to-back Super Bowl wins at 38 and 39 years old, respectively, capturing Super Bowl MVP honors in his final game at Super Bowl XXXIII.

Ben Roethlisberger (2 Championships)

“Big Ben” wasn’t the first quarterback taken in the loaded 2004 NFL Draft, but he may have been the most successful.

Ben Roethlisberger took the Pittsburgh Steelers to a Super Bowl in just his second season, and walked away with a ring. His win made him the youngest quarterback in NFL history to win a title at just 23 years old. He would add one more Super Bowl win against the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, where he threw a game-winning touchdown to Santonio Holmes in the game’s closing moments. He finished his career 2-1 in championship games.

Jim Plunkett (2 Championships)

The Raiders were once a powerhouse, and Jim Plunkett’s play when it mattered most was a big reason why.

Plunkett was named Super Bowl XV MVP when he led the Oakland Raiders over the Philadelphia Eagles, 27-10. He had two early touchdowns in the first quarter, and the Eagles never caught up. He’d add one more ring in Super Bowl XVIII, when the Raiders (now in Los Angeles) defeated Washington, 38-9 in a blowout.

Bart Starr (2 Championships)

The original “Mr. Super Bowl” himself, Bart Starr set the pace for professional football to follow.

The Green Bay Packers quarterback led his squad to a win in the inaugural Super Bowl over the Kansas City Chiefs in 1967. He passed for 250 yards, two touchdowns, and threw one interception en route to being named MVP. Starr would follow up that performance with another championship win the following season, as Green Bay took down Oakland with Starr once again throwing for more than 200 yards to win MVP.

Bob Griese (2 Championships)

While Tom Brady couldn’t lead the New England Patriots to perfection, Bob Griese was able to do so with the Miami Dolphins.

The 1972 Dolphins remain the only perfect team in NFL history, having defeated Washington, 14-7, in Super Bowl VII with Griese under center. He would follow it up with another Super Bowl win the following year against the Vikings. Griese’s performances weren’t anything spectacular, accumulating just 161 passing yards total across the two wins, but they were enough to deliver consecutive rings to South Beach.

Roger Staubach (2 Championships)

If you’re associating greatness with the Dallas Cowboys, Roger Staubach is one of the first names that will help define said greatness.

Staubach was the leader for the Cowboys when they won Super Bowls VI and XII, winning MVP in the former. He took Dallas to four Super Bowl appearances over the course of a decade, going 2-2 and throwing eight touchdowns on 734 yards passing. He would ride those accolades into easy election in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Eli Manning (2 Championships)

Eli Manning was the first overall pick in that 2004 NFL Draft, and he teetered towards mediocrity the first few years of his career. But two of the greatest fourth-quarter performances in Super Bowl history cemented Manning as a New York Giants legend.

Manning’s final drive against the undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, complete with David Tyree’s miracle catch, is often considered to be the greatest two-minute drill in Super Bowl history. He’d follow it up four years later again against the Pats with another fourth-quarter drive that sealed two of the most dramatic Super Bowl wins ever.