Only 3 times in NFL history has a QB who lost his first Super Bowl start gone on to win a Super Bowl in his career

[dieterbrock]

There have been 67 Quarterbacks to start a Super Bowl game. Of these, 36 of them lost the game in their first start.

Only three quarterbacks in that pool have come back to win the Super Bowl in their careers.

-Len Dawson lost the first Super Bowl ever, and then won the fourth Super Bowl with the Chiefs. It should be noted that Dawson had already won an AFL championship in 1962 prior to the invention of the Super Bowl.

-Bob Griese lost his first Super Bowl start, and then won two in a row with the Miami Dolphins.

-John Elway lost his first three Super Bowl starts, and ended his career on back-to-back titles with the Broncos.

Each of the other 33 have failed, at least thus far, to win the Super Bowl. Of course, some of them are still active. Assuming Matt Ryan is indeed retired, it's possible that Jared Goff, Jimmy Garoppolo, Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts, or Brock Purdy could buck this trend. Although as you can see, they have a lot of history to overcome.


Edit: For context, here are the stats for the other 31 QBs who won their first SB start:

11/31 won at least one more Super Bowl in their careers.

15/31 made at least one more Super Bowl in their careers, compared to just 6/36 for the losers.

Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford, and Joe Flacco could all technically raise these numbers if they were to make/win another Super Bowl as well.

-courtesy of Reddit

 

[Allen2McVay]

I used to think @OldSchool was the Da Man ... but he's not the Da Man ... YOU Da Man.

EDIT:
Changed my mind. @RamFan503 is Da Man for locking that stupid fucking thread.

Sorry Dieter ... your reign was short but ... well, it was too short to be anything.

 

[thirteen28]

I used to think @OldSchool was the Da Man ... but he's not the Da Man ... YOU Da Man.

Chicks dig him and want to have his babies. In generally, you can basically hear them ovulating at the mere sight of him.

 

[dieterbrock]

Pretty wild stat.
Also what is wild is that the last 2 (really only 2 since Dawson doesnt really count) came back and won back to back titles.
So if history holds true, the bad news is that chances are once you've lost your first, you wont win. But the good news is that if you do win, you'll win back to back!

 

[den-the-coach]

Pretty wild stat.
Also what is wild is that the last 2 (really only 2 since Dawson doesnt really count) came back and won back to back titles.
So if history holds true, the bad news is that chances are once you've lost your first, you wont win. But the good news is that if you do win, you'll win back to back!

 

[Loyal]

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"I wish we had Roman Gabriel" ~ Hank Stram

 

[Corbin]

Didn’t Mahomes lose his first to Brady!? Then win the rest?

 

[gogoat1]

I will end this.
Stafford's balls hang to his knees. He has to wear a special ball concealment jock.
He is better.

 

[Londoner]

Stafford's balls hang to his knees.

So that’s why we’ve rebuilt the OL this offseason. Stafford’s mobility must be severely restricted.

 

[den-the-coach]

Didn’t Mahomes lose his first to Brady!? Then win the rest?

No, the Chiefs and Mahomes defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 the year previously. Thank God.

 

[kurtfaulk]

Didn’t Mahomes lose his first to Brady!? Then win the rest?

golden boy was just there for the ride.

the refs took control of that superbowl in the 2nd qtr. they were brutal and didn't even care every football fan was watching them do their dirty work.

.

 

[RamsSince1969]

If we get to the big game, sign Ferragamo so he gets a ring if we win? Crickets

 

[dieterbrock]

If we get to the big game, sign Ferragamo so he gets a ring if we win? Crickets

 

[PhillyRam]

I didnt look it up, but guessing Dawson, Staubach, abd Elway?

3 HOFer's

 

[thirteen28]

I didnt look it up, but guessing Dawson, Staubach, abd Elway?

3 HOFer's

Replace Staubach with Bob Griese.

Staubach didn't actually play in the Cowboys loss to the Colts. Craig Morton was the starter for Dallas at the time.

 

[PhillyRam]

Replace Staubach with Bob Griese.

Staubach didn't actually play in the Cowboys loss to the Colts. Craig Morton was the starter for Dallas at the time.

Oh that's right, Dallas won SB 6 vs the Dolphins...I was thinking they lost that one.... And wasn't sure if Morton started that or Staubach...that was just before my time. The first SB I remember watching was SB 9, Steelers & Vikings.

 

[thirteen28]

Oh that's right, Dallas won SB 6...was thinking they lost that one.... And wasn't sure if Morton started that or Staubach...that was just before my time. The first SB I remember watching was SB 9, Steelers & Vikings.

That's actually the first Super Bowl I watched too!

 

[snackdaddy]

I didnt look it up, but guessing Dawson, Staubach, abd Elway?

3 HOFer's

49er fans think Purdy is already a Hall of Famer. Of course they said the same thing about Garoppolo. We know how that ended.

 

[Londoner]

We know how that ended.

So Purdy is going to finally win the Super Bowl as our backup QB in a few years’ time?

Cool.

 

[Loyal]

Replace Staubach with Bob Griese.

Staubach didn't actually play in the Cowboys loss to the Colts. Craig Morton was the starter for Dallas at the time.

dang, how old are you, old timer? Tell us about the diesel electric sub that you served on!