The Lower, the Better

In 35 Super Bowls, the quarterback who had the lower regular-season passer rating has emerged victorious 18 times, including this year’s game:

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Year Winning QB, Team QB Rating Losing QB, Team QB Rating 1967 Bart Starr, Green 105.0 Len Dawson, Kansas 101.7 Bay City 1968 Bart Starr, Green 64.4 Daryle Lamonica, 80.8 Bay Oakland 1969 Joe Namath, New York 72.1 Earl Morrall, 93.2 Jets Baltimore Colts 1970 Len Dawson, Kansas 69.9 Joe Kapp, Minnesota 78.5 City 1971 Johnny Unitas, 65.1 Craig Morton, Dallas 89.9 Baltimore Colts 1972 Roger Staubach, 104.8 Bob Griese, Miami 90.9 Dallas 1973 Bob Griese, Miami 71.6 Billy Kilmer, 84.8 Washington 1974 Bob Griese, Miami 84.3 Fran Tarkenton, 93.2 Minnesota 1975 Terry Bradshaw, 55.2 Fran Tarkenton, 82.1 Pittsburgh Minnesota 1976 Terry Bradshaw, 88.0 Roger Staubach, 78.5 Pittsburgh Dallas 1977 Ken Stabler, Oakland 103.4 Fran Tarkenton, 89.3 Minnesota 1978 Roger Staubach, 87.0 Craig Morton, Denver 82.0 Dallas 1979 Terry Bradshaw, 84.7 Roger Staubach, 84.9 Pittsburgh Dallas 1980 Terry Bradshaw, 77.0 Vince Ferragamo, 49.0 Pittsburgh L.A. Rams 1981 Jim Plunkett, 72.9 Ron Jaworski, 91.0 Oakland Philadelphia 1982 Joe Montana, San 88.4 Ken Anderson, 98.4 Francisco Cincinnati 1983 Joe Theismann, 91.3 David Woodley, Miami 63.5 Washington 1984 Jim Plunkett, L.A. 82.7 Joe Theismann, 97.0 Raiders Washington 1985 Joe Montana, San 102.9 Dan Marino, Miami 108.9 Francisco 1986 Jim McMahon, Chicago 82.6 Tony Eason, New 67.5 England 1987 Phil Simms, New York 74.6 John Elway, Denver 79.0 Giants 1988 Doug Williams, 94.0 John Elway, Denver 83.4 Washington 1989 Joe Montana, San 87.9 Boomer Esiason, 97.4 Francisco Cincinnati 1990 Joe Montana, San 112.4 John Elway, Denver 73.7 Francisco 1991 Jeff Hostetler, New 83.2 Jim Kelly, Buffalo 101.2 York Giants 1992 Mark Rypien, 97.9 Jim Kelly, Buffalo 97.6 Washington 1993 Troy Aikman, Dallas 89.5 Jim Kelly, Buffalo 81.2 1994 Troy Aikman, Dallas 99.0 Jim Kelly, Buffalo 79.9 1995 Steve Young, San 112.8 Stan Humphries, San 81.6 Francisco Diego 1996 Troy Aikman, Dallas 93.6 Neil O’Donnell, 87.7 Pittsburgh 1997 Brett Favre, Green 95.8 Drew Bledsoe, New 83.7 Bay England 1998 John Elway, Denver 87.5 Brett Favre, Green 92.6 Bay 1999 John Elway, Denver 93.0 Chris Chandler, 100.9 Atlanta 2000 Kurt Warner, St. 109.2 Steve McNair, 78.6 Louis Tennessee 2001 Trent Dilfer, 76.6 Kerry Collins, New 83.1 Baltimore Ravens York Giants

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