NOW YOU KNOW
Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger is the second-youngest starting quarterback to advance to the Super Bowl. The youngest quarterbacks to start a Super Bowl:
* As of Super Bowl XL on Feb. 5
*--* QUARTERBACK TEAM SEASON AGE Dan Marino Miami 1984 23 years, 127 days Ben Roethlisberger Pittsburgh 2005 23 years, 340 days* David Woodley Miami 1982 24 years, 97 days Tom Brady New England 2001 24 years, 184 days Drew Bledsoe New England 1996 24 years, 347 days Joe Namath New York Jets 1968 25 years, 226 days
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