Sam Darnold: Top 10 Super Bowl QB? Matt Verderame Joins to Rank the Best
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How does the recent Super Bowl impact Sam Darnold's ranking?
And, hey, we not done. We coming back next year. Yeah. Sheesh, Leonard Williams, why you doing that, man? Can't you just enjoy the here and now? I don't know. I guess declaring we ain't done yet is a weird newish tradition, as is the hyperbole around how good the team that just won is compared to all the other past winners. But fine, I'll play ball. Where do the 25 Hawks rank among Super Bowl champs? Well, to start, behind the 2013 Seahawks. the 1973 Dolphins, who are a tick better than the undefeated 72 Finns, the 77 Cowboys, the 2016 Pats, and the odd eight Steelers, who had one of several defenses this century that was better than the 25 Hawks. But none of those teams are even in the top 10. Would you like to know who is?
good. At number 10, the 2019 Chiefs, who only won 12 regular season games, but in the postseason after Dee Ford lined up offside, KC was down 24 to the Texans with 10 minutes left in the second quarter before rallying to go up 28-24 by halftime. Then down 10 to the Titans early in the title game before rallying to blow them out, and down 10 late to the Niners in the Super Bowl before rallying to win by 11, and by the end of it all, Mahomes was already an all-time great. At number 9, the 17 Eagles. Poor Carson Wentz. Not literally, of course. He's quite well off as it happens.
What historical context is provided for the Seahawks' Super Bowl win?
But spiritually, I mean. He was going to win the MVP. Probably the Lombardi too. Philly went 13-3 and in Super Bowl 52 beat the Patriots with their backup QB. Not that that should make you feel bad about yourself, Jared Stidham. At number eight, the 84 Niners. Walsh's crew went 15-1 and killed Marino's Dolphins 38-16 in the Super Bowl. I could have put this team up a little higher, but we'll get to another Montana-led team in a sec, and that one had Jerry Rice on it. Meantime, at number seven, the 85 Bears, who went 15-1 with the most iconic defense ever. They allowed just 12.4 points per game in pitch back-to-back playoff shutouts before shaming the Pats 46-10 in X-X. Super as they were, though, I do think they dodged a bullet by not having to see the 46 defense's aqua kryptonite named Marino again.
Next, at number six, the 86 Giants. Yeah, the 14-2 Big Blue defense, headlined by the greatest defensive player of all time, LT, in a season of heavyweight teams, hung 49 on the 49ers in a playoff game. Is that rude or is it a neat little tribute to the Niners? Either way, Phil Simms and company had the highest playoff point differential of any Super Bowl winner and whipped Elway 39-20 in the Super Bowl. Next at number five, the Aught Four Patriots, who beat 15-1 Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, then dumped the 13-win Eagles in the Super Bowl. 14-2, the league's second-ranked defense. This is the Lombardi that made the Patriots a dynasty. At number four, the inexplicable 91 skins. 14 wins in the regular season, then in the postseason played the 10-win Falcons, 12-win Lions, and 13-win Bills, and wrecked them all.
Gibbs' gang led the league in scoring and turnover margin, and I know the analytics peaks love him, which is good, because this team makes no GD sense to the naked eye. Mark Rippon with Ernest Biner? An old art monk? What in hell? Voodoo in DC. At number three, the 99 Rams who set the Super Bowl era record for best point differential and scored what was then a record 526 points. With all due respect to Mahomes and Lamar Jackson and the 85 Bears, the greatest show on turf is still the most, oh my God, this is revolutionary. The sport's never gonna be the same moment of the Super Bowl era. Now, they weren't as dominant in their last two games, or they might have been even higher up, which takes me to number two.
Here they are, the best San Francisco team of the 80s, the 89 Niners, 14-2, league's best offense, third-ranked defense, wrecked real good Vikes and Rams teams in the NFC playoffs, then humiliated Elway's 11-win Broncos 55-10 in the Super Bowl. Niners were so good that year, they didn't even need the architect Bill Walsh to run through pro football. And at number one, the 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How does the recent Super Bowl impact Sam Darnold's ranking?
0:00–1:17
2
What historical context is provided for the Seahawks' Super Bowl win?
1:17–4:39
3
Which quarterbacks are ranked among the best in Super Bowl history?
4:39–5:50
4
What factors contribute to the ranking of the 2019 Chiefs?
5:50–6:53
5
How do the Eagles' Super Bowl performance compare to other teams?
6:53–7:41
6
What makes the 1984 Niners a significant team in Super Bowl history?
7:41–10:47
7
How do the Steelers' historical performances influence current rankings?
10:47–13:29
8
What does the future hold for current quarterbacks like Mahomes and Allen?
13:29–52:56
Speakers
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