Top 10 all-time "clutch" QBs

[Chavez]

Don't forget about Sterling, R Brooks, K Jackson, Edgar, and Dorsey (the latter 2 were big compliments to the passing game as RB's).

Jackson was a TE. Entirely different animal, and IMO GB has had solid or better TEs for the bulk of Favre's tenure.

[Chavez]

I won't disagree with this, but doesn't preclude what Favre could do in the last 2 minutes of halves - which is one of the essentials in measuring "clutch".

....but over the last decade, with two of GB's stronger teams since the 96-98 squad, Favre has downright choked in playoff crunch time (the 4th and 26 game and the '07 NFC title game). IMO that diminishes his stock considerably.

[Azazello1313]

....but over the last decade, with two of GB's stronger teams since the 96-98 squad, Favre has downright choked in playoff crunch time (the 4th and 26 game and the '07 NFC title game). IMO that diminishes his stock considerably.

 

yeah, I don't know who might keep such a stat or where you might find it, but favre probably has the most 4th quarter interceptions in history by a country mile. it was kinda boom or bust with him late in games, and more bust than boom in the big games in the last decade.

[Seahawks21]

Favre needs to be on this list. Anybody who has ever played a down of football before knows why.

[Bronco Billy]

Favre needs to be on this list. Anybody who has ever played a down of football before knows why.

 

Oh crap. I'm wrong...

[Seahawks21]

I don't know if they deserve top 10, but you oculd certainly make a case for Reich and Hostetler. If you can get your backup to step up in the playoffs, that is pretty darn clutch.

[Bronco Billy]

yeah, I don't know who might keep such a stat or where you might find it, but favre probably has the most 4th quarter interceptions in history by a country mile. it was kinda boom or bust with him late in games, and more bust than boom in the big games in the last decade.

 

QBs TDs/INts 4th quarter 2002-2008

 

 

NAME	YRs	CMP	ATT	PaTD	INT	TD/att	INT/attPeyton Manning	2002--2008	580	867	49	21	0.057	0.024Tom Brady	2002--2007	448	724	44	19	0.061	0.026Brett Favre	2002--2008	605	989	43	46	0.043	0.047Drew Brees	2002--2008	564	923	42	32	0.046	0.035Trent Green	2002--2008	418	670	36	22	0.054	0.033Jake Delhomme	2002--2008	402	666	35	20	0.053	0.030Marc Bulger	2002--2008	487	830	35	33	0.042	0.040Donovan McNabb	2002--2008	406	695	32	12	0.046	0.017Jon Kitna	2002--2008	450	748	30	32	0.040	0.043Eli Manning	2004--2008	351	610	30	23	0.049	0.038Daunte Culpepper	2002--2008	423	670	30	23	0.045	0.034Aaron Brooks	2002--2006	332	611	29	20	0.047	0.033Drew Bledsoe	2002--2006	322	573	28	22	0.049	0.038Matt Hasselbeck	2002--2008	414	681	27	23	0.040	0.034Chad Pennington	2002--2008	427	677	26	24	0.038	0.035Kurt Warner	2002--2008	362	570	25	13	0.044	0.023Kerry Collins	2002--2008	428	769	25	23	0.033	0.030Brad Johnson	2002--2008	262	442	24	13	0.054	0.029Philip Rivers	2004--2008	214	356	24	9	0.067	0.025Tony Romo	2005--2008	199	311	23	11	0.074	0.035Joey Harrington	2002--2007	401	721	23	23	0.032	0.032Carson Palmer	2004--2008	320	548	23	21	0.042	0.038David Carr	2002--2008	365	629	22	25	0.035	0.040Ben Roethlisberger	2004--2008	302	482	22	21	0.046	0.044Jeff Garcia	2002--2008	350	590	21	19	0.036	0.032Steve McNair	2002--2007	351	583	20	17	0.034	0.029Jake Plummer	2002--2006	297	526	19	21	0.036	0.040Byron Leftwich	2003--2008	260	452	19	15	0.042	0.033Sage Rosenfels	2002--2008	148	225	19	12	0.084	0.053David Garrard	2002--2008	237	398	17	12	0.043	0.030Mark Brunell	2002--2006	187	337	17	3	0.050	0.009Jay Cutler	2006--2008	191	332	15	9	0.045	0.027Brian Griese	2002--2008	269	435	14	22	0.032	0.051Josh McCown	2002--2008	186	339	14	18	0.041	0.053Kyle Boller	2003--2007	204	365	14	12	0.038	0.033Patrick Ramsey	2002--2007	149	256	14	9	0.055	0.035Gus Frerotte	2002--2008	162	302	12	15	0.040	0.050Rich Gannon	2002--2004	151	235	12	8	0.051	0.034Kelly Holcomb	2002--2007	162	260	12	12	0.046	0.046Vinny Testaverde	2002--2007	174	299	12	14	0.040	0.047Derek Anderson	2006--2008	143	274	12	8	0.044	0.029Tim Rattay	2002--2007	148	261	12	15	0.046	0.057Michael Vick	2002--2006	197	385	11	12	0.029	0.031Damon Huard	2003--2008	108	178	11	7	0.062	0.039Jason Campbell	2006--2008	181	315	11	8	0.035	0.025Matt Schaub	2004--2008	150	247	10	10	0.040	0.040Quincy Carter	2002--2004	123	215	9	8	0.042	0.037Billy Volek	2003--2007	105	176	9	4	0.051	0.023Vince Young	2006--2008	109	204	9	10	0.044	0.049Tarvaris Jackson	2006--2008	100	170	9	3	0.053	0.018Jeff Blake	2002--2005	116	213	8	10	0.038	0.047Aaron Rodgers	2005--2008	107	179	8	6	0.045	0.034Trent Edwards	2007--2008	92	167	8	8	0.048	0.048Seneca Wallace	2005--2008	83	139	8	5	0.058	0.036Shaun Hill	2005--2008	88	133	8	2	0.060	0.015J.P. Losman	2004--2008	178	298	8	12	0.027	0.040Tim Couch	2002--2003	102	176	7	7	0.040	0.040Chris Redman	2002--2007	71	117	7	4	0.060	0.034Alex Smith	2005--2007	123	237	7	12	0.030	0.051Jamie Martin	2002--2007	81	122	7	5	0.057	0.041Trent Dilfer	2002--2007	117	225	7	12	0.031	0.053Tommy Maddox	2002--2005	166	284	7	12	0.025	0.042

 

[westvirginia]

QBs TDs/INts 4th quarter 2002-2008

 

 

NAME	YRs	CMP	ATT	PaTD	INT	TD/att	INT/attPeyton Manning	2002--2008	580	867	49	21	0.057	0.024Tom Brady	2002--2007	448	724	44	19	0.061	0.026Brett Favre	2002--2008	605	989	43	46	0.043	0.047Drew Brees	2002--2008	564	923	42	32	0.046	0.035Trent Green	2002--2008	418	670	36	22	0.054	0.033Jake Delhomme	2002--2008	402	666	35	20	0.053	0.030Marc Bulger	2002--2008	487	830	35	33	0.042	0.040Donovan McNabb	2002--2008	406	695	32	12	0.046	0.017Jon Kitna	2002--2008	450	748	30	32	0.040	0.043Eli Manning	2004--2008	351	610	30	23	0.049	0.038Daunte Culpepper	2002--2008	423	670	30	23	0.045	0.034Aaron Brooks	2002--2006	332	611	29	20	0.047	0.033Drew Bledsoe	2002--2006	322	573	28	22	0.049	0.038Matt Hasselbeck	2002--2008	414	681	27	23	0.040	0.034Chad Pennington	2002--2008	427	677	26	24	0.038	0.035Kurt Warner	2002--2008	362	570	25	13	0.044	0.023Kerry Collins	2002--2008	428	769	25	23	0.033	0.030Brad Johnson	2002--2008	262	442	24	13	0.054	0.029Philip Rivers	2004--2008	214	356	24	9	0.067	0.025Tony Romo	2005--2008	199	311	23	11	0.074	0.035Joey Harrington	2002--2007	401	721	23	23	0.032	0.032Carson Palmer	2004--2008	320	548	23	21	0.042	0.038David Carr	2002--2008	365	629	22	25	0.035	0.040Ben Roethlisberger	2004--2008	302	482	22	21	0.046	0.044Jeff Garcia	2002--2008	350	590	21	19	0.036	0.032Steve McNair	2002--2007	351	583	20	17	0.034	0.029Jake Plummer	2002--2006	297	526	19	21	0.036	0.040Byron Leftwich	2003--2008	260	452	19	15	0.042	0.033Sage Rosenfels	2002--2008	148	225	19	12	0.084	0.053David Garrard	2002--2008	237	398	17	12	0.043	0.030Mark Brunell	2002--2006	187	337	17	3	0.050	0.009Jay Cutler	2006--2008	191	332	15	9	0.045	0.027Brian Griese	2002--2008	269	435	14	22	0.032	0.051Josh McCown	2002--2008	186	339	14	18	0.041	0.053Kyle Boller	2003--2007	204	365	14	12	0.038	0.033Patrick Ramsey	2002--2007	149	256	14	9	0.055	0.035Gus Frerotte	2002--2008	162	302	12	15	0.040	0.050Rich Gannon	2002--2004	151	235	12	8	0.051	0.034Kelly Holcomb	2002--2007	162	260	12	12	0.046	0.046Vinny Testaverde	2002--2007	174	299	12	14	0.040	0.047Derek Anderson	2006--2008	143	274	12	8	0.044	0.029Tim Rattay	2002--2007	148	261	12	15	0.046	0.057Michael Vick	2002--2006	197	385	11	12	0.029	0.031Damon Huard	2003--2008	108	178	11	7	0.062	0.039Jason Campbell	2006--2008	181	315	11	8	0.035	0.025Matt Schaub	2004--2008	150	247	10	10	0.040	0.040Quincy Carter	2002--2004	123	215	9	8	0.042	0.037Billy Volek	2003--2007	105	176	9	4	0.051	0.023Vince Young	2006--2008	109	204	9	10	0.044	0.049Tarvaris Jackson	2006--2008	100	170	9	3	0.053	0.018Jeff Blake	2002--2005	116	213	8	10	0.038	0.047Aaron Rodgers	2005--2008	107	179	8	6	0.045	0.034Trent Edwards	2007--2008	92	167	8	8	0.048	0.048Seneca Wallace	2005--2008	83	139	8	5	0.058	0.036Shaun Hill	2005--2008	88	133	8	2	0.060	0.015J.P. Losman	2004--2008	178	298	8	12	0.027	0.040Tim Couch	2002--2003	102	176	7	7	0.040	0.040Chris Redman	2002--2007	71	117	7	4	0.060	0.034Alex Smith	2005--2007	123	237	7	12	0.030	0.051Jamie Martin	2002--2007	81	122	7	5	0.057	0.041Trent Dilfer	2002--2007	117	225	7	12	0.031	0.053Tommy Maddox	2002--2005	166	284	7	12	0.025	0.042

 

 

So out of every 20 4th quarter throws Favre has one pick and one TD. That doesn't seem to be clutch looking at those numbers - seems average to me.

[jackshi17]

I think if your going to suggest a different QB then you should also suggest which one would be dropped.

That would get a response.

[Perchoutofwater]

How does Marino make this list? To me "clutch" means winning the big one, and Marino didn't. I think Marino is great, but I'm not sure I'd call him clutch.

[Chavez]

How does Marino make this list? To me "clutch" means winning the big one, and Marino didn't. I think Marino is great, but I'm not sure I'd call him clutch.

 

Yeah, when you consider all the Hall of Famers and All-Pros Marino played with.... ....uh, it's actually pretty amazing the Phins stayed competitive.

[piratesownninjas]

Hard to give any list like this credence without naming Favre - who has clearly proven himself to be a master at the 2 minute drill.

Favre over the last 4-6 years is why he isn't on the list. If we're talking Favre's first 10 or so years then yes, he should absolutely be on the list, but we have to take into account all of his meltdowns and mistakes as well.

[Donutrun Jellies]

10 years from now, Roethlisberger will be on this list ...

[Chavez]

10 years from now, Roethlisberger will be on this list ...

His previous SB performance, not so clutch.

 

The '08 SB, on the other hand..

[whomper]

Oh crap. I'm wrong...

 

 

10 years from now, Roethlisberger will be on this list ...

 

 

Cant argue with this. He's got balls . He also has the look on his face that you want a qb to have when he is taking the field with the game on the line. His D and running game over the years were a major part of the Steelers succes but when you couple that with a clutch qb like big ben you get pretty awesome teams. I'm gonna go puke now

Edited June 17, 2009 by whomper

[westvirginia]

 

 

 

 

Cant argue with this. He's got balls . He also has the look on his face that you want a qb to have when he is taking the field with the game on the line. His D and running game over the years were a major part of the Steelers succes but when you couple that with a clutch qb like big ben you get pretty awesome teams. I'm gonna go puke now

 

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[HowboutthemCowboys]

Despite winning just one of his first 15 NFL starts, Aikman went on to start a club-record 180 games (165 regular season) at quarterback and post a 105-75 (.583) record, which includes an impeccable 11-4 mark in the postseason - 3-0 in the Super Bowl. For his career, Aikman led the Cowboys from behind 16 times in the fourth quarter, including six times in the final two minutes. Another six times, he led the team to wins after the score was tied in the fourth quarter. Five of his game-winning drives came in overtime. In those 22 wins, Aikman was 146-of-214 (68.2%) for 1,888 yards (8.82 per attempt), 11 touchdowns, three interceptions and a 107.0 quarterback rating in the fourth quarter and overtime. In the postseason Aikman truly shined. His four 300-yard passing days were the third best total in NFL history (Montana-6, Fouts-5), and he holds the club records for postseason pass attempts (502), completions (320), yards (3,849), and completion percentage (63.7%). cowboys.com

 

[Chavez]

Aikman

Aikman can't carry Staubach's jock. 'Nuff said.

[BeeR]

I guess I shouldn't be surprised how many people couldn't grasp what "clutch QB" means

[Clubfoothead]

Aikman was 11-3 in the playoffs is in the Top 10 for almost every career and single game Super Bowl stats (16 categories at pro football reference including most interceptions a list in which he is not on, of the 15 "positive" categories they have, he is top 10 on 10 of the lists) including the #1 completion percentage for a career in the Super Bowl and has two of the top 10 completion percentage single games. 5 TD passes in the Super Bowl to 1 interception.

 

That's clutch.

Edited June 18, 2009 by Clubfoothead

[HowboutthemCowboys]

Aikman was 11-3 in the playoffs is in the Top 10 for almost every career and single game Super Bowl stats (16 categories at pro football reference including most interceptions a list in which he is not on, of the 15 "positive" categories they have, he is top 10 on 10 of the lists) including the #1 completion percentage for a career in the Super Bowl and has two of the top 10 completion percentage single games. 5 TD passes in the Super Bowl to 1 interception.

 

That's clutch.

He's no Staubach!!!

[untateve]

I used to love watching Stabler, Blitnekoff, Branch, and Casper in the last two minutes of a game when they were down.

[Bronco Billy]

Favre over the last 4-6 years is why he isn't on the list. If we're talking Favre's first 10 or so years then yes, he should absolutely be on the list, but we have to take into account all of his meltdowns and mistakes as well.

 

Yeah. I didn't realize how bad his last 6 years were until I actually fished up the data. Apparently the brain trust in GB knew, though....

[whomper]

I used to love watching Stabler, Blitnekoff, Branch, and Casper in the last two minutes of a game when they were down.

 

 

They used to draw up plays in the dirt

[Crazysight]

You obviously either misread what I posted or intentionally misinterpreted it.

 

I didn't say "most of the QBs on that list shouldn't be there". I did state that Favre qualified for the list based on his career performance in clutch situations - the INT vs NY in the conference finals not withstanding, and that Favre did what he did without nearly as much surrounding talent as some of the other names on that list.

 

 

How about the int against the Rams in overtime in the playoffs before that? How about his last-minute interception this year with the Jets that cost them a chance at their division? He's done it throughout his career...there's a reason why he's the NFL's all-time leader in interceptions, and it's not because he's "clutch." Being clutch is the exact opposite of a person who makes critical errors in judgement.