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Some NFL quarterbacks have ice in their veins as they put the team on their back and drive them down the field to win games. Some of them are Super Bowl Champions and Hall of Famers, while a few others are known as the 'Greatest of all Time'.
On that note, let's have a look at the ten best NFL quarterbacks that you would want on your team when there're two minutes left on the clock:
#1 Roger Staubach, Dallas Cowboys
Roger Staubach was the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys when they were named 'America's Team' in the 1970s. During that time, Roger Staubach, a Navy graduate, and the Cowboys went to four Super Bowls, winning two.
Roger Staubach, who was nicknamed 'Captain Comeback', led the Cowboys to an impressive 23-game winning drives and 15 fourth-quarter comebacks; almost all of them coming in the last two minutes of games.
Staubach's best comeback in an NFL matchup came against the Baltimore Colts in 1976. The Cowboys were losing to the Colts when Staubach threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to get his team back in the game.
The next two Cowboys drives were a game-tying and then a game-winning field goal, respectively, with Roger Staubach throwing for 339 yards in that game.
#2 Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins
Dan Marino is arguably one of the best NFL quarterbacks never to have won a Super Bowl title.
Marino still holds the NFL record for most fourth-quarter comebacks (36). His most clutch game was the 'Fake Spike' clash against the New York Jets in 1994, where his team had a comeback game.
The Miami Dolphins legend was the first quarterback in the NFL to throw for 4,000 passing yards in six seasons. Marino was also the first NFL quarterback to throw for over 5,000 yards in a season, which he did so in 1984 with 5,084 passing yards.
Marino currently holds the record for most seasons (17) played with the Miami Dolphins.
#3 Eli Manning, New York Giants
Eli Manning made 27 fourth-quarter comebacks in his storied NFL career. Manning also set the record for most fourth-quarter touchdown passes (15 in 2011). But his most remembered and talked about comebacks was against the New York Giants' two Super Bowl victories against Tom Brady's New England Patriots.
The Super Bowl win in 2007 featured 'the catch' between Manning and receiver David Tyree. Manning avoided sack after sack and was able to get the ball twenty yards to Tyree, who used his helmet to bring the ball down. Plaxico Buress then caught a 13-yard touchdown pass by Manning to win the Super Bowl and end the Patriots' perfect season.
Eli Manning and the Giants' second Super Bowl victory against the Patriots came in the 2011 season. Super Bowl XLVI came down to the final few minutes just like the first. With his team down 15-17, Manning led the Giants down the field for an 88-yard drive to win them the game.
#4 Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts/ Denver Broncos
Peyton Manning may have struggled against Tom Brady in the AFC Championship Game a few times, but he has two Super Bowl wins. The first came with the Indianapolis Colts, while the second arrived with the Denver Broncos. The latter ended up being his last game as he announced his retirement from the NFL soon thereafter.
Manning is the all-time 4th-quarter comeback leader (43) in NFL history. His last fourth-quarter comeback was in the AFC Divisional Round, where the Broncos beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 23-17 to head to the AFC Championship game. The Broncos then defeated the New England Patriots to advance to Super Bowl 50, which then led to Manning's second Super Bowl victory.
The five-time NFL Most Valuable Player was released by the Indianapolis Colts on his own terms. Peyton Manning is the first NFL quarterback to reach 200 victories in the regular and postseason.
#5 Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers
A Hall of Fame quarterback, Joe Montana, was known for his epic performances at the end of games. He was even given a few monikers to describe for his late-game heroics, such as 'Joe Cool' and 'The Comeback Kid'. Montana is one of the few quarterbacks who is undefeated in NFL Super Bowl appearances (4-0) and has been the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player.
He has made 26 NFL fourth-quarter comebacks and is considered the best at the two-minute drill. One of his most memorable clutch performances came in the 1988 Super Bowl when he made a touchdown pass to John Taylor with just minutes to spare.
In Super Bowl XXIII, the 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals with just under a minute of regulation time left; Montana threw a 92-yard touchdown pass to get his team the win.
Joe Montana was selected to the NFL Pro Bowl eight times and holds quite a few records in the league, including 35 300-passing yard games, seven of them being over 400.
#6 Tom Brady, New England Patriots/ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tom Brady is still active in the NFL, so his stats would change, as he has at least one season remaining in his career. Brady (39) is currently second on the all-time fourth-quarter comeback list, just four behind Peyton Manning.
Brady led the Patriots to comebacks in four Super Bowls, something the Atlanta Falcons won't forget any time soon.
In Super Bowl LI, the Patriots were down 3-28 to the Falcons in the third quarter. Brady stepped in and led the Patriots on a 25-0 run, including 19 in the fourth quarter, sending the game to overtime. Brady's pass to James White in overtime then secure his team a 34-28 victory.
#7 John Elway, Denver Broncos
John Elway was known for his fourth-quarter comebacks throughout his NFL career. The 1998 Super Bowl was one instance when Elway used his strength and talent to help the Broncos beat the Green Bay Packers.
Elway made 31 fourth-quarter comebacks in his NFL career, which puts him in seventh place on the all-time list. John Elway is a two-time Super Bowl champion, who played for the Denver Broncos between 1983 and 1998. He retired after winning his second Super Bowl.
Elway is now an executive with the Denver Broncos, the franchise he spent his playing career with. He has since brought another Super Bowl to Denver, the first since Elway did it himself as a player.
#8 Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts
Johnny Unitas is a clutch quarterback for a few reasons. But being a part of the first-ever NFL overtime game in 1958 and the quarterback of the winning team, might just trump them all.
It wasn't Unitas' only thrilling comeback. In a 37-34 win over the Minnesota Vikings in 1963, Unitas led the team to 21 unanswered points in the fourth-quarter.
With all of the accomplishments Unitas earned throughout his career, his start in the NFL was rocky. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and was cut from the team because he wasn't big enough, and there were quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart that were seen as better.
#9 Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers
There were a lot of skeptics when Steve Young took over for Joe Montana with the 49ers. Young had just been traded by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to San Francisco.
Many didn't believe Young could be the next great 49ers' quarterback. But Young's ability to be a hard-nosed quarterback and play till the clock ran out made him that much better. He may have just had 14 fourth-quarter comebacks in his NFL career, but he did what he needed to get his team the win.
Young's biggest clutch play was to Terrell Owens, which is still being talked about today. It was the 1998 NFC WIldcard Game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers.
Young drove the 49ers in a nine-play, 76-yard series; Owens caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from Young at the end of the drive. The 49ers beat the GreenPackers 30-27, thanks to what is being called the 'Catch II'.
#10 Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers
Terry Bradshaw and the Pittsburgh Steelers were the team to beat in the 1970s and 1980s. But some of those victories came from hard-fought battles.
Bradshaw won four Super Bowls during his stint with Pittsburgh Steelers. One of his 19 fourth-quarter comebacks was against division rivals Cincinnati Bengals in 1982, tying the game and setting up for a game-winning field goal in overtime.
The 1972 'Immaculate Reception' is one of the all-time plays in NFL history. The Steelers were down late in the matchup against the Oakland Raiders. Bradshaw was trying to throw a pass to John Fuqua, but the football was tipped and somehow landed within reach of Franco Harris.
Harris then scored the game-winning touchdown as the Steelers beat the Oakland Raiders 13-7.
