The two times Super Bowl champion and six times Pro Bowl winner, Ben Roethlisberger, is one of the most impressive quarterbacks in recent decades and played on the Steelers from 2004 all the way until 2022. One of the accomplished QB’s biggest achievements was becoming the youngest NFL quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl.
Roethlisberger has often been compared to the legendary John Elway. He retired with 64,088 passing yards to his name and a passer rating of 93.5, one of the highest in the NFL. The only thing that seems to have stood in the quarterback’s way is his propensity to get into trouble, as he has been associated with numerous controversies, from vehicular accidents and complaints about improper behavior towards females.
Philip Rivers
Our youngest legendary NFL quarterback so far on this list is 38 years old Philip Rivers. The San Diego / Los Angeles Chargers quarterback has been active in the NFL since 2004 and led his team to win eight different Pro Bowls almost every year from 2006 to 2018. Rivers has managed to accumulate almost 60,000 passing yards and holds a distinguished 95.2 passer rating as of December 2019.
Rivers is currently considered one of the top three leading active quarterbacks in the NFL. He has successfully thrown more than 3,000 yards every season since 2006 and will likely win a Super Bowl sometime before he retires from the game. This win will cement his legacy as one of the greats and probably place him somewhere in the top five on our list instead of the very respectable number twelve.
Russell Wilson
Was the NFL Rookie of the Year, and has starred in two Super Bowls in his short career, winning Super Bowl XLVIII. Despite only being around with the Seattle Seahawks since 2012, he has already recorded the most wins by an NFL quarterback through sevens seasons and has a legendary passer rating of over 100.
The up-and-coming quarterback has recently signed a four-year, $140 million contract extension with the Seahawks, making him the highest-paid NFL player in the world. Wilson has already won seven Pro Bowls and is likely going to win many more. If his last few years have been any indication, it looks like Wilson is going to become one of the most accomplished NFL quarterbacks of all time.
Otto Graham
Otto Graham was, without a doubt, the most successful and accomplished NFL quarterback during the '50s. During his nine years with the Cleveland Browns, the fierce quarterback had the highest winning percentage out of every NFL player to date, with more than 80% of his games ending in victory.
Despite being the son of two music teachers and being involved in World War II, Graham managed to get himself into the NFL in 1950 and cement his place as one of the sport's true legends. He was inducted into both the College Football and the NFL Hall of Fame and remained one of the best players to ever grace the NFL field to date.
Brett Favre
There is no better offensive player in the entire NFL than the Green Bay Packers Brett Favre. He led his team to win the XXXI Super Bowl championship, as well as eleven different Pro Bowl championships. This NFL Hall of Famer has been honored with three MVPs and currently holds the record for most pass attempts, most pass interceptions, and most starts.
He was the first NFL quarterback to ever pass for 500 touchdowns, throw for 70,000 yards, complete 6,000 passes, and attempt 10,000 passes. Favre eventually retired in early 2010. Although some of his records have since been broken by Peyton Manning and Tom Brady, his legacy remains as a dominating force in the NFL