Greatest Quarterbacks to Only Win One Super Bowl

Aaron Rodgers spent the first few seasons backing up Brett Favre. When he finally got his shot, Rodgers led the Packers to a Super Bowl XLV win, earning the game's MVP honor, which Favre didn't achieve. However, despite four MVPs and multiple Pro Bowls, Rodgers has not been back to the big game. Losses to the Giants, Cardinals, Seahawks, and Falcons have kept Rodgers from elevating himself to become one of the greatest.

Brett Favre is a three-time MVP who has made two Super Bowl appearances for the Packers in the 90s. While he won Super Bowl XXXI over the Patriots, Favre's bid for a second straight title came to an end at the expense of John Elway and the Broncos.

Over the rest of his career, the gunslinger came close to the Super Bowl twice, losing in 2007 to the Giants and in 2009 to the Saints. Perhaps if Favre had won a second title, he would have been considered a top-five quarterback.

Although Young is considered a three-time Super Bowl champ, two of those were as a backup to Joe Montana and the 49ers. He finally got his chance to shine in Super Bowl XXIX when he broke the passing touchdown record in a single game to earn MVP honors.

Young could've elevated himself and his team even higher over the following years, but they ran into Brett Favre and the Packers. By the time they got by Green Bay, the 49ers lost to Atlanta in the 1998 Divisional Round. Young's career ended in 2000.

A beloved figure in New Orleans, Drew Brees led the Saints to their first and only Super Bowl title in 2009, just four years after Hurricane Katrina hit the SuperDome. Sadly, Brees would not see another Super Bowl berth, as heartbreaking late-game losses to the 49ers and Vikings, plus the controversial NFC Championship loss to the Rams and the Bountygate scandal, affected his chance of being a greater quarterback.

Ken Stabler won more games than any other quarterback during the 1970s as the Raiders were among the most feared teams in the NFL. Despite his success, he only made one Super Bowl appearance, which was a dominant 32-14 victory over the Vikings. Other chances to get a second ring were thwarted by the Dolphins and the Steelers.

A former grocery store worker who was cut by the Packers, Kurt Warner's Cinderella story in 1999 ended with him hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the Rams. Two years later, Warner's dream of being part of a dynasty came crashing down at the expense of a game-winning drive by a young Tom Brady.

Seven years would pass before Warner, now with the Cardinals, guided them to their first Super Bowl. But much like in 2001, it ended with an opposing game-winning drive, this time from Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers.

Phil Simms is a two-time Super Bowl winner. However, he is credited as being the winning starting quarterback in Super Bowl XXI, a game where he went 22-of-25 passing to claim the MVP and be the first athlete to say "I'm Going to Disney World." Simms was unable to start in Super Bowl XXV due to an injury, while his backup Jeff Hostetler took over and won them a title.

Joe Namath is best remembered for guaranteeing a victory against the heavily favored Colts in Super Bowl III, which he and the Jets would deliver on. Over the next few years, despite earning a place in the Hall of Fame, Namath couldn't duplicate his success from 1968. In fact, some have said his guarantee was actually a curse and the reason why the Jets haven't returned to the Super Bowl.

Joe Flacco was among the top quarterbacks in the late 2000s and 2010s. After failing to reach the Super Bowl twice before, he and the Ravens got there in 2012, where he had a dominant MVP performance. Since then, Flacco's career has been on the decline, and though he won Comeback Player of the Year with the Browns, it's unlikely he will achieve his second Super Bowl ring.