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Zeke Bratkowski wasn't beaten in Super Bowls in his career.

Zeke Bratkowski wasn't beaten in Super Bowls in his career.

1. Dan Marino. Marino is the best quarterback to never win a Super Bowl, only having one opportunity to win the championship in a 1984 season in which he obliterated the single-season records for yards (5,084) and passing touchdowns (48).

Dan Marino

It was an MVP year for Marino, who threw for then NFL records of 5,084 yards and 48 touchdowns. In that year's Super Bowl, Marino was part of one of the greatest big game quarterback matchups in history between himself and Joe Montana, who three years earlier led the 49ers to their first title.

The Cowboys are one of three teams who have yet to beat Brady.

Now 43 years old, Brady set the record as the youngest quarterback to win multiple Super Bowls at 26 years and 182 days of age after the Patriots' victory in 2004.

Steve Young won a Super Bowl against the Chargers as a starter, and also as a backup to Joe Montana. Jeff Hostetler was the winning starting quarterback for the Giants against the Buffalo Bills, but was also Phil Simms' backup in the Giants' win over the Broncos.

No rookie quarterback has ever won a Super Bowl in the 57 years of the game's existence as the starter. In fact, no rookie has ever even reached the Super Bowl as the starter for a team.

Gilbert did not play in his final game on an NFL roster. Gilbert is the only player in NFL history to be a member of five straight Super Bowl teams; four with the Bills (XXV–XXVIII) and one with the Chargers (XXIX). All five teams lost.

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The Patriots and Broncos are tied for the most Super Bowl losses at five. The Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars are the four teams to have never appeared in a Super Bowl, although the Browns and Lions both won NFL championships before the Super Bowl era.

On the final play of Super Bowl XXXIV, Rams' linebacker Mike Jones applies "The Tackle" to Titans receiver Kevin Dyson, who fell one yard short of the goal line. The game's final play from the Rams' 10-yard line has gone down in NFL history as "The Tackle" or "One Yard Short".

Tom Brady holds the record for the most regular season wins with 251. Brady also holds the record for the most postseason wins with 35. Aaron Rodgers leads active players with 148 regular season wins. Patrick Mahomes leads active players with 15 postseason wins.

Barry Sanders has the fourth-most rushing yards in NFL history but never won a Super Bowl. Sanders was the first player in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in his first 10 seasons, according to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

1. Tom Brady. Brady is still the standard for quarterback play -- and will be for a long time. Brady won seven Super Bowl titles in his career, the most by any player in NFL history and more Super Bowl titles than any franchise.

No rookie quarterback has ever won a Super Bowl in the 57 years of the game's existence as the starter. In fact, no rookie has ever even reached the Super Bowl as the starter for a team. Some have been close though.

Terry Bradshaw, nicknamed the Blonde Bomber, Bradshaw's deep ball accuracy and leadership propelled the Steelers to unprecedented success and is the only quarterback in history that managed to win back-to-back Super Bowls in two different occasions: IX & X, and XIII & XIV.