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Tom Brady, Super Bowl Legacy and Leaving Joe Montana Behind
There are only two players with three Super Bowl MVPs: Joe Montana, a four-time Super Bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers; and Tom Brady, a four-time Super Bowl champion with the New England Patriots.
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Players With the Most Super Bowl MVP Awards
It was a rare sight to see Malcolm Smith pick up the Super Bowl MVP, a rare occurrence for a defensive player. No defensive players have won the award more than once, with only five players, all quarterbacks, winning it more than once: Bart Starr, Eli Manning, Joe Montana, Terry Bradshaw and Tom Brady.
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Players With the Most NFL MVP Awards
By winning his fifth NFL MVP award, Peyton Manning simply extended his own record by setting a few more in 2013, setting himself apart from his usual comparison partner, Tom Brady, and winning the most prestigious award in football more times than any other player.
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6 Most Important Super Bowl Records
It’s rare not to have one or two memorable moments in each Super Bowl, even the bad ones. But great players and great games are often remembered for the records they broke on the greatest stage of all, like Joe Montana winning three Super Bowl MVP awards or Jerry Rice catching three passing touchdowns twice in a Super Bowl game.
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Quarterback-Head Coach Duos With Most Wins in NFL History
How do you measure greatness? By wins, or Super Bowl rings? Or is it simply by which quarterback – head coach duo resonates better in the minds of NFL fans over the years? Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are the most successful partners in terms of overall wins, but others have their accomplishment of three Super Bowl rings, and there’s even one duo that beats that.
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San Francisco 49ers Giving Nate Montana a Chance to be Like Dad
There’s a very slim chance that Nate Montana ever makes it in the NFL, let alone play for the San Francisco 49ers. Attending their tryouts is probably the closest he’ll ever get to being anything remotely close to anything his father, Joe Montana, achieved during his pro career.
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Best Super Bowl MVP Performances
Looking for any reason to feel comfortable about heading into the Super Bowl, the San Francisco 49ers have three players featuring among the top 10 MVP performances: Jerry Rice, Steve Young and Joe Montana, beating other memorable games by the likes of Marcus Allen and Phil Simms.
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Aaron Rodgers – From Great to Legendary Quarterback
Aaron Rodgers has won a Super Bowl and looked more than impressive during the 2011 NFL season. Until the Packers lost to the Chiefs back in week 15, he was pretty much a consensus pick for the MVP award. Drew Brees’ record breaking performances took the spotlight from then on.
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For Every Great Champion, There are Those Who Always Lose
For every great franchise and every great champion in any field of sports, there are those who are also very good and talented, but can’t quite bring it when it’s most needed. Here’s is our list of those synonymous with winning in Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, Football and Athletics with their Bizarro-type counterparts, guys and teams synonymous with Losing.