Dawson was 1–0 in an AFL Championship game played before the NFL and AFL first met in the Super Bowl. Three pairs of quarterbacks faced off twice in the Super Bowl: Staubach and Bradshaw, Aikman and Kelly, and Brady and Eli Manning. In each case the same quarterback (Bradshaw, Aikman, and Manning) won both games. Following the end of Griese's tenure, quarterback David Woodley became the Dolphins' starting quarterback and continued the Dolphins' success. Woodley made it to the playoffs in 1981 and in 1982. During the 1982 season the Dolphins lost in their fourth Super Bowl appearance against the Washington Redskins, 27–17. Elway and the Broncos were beaten up again in Super Bowl XII by another NFC East team; this time, it was MVP Doug Williams and his Washington teammates smashing Denver 42-10 to get on the list of Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks. Williams was the first African-American quarterback to win a Super Bowl. Dan Marino and Bob Griese are the quarterbacks who won Super Bowls for the Dolphins. Miami Dolphins. 2. VII, VIII. 0. The list of Super Bowl winning quarterbacks is quite long as 34 different passers have won the big game. Tom Brady leads the pack with seven titles, three The Dolphins reached three straight Super Bowls between 1972 and 1974, losing the first before winning back-to-back titles thanks in part to a dreadful quarterback performance from Washington Redskins' Billy Kilmer and brilliant work on the ground from Larry Csonka. The team played in its first Super Bowl in Super Bowl VI, losing to the Dallas Cowboys, 24–3. The following year, the Dolphins completed the NFL's only perfect season, culminating in a Super Bowl win, winning all 14 of their regular season games, and all three of their playoff games, including Super Bowl VII. Woodley became the starting quarterback for the Dolphins in 1981 and held the position through 1982. Tua set an NFL record in 2023 when he won 10 straight games against Super Bowl-winning Super Bowl: Winning Team: Starting Quarterback: Losing Team: Starting Quarterback: I: A. Dan Marino was 23 years and 127 days old when he started the Super Bowl for the Miami Dolphins on Jan The youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl at the time, David Woodley led the Dolphins to Super Bowl XVII during the strike-shortened 1982 season. Drafted in the eighth round in 1980, the athletic passer showcased a dual-threat skill set that was rare for his era. San Francisco 49ers QB Joe Montana celebrates victory and Super Bowl XIX MVP and heads to locker room after Super Bowl XIX win over Miami Dolphins, January 20, 1985 in Stanford, California. (Photo Joe Theismann is the only other former Notre Dame quarterback to start and win a Super Bowl, leading the Washington Redskins to a 27-17 victory over the Miami Dolphins in the 17th big game. Ben Roethlisberger won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2006 and 2009, becoming one of the youngest quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl in his first victory. “Big Ben” was known From the methodical play of early quarterbacks like Bart Starr to the explosive athleticism of modern QBs like Patrick Mahomes, the role of a Super Bowl-winning quarterback has evolved. Traditional Pocket Passers – QBs like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady made their names by excelling as traditional pocket passers, reading defenses and throwing The Dolphins were the first team Washington won each of their Super Bowls with a different starting quarterback. The Raiders' first Super Bowl win came at the expense of the Steelers, who at Won Super Bowl 14-7 vs. Washington Redskins. Offensive Coordinator: Howard Schnellenberger. Defensive Coordinator: Bill Arnsparger. Other Notable Asst.: Monte Clark (Offensive Line) and Mike Scarry (Defensive Line) Stadium: Orange Bowl. Founder/Principal Owner: Joe Robbie. Head Coach/de facto General Manager: Don Shula. Defensive Alignment: 4-3 Thanks to the win, Tua has now won TEN straight games against Super Bowl winning coaches, which is the most in NFL history. Tua had previously been tied with three other quarterbacks with a streak Widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of the 1970s, Griese led the Dolphins to a then record three consecutive Super Bowl appearances, [1] including two Super Bowl victories in VII and VIII, [2] [3] the first of which capped off Miami's undefeated and untied 1972 season, the only such season in NFL history. Super Bowl XVII was the Redskins' first Super Bowl victory (third NFL championship overall) and their second Super Bowl appearance; they were defeated by the Dolphins, 14–7, in Super Bowl VII. This was the second rematch in Super Bowl history (the first being the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowls X and XIII Unitas is a legendary quarterback, who helped the Baltimore Colts win back-to-back NFL championships, in 1958 and 1959. Unitas came up short of a Super Bowl championship in 1968 when his Colts
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