Patrick Mahomes will be 24 years and 138 days old when the Kansas City Chiefs play in Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2 in Miami. Where does that rank the Chiefs’ superstar when it comes to youngest starting quarterbacks?
11. Vince Ferragamo (25, 271)
Vince Ferragamo faced the Steelers with the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV. He was 15-of-25 for 212 yards and a pick in a 31-19 loss.
10. Joe Montana (25, 227)
Joe Montana had plenty of Super Bowl Sundays. The 49ers’ great started his elite run in XVI and 14-of-22 for 157 yards in a 26-21 victory over the Bengals.
9. Joe Namath (25, 226)
The Jets have been to one Super Bowl and it is arguably the most important football game in the modern era. Joe Namath and the Jets downed the Colts, 16-7, in stunning fashion and it was a major domino toward the AFL-NFL merger.
8. Colin Kapernick (25, 92)
Colin Kaepernick threw for 302 yards and rushed for 62 more in the 49ers’ 34-31 loss to the Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII.
7. Drew Bledsoe (24, 347 days)
Drew Bledsoe had an off-day when the Patriots lost to the Packers, 35-21, in Super Bowl XXXI. He was sacked five times and threw four picks in the loss.
6. Tom Brady (24, 184)
The Tom Brady run started in stunning fashion in Super Bowl XXXVI when the Patriots shocked the Rams on a last-second field goal by Adam Viniatieri.
5. Patrick Mahomes (24, 138)
Patrick Mahomes will lead the Chiefs into Super Bowl LIV after downing the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game.
4. Jared Goff (24, 112)
Jared Goff led the Rams to the Super Bowl but his offense was completely shut down by the Patriots in a 13-3 loss in Super Bowl LIII.
3. David Woodley (24, 97)
The late David Woodley was 4-of-14 for 97 yards with a TD and a pick in a 27-17 loss to Washington in Super Bowl XVII. One of Woodley’s completions went for 76 yards to Jimmy Cefalo to give Miami a 7-0 lead. Faced with second-and-6 on its 24, Woodley froze hard-charging lineman Dexter Manley with a pump fake before throwing Cefalo, who caught the ball ahead of single coverage by safety Tony Peters at the Redskins’ 45 and raced untouched down the right sideline.
2. Ben Roethlisberger (23, 340)
Ben Roethlisberger became the youngest Super Bowl-winning quarterback in NFL history, leading the Steelers, in his second professional season, to a 21–10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL at the age of 23.
1. Dan Marino (23, 127)
Dan Marino had one shot at the Super Bowl and it came when he was young. The Miami Dolphins’ star saw his team lose to the San Francisco 49ers, 38-16, in XIX.
