The Baltimore Ravens saw their season end on Sunday evening when a dropped two-point conversion meant they came up short against the Buffalo Bills.
That meant a fifth unsuccessful playoff run for quarterback Lamar Jackson, who may well win his third NFL MVP award next month following a stellar regular season. The media narrative has honed in on this, as questions over what Jackson needs to do to get over the hump are being asked.
The 28-year-old Jackson still has plenty of time on his side however and only the boldest forecaster would be able to confidently predict that he will end his career without a ring.
But who are the greatest quarterbacks to never have won a Super Bowl title? DAZN News counts down the top ten (not including active players)…
10. Matt Ryan
Sometimes you get so close, you can almost touch it. Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons were 28-3 up against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI, only for Tom Brady to orchestrate the greatest comeback in the game’s history.
9. Ken Anderson
Ken Anderson’s accurate and precise passing saw him win the NFL MVP in 1980 as he led the Cincinnati Bengals to their first-ever Super Bowl, only for them to come up short against the San Francisco 49ers.
8. Steve McNair
Another QB who was - quite literally - in touching distance of a Super Bowl ring. McNair had steered the Tennessee Titans to the big game in 1999 and came within one yard of a ring, when he saw teammate Kevin Dyson tackled just one yard short of the end zone in the closing stages as the Rams sealed a 23-16 victory.
7. Randall Cunningham
The electric Randall Cunningham was a key player in the evolution of the quarterback position during his time with the Philadelphia Eagles, but the closest he got to a title came was in 1998 when he led the Minnesota Vikings to a 15-1 regular season record, before an overtime loss to Atlanta in the NFC Championship game.
6. Warren Moon
Had Warren Moon spent his entire professional career in the NFL, he may not be on this list. The Hall of Famer spent six seasons in the CFL before moving south of the border at the age of 28 to play for the Houston Oilers.
That said, he did play 17 seasons in the NFL before calling time on his career at the age of 44.
5. Philip Rivers
Philip Rivers came into the NFL as part of the stacked 2004 draft class that included Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger, and despite being perhaps the best natural passer of that trio, the former Chargers man is the only not to have won a Super Bowl.
4. Dan Fouts
Dan Fouts spent his 15-year career with the San Diego Chargers and while he was able to put up huge numbers, he was never able to make it past the AFC Championship game in four playoff campaigns.
When he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1993, he was the first quarterback to be enshrined who had not played in a Super Bowl or NFL title game.
3. Jim Kelly
The embodiment of the phrase ‘failing to get over the hump’, Jim Kelly led the Buffalo Bills to four straight Super Bowls in the early 1990s, only to lose each and every one of them.
Kelly was undoubtedly one of the best QBs of his era and had a stacked supporting cast, but will forever be known as a part of one of the sports most infamous teams.
2. Fran Tarkenton
To say Frank Takenton was ahead of his time is something of an understatement.
These days, the majority of NFL teams have what can be considered a dual-threat quarterback, but in the 1960s, the idea of a signal-caller who could beat defenses with his feet was unheard of until Tarkenton burst onto the scene with the Minnesota Vikings.
Between 1974 and 1977 Tarkenton and the Vikings played in three Super Bowls, but came up short on each occasion, with the quarterback managing just one touchdown pass and throwing six interceptions across the three defeats.
1. Dan Marino
A 23-year-old Dan Marino led the Miami Dolphins to Super Bowl XIX in 1984 after a season in which he shredded the record books. Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers swept the Dolphins aside in the big game that year, but the assumption was that Marino would not have to wait long for his next Super Bowl appearance.
While Marino continued to put big numbers up year after year, the Dolphins were never able to get themselves back and Marino hung up his cleats in 2000 with just one notable gap in his CV.
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