Fans will vote to decide the greatest quarterback in each team’s history, each division’s history, each conference’s history and, finally, the league’s history. We’ve listed the four best players at the position for each team below.
Because we’re trying to whittle the list down to one final quarterback, on some players we had to decide between two teams where they had success. For example, Kurt Warner may be considered one of the four greatest quarterbacks in Rams and Cardinals history, but we picked St. Louis because that’s where he had greater success.
Voting is live to determine the greatest quarterback in Colts, Jaguars, Oilers/Titans and Texans history. Voting will start for the AFC West on Feb. 4, NFC East on Feb. 11, NFC North on Feb. 18, NFC South Feb. 25 and NFC West on March 4. The NFL’s greatest quarterback will be announced on March 18. Vote now to see who will move on to the AFC South finals. You can vote for the best quarterback in AFC South history on Wednesday.
Results: Tom Brady was voted greatest quarterback in AFC history.
Buffalo Bills: Jim Kelly, Joe Ferguson, Jack Kemp, Doug Flutie
Miami Dolphins: Dan Marino, Bob Griese, Jay Fiedler, David Woodley
New England Patriots: Tom Brady, Drew Bledsoe, Steve Grogan, Babe Parilli
New York Jets: Joe Namath, Ken O’Brien, Richard Todd, Chad Pennington
Results: Tom Brady was voted greatest quarterback in AFC East history.
Baltimore Ravens: Joe Flacco, Kyle Boller, Trent Dilfer, Tony Banks
Cincinnati Bengals: Ken Anderson, Boomer Esiason, Carson Palmer, Jeff Blake
Cleveland Browns: Brian Sipe, Otto Graham, Bernie Kosar, Frank Ryan
Pittsburgh Steelers: Terry Bradshaw, Ben Roethlisberger, Kordell Stewart, Neil O’Donnell
Results: Terry Bradshaw was voted greatest quarterback in AFC North history.
Houston Texans: Matt Schaub, David Carr, Sage Rosenfels, T.J. Yates
Indianapolis Colts: Peyton Manning, Johnny Unitas, Bert Jones, Earl Morrall
Jacksonville Jaguars: Mark Brunell, David Garrard, Byron Leftwich, Chad Henne
Tennessee Titans: Steve McNair, Warren Moon, George Blanda, Dan Pastorini
Results: Johnny Unitas was voted greatest quarterback in AFC South history.
Denver Broncos: John Elway, Craig Morton, Brian Griese, Tim Tebow
Kansas City Chiefs: Len Dawson, Trent Green, Bill Kenney, Mike Livingston
Oakland Raiders: Ken Stabler, Daryle Lamonica, Jim Plunkett, Rich Gannon
San Diego Chargers: Dan Fouts, John Hadl, Philip Rivers, Stan Humphries
Results: John Elway was voted greatest quarterback in AFC West history.
Results: Joe Montana was voted greatest quarterback in NFC history.
Dallas Cowboys: Troy Aikman, Roger Staubach, Danny White, Don Meredith
New York Giants: Phil Simms, Eli Manning, Charlie Conerly, Y.A. Tittle
Philadelphia Eagles: Donovan McNabb, Ron Jaworski, Randall Cunningham, Tommy Thompson
Washington Redskins: Joe Theismann, Sonny Jurgensen, Sammy Baugh, Mark Rypien
Results: Roger Staubach was voted greatest quarterback in NFC East history.
Chicago Bears: Sid Luckman, Jim Harbaugh, Ed Brown, Billy Wade
Detroit Lions: Bobby Layne, Dutch Clark, Greg Landry, Gary Danielson
Green Bay Packers: Brett Favre, Bart Starr, Arnie Herber, Aaron Rodgers
Minnesota Vikings: Fran Tarkenton, Tommy Kramer, Daunte Culpepper, Joe Kapp
Results: Bart Starr was voted greatest quarterback in NFC North history.
Atlanta Falcons: Steve Bartkowski, Chris Chandler, Michael Vick, Matt Ryan
Carolina Panthers: Kerry Collins, Steve Beuerlein, Jake Delhomme, Cam Newton
New Orleans Saints: Archie Manning, Bobby Hebert, Aaron Brooks, Drew Brees
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Doug Williams, Steve DeBerg, Vinny Testaverde, Brad Johnson
Results: Drew Brees was voted greatest quarterback in NFC South history.
Arizona Cardinals: Jim Hart, Neil Lomax, Jake Plummer, Paul Christman
San Francisco 49ers: Joe Montana, Steve Young, John Brodie, Jeff Garcia
Seattle Seahawks: Dave Krieg, Matt Hasselbeck, Jim Zorn, Russell Wilson
St. Louis Rams: Roman Gabriel, Norm Van Brocklin, Kurt Warner, Bob Waterfield
Results: Joe Montana was voted greatest quarterback in NFC West history.
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