Ten to remember ... and to forget

Player (SB)	Comp.	Att.	Pct.	Yards	TDs	INTs	Rating	Result
Roethlisberger, XL	9	21	42.9	123	0	2	22.6	W 21-10
Elway, XXXII	12	22	54.5	123	0	1	51.9	W 31-24
Unitas, V*	3	9	33.3	88	1	2	68.1	W 16-13
Theismann, XVII	15	23	65.2	143	2	2	75.1	W 27-17
Aikman, XXVIII	19	27	70.4	207	0	1	77.2	W 30-13
Johnson, XXXVII	18	34	52.9	215	2	1	79.9	W 48-21
Dilfer, XXXV	12	25	48.0	153	1	0	80.9	W 34-7
Namath, III	17	28	60.7	206	0	0	83.3	W 16-7
Brady, XXXVI	16	27	59.3	145	1	0	86.2	W 20-17
Griese, VII	8	11	72.3	88	1	1	88.4	W 14-7

 

* Unitas was injured in the first half and replaced by Earl Morrall, who was even more horrendous, posting a 54.0 passer rating.

 

Roethlisberger's passing performance in Super Bowl XL does not pale only in comparison to those of victorious Super Bowl quarterbacks. His passing performance was much more horrendous than that. In fact, he also makes the list of all-time worst passing performances by any starting Super Bowl quarterback.

 

* Morrall was so awful that he was benched in the second half for Johnny Unitas, who fared only marginally better.