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Pick Six: Top QB games in recent playoff history?
 
By Adam Rank
Published: January 16th, 2011

Aaron Rodgers is pretty good. Last week, he became the first quarterback in NFL history to have a passer rating in each of his first two playoff starts exceed 120. He did it for a third consecutive time against the Falcons on Saturday night, leading the Packers to a spot in the NFC Championship Game.

But where does his performance stack up in playoff history? Well, lets narrow that down a bit. How about where does Rodgers outing (non-Super Bowl) rank among some of the best quarterback performances in the playoffs since 2000? Is there enough qualifiers there?

Lets count it down. Surprisingly, former Browns QB Kelly Holcomb (vs. the Steelers in 2002) and ex-Giants QB Kerry Collins were both in consideration, but both fell just short.

Note: The years are done according to NFL season, not calendar year.

6. Chad Pennington vs. Colts, 2002 AFC Wild Card Game: Pennington is one of the most maligned quarterbacks in recent memory. But he will be able to tell his grandchildren that he once out-dueled Peyton Manning, going 19-for-25 with 222 yards and three touchdowns in a 41-0 win over the Colts.

5. Peyton Manning vs. Broncos, 2003 AFC Wild Card Game: Manning finally found his stride, going 22-for-26 for 377 yards and five touchdowns in the Colts 41-10 triumph. If you ever need a quarterback to beat an overmatched AFC West team in the playoffs, Manning has proven to be your man. The rest of the time in the playoffs, hes about as consistent as Collins.

4. Kurt Warner vs. Eagles, 2008 NFC Championship Game: Warner led the Cardinals to their first Super Bowl appearance by completing 21 of 28 passes for 279 yards and four touchdowns. The Cardinals hung on to beat the Eagles, 32-25, on Warners 8-yard touchdown pass to RB Tim Hightower. If you ever want to judge Warners impact, look at what happened to St. Louis and Arizona after he left.

3. Tom Brady vs. Jaguars, 2007 AFC Divisional Playoff Game: The Patriots were perfect during the regular season, and Brady was nearly perfect in knocking off the Jaguars. He went 26-of-28 for 262 yards and three touchdowns in the Patriots 31-20 win.

2. Rodgers vs. Falcons, 2010 NFC Divisional Playoff Game: Rodgers has put the notion to rest that he is merely a fantasy enthusiasts dream. The Packers have scored 114 points in Rodgers three playoff games. On Saturday night, he finished 31-of-36 for 366 yards and three touchdowns. He even ran for a touchdown, too.

1. Warner vs. Packers, 2009 NFC Wild Card Game: If there was ever a game where you thought a team was going to score every time it touched the ball, this was it. Warner competed 29 of 33 passes for 379 yards and five touchdowns. Thats right, more touchdowns than incompletions. And if the Cardinals defense had not won the game with a fumble return for a touchdown, Warner likely would have padded his stats. Warners 154.1 passer rating was the second-highest in playoff history.


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14 years ago
Games like Warner and Rodgers played... can't blame the secondary really. Both players were just plain unstoppable.
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14 years ago
This article fails to mention some of the things that made Rodgers' performance so amazing. He avoided, what, 4 or 5 sacks on his own? They beat the #1 seed in the NFC in their house (crowd noise wasn't exactly something Warner had to deal with). He also overcame two deficits early on, with the above mentioned crowd losing their voices.

I've never seen a QB performance like that. Warner was on fire but he didn't face nearly the same kind of adversity.
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