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The 10 best players in NFL history to never win a Super Bowl

By Erik Lambert

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 13: Philip Rivers #17 of the Los Angeles Chargers reacts during the fourth quater in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game against the New England Patriat Gillette Stadium on January 13, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - JANUARY 13: Philip Rivers #17 of the Los Angeles Chargers reacts during the fourth quater in the AFC Divisional Playoff Game against the New England Patriat Gillette Stadium on January 13, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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4 Sep 1988: Defensive lineman Steve McMichael of the Chicago Bears (left) goes after Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino during a game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears won the game, 34-7.
4 Sep 1988: Defensive lineman Steve McMichael of the Chicago Bears (left) goes after Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino during a game at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The Bears won the game, 34-7. /

01. Dan Marino (Miami Dolphins)

He was the greatest passer of his generation and still has an argument for being the greatest passer there ever was. Dan Marino didn’t play with the ridiculous quarterback-friendly rulebook guys like Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, and Aaron Rodgers have most of their careers. He was lighting up defenses for numbers we’re used to seeing today way back in the 1980s. He was a quarterback decades ahead of his time.

Marino overcame a lot in his career. He overcame a humiliating draft slide, never having a good running back or great defenses, and a torn Achilles back when it could’ve ended his career. He triumphed over all of that to throw for 65,871 yards and 452 touchdowns across 17 seasons. During that time, he only posted a losing record as a starter twice. So to say this man never won a Super Bowl almost sounds like some sort of sick joke.

It’s the truth though. He made it his second year in 1984 and need a historic season (5,084 yards and 48 TDs) to get his team there. They were thoroughly trounced 38-16 by San Francisco and that was it. Marino never got back, falling short in two conference championship games in 1985 and 1992. He was and shall remain the greatest player ever to never win a Super Bowl.

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