NFL Fourth Quarter Comebacks Year-by-Year Leaders (since 1950)Subscribe Now (First Month Free)

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Year Player 4QC Tm Link
2023Geno Smith (32)4SEAView Comebacks
2023Russell Wilson (34)4DENView Comebacks
2022Kirk Cousins (34)8MINView Comebacks
2021Ben Roethlisberger (39)6PITView Comebacks
2020Ryan Tannehill (32)5TENView Comebacks
2019Josh Allen (23)4BUFView Comebacks
2019Jimmy Garoppolo (27)4SFOView Comebacks
2019Russell Wilson (30)4SEAView Comebacks
2018Drew Brees (39)6NORView Comebacks
2017Andy Dalton (29)3CINView Comebacks
2017Marcus Mariota (23)3TENView Comebacks
2017Ben Roethlisberger (35)3PITView Comebacks
2016Matthew Stafford (28)8DETView Comebacks
2015Derek Carr (24)4OAKView Comebacks
2015Jay Cutler (32)4CHIView Comebacks
2015Matt Ryan (30)4ATLView Comebacks
2014Matthew Stafford (26)5DETView Comebacks
2013Tom Brady (36)5NWEView Comebacks
2012Tony Romo (32)5DALView Comebacks
2011Eli Manning (30)5NYGView Comebacks
2011Alex Smith (27)5SFOView Comebacks
2011Tim Tebow (24)5DENView Comebacks
2010Josh Freeman (22)5TAMView Comebacks
2010Matt Ryan (25)5ATLView Comebacks
2009Peyton Manning+ (33)7INDView Comebacks
2008Jake Delhomme (33)4CARView Comebacks
2008Peyton Manning+ (32)4INDView Comebacks
2008Ben Roethlisberger (26)4PITView Comebacks
2007Tom Brady (30)4NWEView Comebacks
2006Philip Rivers (24)4SDGView Comebacks
2006Vince Young (23)4TENView Comebacks
2005Drew Bledsoe (33)4DALView Comebacks
2004Byron Leftwich (24)4JAXView Comebacks
2004Ben Roethlisberger (22)4PITView Comebacks
2003Jake Delhomme (28)5CARView Comebacks
2002Kerry Collins (29)5NYGView Comebacks
2001Vinny Testaverde (37)5NYJView Comebacks
2000Vinny Testaverde (36)4NYJView Comebacks
1999Peyton Manning+ (23)6INDView Comebacks
1998Jake Plummer (23)5ARIView Comebacks
1997Kordell Stewart (24)4PITView Comebacks
1996John Elway+ (36)4DENView Comebacks
1995Steve Bono (33)3KANView Comebacks
1995Jim Harbaugh (31)3INDView Comebacks
1995Dave Krieg (36)3ARIView Comebacks
1995Rodney Peete (29)3PHIView Comebacks
1994Dan Marino+ (32)4MIAView Comebacks
1994Warren Moon+ (37)4MINView Comebacks
1993Brett Favre+ (23)3GNBView Comebacks
1993Jeff Hostetler (32)3RAIView Comebacks
1993Jim Kelly+ (33)3BUFView Comebacks
1993Phil Simms (37)3NYGView Comebacks
1992Dan Marino+ (30)6MIAView Comebacks
1991Warren Moon+ (34)4HOUView Comebacks
1990Troy Aikman+ (23)4DALView Comebacks
1990Dave Krieg (31)4SEAView Comebacks
1989Don Majkowski (25)5GNBView Comebacks
1988Randall Cunningham (25)3PHIView Comebacks
1988Steve DeBerg (34)3KANView Comebacks
1988Boomer Esiason (27)3CINView Comebacks
1988Jim Kelly+ (28)3BUFView Comebacks
1988Bernie Kosar (24)3CLEView Comebacks
1988Doug Williams (33)3WASView Comebacks
1987John Elway+ (27)3DENView Comebacks
1987Boomer Esiason (26)3CINView Comebacks
1987Bobby Hebert (27)3NORView Comebacks
1987Mark Malone (28)3PITView Comebacks
1987Jim McMahon (28)3CHIView Comebacks
1987Joe Montana+ (31)3SFOView Comebacks
1987Warren Moon+ (30)3HOUView Comebacks
1987Danny White (35)3DALView Comebacks
1986Bernie Kosar (22)4CLEView Comebacks
1986Jay Schroeder (25)4WASView Comebacks
1985John Elway+ (25)6DENView Comebacks
1984Richard Todd (30)5NORView Comebacks
1983Steve Bartkowski (30)3ATLView Comebacks
1983Steve DeBerg (29)3DENView Comebacks
1983Lynn Dickey (33)3GNBView Comebacks
1983Joe Ferguson (33)3BUFView Comebacks
1983Vince Ferragamo (29)3RAMView Comebacks
1983Mike Pagel (22)3BALView Comebacks
1983Jim Plunkett (35)3RAIView Comebacks
1982Jim Plunkett (34)5RAIView Comebacks
1981Marc Wilson (24)4OAKView Comebacks
1980Doug Williams (25)5TAMView Comebacks
1979Steve Bartkowski (26)5ATLView Comebacks
1979Brian Sipe (30)5CLEView Comebacks
1978Dan Pastorini (29)6HOUView Comebacks
1977Bob Avellini (24)3CHIView Comebacks
1976Ken Anderson (27)3CINView Comebacks
1976Lynn Dickey (26)3GNBView Comebacks
1976Jim Hart (32)3STLView Comebacks
1976Scott Hunter (28)3ATLView Comebacks
1976Billy Kilmer (37)3WASView Comebacks
1976Mike Livingston (30)3KANView Comebacks
1976Ken Stabler+ (30)3OAKView Comebacks
1975Jim Hart (31)4STLView Comebacks
1974Joe Ferguson (24)3BUFView Comebacks
1974Bill Munson (33)3DETView Comebacks
1974Joe Namath+ (31)3NYJView Comebacks
1973Mike Phipps (25)4CLEView Comebacks
1972Mike Phipps (24)4CLEView Comebacks
1972Fran Tarkenton+ (32)4MINView Comebacks
1971Terry Bradshaw+ (23)3PITView Comebacks
1971Len Dawson+ (36)3KANView Comebacks
1970Daryle Lamonica (29)3OAKView Comebacks
1970Dennis Shaw (23)3BUFView Comebacks
1970Johnny Unitas+ (37)3BALView Comebacks
1969Fran Tarkenton+ (29)4NYGView Comebacks
1969Daryle Lamonica (28)3OAKView Comebacks
1968Joe Namath+ (25)3NYJView Comebacks
1968Roman Gabriel (28)2RAMView Comebacks
1968Jim Hart (24)2STLView Comebacks
1968Charley Johnson (29)2STLView Comebacks
1967Sonny Jurgensen+ (33)4WASView Comebacks
1967Johnny Unitas+ (34)4BALView Comebacks
1967John Hadl (27)3SDGView Comebacks
1966Charley Johnson (27)4STLView Comebacks
1966Joe Namath+ (23)4NYJView Comebacks
1965John Brodie (30)3SFOView Comebacks
1965Babe Parilli (35)3BOSView Comebacks
1965Frank Ryan (29)3CLEView Comebacks
1965Johnny Unitas+ (32)3BALView Comebacks
1964Tom Flores+ (27)3OAKView Comebacks
1964Daryle Lamonica (23)3BUFView Comebacks
1964Babe Parilli (34)3BOSView Comebacks
1964Fran Tarkenton+ (24)3MINView Comebacks
1963Ed Brown (34)6PITView Comebacks
1963Cotton Davidson (31)2OAKView Comebacks
1963John McCormick (26)2DENView Comebacks
1962George Blanda+ (34)3HOUView Comebacks
1962Norm Snead (23)3WASView Comebacks
1962Bart Starr+ (28)3GNBView Comebacks
1962Frank Tripucka (34)3DENView Comebacks
1962Johnny Unitas+ (29)3BALView Comebacks
1962Billy Wade (31)3CHIView Comebacks
1961Sonny Jurgensen+ (27)3PHIView Comebacks
1961Eddie LeBaron (31)3DALView Comebacks
1961Bart Starr+ (27)3GNBView Comebacks
1961Johnny Unitas+ (28)3BALView Comebacks
1961Billy Wade (30)3CHIView Comebacks
1961Babe Parilli (31)2BOSView Comebacks
1961Butch Songin (37)2BOSView Comebacks
1960Norm Van Brocklin+ (34)5PHIView Comebacks
1960Jack Kemp (25)4LACView Comebacks
1959Bobby Layne+ (32)3PITView Comebacks
1958Charlie Conerly (36)3NYGView Comebacks
1958Johnny Unitas+ (25)3BALView Comebacks
1957Y.A. Tittle+ (30)5SFOView Comebacks
1956Y.A. Tittle+ (29)4SFOView Comebacks
1955Norm Van Brocklin+ (29)4RAMView Comebacks
1954George Blanda+ (26)3CHIView Comebacks
1954Bobby Layne+ (27)3DETView Comebacks
1953Jim Finks+ (26)3PITView Comebacks
1953Eddie LeBaron (23)3WASView Comebacks
1952Eddie LeBaron (22)2WASView Comebacks
1951Bob Celeri (24)3NYYView Comebacks
1950Charlie Conerly (28)3NYGView Comebacks
1949Otto Graham+ (27)2CLEView Comebacks
1949Bobby Layne+ (22)2NYBView Comebacks
1949Norm Van Brocklin+ (23)2RAMView Comebacks
1948Bob Waterfield+ (28)2RAMView Comebacks
1948Frankie Albert (28)1SFOView Comebacks
1947Frankie Albert (27)3SFOView Comebacks
1947Paul Christman (29)2CRDView Comebacks
1947Johnny Clement (27)2PITView Comebacks
1947Boley Dancewicz (22)2BOSView Comebacks
1946Bill Dudley+ (24)1PITView Comebacks
1946Paul Governali (25)1BOSView Comebacks
1946Tommy Thompson (30)1PHIView Comebacks
1946Bob Waterfield+ (26)1RAMView Comebacks
1945Scott Gudmundson (24)1BOSView Comebacks
1945Cotton Price (27)1DETView Comebacks
1944Arnie Herber+ (34)2NYGView Comebacks
1943Roy Zimmerman (25)2PHIView Comebacks
1942Bill Dudley+ (20)1PITView Comebacks
1941Sammy Baugh+ (27)1WASView Comebacks
1941Dick Booth (23)1DETView Comebacks
1941Sid Luckman+ (24)1CHIView Comebacks
1940Billy Patterson (22)1PITView Comebacks
1940Cotton Price (22)1DETView Comebacks
1939Cecil Isbell (24)2GNBView Comebacks
1938Sammy Baugh+ (24)1WASView Comebacks
1938Frank Filchock (21)12TMView Comebacks
1938Cecil Isbell (23)1GNBView Comebacks
1938Stan Pincura (25)1RAMView Comebacks
1938Bob Snyder (25)1RAMView Comebacks
1938Dick Tuckey (24)12TMView Comebacks
1937Johnny Blood+ (33)1PITView Comebacks
1936George Grosvenor (26)12TMView Comebacks
1933Tony Holm (25)1PITView Comebacks
1933Bill Tanguay (24)1PITView Comebacks
1933Ed Westfall (24)12TMView Comebacks