Super Bowl 50 came and went, and two former SEC quarterbacks went head-to-head on the biggest stage there is in the sport of football.

One of them, the Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton, could’ve added his name to these handful of SEC alums that found Super Bowl glory. Instead, Peyton Manning cemented his legacy as one of the greatest signal-callers to ever touch the pigskin.

We decided to rank the five QBs who became champions at the next level, based on the totality of their professional careers.

5. Joe Namath

No one will ever forget “Broadway Joe” and his guarantee that his New York Jets would beat QB Johnny Unitas and the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. His team won, 16-7, and Namath was named MVP. However, the numbers don’t support the former Alabama QB being higher up on this list. Namath barely completed 50 percent of his passes in his career while throwing nearly 50 more interceptions than touchdowns. In his 13-year career, Namath only had two seasons in which he posted more touchdowns than interceptions, one of them was before the Super Bowl era (1965) and the other was in 1969. Even his 1968 season wasn’t impressive from a statistical standpoint, but he led four game-winning drives that year. His ability to come up big can’t be overlooked.

College Stats (Alabama): 54.3 comp. pct., 2,713 yards, 24 touchdowns, 20 interceptions

Pro Stats:  50.1 comp. pct., 27,663 yards, 173 touchdowns, 220 interceptions

No. of Super Bowls: 1 (1 victory — 1968 season)

Other accomplishments: Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2-time AFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP, 3-time First-Team All-AFL, member of AFL All-Time Team, first quarterback to throw for 4,000 yards in one season, number 12 retired by New York Jets.

4. Ken Stabler

It took much too long for the late Ken Stabler to become a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. A little over 31 years since he played his last game and seven months after he passed away due to colon cancer, “the Snake” was finally enshrined the day before Super Bowl in February. One of the biggest Hall of Fame snubs there ever was, the former Crimson Tide QB was a league MVP in 1974. He led a 13-1 Raiders squad to claim the franchise’s first-ever Super Bowl under the guidance of John Madden two seasons later. His completion percentage is currently second among the players on this list with Eli Manning still active. While his touchdown-to-interception ratio wasn’t anything to behold, simply put, Stabler was a winner. He was the only QB to lead his team to five straight conference championship games until the Patriots’ Tom Brady matched that incredible feat this past season.

College Stats (Alabama): 59.4 comp. pct., 2,196 yards, 18 touchdowns, 18 interceptions

Pro Stats: 59.8 comp. pct., 27,938 yards, 194 touchdowns, 222 interceptions

No. of Super Bowls: 1 (1 victory — 1976 season)

Other accomplishments: Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame, NFL MVP, 1-time First-Team All-Pro, 4-time Pro Bowler, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-1970s Team, twice led NFL in passing touchdowns in a season.

3. Bart Starr

Consider that there are five players in NFL history to win multiple Super Bowl MVPs, and two of those five are quarterbacks who played in the SEC. Bart Starr is one of them, forever engraved as the most valuable player in the first two Super Bowls that were ever played. In the five postseason games during those two seasons, the Alabama alum completed 65.3 percent of his passes with 10 TDs and 2 INTs. During the 1966 season, the year of the first Super Bowl, Starr was also the league’s MVP, beginning a stretch where he led the NFL in completion percentage and QB rating in three of four years. Overall, Starr was a five-time champion who won three NFL championships earlier in the 1960s before the Super Bowl era.

College Stats (Alabama): 54.4 comp. pct., 1,903 yards, 10 touchdowns, 20 interceptions

Pro Stats (AFL and NFL): 57.4 comp. pct., 24,718 yards, 152 touchdowns, 138 interceptions

No. of Super Bowls: 2 (2 victories — 1966 and 1967 seasons); Starr also won three NFL championships before the Super Bowl era in 1961, ’62 and ’65.

Other accomplishments: Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame, won first two Super Bowls in history, 2-time Super Bowl MVP, NFL MVP, First-Team All-Pro, 4-time Pro Bowler, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame team All-1960s Team, number 15 retired by Packers.

2. Eli Manning

The other SEC quarterback to claim multiple Super Bowl MVPs would be Eli Manning, and boy did he step up on the game’s biggest stage. Eli holds claim to two of the most iconic plays in Super Bowl history, including what is widely regarded as the play that holds the top spot. That unforgettable moment in Super Bowl 42 would eventually spell the end for a team that was a little over a minute away from going down as the greatest team in NFL history, one that was also led by arguably the greatest QB in history. He’d steal another ring from Tom Brady in Super Bowl XLVI with the same kind of heroics. While stellar at Ole Miss, he’s also had a great NFL career. He’s completed nearly 60 percent of his passes, has thrown almost 100 more TDs than INTs and has led 33 game-winning drives, including five in the playoffs. In his two Super Bowl-winning seasons, he led the NFL with six and eight, respectively.

College Stats (Ole Miss): 60.8 comp. pct., 10,119 yards, 81 touchdowns, 35 interceptions

Pro Stats: 59.3 comp. pct., 44,191 yards, 294 touchdowns, 199 interceptions

No. of Super Bowls: 2 (2 victories — 2007 and 2011 seasons)

Other accomplishments: Maxwell Award winner, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award winner, No. 1 overall draft pick, 2-time Super Bowl MVP, 4-time Pro Bowler, New York Giants all-time leader in attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns.

1. Peyton Manning

Big brother earns the top spot in this list, and he made the argument quite easy last season by securing the second Super Bowl ring. If not for that, his little brother would’ve teased him about at the dinner table for the rest of their lives. Even without it, Peyton would’ve earned this spot due to the numerous records he broke during his illustrious 17-year career. Peyton may not have played up to Eli’s standards on the absolute biggest stage, but Peyton was incredibly consistent throughout his entire career. Peyton retires with the NFL’s all-time marks in passing touchdowns and passing yards among the many other marks he holds. After riding off into the sunset with his Super Bowl victory, Peyton — who owns a record five NFL MVPs — broke a tie with Tom Brady and Joe Montana for the most combined MVPs and championships during the Super Bowl era. While some will criticize Peyton for going 2-2 in Super Bowls, he also reached those four Super Bowls with four different head coaches, the only QB to accomplish that feat.

College Stats (Tennessee): 62.5 comp. pct., 11,201 yards, 89 touchdowns, 33 interceptions

Pro Stats: 65.3 comp. pct., 71,940 yards, 539 touchdowns, 251 interceptions

No. of Super Bowls: 4 (2 victories — 2006 and 2015 seasons)

Other accomplishments: Maxwell Award winner, Heisman Trophy runner-up, consensus All-American, No. 1 overall draft pick, Super Bowl MVP, five-time NFL MVP (league record), 7-time First-Team All-Pro, 14-time Pro Bowler, NFL’s all-time leader in passing touchdowns, passing yards, Pro Football Hall of Fame 2nd team All-2000s Team.