#4: Joe Montana | The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players (2010) | NFL Films

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana comes in as the fourth best player in NFL history on NFL Film's "The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players" list (2010).

[PrUnEJuIcEtHeThIrD]

4-0 in superbowls, 11 touchdowns with no interceptions? That's hard to beat.

[freckledheart]

I love how Joe Montana and Jerry RIcE are the most iconic QB/WR duo and both are known for not even being the best gifted player but are the best for their work ethic.

[tmrevenge]

big game Quarterback... when QBs got hit like punching bags... he would get up and outclass everyone else

[Frank_Cohen]

I lived through Montana's career as a Bears fan. When you beat Montana, you really felt like you accomplished something because he had that aura of invincibility. So, you were so relieved when he looked human and so surprised when his team lost. He was the best in his era. Like Brady now, all opponents felt trepidation in the face of Joe Cool. Some folks in these threads are all about stats, but how about trusting those of us who've lived through multiple football eras. How about going with we older guys who can vividly recall feeling when watching these guys play. Well, how I felt, was that it was incredible to watch Joe when Bears didn't play him and I trembled when they did even in '85. Montana was that good. Everyone felt it. I get the same feeling from Brady today. Some guys just come across as invincible before taking the first snap.

[TheJMSESQ]

Montana kind of reminded me of Larry Bird: looking at them you may chuckle b/c they weren't at all prototypical for their sports or positions but they were both gonna beat you every time. They knew it and so did you.

[gavinvalle]

Glad I was able to watch him play all through the 80's. He was incredible.

[dumisatonyjohnson]

He was the Michael Jordan of Pro Football 🏈 QBs

They dominated in pressure moments that mattered most

[tomchaplin]

Man that touchdown pass at 3:32 is a thing of beauty

[jasonnolan]

Underrated. The Leonard Marshall hit stopped a 3 peat.
Montana would have also won another ring for sure.
6 rings in 11 years would be well within scope. Amazing

[wastedyears]

Joe has always been one of my heroes and is my NFl Greatest of all time!

[billroseli]

Like John Madden said, the finest quarterback to EVER play the game 🏈🏆👍

[joeayala]

Joe Montana the best quarterback ever of all time!!!!

[bucksatanII]

That Super Bowl against the Broncos may be the most perfect game ever played

[davideagin]

We know Tom has more rings and has some amazing moments. But the thing about Montana is that he was 4-0 and really, his career was essentially done after his terrible injury. He was 4-0 in about half the time Tom will have played when he's done.
Not surprisingly, Tom grew up as a 49ers fan and idolized Joe Montana. It's crazy that the two most clutch and best QBs to play the game were linked in that way. Not a coincidence. Tom wanted to be Joe. They're the NFL's version of MJ and Kobe.

[tamerakeal]

as a Bengals Joe i salute you Sir. one of the greatest ever. you broke my heart in 1989 and you forever have my admiration for that.

[andrewkennemer]

I'm a Dallas Cowboys fan. Montana is the greatest quarterback to have ever played.

[kurtadams]

In my opinion the greatest QB of all time

[derekmathews]

I don’t care what nobody say! I still consider Joe Montana to be the GOAT! I don’t care what whiny, narcissistic Patriot fans say. 4 Super Bowls played, 3 time SB MVP; 11 TD passes 0 int; Brady never did that like EVER. But Joe Montana made everybody better. As a Chiefs fan, he got us closest to the Super Bowl then the team had been in years! He had average weapons, a great line, and a HOF running backs, Davis and Birden naturally got better having Montana as the quarterback and his connection with both grew. I loved the 1993 year. He was outstanding in the postseason.

[juanacolombob]

4 superbowl + 11 TD + 0 interceptions = PERFECT

[BlitzinLB]

Best Big Game QB, and it aint even close!!