Here are some interesting stats from an article on ACCFootballRx about "
2019 Super Bowl Factoids" (my apologies if this has already been posted - I'm new here)...
Jared Goff is the youngest NFC quarterback to reach the Super Bowl. Here's how 25-and-under QBs have fared both straight up and against the spread in Super Bowl history:
Youngest quarterbacks to play in the Super Bowl (SU/ATS)
- Dan Marino: 23 years, 127 days (L/L)
- Ben Roethlisberger: 23 years, 340 days (W/W)
- David Woodley: 24 years, 97 days (L/L)
- Jared Goff: 24 years, 112 days (?/?)
- Tom Brady: 24 years, 184 days (W/W)
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Tom Brady is the oldest quarterback to play in a Super Bowl and would be the oldest to win (Peyton Manning).
This week's matchup will mark the biggest age difference between quarterbacks in Super Bowl history. It is also the second-largest age gap between quarterbacks in NFL playoff history.
Largest age difference in NFL Playoffs:
18 years, 1 month: Tom Brady (41) vs. Patrick Mahomes (23)
17 years, 3 months: Tom Brady (41) vs. Jared Goff (24)
16 years, 2 months: Tom Brady (40) vs. Marcus Mariota (24)
15 years, 9 months: Drew Brees (40) vs. Jared Goff (24)
Brady is 2-0 SU and ATS in these games.
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Sean McVay is the youngest head coach in Super Bowl history. However, this isn't the first time a head coach on one team is younger than the starting quarterback on the other team. Mike Tomlin (36) beat Kurt Warner (38) when the Steelers defeated the Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII.
This Super Bowl really sets up as youth vs. experience.