Jim Kelly, Barry Sanders, and Dan Marino.Owen C. Shaw, Focus on Sport/Getty Images; Reuters
- Throughout NFL history countless star players have cemented their greatness by winning the Super Bowl.
- Many great players, however, fell short of winning the sport's greatest achievement.
- The Buffalo Bills' Jim Kelly led the team to four consecutive Super Bowls in the '90s and lost each one.
Winning the Super Bowl is what every professional football player strives to accomplish.
While many players have cemented their mark on the sport by winning a Super Bowl or two (or more!), there are tons of great players who fell short of winning on football's biggest stage.
With the NFL playoffs winding down and Super Bowl LV quickly approaching, we put together a (subjective) list of 15 of the greatest NFL players who never won a Super Bowl...but should have.