The Super Bowl is the greatest stage in all of professional football. It’s where the lights are brightest, the crowds are loudest, and players are trying to reach their absolute peak. Short of winning the game, few things can match the feeling of setting or breaking a Super Bowl record.

The modern New England Patriots dynasty is known for setting records in both the regular season and the postseason. Against the Carolina Panthers in the XXXVIII Patriots quarterback Tom Brady set a record with 32 completions. In that same game, Panthers quarterback Jake Delhomme set a record for longest pass completion when he sank 85 yards to Muhsin Muhammad. Brady shares his record with New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees. A record Brady has sole ownership of is most completions in a career with a staggering 100.

While Tom Brady may have the most career completions, the legendary Joe Montana holds the record for the most touchdowns. On its way to winning four rings, Montana recorded 11 touchdowns in big games.

The mighty Montana also holds the record for the best passer rating in history with a staggering 127.8.

Who can talk about Joe Montana without talking about his most well-known big game threat, Jerry Rice? Rice holds several records, including most points scored in one game (18), which he shares with players Roger Craig, Ricky Waters and Terrel Davis, most points scored in one career (48), most Receiving yards in a single game (215), most receptions in a game (11), most touchdowns in a single game (3), and most career super bowl touchdowns (8). Rice holds more records than any other individual player in the game, which makes it easy to understand why many feel he is the greatest of all time.

Emmit Smith holds the rushing touchdown mark for rushing players with 5 in three while Denver’s Terrel Davis holds the record for rushing touchdowns in a single game 3 in XXXII. In XL, the Steelers, Willie Parker scored the longest scrimmage run in history when he netted a 75-yard pass.

Not to be outdone, the defense has also posted some impressive big game records, like James Harrisons’ 100-yard interception return in XLIII. Reggie White and Darnell Dockett share the record for most sacks in a single with 3 each, while Charles Haley holds the record for most sacks in a career appearing in five different Super Bowls and amassing 4.5 sacks.

Not all records are good. John Elway would love to forget that he threw a career-high for interceptions, getting intercepted 8 times in 5 games. Rich Gannon can never live with his 5 pitched picks in one. Even rook legend Roger Staubach had the low points from him, losing 5 fumbles in 4.