Clutch QBs biggest decider in SBs

— -- Super Bowl XLIX set records for television viewership and excitement, with the clutch play of each quarterback heavily contributing to the edge-of-your-seat dramatic finish.

Tom Brady rallied the New England Patriots from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to take the lead with 2:02 to play. Moments later, Russell Wilson drove the Seahawks down to the 1-yard line, putting Seattle in prime position to capture back-to-back titles. 

It's a trend we've seen play out in a number of the recent Super Bowls. 

Brady lost two Super Bowls to Eli Manning, who executed great late drives to secure victories. And after facing a big first-half deficit in SB XLVII, Colin Kaepernick had three chances inside the Baltimore 10 to pull of an improbable victory -- but came up short.

It's great from an entertainment standpoint that so many quarterbacks are good enough to pilot scoring drives that gain big chunks of yards while eating up little time on the clock, making final drives that much more captivating. Sunday night, Wilson needed only five plays and 29 seconds to get an 80-yard touchdown drive in the final seconds of the first half. Poor play selection kept him from delivering a second briskly-run long scoring drive. 

I love that franchises and coaches realizes the value of great defenses. I love that coaches are gaining a renewed appreciation for a quality rushing attack. But in the final minutes of Super Bowls, it's the quarterback who ultimately decides who wins or loses the game.

Jason Witten are in year-to-year evaluations because of their age. The 2014 Cowboys were one or two players away from Super Bowl contention. They have to add those players during the offseason and hope not suffer any major losses to maintain that status.