Quarterbacks get all the headlines, for better or worse, but they simply can’t do it all alone in the ultimate team sport.

Tom Brady often had and needed a top-10 defense to win Super Bowls, while Patrick Mahomes lost two Super Bowls because he was thoroughly outplayed by opposing defenses.

In Seattle, Darnold found the perfect storm of a team on the rise and a defensive head coach who was assembling a lean unit that would continue to dominate the NFL and just needed a reliable quarterback to lead the offense.

Having league-leading receiver Jaxon Smith-Ngiba and Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker also helps, and many would say Darnold doesn’t have to do much.

He became the first quarterback to win 14 consecutive games with two different teams — only Brady has accomplished that — but questions remain as he led the league in turnovers, with 20.

Approximately 80% of play-in games are won by the team that makes the fewest mistakes. In the Super Bowl, the record when winning the turnover battle is 40-7.

Darnold has the fourth-most giveaways in the NFL (106) since being drafted, though he spent two years as a backup, so he has to prove himself again since he was viewed as a liability before he even made the playoffs.

The response was remarkable, with Darnold’s Seattle team becoming the first Super Bowl champions to go without a turnover in the postseason.

He answered his mental questions facing the Rams again in the Super Bowl with 346 yards and three touchdowns.

Isn’t it gorgeous? No. Is it worthy of MVP? Not even close. But Darnold, now 28, does what he has to do — he takes care of the ball, makes plays when needed and manages the game without getting cocky or trying to be the hero.

No quarterback has ever played for five teams and won a Super Bowl, but no quarterback has since been eliminated multiple times and returned to the top spot.

Luck played a part, with teams like Minnesota and Seattle taking a chance, and the Seahawks giving Darnold everything he could possibly want on a team — and maybe there are plenty of quarterbacks in the league who could win a Super Bowl with them this season.

But no one has reached Darnold’s level, and not many have gone the extra mile to achieve that feat. His story of redemption is truly one for the ages.