Drew Brees throws a touchdown pass during an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Brees had the biggest QB contract at $100 million over five years before Baltimore Ravens' Joe Flacco one-upped him.

Joe Flacco’s impeccable timing earned him the richest contract for a quarterback in NFL history. That doesn’t mean he’s the game’s best QB.

Flacco agreed to a six-year, $120.6 million deal Friday after leading the Baltimore Ravens to the Super Bowl title. He gambled by playing out his five-year rookie contract rather than renegotiate before last season. And it paid off, catapulting him to the top of the money list at the game’s glamor position.

A look at perhaps the league’s 10 best quarterbacks shows Flacco the equal of Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers for championship rings with one each. At 28, his chances of adding to those titles seem better than those for Manning (37 this month), and Brees (34).

Here’s a look at the resumes of those quarterbacks, in order of how much they will make in base salary for 2013:

Peyton Manning, Denver — His $20 million base is befitting the NFL’s only four-time MVP, all with Indianapolis.

Eli Manning, New York Giants — Peyton’s younger brother has one more Super Bowl championship to his credit, and his postseason work in the 2007 and 2011 seasons more than offset some inconsistent regular-season performances. He will make $13 million in base salary and his salary cap hit, including signing bonus tops the league: $20.85 million.

Philip Rivers, San Diego — No Super Bowls to go with the $12 million the Chargers owe him in salary this year. Then again, Rivers has seen the talent base around him diminished by trades, free agency, injuries and bad management decisions.

Tony Romo, Dallas — Some would say Romo’s inability to produce in big games, regular season or playoffs, makes his $11.5 million payday (plus another $5.3 million against the salary cap) ludicrous.

Matt Ryan, Atlanta — After finally winning a playoff game following three losses, maybe Ryan won’t be heavily criticized for how much he makes ($10 million).

Drew Brees, New Orleans — Brees had the biggest QB contract at $100 million over five years before Flacco one-upped him.

Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay — Probably the next quarterback to get a huge new deal, his $9.25 million salary looks cheap.

Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh — At $2.6 million, the two-time Super Bowl winner is scheduled to make less in salary than Carson Palmer or Kevin Kolb this year.

Tom Brady, New England — How in the world did Brady land this low? Well, the three-time Super Bowl champ and two-time MVP always has done cap-friendly deals with the Patriots. He renegotiated last week and upped his guaranteed money to $33 million over the next five years, but gets only $1 million in salary in 2013.