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A solid backup quarterback only seems like a luxury until the starter goes down. So we ranked all 32 NFL teams on their No. 2 options and beyond.
Through just two weeks in the NFL, the value of a good backup quarterback has already become evident as several teams have had to reshuffle plans. Ranking all NFL teams' backup quarterback ...
There's been all sorts of examples of backup quarterbacks helping to salvage a team's season. ... Anderson won 10 of his 15 starts and the Browns finished with what was their best record in the ...
In the final game of the 1968 preseason, the muscles in Unitas' arm were torn when he was hit by a member of the Dallas Cowboys defense. The Colts would turn to backup quarterback Earl Morrall to lead the offense. The Colts marched to a league-best 13–1 record and Morrall was named the 1968 MVP.
[2] [3] Since 2000, the Commanders have 27 different starting quarterbacks [2] [3] and only two have started entire consecutive seasons: Jason Campbell (2008–2009) and Kirk Cousins (2015–2017). [2] Only two Washington quarterbacks have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Sammy Baugh (1937–1952) and Sonny Jurgensen (1964 ...
Notable backup quarterbacks have also led the Chiefs to success after substituting for their starting quarterback, including Mike Livingston, [69] Rich Gannon, [70] and Damon Huard. [71] When Len Dawson was injured during the Chiefs’ 1969 season, second-year quarterback Mike Livingston won all six of his starts in Dawson's absence. [72]
Patrick Mahomes is dealing with an ankle injury, so the Chiefs might have to rely on backup QB Carson Wentz to lead the team at the end of the season. ... Best free agent QBs available.
† In Week 12 of the 2020 NFL season against the New Orleans Saints, backup quarterback Jeff Driskel tested positive for COVID-19 and all of Denver's quarterbacks were ruled ineligible due to being close contacts with him. As a result, practice squad receiver Kendall Hinton, who had some experience at quarterback, was activated t