Baltimore Ravens (1996-2023)
| Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
| Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1996 – 1 (1) | 1997 – 14 (13) | 29 | strained left knee | 1 | 8-20-1 |
| Eric Zeier | 1997 – 15 (14) | 1997 – 17 (16) | 3 | Testaverde signed with Jets as free agent; Ravens traded third rounder for Harbaugh |
2-1 | |
| Jim Harbaugh | 1998 – 1 (1) | 1998 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective (benched before halftime in all three games) | 1-2 | |
| Zeier 2 | 1998 – 4 (4) | 1998 – 8 (7) | 4 | ineffective | 1-3 | |
| Harbaugh 2 | 1998 – 9 (8) | 1998 – 17 (16) | 9 | traded to Chargers in offseason; Ravens traded with Lions for Mitchell |
4-5 | |
| Scott Mitchell | 1999 – 1 (1) | 1999 – 2 (2) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Stoney Case | 1999 – 3 (3) | 1999 – 7 (6) | 4 | ineffective | 2-2 | |
| Tony Banks | 1999 – 8 (7) | 2000 – 8 (8) | 18 | ineffective (no touchdowns for 4 games) | 11-7 | |
| Trent Dilfer | 2000 – 9 (9) | 2000 – SB (20) | 12 | Ravens signed Grbac as free agent | 11-1 | |
| Elvis Grbac | 2001 – 1 (1) | 2001 – 6 (6) | 6 | bruised ribs | 3-3 | |
| Randall Cunningham | 2001 – 7 (7) | 2001 – 8 (8) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| Grbac 2 | 2001 – 9 (9) | 2001 – D (18) | 10 | released in offseason after refusal to renegotiate contract; retired three days later |
6-4 | |
| Chris Redman | 2002 – 1 (1) | 2002 – 7 (6) | 6 | injured lower back | 3-3 | |
| Jeff Blake | 2002 – 8 (7) | 2002 – 17 (16) | 10 | not re-signed as free agent; Boller drafted in first round |
4-6 | |
| Kyle Boller | 2003 – 1 (1) | 2003 – 10 (9) | 9 | torn quadriceps | 5-4 | |
| Anthony Wright | 2003 – 11 (10) | 2003 – WC (17) | 8 | * | 5-3 | |
| Boller 2 | 2004 – 1 (1) | 2005 – 1 (1) | 17 | hyperextended right big toe | 9-8 | |
| Wright 2 | 2005 – 2 (2) | 2005 – 9 (8) | 7 | * | 2-5 | |
| Boller 3 | 2005 – 10 (9) | 2005 – 17 (16) | 8 | Ravens traded with Titans for McNair | 4-4 | |
| Steve McNair | 2006 – 1 (1) | 2007 – 1 (1) | 18 | injured groin | 13-5 | |
| Boller 4 | 2007 – 2 (2) | 2007 – 2 (2) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| McNair 2 | 2007 – 3 (3) | 2007 – 5 (5) | 3 | injured back | 2-1 | |
| Boller 5 | 2007 – 6 (6) | 2007 – 7 (7) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| McNair 3 | 2007 – 9 (8) | 2007 – 10 (9) | 2 | subluxed left shoulder | 0-2 | |
| Boller 6 | 2007 – 11 (10) | 2007 – 15 (14) | 5 | concussion | 0-5 | |
| Troy Smith | 2007 – 16 (15) | 2007 – 17 (16) | 2 | Ravens drafted Flacco in first round | 1-1 | |
| Joe Flacco | 2008 – 1 (1) | 2015 – 11 (10) | 137 | torn left ACL/MCL | 85-52 | |
| Matt Schaub | 2015 – 12 (11) | 2015 – 13 (12) | 2 | cracked ribs/separated shoulder | 1-1 | |
| Jimmy Clausen | 2015 – 14 (13) | 2015 – 15 (14) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Ryan Mallett | 2015 – 16 (15) | 2015 – 17 (16) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Flacco 2 | 2016 – 1 (1) | 2018 – 9 (9) | 41 | injured right hip | 21-20 | |
| Lamar Jackson | 2018 – 11 (10) | 2019 – 16 (15) | 23 | meaningless game (Ravens had clinched homefield) | 19-4 | |
| Robert Griffin III | 2019 – 17 (16) | 2019 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Jackson 2 | 2019 – D (17) | 2020 – 11 (10) | 11 | COVID-19 | 6-5 | |
| Griffin 2 | 2020 – 12 (11) | 2020 – 12 (11) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Jackson 3 | 2020 – 13 (12) | 2021 – 10 (9) | 16 | 12-4 | ||
| Tyler Huntley | 2021 – 11 (10) | 2021 – 11 (10) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Jackson 4 | 2021 – 12 (11) | 2021 – 14 (13) | 3 | sprained right ankle | 1-2 | |
| Huntley 2 | 2021 – 15 (14) | 2021 – 15 (14) | 4 | COVID-19 | 0-1 | |
| Josh Johnson | 2021 – 16 (15) | 2021 – 16 (15) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Huntley 3 | 2021 – 17 (16) | 2021 – 18 (17) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Jackson 5 | 2022 – 1 (1) | 2022 – 14 (13) | 13 | sprained left PCL | 9-4 | |
| Huntley 4 | 2022 – 15 (14) | 2022 – 17 (16) | 3 | injured right shoulder/wrist | 1-2 | |
| Anthony Brown | 2022 – 18 (17) | 2022 – 18 (17) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Huntley 5 | 2022 – WC (18) | 2022 – WC (18) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Jackson 6 | 2023 – 1 (1) | 2023 – 17 (16) | 16 | meaningless game (Ravens had already clinched home field) | 13-3 | |
| Huntley 6 |
2023 – 18 (17) | 2023 – 18 (1) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Jackson 7 |
2023 – D (18) | 2023 – C (19) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 The Ravens were the former Cleveland Browns, but are considered a new franchise by the NFL due to a settlement with the city of Cleveland. Testaverde started the last 5 weeks for the 1995 Browns.
Cincinnati Bengals (1968-2023)
| Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
| Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
| Dewey Warren | 1968 – 1 (1) | 1968 – 1 (1) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| John Stofa | 1968 – 2 (2) | 1968 – 7 (7) | 6 | ineffective | 2-4 | |
| Warren 2 | 1968 – 8 (8) | 1968 – 8 (8) | 1 | concussion | 0-1 | |
| Sam Wyche | 1968 – 9 (9) | 1968 – 11 (11) | 3 | * | 1-2 | |
| Warren 3 | 1968 – 12 (12) | 1968 – 12 (12) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Stofa 2 | 1968 – 13 (13) | 1968 – 13 (13) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Warren 4 | 1968 – 14 (14) | 1968 – 14 (14) | 1 | Cook drafted 1969 #5 overall; Stofa and Warren released in training camp |
0-1 | |
| Greg Cook | 1969 – 1 (1) | 1969 – 3 (3) | 3 | torn right rotator cuff | 3-0 | |
| Wyche 2 | 1969 – 4 (4) | 1969 – 4 (4) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Cook 2 | 1969 – 5 (5) | 1969 – 5 (5) | 1 | torn right rotator cuff | 0-1 | |
| Wyche 3 | 1969 – 6 (6) | 1969 – 7 (7) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Cook 3 | 1969 – 8 (8) | 1969 – 14 (14) | 7 | torn right rotator cuff | 1-5-1 | |
| Wyche 4 | 1970 – 1 (1) | 1970 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
| Virgil Carter | 1970 – 4 (4) | 1971 – 3 (3) | 15 | separated shoulder | 8-7 | |
| Ken Anderson | 1971 – 4 (4) | 1971 – 7 (7) | 4 | * | 0-4 | |
| Carter 2 | 1971 – 8 (8) | 1971 – 14 (14) | 7 | lost 1972 training camp battle | 3-4 | |
| Anderson 2 | 1972 – 1 (1) | 1972 – 10 (10) | 10 | coach Paul Browns thought Carter would be more effective in the snow |
5-5 | |
| Carter 3 | 1972 – 11 (11) | 1972 – 11 (11) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Anderson 3 | 1972 – 12 (12) | 1974 – 13 (13) | 31 | damaged back vertebrae | 19-12 | |
| Wayne Clark | 1974 – 14 (14) | 1974 – 14 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Anderson 4 | 1975 – 1 (1) | 1975 – 10 (10) | 10 | bruised chest | 8-2 | |
| John Reaves | 1975 – 11 (11) | 1975 – 11 (11) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Anderson 5 | 1975 – 12 (12) | 1977 – 6 (6) | 24 | bruised thigh | 14-10 | |
| Reaves 2 | 1977 – 7 (7) | 1977 – 7 (7) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Anderson 6 | 1977 – 8 (8) | 1977 – 14 (14) | 7 | broken right hand in 1978 preseason | 5-2 | |
| Reaves 3 | 1978 – 1 (1) | 1978 – 4 (4) | 4 | * | 0-4 | |
| Anderson 7 | 1978 – 5 (5) | 1979 – 3 (3) | 15 | bruised back | 4-11 | |
| Jack Thompson | 1979 – 4 (4) | 1979 – 4 (4) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Anderson 8 | 1979 – 5 (5) | 1979 – 16 (16) | 12 | stretched left knee ligament in 1980 preseason | 4-8 | |
| Thompson 2 | 1980 – 1 (1) | 1980 – 1 (1) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Anderson 9 | 1980 – 2 (2) | 1980 – 3 (3) | 2 | stretched left knee ligament | 1-1 | |
| Thompson 3 | 1980 – 4 (4) | 1980 – 4 (4) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Anderson 10 | 1980 – 5 (5) | 1980 – 14 (14) | 10 | sprained ankle | 4-6 | |
| Thompson 4 | 1980 – 15 (15) | 1980 – 16 (16) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Anderson 11 | 1981 – 1 (1) | 1983 – 6 (6) | 35 | sprained/bruised neck | 22-13 | |
| Turk Schonert | 1983 – 7 (7) | 1983 – 9 (9) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
| Anderson 12 | 1983 – 10 (10) | 1984 – 5 (5) | 12 | back spasms; ineffective |
4-8 | |
| Boomer Esiason | 1984 – 6 (6) | 1984 – 8 (8) | 3 | ineffective | 1 | 2-1 |
| Anderson 13 | 1984 – 9 (9) | 1984 – 11 (11) | 3 | sore shoulder | 1 | 2-1 |
| Schonert 2 | 1984 – 12 (12) | 1984 – 14 (14) | 3 | separated right shoulder | 1 | 2-1 |
| Esiason 2 | 1984 – 15 (15) | 1984 – 15 (15) | 1 | ineffective | 1-0 | |
| Anderson 14 | 1984 – 16 (16) | 1985 – 2 (2) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
| Esiason 3 | 1985 – 3 (3) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 32 | strike | 18-14 | |
| Adrian Breen | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Dave Walter | 1987 – 5 (4) | 1987 – 6 (5) | 2 | strike ended | * | 1-1 |
| Esiason 4 | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1989 – 3 (3) | 32 | sore ankle | 18-14 | |
| Schonert 3 | 1989 – 4 (4) | 1989 – 4 (4) | 1 | concussion; Esiason entered after first series |
1-0 | |
| Esiason 5 | 1989 – 5 (5) | 1991 – 8 (7) | 37 | separated left (throwing) shoulder | 15-22 | |
| Erik Wilhelm | 1991 – 9 (8) | 1991 – 9 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Esiason 6 | 1991 – 10 (9) | 1991 – 12 (11) | 3 | bruised left (throwing) hand | 1-2 | |
| Donald Hollas | 1991 – 13 (12) | 1991 – 13 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Esiason 7 | 1991 – 14 (13) | 1992 – 12 (11) | 15 | ineffective; Klingler 1992 1st rounder |
6-9 | |
| David Klingler | 1992 – 13 (12) | 1992 – 16 (15) | 4 | bruised hip | 1-3 | |
| Hollas 2 | 1992 – 17 (16) | 1992 – 17 (16) | 1 | torn left knee ligament/cartilage damage | 0-1 | |
| Klingler 2 | 1993 – 1 (1) | 1993 – 7 (6) | 6 | bruised lower back | 2 | 0-6 |
| Jay Schroeder | 1993 – 8 (7) | 1993 – 11 (9) | 3 | 2* | 0-3 | |
| Klingler 3 | 1993 – 12 (10) | 1994 – 8 (7) | 14 | sprained right knee | 3-11 | |
| Jeff Blake | 1994 – 9 (8) | 1997 – 12 (11) | 52 | ineffective | 21-31 | |
| Esiason 8 | 1997 – 13 (12) | 1997 – 17 (16) | 5 | retired; Bengals signed O’Donnell as free agent |
4-1 | |
| Neil O’Donnell | 1998 – 1 (1) | 1998 – 11 (10) | 10 | ineffective | 2-8 | |
| Paul Justin | 1998 – 12 (11) | 1998 – 13 (12) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| O’Donnell 2 | 1998 – 14 (13) | 1998 – 14 (13) | 1 | broken bone in right hand | 0-1 | |
| Blake 2 | 1998 – 15 (14) | 1998 – 16 (15) | 2 | broken bone in right wrist | 1-1 | |
| Justin 2 | 1998 – 17 (16) | 1998 – 17 (16) | 1 | released | 0-1 | |
| Blake 3 | 1999 – 1 (1) | 1999 – 4 (4) | 4 | ineffective; Smith 1999 #3 overall |
0-4 | |
| Akili Smith | 1999 – 5 (5) | 1999 – 8 (8) | 4 | sprained big toe on right foot | 1-3 | |
| Blake 4 | 1999 – 9 (9) | 1999 – 17 (16) | 8 | signed with Saints as free agent | 3-5 | |
| Smith 2 | 2000 – 2 (1) | 2000 – 11 (10) | 10 | ineffective | 2-8 | |
| Scott Mitchell | 2000 – 12 (11) | 2000 – 12 (11) | 1 | sprained knee | 0-1 | |
| Smith 3 | 2000 – 13 (12) | 2000 – 13 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Mitchell 2 | 2000 – 14 (13) | 2000 – 17 (16) | 4 | lost 2001 training camp battle | 2-2 | |
| Jon Kitna | 2001 – 1 (1) | 2001 – 13 (12) | 12 | sprained finger on right hand | 4-8 | |
| Smith 4 | 2001 – 14 (13) | 2001 – 14 (13) | 1 | torn left hamstring | 0-1 | |
| Kitna 2 | 2001 – 15 (14) | 2001 – 17 (16) | 3 | lost 2002 training camp battle | 2-1 | |
| Gus Frerotte | 2002 – 1 (1) | 2002 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Smith 5 | 2002 – 4 (4) | 2002 – 4 (4) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Kitna 3 | 2002 – 5 (5) | 2003 – 17 (16) | 28 | Palmer 2003 #1 overall | 10-18 | |
| Carson Palmer | 2004 – 1 (1) | 2004 – 14 (13) | 13 | sprained right knee | 6-7 | |
| Kitna 4 | 2004 – 15 (14) | 2004 – 17 (16) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
| Palmer 2 | 2005 – 1 (1) | 2008 – 3 (3) | 52 | sore right elbow | 26-26 | |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2008 – 4 (4) | 2008 – 4 (4) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Palmer 3 | 2008 – 5 (5) | 2008 – 5 (5) | 1 | frayed ligament in right elbow | 0-1 | |
| Fitzpatrick 2 | 2008 – 6 (6) | 2008 – 17 (16) | 11 | * | 4-6-1 | |
| Palmer 4 | 2009 – 1 (1) | 2010 – 17 (16) | 33 | held out during 2011 training camp; traded to Raiders 10/18 |
14-19 | |
| Andy Dalton | 2011 – 1 (1) | 2015 – 14 (13) | 81 | broken right thumb | 3 | 50-30-1 |
| A.J. McCarron | 2015 – 15 (14) | 2015 – WC (17) | 4 | * | 2-2 | |
| Dalton 2 | 2016 – 1 (1) | 2018 – 12 (11) | 43 | torn ligaments in right thumb | 18-24-1 | |
| Jeff Driskel | 2018 – 13 (12) | 2018 – 17 (16) | 5 | * | 1-4 | |
| Dalton 3 | 2019 – 1 (1) | 2019 – 8 (8) | 8 | ineffective | 0-8 | |
| Ryan Finley | 2019 – 10 (9) | 2019 – 12 (11) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Dalton 4 | 2019 – 13 (12) | 2019 – 17 (16) | 5 | Burrow drafted #1 overall | 2-3 | |
| Joe Burrow | 2020 – 1 (1) | 2020 – 11 (10) | 10 | torn left ACL/MCL | 2-7-1 | |
| Brandon Allen | 2020 – 12 (11) | 2020 – 14 (13) | 3 | injured right knee | 0-3 | |
| Finley 4 | 2020 – 15 (14) | 2020 – 15 (14) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Allen 2 | 2020 – 16 (15) | 2020 – 17 (16) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Burrow 2 | 2021 – 1 (1) | 2021 – 17 (16) | 16 | meaningless game (Bengals had clinched division) | 10-6 | |
| Allen 3 | 2021 – 18 (17) | 2021 – 18 (17) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Burrow 3 | 2021 – WC (18) | 2023 – 11 (10) | 33 | torn ligament in right wrist | 22-11 | |
| Jake Browning | 2023 – 12 (11) | 2023 – 18 (17) | 7 | 4-3 | ||
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 Pro Football Reference mistakenly lists Anderson as the starter for Week 8; Wilhelm as the starter for Week 11; and Esiason as the starter for Week 13.
2 Pro Football Reference mistakenly lists Schroder as the starter for Week 7 and Klingler as the starter for Week 11.
3 Dalton lined up at WR for the opening play of the 2012 Week 3 game vs. Redskins; Mohamed Sanu took the snap and threw a 73-yard TD pass. The NFL considers Dalton as the starting QB for streak and W-L purposes.
Cleveland Browns (1950-1995; 1999-2023)
| Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
| Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
| Otto Graham | 1950 – 1 (1) | 1953 – 10 (10) | 50 | meaningless game (Browns had already clinched division) | 41-9 | |
| George Ratterman | 1953 – 11 (11) | 1953 – 11 (11) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Graham 2 | 1953 – 12 (12) | 1955 – C (13) | 28 | retired | 20-7-1 | |
| Ratterman 2 | 1956 – 1 (1) | 1956 – 4 (4) | 4 | career-ending right knee injury | 1-3 | |
| Babe Parilli | 1956 – 5 (5) | 1956 – 7 (7) | 3 | injured | 1-2 | |
| Tommy O’Connell | 1956 – 8 (8) | 1957 – 4 (4) | 9 | injured | 6-3 | |
| Milt Plum | 1957 – 5 (5) | 1957 – 5 (5) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| O’Connell 2 | 1957 – 6 (6) | 1957 – 10 (10) | 5 | injured ankle | 4-0-1 | |
| Plum 2 | 1957 – 11 (11) | 1957 – 12 (12) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| O’Connell 3 | 1957 – C (13) | 1957 – C (13) | 1 | retired | 0-1 | |
| Plum 3 | 1958 – 1 (1) | 1958 – 6 (6) | 6 | ineffective | 5-1 | |
| Jim Ninowski | 1958 – 7 (7) | 1958 – 7 (7) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Plum 4 | 1958 – 8 (8) | 1961 – 5 (5) | 35 | dislocated right thumb | 22-12-1 | |
| Len Dawson | 1961 – 6 (6) | 1961 – 6 (6) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Plum 5 | 1961 – 7 (7) | 1961 – 14 (14) | 8 | traded to Lions for Ninowski | 4-3-1 | |
| Ninowski 2 | 1962 – 1 (1) | 1962 – 7 (7) | 7 | broken collarbone | 4-3 | |
| Frank Ryan | 1962 – 8 (8) | 1963 – 9 (9) | 16 | ineffective | 10-5-1 | |
| Ninowski 3 | 1963 – 10 (10) | 1963 – 10 (10) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Ryan 2 | 1963 – 11 (11) | 1965 – 2 (2) | 21 | 15-5-1 | ||
| Ninowski 4 | 1965 – 3 (3) | 1965 – 3 (3) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Ryan 3 | 1965 – 4 (4) | 1965 – 12 (12) | 9 | meaningless game (Browns had already clinched division) |
8-1 | |
| Ninowski 5 | 1965 – 13 (13) | 1965 – 13 (13) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Ryan 4 | 1965 – 14 (14) | 1967 – 13 (13) | 29 | meaningless game (Browns had already clinched division) |
19-10 | |
| Gary Lane | 1967 – 14 (14) | 1967 – 14 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Ryan 5 | 1967 – D (15) | 1968 – 3 (3) | 4 | sore right elbow; ineffective |
1-3 | |
| Bill Nelsen | 1968 – 4 (4) | 1970 – 2 (2) | 31 | injured knee | 22-8-1 | |
| Don Gault | 1970 – 3 (3) | 1970 – 3 (3) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Nelsen 2 | 1970 – 4 (4) | 1970 – 8 (8) | 5 | ineffective | 2-3 | |
| Mike Phipps | 1970 – 9 (9) | 1970 – 9 (9) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Nelsen 3 | 1970 – 10 (10) | 1971 – 8 (8) | 13 | general soreness | 7-6 | |
| Phipps 2 | 1971 – 9 (9) | 1971 – 9 (9) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Nelsen 4 | 1971 – 10 (10) | 1972 – 1 (1) | 7 | ineffective | 5-2 | |
| Phipps 3 | 1972 – 2 (2) | 1974 – 7 (7) | 35 | ineffective | 19-14-2 | |
| Brian Sipe | 1974 – 8 (8) | 1974 – 12 (12) | 5 | ineffective | 2-3 | |
| Phipps 4 | 1974 – 13 (13) | 1975 – 5 (5) | 7 | bruised shoulder/strained arch | 0-7 | |
| Sipe 2 | 1975 – 6 (6) | 1975 – 7 (7) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Will Cureton | 1975 – 8 (8) | 1975 – 8 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Phipps 5 | 1975 – 9 (9) | 1976 – 1 (1) | 7 | separated right shoulder | 4-3 | |
| Sipe 3 | 1976 – 2 (2) | 1976 – 8 (8) | 7 | * | 3-4 | |
| Phipps 6 | 1976 – 9 (9) | 1976 – 9 (9) | 1 | ineffective | 1-0 | |
| Sipe 4 | 1976 – 10 (10) | 1977 – 9 (9) | 14 | fractured left shoulder | 9-5 | |
| Dave Mays | 1977 – 10 (10) | 1977 – 13 (13) | 4 | ineffective | 1-3 | |
| Terry Luck | 1977 – 14 (14) | 1977 – 14 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Sipe 5 | 1978 – 1 (1) | 1982 – 14 (6) | 71 | ineffective | 35-36 | |
| Paul McDonald | 1982 – 15 (7) | 1982 – WC (10) | 4 | * | 2-2 | |
| Sipe 6 | 1983 – 1 (1) | 1983 – 8 (8) | 8 | tired arm | 4-4 | |
| McDonald 2 | 1983 – 9 (9) | 1983 – 10 (10) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Sipe 7 | 1983 – 11 (11) | 1983 – 16 (16) | 6 | signed with USFL New Jersey Generals | 4-2 | |
| McDonald 3 | 1984 – 1 (1) | 1984 – 16 (16) | 16 | Kosar drafted as first pick of supplemental draft; Browns traded with Lions for Danielson |
5-11 | |
| Gary Danielson | 1985 – 1 (1) | 1985 – 5 (5) | 5 | dislocated right shoulder | 3-2 | |
| Bernie Kosar | 1985 – 6 (6) | 1985 – 11 (11) | 6 | * | 2-4 | |
| Danielson 2 | 1985 – 12 (12) | 1985 – 12 (12) | 1 | dislocated right shoulder | 1-0 | |
| Kosar 2 | 1985 – 13 (13) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 25 | strike | 16-9 | |
| Jeff Christensen | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 5 (4) | 2 | Danielson crossed picket line a week early | 1-1 | |
| Danielson 3 | 1987 – 6 (5) | 1987 – 6 (5) | 1 | strike ended | * | 1-0 |
| Kosar 3 | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1988 – 1 (1) | 13 | sprained right elbow | 9-4 | |
| Danielson 4 | 1988 – 2 (2) | 1988 – 2 (2) | 1 | broken left ankle | 0-1 | |
| Mike Pagel | 1988 – 3 (3) | 1988 – 6 (6) | 4 | separated right shoulder | 2-2 | |
| Don Strock | 1988 – 7 (7) | 1988 – 7 (7) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Kosar 4 | 1988 – 8 (8) | 1988 – 15 (15) | 8 | sprained left knee | 5-3 | |
| Strock 2 | 1988 – 16 (16) | 1988 – WC (17) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Kosar 5 | 1989 – 1 (1) | 1990 – 8 (8) | 26 | ineffective | 12-13-1 | |
| Pagel 2 | 1990 – 9 (9) | 1990 – 9 (9) | 1 | ineffective (lost 42-0); coach Bud Carson fired |
0-1 | |
| Kosar 6 | 1990 – 11 (10) | 1990 – 15 (14) | 5 | fractured right thumb | 1-4 | |
| Pagel 3 | 1990 – 16 (15) | 1990 – 17 (16) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Kosar 7 | 1991 – 1 (1) | 1992 – 2 (2) | 18 | broken right ankle | 6-12 | |
| Todd Philcox | 1992 – 3 (3) | 1992 – 3 (3) | 1 | broken right thumb | 1-0 | |
| Mike Tomczak | 1992 – 4 (4) | 1992 – 12 (11) | 8 | * | 4-4 | |
| Kosar 8 | 1992 – 13 (12) | 1993 – 6 (5) | 10 | ineffective | 5-5 | |
| Vinny Testaverde | 1993 – 7 (6) | 1993 – 8 (7) | 2 | separated right shoulder | 2-0 | |
| Kosar 9 | 1993 – 10 (8) | 1993 – 10 (8) | 1 | controversially released by coach Bill Belichick | 0-1 | |
| Philcox 2 | 1993 – 11 (9) | 1993 – 14 (12) | 4 | * | 1-3 | |
| Testaverde 2 | 1993 – 15 (13) | 1994 – 9 (8) | 12 | concussion | 7-5 | |
| Mark Rypien | 1994 – 10 (9) | 1994 – 12 (11) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
| Testaverde 3 | 1994 – 13 (12) | 1995 – 8 (7) | 14 | ineffective | 7-7 | |
| Eric Zeier | 1995 – 9 (8) | 1995 – 12 (11) | 4 | ineffective | 1-3 | |
| Testaverde 4 | 1995 – 13 (12) | 1995 – 17 (16) | 5 | team moved to Baltimore | 1 | 1-4 |
| Ty Detmer | 1999 – 1 (1) | 1999 – 1 (1) | 1 | ineffective (lost 43-0); Couch first overall pick |
0-1 | |
| Tim Couch | 1999 – 2 (2) | 1999 – 15 (15) | 14 | sprained left foot | 2-12 | |
| Detmer 2 | 1999 – 16 (16) | 1999 – 16 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Couch 2 | 2000 – 1 (1) | 2000 – 7 (7) | 7 | broke right thumb in practice | 2-5 | |
| Doug Pederson | 2000 – 8 (8) | 2000 – 13 (13) | 6 | injured finger on right hand | 1-5 | |
| Spergon Wynn | 2000 – 14 (14) | 2000 – 14 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Pederson 2 | 2000 – 15 (15) | 2000 – 16 (16) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Couch 3 | 2001 – 1 (1) | 2001 – 17 (16) | 16 | injured right elbow in 2002 preseason | 7-9 | |
| Kelly Holcomb | 2002 – 1 (1) | 2002 – 2 (2) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Couch 4 | 2002 – 3 (3) | 2002 – 17 (16) | 14 | broken right leg | 8-6 | |
| Holcomb 2 | 2002 – WC (17) | 2003 – 3 (3) | 4 | hairline fracture in right leg | 1-3 | |
| Couch 5 | 2003 – 4 (4) | 2003 – 8 (8) | 5 | * | 2-3 | |
| Holcomb 3 | 2003 – 10 (9) | 2003 – 14 (13) | 5 | ineffective | 1-4 | |
| Couch 6 | 2003 – 15 (14) | 2003 – 17 (16) | 3 | released in offseason; Browns signed Garcia |
1-2 | |
| Jeff Garcia | 2004 – 1 (1) | 2004 – 11 (10) | 10 | sprained shoulder | 3-7 | |
| Holcomb 4 | 2004 – 12 (11) | 2004 – 12 (11) | 1 | coach Butch Davis resigned; interim coach Terry Robiskie tried to spark team |
0-1 | |
| Luke McCown | 2004 – 13 (12) | 2004 – 16 (15) | 4 | ineffective | 0-4 | |
| Holcomb 5 | 2004 – 17 (16) | 2004 – 17 (16) | 1 | released in offseason; Browns traded with Seahawks for Garcia |
1-0 | |
| Trent Dilfer | 2005 – 1 (1) | 2005 – 12 (11) | 11 | injured knees | 4-7 | |
| Charlie Frye | 2005 – 13 (12) | 2006 – 13 (12) | 17 | injured right wrist | 6-11 | |
| Derek Anderson | 2006 – 14 (13) | 2006 – 16 (15) | 3 | * | 0-3 | |
| Frye 2 | 2006 – 17 (16) | 2007 – 1 (1) | 2 | traded to Seahawks two days after 2007 opener | 0-2 | |
| Anderson 2 | 2007 – 2 (2) | 2008 – 9 (8) | 23 | ineffective; Quinn former first rounder |
13-10 | |
| Brady Quinn | 2008 – 10 (9) | 2008 – 12 (11) | 3 | broken right index finger | 1-2 | |
| Anderson 3 | 2008 – 13 (12) | 2008 – 13 (12) | 1 | injured left MCL | 0-1 | |
| Ken Dorsey | 2008 – 14 (13) | 2008 – 16 (15) | 3 | concussion | 0-3 | |
| Bruce Gradkowski | 2008 – 17 (16) | 2008 – 17 (16) | 1 | released; Quinn beat Anderson in 2009 training camp battle |
0-1 | |
| Quinn 2 | 2009 – 1 (1) | 2009 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Anderson 4 | 2009 – 4 (4) | 2009 – 8 (8) | 5 | ineffective | 1-4 | |
| Quinn 3 | 2009 – 10 (9) | 2009 – 15 (14) | 6 | injured left foot | 2-4 | |
| Anderson 5 | 2009 – 16 (15) | 2009 – 17 (16) | 2 | released; Delhomme beat Wallace in training camp |
2-0 | |
| Jake Delhomme | 2010 – 1 (1) | 2010 – 1 (1) | 1 | sprained ankle | 0-1 | |
| Seneca Wallace | 2010 – 2 (2) | 2010 – 5 (5) | 4 | sprained ankle | 1-3 | |
| Colt McCoy | 2010 – 6 (6) | 2010 – 11 (10) | 5 | sprained ankle | 2-3 | |
| Delhomme 2 | 2010 – 12 (11) | 2010 – 14 (13) | 3 | ineffective | 2-1 | |
| McCoy 2 | 2010 – 15 (14) | 2011 – 14 (13) | 16 | concussion | 4-12 | |
| Wallace 2 | 2011 – 15 (14) | 2011 – 17 (16) | 3 | released in 2012 training camp | 0-3 | |
| Brandon Weeden | 2012 – 1 (1) | 2012 – 16 (15) | 15 | sprained right shoulder | 5-10 | |
| Thaddeus Lewis | 2012 – 17 (16) | 2012 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Weeden 2 | 2013 – 1 (1) | 2013 – 2 (2) | 2 | injured right thumb | 0-2 | |
| Brian Hoyer | 2013 – 3 (3) | 2013 – 5 (5) | 3 | * | 3-0 | |
| Weeden 3 | 2013 – 6 (6) | 2013 – 7 (7) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Jason Campbell | 2013 – 8 (8) | 2013 – 12 (11) | 4 | concussion | 1-3 | |
| Weeden 4 | 2013 – 13 (12) | 2013 – 13 (12) | 1 | concussion | 0-1 | |
| Campbell 2 | 2013 – 14 (13) | 2013 – 17 (16) | 4 | both Campbell and Weeden released in offseason | 0-4 | |
| Hoyer 2 | 2014 – 1 (1) | 2014 – 14 (13) | 13 | ineffective; Manziel 2014 first rounder |
7-6 | |
| Johnny Manziel | 2014 – 15 (14) | 2014 – 16 (15) | 2 | injured hamstring | 0-2 | |
| Connor Shaw | 2014 – 17 (16) | 2014 – 17 (16) | 1 | McCown beat out Manziel in 2015 training camp | 0-1 | |
| Josh McCown | 2015 – 1 (1) | 2015 – 1 (1) | 1 | concussion | 0-1 | |
| Manziel 2 | 2015 – 2 (2) | 2015 – 2 (2) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| J. McCown 2 | 2015 – 3 (3) | 2015 – 8 (8) | 6 | injured ribs | 1-5 | |
| Manziel 3 | 2015 – 9 (9) | 2015 – 10 (10) | 2 | lied to coaching staff about partying; demoted to 3rd string |
0-2 | |
| J. McCown 3 | 2015 – 12 (11) | 2015 – 12 (11) | 1 | broken collarbone | 0-1 | |
| Austin Davis | 2015 – 13 (12) | 2015 – 13 (12) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Manziel 4 | 2015 – 14 (13) | 2015 – 16 (15) | 3 | concussion | 1-2 | |
| Davis 2 | 2015 – 17 (16) | 2015 – 17 (16) | 1 | Griffin signed as a free agent | 0-1 | |
| Robert Griffin III | 2016 – 1 (1) | 2016 – 1 (1) | 1 | broken bone in left shoulder | 0-1 | |
| J. McCown 4 | 2016 – 2 (2) | 2016 – 2 (2) | 1 | broken collarbone | 0-1 | |
| Cody Kessler | 2016 – 3 (3) | 2016 – 7 (7) | 5 | concussion | 0-5 | |
| J. McCown 5 | 2016 – 8 (8) | 2016 – 8 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Kessler 2 | 2016 – 9 (9) | 2016 – 11 (11) | 3 | concussion | 0-3 | |
| J. McCown 6 | 2016 – 12 (12) | 2016 – 12 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Griffin 2 | 2016 – 14 (13) | 2016 – 17 (16) | 4 | released | 1-3 | |
| DeShone Kizer | 2017 – 1 (1) | 2017 – 5 (5) | 5 | ineffective | 0-5 | |
| Kevin Hogan | 2017 – 6 (6) | 2017 – 6 (6) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Kizer 2 |
2017 – 7 (7) | 2017 – 17 (16) | 10 | traded to Packers | 0-10 | |
| Tyrod Taylor | 2018 – 1 (1) | 2018 – 3 (3) | 3 | concussion; Mayfield drafted #1 overall | 1-1-1 | |
| Baker Mayfield | 2018 – 4 (4) | 2021 – 6 (6) | 53 | torn labrum in left shoulder | 27-26 | |
| Case Keenum | 2021 – 7 (7) | 2021 – 7 (7) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Mayfield 2 |
2021 – 8 (8) | 2021 – 14 (13) | 6 | COVID-19 | 3-3 | |
| Nick Mullens | 2021 – 15 (14) | 2021 – 15 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Mayfield 3 |
2021 – 16 (15) | 2021 – 17 (16) | 2 | torn labrum in left shoulder | 0-2 | |
| Keenum 2 |
2021 – 18 (17) | 2021 – 18 (17) | 1 | traded to Bills; Mayfield traded to Panthers | 0-1 | |
| Jacoby Brissett | 2022 – 1 (1) | 2022 – 12 (11) | 11 | Watson’s 11-game suspension ended | * | 4-7 |
| Deshaun Watson | 2022 – 13 (12) | 2023 – 3 (3) | 9 | bruised right shoulder | 5-4 | |
| Dorian Thompson-Robinson | 2023 – 4 (4) | 2023 – 4 (4) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| P.J. Walker | 2023 – 6 (5) | 2023 – 6 (5) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Watson 2 |
2023 – 7 (6) | 2023 – 7 (6) | 1 | injured right shoulder | 1-0 | |
| Walker 2 |
2023 – 8 (7) | 2023 – 8 (7) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Watson 3 |
2023 – 9 (8) | 2023 – 10 (9) | 2 | broken bone in right shoulder | 2-0 | |
| Thompson-Robinson 2 |
2023 – 11 (10) | 2023 – 12 (11) | 2 | concussion | 1-1 | |
| Joe Flacco | 2023 – 13 (12) | 2023 – 17 (16) | 5 | 4-1 | ||
| Jeff Driskel | 2023 – 18 (17) | 2023 – 18 (17) | 1 | meaningless game (Browns had clinched #5 seed) | * | 0-1 |
| Flacco 2 |
2023 – WC (18) | 2023 – WC (18) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 The Browns franchise is considered by the NFL to have been inactive from 1996 to 1998.
Pittsburgh Steelers (1950-2023)
| Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
| Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
| single wing | 1950 – 1 (1) | 1951 – 12 (12) | 24 | Steelers adopted T formation after 1951 season | 1 | 10-13-1 |
| Jim Finks | 1952 – 1 (1) | 1953 – 9 (9) | 21 | injured knee | 9-12 | |
| Bill Mackrides | 1953 – 10 (10) | 1953 – 12 (12) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
| Finks 2 | 1954 – 1 (1) | 1955 – 12 (12) | 24 | retired | 9-15 | |
| Ted Marchibroda | 1956 – 1 (1) | 1956 – 9 (9) | 9 | 3-6 | ||
| Jack Scarbath | 1956 – 10 (10) | 1956 – 10 (10) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Marchibroda 2 | 1956 – 11 (11) | 1956 – 12 (12) | 2 | broke right thumb in 1957 preseason | 1-1 | |
| Earl Morrall | 1957 – 1 (1) | 1957 – 9 (8) | 8 | experimenting with rookie 1st rounder | 4-4 | |
| Len Dawson | 1957 – 10 (9) | 1957 – 10 (9) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Morrall 2 | 1957 – 11 (10) | 1958 – 2 (2) | 5 | traded to Lions for Layne | 2-3 | |
| Bobby Layne | 1958 – 3 (3) | 1960 – 4 (4) | 26 | injured thumb | 15-9-2 | |
| Rudy Bukich | 1960 – 5 (5) | 1960 – 5 (5) | 1 | * | 0-0-1 | |
| Layne 2 | 1960 – 6 (6) | 1961 – 3 (3) | 10 | hematoma on left side of body | 3-7 | |
| Bukich 2 | 1961 – 4 (4) | 1961 – 10 (10) | 7 | * | 4-3 | |
| Layne 3 | 1961 – 11 (11) | 1961 – 14 (14) | 4 | Steelers traded with Bears for Brown in April 1962; Layne had yet to sign 1962 contract |
2-2 | |
| Ed Brown | 1962 – 1 (1) | 1962 – 1 (1) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Layne 4 | 1962 – 2 (2) | 1962 – 11 (11) | 10 | ineffective | 2 | 6-4 |
| Brown 2 | 1962 – 12 (12) | 1962 – 13 (13) | 2 | 2-0 | ||
| Layne 5 | 1962 – 14 (14) | 1962 – 14 (14) | 1 | retired | 1-0 | |
| Brown 3 | 1963 – 1 (1) | 1964 – 9 (9) | 23 | ineffective | 10-10-3 | |
| Bill Nelsen | 1964 – 10 (10) | 1964 – 10 (10) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Brown 4 | 1964 – 11 (11) | 1964 – 14 (14) | 4 | Nelsen promoted to starter by new coach Mike Nixon | 2-2 | |
| Nelsen 2 | 1965 – 1 (1) | 1965 – 9 (9) | 9 | torn cartilage in right knee | 2-7 | |
| Tommy Wade | 1965 – 10 (10) | 1965 – 10 (10) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Nelsen 3 | 1965 – 11 (11) | 1965 – 13 (13) | 3 | torn cartilage in right knee | 0-3 | |
| Wade 2 | 1965 – 14 (14) | 1965 – 14 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Nelsen 4 | 1966 – 1 (1) | 1966 – 2 (2) | 2 | torn cartilage in left knee | 1-0-1 | |
| Ron C. Smith | 1966 – 3 (3) | 1966 – 5 (5) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| George Izo | 1966 – 6 (6) | 1966 – 8 (7) | 2 | waived | 0-2 | |
| Smith 2 | 1966 – 9 (8) | 1966 – 12 (11) | 4 | * | 2-2 | |
| Nelsen 5 | 1966 – 13 (12) | 1967 – 2 (2) | 5 | torn muscle above left knee | 3-2 | |
| Kent Nix | 1967 – 3 (3) | 1967 – 7 (7) | 5 | ineffective | 1-4 | |
| Nelsen 6 | 1967 – 8 (8) | 1967 – 10 (10) | 3 | ineffective | 0-2-1 | |
| Nix 2 | 1967 – 11 (11) | 1968 – 3 (3) | 7 | ineffective | 2-5 | |
| Dick Shiner | 1968 – 4 (4) | 1969 – 5 (5) | 16 | broken jaw | 3-12-1 | |
| Terry Hanratty | 1969 – 6 (6) | 1969 – 9 (9) | 4 | * | 0-4 | |
| Shiner 2 | 1969 – 10 (10) | 1969 – 11 (11) | 2 | concussion | 0-2 | |
| Hanratty 2 | 1969 – 12 (12) | 1969 – 12 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Shiner 3 | 1969 – 13 (13) | 1969 – 14 (14) | 2 | traded to Giants; Bradshaw drafted #1 overall |
0-2 | |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1970 – 1 (1) | 1970 – 7 (7) | 7 | ineffective | 3-4 | |
| Hanratty 3 | 1970 – 8 (8) | 1970 – 9 (9) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Bradshaw 2 | 1970 – 10 (10) | 1970 – 10 (10) | 1 | injured left arm | 0-1 | |
| Hanratty 4 | 1970 – 11 (11) | 1970 – 14 (14) | 4 | * | 1-3 | |
| Bradshaw 3 | 1971 – 1 (1) | 1971 – 12 (12) | 12 | ineffective | 5-7 | |
| Hanratty 5 | 1971 – 13 (13) | 1971 – 13 (13) | 1 | separated left shoulder | 1-0 | |
| Bradshaw 4 | 1971 – 14 (14) | 1973 – 7 (7) | 24 | separated shoulder | 18-6 | |
| Hanratty 6 | 1973 – 8 (8) | 1973 – 11 (11) | 4 | sprained wrist | 2-2 | |
| Joe Gilliam | 1973 – 12 (12) | 1973 – 12 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Bradshaw 5 | 1973 – 13 (13) | 1973 – D (15) | 3 | lost 1974 training camp battle | 2-1 | |
| Gilliam 2 | 1974 – 1 (1) | 1974 – 6 (6) | 6 | ineffective; drug problem | 4-1-1 | |
| Bradshaw 6 | 1974 – 7 (7) | 1974 – 9 (9) | 3 | ineffective | 2-1 | |
| Hanratty 7 | 1974 – 10 (10) | 1974 – 10 (10) | 1 | ineffective (2 of 15, 3 interceptions) | 3 | 1-0 |
| Bradshaw 7 | 1974 – 11 (11) | 1976 – 5 (5) | 29 | injured back/neck | 22-7 | |
| Mike Kruczek | 1976 – 6 (6) | 1976 – 8 (8) | 3 | * | 3-0 | |
| Bradshaw 8 | 1976 – 9 (9) | 1976 – 10 (10) | 2 | sprained right wrist | 2-0 | |
| Kruczek 2 | 1976 – 11 (11) | 1976 – 13 (13) | 3 | * | 3-0 | |
| Bradshaw 9 | 1976 – 14 (14) | 1980 – 7 (7) | 63 | jammed thumb | 47-16 | |
| Cliff Stoudt | 1980 – 8 (8) | 1980 – 8 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Bradshaw 10 | 1980 – 9 (9) | 1981 – 14 (14) | 22 | broken pinkie finger on right hand | 4 | 13-9 |
| Mark Malone | 1981 – 15 (15) | 1981 – 16 (16) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Bradshaw 11 | 1982 – 1 (1) | 1982 – WC (10) | 10 | torn ligament in right elbow | 6-4 | |
| Stoudt 2 | 1983 – 1 (1) | 1983 – 14 (14) | 14 | * | 9-5 | |
| Bradshaw 12 | 1983 – 15 (15) | 1983 – 15 (15) | 1 | torn ligament in right elbow | 1-0 | |
| Stoudt 3 | 1983 – 16 (16) | 1983 – D (17) | 2 | signed with USFL Birmingham Stallions; Steelers traded with Dolphins for Woodley |
0-2 | |
| David Woodley | 1984 – 1 (1) | 1984 – 6 (6) | 6 | concussion | 3-3 | |
| Malone 2 | 1984 – 7 (7) | 1984 – 7 (7) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Woodley 2 | 1984 – 8 (8) | 1984 – 8 (8) | 1 | bruised right leg; ineffective |
0-1 | |
| Malone 3 | 1984 – 9 (9) | 1985 – 8 (8) | 18 | dislocated big toe on right foot | 9-9 | |
| Woodley 3 | 1985 – 9 (9) | 1985 – 11 (11) | 3 | stomach virus | 3-0 | |
| Scott Campbell | 1985 – 12 (12) | 1985 – 12 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Woodley 4 | 1985 – 13 (13) | 1985 – 15 (15) | 3 | bruised left shoulder; meaningless game |
5 | 1-2 |
| Campbell 2 | 1985 – 16 (16) | 1985 – 16 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Malone 4 | 1986 – 1 (1) | 1986 – 5 (5) | 5 | sprained right thumb | 1-4 | |
| Bubby Brister | 1986 – 6 (6) | 1986 – 7 (7) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Malone 5 | 1986 – 8 (8) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 11 | strike | 6-5 | |
| Steve Bono | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 6 (5) | 3 | strike ended | * | 2-1 |
| Malone 6 | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1987 – 16 (15) | 10 | traded to Chargers for 8th rounder | 5-5 | |
| Brister 2 | 1988 – 1 (1) | 1988 – 5 (5) | 5 | dislocated thumb | 1-4 | |
| Todd Blackledge | 1988 – 6 (6) | 1988 – 8 (8) | 3 | * | 1-2 | |
| Brister 3 | 1988 – 9 (9) | 1989 – 5 (5) | 13 | sprained knee | 5-8 | |
| Blackledge 2 | 1989 – 6 (6) | 1989 – 7 (7) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Brister 4 | 1989 – 8 (8) | 1991 – 7 (6) | 33 | sprained right knee | 19-14 | |
| Neil O’Donnell | 1991 – 8 (7) | 1991 – 15 (14) | 8 | ineffective | 2-6 | |
| Brister 5 | 1991 – 16 (15) | 1991 – 17 (16) | 2 | lost 1992 training camp battle | 2-0 | |
| O’Donnell 2 | 1992 – 1 (1) | 1992 – 11 (10) | 10 | pulled left hamstring | 7-3 | |
| Brister 6 | 1992 – 12 (11) | 1992 – 12 (11) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| O’Donnell 3 | 1992 – 13 (12) | 1992 – 14 (13) | 2 | broken lower right leg | 2-0 | |
| Brister 7 | 1992 – 15 (14) | 1992 – 17 (16) | 3 | * | 1-2 | |
| O’Donnell 4 | 1992 – D (17) | 1992 – D (17) | 1 | sore elbow; Tomczak signed as free agent |
0-1 | |
| Mike Tomczak | 1993 – 1 (1) | 1993 – 1 (1) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| O’Donnell 5 | 1993 – 2 (2) | 1994 – 11 (10) | 26 | bruised left elbow/sore hip | 16-10 | |
| Tomczak 2 | 1994 – 12 (11) | 1994 – 13 (12) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| O’Donnell 6 | 1994 – 14 (13) | 1995 – 1 (1) | 7 | broken pinkie finger on right hand | 5-2 | |
| Tomczak 3 | 1995 – 2 (2) | 1995 – 5 (5) | 4 | * | 2-2 | |
| O’Donnell 7 | 1995 – 6 (6) | 1995 – SB (19) | 14 | signed with Jets as free agent | 10-4 | |
| Jim Miller | 1996 – 1 (1) | 1996 – 1 (1) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Tomczak 4 | 1996 – 2 (2) | 1996 – D (18) | 17 | lost 1997 training camp battle | 11-6 | |
| Kordell Stewart | 1997 – 1 (1) | 1999 – 12 (11) | 45 | ineffective | 24-21 | |
| Tomczak 5 | 1999 – 13 (12) | 1999 – 17 (16) | 5 | Graham signed with Steelers as free agent | 1-4 | |
| Kent Graham | 2000 – 1 (1) | 2000 – 4 (3) | 3 | strained muscle in right hip | 0-3 | |
| Stewart 2 | 2000 – 5 (4) | 2000 – 6 (5) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| Graham 2 | 2000 – 7 (6) | 2000 – 8 (7) | 2 | ineffective | 2-0 | |
| Stewart 3 | 2000 – 9 (8) | 2002 – 4 (3) | 30 | ineffective | 20-10 | |
| Tommy Maddox | 2002 – 5 (4) | 2002 – 11 (10) | 7 | concussion | 4-2-1 | |
| Stewart 4 | 2002 – 12 (11) | 2002 – 13 (12) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| Maddox 2 | 2002 – 14 (13) | 2004 – 2 (2) | 24 | ligament damage in right elbow | 11-13 | |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 2004 – 3 (3) | 2004 – 16 (15) | 13 | bruised ribs; meaningless game (Steelers had clinched homefield) |
13-0 | |
| Maddox 3 | 2004 – 17 (16) | 2004 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Roethlisberger 2 | 2004 – D (17) | 2005 – 5 (4) | 6 | hyperextended/bruised right knee | 4-2 | |
| Maddox 4 | 2005 – 6 (5) | 2005 – 6 (5) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Roethlisberger 3 | 2005 – 7 (6) | 2005 – 8 (7) | 2 | hyperextended/bruised right knee | 2-0 | |
| Charlie Batch | 2005 – 9 (8) | 2005 – 10 (9) | 2 | broken bone in right hand | 2-0 | |
| Maddox 5 | 2005 – 11 (10) | 2005 – 11 (10) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Roethlisberger 4 | 2005 – 12 (11) | 2005 – SB (20) | 10 | emergency appendectomy | 8-2 | |
| Batch 2 | 2006 – 1 (1) | 2006 – 1 (1) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Roethlisberger 5 | 2006 – 2 (2) | 2007 – 16 (15) | 30 | injured ankle; meaningless game (Steelers had clinched division) |
17-13 | |
| Batch 3 | 2007 – 17 (16) | 2007 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Roethlisberger 6 | 2007 – WC (17) | 2009 – 11 (10) | 30 | concussion | 21-9 | |
| Dennis Dixon | 2009 – 12 (11) | 2009 – 12 (11) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Roethlisberger 7 | 2009 – 13 (12) | 2009 – 17 (16) | 5 | suspended by NFL for 4 games for bar incident | 3-2 | |
| Dixon 2 | 2010 – 1 (1) | 2010 – 2 (2) | 2 | torn meniscus in left knee | 2-0 | |
| Batch 4 | 2010 – 3 (3) | 2010 – 4 (4) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Roethlisberger 8 | 2010 – 6 (5) | 2011 – 15 (14) | 29 | high ankle sprain | 21-8 | |
| Batch 5 | 2011 – 16 (15) | 2011 – 16 (15) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Roethlisberger 9 | 2011 – 17 (16) | 2012 – 10 (9) | 11 | sprained right shoulder; dislocated rib |
7-4 | |
| Byron Leftwich | 2012 – 11 (10) | 2012 – 11 (10) | 1 | fractured ribs | 0-1 | |
| Batch 6 | 2012 – 12 (11) | 2012 – 13 (12) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Roethlisberger 10 | 2012 – 14 (13) | 2015 – 3 (3) | 40 | sprained MCL | 22-18 | |
| Michael Vick | 2015 – 4 (4) | 2015 – 6 (6) | 3 | injured right hamstring | 2-1 | |
| Landry Jones | 2015 – 7 (7) | 2015 – 7 (7) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Roethlisberger 11 | 2015 – 8 (8) | 2015 – 9 (9) | 2 | sprained left foot | 1-1 | |
| Jones 2 | 2015 – 10 (10) | 2015 – 10 (10) | 1 | sprained left ankle | 1-0 | |
| Roethlisberger 12 | 2015 – 12 (11) | 2016 – 6 (6) | 14 | torn left meniscus | 8-6 | |
| Jones 3 | 2016 – 7 (7) | 2016 – 7 (7) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Roethlisberger 13 | 2016 – 9 (8) | 2016 – 16 (15) | 8 | meaningless game (Steelers had clinched #3 seed) | 6-2 | |
| Jones 4 | 2016 – 17 (16) | 2016 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Roethlisberger 14 | 2016 – WC (17) | 2017 – 16 (15) | 18 | meaningless game (Steelers had clinched bye) | 14-4 | |
| Jones 5 | 2017 – 17 (16) | 2017 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Roethlisberger 15 | 2017 – D (17) | 2019 – 2 (2) | 19 | injured right elbow | 9-9-1 | |
| Mason Rudolph | 2019 – 3 (3) | 2019 – 5 (5) | 3 | concussion | 1-2 | |
| Devlin Hodges | 2019 – 6 (6) | 2019 – 6 (6) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Rudolph 2 | 2019 – 8 (7) | 2019 – 12 (11) | 5 | ineffective | 4-1 | |
| Hodges 2 | 2019 – 13 (12) | 2019 – 17 (16) | 5 | *6 | 2-3 | |
| Roethlisberger 16 | 2020 – 1 (1) | 2020 – 16 (15) | 15 | meaningless game (Steelers had clinched division) | 12-3 | |
| Rudolph 3 | 2020 – 17 (16) | 2020 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Roethlisberger 17 | 2020 – WC (17) | 2021 – 9 (8) | 9 | COVID-19 | 5-4 | |
| Rudolph 4 |
2021 – 10 (9) | 2021 – 10 (9) | 1 | * | 0-0-1 | |
| Roethlisberger 18 | 2021 – 11 (10) | 2021 – WC (18) | 9 | retired | 4-5 | |
| Mitchell Trubisky | 2022 – 1 (1) | 2022 – 4 (4) | 4 | ineffective; Pickett drafted in first round | 1-3 | |
| Kenny Pickett | 2022 – 5 (5) | 2022 – 14 (13) | 9 | concussion | 4-5 | |
| Trubisky 2 | 2022 – 15 (14) | 2022 – 15 (14) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Pickett 2 | 2022 – 16 (15) | 2023 – 13 (12) | 15 | sprained right ankle | 10-5 | |
| Trubisky 3 | 2023 – 14 (13) | 2023 – 15 (14) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Rudolph 5 |
2023 – 16 (15) | 2023 – WC (18) | 4 | 3-1 | ||
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 The 1950-51 Steelers were the last NFL team to run the single wing as its base offense. The single wing did not use a quarterback in the modern sense of the word.
2 Steelers coach Buddy Parker: “I don’t think [Layne] should be subjected to the abuse of the [Pittsburgh] fans. Bobby doesn’t play as well at home as he does away. The booing has affected his play.”
3 Terry Bradshaw, on the Steelers’ frequent changes at quarterback: “This is no way to operate a pro football team.”
4 Backup Cliff Stoudt broke his right arm after the Week 10 game testing his strength on a mechanical punching bag in a bar.
5 It was probably not a coincidence that the Steelers would have had to trade their 1986 3rd rounder to the Dolphins had Woodley played 50% of the snaps in the 1985 season.
6 Hodges was benched midway through the Week 16 game for ineffectiveness, but Rudolph injured his left shoulder, forcing the Steelers to put Hodges back in.