Dallas Cowboys (1960-2023)

Name stint Tenure [Year – Week (Game)]
Starting QB First Start Last Start GS Reason for Change From * Record
Eddie LeBaron 1960 – 1 (1) 1960 – 6 (6) 6 ineffective 0-6
Don Meredith 1960 – 7 (7) 1960 – 7 (7) 1 ineffective 0-1
Don Heinrich 1960 – 8 (8) 1960 – 8 (8) 1 ineffective 0-1
LeBaron 2 1960 – 9 (9) 1960 – 12 (12) 4 0-3-1
Meredith 2 1961 – 1 (1) 1961 – 2 (2) 2 2-0
LeBaron 3 1961 – 3 (3) 1961 – 5 (5) 3 1-2
Meredith 3 1961 – 6 (6) 1961 – 6 (6) 1 0-1
LeBaron 4 1961 – 7 (7) 1961 – 9 (9) 3 1-2
Meredith 4 1961 – 10 (10) 1961 – 10 (10) 1 0-0-1
LeBaron 5 1961 – 11 (11) 1961 – 14 (14) 4 0-4
Meredith 5 1962 – 1 (1) 1962 – 2 (2) 2 0-1-1
LeBaron 6 1962 – 3 (3) 1962 – 5 (5) 3 1 2-1
Meredith 6 1962 – 6 (6) 1962 – 6 (6) 1 1-0
LeBaron 7 1962 – 7 (7) 1962 – 7 (7) 1 0-1
Meredith 7 1962 – 8 (8) 1962 – 8 (8) 1 1-0
LeBaron 8 1962 – 9 (9) 1962 – 9 (9) 1 muscle tear in right leg 0-1
Meredith 8 1962 – 10 (10) 1963 – 5 (5) 10 2-8
LeBaron 9 1963 – 6 (6) 1963 – 6 (6) 1 0-1
Meredith 9 1963 – 7 (7) 1964 – 2 (2) 10 torn cartilage in left knee/sprained right ankle 4-6
John Roach 1964 – 3 (3) 1964 – 4 (4) 2 * 0-2
Meredith 10 1964 – 5 (5) 1964 – 5 (5) 1 0-0-1
Roach 2 1964 – 6 (6) 1964 – 6 (6) 1 0-1
Meredith 11 1964 – 7 (7) 1964 – 11 (11) 5 injured 3-2
Roach 3 1964 – 12 (12) 1964 – 12 (12) 1 * 0-1
Meredith 12 1964 – 13 (13) 1965 – 3 (3) 5 ineffective 3-2
Jerry Rhome 1965 – 4 (4) 1965 – 5 (5) 2 ineffective 0-2
Craig Morton 1965 – 6 (6) 1965 – 6 (6) 1 ineffective 0-1
Meredith 13 1965 – 7 (7) 1966 – 14 (13) 21 concussion 14-6-1
Rhome 2 1966 – 15 (14) 1966 – 15 (14) 1 * 1-0
Meredith 14 1966 – C (15) 1967 – 4 (4) 5 broken rib 3-2
Morton 2 1967 – 5 (5) 1967 – 7 (7) 3 * 2-1
Meredith 15 1967 – 8 (8) 1968 – 10 (10) 19 torn muscle in left knee 13-6
Morton 3 1968 – 11 (11) 1968 – 11 (11) 1 * 1-0
Meredith 16 1968 – 12 (12) 1968 – D (15) 4 retired;
Staubach discharged from Navy;
Morton dislocated finger in 1969 preseason
3-1
Roger Staubach 1969 – 1 (1) 1969 – 1 (1) 1 * 1-0
Morton 4 1969 – 2 (2) 1969 – D (15) 14 offseason shoulder surgery 10-3-1
Staubach 2 1970 – 1 (1) 1970 – 3 (3) 3 ineffective 2-1
Morton 5 1970 – 4 (4) 1971 – 1 (1) 15 QB rotation 2 11-4
Staubach 3 1971 – 2 (2) 1971 – 2 (2) 1 QB rotation 2 1-0
Morton 6 1971 – 3 (3) 1971 – 3 (3) 1 QB rotation 2 0-1
Staubach 4 1971 – 4 (4) 1971 – 4 (4) 1 QB rotation 2 1-0
Morton 7 1971 – 5 (5) 1971 – 5 (5) 1 QB rotation 2 0-1
Staubach 5 1971 – 6 (6) 1971 – 6 (6) 1 QB rotation 2 1-0
Morton 8 1971 – 7 (7) 1971 – 7 (7) 1 Landry settled on Staubach 3 0-1
Staubach 6 1971 – 8 (8) 1971 – SB (17) 10 separated right shoulder in 1972 preseason 10-0
Morton 9 1972 – 1 (1) 1972 – D (15) 15 ineffective 4 11-4
Staubach 7 1972 – C (16) 1975 – 13 (13) 44 bruised ribs;
meaningless game (Cowboys had already clinched wild card)
28-16
Clint Longley 1975 – 14 (14) 1975 – 14 (14) 1 * 1-0
Staubach 8 1975 – D (15) 1978 – 15 (15) 50 meaningless game (Cowboys had already clinched division) 39-11
Danny White 1978 – 16 (16) 1978 – 16 (16) 1 * 1-0
Staubach 9 1978 – D (17) 1979 – D (17) 20 retired 13-7
White 2 1980 – 1 (1) 1981 – 13 (13) 32 injured ribs 24-8
Glenn Carano 1981 – 14 (14) 1981 – 14 (14) 1 * 1-0
White 3 1981 – 15 (15) 1983 – WC (17) 33 lost 1984 training camp battle 22-11
Gary Hogeboom 1984 – 1 (1) 1984 – 8 (8) 8 ineffective 5-3
White 4 1984 – 9 (9) 1984 – 10 (10) 2 bruised shoulder 1-1
Hogeboom 2 1984 – 11 (11) 1984 – 12 (12) 2 ineffective (lost 14-3 to winless Bills) 1-1
White 5 1984 – 13 (13) 1985 – 6 (6) 10 injured ribs 7-3
Hogeboom 3 1985 – 7 (7) 1985 – 7 (7) 1 * 0-1
White 6 1985 – 8 (8) 1985 – 15 (15) 8 bruised shoulder;
meaningless game (Cowboys had already clinched division)
5-3
Hogeboom 4 1985 – 16 (16) 1985 – 16 (16) 1 * 0-1
White 7 1985 – D (17) 1986 – 4 (4) 5 pulled hip muscle 3-2
Steve Pelluer 1986 – 5 (5) 1986 – 7 (7) 3 * 2-1
White 8 1986 – 8 (8) 1986 – 9 (9) 2 broken right wrist 1-1
Pelluer 2 1986 – 10 (10) 1986 – 15 (15) 6 ineffective 1-5
Reggie Collier 1986 – 16 (16) 1986 – 16 (16) 1 * 0-1
White 9 1987 – 1 (1) 1987 – 2 (2) 2 strike 1-1
Kevin Sweeney 1987 – 4 (3) 1987 – 5 (4) 2 5* 2-0
White 10 1987 – 6 (5) 1987 – 10 (9) 5 sore right wrist 2-3
Pelluer 3 1987 – 11 (10) 1987 – 11 (10) 1 * 0-1
White 11 1987 – 12 (11) 1987 – 12 (11) 1 sore right wrist 0-1
Pelluer 4 1987 – 13 (12) 1987 – 13 (12) 1 sore knee 0-1
White 12 1987 – 14 (13) 1987 – 14 (13) 1 meaningless game;
determine QB of the future
0-1
Pelluer 5 1987 – 15 (14) 1988 – 10 (10) 12 ineffective 4-8
Sweeney 2 1988 – 11 (11) 1988 – 11 (11) 1 ineffective 0-1
Pelluer 6 1988 – 12 (12) 1988 – 16 (16) 5 Aikman drafted 1989 #1 overall 1-4
Troy Aikman 1989 – 1 (1) 1989 – 4 (4) 4 broken left index finger 0-4
Steve Walsh 1989 – 5 (5) 1989 – 9 (9) 5 * 1-4
Aikman 2 1989 – 10 (10) 1990 – 16 (15) 22 separated shoulder 7-15
Babe Laufenberg 1990 – 17 (16) 1990 – 17 (16) 1 * 0-1
Aikman 3 1991 – 1 (1) 1991 – 13 (12) 12 partial LCL tear in right knee 7-5
Steve Beuerlein 1991 – 14 (13) 1991 – D (18) 6 * 5-1
Aikman 4 1992 – 1 (1) 1993 – 10 (8) 27 concussion 22-5
Jason Garrett 1993 – 11 (9) 1993 – 11 (9) 1 Kosar signed with Cowboys 11/10 1-0
Bernie Kosar 1993 – 12 (10) 1993 – 12 (10) 1 * 0-1
Aikman 5 1993 – 13 (11) 1994 – 12 (11) 20 sprained left knee 17-3
Garrett 2 1994 – 13 (12) 1994 – 13 (12) 1 #2 QB Peete recovered from sprained right thumb 1-0
Rodney Peete 1994 – 14 (13) 1994 – 14 (13) 1 * 1-0
Aikman 6 1994 – 15 (14) 1996 – 16 (15) 39 meaningless game (Cowboys had already clinched division) 27-12
Wade Wilson 1996 – 17 (16) 1996 – 17 (16) 1 * 0-1
Aikman 7 1996 – WC (17) 1998 – 2 (2) 20 broken left collarbone 8-12
Garrett 3 1998 – 3 (3) 1998 – 7 (7) 5 * 3-2
Aikman 8 1998 – 9 (8) 1999 – 9 (8) 18 concussion 10-8
Garrett 4 1999 – 10 (9) 1999 – 11 (10) 2 * 1-1
Aikman 9 1999 – 12 (11) 2000 – 1 (1) 8 concussion 3-5
Randall Cunningham 2000 – 2 (2) 2000 – 3 (3) 2 * 1-1
Aikman 10 2000 – 4 (4) 2000 – 9 (8) 5 back spasms 2-3
Cunningham 2 2000 – 10 (9) 2000 – 10 (9) 1 * 0-1
Aikman 11 2000 – 11 (10) 2000 – 15 (14) 5 concussion 2-3
Anthony Wright 2000 – 16 (15) 2000 – 17 (16) 2 Cowboys drafted Carter in 2001 2nd round 0-2
Quincy Carter 2001 – 1 (1) 2001 – 1 (1) 1 sore thumb on right hand 0-1
Wright 2 2001 – 2 (2) 2001 – 3 (3) 2 * 0-2
Carter 2 2001 – 4 (4) 2001 – 4 (4) 1 torn left hamstring 0-1
Wright 3 2001 – 5 (5) 2001 – 5 (5) 1 sprained right knee 1-0
Clint Stoerner 2001 – 7 (6) 2001 – 8 (7) 2 ineffective 1-1
Ryan Leaf 2001 – 9 (8) 2001 – 11 (10) 3 * 0-3
Carter 3 2001 – 12 (11) 2002 – 7 (7) 13 ineffective 6-7
Chad Hutchinson 2002 – 8 (8) 2002 – 17 (16) 9 lost 2003 training camp battle 2-7
Carter 4 2003 – 1 (1) 2003 – WC (17) 17 Testaverde signed as free agent;
Carter released in 2004 training camp
10-7
Vinny Testaverde 2004 – 1 (1) 2004 – 11 (10) 10 sore shoulder/back 3-7
Drew Henson 2004 – 12 (11) 2004 – 12 (11) 1 ineffective * 1-0
Testaverde 2 2004 – 13 (12) 2004 – 17 (16) 5 “retired”;
Cowboys signed Bledsoe as free agent
2-3
Drew Bledsoe 2005 – 1 (1) 2006 – 7 (6) 22 ineffective 12-10
Tony Romo 2006 – 8 (7) 2008 – 6 (6) 34 broken pinkie on right hand 23-11
Brad Johnson 2008 – 7 (7) 2008 – 9 (9) 3 * 1-2
Romo 2 2008 – 11 (10) 2010 – 7 (6) 31 broken left collarbone 17-14
Jon Kitna 2010 – 8 (7) 2010 – 16 (15) 9 strained oblique 4-5
Stephen McGee 2010 – 17 (16) 2010 – 17 (16) 1 * 1-0
Romo 3 2011 – 1 (1) 2013 – 16 (15) 47 herniated disc in back 24-23
Kyle Orton 2013 – 17 (16) 2013 – 17 (16) 1 * 0-1
Romo 4 2014 – 1 (1) 2014 – 8 (8) 8 fractured bone in back 6-2
Brandon Weeden 2014 – 9 (9) 2014 – 9 (9) 1 * 0-1
Romo 5 2014 – 10 (10) 2015 – 2 (2) 11 broken left collarbone 9-2
Weeden 2 2015 – 3 (3) 2015 – 5 (5) 3 ineffective 0-3
Matt Cassel 2015 – 7 (6) 2015 – 10 (9) 4 * 0-4
Romo 6 2015 – 11 (10) 2015 – 12 (11) 2 broken left collarbone 1-1
Cassel 2 2015 – 13 (12) 2015 – 15 (14) 3 ineffective 1-2
Kellen Moore 2015 – 16 (15) 2015 – 17 (16) 2 Romo fractured vertebrae in back during preseason;
Moore broke right fibula during training camp
0-2
Dak Prescott 2016 – 1 (1) 2020 – 5 (5) 72 broken right ankle 43-29
Andy Dalton 2020 – 6 (6) 2020 – 7 (7) 2 concussion 0-2
Ben DiNucci 2020 – 8 (8) 2020 – 8 (8) 1 ineffective 0-1
Garrett Gilbert 2020 – 9 (9) 2020 – 9 (9) 1 * 0-1
Dalton 2 2020 – 11 (10) 2020 – 17 (16) 7 * 4-3
Prescott 2 2021 – 1 (1) 2021 – 6 (6) 6 strained right calf 5-1
Cooper Rush 2020 – 8 (7) 2020 – 8 (7) 1 * 1-0
Prescott 3 2021 – 9 (8) 2022 – 1 (1) 12 broken right thumb 6-6
Rush 2 2022 – 2 (2) 2022 – 6 (6) 5 * 4-1
Prescott 4 2022 – 7 (7) 2023 – WC (18) 31 21-10

* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 LeBaron and Meredith rotated at QB for every play of the Week 5 game against the Eagles.
2 Coach Tom Landry couldn’t decide between Morton and Staubach and so rotated starting QBs every game.
3 Landry decided to rotate Morton and Staubach every play of the Week 7 game against the Bears. Morton started every drive.
4 Staubach came in as relief and led a comeback from 28-13 down in the 4th quarter of the NFC Divisional game against the 49ers.
5 White crossed the picket line four days before the first replacement game, but did not play in that game and threw only 4 passes in the second.

New York Giants (1950-2023)

Name stint Tenure [Year – Week (Game)]
Starting QB First Start Last Start GS Reason for Change From * Record
Charlie Conerly 1950 – 1 (1) 1950 – 5 (4) 4 ineffective;
Tidwell promising rookie
1 3-1
Travis Tidwell 1950 – 6 (5) 1950 – 6 (5) 1 torn ligament 1-0
Conerly 2 1950 – 7 (6) 1950 – 7 (6) 1 1 0-1
Tidwell 2 1950 – 8 (7) 1950 – 8 (7) 1 1 1-0
Conerly 3 1950 – 9 (8) 1950 – 10 (9) 2 1 2-0
Tidwell 3 1950 – 11 (10) 1950 – 11 (10) 1 1 1-0
Conerly 4 1950 – 12 (11) 1950 – D (13) 3 separated shoulder going into 1951 opener 2-1
Tidwell 4 1951 – 1 (1) 1951 – 1 (1) 1 * 0-0-1
Conerly 5 1951 – 2 (2) 1952 – 10 (10) 21 injured shoulder;
backup Tidwell out with broken bones in back
15-6
Tom Landry 1952 – 11 (11) 1952 – 11 (11) 1 * 0-1
Conerly 6 1952 – 12 (12) 1953 – 6 (6) 7 Giants traded for Galiffa in October 1953;
promoted to starter/split duties
3-4
Arnie Galiffa 1953 – 7 (7) 1953 – 7 (7) 1 broken bones in back 0-1
Conerly 7 1953 – 8 (8) 1954 – 10 (10) 15 torn ligaments in right knee 7-8
Bob Clatterbuck 1954 – 11 (11) 1954 – 12 (12) 2 * 1-1
Conerly 8 1955 – 1 (1) 1955 – 2 (2) 2 ineffective 0-2
Don Heinrich 1955 – 3 (3) 1955 – 5 (5) 3 2 1-2
Conerly 9 1955 – 6 (6) 1955 – 7 (7) 2 bruised thigh 1-1
Heinrich 2 1955 – 8 (8) 1957 – 2 (2) 20 broken thumb 2 14-4-2
Conerly 10 1957 – 3 (3) 1957 – 10 (10) 8 bruised left elbow 6-2
Heinrich 3 1957 – 11 (11) 1957 – 12 (12) 2 pulled muscle 2 0-2
Conerly 11 1958 – 1 (1) 1958 – 2 (2) 2 1-1
Heinrich 4 1958 – 3 (3) 1958 – 5 (5) 3 2 2-1
Conerly 12 1958 – 6 (6) 1958 – 8 (8) 3 bruised back 2-1
Heinrich 5 1958 – 9 (9) 1958 – 11 (11) 3 2 3-0
Conerly 13 1958 – 12 (12) 1958 – 12 (12) 1 1-0
Heinrich 6 1958 – D (13) 1958 – C (14) 2 2 1-1
Conerly 14 1959 – 1 (1) 1959 – 7 (7) 7 injured right ankle 6-1
Heinrich 7 1959 – 8 (8) 1959 – 9 (9) 2 #2 QB Shaw (injured thumb) healed enough to play 1-1
George Shaw 1959 – 10 (10) 1959 – 10 (10) 1 * 1-0
Conerly 15 1959 – 11 (11) 1960 – 4 (4) 7 sore right arm 5-1-1
Shaw 2 1960 – 6 (5) 1960 – 6 (5) 1 * 0-1
Conerly 16 1960 – 7 (6) 1960 – 8 (7) 2 strained ligaments in left knee 2-0
Shaw 3 1960 – 9 (8) 1960 – 11 (10) 3 * 0-2-1
Conerly 17 1960 – 12 (11) 1961 – 3 (3) 5 Giants traded for Tittle in offseason;
less effective
3-2
Y.A. Tittle 1961 – 4 (4) 1961 – 6 (6) 3 backup Conerly led comeback Week 6 over Rams 3-0
Conerly 18 1961 – 7 (7) 1961 – 7 (7) 1 “shaken up” 0-1
Tittle 2 1961 – 8 (8) 1963 – 1 (1) 24 bruised ribs 18-5-1
Ralph Guglielmi 1963 – 2 (2) 1963 – 2 (2) 1 3* 0-1
Tittle 3 1963 – 3 (3) 1964 – 2 (2) 15 bruised ribs 10-5
Gary Wood 1964 – 3 (3) 1964 – 3 (3) 1 * 1-0
Tittle 4 1964 – 4 (4) 1964 – 11 (11) 8 ineffective 1-5-2
Wood 2 1964 – 12 (12) 1964 – 13 (13) 2 ineffective 0-2
Tittle 5 1964 – 14 (14) 1964 – 14 (14) 1 retired;
Giants traded with Lions for Morrall in August
0-1
Earl Morrall 1965 – 1 (1) 1966 – 7 (7) 21 fractured wrist in practice 8-12-1
Wood 3 1966 – 9 (8) 1966 – 15 (14) 7 Giants traded for Tarkenton in March 0-7
Fran Tarkenton 1967 – 1 (1) 1971 – 13 (13) 69 meaningless game;
traded to Vikings in January
33-36
Randy Johnson 1971 – 14 (14) 1971 – 14 (14) 1 separated shoulder during 1972 training camp 0-1
Norm Snead 1972 – 1 (1) 1972 – 1 (1) 1 ineffective 0-1
Johnson 2 1972 – 2 (2) 1972 – 2 (2) 1 concussion 0-1
Snead 2 1972 – 3 (3) 1973 – 6 (6) 18 ineffective 9-8-1
Johnson 3 1973 – 7 (7) 1973 – 13 (13) 7 ineffective 1-6
Snead 3 1973 – 14 (14) 1974 – 4 (4) 5 ineffective/sore right knee 1-4
Jim Del Gaizo 1974 – 5 (5) 1974 – 5 (5) 1 broken nose 0-1
Snead 4 1974 – 6 (6) 1974 – 6 (6) 1 traded to 49ers 0-1
Del Gaizo 2 1974 – 7 (7) 1974 – 7 (7) 1 Giants traded future #1 to Cowboys for Morton before Week 7 0-1
Craig Morton 1974 – 8 (8) 1976 – 5 (5) 26 ineffective 4 6-20
Snead 5 1976 – 6 (6) 1976 – 6 (6) 1 ineffective 0-1
Morton 2 1976 – 7 (7) 1976 – 9 (9) 3 inflamed right elbow 0-3
Snead 6 1976 – 10 (10) 1976 – 10 (10) 1 * 1-0
Morton 3 1976 – 11 (11) 1976 – 14 (14) 4 traded to Broncos in offseason for Steve Ramsey and 5th rounder 2-2
Jerry Golsteyn 1977 – 1 (1) 1977 – 3 (3) 3 ineffective 1-2
Joe Pisarcik 1977 – 4 (4) 1977 – 14 (14) 11 lost training camp battle 4-7
Golsteyn 2 1978 – 1 (1) 1978 – 1 (1) 1 ineffective 1-0
Pisarcik 2 1978 – 2 (2) 1978 – 9 (9) 8 ineffective 4-4
Golsteyn 3 1978 – 10 (10) 1978 – 10 (10) 1 ineffective (0 of 5) 0-1
Pisarcik 3 1978 – 11 (11) 1978 – 14 (14) 4 injured left knee 0-4
Randy Dean 1978 – 15 (15) 1978 – 16 (16) 2 Pisarcik won 1979 training camp battle 1-1
Pisarcik 4 1979 – 1 (1) 1979 – 3 (3) 3 assortment of injuries 0-3
Dean 2 1979 – 4 (4) 1979 – 4 (4) 1 * 0-1
Pisarcik 5 1979 – 5 (5) 1979 – 5 (5) 1 dislocated right shoulder 0-1
Phil Simms 1979 – 6 (6) 1980 – 13 (13) 24 bruised right shoulder 9-15
Scott Brunner 1980 – 14 (14) 1980 – 16 (16) 3 * 1-2
Simms 2 1981 – 1 (1) 1981 – 9 (9) 9 strained left groin 5-4
Brunner 2 1981 – 10 (10) 1981 – 10 (10) 1 * 0-1
Simms 3 1981 – 11 (11) 1981 – 11 (11) 1 separated right shoulder 5 0-1
Brunner 3 1981 – 12 (12) 1983 – 7 (7) 23 ineffective 11-12
Jeff Rutledge 1983 – 8 (8) 1983 – 9 (9) 2 dislocated kneecap 0-1-1
Brunner 4 1983 – 10 (10) 1983 – 14 (14) 5 injured groin 1-4
Rutledge 2 1983 – 15 (15) 1983 – 16 (16) 2 Brunner traded in offseason;
Simms named starter in training camp
* 0-2
Simms 4 1984 – 1 (1) 1987 – 2 (2) 57 strike 38-19
Jim Crocicchia 1987 – 4 (3) 1987 – 4 (3) 1 bruised right shoulder 0-1
Mike Busch 1987 – 5 (4) 1987 – 5 (4) 1 Rutledge crossed picket line a week early 0-1
Rutledge 3 1987 – 6 (5) 1987 – 6 (5) 1 strike ended * 0-1
Simms 5 1987 – 7 (6) 1987 – 8 (7) 2 sprained left knee 1-1
Rutledge 4 1987 – 9 (8) 1987 – 11 (10) 3 * 2-1
Simms 6 1987 – 12 (11) 1988 – 12 (12) 17 bruised right shoulder 10-7
Jeff Hostetler 1988 – 13 (13) 1988 – 13 (13) 1 * 1-0
Simms 7 1988 – 14 (14) 1989 – 8 (8) 11 sprained right ankle 9-2
Hostetler 2 1989 – 9 (9) 1989 – 9 (9) 1 * 1-0
Simms 8 1989 – 10 (10) 1990 – 15 (14) 22 sprained right foot 15-7
Hostetler 3 1990 – 16 (15) 1991 – 13 (12) 17 broken bones in back 6 12-5
Simms 9 1991 – 14 (13) 1992 – 5 (4) 8 bone chips in right elbow 2-6
Hostetler 4 1992 – 6 (5) 1992 – 12 (11) 7 damaged ribs; concussion 4-3
Kent Graham 1992 – 13 (12) 1992 – 15 (14) 3 * 0-3
Hostetler 5 1992 – 16 (15) 1992 – 17 (16) 2 Handley fired;
new coach Dan Reeves chose Simms;
Hostetler signed with Raiders as free agent
1-1
Simms 10 1993 – 1 (1) 1993 – D (18) 18 salary cap casualty 12-6
Dave M. Brown 1994 – 1 (1) 1994 – 10 (9) 9 ineffective 3-6
Graham 2 1994 – 11 (10) 1994 – 11 (10) 1 ineffective (9 of 26, 92 yards) 0-1
Brown 2 1994 – 12 (11) 1997 – 6 (6) 44 torn pectoral muscle 20-24
Danny Kanell 1997 – 7 (7) 1998 – 11 (10) 21 ineffective 10-10-1
Graham 3 1998 – 12 (11) 1999 – 4 (4) 10 concussion 7-3
Kerry Collins 1999 – 5 (5) 1999 – 5 (5) 1 * 0-1
Graham 4 1999 – 6 (6) 1999 – 11 (10) 5 concussion 3-2
Collins 2 1999 – 12 (11) 2003 – 14 (13) 71 sprained left ankle 37-34
Jesse Palmer 2003 – 15 (14) 2003 – 17 (16) 3 Giants signed Warner and traded for Manning on draft day 0-3
Kurt Warner 2004 – 1 (1) 2004 – 10 (9) 9 ineffective;
Manning 2004 overall #1 draft pick
5-4
Eli Manning 2004 – 11 (10) 2017 – 12 (11) 222 team 2-9; organization wanted to evaluate other QBs on roster 7 8 118-104
Geno Smith 2017 – 13 (12) 2017 – 13 (12) 1 coach Ben McAdoo, GM Jerry Reese fired 0-1
Manning 2 2017 – 14 (13) 2019 – 2 (2) 22 ineffective; Jones drafted #6 overall 6-16
Daniel Jones 2019 – 3 (3) 2019 – 13 (12) 10 sprained right ankle 2-8
Manning 3 2019 – 14 (13) 2019 – 15 (14) 2 * 1-1
Jones 2 2019 – 16 (15) 2020 – 12 (11) 13 strained right hamstring 5-8
Colt McCoy 2020 – 13 (12) 2020 – 13 (12) 1 * 1-0
Jones 3 2020 – 14 (13) 2020 – 14 (13) 1 strained right hamstring/injured right ankle 0-1
McCoy 2 2020 – 15 (14) 2020 – 15 (14) 1 * 0-1
Jones 4 2020 – 16 (15) 2021 – 12 (11) 13 sprained neck 5-8
Mike Glennon 2021 – 13 (12) 2021 – 15 (14) 3 ineffective 0-3
Jake Fromm 2021 – 16 (15) 2021 – 16 (15) 1 more ineffective 0-1
Glennon 2 2021 – 17 (16) 2021 – 17 (16) 1 injured left wrist 0-1
Fromm 2 2021 – 18 (17) 2021 – 18 (17) 1 * 0-1
Jones 5 2022 – 1 (1) 2022 – 17 (16) 16 meaningless game (Giants had clinched #6 seed) 9-6-1
Davis Webb 2022 – 18 (17) 2022 – 18 (17) 1 * 0-1
Jones 6 2022 – WC (18) 2023 – 5 (5) 7 injured neck 2-5
Tyrod Taylor 2023 – 6 (6) 2023 – 8 (8) 3 injured ribs * 1-2
Jones 7 2023 – 9 (9) 2023 – 9 (9) 1 torn ACL in right knee 0-1
Tommy DeVito 2023 – 10 (10) 2023 – 16 (15) 6 ineffective 3-3
Taylor 2 2023 – 17 (16) 2023 – 18 (17) 2 1-1

* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 The Giants alternated QBs throughout the games.
2 Conerly typically came in as relief for Heinrich midway through games; coach Jim Lee Howell’s theory was that Heinrich got team off to a fast start during which Conerly could observe opposing defense’s scheme from sidelines.
3 Guglielmi lost 31-0 in his only start and was traded to the 49ers the next week. He refused to report, leaving him one career game short of his NFL pension. (After being waived by the Giants, Guglielmi signed with the Eagles.)
4 Morton was the only Giant booed during introductions in the first game played at Giants Stadium.
5 Simms would have been the starter going into 1982, but tore his right knee in preseason. Brunner was named the starter for 1983; Simms asked for a trade, but none came. Simms’ bad luck continued when he dislocated his right thumb in relief of Brunner in Week 6.
6 Hostetler’s 1990 Giants won the Super Bowl. Coach Bill Parcells quit in March; new coach Ray Handley named Hostetler the starter for 1991 during training camp.
7 Manning was drafted by the San Diego Chargers despite his publicly-known displeasure with that franchise. The Giants drafted Philip Rivers and both teams immediately executed a trade.
8 Manning rejected McAdoo’s original plan under which Manning would start to preserve his streak and then would be replaced at halftime.

Philadelphia Eagles (1950-2023)

Name stint Tenure [Year – Week (Game)]
Starting QB First Start Last Start GS Reason for Change From * Record
Tommy Thompson 1950 – 1 (1) 1950 – 13 (12) 12 loaned to Packers for 1951 season 6-6
Adrian Burk 1951 – 1 (1) 1952 – 3 (3) 15 ineffective 6-9
Bobby Thomason 1952 – 4 (4) 1952 – 12 (12) 9 lost 1953 training camp battle 5-4
Burk 2 1953 – 1 (1) 1953 – 4 (4) 4 ineffective;
injured shoulder
1-2-1
Thomason 2 1953 – 5 (5) 1953 – 12 (12) 8 6-2
Burk 3 1954 – 1 (1) 1954 – 6 (6) 6 4-2
Thomason 3 1954 – 7 (7) 1954 – 10 (10) 4 2-2
Burk 4 1954 – 11 (11) 1955 – 1 (1) 3 2-0-1
Thomason 4 1955 – 2 (2) 1955 – 3 (3) 2 0-2
Burk 5 1955 – 4 (4) 1955 – 10 (10) 7 2-4-1
Thomason 5 1955 – 11 (11) 1955 – 11 (11) 1 1-0
Burk 6 1955 – 12 (12) 1955 – 12 (12) 1 0-1
Thomason 6 1956 – 1 (1) 1956 – 4 (4) 4 injured leg 2-2
Burk 7 1956 – 5 (5) 1956 – 6 (6) 2 * 0-2
Thomason 7 1956 – 7 (7) 1957 – 2 (2) 8 1-6-1
Sonny Jurgensen 1957 – 3 (3) 1957 – 3 (3) 1 0-1
Thomason 8 1957 – 4 (4) 1957 – 8 (8) 5 2-3
Jurgensen 2 1957 – 9 (9) 1957 – 12 (12) 4 Eagles traded with Rams for Van Brocklin 2-2
Norm Van Brocklin 1958 – 1 (1) 1960 – C (13) 37 retired 20-16-1
Jurgensen 3 1961 – 1 (1) 1962 – 5 (5) 19 11-8
King Hill 1962 – 6 (6) 1962 – 6 (6) 1 0-1
Jurgensen 4 1962 – 7 (7) 1963 – 6 (6) 14 bone chip fracture/bruised right shoulder 4-8-2
Hill 2 1963 – 7 (7) 1963 – 10 (10) 4 * 0-4
Jurgensen 5 1963 – 11 (11) 1963 – 11 (11) 1 0-1
Hill 3 1963 – 12 (12) 1963 – 12 (12) 1 0-0-1
Jurgensen 6 1963 – 13 (13) 1963 – 14 (14) 2 0-2
Norm Snead 1964 – 1 (1) 1964 – 9 (9) 9 4-5
Hill 4 1964 – 10 (10) 1964 – 12 (12) 3 Eagles’ first drive of Week 13 game started at Dallas 34;
coach Joe Kuharich decided to start game with running QB
1-2
Jack Concannon 1964 – 13 (13) 1964 – 13 (13) 1 1-0
Snead 2 1964 – 14 (14) 1965 – 2 (2) 3 1-2
Hill 5 1965 – 3 (3) 1965 – 7 (7) 5 1-4
Snead 3 1965 – 8 (8) 1966 – 10 (10) 17 8-9
Hill 6 1966 – 11 (11) 1966 – 11 (11) 1 Kuharich thought running QB would work
better against Steeler defense
1-0
Concannon 2 1966 – 13 (12) 1966 – 14 (13) 2 2-0
Hill 7 1966 – 15 (14) 1966 – 15 (14) 1 1-0
Snead 4 1967 – 1 (1) 1967 – 14 (14) 14 broken left leg in 1968 preseason 6-7-1
Hill 8 1968 – 1 (1) 1968 – 1 (1) 1 ineffective 0-1
John Huarte 1968 – 2 (2) 1968 – 2 (2) 1 ineffective 0-1
Hill 9 1968 – 3 (3) 1968 – 3 (3) 1 * 0-1
Snead 5 1968 – 4 (4) 1969 – 13 (13) 24 injured leg 6-17-1
George Mira 1969 – 14 (14) 1969 – 14 (14) 1 released in 1970 preseason * 0-1
Snead 6 1970 – 1 (1) 1970 – 5 (5) 5 ineffective 0-5
Rick Arrington 1970 – 6 (6) 1970 – 6 (6) 1 ineffective 0-1
Snead 7 1970 – 7 (7) 1970 – 14 (14) 8 traded to Vikings;
Eagles traded with Broncos for Liske
3-4-1
Pete Liske 1971 – 1 (1) 1971 – 4 (4) 4 ineffective (11 interceptions in 4 games) 0-4
Arrington 2 1971 – 5 (5) 1971 – 5 (5) 1 strained knee 0-1
Liske 2 1971 – 6 (6) 1971 – 6 (6) 1 * 1-0
Arrington 3 1971 – 7 (7) 1971 – 9 (9) 3 ineffective 1-1-1
Liske 3 1971 – 10 (10) 1972 – 2 (2) 7 bruised shoulder 4-3
John Reaves 1972 – 3 (3) 1972 – 5 (5) 3 ineffective 0-3
Liske 4 1972 – 6 (6) 1972 – 10 (10) 5 ineffective;
bruised right shoulder
2-2-1
Reaves 2 1972 – 11 (11) 1972 – 14 (14) 4 Eagles traded with Rams for Gabriel 0-4
Roman Gabriel 1973 – 1 (1) 1974 – 11 (11) 25 ineffective 9-15-1
Mike Boryla 1974 – 12 (12) 1975 – 1 (1) 4 ineffective 3-1
Gabriel 2 1975 – 2 (2) 1975 – 10 (10) 9 ineffective 1 2-7
Boryla 3 1975 – 11 (11) 1976 – 10 (10) 14 ineffective 1 5-9
Gabriel 4 1976 – 11 (11) 1976 – 14 (14) 4 Eagles traded with Rams for Jaworski 1-3
Ron Jaworski 1977 – 1 (1) 1984 – 13 (13) 123 broken left leg 63-59-1
Joe Pisarcik 1984 – 14 (14) 1984 – 16 (16) 3 * 1-2
Jaworski 2 1985 – 1 (1) 1985 – 1 (1) 1 ineffective 0-1
Randall Cunningham 1985 – 2 (2) 1985 – 5 (5) 4 ineffective 1-3
Jaworski 3 1985 – 6 (6) 1986 – 6 (6) 17 numb fingers on right hand 8-9
Matt Cavanaugh 1986 – 7 (7) 1986 – 7 (7) 1 * 0-1
Jaworski 4 1986 – 8 (8) 1986 – 10 (10) 3 torn tendon in little finger on right hand 1-2
Cunningham 2 1986 – 11 (11) 1986 – 14 (14) 4 bruised thumb 1-2-1
Cavanaugh 2 1986 – 15 (15) 1986 – 15 (15) 1 * 1-0
Cunningham 3 1986 – 16 (16) 1987 – 2 (2) 3 strike 1-2
Scott Tinsley 1987 – 4 (3) 1987 – 6 (5) 3 strike ended * 0-3
Cunningham 4 1987 – 7 (6) 1991 – 1 (1) 62 torn ligaments in left knee 38-24
Jim McMahon 1991 – 2 (2) 1991 – 5 (5) 4 strained right knee 2-2
Brad Goebel 1991 – 6 (6) 1991 – 7 (7) 2 * 0-2
J. McMahon 2 1991 – 9 (8) 1991 – 15 (14) 7 tendinitis in right elbow 6-1
Jeff Kemp 1991 – 16 (15) 1991 – 17 (16) 2 * 1-1
Cunningham 5 1992 – 1 (1) 1992 – 9 (8) 8 ineffective;
“take pressure off”
5-3
J. McMahon 3 1992 – 10 (9) 1992 – 10 (9) 1 * 1-0
Cunningham 6 1992 – 11 (10) 1993 – 5 (4) 13 broken left leg 10-3
Bubby Brister 1993 – 6 (5) 1993 – 7 (6) 2 sprained ankle 0-2
Ken O’Brien 1993 – 9 (7) 1993 – 12 (10) 4 * 0-4
Brister 2 1993 – 13 (11) 1993 – 18 (16) 6 * 4-2
Cunningham 7 1994 – 1 (1) 1994 – 15 (14) 14 ineffective 7-7
Brister 3 1994 – 16 (15) 1994 – 17 (16) 2 * 0-2
Cunningham 8 1995 – 1 (1) 1995 – 4 (4) 4 ineffective 1-3
Rodney Peete 1995 – 5 (5) 1996 – 5 (5) 19 torn patella tendon in right knee 13-6
Ty Detmer 1996 – 7 (6) 1997 – 7 (6) 18 ineffective 9-9
Peete 2 1997 – 8 (7) 1997 – 10 (9) 3 ineffective 2-1
T. Detmer 2 1997 – 11 (10) 1997 – 11 (10) 1 ineffective 0-1
Bobby Hoying 1997 – 12 (11) 1998 – 3 (3) 9 injured back 2-6-1
Peete 3 1998 – 4 (4) 1998 – 4 (4) 1 * 0-1
Hoying 2 1998 – 5 (5) 1998 – 5 (5) 1 ineffective 0-1
Peete 4 1998 – 6 (6) 1998 – 9 (8) 3 torn tendon in right index finger 1-2
Hoying 3 1998 – 10 (9) 1998 – 12 (11) 3 separated right shoulder 1-2
Koy Detmer 1998 – 13 (12) 1998 – 17 (16) 5 Eagles signed Pederson as free agent 1-4
Doug Pederson 1999 – 1 (1) 1999 – 9 (9) 9 ineffective;
McNabb drafted 1999 #2 overall
2-7
Donovan McNabb 1999 – 10 (10) 1999 – 14 (14) 5 sprained left MCL 1-4
K. Detmer 2 1999 – 15 (15) 1999 – 15 (15) 1 * 1-0
McNabb 2 1999 – 17 (16) 2001 – 16 (15) 34 meaningless game (Eagles had already clinched division) 23-11
K. Detmer 3 2001 – 17 (16) 2001 – 17 (16) 1 * 1-0
McNabb 3 2001 – WC (17) 2002 – 11 (10) 13 broken right ankle 9-4
K. Detmer 4 2002 – 12 (11) 2002 – 12 (11) 1 dislocated left elbow 1-0
A.J. Feeley 2002 – 13 (12) 2002 – 17 (16) 5 * 4-1
McNabb 4 2002 – D (17) 2004 – 16 (15) 35 meaningless game (Eagles had already clinched home field) 27-8
K. Detmer 5 2004 – 17 (16) 2004 – 17 (16) 1 * 0-1
McNabb 5 2004 – D (17) 2005 – 10 (9) 12 injured groin/sports hernia 6-6
Mike McMahon 2005 – 11 (10) 2005 – 17 (16) 7 released * 2-5
McNabb 6 2006 – 1 (1) 2006 – 11 (10) 10 torn ACL in right knee 5-5
Jeff Garcia 2006 – 12 (11) 2006 – D (18) 8 signed with Buccaneers as free agent * 6-2
McNabb 7 2007 – 1 (1) 2007 – 11 (10) 10 sprained right ankle/swollen right thumb 5-5
Feeley 2 2007 – 12 (11) 2007 – 13 (12) 2 * 0-2
McNabb 8 2007 – 14 (13) 2009 – 1 (1) 24 broken rib 15-8-1
Kevin Kolb 2009 – 2 (2) 2009 – 3 (3) 2 * 1-1
McNabb 9 2009 – 5 (4) 2009 – WC (17) 14 traded to Redskins 9-5
Kolb 2 2010 – 1 (1) 2010 – 1 (1) 1 concussion 0-1
Michael Vick 2010 – 2 (2) 2010 – 4 (4) 3 injured rib cartilage 2-1
Kolb 3 2010 – 5 (5) 2010 – 7 (7) 3 * 2-1
Vick 2 2010 – 9 (8) 2010 – 16 (15) 8 meaningless game (Eagles had already clinched division) 6-2
Kolb 4 2010 – 17 (16) 2010 – 17 (16) 1 * 0-1
Vick 3 2010 – WC (17) 2011 – 10 (9) 10 broken ribs 3-7
Vince Young 2011 – 11 (10) 2011 – 13 (12) 3 * 1-2
Vick 4 2011 – 14 (13) 2012 – 10 (9) 13 concussion 7-6
Nick Foles 2012 – 11 (10) 2012 – 16 (15) 6 broken right hand 1-5
Vick 5 2012 – 17 (16) 2013 – 5 (5) 6 injured left hamstring 2-4
Foles 2 2013 – 6 (6) 2013 – 7 (7) 2 concussion 1-1
Vick 6 2013 – 8 (8) 2013 – 8 (8) 1 injured left hamstring 0-1
Foles 3 2013 – 9 (9) 2014 – 9 (8) 17 broken collarbone 13-4
Mark Sanchez 2014 – 10 (9) 2014 – 17 (16) 8 Eagles traded Foles to Rams for Bradford 4-4
Sam Bradford 2015 – 1 (1) 2015 – 10 (9) 9 concussion/injured left shoulder 4-5
Sanchez 2 2015 – 11 (10) 2015 – 12 (11) 2 * 0-2
Bradford 2 2015 – 13 (12) 2015 – 17 (16) 5 Wentz drafted #2 overall;
Bradford traded to Vikings in preseason
3-2
Carson Wentz 2016 – 1 (1) 2017 – 14 (13) 29 torn ACL in left knee 18-11
Foles 3 2017 – 15 (14) 2018 – 2 (2) 8 * 6-2
Wentz 2 2018 – 3 (3) 2018 – 14 (13) 11 fractured verterbrae in back 5-6
Foles 4 2018 – 15 (14) 2018 – D (18) 5 signed as a free agent with Jaguars * 4-1
Wentz 3 2019 – 1 (1) 2020 – 13 (12) 29 ineffective 12-16-1
Jalen Hurts 2020 – 14 (13) 2021 – 12 (12) 16 sprained left ankle 6-10
Gardner Minshew 2021 – 13 (13) 2021 – 13 (13) 1 * 1-0
Hurts 2 2021 – 15 (14) 2021 – 17 (16) 3 meaningless game (Eagles had clinched wild card berth) 3-0
Minshew 2 2021 – 18 (17) 2021 – 18 (17) 1 * 0-1
Hurts 3 2021 – WC (18) 2022 – 15 (14) 15 sprained right shoulder 13-2
Minshew 3 2022 – 16 (15) 2022 – 17 (16) 2 * 0-2
Hurts 4 2022 – 18 (17) 2023 – D (18) 22 14-8

* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 Pro Football Reference mistakenly lists Boryla as the starter for Week 7 and Jurgensen as the starter for Week 12.

Washington Redskins (1950-2019) / Washington Football Team (2020-2021) / Washington Commanders (2022-2023)

Name stint Tenure [Year – Week (Game)]
Starting QB First Start Last Start GS Reason for Change From * Record
Sammy Baugh 1950 – 1 (1) 1950 – 3 (3) 3 chipped bone in right elbow 1-2
Harry Gilmer 1950 – 4 (4) 1950 – 7 (6) 3 * 0-3
Baugh 2 1950 – 8 (7) 1950 – 9 (8) 2 0-2
Gilmer 2 1950 – 10 (9) 1950 – 10 (9) 1 0-1
Baugh 3 1950 – 11 (10) 1950 – 12 (11) 2 2-0
Gilmer 3 1950 – 13 (12) 1951 – 3 (3) 4 0-4
Baugh 4 1951 – 4 (4) 1952 – 4 (4) 13 injured right hand 7-6
Eddie LeBaron 1952 – 5 (5) 1952 – 11 (11) 7 Baugh announced retirement days before final game of season;
Baugh given courtesy start
1-6
Baugh 5 1952 – 12 (12) 1952 – 12 (12) 1 retired;
LeBaron injured knee in 1953 preseason
1-0
Jack Scarbath 1953 – 1 (1) 1953 – 1 (1) 1 * 1-0
LeBaron 2 1953 – 2 (2) 1953 – 4 (4) 3 1-1-1
Scarbath 2 1953 – 5 (5) 1953 – 5 (5) 1 0-1
LeBaron 3 1953 – 6 (6) 1953 – 6 (6) 1 0-1
Scarbath 3 1953 – 7 (7) 1953 – 8 (8) 2 1-1
LeBaron 4 1953 – 9 (9) 1953 – 9 (9) 1 1 1-0
Scarbath 4 1953 – 10 (10) 1954 – 4 (4) 7 2-5
Al Dorow 1954 – 5 (5) 1954 – 7 (7) 3 1-2
Scarbath 5 1954 – 8 (8) 1954 – 10 (10) 3 1-2
Dorow 2 1954 – 11 (11) 1954 – 12 (12) 2 LeBaron returned from CFL 1-1
LeBaron 5 1955 – 1 (1) 1955 – 6 (6) 6 3-3
Ralph Guglielmi 1955 – 7 (7) 1955 – 7 (7) 1 1-0
LeBaron 6 1955 – 8 (8) 1955 – 8 (8) 1 1-0
Guglielmi 2 1955 – 9 (9) 1955 – 10 (10) 2 2 2-0
LeBaron 7 1955 – 11 (11) 1955 – 11 (11) 1 0-1
Dorow 3 1955 – 12 (12) 1955 – 12 (12) 1 1-0
LeBaron 8 1956 – 1 (1) 1956 – 1 (1) 1 0-1
Dorow 4 1956 – 2 (2) 1956 – 3 (3) 2 0-2
LeBaron 9 1956 – 4 (4) 1956 – 4 (4) 1 1-0
Dorow 5 1956 – 5 (5) 1956 – 8 (7) 3 3-0
LeBaron 10 1956 – 9 (8) 1956 – 9 (8) 1 1-0
Dorow 6 1956 – 10 (9) 1956 – 10 (9) 1 0-1
LeBaron 11 1956 – 11 (10) 1956 – 11 (10) 1 1-0
Dorow 7 1956 – 12 (11) 1956 – 12 (11) 1 0-1
LeBaron 12 1956 – 13 (12) 1958 – 7 (7) 20 flu 8-11-1
Guglielmi 3 1958 – 8 (8) 1958 – 8 (8) 1 * 0-1
LeBaron 13 1958 – 9 (9) 1958 – 10 (10) 2 0-2
Guglielmi 4 1958 – 11 (11) 1958 – 11 (11) 1 0-0-1
LeBaron 14 1958 – 12 (12) 1959 – 3 (3) 4 sprained ankle 3-1
Guglielmi 5 1959 – 4 (4) 1959 – 5 (5) 2 * 0-2
LeBaron 15 1959 – 6 (6) 1959 – 8 (8) 3 cracked ribs 1-2
Guglielmi 6 1959 – 9 (9) 1959 – 10 (10) 2 * 0-2
LeBaron 16 1959 – 11 (11) 1959 – 12 (12) 2 “retired” to practice law in Texas;
traded to Cowboys in 1960 offseason;
Guglielmi hurt in 1960 preseason
0-2
Eagle Day 1960 – 1 (1) 1960 – 1 (1) 1 ineffective 0-1
Guglielmi 7 1960 – 3 (2) 1960 – 13 (12) 11 Snead drafted #2 overall;
Guglielmi traded to Cardinals
1-8-2
Norm Snead 1961 – 1 (1) 1963 – 14 (14) 42 traded to Eagles for Jurgensen 9-30-3
Sonny Jurgensen 1964 – 1 (1) 1965 – 3 (3) 17 ineffective 6-11
Dick Shiner 1965 – 4 (4) 1965 – 4 (4) 1 * 0-1
Jurgensen 2 1965 – 5 (5) 1968 – 11 (11) 49 flu 22-24-3
Jim Ninowski 1968 – 12 (12) 1968 – 12 (12) 1 * 0-1
Jurgensen 3 1968 – 13 (13) 1968 – 13 (13) 1 bruised ribs/back 0-1
Ninowski 2 1968 – 14 (14) 1968 – 14 (14) 1 * 1-0
Jurgensen 4 1969 – 1 (1) 1970 – 14 (14) 28 separated shoulder in 1971 preseason 13-13-2
Billy Kilmer 1971 – 1 (1) 1971 – 10 (10) 10 * 6-3-1
Jurgensen 5 1971 – 11 (11) 1971 – 11 (11) 1 bruised left shoulder 1-0
Kilmer 2 1971 – 12 (12) 1972 – 3 (3) 7 ineffective 4-3
Jurgensen 6 1972 – 4 (4) 1972 – 7 (7) 4 ruptured left Achilles tendon 4-0
Kilmer 3 1972 – 8 (8) 1973 – 2 (2) 12 ineffective 8-4
Jurgensen 7 1973 – 3 (3) 1973 – 5 (5) 3 torn cartilage in left leg 3-0
Kilmer 4 1973 – 6 (6) 1973 – 12 (12) 7 sprained ankle 5-2
Jurgensen 8 1973 – 13 (13) 1973 – 13 (13) 1 * 0-1
Kilmer 5 1973 – 14 (14) 1974 – 4 (4) 6 ineffective 3-3
Jurgensen 9 1974 – 5 (5) 1974 – 7 (7) 3 sore knee/bruised thigh 2-1
Kilmer 6 1974 – 8 (8) 1974 – 13 (13) 6 rest 5-1
Jurgensen 10 1974 – 14 (14) 1974 – 14 (14) 1 Kilmer successful against Rams in previous two matchups 1-0
Kilmer 7 1974 – D (15) 1975 – 8 (8) 9 separated shoulder 6-3
Randy Johnson 1975 – 9 (9) 1975 – 9 (9) 1 * 0-1
Kilmer 8 1975 – 10 (10) 1975 – 13 (13) 4 injured right shoulder 2-2
R. Johnson 2 1975 – 14 (14) 1975 – 14 (14) 1 * 0-1
Kilmer 9 1976 – 1 (1) 1976 – 4 (4) 4 bruised right shoulder 3-1
Joe Theismann 1976 – 5 (5) 1976 – 7 (7) 3 * 2-1
Kilmer 10 1976 – 8 (8) 1976 – 8 (8) 1 ineffective 0-1
Theismann 2 1976 – 9 (9) 1976 – 10 (10) 2 ineffective 1-1
Kilmer 11 1976 – 11 (11) 1977 – 6 (6) 11 ineffective 7-4
Theismann 3 1977 – 7 (7) 1977 – 12 (12) 6 ineffective 4-2
Kilmer 12 1977 – 13 (13) 1977 – 14 (14) 2 new coach Jack Pardee;
Theismann won 1978 training camp battle
2-0
Theismann 4 1978 – 1 (1) 1978 – 8 (8) 8 ineffective 6-2
Kilmer 13 1978 – 9 (9) 1978 – 10 (10) 2 ineffective 1-1
Theismann 5 1978 – 11 (11) 1980 – 12 (12) 34 pulled hamstring 14-20
Mike Kruczek 1980 – 13 (13) 1980 – 13 (13) 1 * 0-1
Theismann 6 1980 – 14 (14) 1985 – 11 (11) 79 broken right leg 56-23
Jay Schroeder 1985 – 12 (12) 1987 – 1 (1) 25 sprained right shoulder 19-6
Doug Williams 1987 – 2 (2) 1987 – 2 (2) 1 strike 0-1
Ed Rubbert 1987 – 4 (3) 1987 – 6 (5) 3 strike ended * 3-0
Schroeder 2 1987 – 7 (6) 1987 – 10 (9) 4 ineffective 3-1
Williams 2 1987 – 11 (10) 1987 – 11 (10) 1 sprained back ligaments 0-1
Schroeder 3 1987 – 12 (11) 1987 – 16 (15) 5 ineffective 4-1
Williams 3 1987 – D (16) 1988 – 3 (3) 6 emergency appendectomy 5-1
Mark Rypien 1988 – 4 (4) 1988 – 7 (7) 4 * 2-2
Williams 4 1988 – 8 (8) 1988 – 12 (12) 5 fatigue 2-3
Rypien 2 1988 – 13 (13) 1988 – 14 (14) 2 * 1-1
Williams 5 1988 – 15 (15) 1988 – 16 (16) 2 back surgery in August (injury suffered while on treadmill) 0-2
Rypien 3 1989 – 1 (1) 1989 – 8 (8) 8 ineffective 4-4
Williams 6 1989 – 9 (9) 1989 – 10 (10) 2 injured back 1-1
Rypien 4 1989 – 11 (11) 1990 – 3 (3) 9 sprained left knee 7-2
Stan Humphries 1990 – 4 (4) 1990 – 9 (8) 5 ineffective 3 3-2
Jeff Rutledge 1990 – 10 (9) 1990 – 10 (9) 1 broken thumb 3 0-1
Rypien 5 1990 – 11 (10) 1993 – 2 (2) 48 sprained right knee 34-14
Cary Conklin 1993 – 3 (3) 1993 – 5 (4) 2 * 0-2
Rypien 6 1993 – 6 (5) 1993 – 11 (9) 5 ineffective 1-4
Rich Gannon 1993 – 12 (10) 1993 – 15 (13) 4 ineffective 1-3
Rypien 7 1993 – 16 (14) 1993 – 18 (16) 3 released;
Redskins signed Friesz as free agent
1-2
John Friesz 1994 – 1 (1) 1994 – 4 (4) 4 ineffective;
Shuler #5 overall pick
1-3
Heath Shuler 1994 – 5 (5) 1994 – 7 (7) 3 sprained right ankle;
ineffective
0-3
Gus Frerotte 1994 – 8 (8) 1994 – 12 (11) 4 ineffective 1-3
Shuler 2 1994 – 13 (12) 1995 – 1 (1) 6 separated shoulder 2-4
Frerotte 2 1995 – 2 (2) 1995 – 12 (11) 10 ineffective 2-8
Shuler 3 1995 – 13 (12) 1995 – 16 (15) 4 broken pinkie finger on right hand 2-2
Frerotte 3 1995 – 17 (16) 1997 – 14 (13) 30 fractured hip 16-13-1
Jeff Hostetler 1997 – 15 (14) 1997 – 17 (16) 3 * 2-1
Frerotte 4 1998 – 1 (1) 1998 – 1 (1) 1 ineffective 0-1
Trent Green 1998 – 2 (2) 1998 – 6 (6) 5 ineffective 0-5
Frerotte 5 1998 – 7 (7) 1998 – 7 (7) 1 ineffective 0-1
Green 2 1998 – 9 (8) 1998 – 17 (16) 9 Redskins traded with Vikings for Johnson;
Green signed with Rams as free agent
6-3
Brad Johnson 1999 – 1 (1) 2000 – 9 (9) 27 sprained ligament in left knee 17-10
Jeff George 2000 – 10 (10) 2000 – 13 (12) 3 * 1-2
B. Johnson 2 2000 – 14 (13) 2000 – 14 (13) 1 coach Norv Turner fired;
interim coach Terry Robiskie named George starter
4 0-1
George 2 2000 – 15 (14) 2000 – 16 (15) 2 officially “strained back” 5 0-2
B. Johnson 3 2000 – 17 (16) 2000 – 17 (16) 1 signed with Buccaneers as free agent 1-0
George 3 2001 – 1 (1) 2001 – 2 (2) 2 ineffective 0-2
Tony Banks 2001 – 3 (3) 2001 – 17 (16) 14 Steve Spurrier hired as coach;
former U of Florida QBs Matthews and Wuerrfel acquired
8-6
Shane Matthews 2002 – 1 (1) 2002 – 3 (3) 3 bruised left shoulder/sore back 1-2
Danny Wuerffel 2002 – 5 (4) 2002 – 5 (4) 1 sprained right shoulder 1-0
Patrick Ramsey 2002 – 6 (5) 2002 – 7 (6) 2 ineffective 0-2
Matthews 2 2002 – 8 (7) 2002 – 11 (10) 4 ineffective 2-2
Wuerffel 2 2002 – 12 (11) 2002 – 14 (13) 3 sprained right shoulder 1-2
Ramsey 2 2002 – 15 (14) 2003 – 12 (11) 14 bone bruise in right foot 6-8
Tim Hasselbeck 2003 – 13 (12) 2003 – 17 (16) 5 Redskins traded with Jaguars for Brunell 1-4
Mark Brunell 2004 – 1 (1) 2004 – 10 (9) 9 ineffective 3-6
Ramsey 3 2004 – 11 (10) 2005 – 1 (1) 8 strained neck; ineffective 4-4
Brunell 2 2005 – 2 (2) 2006 – 10 (9) 26 ineffective 13-13
Jason Campbell 2006 – 11 (10) 2007 – 14 (13) 20 dislocated left kneecap 8-12
Todd Collins 2007 – 15 (14) 2007 – WC (17) 4 * 3-1
Campbell 2 2008 – 1 (1) 2009 – 17 (16) 32 Redskins traded with Eagles for McNabb;
Campbell traded to Raiders in offseason
12-20
Donovan McNabb 2010 – 1 (1) 2010 – 14 (13) 13 ineffective 5-8
Rex Grossman 2010 – 15 (14) 2011 – 6 (5) 8 ineffective 4-4
John Beck 2011 – 7 (6) 2011 – 9 (8) 3 ineffective 0-3
Grossman 2 2011 – 10 (9) 2011 – 17 (16) 8 Griffin drafted #2 overall 2-6
Robert Griffin III 2012 – 1 (1) 2012 – 14 (13) 13 sprained right knee 7-6
Kirk Cousins 2012 – 15 (14) 2012 – 15 (14) 1 * 1-0
Griffin 2 2012 – 16 (15) 2013 – 14 (13) 16 ineffective;
recovering from knee surgery
5-11
Cousins 2 2013 – 15 (14) 2013 – 17 (16) 3 * 0-3
Griffin 3 2014 – 1 (1) 2014 – 2 (2) 2 dislocated left ankle 1-1
Cousins 3 2014 – 3 (3) 2014 – 7 (7) 5 ineffective 1-4
Colt McCoy 2014 – 8 (8) 2014 – 8 (8) 1 * 1-0
Griffin 4 2014 – 9 (9) 2014 – 12 (11) 3 ineffective 0-3
McCoy 2 2014 – 13 (12) 2014 – 15 (14) 3 aggravated nerve in neck 0-3
Griffin 5 2014 – 16 (15) 2014 – 17 (16) 2 contract guaranteed 2016 salary if injured during 2015;
demoted to #3 QB and inactive for all but one game
1-1
Cousins 4 2015 – 1 (1) 2017 – 17 (16) 49 signed with Vikings as free agent 24-24-1
Alex Smith 2018 – 1 (1) 2018 – 11 (10) 10 broken right leg 6-4
McCoy 3 2018 – 12 (11) 2018 – 13 (12) 2 broken right leg 0-2
Mark Sanchez 2018 – 14 (13) 2018 – 14 (13) 1 ineffective (benched trailing 40-0) 0-1
Josh Johnson 2018 – 15 (14) 2018 – 17 (16) 3 Redskins traded with Broncos for Keenum 1-2
Case Keenum 2019 – 1 (1) 2019 – 4 (4) 4 ineffective 0-4
McCoy 4 2019 – 5 (5) 2019 – 5 (5) 1 coach Jay Gruden fired 0-1
Keenum 2 2019 – 6 (6) 2019 – 8 (8) 3 concussion 1-2
Dwayne Haskins 2019 – 9 (9) 2019 – 16 (15) 7 sprained left ankle 2-5
Keenum 3 2019 – 17 (16) 2019 – 17 (16) 1 * 0-1
Haskins 2 2020 – 1 (1) 2020 – 4 (4) 4 ineffective 1-3
Kyle Allen 2020 – 5 (5) 2020 – 9 (8) 4 broken/dislocated left ankle 1-3
Smith 2 2020 – 10 (9) 2020 – 14 (13) 5 strained right calf 4-1
Haskins 3 2020 – 15 (14) 2020 – 16 (15) 2 released 0-2
Smith 3 2020 – 17 (16) 2020 – 17 (16) 1 strained right calf 1-0
Taylor Heinicke 2020 – WC (17) 2020 – WC (17) 1 Fitzpatrick signed as free agent 0-1
Ryan Fitzpatrick 2021 – 1 (1) 2021 – 1 (1) 1 subluxed right hip 0-1
Heinicke 2 2021 – 2 (2) 2021 – 14 (13) 12 COVID-19 6-6
Garrett Gilbert 2021 – 15 (14) 2021 – 15 (14) 1 * 0-1
Heinicke 3 2021 – 16 (15) 2021 – 18 (17) 3 team traded with Colts for Wentz 1-2
Carson Wentz 2022 – 1 (1) 2022 – 6 (6) 6 broken right ring finger 2-4
Heinicke 4 2022 – 7 (7) 2022 – 16 (15) 9 ineffective 5-3-1
Wentz 2 2022 – 17 (16) 2022 – 17 (16) 1 ineffective 0-1
Sam Howell 2022 – 18 (17) 2023 – 18 (17) 18 5-13

* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 LeBaron signed with the CFL Calgary Stampeders for the 1954 season.
2 Guglielmi was drafted into the Air Force for active duty after 1955 season and wasn’t released from service until July 1958.
3 Pro Football Reference mistakenly lists Rutledge as the starter for Week 7 and Humphries as the starter for Week 10 (the infamous Body Bag Game).
4 Johnson on Robiskie’s decision to change QBs: “I think that decision’s made from up top [from owner Daniel Snyder] … I think that’s obvious.”
5 More likely, George was benched for changing a play call the previous week against the Steelers. Robiskie called for a slant; George instead threw deep and was intercepted.

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