Chicago Bears (1950-2023)
| Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
| Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
| Johnny Lujack | 1950 – 1 (1) | 1951 – 4 (4) | 17 | sprained right ankle | 12-5 | |
| Steve Romanik | 1951 – 5 (5) | 1951 – 9 (9) | 5 | * | 3-2 | |
| Lujack 2 | 1951 – 10 (10) | 1951 – 12 (12) | 3 | retired | 1-2 | |
| Bob Williams | 1952 – 1 (1) | 1952 – 6 (6) | 6 | 3-3 | ||
| Romanik 2 | 1952 – 7 (7) | 1952 – 8 (8) | 2 | 0-2 | ||
| George Blanda | 1952 – 9 (9) | 1952 – 9 (9) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Williams 2 | 1952 – 10 (10) | 1952 – 10 (10) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Blanda 2 | 1952 – 11 (11) | 1952 – 11 (11) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Romanik 3 | 1952 – 12 (12) | 1952 – 12 (12) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Blanda 3 | 1953 – 1 (1) | 1953 – 12 (12) | 12 | 3-8-1 | ||
| Zeke Bratkowski | 1954 – 1 (1) | 1954 – 1 (1) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Blanda 4 | 1954 – 2 (2) | 1954 – 8 (8) | 7 | separated shoulder | 4-3 | |
| Bratkowski 2 | 1954 – 9 (9) | 1954 – 12 (12) | 4 | 4-0 | ||
| Ed Brown | 1955 – 1 (1) | 1956 – 12 (12) | 24 | 17-6-1 | ||
| Blanda 5 | 1956 – C (13) | 1956 – C (13) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Brown 2 | 1957 – 1 (1) | 1957 – 2 (2) | 2 | 0-2 | ||
| Bratkowski 3 | 1957 – 3 (3) | 1957 – 4 (4) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Brown 3 | 1957 – 5 (5) | 1957 – 6 (6) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Bratkowski 4 | 1957 – 7 (7) | 1957 – 8 (8) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Brown 4 | 1957 – 9 (9) | 1958 – 8 (8) | 12 | ineffective (lost 17-0) | 7-5 | |
| Bratkowski 5 | 1958 – 9 (9) | 1958 – 10 (10) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Brown 5 | 1958 – 11 (11) | 1958 – 12 (12) | 2 | 2-0 | ||
| Bratkowski 6 | 1959 – 1 (1) | 1959 – 1 (1) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Brown 6 | 1959 – 2 (2) | 1959 – 5 (5) | 4 | 1-3 | ||
| Bratkowski 7 | 1959 – 6 (6) | 1959 – 6 (6) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Brown 7 | 1959 – 7 (7) | 1960 – 9 (8) | 14 | 10-3-1 | ||
| Bratkowski 8 | 1960 – 10 (9) | 1960 – 10 (9) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Brown 8 | 1960 – 11 (10) | 1961 – 3 (3) | 6 | ineffective | 1-5 | |
| Billy Wade | 1961 – 4 (4) | 1961 – 12 (12) | 9 | 5-4 | ||
| Brown 9 | 1961 – 13 (13) | 1961 – 14 (14) | 2 | traded to Steelers | 2-0 | |
| Wade 2 | 1962 – 1 (1) | 1964 – 9 (9) | 38 | ineffective | 23-13-2 | |
| Rudy Bukich | 1964 – 10 (10) | 1964 – 13 (13) | 4 | separated shoulder | 3-1 | |
| Wade 3 | 1964 – 14 (14) | 1964 – 14 (14) | 1 | injured leg in 1965 preseason | 0-1 | |
| Bukich 2 | 1965 – 1 (1) | 1965 – 1 (1) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Wade 4 | 1965 – 2 (2) | 1965 – 3 (3) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Bukich 3 | 1965 – 4 (4) | 1966 – 15 (14) | 25 | “retired”; Concannon sore right arm |
14-9-2 | |
| Larry Rakestraw | 1967 – 1 (1) | 1967 – 2 (2) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Jack Concannon | 1967 – 3 (3) | 1968 – 3 (3) | 15 | broken collarbone | 8-6-1 | |
| Rakestraw 2 | 1968 – 4 (4) | 1968 – 5 (5) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Virgil Carter | 1968 – 6 (6) | 1968 – 10 (10) | 5 | broken right ankle | 4-1 | |
| Concannon 2 | 1968 – 11 (11) | 1969 – 4 (4) | 8 | ineffective | 2-6 | |
| Bobby Douglass | 1969 – 5 (5) | 1969 – 11 (11) | 7 | ineffective | 1-6 | |
| Carter 2 | 1969 – 12 (12) | 1969 – 13 (13) | 2 | suspended | 1 | 0-2 |
| Concannon 3 | 1969 – 14 (14) | 1970 – 9 (9) | 10 | ineffective | 3-7 | |
| Douglass 2 | 1970 – 10 (10) | 1970 – 10 (10) | 1 | broken left (throwing) wrist | 1-0 | |
| Concannon 4 | 1970 – 11 (11) | 1971 – 3 (3) | 7 | torn ligaments in left knee | 4-3 | |
| Kent Nix | 1971 – 4 (4) | 1971 – 5 (5) | 2 | sprained wrist/hairline rib fracture | 1-1 | |
| Douglass 3 | 1971 – 6 (6) | 1971 – 12 (12) | 7 | * | 3-4 | |
| Nix 2 | 1971 – 13 (13) | 1971 – 14 (14) | 2 | waived after 1972 preseason | 0-2 | |
| Douglass 4 | 1972 – 1 (1) | 1973 – 11 (11) | 25 | injured left knee | 7-17-1 | |
| Gary Huff | 1973 – 12 (12) | 1973 – 12 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Douglass 5 | 1973 – 13 (13) | 1973 – 13 (13) | 1 | injured left knee | 2 | 0-1 |
| Huff 2 | 1973 – 14 (14) | 1974 – 11 (11) | 12 | ineffective | 2 | 3-9 |
| Douglass 6 | 1974 – 12 (12) | 1975 – 1 (1) | 4 | ineffective | 1-3 | |
| Huff 3 | 1975 – 2 (2) | 1975 – 10 (10) | 9 | ineffective; bruised thigh | 2-7 | |
| Bob Avellini | 1975 – 11 (11) | 1978 – 10 (10) | 43 | ineffective | 21-22 | |
| Mike Phipps | 1978 – 11 (11) | 1978 – 12 (12) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Avellini 2 | 1978 – 13 (13) | 1978 – 14 (14) | 2 | injured chest | 1-1 | |
| Phipps 2 | 1978 – 15 (15) | 1979 – 2 (2) | 4 | ineffective; Evans led comeback after Phipps left Week 2 game due to flu. |
4-0 | |
| Vince Evans | 1979 – 3 (3) | 1979 – 5 (5) | 3 | ineffective; staph infection in back |
0-3 | |
| Avellini 3 | 1979 – 6 (6) | 1979 – 8 (8) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
| Phipps 3 | 1979 – 9 (9) | 1980 – 6 (6) | 15 | ineffective | 9-6 | |
| Evans 2 | 1980 – 7 (7) | 1981 – 16 (16) | 26 | lost 1982 training camp battle | 11-15 | |
| Avellini 4 | 1982 – 1 (1) | 1982 – 2 (2) | 2 | ineffective; strike gave time for re-evaluation |
0-2 | |
| Jim McMahon | 1982 – 11 (3) | 1983 – 6 (6) | 13 | ineffective | 5-8 | |
| Evans 3 | 1983 – 7 (7) | 1983 – 9 (9) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
| McMahon 2 | 1983 – 10 (10) | 1984 – 3 (3) | 10 | broken bone in right hand | 8-2 | |
| Avellini 5 | 1984 – 4 (4) | 1984 – 4 (4) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| McMahon 3 | 1984 – 5 (5) | 1984 – 10 (10) | 6 | lacerated kidney | 4-2 | |
| Steve Fuller | 1984 – 11 (11) | 1984 – 14 (14) | 4 | separated right shoulder | 2-2 | |
| Rusty Lisch | 1984 – 15 (15) | 1984 – 15 (15) | 1 | ineffective | 3 | 0-1 |
| Greg Landry | 1984 – 16 (16) | 1984 – 16 (16) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Fuller 2 | 1984 – D (17) | 1984 – C (18) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| McMahon 4 | 1985 – 1 (1) | 1985 – 2 (2) | 2 | injured neck/back | 2-0 | |
| Fuller 3 | 1985 – 3 (3) | 1985 – 3 (3) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| McMahon 5 | 1985 – 4 (4) | 1985 – 9 (9) | 6 | tendinitis in right shoulder | 6-0 | |
| Fuller 4 | 1985 – 10 (10) | 1985 – 13 (13) | 4 | 4* | 3-1 | |
| McMahon 6 | 1985 – 14 (14) | 1986 – 1 (1) | 7 | separated right shoulder | 7-0 | |
| Mike Tomczak | 1986 – 2 (2) | 1986 – 3 (3) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| McMahon 7 | 1986 – 4 (4) | 1986 – 6 (6) | 3 | injured shoulder/back | 3-0 | |
| Fuller 5 | 1986 – 7 (7) | 1986 – 7 (7) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| McMahon 8 | 1986 – 8 (8) | 1986 – 8 (8) | 1 | torn right rotator cuff | 1-0 | |
| Fuller 6 | 1986 – 9 (9) | 1986 – 9 (9) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Tomczak 2 | 1986 – 10 (10) | 1986 – 11 (11) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| McMahon 9 | 1986 – 12 (12) | 1986 – 12 (12) | 1 | reinjured right shoulder | 1-0 | |
| Tomczak 3 | 1986 – 13 (13) | 1986 – 15 (15) | 3 | bruised leg | 3-0 | |
| Doug Flutie | 1986 – 16 (16) | 1986 – D (17) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Tomczak 4 | 1987 – 1 (1) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 2 | strike | 2-0 | |
| Mike Hohensee | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 5 (4) | 2 | injured right knee | 2-0 | |
| Steve Bradley | 1987 – 6 (5) | 1987 – 6 (5) | 1 | strike ended | 0-1 | |
| Tomczak 5 | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| McMahon 10 | 1987 – 8 (7) | 1987 – 13 (12) | 6 | pulled hamstring | 5-1 | |
| Tomczak 6 | 1987 – 14 (13) | 1987 – 16 (15) | 3 | * | 1-2 | |
| McMahon 11 | 1987 – D (16) | 1988 – 9 (9) | 10 | sprained right knee | 7-3 | |
| Tomczak 7 | 1988 – 10 (10) | 1988 – 13 (13) | 4 | separated left shoulder | 4-0 | |
| Jim Harbaugh | 1988 – 14 (14) | 1988 – 15 (15) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Tomczak 8 | 1988 – 16 (16) | 1988 – D (17) | 2 | injured left shoulder | 1-1 | |
| McMahon 12 | 1988 – C (18) | 1988 – C (18) | 1 | traded to Chargers during 1989 preseason | 0-1 | |
| Tomczak 9 | 1989 – 1 (1) | 1989 – 8 (8) | 8 | ineffective | 5-3 | |
| Harbaugh 2 | 1989 – 9 (9) | 1989 – 11 (11) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
| Tomczak 10 | 1989 – 12 (12) | 1989 – 14 (14) | 3 | bruised ribs | 0-3 | |
| Harbaugh 3 | 1989 – 15 (15) | 1990 – 15 (14) | 16 | separated shoulder | 10-6 | |
| Tomczak 11 | 1990 – 16 (15) | 1990 – D (18) | 4 | * | 2-2 | |
| Harbaugh 4 | 1991 – 1 (1) | 1992 – 12 (11) | 28 | ineffective | 15-13 | |
| Peter Tom Willis | 1992 – 13 (12) | 1992 – 14 (13) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Harbaugh 5 | 1992 – 15 (14) | 1992 – 16 (15) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Will Furrer | 1992 – 17 (16) | 1992 – 17 (16) | 1 | coach Mike Ditka fired after 1992 season | 0-1 | |
| Harbaugh 6 | 1993 – 1 (1) | 1993 – 15 (13) | 13 | bruised right hand | 7-6 | |
| Willis 2 | 1993 – 16 (14) | 1993 – 16 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Harbaugh 7 | 1993 – 17 (15) | 1993 – 18 (16) | 2 | released; Bears signed Kramer as free agent |
0-2 | |
| Erik Kramer | 1994 – 1 (1) | 1994 – 3 (3) | 3 | separated right shoulder | 1-2 | |
| Steve Walsh | 1994 – 4 (4) | 1994 – 6 (6) | 3 | * | 3-0 | |
| Kramer 2 | 1994 – 8 (7) | 1994 – 9 (8) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Walsh 2 | 1994 – 10 (9) | 1994 – D (18) | 10 | lost 1995 training camp battle | 6-4 | |
| Kramer 3 | 1995 – 1 (1) | 1996 – 4 (4) | 20 | herniated discs in neck | 10-10 | |
| Dave Krieg | 1996 – 5 (5) | 1996 – 17 (16) | 12 | signed with Oilers as free agent | 6-6 | |
| Kramer 4 | 1997 – 1 (1) | 1997 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Rick Mirer | 1997 – 4 (4) | 1997 – 6 (6) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Kramer 5 | 1997 – 7 (7) | 1998 – 8 (8) | 18 | damaged right rotator cuff/shoulder tendinitis | 7-11 | |
| Steve Stenstrom | 1998 – 10 (9) | 1998 – 12 (11) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Moses Moreno | 1998 – 13 (12) | 1998 – 13 (12) | 1 | sprained ankle | 0-1 | |
| Stenstrom 2 | 1998 – 14 (13) | 1998 – 17 (16) | 4 | signed with 49ers; Matthews won 1999 training camp battle |
1-3 | |
| Shane Matthews | 1999 – 1 (1) | 1999 – 5 (5) | 5 | pulled hamstring | 3-2 | |
| Cade McNown | 1999 – 6 (6) | 1999 – 7 (7) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Matthews 2 | 1999 – 8 (8) | 1999 – 8 (8) | 1 | pulled hamstring | 0-1 | |
| McNown 2 | 1999 – 9 (9) | 1999 – 9 (9) | 1 | sprained right knee | 1-0 | |
| Jim Miller | 1999 – 10 (10) | 1999 – 12 (12) | 3 | suspended 4 games after testing positive for nandrolone | 1-2 | |
| Matthews 3 | 1999 – 13 (13) | 1999 – 13 (13) | 1 | ineffective; Bears eliminated from playoffs; McCown 1999 1st rounder |
0-1 | |
| McNown 3 | 1999 – 15 (14) | 2000 – 8 (8) | 11 | separated left shoulder | 2-9 | |
| Miller 2 | 2000 – 10 (9) | 2000 – 11 (10) | 2 | ruptured left Achilles tendon | 1-1 | |
| Matthews 4 | 2000 – 12 (11) | 2000 – 15 (14) | 4 | * | 2-2 | |
| McNown 4 | 2000 – 16 (15) | 2000 – 16 (15) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Matthews 5 | 2000 – 17 (16) | 2001 – 2 (2) | 3 | bruised ribs | 2-1 | |
| Miller 3 | 2001 – 4 (3) | 2001 – 7 (6) | 4 | hip pointer | 4-0 | |
| Matthews 6 | 2001 – 8 (7) | 2001 – 8 (7) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Miller 4 | 2001 – 9 (8) | 2002 – 5 (5) | 15 | elbow/shoulder tendinitis | 9-6 | |
| Chris Chandler | 2002 – 7 (6) | 2002 – 8 (7) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Miller 5 | 2002 – 9 (8) | 2002 – 9 (8) | 1 | elbow/shoulder tendinitis | 0-1 | |
| Chandler 2 | 2002 – 10 (9) | 2002 – 12 (11) | 3 | sprained left ankle | 1-2 | |
| Miller 6 | 2002 – 13 (12) | 2002 – 14 (13) | 2 | sprained ligament/bone bruise in left knee | 0-2 | |
| Chandler 3 | 2002 – 15 (14) | 2002 – 16 (15) | 2 | concussion | 1-1 | |
| Henry Burris | 2002 – 17 (16) | 2002 – 17 (16) | 1 | Bears signed Stewart as free agent | 0-1 | |
| Kordell Stewart | 2003 – 1 (1) | 2003 – 6 (5) | 5 | swollen left leg | 1-4 | |
| Chandler 4 | 2003 – 7 (6) | 2003 – 12 (11) | 6 | sore right shoulder | 3-3 | |
| Stewart 2 | 2003 – 13 (12) | 2003 – 14 (13) | 2 | Bears eliminated from playoffs; Grossman 2003 1st rounder |
1-1 | |
| Rex Grossman | 2003 – 15 (14) | 2004 – 3 (3) | 6 | torn right ACL | 3-3 | |
| Jonathan Quinn | 2004 – 4 (4) | 2004 – 7 (6) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Craig Krenzel | 2004 – 8 (7) | 2004 – 12 (11) | 5 | ineffective | 3-2 | |
| Chad Hutchinson | 2004 – 13 (12) | 2004 – 17 (16) | 5 | waived; Grossman broke left ankle in 2005 preseason |
1-4 | |
| Kyle Orton | 2005 – 1 (1) | 2005 – 15 (14) | 14 | * | 10-4 | |
| Grossman 2 | 2005 – 16 (15) | 2005 – 16 (15) | 1 | meaningless game (Bears had already clinched division) | 1-0 | |
| Orton 2 | 2005 – 17 (16) | 2005 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Grossman 3 | 2005 – D (17) | 2007 – 3 (3) | 23 | ineffective | 16-7 | |
| Brian Griese | 2007 – 4 (4) | 2007 – 10 (9) | 6 | ineffective; sprained shoulder |
3-3 | |
| Grossman 4 | 2007 – 11 (10) | 2007 – 14 (13) | 4 | sprained MCL in left knee | 1-3 | |
| Orton 3 | 2007 – 15 (14) | 2008 – 9 (8) | 11 | sprained right ankle | 7-4 | |
| Grossman 5 | 2008 – 10 (9) | 2008 – 10 (9) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Orton 4 | 2008 – 11 (10) | 2008 – 17 (16) | 7 | traded to Broncos for Cutler | 4-3 | |
| Jay Cutler | 2009 – 1 (1) | 2010 – 4 (4) | 20 | concussion | 10-10 | |
| Todd Collins | 2010 – 5 (5) | 2010 – 5 (5) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Cutler 2 | 2010 – 6 (6) | 2011 – 11 (10) | 23 | fractured right thumb | 15-8 | |
| Caleb Hanie | 2011 – 12 (11) | 2011 – 15 (14) | 4 | ineffective | 0-4 | |
| Josh McCown | 2011 – 16 (15) | 2011 – 17 (16) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Cutler 3 | 2012 – 1 (1) | 2012 – 10 (9) | 9 | concussion | 7-2 | |
| Jason Campbell | 2012 – 11 (10) | 2012 – 11 (10) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Cutler 4 | 2012 – 12 (11) | 2013 – 7 (7) | 13 | torn groin muscle | 7-6 | |
| McCown 2 | 2013 – 9 (8) | 2013 – 9 (8) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Cutler 5 | 2013 – 10 (9) | 2013 – 10 (9) | 1 | sprained ankle | 0-1 | |
| McCown 3 | 2013 – 11 (10) | 2013 – 14 (13) | 4 | * | 2-2 | |
| Cutler 6 | 2013 – 15 (14) | 2014 – 15 (14) | 17 | ineffective | 6-11 | |
| Jimmy Clausen | 2014 – 16 (15) | 2014 – 16 (15) | 1 | concussion | 0-1 | |
| Cutler 7 | 2014 – 17 (16) | 2015 – 2 (2) | 3 | strained hamstring | 0-3 | |
| Clausen 2 | 2015 – 3 (3) | 2015 – 3 (3) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Cutler 8 | 2015 – 4 (4) | 2016 – 2 (2) | 15 | sprained right thumb | 6-9 | |
| Brian Hoyer | 2016 – 3 (3) | 2016 – 7 (7) | 5 | * | 1-4 | |
| Cutler 9 | 2016 – 8 (8) | 2016 – 11 (10) | 3 | partially torn labrum in left shoulder | 1-2 | |
| Matt Barkley | 2016 – 12 (11) | 2016 – 17 (16) | 6 | Glennon signed as free agent | 1-5 | |
| Matt Glennon | 2017 – 1 (1) | 2017 – 4 (4) | 4 | ineffective; Trubisky drafted #2 overall | 1-3 | |
| Mitchell Trubisky | 2017 – 5 (5) | 2018 – 11 (10) | 22 | sprained right shoulder | 11-11 | |
| Chase Daniel | 2018 – 12 (11) | 2018 – 13 (12) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Trubisky 2 | 2018 – 14 (13) | 2019 – 4 (4) | 9 | dislocated left shoulder | 7-2 | |
| Daniel 2 | 2019 – 5 (5) | 2019 – 5 (5) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Trubisky 3 | 2019 – 7 (6) | 2020 – 3 (3) | 14 | ineffective | 8-6 | |
| Nick Foles | 2020 – 4 (4) | 2020 – 10 (10) | 7 | injured right hip | 2-5 | |
| Trubisky 4 | 2020 – 12 (11) | 2020 – WC (17) | 7 | signed with Bills as free agent | 3-4 | |
| Andy Dalton | 2021 – 1 (1) | 2021 – 2 (2) | 2 | bruised right knee | 1-1 | |
| Justin Fields | 2021 – 3 (3) | 2021 – 11 (10) | 8 | cracked ribs | 2-6 | |
| Dalton 2 | 2021 – 12 (11) | 2021 – 13 (12) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Fields 2 | 2021 – 14 (13) | 2021 – 15 (14) | 2 | injured ankle | 0-2 | |
| Foles 2 | 2021 – 16 (15) | 2021 – 16 (15) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Dalton 3 | 2021 – 17 (16) | 2021 – 18 (17) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Fields 3 | 2022 – 1 (1) | 2022 – 11 (11) | 11 | separated left shoulder | 3-8 | |
| Trevor Siemian | 2022 – 12 (12) | 2022 – 12 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Fields 4 | 2022 – 13 (13) | 2022 – 17 (16) | 4 | strained hip | 0-4 | |
| Nathan Peterman | 2022 – 18 (17) | 2022 – 18 (17) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Fields 5 | 2023 – 1 (1) | 2023 – 6 (6) | 6 | dislocated right thumb | 1-5 | |
| Tyson Bagent | 2023 – 7 (7) | 2023 – 10 (10) | 4 | * | 2-2 | |
| Fields 6 | 2023 – 11 (11) | 2023 – 18 (17) | 7 | 4-3 | ||
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 Carter was benched at halftime of the 1969 Week 13 game. After the game, he called coach Jim Dolley a liar who “didn’t have the guts” to tell him why he was taken out, and demanded a trade.
2 Pro Football Reference mistakenly lists Douglass as the starter for 1974 Week 11 and Huff as the starter for Week 14.
3 Walter Payton played a series at quarterback as a proto-Wildcat QB.
4 McMahon relieved in the 3rd quarter and threw 3 touchdowns.
Detroit Lions (1950-2023)
| Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
| Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
| Bobby Layne | 1950 – 1 (1) | 1952 – 2 (2) | 26 | 14-11-1 | ||
| Jim Hardy | 1952 – 3 (3) | 1952 – 3 (3) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Layne 2 | 1952 – 4 (4) | 1953 – 6 (6) | 17 | 14-3 | ||
| Tom Dublinski | 1953 – 7 (7) | 1953 – 7 (7) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Layne 3 | 1953 – 8 (8) | 1954 – 1 (1) | 7 | chest cold/injured shoulder | 7-0 | |
| Dublinski 2 | 1954 – 3 (2) | 1954 – 4 (3) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| Layne 4 | 1954 – 5 (4) | 1954 – 5 (4) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Dublinski 3 | 1954 – 6 (5) | 1954 – 6 (5) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Layne 5 | 1954 – 7 (6) | 1954 – 11 (10) | 5 | broken nose | 4-0-1 | |
| Dublinski 4 | 1954 – 12 (11) | 1954 – 12 (11) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Layne 6 | 1954 – 13 (12) | 1955 – 4 (4) | 6 | 1-5 | ||
| Harry Gilmer | 1955 – 5 (5) | 1955 – 5 (5) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Layne 7 | 1955 – 6 (6) | 1955 – 11 (11) | 6 | 3-3 | ||
| Gilmer 2 | 1955 – 12 (12) | 1955 – 12 (12) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Layne 8 | 1956 – 1 (1) | 1957 – 1 (1) | 13 | 9-4 | ||
| Tobin Rote | 1957 – 2 (2) | 1957 – 2 (2) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Layne 9 | 1957 – 3 (3) | 1957 – 5 (5) | 3 | 2-1 | ||
| Rote 2 | 1957 – 6 (6) | 1957 – 7 (7) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Layne 10 | 1957 – 8 (8) | 1957 – 9 (9) | 2 | 1-1 | ||
| Rote 3 | 1957 – 10 (10) | 1957 – 10 (10) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Layne 11 | 1957 – 11 (11) | 1957 – 11 (11) | 1 | broken right ankle | 1-0 | |
| Rote 4 | 1957 – 12 (12) | 1957 – C (14) | 3 | lost 1958 training camp battle | 3-0 | |
| Layne 12 | 1958 – 1 (1) | 1958 – 1 (1) | 1 | traded to Steelers for Morrall | 0-1 | |
| Rote 5 | 1958 – 2 (2) | 1959 – 4 (4) | 15 | 4-10-1 | ||
| Earl Morrall | 1959 – 5 (5) | 1959 – 5 (5) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Rote 6 | 1959 – 6 (6) | 1959 – 7 (7) | 2 | 0-1-1 | ||
| Morrall 2 | 1959 – 8 (8) | 1959 – 10 (10) | 3 | 1-2 | ||
| Rote 7 | 1959 – 11 (11) | 1959 – 11 (11) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Morrall 3 | 1959 – 12 (12) | 1959 – 12 (12) | 1 | Lions traded with Browns for Ninowski | 0-1 | |
| Jim Ninowski | 1960 – 2 (1) | 1960 – 11 (10) | 10 | ineffective | 5-5 | |
| Morrall 4 | 1960 – 12 (11) | 1961 – 5 (5) | 7 | ineffective | 5-2 | |
| Ninowski 2 | 1961 – 6 (6) | 1961 – 12 (12) | 7 | 4-2-1 | ||
| Morrall 5 | 1961 – 13 (13) | 1961 – 13 (13) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Ninowski 3 | 1961 – 14 (14) | 1961 – 14 (14) | 1 | traded to Browns for Plum | 0-1 | |
| Milt Plum | 1962 – 1 (1) | 1963 – 3 (3) | 17 | 12-5 | ||
| Morrall 6 | 1963 – 4 (4) | 1963 – 14 (14) | 11 | 4-6-1 | ||
| Plum 2 | 1964 – 1 (1) | 1964 – 3 (3) | 3 | 1-1-1 | ||
| Morrall 7 | 1964 – 4 (4) | 1964 – 6 (6) | 3 | broken right collarbone | 3-0 | |
| Plum 3 | 1964 – 7 (7) | 1965 – 6 (6) | 14 | ineffective | 6-7-1 | |
| George Izo | 1965 – 7 (7) | 1965 – 9 (9) | 3 | 2-1 | ||
| Plum 4 | 1965 – 10 (10) | 1966 – 6 (6) | 11 | torn ligament in left knee | 3-7-1 | |
| Karl Sweetan | 1966 – 7 (7) | 1966 – 14 (14) | 8 | * | 2-5-1 | |
| Plum 5 | 1967 – 1 (1) | 1967 – 5 (5) | 5 | ineffective | 1-3-1 | |
| Sweetan 2 | 1967 – 6 (6) | 1967 – 11 (11) | 6 | ineffective | 2-3-1 | |
| Plum 6 | 1967 – 12 (12) | 1967 – 12 (12) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Sweetan 3 | 1967 – 13 (13) | 1967 – 14 (14) | 2 | traded to Saints; Plum traded to Rams for Munson; Landry drafted 1968 #11 overall |
2-0 | |
| Greg Landry | 1968 – 1 (1) | 1968 – 1 (1) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Bill Munson | 1968 – 2 (2) | 1968 – 11 (11) | 10 | injured shoulder/neck | 3-5-2 | |
| Landry 2 | 1968 – 12 (12) | 1968 – 12 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Munson 2 | 1968 – 13 (13) | 1969 – 4 (4) | 6 | broken bone in right hand | 3-3 | |
| Landry 3 | 1969 – 5 (5) | 1969 – 11 (11) | 7 | * | 5-2 | |
| Munson 3 | 1969 – 12 (12) | 1970 – 8 (8) | 11 | ineffective | 7-3-1 | |
| Landry 4 | 1970 – 9 (9) | 1973 – 7 (7) | 42 | torn cartilage in left knee | 22-17-3 | |
| Munson 4 | 1973 – 8 (8) | 1974 – 11 (11) | 18 | separated right shoulder | 10-8 | |
| Landry 5 | 1974 – 12 (12) | 1975 – 3 (3) | 6 | sore back | 3-3 | |
| Munson 5 | 1975 – 4 (4) | 1975 – 6 (6) | 3 | torn cartilage in left knee | 1 | 1-2 |
| Joe Reed | 1975 – 7 (7) | 1976 – 2 (2) | 10 | ineffective | 5-5 | |
| Landry 6 | 1976 – 3 (3) | 1977 – 9 (9) | 21 | swollen knee | 9-12 | |
| Reed 2 | 1977 – 10 (10) | 1977 – 10 (10) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Landry 7 | 1977 – 11 (11) | 1977 – 12 (12) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Gary Danielson | 1977 – 13 (13) | 1977 – 14 (14) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Landry 8 | 1978 – 1 (1) | 1978 – 5 (5) | 5 | ineffective | 1-4 | |
| Danielson 2 | 1978 – 6 (6) | 1978 – 16 (16) | 11 | torn ligament in right knee in 1979 preseason | 6-5 | |
| Reed 3 | 1979 – 1 (1) | 1979 – 1 (1) | 1 | pulled stomach and groin muscles | 0-1 | |
| Jeff Komlo | 1979 – 2 (2) | 1979 – 7 (7) | 6 | ineffective | 1-5 | |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 1979 – 8 (8) | 1979 – 8 (8) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Komlo 2 | 1979 – 9 (9) | 1979 – 16 (16) | 8 | * | 1-7 | |
| Danielson 3 | 1980 – 1 (1) | 1981 – 4 (4) | 20 | dislocated left wrist | 11-9 | |
| Komlo 3 | 1981 – 5 (5) | 1981 – 6 (6) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Eric Hipple | 1981 – 7 (7) | 1982 – 12 (4) | 14 | ineffective | 8-6 | |
| Danielson 4 | 1982 – 13 (5) | 1982 – 17 (9) | 5 | ineffective | 2-3 | |
| Hipple 2 | 1982 – WC (10) | 1983 – 16 (16) | 17 | sprained ligament in left knee | 9-8 | |
| Danielson 5 | 1983 – D (17) | 1984 – 6 (6) | 7 | injured leg; ineffective | 1-6 | |
| Hipple 3 | 1984 – 7 (7) | 1984 – 7 (7) | 1 | sprained right knee | 1-0 | |
| Danielson 6 | 1984 – 8 (8) | 1984 – 15 (15) | 8 | sprained right toe | 2-5-1 | |
| John Witkowski | 1984 – 16 (16) | 1984 – 16 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Hipple 4 | 1985 – 1 (1) | 1986 – 10 (10) | 26 | sore right elbow | 2 | 10-16 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1986 – 11 (11) | 1986 – 14 (14) | 4 | sore right knee | 2-2 | |
| Chuck Long | 1986 – 15 (15) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 4 | strike | 0-4 | |
| Todd Hons | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 6 (5) | 3 | strike ended | 1-2 | |
| Long 2 | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1988 – 6 (6) | 16 | sprained ligament in left knee | 4-12 | |
| Rusty Hilger | 1988 – 7 (7) | 1988 – 12 (12) | 6 | * | 2-4 | |
| Long 3 | 1988 – 13 (13) | 1988 – 13 (13) | 1 | ineffective (2 of 6, 5 yards, interception); still injured |
0-1 | |
| Hilger 2 | 1988 – 14 (14) | 1988 – 16 (16) | 3 | lost 1989 training camp battle | 1-2 | |
| Bob Gagliano | 1989 – 1 (1) | 1989 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective; rookie Peete sprained left knee in 1989 preseason |
0-3 | |
| Rodney Peete | 1989 – 4 (4) | 1989 – 4 (4) | 1 | sprained left knee | 0-1 | |
| Hipple 5 | 1989 – 5 (5) | 1989 – 5 (5) | 1 | ineffective (two pick-6’s) | * | 0-1 |
| Peete 2 | 1989 – 6 (6) | 1989 – 11 (11) | 6 | sprained left knee | 2-4 | |
| Gagliano 2 | 1989 – 12 (12) | 1989 – 12 (12) | 1 | 3* | 1-0 | |
| Peete 3 | 1989 – 13 (13) | 1989 – 13 (13) | 1 | sprained left knee | 1-0 | |
| Gagliano 3 | 1989 – 14 (14) | 1989 – 16 (16) | 3 | * | 3-0 | |
| Peete 4 | 1990 – 1 (1) | 1990 – 4 (4) | 4 | pulled right hamstring | 1-3 | |
| Gagliano 4 | 1990 – 5 (5) | 1990 – 6 (6) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Peete 5 | 1990 – 8 (7) | 1990 – 9 (8) | 2 | pulled right hamstring | 1-1 | |
| Andre Ware | 1990 – 10 (9) | 1990 – 10 (9) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Gagliano 5 | 1990 – 11 (10) | 1990 – 12 (11) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Peete 6 | 1990 – 13 (12) | 1991 – 9 (8) | 13 | torn right Achilles tendon | 8-5 | |
| Erik Kramer | 1991 – 10 (9) | 1991 – C (18) | 10 | * | 7-3 | |
| Peete 7 | 1992 – 1 (1) | 1992 – 10 (9) | 9 | concussion | 2-7 | |
| Kramer 2 | 1992 – 11 (10) | 1992 – 13 (12) | 3 | * | 1-2 | |
| Peete 8 | 1992 – 14 (13) | 1992 – 14 (13) | 1 | concussion | 0-1 | |
| Ware 2 | 1992 – 15 (14) | 1992 – 17 (16) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
| Peete 9 | 1993 – 1 (1) | 1993 – 3 (3) | 3 | strained left knee; ineffective | 2-1 | |
| Ware 3 | 1993 – 4 (4) | 1993 – 5 (5) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Peete 10 | 1993 – 7 (6) | 1993 – 14 (12) | 7 | ineffective | 4-3 | |
| Kramer 3 | 1993 – 15 (13) | 1993 – WC (17) | 5 | Mitchell signed as free agent | 3-2 | |
| Scott Mitchell | 1994 – 1 (1) | 1994 – 10 (9) | 9 | broken bone in right hand | 4-5 | |
| Dave Krieg | 1994 – 11 (10) | 1994 – WC (17) | 8 | * | 5-3 | |
| Mitchell 2 | 1995 – 1 (1) | 1996 – 9 (8) | 25 | ineffective; sore ribs | 14-11 | |
| Don Majkowski | 1996 – 10 (9) | 1996 – 10 (9) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Mitchell 3 | 1996 – 11 (10) | 1996 – 11 (10) | 1 | sore ribs | 0-1 | |
| Majkowski 2 | 1996 – 12 (11) | 1996 – 12 (11) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Mitchell 4 | 1996 – 13 (12) | 1998 – 2 (2) | 24 | ineffective | 9-15 | |
| Charlie Batch | 1998 – 3 (3) | 1998 – 15 (14) | 12 | injured lower back | 5-7 | |
| Frank Reich | 1998 – 16 (15) | 1998 – 17 (16) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Batch 2 | 1999 – 1 (1) | 1999 – 9 (8) | 8 | fractured right thumb | 6-2 | |
| Gus Frerotte | 1999 – 10 (9) | 1999 – 15 (14) | 6 | * | 2-4 | |
| Batch 3 | 1999 – 16 (15) | 1999 – 17 (16) | 2 | fractured right thumb; | 0-2 | |
| Frerotte 2 | 1999 – WC (17) | 1999 – WC (17) | 1 | signed as free agent with Broncos; Batch broke bone in right knee in 2000 training camp |
0-1 | |
| Stoney Case | 2000 – 1 (1) | 2000 – 1 (1) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Batch 4 | 2000 – 2 (2) | 2001 – 1 (1) | 16 | ineffective | 8-8 | |
| Ty Detmer | 2001 – 2 (2) | 2001 – 4 (3) | 2 | ineffective (lost 35-0) | 0-2 | |
| Batch 5 | 2001 – 5 (4) | 2001 – 12 (11) | 8 | separated right shoulder | 0-8 | |
| Mike McMahon | 2001 – 13 (12) | 2001 – 15 (14) | 3 | sprained left foot | 1-2 | |
| Detmer 2 | 2001 – 16 (15) | 2001 – 17 (16) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| McMahon 2 | 2002 – 1 (1) | 2002 – 2 (2) | 2 | ineffective; Harrington drafted 2002 #3 overall |
0-2 | |
| Joey Harrington | 2002 – 3 (3) | 2002 – 15 (14) | 12 | irregular heartbeat | 3-9 | |
| McMahon 3 | 2002 – 16 (15) | 2002 – 17 (16) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Harrington 2 | 2003 – 1 (1) | 2005 – 6 (5) | 37 | ineffective | 13-24 | |
| Jeff Garcia | 2005 – 7 (6) | 2005 – 8 (7) | 2 | ineffective; still recovering from broken left leg from 2005 preseason |
1-1 | |
| Harrington 3 | 2005 – 9 (8) | 2005 – 12 (11) | 4 | ineffective; coach Steve Mariucci fired |
1-3 | |
| Garcia 2 | 2005 – 13 (12) | 2005 – 15 (14) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Harrington 4 | 2005 – 16 (15) | 2005 – 17 (16) | 2 | Lions signed Kitna as free agent; Harrington traded to Dolphins |
1-1 | |
| Jon Kitna | 2006 – 1 (1) | 2008 – 5 (4) | 36 | injured back | 10-26 | |
| Dan Orlovsky | 2008 – 6 (5) | 2008 – 9 (8) | 4 | fractures and torn ligament in right thumb | 0-4 | |
| Daunte Culpepper | 2008 – 10 (9) | 2008 – 14 (13) | 5 | injured right shoulder | 0-5 | |
| Orlovsky 2 | 2008 – 15 (14) | 2008 – 17 (16) | 3 | signed with Texans as free agent; Stafford drafted #1 overall |
0-3 | |
| Matthew Stafford | 2009 – 1 (1) | 2009 – 4 (4) | 4 | dislocated right kneecap | 1-3 | |
| Culpepper 2 | 2009 – 5 (5) | 2009 – 6 (6) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Stafford 2 | 2009 – 8 (7) | 2009 – 13 (12) | 6 | separated left shoulder | 1-5 | |
| Culpepper 3 | 2009 – 14 (13) | 2009 – 15 (14) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Drew Stanton | 2009 – 16 (15) | 2009 – 16 (15) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Culpepper 4 | 2009 – 17 (16) | 2009 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Stafford 3 | 2010 – 1 (1) | 2010 – 1 (1) | 1 | separated right shoulder | 0-1 | |
| Shaun Hill | 2010 – 2 (2) | 2010 – 6 (6) | 5 | * | 1-4 | |
| Stafford 4 | 2010 – 8 (7) | 2010 – 9 (8) | 2 | separated right shoulder | 1-1 | |
| Hill 2 | 2010 – 10 (9) | 2010 – 12 (11) | 3 | broken left forearm | 0-3 | |
| Stanton 2 | 2010 – 13 (12) | 2010 – 15 (14) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
| Hill 3 | 2010 – 16 (15) | 2010 – 17 (16) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| Stafford 5 | 2011 – 1 (1) | 2019 – 9 (8) | 139 | fractured bones in back | 66-72-1 | |
| Jeff Driskel | 2019 – 10 (9) | 2019 – 12 (11) | 3 | strained hamstring | 0-3 | |
| David Blough | 2019 – 13 (12) | 2019 – 17 (16) | 5 | * | 0-5 | |
| Stafford 6 | 2020 – 1 (1) | 2020 – 17 (16) | 16 | traded to Rams for Goff | 5-11 | |
| Jared Goff | 2021 – 1 (1) | 2021 – 10 (9) | 8 | strained oblique | 0-8-1 | |
| Tim Boyle | 2021 – 11 (10) | 2021 – 11 (10) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Goff 2 | 2021 – 12 (11) | 2021 – 15 (14) | 4 | COVID-19 | 2-2 | |
| Boyle 2 | 2021 – 16 (15) | 2021 – 17 (16) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Goff 3 | 2021 – 18 (17) | 2023 – C (20) | 38 | 24-14 | ||
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 Landry tore left knee cartilage in the same game.
2 Pro Football Reference mistakenly lists Ferguson as starter for 1985 Week 12 game in which Hipple was dehelmeted on the second play from scrimmage. Hipple somehow returned for the next series.
3 Long, returning from elbow surgery, declined the start because coach Wayne Fontes wouldn’t guarantee he’d play the whole game. Long: “I’m excited about playing again, but only if I play the whole game. If Wayne doesn’t commit to that, then I don’t want to start. It’s a simple as that…. I’m protecting myself. I feel I have to do that. I feel they owe me a whole football game. But, I don’t think Wayne feels that way.” Fontes: “If I say he’ll start, he’ll start. This is a dictatorship.”
Green Bay Packers (1950-2023)
| Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
| Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
| Tobin Rote | 1950 – 1 (1) | 1951 – 6 (6) | 18 | 6-12 | ||
| Bobby Thomason | 1951 – 7 (7) | 1951 – 7 (7) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Rote 2 | 1951 – 8 (8) | 1952 – 5 (5) | 10 | 2-8 | ||
| Babe Parilli | 1952 – 6 (6) | 1952 – 6 (6) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Rote 3 | 1952 – 7 (7) | 1952 – 7 (7) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Parilli 2 | 1952 – 8 (8) | 1952 – 8 (8) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Rote 4 | 1952 – 9 (9) | 1952 – 9 (9) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Parilli 3 | 1952 – 10 (10) | 1952 – 10 (10) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Rote 5 | 1952 – 11 (11) | 1952 – 11 (11) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Parilli 4 | 1952 – 12 (12) | 1952 – 12 (12) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Rote 6 | 1953 – 1 (1) | 1953 – 2 (2) | 2 | 0-2 | ||
| Parilli 5 | 1953 – 3 (3) | 1953 – 3 (3) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Rote 7 | 1953 – 4 (4) | 1953 – 4 (4) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Parilli 6 | 1953 – 5 (5) | 1953 – 5 (5) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Rote 8 | 1953 – 6 (6) | 1953 – 7 (7) | 2 | 1-0-1 | ||
| Parilli 7 | 1953 – 8 (8) | 1953 – 8 (8) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Rote 9 | 1953 – 9 (9) | 1953 – 9 (9) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Parilli 8 | 1953 – 10 (10) | 1953 – 11 (11) | 2 | 0-2 | ||
| Rote 10 | 1953 – 12 (12) | 1956 – 7 (7) | 32 | 12-20 | ||
| Bart Starr | 1956 – 8 (8) | 1956 – 8 (8) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Rote 11 | 1956 – 9 (9) | 1956 – 12 (12) | 4 | traded to Lions | 2-2 | |
| Starr 2 | 1957 – 1 (1) | 1957 – 1 (1) | 1 | 1-0 | ||
| Parilli 9 | 1957 – 2 (2) | 1957 – 2 (2) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Starr 3 | 1957 – 3 (3) | 1958 – 4 (4) | 14 | injured ankle | 2-11-1 | |
| Parilli 10 | 1958 – 5 (5) | 1958 – 6 (6) | 2 | ineffective (lost 56-0) | 1-1 | |
| Starr 4 | 1958 – 7 (7) | 1958 – 7 (7) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
| Parilli 11 | 1958 – 8 (8) | 1958 – 9 (9) | 2 | 0-2 | ||
| Starr 5 | 1958 – 10 (10) | 1958 – 11 (11) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Joe Francis | 1958 – 12 (12) | 1958 – 12 (12) | 1 | Packers traded with Cardinals for McHan | 0-1 | |
| Lamar McHan | 1959 – 1 (1) | 1959 – 7 (7) | 7 | pulled muscle in leg | 3-4 | |
| Starr 6 | 1959 – 8 (8) | 1960 – 1 (1) | 6 | * | 4-2 | |
| McHan 2 | 1960 – 2 (2) | 1960 – 6 (5) | 4 | ineffective | 4-0 | |
| Starr 7 | 1960 – 7 (6) | 1963 – 6 (6) | 44 | broken bone in right hand | 35-9 | |
| John Roach | 1963 – 7 (7) | 1963 – 10 (10) | 4 | * | 3-1 | |
| Starr 8 | 1963 – 11 (11) | 1966 – 14 (13) | 47 | meaningless game (Packers had already clinched division) | 34-10-3 | |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 1966 – 15 (14) | 1966 – 15 (14) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Starr 9 | 1966 – C (15) | 1967 – 3 (3) | 5 | muscle spasm on right side | 4-0-1 | |
| Bratkowski 2 | 1967 – 4 (4) | 1967 – 5 (5) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Starr 10 | 1967 – 6 (6) | 1968 – 4 (4) | 16 | pulled muscle in right arm | 11-5 | |
| Bratkowski 3 | 1968 – 5 (5) | 1968 – 6 (6) | 2 | * | 0-1-1 | |
| Starr 11 | 1968 – 7 (7) | 1968 – 10 (10) | 4 | sore ribs | 2-2 | |
| Bratkowski 4 | 1968 – 11 (11) | 1968 – 11 (11) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Starr 12 | 1968 – 12 (12) | 1968 – 12 (12) | 1 | bruised ribs | 0-1 | |
| Bratkowski 5 | 1968 – 13 (13) | 1968 – 14 (14) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Starr 13 | 1969 – 1 (1) | 1969 – 6 (6) | 6 | stiff neck/sore shoulder | 4-2 | |
| Don Horn | 1969 – 7 (7) | 1969 – 8 (8) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Starr 14 | 1969 – 9 (9) | 1969 – 10 (10) | 2 | separated shoulder | 0-2 | |
| Horn 2 | 1969 – 11 (11) | 1969 – 14 (14) | 4 | * | 3-1 | |
| Starr 15 | 1970 – 1 (1) | 1970 – 7 (7) | 7 | injured ribs | 4-3 | |
| Horn 3 | 1970 – 8 (8) | 1970 – 8 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Starr 16 | 1970 – 9 (9) | 1970 – 14 (14) | 6 | bicep-tendon transplant surgery on right arm | 2-4 | |
| Bratkowski 6 | 1971 – 1 (1) | 1971 – 1 (1) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Scott Hunter | 1971 – 2 (2) | 1971 – 10 (10) | 9 | * | 3-5-1 | |
| Starr 17 | 1971 – 11 (11) | 1971 – 12 (12) | 2 | rest | 0-1-1 | |
| Hunter 2 | 1971 – 13 (13) | 1971 – 13 (13) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Starr 18 | 1971 – 14 (14) | 1971 – 14 (14) | 1 | retired | 0-1 | |
| Hunter 3 | 1972 – 1 (1) | 1973 – 2 (2) | 17 | ineffective | 11-5-1 | |
| Jim Del Gaizo | 1973 – 3 (3) | 1973 – 4 (4) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Hunter 4 | 1973 – 5 (5) | 1973 – 6 (6) | 2 | ineffective | 0-1-1 | |
| Del Gaizo 2 | 1973 – 7 (7) | 1973 – 7 (7) | 1 | injured shoulder | 0-1 | |
| Hunter 5 | 1973 – 8 (8) | 1973 – 8 (8) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Jerry Tagge | 1973 – 9 (9) | 1974 – 6 (6) | 12 | ineffective | 6-6 | |
| Jack Concannon | 1974 – 7 (7) | 1974 – 8 (8) | 2 | bruised back; Packers traded with Rams for Hadl before Week 7 |
0-2 | |
| John Hadl | 1974 – 9 (9) | 1975 – 7 (7) | 13 | injured back | 4-9 | |
| Don Milan | 1975 – 8 (8) | 1975 – 8 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Hadl 2 | 1975 – 9 (9) | 1975 – 14 (14) | 6 | traded to Oilers for Dickey | 3-3 | |
| Lynn Dickey | 1976 – 1 (1) | 1976 – 10 (10) | 10 | separated right shoulder | 4-6 | |
| Carlos Brown | 1976 – 11 (11) | 1976 – 13 (13) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Randy Johnson | 1976 – 14 (14) | 1976 – 14 (14) | 1 | released | * | 1-0 |
| Dickey 2 | 1977 – 1 (1) | 1977 – 9 (9) | 9 | broken leg | 2-7 | |
| David Whitehurst | 1977 – 10 (10) | 1979 – 13 (13) | 34 | ineffective | 14-19-1 | |
| Dickey 3 | 1979 – 14 (14) | 1981 – 8 (8) | 27 | injured back | 8-18-1 | |
| Whitehurst 2 | 1981 – 9 (9) | 1981 – 9 (9) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Dickey 4 | 1981 – 10 (10) | 1981 – 10 (10) | 1 | severe headaches after myelogram following lower back injury | 1-0 | |
| Whitehurst 3 | 1981 – 11 (11) | 1981 – 12 (12) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Dickey 5 | 1981 – 13 (13) | 1984 – 14 (14) | 45 | severe headaches | 23-21-1 | |
| Randy Wright | 1984 – 15 (15) | 1984 – 15 (15) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Dickey 6 | 1984 – 16 (16) | 1985 – 3 (3) | 4 | ineffective; asked to be taken out of lineup due to lack of motivation |
2-2 | |
| Wright 2 | 1985 – 4 (4) | 1985 – 4 (4) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Dickey 7 | 1985 – 5 (5) | 1985 – 8 (8) | 4 | ineffective | 2-2 | |
| Jim Zorn | 1985 – 9 (9) | 1985 – 10 (10) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Dickey 8 | 1985 – 11 (11) | 1985 – 13 (13) | 3 | injured neck | 2-1 | |
| Zorn 2 | 1985 – 14 (14) | 1985 – 16 (16) | 3 | released | 2-1 | |
| Wright 3 | 1986 – 1 (1) | 1987 – 1 (1) | 17 | sprained right ankle | 4-13 | |
| Don Majkowski | 1987 – 2 (2) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 1 | strike | 0-0-1 | |
| Alan Risher | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 6 (5) | 3 | strike ended | 2-1 | |
| Majkowski 2 | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1987 – 8 (7) | 2 | ineffective; Wright familiar with Bears defense |
1-1 | |
| Wright 4 | 1987 – 9 (8) | 1987 – 10 (9) | 2 | sprained right ankle/sore right arch | 0-2 | |
| Majkowski 3 | 1987 – 11 (10) | 1987 – 11 (10) | 1 | ineffective | 1-0 | |
| Wright 5 | 1987 – 12 (11) | 1987 – 15 (14) | 4 | sore ribs; meaningless game (Packers eliminated from playoffs) |
1-3 | |
| Majkowski 4 | 1987 – 16 (15) | 1987 – 16 (15) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Wright 6 | 1988 – 1 (1) | 1988 – 5 (5) | 5 | injured groin | 0-5 | |
| Majkowski 5 | 1988 – 6 (6) | 1988 – 13 (13) | 8 | bruised right shoulder | 2-6 | |
| Wright 7 | 1988 – 14 (14) | 1988 – 15 (15) | 2 | injured groin | 1-1 | |
| Majkowski 6 | 1988 – 16 (16) | 1989 – 16 (16) | 17 | held out before 1990 season; signed five days before season started; needed two weeks to get ready |
11-6 | |
| Anthony Dilweg | 1990 – 1 (1) | 1990 – 2 (2) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Majkowski 7 | 1990 – 3 (3) | 1990 – 11 (10) | 8 | torn right rotator cuff | 4-4 | |
| Dilweg 2 | 1990 – 12 (11) | 1990 – 15 (14) | 4 | sprained arch in right foot | 1-3 | |
| Blair Kiel | 1990 – 16 (15) | 1990 – 16 (15) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Dilweg 3 | 1990 – 17 (16) | 1990 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Majkowski 8 | 1991 – 1 (1) | 1991 – 5 (5) | 5 | injured left shoulder | 1-4 | |
| Kiel 2 | 1991 – 6 (6) | 1991 – 6 (6) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Majkowski 9 | 1991 – 8 (7) | 1991 – 10 (9) | 3 | injured left hamstring | 1-2 | |
| Mike Tomczak | 1991 – 11 (10) | 1991 – 17 (16) | 7 | * | 2-5 | |
| Majkowski 10 | 1992 – 1 (1) | 1992 – 3 (3) | 3 | torn ligaments in ankle | 1-2 | |
| Brett Favre | 1992 – 4 (4) | 2007 – C (18) | 275 | “retired” in March 2008; traded to Jets in August |
172-103 | |
| Aaron Rodgers | 2008 – 1 (1) | 2010 – 14 (13) | 46 | concussion | 25-21 | |
| Matt Flynn | 2010 – 15 (14) | 2010 – 15 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Rodgers 2 | 2010 – 16 (15) | 2011 – 16 (15) | 21 | meaningless game (Packers had clinched homefield) | 20-1 | |
| Flynn 2 | 2011 – 17 (16) | 2011 – 17 (16) | 1 | 1* | 1-0 | |
| Rodgers 3 | 2011 – D (17) | 2013 – 9 (8) | 27 | broken left collarbone | 17-10 | |
| Seneca Wallace | 2013 – 10 (9) | 2013 – 10 (9) | 1 | injured groin | 0-1 | |
| Scott Tolzien | 2013 – 11 (10) | 2013 – 12 (11) | 2 | ineffective | 0-1-1 | |
| Flynn 3 | 2013 – 13 (12) | 2013 – 16 (15) | 4 | * | 2-2 | |
| Rodgers 4 | 2013 – 17 (16) | 2017 – 6 (6) | 63 | broken right clavicle | 42-21 | |
| Brett Hundley | 2017 – 7 (7) | 2017 – 14 (13) | 7 | * | 3-4 | |
| Rodgers 5 | 2017 – 15 (14) | 2017 – 15 (14) | 1 | Packers eliminated from playoffs | 2 | 0-1 |
| Hundley 2 | 2017 – 16 (15) | 2017 – 17 (16) | 2 | traded to Seahawks | * | 0-2 |
| Rodgers 6 | 2018 – 1 (1) | 2021 – 8 (8) | 59 | COVID-19 | 40-18-1 | |
| Jordan Love | 2021 – 9 (9) | 2021 – 9 (9) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Rodgers 7 | 2021 – 10 (10) | 2022 – 18 (17) | 27 | traded to Jets | 14-13 | |
| Love 2 | 2023 – 1 (1) | 2023 – D (19) | 19 | 10-9 | ||
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 Flynn threw for 480 yards and 6 touchdowns against the Lions, leading to a 3 year, $19.5 million contract with the Seahawks for 2011.
2 Rodgers was placed back on injured reserve for the same clavicle injury. This likely didn’t follow NFL rules.
Minnesota Vikings (1961-2023)
| Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
| Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
| George Shaw | 1961 – 1 (1) | 1961 – 1 (1) | 1 | ineffective | 1 | 1-0 |
| Fran Tarkenton | 1961 – 2 (2) | 1961 – 2 (2) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Shaw 2 | 1961 – 3 (3) | 1961 – 5 (5) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Tarkenton 2 | 1961 – 6 (6) | 1963 – 13 (13) | 36 | meaningless game (Vikings 4-8-1) | 8-26-2 | |
| Ron Vander Kelen | 1963 – 14 (14) | 1963 – 14 (14) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Tarkenton 3 | 1964 – 1 (1) | 1966 – 10 (9) | 37 | ineffective (threw 5 interceptions vs. Packers); dispute with coach Norm Van Brocklin |
18-17-2 | |
| Vander Kelen 2 | 1966 – 11 (10) | 1966 – 11 (10) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Tarkenton 4 | 1966 – 12 (11) | 1966 – 12 (11) | 1 | ineffective; dispute with coach |
2 | 0-1 |
| Bob Berry | 1966 – 13 (12) | 1966 – 13 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Tarkenton 5 | 1966 – 14 (13) | 1966 – 15 (14) | 2 | demanded trade; traded to Giants |
1-1 | |
| Vander Kelen 3 | 1967 – 1 (1) | 1967 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
| Joe Kapp | 1967 – 4 (4) | 1968 – D (15) | 26 | lost 1969 training camp battle | 11-12-3 | |
| Gary Cuozzo | 1969 – 1 (1) | 1969 – 1 (1) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Kapp 2 | 1969 – 2 (2) | 1969 – SB (17) | 16 | played 1969 season without new contract; became free agent; signed by Patriots in September 1970 |
3 | 14-2 |
| Cuozzo 2 | 1970 – 1 (1) | 1970 – 11 (11) | 11 | sprained right ankle | 9-2 | |
| Bob Lee | 1970 – 12 (12) | 1970 – 13 (13) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| Cuozzo 3 | 1970 – 14 (14) | 1971 – 2 (2) | 4 | ineffective | 2-2 | |
| Norm Snead | 1971 – 3 (3) | 1971 – 4 (4) | 2 | ineffective | 2-0 | |
| Cuozzo 4 | 1971 – 5 (5) | 1971 – 9 (9) | 5 | ineffective | 4-1 | |
| Lee 2 | 1971 – 10 (10) | 1971 – 12 (12) | 3 | ineffective | 2-1 | |
| Cuozzo 5 | 1971 – 13 (13) | 1971 – 13 (13) | 1 | ineffective | 1-0 | |
| Lee 3 | 1971 – 14 (14) | 1971 – D (15) | 2 | Vikings traded with Giants for Tarkenton | 1-1 | |
| Tarkenton 6 | 1972 – 1 (1) | 1974 – 12 (12) | 43 | meaningless game? | 29-14 | |
| Berry 2 | 1974 – 13 (13) | 1974 – 13 (13) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Tarkenton 7 | 1974 – 14 (14) | 1976 – 3 (3) | 22 | bruised ribs | 17-4-1 | |
| Lee 4 | 1976 – 4 (4) | 1976 – 4 (4) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Tarkenton 8 | 1976 – 5 (5) | 1977 – 9 (9) | 22 | broken right ankle/broken thumb | 16-6 | |
| Lee 5 | 1977 – 10 (10) | 1977 – 12 (12) | 3 | ineffective | 2-1 | |
| Tommy Kramer | 1977 – 13 (13) | 1977 – 13 (13) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Lee 6 | 1977 – 14 (14) | 1977 – C (16) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
| Tarkenton 9 | 1978 – 1 (1) | 1978 – D (17) | 17 | retired | 8-8-1 | |
| Kramer 2 | 1979 – 1 (1) | 1980 – 8 (8) | 24 | dislocated ring finger/jammed thumb | 10-14 | |
| Steve Dils | 1980 – 9 (9) | 1980 – 9 (9) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Kramer 3 | 1980 – 10 (10) | 1980 – D (17) | 8 | injured knee in 1981 preseason | 5-3 | |
| Dils 2 | 1981 – 1 (1) | 1981 – 2 (2) | 2 | separated shoulder | 0-2 | |
| Kramer 4 | 1981 – 3 (3) | 1983 – 3 (3) | 28 | torn ligament in right knee | 15-13 | |
| Dils 3 | 1983 – 4 (4) | 1983 – 15 (15) | 12 | ineffective; last game of season | 5-7 | |
| Wade Wilson | 1983 – 16 (16) | 1983 – 16 (16) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Kramer 5 | 1984 – 1 (1) | 1984 – 8 (8) | 8 | injured right shoulder | 2-6 | |
| Archie Manning | 1984 – 9 (9) | 1984 – 9 (9) | 1 | sore, ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Wilson 2 | 1984 – 10 (10) | 1984 – 11 (11) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Kramer 6 | 1984 – 12 (12) | 1984 – 12 (12) | 1 | injured right shoulder | 0-1 | |
| Wilson 3 | 1984 – 13 (13) | 1984 – 14 (14) | 2 | 0-2 | ||
| Manning 2 | 1984 – 15 (15) | 1984 – 15 (15) | 1 | bruised tailbone | 0-1 | |
| Wilson 4 | 1984 – 16 (16) | 1984 – 16 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Kramer 7 | 1985 – 1 (1) | 1985 – 12 (12) | 12 | “wear and tear” | 5-7 | |
| Wilson 5 | 1985 – 13 (13) | 1985 – 13 (13) | 1 | 4* | 1-0 | |
| Kramer 8 | 1985 – 14 (14) | 1986 – 11 (11) | 14 | strained right thumb | 7-7 | |
| Wilson 6 | 1986 – 12 (12) | 1986 – 13 (13) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Kramer 9 | 1986 – 14 (14) | 1986 – 15 (15) | 2 | tennis elbow; was in alcohol rehab during much of 1987 preseason; injured shoulder/neck during 1987 preseason |
1-1 | |
| Wilson 7 | 1986 – 16 (16) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 3 | strike | 3-0 | |
| Tony Adams | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 6 (5) | 3 | strike ended | 0-3 | |
| Wilson 8 | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1987 – 8 (7) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Kramer 10 | 1987 – 9 (8) | 1987 – 9 (8) | 1 | ineffective | 1-0 | |
| Wilson 9 | 1987 – 10 (9) | 1987 – 10 (9) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Kramer 11 | 1987 – 11 (10) | 1987 – 14 (13) | 4 | pinched nerve in neck | 2-2 | |
| Wilson 10 | 1987 – 15 (14) | 1987 – 16 (15) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
| Kramer 12 | 1987 – WC (16) | 1987 – WC (16) | 1 | ineffective; pinched nerve in neck |
1-0 | |
| Wilson 11 | 1987 – D (17) | 1988 – 1 (1) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
| Kramer 13 | 1988 – 2 (2) | 1988 – 7 (7) | 6 | ineffective | 4-2 | |
| Wilson 12 | 1988 – 8 (8) | 1989 – 4 (4) | 15 | fractured finger on left hand | 10-5 | |
| Kramer 14 | 1989 – 5 (5) | 1989 – 8 (8) | 4 | ineffective | 3-1 | |
| Wilson 13 | 1989 – 9 (9) | 1990 – 3 (3) | 12 | torn ligament in right thumb | 6-6 | |
| Rich Gannon | 1990 – 4 (4) | 1990 – 15 (14) | 11 | * | 5-6 | |
| Wilson 14 | 1990 – 16 (15) | 1990 – 16 (15) | 1 | separated right shoulder | 0-1 | |
| Gannon 2 | 1990 – 17 (16) | 1990 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Wilson 15 | 1991 – 1 (1) | 1991 – 5 (5) | 5 | ineffective | 2-3 | |
| Gannon 3 | 1991 – 6 (6) | 1992 – 12 (11) | 22 | ineffective | 14-8 | |
| Sean Salisbury | 1992 – 13 (12) | 1992 – 14 (13) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
| Gannon 4 | 1992 – 15 (14) | 1992 – 15 (14) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Salisbury 2 | 1992 – 16 (15) | 1992 – WC (17) | 3 | Vikings signed McMahon as free agent | 2-1 | |
| Jim McMahon | 1993 – 1 (1) | 1993 – 9 (7) | 7 | dislocated left shoulder | 4-3 | |
| Salisbury 3 | 1993 – 10 (8) | 1993 – 13 (11) | 4 | ineffective | 1-3 | |
| McMahon 2 | 1993 – 14 (12) | 1993 – WC (17) | 6 | released; Vikings traded with Oilers for Moon |
4-2 | |
| Warren Moon | 1994 – 1 (1) | 1994 – 16 (15) | 15 | sprained left knee | 9-6 | |
| Salisbury 4 | 1994 – 17 (16) | 1994 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Moon 2 | 1994 – WC (17) | 1996 – 1 (1) | 18 | injured both ankles | 9-9 | |
| Brad Johnson | 1996 – 2 (2) | 1996 – 2 (2) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
| Moon 3 | 1996 – 3 (3) | 1996 – 9 (8) | 6 | injured both ankles | 3-3 | |
| Johnson 2 | 1996 – 10 (9) | 1996 – 10 (9) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Moon 4 | 1996 – 11 (10) | 1996 – 11 (10) | 1 | injured both ankles | 0-1 | |
| Johnson 3 | 1996 – 12 (11) | 1997 – 14 (13) | 20 | injured neck | 12-8 | |
| Randall Cunningham | 1997 – 15 (14) | 1997 – D (18) | 5 | * | 2-3 | |
| Johnson 4 | 1998 – 1 (1) | 1998 – 2 (2) | 2 | broken right leg | 2-0 | |
| Cunningham 2 | 1998 – 3 (3) | 1999 – 6 (6) | 22 | ineffective | 16-6 | |
| Jeff George | 1999 – 7 (7) | 1999 – D (18) | 12 | signed with Redskins as free agent | 9-3 | |
| Daunte Culpepper | 2000 – 1 (1) | 2001 – 12 (11) | 29 | sprained ligament in left knee | 16-13 | |
| Todd Bouman | 2001 – 13 (12) | 2001 – 15 (14) | 3 | strained ligament in right thumb | 1-2 | |
| Spergon Wynn | 2001 – 16 (15) | 2001 – 17 (16) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Culpepper 2 | 2002 – 1 (1) | 2003 – 3 (3) | 19 | broken bones in back | 9-10 | |
| Gus Frerotte | 2003 – 4 (4) | 2003 – 5 (5) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
| Culpepper 3 | 2003 – 7 (6) | 2005 – 8 (7) | 36 | torn tendons in right knee | 15-21 | |
| Johnson 5 | 2005 – 9 (8) | 2006 – 15 (14) | 23 | ineffective | 13-10 | |
| Tarvaris Jackson | 2006 – 16 (15) | 2007 – 2 (2) | 4 | injured groin | 1-3 | |
| Kelly Holcomb | 2007 – 3 (3) | 2007 – 4 (4) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
| Jackson 2 | 2007 – 6 (5) | 2007 – 7 (6) | 2 | broken right index finger | 1-1 | |
| Holcomb 2 | 2007 – 8 (7) | 2007 – 8 (7) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Jackson 3 | 2007 – 9 (8) | 2007 – 9 (8) | 1 | injured neck | 1-0 | |
| Brooks Bollinger | 2007 – 10 (9) | 2007 – 10 (9) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Jackson 4 | 2007 – 11 (10) | 2008 – 2 (2) | 9 | ineffective | 5-4 | |
| Frerotte 2 | 2008 – 3 (3) | 2008 – 14 (13) | 11 | injured back | 8-3 | |
| Jackson 5 | 2008 – 15 (14) | 2008 – WC (17) | 4 | Vikings traded with Jets for “retired” Favre | 2-2 | |
| Brett Favre | 2009 – 1 (1) | 2010 – 13 (12) | 30 | sprained right shoulder | 18-12 | |
| Jackson 6 | 2010 – 14 (13) | 2010 – 14 (13) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Favre 2 | 2010 – 15 (14) | 2010 – 15 (14) | 1 | concussion | 0-1 | |
| Joe Webb | 2010 – 16 (15) | 2010 – 17 (16) | 2 | Vikings traded with Redskins for McNabb | 1-1 | |
| Donovan McNabb | 2011 – 1 (1) | 2011 – 6 (6) | 6 | ineffective | 1-5 | |
| Christian Ponder | 2011 – 7 (7) | 2012 – 17 (16) | 26 | injured right elbow/triceps | 12-14 | |
| Webb 2 | 2012 – WC (17) | 2012 – WC (17) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Ponder 2 | 2013 – 1 (1) | 2013 – 3 (3) | 3 | fractured rib | 0-3 | |
| Matt Cassel | 2013 – 4 (4) | 2013 – 6 (5) | 2 | Freeman signed as free agent with Vikings before Week 6 | 1-1 | |
| Josh Freeman | 2013 – 7 (6) | 2013 – 7 (6) | 1 | ineffective; concussion |
0-1 | |
| Ponder 3 | 2013 – 8 (7) | 2013 – 13 (12) | 6 | concussion | 2-3-1 | |
| Cassel 2 | 2013 – 14 (13) | 2014 – 3 (3) | 7 | broken foot | 3-4 | |
| Teddy Bridgewater | 2014 – 4 (4) | 2014 – 4 (4) | 1 | injured left ankle | 1-0 | |
| Ponder 4 | 2014 – 5 (5) | 2014 – 5 (5) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Bridgewater 2 | 2014 – 6 (6) | 2015 – WC (18) | 28 | torn left ACL in preseason practice | 16-12 | |
| Shaun Hill | 2016 – 1 (1) | 2016 – 1 (1) | 1 | Vikings traded 2017 #1 to Eagles for Bradford | 1-0 | |
| Sam Bradford | 2016 – 2 (2) | 2017 – 1 (1) | 16 | sore left knee | 8-8 | |
| Case Keenum | 2017 – 2 (2) | 2017 – 4 (4) | 3 | * | 1-2 | |
| Bradford 2 | 2017 – 5 (5) | 2017 – 5 (5) | 1 | sore left knee | 1-0 | |
| Keenum 2 | 2017 – 6 (6) | 2017 – C (18) | 13 | signed with Broncos as free agent | 11-2 | |
| Kirk Cousins | 2018 – 1 (1) | 2019 – 16 (15) | 31 | meaningless game (Vikings had clinched playoff spot) | 18-12-1 | |
| Sean Mannion | 2019 – 17 (16) | 2019 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Cousins 2 | 2019 – WC (17) | 2021 – 16 (15) | 32 | COVID-19 | 15-17 | |
| Mannion 2 | 2021 – 17 (16) | 2021 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
| Cousins 3 | 2021 – 18 (17) | 2023 – 8 (8) | 27 | torn right Achilles | 17-10 | |
| Jaren Hall | 2023 – 9 (9) | 2023 – 9 (9) | 1 | concussion | 1-0 | |
| Joshua Dobbs | 2023 – 10 (10) | 2023 – 14 (13) | 4 | ineffective | 2-2 | |
| Nick Mullens | 2023 – 15 (14) | 2023 – 16 (15) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
| Hall 2 | 2023 – 17 (16) | 2023 – 17 (16) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
| Mullens 2 | 2023 – 18 (17) | 2023 – 18 (17) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 Tarkenton relieved and threw 4 touchdowns in his pro debut.
2 The game versus the Falcons was broadcast to Tarkenton’s home state of Georgia; it was commonly thought that coach Norm Van Brocklin benched Tarkenton out of spite.
3 Kapp threw for 7 touchdowns the next game.
4 Wilson was benched midway through the game for Steve Bono, but later re-entered and led a comeback from 23-0 down.