Atlanta Falcons (1966-2024)
Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
Randy Johnson | 1966 – 1 (1) | 1966 – 4 (4) | 4 | ineffective | 0-4 | |
Dennis Claridge | 1966 – 5 (5) | 1966 – 7 (7) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
R. Johnson 2 | 1966 – 8 (8) | 1967 – 3 (3) | 10 | ineffective | 3-7 | |
Steve Sloan | 1967 – 4 (4) | 1967 – 4 (4) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
R. Johnson 3 | 1967 – 5 (5) | 1967 – 5 (5) | 1 | injured abdomen | 0-0-1 | |
Terry Nofsinger | 1967 – 6 (6) | 1967 – 6 (6) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
R. Johnson 4 | 1967 – 7 (7) | 1968 – 5 (5) | 13 | sprained ankle | 2-11 | |
Bob Berry | 1968 – 6 (6) | 1968 – 11 (11) | 6 | * | 1-5 | |
R. Johnson 5 | 1968 – 12 (12) | 1968 – 12 (12) | 1 | ineffective (lost 44-0) | 0-1 | |
Berry 2 | 1968 – 13 (13) | 1968 – 13 (13) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
R. Johnson 6 | 1968 – 14 (14) | 1968 – 14 (14) | 1 | lost 1969 training camp battle | 0-1 | |
Berry 3 | 1969 – 1 (1) | 1969 – 3 (3) | 3 | torn ligaments in right thumb | 1-2 | |
R. Johnson 7 | 1969 – 4 (4) | 1969 – 5 (5) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
Bruce Lemmerman | 1969 – 6 (6) | 1969 – 7 (7) | 2 | ineffective | 1 | 0-2 |
R. Johnson 8 | 1969 – 8 (8) | 1969 – 10 (10) | 3 | torn knee ligaments | 1 | 1-2 |
Berry 4 | 1969 – 11 (11) | 1970 – 12 (12) | 16 | ineffective | 6-8-2 | |
R. Johnson 9 | 1970 – 13 (13) | 1970 – 14 (14) | 2 | traded to Giants | * | 1-1 |
Berry 5 | 1971 – 1 (1) | 1971 – 5 (5) | 5 | pulled left hamstring | 1-3-1 | |
Dick Shiner | 1971 – 6 (6) | 1971 – 9 (9) | 4 | injured back | 3-1 | |
Berry 6 | 1971 – 10 (10) | 1972 – 14 (14) | 19 | traded to Vikings for Lee | 10-9 | |
Shiner 2 | 1973 – 1 (1) | 1973 – 4 (4) | 4 | ineffective | 1-3 | |
Bob Lee | 1973 – 5 (5) | 1974 – 2 (2) | 12 | ineffective | 8-4 | |
Pat Sullivan | 1974 – 3 (3) | 1974 – 3 (3) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Lee 2 | 1974 – 4 (4) | 1974 – 10 (10) | 7 | ineffective (team averaging 8.4 ppg) | 2-5 | |
Sullivan 2 | 1974 – 11 (11) | 1974 – 12 (12) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
Kim McQuilken | 1974 – 13 (13) | 1974 – 14 (14) | 2 | Bartkowski drafted 1975 #1 overall | 1-1 | |
Steve Bartkowski | 1975 – 1 (1) | 1975 – 6 (6) | 6 | dislocated left elbow | 2-4 | |
McQuilken 2 | 1975 – 7 (7) | 1975 – 8 (8) | 2 | ineffective (lost 38-0, 5/26, 43 yards, 5 interceptions) | 0-2 | |
Sullivan 3 | 1975 – 9 (9) | 1975 – 9 (9) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Bartkowski 2 | 1975 – 10 (10) | 1976 – 5 (5) | 10 | damaged ligaments in right knee | 3-7 | |
McQuilken 3 | 1976 – 6 (6) | 1976 – 8 (8) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
Scott Hunter | 1976 – 9 (9) | 1977 – 7 (7) | 13 | 2 | 6-7 | |
Bartkowski 3 | 1977 – 8 (8) | 1977 – 14 (14) | 7 | lost 1978 training camp battle | 3-4 | |
June Jones | 1978 – 1 (1) | 1978 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
Bartkowski 4 | 1978 – 4 (4) | 1979 – 11 (11) | 26 | bruised hip | 13-13 | |
Jones 2 | 1979 – 12 (12) | 1979 – 13 (13) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
Bartkowski 5 | 1979 – 14 (14) | 1983 – 12 (12) | 58 | sprained right knee | 31-27 | |
Mike Moroski | 1983 – 13 (13) | 1983 – 14 (14) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
Bartkowski 6 | 1983 – 15 (15) | 1984 – 10 (10) | 12 | sprained right knee | 4-8 | |
Moroski 2 | 1984 – 11 (11) | 1984 – 11 (11) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Bartkowski 7 | 1984 – 12 (12) | 1984 – 12 (12) | 1 | sprained right knee | 0-1 | |
Moroski 3 | 1984 – 13 (13) | 1984 – 16 (16) | 4 | * | 1-3 | |
Bartkowski 8 | 1985 – 1 (1) | 1985 – 5 (5) | 5 | ineffective; injured right knee |
0-5 | |
David Archer | 1985 – 6 (6) | 1986 – 11 (11) | 22 | separated right shoulder | 9-12-1 | |
Turk Schonert | 1986 – 12 (12) | 1986 – 16 (16) | 5 | lost 1987 training camp battle | 2-3 | |
Archer 2 | 1987 – 1 (1) | 1987 – 1 (1) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Scott Campbell | 1987 – 2 (2) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 1 | strike | 1-0 | |
Erik Kramer | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Jeff Van Raaphorst | 1987 – 5 (4) | 1987 – 5 (4) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Kramer 2 | 1987 – 6 (5) | 1987 – 6 (5) | 1 | strike ended | * | 1-0 |
Campbell 2 | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1987 – 14 (13) | 8 | meaningless games; Falcons wanted to get Miller experience |
3 | 1-7 |
Chris Miller | 1987 – 15 (14) | 1988 – 4 (4) | 6 | sprained left ankle | 1-5 | |
Steve Dils | 1988 – 5 (5) | 1988 – 7 (7) | 3 | sore right wrist | * | 0-3 |
Miller 2 | 1988 – 8 (8) | 1989 – 3 (3) | 12 | ligament damage in left knee | 5-7 | |
Hugh Millen | 1989 – 4 (4) | 1989 – 4 (4) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Miller 3 | 1989 – 5 (5) | 1990 – 13 (12) | 24 | broken collarbone | 5-19 | |
Campbell 3 | 1990 – 14 (13) | 1990 – 15 (14) | 2 | injured back | 0-2 | |
Millen 2 | 1990 – 16 (15) | 1990 – 17 (16) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
Miller 4 | 1991 – 1 (1) | 1991 – 10 (9) | 9 | bruised ribs | 5-4 | |
Billy Joe Tolliver | 1991 – 11 (10) | 1991 – 11 (10) | 1 | 4* | 0-1 | |
Miller 5 | 1991 – 12 (11) | 1991 – 13 (12) | 2 | high fever | 2-0 | |
Tolliver 2 | 1991 – 14 (13) | 1991 – 14 (13) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
Miller 6 | 1991 – 15 (14) | 1992 – 9 (8) | 13 | torn ACL in left knee | 6-7 | |
Tolliver 3 | 1992 – 10 (9) | 1992 – 14 (13) | 5 | sore right shoulder | 2-3 | |
Wade Wilson | 1992 – 15 (14) | 1992 – 17 (16) | 3 | signed with Saints as free agent | * | 1-2 |
Miller 7 | 1993 – 1 (1) | 1993 – 2 (2) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
Bobby Hebert | 1993 – 3 (3) | 1993 – 5 (5) | 3 | tendinitis in right elbow | 0-3 | |
Tolliver 4 | 1993 – 7 (6) | 1993 – 8 (7) | 2 | sprained right shoulder | 2-0 | |
Hebert 2 | 1993 – 9 (8) | 1993 – 18 (16) | 9 | Falcons traded with Colts for George | 4-5 | |
Jeff George | 1994 – 1 (1) | 1996 – 4 (3) | 36 | suspended one game by team | 5 | 16-20 |
Hebert 3 | 1996 – 5 (4) | 1996 – 17 (16) | 13 | retired; Falcons traded with Oilers for Chandler |
3-10 | |
Chris Chandler | 1997 – 1 (1) | 1997 – 3 (3) | 3 | bruised sternum | 0-3 | |
Tolliver 5 | 1997 – 4 (4) | 1997 – 4 (4) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Chandler 2 | 1997 – 5 (5) | 1997 – 8 (7) | 3 | concussion | 1-2 | |
Tony Graziani | 1997 – 9 (8) | 1997 – 9 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Chandler 3 | 1997 – 10 (9) | 1998 – 7 (6) | 14 | sprained left shoulder/bruised ribs | 11-3 | |
Steve DeBerg | 1998 – 8 (7) | 1998 – 8 (7) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Chandler 4 | 1998 – 9 (8) | 1998 – 12 (11) | 4 | sprained right knee/ankle | 4-0 | |
Graziani 2 | 1998 – 13 (12) | 1998 – 13 (12) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
Chandler 5 | 1998 – 14 (13) | 1999 – 1 (1) | 8 | strained right hamstring | 6-2 | |
Graziani 3 | 1999 – 2 (2) | 1999 – 2 (2) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Chandler 6 | 1999 – 3 (3) | 1999 – 3 (3) | 1 | strained right hamstring | 0-1 | |
Graziani 4 | 1999 – 4 (4) | 1999 – 5 (5) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
Chandler 7 | 1999 – 6 (6) | 1999 – 14 (13) | 8 | sore ribs | 2-6 | |
Danny Kanell | 1999 – 15 (14) | 1999 – 15 (14) | 1 | torn MCL in left knee | * | 0-1 |
Chandler 8 | 1999 – 16 (15) | 2000 – 10 (10) | 12 | concussion | 5-7 | |
Kanell 2 | 2000 – 11 (11) | 2000 – 11 (11) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Chandler 9 | 2000 – 12 (12) | 2000 – 13 (13) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
Doug Johnson | 2000 – 14 (14) | 2000 – 16 (15) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
Chandler 10 | 2000 – 17 (16) | 2001 – 8 (7) | 8 | sore ribs | 4-4 | |
Michael Vick | 2001 – 9 (8) | 2001 – 9 (8) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
Chandler 11 | 2001 – 10 (9) | 2001 – 16 (15) | 7 | nerve damage in right elbow | 3-4 | |
Vick 2 | 2001 – 17 (16) | 2002 – 5 (4) | 5 | sprained right shoulder | 1-4 | |
D. Johnson 2 | 2002 – 6 (5) | 2002 – 6 (5) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
Vick 3 | 2002 – 7 (6) | 2002 – D (18) | 13 | broken right leg in 2003 preseason | 8-4-1 | |
D. Johnson 3 | 2003 – 1 (1) | 2003 – 6 (6) | 6 | ineffective | 1-5 | |
Kurt Kittner | 2003 – 7 (7) | 2003 – 11 (10) | 4 | ineffective | 1-3 | |
D. Johnson 4 | 2003 – 12 (11) | 2003 – 13 (12) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
Vick 4 | 2003 – 14 (13) | 2004 – 15 (14) | 18 | meaningless game (Falcons had clinched #2 seed); sore left (throwing) shoulder |
14-4 | |
Matt Schaub | 2004 – 16 (15) | 2004 – 16 (15) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Vick 5 | 2004 – 17 (16) | 2005 – 4 (4) | 7 | sprained right knee | 4-3 | |
Schaub 2 | 2005 – 5 (5) | 2005 – 5 (5) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Vick 6 | 2005 – 6 (6) | 2006 – 17 (16) | 27 | jailed for operating dog fighting ring | 12-15 | |
Joey Harrington | 2007 – 1 (1) | 2007 – 6 (6) | 6 | ineffective | 1-5 | |
Byron Leftwich | 2007 – 7 (7) | 2007 – 7 (7) | 1 | sprained right ankle | 0-1 | |
Harrington 2 | 2007 – 9 (8) | 2007 – 10 (9) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
Leftwich 2 | 2007 – 11 (10) | 2007 – 11 (10) | 1 | bruised tailbone | 0-1 | |
Harrington 3 | 2007 – 12 (11) | 2007 – 13 (12) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
Chris Redman | 2007 – 14 (13) | 2007 – 17 (16) | 4 | Ryan drafted 2008 #3 overall | 1-3 | |
Matt Ryan | 2008 – 1 (1) | 2009 – 12 (11) | 28 | turf toe | 17-11 | |
Redman 2 | 2009 – 13 (12) | 2009 – 14 (13) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
Ryan 2 | 2009 – 15 (14) | 2019 – 7 (7) | 163 | sprained right ankle | 90-73 | |
Schaub 3 | 2019 – 8 (8) | 2019 – 8 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Ryan 3 | 2019 – 10 (9) | 2021 – 18 (17) | 41 | traded to Colts | 17-24 | |
Marcus Mariota | 2022 – 1 (1) | 2022 – 13 (13) | 13 | ineffective | 5-8 | |
Desmond Ridder | 2022 – 15 (14) | 2023 – 8 (8) | 12 | ineffective | 6-6 | |
Taylor Heinicke | 2023 – 9 (9) | 2023 – 10 (10) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
Ridder 2 | 2023 – 12 (11) | 2023 – 15 (14) | 4 | ineffective | 2-2 | |
Heinicke 2 | 2023 – 16 (15) | 2023 – 17 (16) | 2 | ineffective | 1-1 | |
Ridder 3 | 2023 – 18 (17) | 2023 – 18 (17) | 1 | Cousins signed as free agent | 0-1 | |
Kirk Cousins | 2024 – 1 (1) | 2024 – 1 (1) | 1 | 0-1 |
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 Pro Football Reference mistakenly lists Johnson as the starter for Week 7 and Lemmerman as the starter for Week 10.
2 Bartkowski tore cartilage in his right knee during the 1977 preseason.
3 Miller, a 1987 first rounder, didn’t sign a contract until Week 8.
4 Brett Favre made his NFL debut in this game, coming in late in the 4th quarter with the Falcons trailing the Redskins 49-17. He ended the game 0 of 4 with 2 interceptions.
5 The Falcons suspended George following his sideline confrontation with coach June Jones after his benching in the 3rd quarter of the 1996 Week 4 game against the Eagles.
Carolina Panthers (1995-2024)
Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
Frank Reich | 1995 – 1 (1) | 1995 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective; Collins 1995 1st rounder |
0-3 | |
Kerry Collins | 1995 – 5 (4) | 1996 – 2 (2) | 15 | sprained left knee | 9-6 | |
Steve Beuerlein | 1996 – 4 (3) | 1996 – 5 (4) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
Collins 2 | 1996 – 6 (5) | 1996 – 11 (10) | 6 | injured right shoulder | 3-3 | |
Beuerlein 2 | 1996 – 12 (11) | 1996 – 13 (12) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
Collins 3 | 1996 – 14 (13) | 1996 – C (18) | 6 | broken jaw during 1997 preseason | 5-1 | |
Beuerlein 3 | 1997 – 1 (1) | 1997 – 2 (2) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
Collins 4 | 1997 – 3 (3) | 1997 – 5 (5) | 3 | ineffective; returned from injury too soon |
1-2 | |
Beuerlein 4 | 1997 – 7 (6) | 1997 – 7 (6) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Collins 5 | 1997 – 8 (7) | 1998 – 5 (4) | 14 | loss of interest in football | 1 | 5-9 |
Beuerlein 5 | 1998 – 6 (5) | 2000 – 17 (16) | 44 | released before 2001 season; Weinke won training camp battle with Jeff Lewis |
19-25 | |
Chris Weinke | 2001 – 1 (1) | 2001 – 8 (8) | 8 | injured right shoulder | 1-7 | |
Matt Lytle | 2001 – 9 (9) | 2001 – 9 (9) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Weinke 2 | 2001 – 10 (10) | 2001 – 17 (16) | 7 | lost training camp battle to Peete | * | 0-7 |
Rodney Peete | 2002 – 1 (1) | 2002 – 6 (6) | 6 | injured right knee | 3-3 | |
Weinke 3 | 2002 – 7 (7) | 2002 – 7 (7) | 1 | concussion | 0-1 | |
Randy Fasani | 2002 – 8 (8) | 2002 – 8 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Peete 2 | 2002 – 10 (9) | 2003 – 1 (1) | 9 | ineffective | 5-4 | |
Jake Delhomme | 2003 – 2 (2) | 2006 – 13 (12) | 66 | sprained right thumb | 39-27 | |
Weinke 4 | 2006 – 14 (13) | 2006 – 16 (15) | 3 | * | 1-2 | |
Delhomme 2 | 2006 – 17 (16) | 2007 – 3 (3) | 4 | injured right elbow | 3-1 | |
David Carr | 2007 – 4 (4) | 2007 – 5 (5) | 2 | injured back | 1-1 | |
Vinny Testaverde | 2007 – 6 (6) | 2007 – 8 (7) | 2 | strained right Achilles | 1-1 | |
Carr 2 | 2007 – 9 (8) | 2007 – 9 (8) | 1 | concussion | 0-1 | |
Testaverde 2 | 2007 – 10 (9) | 2007 – 11 (10) | 2 | sore back | * | 0-2 |
Carr 3 | 2007 – 12 (11) | 2007 – 12 (11) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Testaverde 3 | 2007 – 13 (12) | 2007 – 14 (13) | 2 | rest for 44-year-old QB | 1-1 | |
Matt Moore | 2007 – 15 (14) | 2007 – 17 (16) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
Delhomme 3 | 2008 – 1 (1) | 2009 – 12 (11) | 28 | broken finger on right hand | 16-12 | |
Moore 2 | 2009 – 13 (12) | 2010 – 2 (2) | 7 | ineffective | 4-3 | |
Jimmy Clausen | 2010 – 3 (3) | 2010 – 5 (5) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
Moore 3 | 2010 – 7 (6) | 2010 – 9 (8) | 3 | injured shoulder | 1-2 | |
Clausen 2 | 2010 – 10 (9) | 2010 – 10 (9) | 1 | concussion | 0-1 | |
Brian St. Pierre | 2010 – 11 (10) | 2010 – 11 (10) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Clausen 3 | 2010 – 12 (11) | 2010 – 17 (16) | 6 | drafted Newton #1 overall | 1-5 | |
Cam Newton | 2011 – 1 (1) | 2013 – D (17) | 49 | injured ribs | 25-24 | |
Derek Anderson | 2014 – 1 (1) | 2014 – 1 (1) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
Newton 2 | 2014 – 2 (2) | 2014 – 14 (13) | 12 | car accident | 3-8-1 | |
Anderson 2 | 2014 – 15 (14) | 2014 – 15 (14) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
Newton 3 | 2014 – 16 (15) | 2016 – 4 (4) | 27 | concussion | 21-6 | |
Anderson 3 | 2016 – 5 (5) | 2016 – 5 (5) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Newton 4 | 2016 – 6 (6) | 2016 – 12 (11) | 6 | violation of team rules | 3-3 | |
Anderson 4 | 2016 – 13 (12) | 2016 – 13 (12) | 1 | 2* | 0-1 | |
Newton 5 | 2016 – 14 (13) | 2018 – 15 (14) | 35 | sore right shoulder | 18-17 | |
Taylor Heinicke | 2018 – 16 (15) | 2018 – 16 (15) | 1 | injured left elbow | 0-1 | |
Kyle Allen | 2018 – 17 (16) | 2018 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
Newton 6 | 2019 – 1 (1) | 2019 – 2 (2) | 2 | sprained left foot | 0-2 | |
Allen 2 | 2019 – 3 (3) | 2019 – 15 (14) | 12 | ineffective | 5-7 | |
Will Grier | 2019 – 16 (15) | 2019 – 17 (16) | 2 | Panthers signed Bridgewater as free agent | 0-2 | |
Teddy Bridgewater | 2020 – 1 (1) | 2020 – 10 (10) | 10 | sprained right MCL | 3-7 | |
P.J. Walker | 2020 – 11 (11) | 2020 – 11 (11) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
Bridgewater 2 | 2020 – 12 (12) | 2020 – 17 (16) | 5 | traded to Broncos | 1-4 | |
Sam Darnold | 2021 – 1 (1) | 2021 – 9 (9) | 9 | fractured right scapula | 4-5 | |
Walker 2 | 2021 – 10 (10) | 2021 – 10 (10) | 1 | Newton signed as free agent week before | 1-0 | |
Newton 7 | 2021 – 11 (11) | 2021- 16 (15) | 5 | ineffective | 0-5 | |
Darnold 2 | 2021 – 17 (16) | 2021- 18 (17) | 2 | team traded with Browns for Mayfield | 0-2 | |
Baker Mayfield | 2022 – 1 (1) | 2022 – 5 (5) | 5 | sprained left ankle | 1-4 | |
Walker 3 | 2022 – 6 (6) | 2022 – 10 (10) | 5 | sprained left ankle | 2-3 | |
Mayfield 2 | 2022 – 11 (11) | 2022 – 11 (11) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Darnold 3 | 2022 – 12 (12) | 2022 – 18 (17) | 6 | Young drafted #1 overall | 4-2 | |
Bryce Young | 2023 – 1 (1) | 2023 – 2 (2) | 2 | sprained ankle | 0-2 | |
Andy Dalton | 2023 – 3 (3) | 2023 – 3 (3) | 1 | 0-1 | ||
Young 2 | 2023 – 4 (4) | 2024 – 2 (2) | 16 | ineffective | 2-14 |
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 Collins told coach Dom Capers that his heart was no longer into leading the team; Collins was quickly demoted to third string, then cut six days later.
2 Newton was benched for the first series for not wearing a tie on the team bus to the stadium. Anderson was intercepted on his only play of the game. The Panthers lost 40-7.
New Orleans Saints (1967-2024)
Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
Billy Kilmer | 1967 – 1 (1) | 1967 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
Gary Cuozzo | 1967 – 4 (4) | 1967 – 11 (11) | 8 | ineffective | 2-6 | |
Kilmer 2 | 1967 – 12 (12) | 1967 – 12 (12) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Cuozzo 2 | 1967 – 13 (13) | 1967 – 14 (14) | 2 | traded to Vikings | 1-1 | |
Kilmer 3 | 1968 – 1 (1) | 1968 – 8 (8) | 8 | broken ankle | 3-5 | |
Karl Sweetan | 1968 – 9 (9) | 1968 – 11 (11) | 3 | * | 0-2-1 | |
Kilmer 4 | 1968 – 12 (12) | 1970 – 3 (3) | 20 | ineffective | 7-13 | |
Ed Hargett | 1970 – 4 (4) | 1970 – 5 (5) | 2 | * | 0-1-1 | |
Kilmer 5 | 1970 – 6 (6) | 1970 – 6 (6) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Hargett 2 | 1970 – 7 (7) | 1970 – 7 (7) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Kilmer 6 | 1970 – 8 (8) | 1970 – 14 (14) | 7 | traded to Redskins; Manning drafted #1 overall |
1-6 | |
Archie Manning | 1971 – 1 (1) | 1971 – 8 (8) | 8 | injured right elbow | 2-4-2 | |
Hargett 3 | 1971 – 9 (9) | 1971 – 10 (10) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
Manning 2 | 1971 – 11 (11) | 1971 – 11 (11) | 1 | injured right elbow | 1-0 | |
Hargett 4 | 1971 – 12 (12) | 1971 – 13 (13) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
Manning 3 | 1971 – 14 (14) | 1973 – 13 (13) | 28 | bruised right arm | 7-20-1 | |
Bobby Scott | 1973 – 14 (14) | 1973 – 14 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Manning 4 | 1974 – 1 (1) | 1974 – 5 (5) | 5 | ineffective; salary dispute with front office |
1-4 | |
Scott 2 | 1974 – 6 (6) | 1974 – 6 (6) | 1 | sprained right knee | 1-0 | |
Manning 5 | 1974 – 7 (7) | 1974 – 12 (12) | 6 | torn cartilage in right knee | 2-4 | |
Larry Cipa | 1974 – 13 (13) | 1974 – 14 (14) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
Manning 6 | 1975 – 1 (1) | 1975 – 13 (13) | 13 | tendinitis; missed 1976 after right shoulder surgery |
2-11 | |
Cipa 2 | 1975 – 14 (14) | 1975 – 14 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Scott 3 | 1976 – 1 (1) | 1976 – 6 (6) | 6 | ineffective | 2-4 | |
Bobby Douglass | 1976 – 7 (7) | 1976 – 12 (12) | 6 | 2-4 | ||
Scott 4 | 1976 – 13 (13) | 1976 – 14 (14) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
Manning 7 | 1977 – 1 (1) | 1977 – 5 (5) | 5 | sprained ankle | 1-4 | |
Scott 5 | 1977 – 6 (6) | 1977 – 8 (8) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
Douglass 2 | 1977 – 9 (9) | 1977 – 10 (10) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
Manning 8 | 1977 – 11 (11) | 1981 – 2 (2) | 54 | pulled hamstring | 17-37 | |
Scott 6 | 1981 – 3 (3) | 1981 – 3 (3) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Dave Wilson | 1981 – 4 (4) | 1981 – 5 (5) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
Manning 9 | 1981 – 6 (6) | 1981 – 9 (9) | 4 | pulled stomach muscle | 1-3 | |
D. Wilson 2 | 1981 – 10 (10) | 1981 – 11 (11) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
Manning 10 | 1981 – 12 (12) | 1981 – 16 (16) | 5 | Saints signed Stabler in August; Manning traded to Oilers one week later |
1-4 | |
Ken Stabler | 1982 – 1 (1) | 1982 – 15 (7) | 7 | bruised left arm | 3-4 | |
Guido Merkens | 1982 – 16 (8) | 1982 – 16 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Stabler 2 | 1982 – 17 (9) | 1983 – 9 (9) | 10 | bruised ribs | 6-4 | |
D. Wilson 3 | 1983 – 10 (10) | 1983 – 11 (11) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
Stabler 3 | 1983 – 12 (12) | 1983 – 16 (16) | 5 | Saints traded 1st rounder to Jets for Todd | 2-3 | |
Richard Todd | 1984 – 1 (1) | 1984 – 14 (14) | 14 | ineffective | 6-8 | |
D. Wilson 4 | 1984 – 15 (15) | 1985 – 10 (10) | 12 | ineffective | 4-8 | |
Bobby Hebert | 1985 – 11 (11) | 1986 – 2 (2) | 8 | broken bone in foot | 3-5 | |
D. Wilson 5 | 1986 – 3 (3) | 1986 – 15 (15) | 13 | * | 6-7 | |
Hebert 2 | 1986 – 16 (16) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 3 | strike | 1-2 | |
John Fourcade | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 6 (5) | 3 | strike ended | 2-1 | |
Hebert 3 | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1989 – 13 (13) | 40 | ineffective | 1 | 25-15 |
Fourcade 2 | 1989 – 14 (14) | 1990 – 6 (5) | 8 | Saints traded with Cowboys for Walsh after Week 3 | 5-3 | |
Steve Walsh | 1990 – 7 (6) | 1990 – WC (17) | 12 | Hebert returned from holdout | 6-6 | |
Hebert 4 | 1991 – 1 (1) | 1991 – 7 (6) | 6 | bruised right shoulder | 6-0 | |
Walsh 2 | 1991 – 8 (7) | 1991 – 8 (7) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
Hebert 5 | 1991 – 9 (8) | 1991 – 9 (8) | 1 | sprained right shoulder; bruised rotator cuff |
0-1 | |
Walsh 3 | 1991 – 10 (9) | 1991 – 15 (14) | 6 | * | 2-4 | |
Hebert 6 | 1991 – 16 (15) | 1992 – WC (17) | 20 | Saints signed Wilson as free agent; Hebert signed as free agent with Falcons |
14-6 | |
Wade Wilson | 1993 – 1 (1) | 1993 – 16 (14) | 14 | bruised left knee | 7-7 | |
Mike Buck | 1993 – 17 (15) | 1993 – 17 (15) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Walsh 4 | 1993 – 18 (16) | 1993 – 18 (16) | 1 | waived; Saints traded with Rams for Everett |
1-0 | |
Jim Everett | 1994 – 1 (1) | 1996 – 14 (13) | 45 | concussion | 16-29 | |
Doug Nussmeier | 1996 – 15 (14) | 1996 – 15 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Everett 2 | 1996 – 16 (15) | 1996 – 17 (16) | 2 | waived; Saints traded with Redskins for Shuler |
1-1 | |
Heath Shuler | 1997 – 1 (1) | 1997 – 7 (7) | 7 | ineffective | 2-5 | |
Danny Wuerffel | 1997 – 8 (8) | 1997 – 9 (9) | 2 | ineffective (shut out both games) | 0-2 | |
Shuler 2 | 1997 – 11 (10) | 1997 – 12 (11) | 2 | injured foot/knee | 2-0 | |
Nussmeier 2 | 1997 – 13 (12) | 1997 – 13 (12) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Billy Joe Hobert | 1997 – 14 (13) | 1998 – 1 (1) | 5 | ruptured right Achilles tendon | 3-2 | |
Wuerffel 2 | 1998 – 2 (2) | 1998 – 6 (5) | 4 | ineffective | 2-2 | |
Billy Joe Tolliver | 1998 – 7 (6) | 1998 – 10 (9) | 4 | Collins claimed on waivers from Panthers before Week 7; adjustment period |
1-3 | |
Kerry Collins | 1998 – 11 (10) | 1998 – 17 (16) | 7 | Collins signed with Giants as free agent | 2-5 | |
Hobert 2 | 1999 – 1 (1) | 1999 – 5 (4) | 4 | pinched nerve in neck | 1-3 | |
Tolliver 2 | 1999 – 6 (5) | 1999 – 7 (6) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
Hobert 3 | 1999 – 8 (7) | 1999 – 8 (7) | 1 | pinched nerve in neck | 0-1 | |
Tolliver 3 | 1999 – 9 (8) | 1999 – 11 (10) | 3 | torn ligaments in left knee | 1-2 | |
Hobert 4 | 1999 – 12 (11) | 1999 – 13 (12) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
Tolliver 4 | 1999 – 14 (13) | 1999 – 15 (14) | 2 | torn ligaments in left knee | 0-2 | |
Jake Delhomme | 1999 – 16 (15) | 1999 – 17 (16) | 2 | Saints signed Blake as free agent | 1-1 | |
Jeff Blake | 2000 – 1 (1) | 2000 – 12 (11) | 11 | broken right foot | 7-4 | |
Aaron Brooks | 2000 – 13 (12) | 2005 – 14 (13) | 84 | ineffective | 39-45 | |
Todd Bouman | 2005 – 15 (14) | 2005 – 17 (16) | 3 | Saints signed Brees as free agent; Brooks released, Bouman waived |
0-3 | |
Drew Brees | 2006 – 1 (1) | 2009 – 16 (15) | 65 | meaningless game (Saints had already clinched homefield) | 39-26 | |
Mark Brunell | 2009 – 17 (16) | 2009 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Brees 2 | 2009 – D (17) | 2015 – 2 (2) | 90 | bruised right rotator cuff | 54-36 | |
Luke McCown | 2015 – 3 (3) | 2015 – 3 (3) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Brees 3 | 2015 – 4 (4) | 2018 – 16 (15) | 62 | meaningless game (Saints had already clinched homefield) | 39-23 | |
Teddy Bridgewater | 2018 – 17 (16) | 2018 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Brees 4 |
2018 – D (17) | 2019 – 2 (2) | 4 | torn ligament in right thumb | 2-2 | |
Bridgewater 2 |
2019 – 3 (3) | 2019 – 7 (7) | 5 | 5-0 | ||
Brees 5 |
2019 – 8 (8) | 2020 – 10 (9) | 19 | broken ribs/punctured lung | 14-5 | |
Taysom Hill | 2020 – 11 (10) | 2020 – 14 (13) | 4 | 3-1 | ||
Brees 6 |
2020 – 15 (14) | 2020 – D (18) | 4 | retired | 2-2 | |
Jameis Winston | 2021 – 1 (1) | 2021 – 8 (7) | 8 | torn left ACL | 5-2 | |
Trevor Siemian | 2021 – 9 (8) | 2021 – 12 (11) | 4 | ineffective | 0-4 | |
Hill 2 |
2021 – 13 (12) | 2021 – 15 (14) | 3 | COVID-19 | 2-1 | |
Ian Book | 2021 – 16 (15) | 2021 – 16 (15) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Hill 3 |
2021 – 17 (16) | 2021 – 18 (17) | 2 | * | 2-0 | |
Winston 2 |
2022 – 1 (1) | 2022 – 3 (3) | 3 | four fractures in back / injured ankle | 1-2 | |
Andy Dalton | 2022 – 4 (4) | 2022 – 18 (17) | 14 | Carr signed as free agent | 6-8 | |
Derek Carr | 2023 – 1 (1) | 2024 – 2 (2) | 19 | 11-8 |
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 Hebert held out for the entire 1990 season in a salary dispute.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976-2024)
Name stint | Tenure [Year – Week (Game)] | |||||
Starting QB | First Start | Last Start | GS | Reason for Change From | * | Record |
Steve Spurrier | 1976 – 1 (1) | 1976 – 6 (6) | 6 | injured/ineffective | 0-6 | |
Parnell Dickinson | 1976 – 7 (7) | 1976 – 7 (7) | 1 | injured right ankle | 0-1 | |
Spurrier 2 | 1976 – 8 (8) | 1976 – 12 (12) | 5 | former Steeler Hanratty supposedly more familiar with Pittsburgh defensive alignments/personnel |
0-5 | |
Terry Hanratty | 1976 – 13 (13) | 1976 – 13 (13) | 1 | ineffective (1/4, -1 yard, interception) | 1 | 0-1 |
Spurrier 3 | 1976 – 14 (14) | 1976 – 14 (14) | 1 | released | 2 | 0-1 |
Randy Hedberg | 1977 – 1 (1) | 1977 – 2 (2) | 2 | * | 0-2 | |
Gary Huff | 1977 – 3 (3) | 1977 – 3 (3) | 1 | ineffective/immobile | 0-1 | |
Hedberg 2 | 1977 – 4 (4) | 1977 – 4 (4) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Huff 2 | 1977 – 5 (5) | 1977 – 6 (6) | 2 | torn cartilage in ribs; Hedberg concussed in relief |
0-2 | |
Jeb Blount | 1977 – 7 (7) | 1977 – 10 (10) | 4 | * | 0-4 | |
Huff 3 | 1977 – 11 (11) | 1977 – 11 (11) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Hedberg 3 | 1977 – 12 (12) | 1977 – 12 (12) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Huff 4 | 1977 – 13 (13) | 1977 – 14 (14) | 2 | Williams 1978 1st rounder; lost 1978 training camp battle |
2-0 | |
Doug Williams | 1978 – 1 (1) | 1978 – 1 (1) | 1 | sore shoulder | 0-1 | |
Mike Boryla | 1978 – 2 (2) | 1978 – 2 (2) | 1 | injured right knee | * | 0-1 |
Williams 2 | 1978 – 3 (3) | 1978 – 10 (10) | 8 | broken jaw | 4-4 | |
Mike Rae | 1978 – 11 (11) | 1978 – 15 (15) | 5 | * | 1-4 | |
Williams 3 | 1978 – 16 (16) | 1982 – WC (10) | 62 | signed with USFL Oklahoma Outlaws | 30-31-1 | |
Jerry Golsteyn | 1983 – 1 (1) | 1983 – 2 (2) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
Jack Thompson | 1983 – 3 (3) | 1983 – 11 (11) | 9 | sprained right elbow | 1-8 | |
Golsteyn 2 | 1983 – 12 (12) | 1983 – 12 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Thompson 2 | 1983 – 13 (13) | 1984 – 3 (3) | 7 | ineffective | 2-5 | |
Steve DeBerg | 1984 – 4 (4) | 1985 – 11 (11) | 24 | ineffective | 6-18 | |
Steve Young | 1985 – 12 (12) | 1985 – 16 (16) | 5 | lost 1986 training camp battle | 1-4 | |
DeBerg 2 | 1986 – 1 (1) | 1986 – 2 (2) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
Young 2 | 1986 – 3 (3) | 1986 – 16 (16) | 14 | traded to 49ers | 2-12 | |
DeBerg 3 | 1987 – 1 (1) | 1987 – 2 (2) | 2 | strike | 1-1 | |
John Reaves | 1987 – 4 (3) | 1987 – 5 (4) | 2 | ineffective; Zorn signed three days before Week 6 as free agent |
1-1 | |
Jim Zorn | 1987 – 6 (5) | 1987 – 6 (5) | 1 | strike ended | 1-0 | |
DeBerg 4 | 1987 – 7 (6) | 1987 – 12 (11) | 6 | injured back; Testaverde 1987 #1 overall |
1-5 | |
Vinny Testaverde | 1987 – 13 (12) | 1988 – 8 (8) | 12 | sore back; ineffective |
2-10 | |
Joe Ferguson | 1988 – 9 (9) | 1988 – 9 (9) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Testaverde 2 | 1988 – 10 (10) | 1989 – 5 (5) | 12 | bruised tendon in right knee | 6-6 | |
Ferguson 2 | 1989 – 6 (6) | 1989 – 6 (6) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Testaverde 3 | 1989 – 7 (7) | 1989 – 15 (15) | 9 | sprained left ankle | 2-7 | |
Ferguson 3 | 1989 – 16 (16) | 1989 – 16 (16) | 1 | released | * | 0-1 |
Testaverde 4 | 1990 – 1 (1) | 1990 – 7 (7) | 7 | turf toe | 4-3 | |
Chris Chandler | 1990 – 8 (8) | 1990 – 8 (8) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Testaverde 5 | 1990 – 9 (9) | 1990 – 9 (9) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Chandler 2 | 1990 – 10 (10) | 1990 – 11 (11) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
Testaverde 6 | 1990 – 12 (12) | 1991 – 4 (4) | 9 | turf toe | 2-7 | |
Chandler 3 | 1991 – 5 (5) | 1991 – 5 (5) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Testaverde 7 | 1991 – 6 (6) | 1991 – 6 (6) | 1 | chipped bone in right thumb | 1-0 | |
Chandler 4 | 1991 – 8 (7) | 1991 – 9 (8) | 2 | ineffective | * | 0-2 |
Testaverde 8 | 1991 – 10 (9) | 1991 – 15 (14) | 6 | muscle spasm in lower back | 1-5 | |
Jeff Carlson | 1991 – 16 (15) | 1991 – 16 (15) | 1 | signed as Plan B free agent with Giants | * | 0-1 |
Testaverde 9 | 1991 – 17 (16) | 1992 – 8 (7) | 8 | ineffective | 4-4 | |
DeBerg 5 | 1992 – 9 (8) | 1992 – 10 (9) | 2 | ineffective | 0-2 | |
Testaverde 10 | 1992 – 11 (10) | 1992 – 17 (16) | 7 | signed as free agent with Browns | 2-5 | |
DeBerg 6 | 1993 – 1 (1) | 1993 – 1 (1) | 1 | ineffective; second-year pro Erickson “ready to play” |
0-1 | |
Craig Erickson | 1993 – 2 (2) | 1994 – 6 (6) | 21 | ineffective; Dilfer 1994 1st rounder |
7-14 | |
Trent Dilfer | 1994 – 8 (7) | 1994 – 8 (7) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Erickson 2 | 1994 – 9 (8) | 1994 – 9 (8) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
Dilfer 2 | 1994 – 10 (9) | 1994 – 10 (9) | 1 | injured rib muscle | 0-1 | |
Erickson 3 | 1994 – 11 (10) | 1994 – 17 (16) | 7 | traded to Colts | 4-3 | |
Dilfer 3 | 1995 – 1 (1) | 1999 – 7 (6) | 72 | ineffective | 35-37 | |
Eric Zeier | 1999 – 8 (7) | 1999 – 8 (7) | 1 | torn cartilage in ribs | 0-1 | |
Dilfer 4 | 1999 – 9 (8) | 1999 – 12 (11) | 4 | broken right collarbone | 4-0 | |
Shaun King | 1999 – 13 (12) | 2000 – WC (17) | 24 | Bucs signed Brad Johnson as free agent | 15-9 | |
Brad Johnson | 2001 – 1 (1) | 2002 – 7 (7) | 24 | fractured ribs | 14-10 | |
Rob Johnson | 2002 – 8 (8) | 2002 – 8 (8) | 1 | strained gluteal muscle | * | 1-0 |
B. Johnson 2 | 2002 – 9 (9) | 2002 – 15 (14) | 6 | lower back contusion | 5-1 | |
King 2 | 2002 – 16 (15) | 2002 – 16 (15) | 1 | ineffective | 0-1 | |
R. Johnson 2 | 2002 – 17 (16) | 2002 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 1-0 | |
B. Johnson 3 | 2002 – D (17) | 2004 – 4 (4) | 23 | ineffective | 10-13 | |
Chris Simms | 2004 – 5 (5) | 2004 – 5 (5) | 1 | sprained left shoulder | 1-0 | |
Brian Griese | 2004 – 6 (6) | 2004 – 16 (15) | 10 | sprained right foot | 4-6 | |
Simms 2 | 2004 – 17 (16) | 2004 – 17 (16) | 1 | lost 2005 training camp battle | 0-1 | |
Griese 2 | 2005 – 1 (1) | 2005 – 6 (6) | 6 | torn ligaments in left knee | 5-1 | |
Simms 3 | 2005 – 8 (7) | 2006 – 3 (3) | 14 | ruptured spleen | 6-8 | |
Bruce Gradkowski | 2006 – 5 (4) | 2006 – 15 (14) | 11 | ineffective | 3-8 | |
Tim Rattay | 2006 – 16 (15) | 2006 – 17 (16) | 2 | Bucs signed Garcia as free agent; Rattay signed as free agent with Titans |
1-1 | |
Jeff Garcia | 2007 – 1 (1) | 2007 – 12 (11) | 11 | bruised lower back | 7-4 | |
Luke McCown | 2007 – 13 (12) | 2007 – 14 (13) | 2 | * | 1-1 | |
Garcia 2 | 2007 – 15 (14) | 2007 – 16 (15) | 2 | meaningless game (Bucs had already clinched division) | 1-1 | |
L. McCown 2 | 2007 – 17 (16) | 2007 – 17 (16) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Garcia 3 | 2007 – WC (17) | 2008 – 1 (1) | 2 | ineffective; sprained ankle | 0-2 | |
Griese 3 | 2008 – 2 (2) | 2008 – 5 (5) | 4 | sore right elbow | 3-1 | |
Garcia 4 | 2008 – 6 (6) | 2008 – 14 (13) | 8 | injured right calf | 6-2 | |
Griese 4 | 2008 – 15 (14) | 2008 – 15 (14) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Garcia 5 | 2008 – 16 (15) | 2008 – 17 (16) | 2 | signed with Raiders as free agent; Bucs signed Leftwich as free agent |
0-2 | |
Byron Leftwich | 2009 – 1 (1) | 2009 – 3 (3) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
Josh Johnson | 2009 – 4 (4) | 2009 – 7 (7) | 4 | ineffective; Freeman 2009 1st rounder |
0-4 | |
Josh Freeman | 2009 – 9 (8) | 2011 – 12 (11) | 36 | sore right shoulder | 17-19 | |
J. Johnson 2 | 2011 – 13 (12) | 2011 – 13 (12) | 1 | * | 0-1 | |
Freeman 2 | 2011 – 14 (13) | 2013 – 3 (3) | 23 | ineffective; off-the-field issues | 7-16 | |
Mike Glennon | 2013 – 4 (4) | 2013 – 17 (16) | 13 | McCown signed as free agent from Bears; Glennon lost 2014 training camp battle |
4-9 | |
Josh McCown | 2014 – 1 (1) | 2014 – 3 (3) | 3 | torn right thumb ligament | 0-3 | |
Glennon 2 | 2014 – 4 (4) | 2014 – 9 (8) | 5 | * | 1-4 | |
J. McCown 2 | 2014 – 10 (9) | 2014 – 17 (16) | 8 | released; Winston drafted #1 overall |
1-7 | |
Jameis Winston | 2015 – 1 (1) | 2017 – 9 (8) | 40 | sprained right shoulder | 17-23 | |
Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2017 -10 (9) | 2017 – 12 (11) | 3 | * | 2-1 | |
Winston 2 | 2017 – 13 (12) | 2017 – 17 (16) | 5 | suspended 3 games for incident with Uber driver | 1-4 | |
Fitzpatrick 2 | 2018 – 1 (1) | 2018 – 4 (4) | 4 | Fitzmagic faded | 2-2 | |
Winston 3 | 2018 – 6 (5) | 2018 – 8 (7) | 3 | ineffective | 1-2 | |
Fitzpatrick 3 | 2018 – 9 (8) | 2018 – 11 (10) | 3 | ineffective | 0-3 | |
Winston 4 | 2018 – 12 (11) | 2019 – 17 (16) | 22 | Buccaneers signed Brady as free agent | 10-12 | |
Tom Brady | 2020 – 1 (1) | 2022 – WC (18) | 57 | retired | 37-20 | |
Baker Mayfield | 2023 – 1 (1) | 2024 – 2 (2) | 21 | 12-9 |
* Normal starter returned from injury/rest.
1 Coach John McKay on Hanratty’s start: “He had no chance, but I didn’t feel he had a chance coming in. Put their quarterbacks behind our line and they would be hurting tonight, too.”
2 The Buccaneers traded with the Bears for Huff to be their starting QB, but Huff injured his knee during the 1977 preseason.