Jeff Pasquino
Footballguy
So one of the common complaints in leagues where you start 2 QBs is that there aren't enough starting QBs.
I've seen the last 2 seasons that at least 50 QBs started one NFL game, but in an effort to do better than that I'm going to track this.
Feel free to care about it or not.
Starting QBs: 61
Appearances: 81
Names of QBs used (no numbers following name means they started all their team's games)
Arizona (Bye - 8) (QBs Start 2 / QBs 3)- Matt Leinart (1-5, injured - IR), Kurt Warner (split time Weeks 3-5, start 6 (injured), 7, 9-16), Tim Rattay (closed Week 6, 1 pass/TD in Week 7, brief appearance again in 10 and 12 for a TD pass)
Atlanta (8) (3/3)- Joey Harrington (1-6, relief 7, start 9, 10, brief injury in 10, relief in 11, start 12, 13 - and pulled in 13), Byron Leftwich (relief appearance in Week 5, start 7, injured, start 11), Chris Redman (came in for one series with Harrington out in Week 10, closed Week 13, start 14, 15, 16)
Baltimore (8) (3/3)- Steve McNair (1, 3-5, 9,10), Kyle Boller (appearance Week 1, start Weeks 2, 6 and 7, appearance/close Weeks 3, 9 and 10, start 11-15), Troy Smith (last 3 minutes of Week 14, close week 15, start 16)
Buffalo (6) (2/2)- J.P. Losman (1-3, left 3 with injury, returned weeks 8-12 to start), Trent Edwards (closed 3, started 4, 5, 7, 8, left in 8 with injury, start 13-16)
Carolina (7) (4/4)- Jake Delhomme (1-3, then IR), David Carr (relief in Week 3, start 4, 5, relief in 8, start 9, 12), Matt Moore (brief time in Week 5, close game in Week 9, brief time in 10, relief in 12 and 13, Start 15, 16), Vinny Testaverde (start 6, 8, left with injury in 8, start 10, 11, 13, 14)
Chicago (9) (3/3)- Rex Grossman (1-3, relief in 10, start 11-14, injured in 14), Brian Griese (4-8, 10, relief in 14), Kyle Orton (Week 15, 16)
Cincinnati (5) (1/1)- Carson Palmer
Cleveland (7) (2/2)- Charlie Frye (Start 1, traded to SEA), Derek Anderson (closed Week 1, started 2-16)
Dallas (8) (1/2)- Tony Romo, Brad Johnson (token Week 4 and 9)
Denver (6) (1/2)- Jay Cutler (left in Week 9), Patrick Ramsey (finished Week 9, short time in 10)
Detroit (6) (1/2)- Jon Kitna (injured Week 2, returned), JT O'Sullivan (some time in Week 2, close Week 9)
Green Bay (7) (1/2)- Brett Favre (left Week 13 - injury), Aaron Rodgers (closed Week 10- mop-up, closed Week 13)
Houston (10) (2/2)- Matt Schaub (1-8, injured Week 7, left in 8, start 11, 12, 13 - left 13 with injury), Sage Rosenfels (closed Weeks 6, 7 and 8, start 9, closed 13, start 14, 15, 16)
Indianapolis (6) (1/2)- Peyton Manning, Jim Sorgi (mop up in 8, 14 and 16)
Jacksonville (4) (2/2)- David Garrard (1-3, 5-7, injured Week 7, start 11-16), Quinn Gray (closed Week 7, start 8-10, mopup 14, `6)
Kansas City (8) (2/3)- Damon Huard (1-7, 9-10, injured Week 10, start 13 but left with injury, close 16), Brodie Croyle (some work in Weeks 2 and 5, closed Week 10, start 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, left 16 with injury), Tyler Thigpen (relief Week 13)
Miami (9) (3/3)- Trent Green (1-5, injured Week 5), Cleo Lemon (closed Week 5, start 6-8, 10, closed 14, start 15, 16), John Beck (start 11-14, pulled in 14)
Minnesota (5) (3/3)- Tarvaris Jackson (1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11-16), Kelly Holcomb (3, 4, 8, left with injury in 8), Brooks Bollinger (brief work in Week 2, relief in 8 and 9, start 10)
New England (10) (1/3)- Tom Brady, Matt Cassel (token Week 7, 8, 11), Matt Gutierrez (token Week 7, 8)
New Orleans (4) (1/2)- Drew Brees, Jamie Martin (token Week 12)
New York Giants (9) (1/3)- Eli Manning, Jared Lorenzen (brief work in Weeks 1 and 2, injured in 2), Anthony Wright (closed the game in Week 2, brief Week 7)
New York Jets (10) (2/3)- Chad Pennington (1 (injured), 3-8, pulled in 8, relief in 15, start 16), Kellen Clemens (finish Week 1, start Week 2, relief in 8, start 9, 11-15), Brad Smith (spot appearances)
Oakland (5) (2/4)- Josh McCown (1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 13-16), Daunte Culpepper (finished Week 3, started 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12), JaMarcus Russell (some of Week 13, some Week 15 and 16), Andrew Walter (closed Week 14)
Philadelphia (5) (2/3)- Donovan McNabb (start 1-4, 6-11, injured Week 11, start 14-16), Kevin Kolb (mopup in Week 3 blowout of Detroit), AJ Feeley (closed Week 11, start 12, 13)
Pittsburgh (6) (1/2)- Ben Roethlisberger (left win injury 9, returned), Charlie Batch (some relief Week 9, close 16)
San Diego (7) (1/2)- Philip Rivers (injured Week 14, briefly left, returned - same in Week 15, rested some 16), Billy Volek (brief injury replacement Week 14 and 15, close 16)
San Francisco (6) (3/3)- Alex Smith (1-4, injured start of 4, start 8-10), Trent Dilfer (closed 4, start 5, 7, 11-14, left 14 with injury), Shaun Hill (closed Week 14, start 15, 16)
St. Louis (9) (3/3)- Mark Bulger (1-4, left 4 with injury, 7, start 8, 10-12 and left with injury, start 15, 16), Gus Frerotte (finish 4, start 5, relief 8, relief in 12, start 13, relief 16), Brock Berlin (start 14)
Seattle (8) (1/2)- Matt Hasselbeck, Seneca Wallace (brief usage in Weeks 4 and 5 and 16)
Tampa Bay (10) (2/3)- Jeff Garcia (Start 1-9, 11, 12, left in 12 with injury, start 15 and 16, rested in 16), Bruce Gradkowski (closed Week 5, one pass in Week 11), Luke McCown (brief usage in Week 1, relief in Week 12, start 13, 14, relief in 16)
Tennessee (4) (2/2)- Vince Young (started 1-3, 5-6, injured Week 6, started 8-16), Kerry Collins (token appearance Week 1, closed first half in Week 3, closed Week 6, started Week 7)
Washington (4) (2/2)- Jason Campbell (1-3, 5-14, left 14 with injury), Todd Collins (closed Week 14, start 15, 16)
Work in progress.....
Current through Week 16.
I've seen the last 2 seasons that at least 50 QBs started one NFL game, but in an effort to do better than that I'm going to track this.
Feel free to care about it or not.
Starting QBs: 61
Appearances: 81
Names of QBs used (no numbers following name means they started all their team's games)
Arizona (Bye - 8) (QBs Start 2 / QBs 3)- Matt Leinart (1-5, injured - IR), Kurt Warner (split time Weeks 3-5, start 6 (injured), 7, 9-16), Tim Rattay (closed Week 6, 1 pass/TD in Week 7, brief appearance again in 10 and 12 for a TD pass)
Atlanta (8) (3/3)- Joey Harrington (1-6, relief 7, start 9, 10, brief injury in 10, relief in 11, start 12, 13 - and pulled in 13), Byron Leftwich (relief appearance in Week 5, start 7, injured, start 11), Chris Redman (came in for one series with Harrington out in Week 10, closed Week 13, start 14, 15, 16)
Baltimore (8) (3/3)- Steve McNair (1, 3-5, 9,10), Kyle Boller (appearance Week 1, start Weeks 2, 6 and 7, appearance/close Weeks 3, 9 and 10, start 11-15), Troy Smith (last 3 minutes of Week 14, close week 15, start 16)
Buffalo (6) (2/2)- J.P. Losman (1-3, left 3 with injury, returned weeks 8-12 to start), Trent Edwards (closed 3, started 4, 5, 7, 8, left in 8 with injury, start 13-16)
Carolina (7) (4/4)- Jake Delhomme (1-3, then IR), David Carr (relief in Week 3, start 4, 5, relief in 8, start 9, 12), Matt Moore (brief time in Week 5, close game in Week 9, brief time in 10, relief in 12 and 13, Start 15, 16), Vinny Testaverde (start 6, 8, left with injury in 8, start 10, 11, 13, 14)
Chicago (9) (3/3)- Rex Grossman (1-3, relief in 10, start 11-14, injured in 14), Brian Griese (4-8, 10, relief in 14), Kyle Orton (Week 15, 16)
Cincinnati (5) (1/1)- Carson Palmer
Cleveland (7) (2/2)- Charlie Frye (Start 1, traded to SEA), Derek Anderson (closed Week 1, started 2-16)
Dallas (8) (1/2)- Tony Romo, Brad Johnson (token Week 4 and 9)
Denver (6) (1/2)- Jay Cutler (left in Week 9), Patrick Ramsey (finished Week 9, short time in 10)
Detroit (6) (1/2)- Jon Kitna (injured Week 2, returned), JT O'Sullivan (some time in Week 2, close Week 9)
Green Bay (7) (1/2)- Brett Favre (left Week 13 - injury), Aaron Rodgers (closed Week 10- mop-up, closed Week 13)
Houston (10) (2/2)- Matt Schaub (1-8, injured Week 7, left in 8, start 11, 12, 13 - left 13 with injury), Sage Rosenfels (closed Weeks 6, 7 and 8, start 9, closed 13, start 14, 15, 16)
Indianapolis (6) (1/2)- Peyton Manning, Jim Sorgi (mop up in 8, 14 and 16)
Jacksonville (4) (2/2)- David Garrard (1-3, 5-7, injured Week 7, start 11-16), Quinn Gray (closed Week 7, start 8-10, mopup 14, `6)
Kansas City (8) (2/3)- Damon Huard (1-7, 9-10, injured Week 10, start 13 but left with injury, close 16), Brodie Croyle (some work in Weeks 2 and 5, closed Week 10, start 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, left 16 with injury), Tyler Thigpen (relief Week 13)
Miami (9) (3/3)- Trent Green (1-5, injured Week 5), Cleo Lemon (closed Week 5, start 6-8, 10, closed 14, start 15, 16), John Beck (start 11-14, pulled in 14)
Minnesota (5) (3/3)- Tarvaris Jackson (1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 11-16), Kelly Holcomb (3, 4, 8, left with injury in 8), Brooks Bollinger (brief work in Week 2, relief in 8 and 9, start 10)
New England (10) (1/3)- Tom Brady, Matt Cassel (token Week 7, 8, 11), Matt Gutierrez (token Week 7, 8)
New Orleans (4) (1/2)- Drew Brees, Jamie Martin (token Week 12)
New York Giants (9) (1/3)- Eli Manning, Jared Lorenzen (brief work in Weeks 1 and 2, injured in 2), Anthony Wright (closed the game in Week 2, brief Week 7)
New York Jets (10) (2/3)- Chad Pennington (1 (injured), 3-8, pulled in 8, relief in 15, start 16), Kellen Clemens (finish Week 1, start Week 2, relief in 8, start 9, 11-15), Brad Smith (spot appearances)
Oakland (5) (2/4)- Josh McCown (1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 13-16), Daunte Culpepper (finished Week 3, started 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12), JaMarcus Russell (some of Week 13, some Week 15 and 16), Andrew Walter (closed Week 14)
Philadelphia (5) (2/3)- Donovan McNabb (start 1-4, 6-11, injured Week 11, start 14-16), Kevin Kolb (mopup in Week 3 blowout of Detroit), AJ Feeley (closed Week 11, start 12, 13)
Pittsburgh (6) (1/2)- Ben Roethlisberger (left win injury 9, returned), Charlie Batch (some relief Week 9, close 16)
San Diego (7) (1/2)- Philip Rivers (injured Week 14, briefly left, returned - same in Week 15, rested some 16), Billy Volek (brief injury replacement Week 14 and 15, close 16)
San Francisco (6) (3/3)- Alex Smith (1-4, injured start of 4, start 8-10), Trent Dilfer (closed 4, start 5, 7, 11-14, left 14 with injury), Shaun Hill (closed Week 14, start 15, 16)
St. Louis (9) (3/3)- Mark Bulger (1-4, left 4 with injury, 7, start 8, 10-12 and left with injury, start 15, 16), Gus Frerotte (finish 4, start 5, relief 8, relief in 12, start 13, relief 16), Brock Berlin (start 14)
Seattle (8) (1/2)- Matt Hasselbeck, Seneca Wallace (brief usage in Weeks 4 and 5 and 16)
Tampa Bay (10) (2/3)- Jeff Garcia (Start 1-9, 11, 12, left in 12 with injury, start 15 and 16, rested in 16), Bruce Gradkowski (closed Week 5, one pass in Week 11), Luke McCown (brief usage in Week 1, relief in Week 12, start 13, 14, relief in 16)
Tennessee (4) (2/2)- Vince Young (started 1-3, 5-6, injured Week 6, started 8-16), Kerry Collins (token appearance Week 1, closed first half in Week 3, closed Week 6, started Week 7)
Washington (4) (2/2)- Jason Campbell (1-3, 5-14, left 14 with injury), Todd Collins (closed Week 14, start 15, 16)
Work in progress.....
Current through Week 16.
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Excellent observation. 
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