NFL Quarterback Turnover
6 Feb 2011
Cheering for the Bears requires living and dying by whatever Johnny-come-lately quarterback the franchise decides is the next big thing. New Chicago quarterbacks are common — as it turns out, more frequent than any other NFL franchise since 1980:
| Team | Yrs | Most Played QB | Starts | Different QBs | QBs Per Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 31 | Jim Harbaugh | 60 | 29 | 0.94 |
| Cleveland Browns | 28 | Bernie Kosar | 91 | 26 | 0.93 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 31 | Neil Lomax | 92 | 27 | 0.87 |
| Carolina Panthers | 16 | Jake Delhomme | 71 | 13 | 0.81 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 31 | Troy Aikman | 165 | 25 | 0.81 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 15 | Joe Flacco | 48 | 12 | 0.80 |
| Tampa Bay Bucs | 31 | Trent Dilfer | 76 | 24 | 0.77 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 31 | Chris Chandler | 67 | 24 | 0.77 |
| Washington Redskins | 31 | Joe Theismann | 83 | 24 | 0.77 |
| New Orleans Saints | 31 | Bobby Hebert | 69 | 23 | 0.74 |
| Detroit Lions | 31 | Scott Mitchell | 57 | 22 | 0.71 |
| San Diego Chargers | 31 | Dan Fouts | 98 | 22 | 0.71 |
| NY Jets | 30 | Ken O’Brien | 100 | 21 | 0.70 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 31 | Tommy Kramer | 82 | 21 | 0.68 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 31 | Trent Green | 72 | 21 | 0.68 |
| St. Louis Rams | 31 | Jim Everett | 100 | 21 | 0.68 |
| Oakland Raiders | 31 | Rich Gannon | 67 | 20 | 0.65 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 31 | Donovan McNabb | 135 | 20 | 0.65 |
| Miami Dolphins | 31 | Dan Marino | 235 | 20 | 0.65 |
| Denver Broncos | 31 | John Elway | 230 | 20 | 0.65 |
| Tennessee Titans | 31 | Warren Moon | 139 | 18 | 0.58 |
| Buffalo Bills | 31 | Jim Kelly | 160 | 18 | 0.58 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 31 | Peyton Manning | 160 | 18 | 0.58 |
| Houston Texans | 9 | David Carr | 75 | 5 | 0.56 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 31 | Matt Hasselbeck | 124 | 17 | 0.55 |
| New England Patriots | 31 | Tom Brady | 143 | 17 | 0.55 |
| Cincinatti Bengals | 31 | Boomer Esiason | 118 | 17 | 0.55 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 31 | Joe Montana | 131 | 16 | 0.52 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 31 | Ben Roethlisberger | 98 | 14 | 0.45 |
| Jaxsonville Jaguars | 16 | Mark Brunell | 101 | 7 | 0.44 |
| New York Giants | 31 | Phil Simms | 148 | 11 | 0.35 |
| Green Bay Packers | 31 | Brett Favre | 237 | 8 | 0.25 |
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