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Trivia for March 27, 2022

Question

Who are the only three quarterbacks in league history who finished their careers with more than 20 starts despite never being a starter for half of an NFL season? Two of these players spent most of their careers behind three quarterbacks now in the Hall of Fame. The third quarterback played his college ball in the same state where one of those Hall of Famers played his college ball and the other two Hall of Famers were based as pros.

Answer

Don Strock, Frank Reich and Shane Matthews. Strock spent most of his career backing up Bob Griese and Dan Marino. Reich spent most of his career backing up Jim Kelly. Matthews played at Florida (Griese and Marino played as pros in Miami, while Kelly played his college ball in that city). Including the postseason, Strock went 16-7 as a starter in his career. Reich went only 5-15 in the regular season but won a pair of playoff starts. Matthews went 11-11 (he had two seven-start seasons with the Bears). Two other quarterbacks have started 20 games even: Cody Carlson and Anthony Wright.

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