Question

Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota went head-to-head last week – the first two picks of the 2015 draft, now both on their second teams. On Sunday, Jared Goff and Carson Wentz will start against each other – the first two picks of the 2016 draft, and both now on other teams. This has happened only one other time in the Super Bowl era. Who were the quarterbacks involved in that game? (Looking for a pair of quarterbacks who were the first two picks of a draft, starting against each other after both landed with new teams).

Answer

Jim Plunkett and Archie Manning, who were the first two selections of the 1971 draft. In Week 2 of the 1983 season, the Los Angeles Raiders beat the Houston Oilers, with Plunkett starting for the Raiders and Manning starting for the Oilers.