About This Quiz
They are the only football players to touch the ball on every offensive snap. How much do you know about NFL quarterbacks? Take this quiz to find out.Since being drafted by the Ravens in 2008, Flacco has played for only one team. He was the first rookie QB to win two playoff games on the road.
Tannehill was selected as the eighth pick in the 2012 draft. During his final season at Texas A&M, he threw 29 touchdown passes.
Tannehill had a banner year in 2014, throwing for 27 touchdowns and earning a 92.8 QB rating. He threw only 12 interceptions.
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Matthew Stafford needed only 90 games to top 25,000 yards passing … yet the Detroit Lions still can't seem to win consistently.
With Alex Smith sidelined in the middle of the 2012 season, Kaepernick helped the 49ers make it to the Super Bowl, where they lost.
Wilson played both football and baseball at NC State before transferring to Wisconsin. Seattle selected Wilson with the 75th overall pick of the 2012 draft.
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Flacco has one of the strongest arms in the NFL, allowing him to unleash deep passes whenever the situation allows.
Blake Bortles played at Central Florida and was selected third by the Jaguars in the 2014 draft. In 2015, he threw for 35 TDs … but Jacksonville went 5-11.
Taylor was the starting quarterback for Virginia Tech and was drafted by Baltimore in 2011. He then signed with the Bills as a free agent and won the starting job.
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After four lackluster seasons, Taylor found a groove, throwing for 20 touchdowns and running for four more. His elevated performance nabbed him a $92 million contract extension.
Smith had an up-and-down career at San Francisco before being traded to Kansas City. He played college ball in Utah until he was selected at No. 1 in the 2005 draft.
Wilson threw for an incredible 26 TDs his first year, which tied the record set by the one and only Peyton Manning.
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Mariota was born in Hawaii, making him the first Hawaii-born player ever to win the Heisman Trophy. He played college football at Oregon and was drafted by Tennessee.
Brees played for Purdue in the Big Ten, where he set records that may never be challenged. He threw for 11,792 yards and 90 touchdowns.
Brees threw for two touchdowns and 288 yards (263 meters). His performance and leadership earned him Super Bowl MVP honors.
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Trevor Siemian threw 27 TD passes at Northwestern in only 14 starts. He was on the bench during his rookie season and earned a Super Bowl ring thanks to Peyton Manning and the Broncos' stellar defense.
Following in the footsteps of his big brother Peyton, Manning was taken as the No. 1 pick. So far, he's won two Super Bowls for the Giants.
There are only four QBs with two Super Bowl wins: Tom Brady, Eli Manning, John Elway and Peyton Manning.
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Rodgers consistently puts up some of the most ridiculous offensive numbers in history. In 2011, he threw 45 TD passes with only six interceptions. He also ran for three TDs, just to rub it in a little.
Forget five-star recruits — Wilson was a low-rated, two-star recruit who wound up winning the Rose Bowl and then the Super Bowl.
In 2010, Sam Bradford set the record for both attempts (590) and completions (354). He threw 18 TD passes ... and 15 interceptions.
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Bradford threw for 19 touchdowns during his one-season stint with the Philadelphia Eagles. In 2016 he was promptly traded to Minnesota, which was suffering a rash of QB injuries.
Rivers played for North Carolina State, where he threw for 95 touchdown passes but was never considered for the Heisman Trophy.
Brees was famously traded to New Orleans, leaving Rivers as the Chargers starter. Since 2006, he's started every single game, making him one of the NFL's most resilient players.
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Rivers consistently throws dozens of TD passes each season, and in 2013 he had one of his finest years, with 32.
Mariota didn't accomplish this feat, but both Stafford and Winston did.
Winston showed flashes of brilliance by throwing 22 TD passes and running for six more scores. He also managed to throw 15 interceptions and lost six fumbles.
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With the Colts down 38-10 in the third quarter against the Chiefs in the 2013-14 playoffs, Andrew Luck caught fire. The Colts came back to win 45-44.
Though he came from a small school, the Eagles took Wentz with the second overall pick. He immediately began winning games for the Eagles.
Prescott was the 135th pick, but he became the Cowboys starter when Tony Romo was (again) injured. Prescott set 38 school records during his days at Mississippi State.
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