The generational shift at quarterback in the NFL reached a new milestone last week.
The best gift for foodies: This 8-piece Japanese chef’s knife set with gift box, now $299 off!Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud looks to pass against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2023, in Houston. For the first time ever, every player who threw a pass in the NFL in Week 9 was born in 1990 or later, with 15 of the 28 starting quarterbacks last week age 25 or younger.
If Tommy DeVito gets the start this week for the Giants after Daniel Jones' season-ending injury, the 10 rookie QBs would be the most since starts began being tracked in 1950. Gifford reached that milestone in 1957 while the only other players to do it reached those marks in the earlier days of the NFL with Hall of Famers Charley Trippi, Red Grange and Jimmy Conzelman the others in the club.did something that hadn't been accomplished since 1947 when he threw TD passes in his debut for the Vikings a week after doing the same for the Cardinals.
He became the first non kicker or punter to make a field goal in a game since Wes Welker did it on Oct. 10, 2004, for Miami against New England, and the first running back to do it since Tony Galbreath kicked two for New Orleans against Green Bay on Sept. 9, 1979.For the first time since the start of the eight-division era in 2002, every AFC East team left the week a loser.
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