Oldest Starting Qbs In The NFL This Year | StatMuse (2024)

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Who are the oldest quarterbacks in the NFL this year? ›

If the Browns win today, next week he will join Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Brett Favre, Ben Roethlisberger, Peyton Manning and Philip Rivers as the only quarterbacks to start in the postseason at age 39 or older.

The youngest starting quarterback in Super Bowl history was Dan Marino, who was just 23 years and 127 days old when he featured for the Miami Dolphins against the San Francisco 49ers at Super Bowl XIX in 1985.

Jason Peters

Peters is currently the oldest active player in the NFL, turning 42 in January 2024.

Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes prepares for first postseason as AFC's oldest remaining quarterback.

Tom Brady is the oldest quarterback in a win.

Texans' C.J. Stroud becomes youngest QB in NFL history to win a playoff game in record-setting performance - CBSSports.com.

Tom Brady has played the most NFL games at quarterback, 335. Jason Hanson holds the NFL record of 21 seasons with the same team as placekicker for the Lions.

In the NFL, the starting quarterback is the only position that is credited with records of wins and losses. Tom Brady holds the record for the most regular season wins with 251. Brady also holds the record for the most postseason wins with 35.

Who has the most consecutive QB wins to start a career? ›

The only quarterback in NFL history to have won more consecutive regular-season games to start their career was Ben Rothlisberger from 2004-05. When drafted by the Steelers, Rothlisberger was expected to sit behind Tommy Maddox before the veteran was hurt in week two against the Baltimore Ravens.

At 5'11", he also became the shortest quarterback to win a Super Bowl, shorter than Len Dawson, Joe Theismann, and Drew Brees (all 6'0"). Wilson earned a bonus of $169,141.73 for the 2013 season through the NFL's Performance-Based Pay program. He was ranked 20th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.

No rookie quarterback has ever won a Super Bowl in the 57 years of the game's existence as the starter. In fact, no rookie has ever even reached the Super Bowl as the starter for a team.

The title of oldest player in the NFL typically belongs to a kicker. After Peters, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers ranks as the second-oldest after turning 39 earlier this month.

Jason Peters, Robbie Gould, and Andy Lee are currently playing football even though they are above the age of 40. Peters is the oldest among them at 41 years old.

It's been an amazing journey for me so far.” Tom Brady, who retired at age 45, was the oldest quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl, so that's likely the blueprint Wilson is aiming to follow.

All-time Super Bowl QB rankings: Patrick Mahomes passes Favre, Elway; Brock Purdy debuts at 58. I can't tell if Patrick Mahomes is making it harder or easier to write this introduction every season. He's always in the Super Bowl, so he's always the topic. His greatness doesn't change; it just deepens.