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American football player, coach, and executive (born 1955)
Yes — there is at least one clear, documented case of a backup quarterback who entered a Super Bowl as an in-game substitute and had a direct impact on the result: Earl Morrall relieved an injured Joh...
A short, verifiable list shows that a small group of NFL quarterbacks who began seasons as backups — or were on the bench earlier in their careers — went on to start and win a Super Bowl: Roger Stauba...
Super Bowl victories by backup quarterbacks have been rare — roughly nine such cases — and they almost always come on the backbone of excellent team defense and strong coaching rather than a sudden of...