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Backup QBs in Super Bowl

The impact of backup quarterbacks on the outcome of the Super Bowl, specifically those who enter the game as substitutes and change the outcome.

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Have any backup quarterbacks entered a Super Bowl as in-game substitutes and changed the outcome?

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...