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[[File:Jayden Daniels pro debut.jpg|thumb|upright=.8|[[Jayden Daniels]], drafted by Washington in 2024, is the team's current starting quarterback.]]

The [[Washington Commanders]] are a professional [[American football]] franchise based in the [[Washington metropolitan area]]. They are members of the [[NFC East|East]] division in the [[National Football Conference]] (NFC) of the [[National Football League]] (NFL). The Commanders were founded in {{nfly|1932}} as the [[Boston]] Braves, named after the [[History of the Boston Braves|local baseball franchise]].<ref name = "Commanders History">{{cite web|title=Washington Commanders Team History|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/washington-commanders/team-history/|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=March 14, 2024|language=en}}</ref> The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to [[Washington, D.C.]] in {{nfly|1937}}.<ref name="Commanders History" /> In {{nfly|2020}}, the team retired the Redskins name after [[Washington Redskins name controversy|controversies surrounding it]] and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before becoming the Commanders in {{nfly|2022}}.<ref name="Commanders History" /> The team's current starting quarterback is [[Jayden Daniels]], having started since 2024.

Since 2000, the Commanders have 27 different starting quarterbacks<ref name = "QB 2024">{{cite web|last=Jhabvala|first=Nicki|title=The disastrous ripple effects of the Commanders' QB carousel|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2024/01/04/commanders-starting-qbs-struggles/|website=[[The Washington Post]]|date=January 4, 2024|access-date=March 21, 2024|language=en}}</ref><ref name = "QB 2021">{{cite web|last=Jhabvala|first=Nicki|title=Washington's QB carousel has become a constant, and Taylor Heinicke is ready for his turn|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2021/09/16/washington-football-quarterback-carousel/|website=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 16, 2021|access-date=March 21, 2024|language=en}}</ref> and only two have started entire consecutive seasons: [[Jason Campbell]] ({{nfly|2008|2009}}) and [[Kirk Cousins]] ({{nfly|2015|2017}}).<ref name="QB 2024" /> Only two Washington quarterbacks have been inducted into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]: [[Sammy Baugh]] ({{nfly|1937|1952}}) and [[Sonny Jurgensen]] ({{nfly|1964|1974}}).<ref>{{cite web|title=Washington Commanders Team Greats|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/washington-commanders/team-greats/|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=March 20, 2024|language=en}}</ref>

The early era of the NFL and American football in general was not conducive to passing the football, with the forward pass not being legalized until the early 1900s and not fully adopted for many more years.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.profootballhof.com/blogs/2018/07/blogs-stories-from-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame-archives-passing-through-time-a-1930s-rule-change/ | website = ProFootballHoF.com | title = Passing Through Time, a 1930s Rule Change Started the NFL on its Way to Wide Open Offense | date = July 31, 2018 | access-date = March 12, 2024 | archive-date = November 28, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231128162310/https://www.profootballhof.com/blogs/2018/07/blogs-stories-from-the-pro-football-hall-of-fame-archives-passing-through-time-a-1930s-rule-change/ | url-status = live }}</ref> Although the [[quarterback]] position has historically been the one to receive the snap and thus handle the football on every offensive play,<ref name="QBTV">{{Cite AV media |people= Rumpff, Tim (director) |date= July 12, 2023 |title= Quarterback |type= [[Television show]] |url= https://www.netflix.com/title/81482895 |access-date= March 11, 2024 |publisher= [[Netflix]] |quote=  |url-access= subscription |archive-date= February 9, 2024 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240209135521/https://www.netflix.com/title/81482895 |url-status= live }}</ref> the importance of the position during this era was limited by various rules, like having to be five yards behind the [[line of scrimmage]] before a forward pass could be attempted.<ref name="RULES"/> These rules and the tactical focus on rushing the ball limited the importance of the quarterback position while enhancing the value of different types of [[Back (American football)|backs]], such as the [[halfback (American football)|halfback]] and the [[fullback (gridiron football)|fullback]].<ref name="5WIDE">{{Cite web | url = https://bleacherreport.com/articles/313993-5-wide-the-evolution-of-the-quarterback | website = BleacherReport.com | title = 5 Wide: The Evolution Of The Quarterback | last = Hogg | first = Curt | date = December 24, 2009 | access-date = March 11, 2024 | archive-date = February 2, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240202174325/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/313993-5-wide-the-evolution-of-the-quarterback | url-status = live }}</ref> Some of these backs were considered [[Triple-threat man|triple-threat men]], capable of rushing, passing or kicking the football, making it common for multiple players to attempt a pass during a game.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.packers.com/history/hof/paul-hornung | title = Paul Hornung | last = Christl | first = Cliff | author-link = Cliff Christl | website = Packers.com | access-date = September 20, 2023 | archive-date = June 7, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230607090227/https://www.packers.com/history/hof/paul-hornung | url-status = live }}</ref>

As rules changed and the NFL began adopting a more pass-centric approach to offensive football, the importance of the quarterback position grew.<ref name="RULES">{{Cite web | url = https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/evolution-of-the-nfl-rules/ | website = NFL.com | title = Bent but not Broken | access-date = March 11, 2024 | archive-date = February 17, 2024 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240217082533/https://operations.nfl.com/the-rules/evolution-of-the-nfl-rules/ | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="5WIDE"/> Beginning in 1950, total wins and losses by a team's starting quarterback were tracked.<ref name="PFRPASS">{{Cite web | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/career-passing.htm | title = Green Bay Packers Career Passing Leaders | access-date = March 11, 2024 | website = Pro-Football-Reference.com | archive-date = November 17, 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231117214236/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/career-passing.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> 

==Summary by year==
Prior to 1950, the Commanders had numerous players identified as playing the quarterback position. However, the combination of unreliable statistics in the early era of the NFL and the differences in the early quarterback position make tracking starts by quarterbacks impractical for this timeframe.
===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ List of Boston Braves / Boston Redskins / Washington Redskins / Washington Football Team / Washington Commanders starting quarterbacks
! scope="col" | Season
! scope="col" | Quarterback(s)
! scope="col" | Notes
! scope="col" | {{Ref.}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1950 Washington Redskins season|1950]]
| [[Sammy Baugh]] <small>(7)</small> / [[Harry Gilmer]] <small>(5)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sammy Baugh 1950 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BaugSa00/gamelog/1950/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Gilmer 1950 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GilmHa00/gamelog/1950/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1951 Washington Redskins season|1951]]
| [[Sammy Baugh]] <small>(9)</small> / [[Harry Gilmer]] <small>(3)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sammy Baugh 1951 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BaugSa00/gamelog/1951/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Harry Gilmer 1951 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GilmHa00/gamelog/1951/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1952 Washington Redskins season|1952]]
| [[Eddie LeBaron]] <small>(7)</small> / [[Sammy Baugh]] <small>(5)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Eddie LeBaron 1952 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LeBaEd00/gamelog/1952/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sammy Baugh 1952 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BaugSa00/gamelog/1952/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1953 Washington Redskins season|1953]]
| [[Jack Scarbath]] <small>(7)</small> / [[Eddie LeBaron]] <small>(5)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Scarbath 1953 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ScarJa20/gamelog/1953/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eddie LeBaron 1953 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LeBaEd00/gamelog/1953/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1954 Washington Redskins season|1954]]
| [[Jack Scarbath]] <small>(7)</small> / [[Al Dorow]] <small>(5)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack Scarbath 1954 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ScarJa20/gamelog/1954/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Al Dorow 1954 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DoroAl00/gamelog/1954/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1955 Washington Redskins season|1955]]
| [[Eddie LeBaron]] <small>(8)</small> / [[Ralph Guglielmi]] <small>(3)</small> / [[Al Dorow]] <small>(1)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Eddie LeBaron 1955 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LeBaEd00/gamelog/1955/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ralph Guglielmi 1955 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GuglRa00/gamelog/1955/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Al Dorow 1955 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DoroAl00/gamelog/1955/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1956 Washington Redskins season|1956]]
| [[Al Dorow]] <small>(7)</small> / [[Eddie LeBaron]] <small>(5)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Al Dorow 1956 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DoroAl00/gamelog/1956/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eddie LeBaron 1956 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LeBaEd00/gamelog/1956/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1957 Washington Redskins season|1957]]
| [[Eddie LeBaron]] <small>(12)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Eddie LeBaron 1957 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LeBaEd00/gamelog/1957/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1958 Washington Redskins season|1958]]
| [[Eddie LeBaron]] <small>(10)</small> / [[Ralph Guglielmi]] <small>(2)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Eddie LeBaron 1958 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LeBaEd00/gamelog/1958/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ralph Guglielmi 1958 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GuglRa00/gamelog/1958/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1959 Washington Redskins season|1959]]
| [[Eddie LeBaron]] <small>(8)</small> / [[Ralph Guglielmi]] <small>(4)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Eddie LeBaron 1959 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/L/LeBaEd00/gamelog/1959/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ralph Guglielmi 1959 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GuglRa00/gamelog/1959/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1960 Washington Redskins season|1960]]
| [[Ralph Guglielmi]] <small>(11)</small> / [[Eagle Day]] <small>(1)</small>
|Guglielmi was expected to start Week 1, but he injured his right knee during the first preseason game against the [[San Francisco 49ers]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Atchison|first=Lewis|title=Injured Guglielmi Out From 2 to 4 Weeks|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1960-08-15/ed-1/seq-11/|publisher=[[Library of Congress]]|newspaper=[[The Washington Star|The Evening Star]]|date=August 15, 1960|page=11|access-date=March 25, 2024}}</ref> Day started Week 1 against the [[1960 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]], but then he was injured in the fourth quarter and [[M. C. Reynolds]] finished the game.<ref>{{cite news |title=Redskins' Defense Bright Spot; Gaints Get Dividend From Shaw|url=https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1960-09-26/ed-1/seq-13/|publisher=[[Library of Congress]]|newspaper=[[The Washington Star|The Evening Star]]|date=September 26, 1960|page=13|access-date=March 25, 2024}}</ref> After the Week 2 [[Bye (sports)#United States|bye]], Guglielmi started the remaining 11 games.
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Ralph Guglielmi 1960 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GuglRa00/gamelog/1960/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eagle Day 1960 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DayxEa00/gamelog/1960/|access-date=March 25, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1961 Washington Redskins season|1961]]{{efn|In 1961, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 12 games since 1947, to 14 games.<ref name="PFHOF Game Count">{{cite web|title=NFL Regular Season Games Played per Season|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/news/2005/01/news-nfl-regular-season-games-played-per-season/|website=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]|access-date=March 13, 2024|language=en}}</ref>}}
| [[Norm Snead]] <small>(14)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Norm Snead 1961 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SneaNo00/gamelog/1961/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1962 Washington Redskins season|1962]]
| [[Norm Snead]] <small>(14)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Norm Snead 1962 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SneaNo00/gamelog/1962/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1963 Washington Redskins season|1963]]
| [[Norm Snead]] <small>(14)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Norm Snead 1963 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SneaNo00/gamelog/1963/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1964 Washington Redskins season|1964]]
| [[Sonny Jurgensen]] <small>(14)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonny Jurgensen 1964 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JurgSo00/gamelog/1964/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1965 Washington Redskins season|1965]]
| [[Sonny Jurgensen]] <small>(13)</small> / [[Dick Shiner]] <small>(1)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonny Jurgensen 1965 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JurgSo00/gamelog/1965/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dick Shiner 1965 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShinDi00/gamelog/1965/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1966 Washington Redskins season|1966]]
| [[Sonny Jurgensen]] <small>(14)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonny Jurgensen 1966 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JurgSo00/gamelog/1966/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1967 Washington Redskins season|1967]]
| [[Sonny Jurgensen]] <small>(14)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonny Jurgensen 1967 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JurgSo00/gamelog/1967/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1968 Washington Redskins season|1968]]
| [[Sonny Jurgensen]] <small>(12)</small> / [[Jim Ninowski]] <small>(2)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonny Jurgensen 1968 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JurgSo00/gamelog/1968/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jim Ninowski 1968 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/N/NinoJi00/gamelog/1968/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1969 Washington Redskins season|1969]]
| [[Sonny Jurgensen]] <small>(14)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonny Jurgensen 1969 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JurgSo00/gamelog/1969/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1970 Washington Redskins season|1970]]
| [[Sonny Jurgensen]] <small>(14)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonny Jurgensen 1970 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JurgSo00/gamelog/1970/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1971 Washington Redskins season|1971]]
| [[Billy Kilmer]] <small>(13)</small> / [[Sonny Jurgensen]] <small>(1)</small>
|
| <ref name = "Kilmer 1971">{{Cite web |title=Billy Kilmer 1971 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KilmBi00/gamelog/1971/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonny Jurgensen 1971 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JurgSo00/gamelog/1971/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1972 Washington Redskins season|1972]]
| [[Billy Kilmer]] <small>(10)</small> / [[Sonny Jurgensen]] <small>(4)</small>
|
| <ref name = "Kilmer 1972">{{Cite web |title=Billy Kilmer 1972 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KilmBi00/gamelog/1972/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonny Jurgensen 1972 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JurgSo00/gamelog/1972/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1973 Washington Redskins season|1973]]
| [[Billy Kilmer]] <small>(10)</small> / [[Sonny Jurgensen]] <small>(4)</small>
|
| <ref name = "Kilmer 1973">{{Cite web |title=Billy Kilmer 1973 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KilmBi00/gamelog/1973/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonny Jurgensen 1973 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JurgSo00/gamelog/1973/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1974 Washington Redskins season|1974]]
| [[Billy Kilmer]] <small>(10)</small> / [[Sonny Jurgensen]] <small>(4)</small>
|
| <ref name = "Kilmer 1974">{{Cite web |title=Billy Kilmer 1974 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KilmBi00/gamelog/1974/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sonny Jurgensen 1974 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JurgSo00/gamelog/1974/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1975 Washington Redskins season|1975]]
| [[Billy Kilmer]] <small>(12)</small> / [[Randy Johnson (quarterback)|Randy Johnson]] <small>(2)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy Kilmer 1975 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KilmBi00/gamelog/1975/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Randy Johnson 1975 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnRa00/gamelog/1975/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1976 Washington Redskins season|1976]]
| [[Billy Kilmer]] <small>(9)</small> / [[Joe Theismann]] <small>(5)</small>
|
| <ref name = "Kilmer 1976">{{Cite web |title=Billy Kilmer 1976 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KilmBi00/gamelog/1976/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Theismann 1976 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TheiJo00/gamelog/1976/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1977 Washington Redskins season|1977]]
| [[Billy Kilmer]] <small>(8)</small> / [[Joe Theismann]] <small>(6)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy Kilmer 1977 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KilmBi00/gamelog/1977/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Theismann 1977 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TheiJo00/gamelog/1977/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[1978 Washington Redskins season|1978]]{{efn|In 1978, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 14 games since 1961, to 16 games.<ref name="PFHOF Game Count" />}}
| [[Joe Theismann]] <small>(14)</small> / [[Billy Kilmer]] <small>(2)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Theismann 1978 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TheiJo00/gamelog/1978/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy Kilmer 1978 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KilmBi00/gamelog/1978/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1979 Washington Redskins season|1979]]
| [[Joe Theismann]] <small>(16)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Theismann 1979 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TheiJo00/gamelog/1979/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1980 Washington Redskins season|1980]]
| [[Joe Theismann]] <small>(15)</small> / [[Mike Kruczek]] <small>(1)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Theismann 1980 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TheiJo00/gamelog/1980/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mike Kruczek 1980 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KrucMi00/gamelog/1980/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1981 Washington Redskins season|1981]]
| [[Joe Theismann]] <small>(16)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Theismann 1981 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TheiJo00/gamelog/1981/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1982 Washington Redskins season|1982]]
| [[Joe Theismann]] <small>(9)</small>
|
| <ref name = "Theismann 1982">{{Cite web |title=Joe Theismann 1982 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TheiJo00/gamelog/1982/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1983 Washington Redskins season|1983]]
| [[Joe Theismann]] <small>(16)</small>
|Named [[List of NFL MVP awards|NFL MVP]] 
| <ref name = "Theismann 1983">{{Cite web |title=Joe Theismann 1983 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TheiJo00/gamelog/1983/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1984 Washington Redskins season|1984]]
| [[Joe Theismann]] <small>(16)</small>
|
| <ref name = "Theismann 1984">{{Cite web |title=Joe Theismann 1984 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TheiJo00/gamelog/1984/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1985 Washington Redskins season|1985]]
| [[Joe Theismann]] <small>(11)</small> / [[Jay Schroeder]] <small>(5)</small>
|Thiesmann suffered a career ending injury on November 18, when he was sacked by linebacker [[Lawrence Taylor]]. As Taylor pulled Theismann down, his knee came down and drove straight into Theismann's lower right leg, fracturing both his [[tibia]] and the [[fibula]]. 
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Joe Theismann 1985 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/TheiJo00/gamelog/1985/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jay Schroeder 1985 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SchrJa00/gamelog/1985/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=James Brizuela Contributing Sports |date=2024-07-10 |title=Joe Theismann Shares New Information on NFL's Most Infamous Injury |url=https://www.newsweek.com/sports/nfl/nfl-legend-joe-theismann-shares-new-information-leagues-most-infamous-injury-1923606 |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1986 Washington Redskins season|1986]]
| [[Jay Schroeder]] <small>(16)</small>
|
| <ref name = "Schroeder 1986">{{Cite web |title=Jay Schroeder 1986 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SchrJa00/gamelog/1986/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1987 Washington Redskins season|1987]]
| [[Jay Schroeder]] <small>(10)</small> / [[Ed Rubbert]] <small>(3)</small> / [[Doug Williams (quarterback)|Doug Williams]] <small>(2)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jay Schroeder 1987 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SchrJa00/gamelog/1987/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ed Rubbert 1987 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RubbEd20/gamelog/1987/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name = "Williams 1987">{{Cite web |title=Doug Williams 1987 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillDo01/gamelog/1987/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1988 Washington Redskins season|1988]]
| [[Doug Williams (quarterback)|Doug Williams]] <small>(10)</small> / [[Mark Rypien]] <small>(6)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Doug Williams 1988 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillDo01/gamelog/1988/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Rypien 1988 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RypiMa00/gamelog/1988/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1989 Washington Redskins season|1989]]
| [[Mark Rypien]] <small>(14)</small> / [[Doug Williams (quarterback)|Doug Williams]] <small>(2)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Rypien 1989 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RypiMa00/gamelog/1989/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Doug Williams 1989 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WillDo01/gamelog/1989/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1990 Washington Redskins season|1990]]
| [[Mark Rypien]] <small>(10)</small> / [[Stan Humphries]] <small>(5)</small> / [[Jeff Rutledge]] <small>(1)</small>
|
| <ref name = "Rypien 1990">{{Cite web |title=Mark Rypien 1990 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RypiMa00/gamelog/1990/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Stan Humphries 1990 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HumpSt00/gamelog/1990/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeff Rutledge 1990 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RutlJe00/gamelog/1990/|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1991 Washington Redskins season|1991]]
| [[Mark Rypien]] <small>(16)</small>
|
| <ref name = "Rypien 1991">{{Cite web |title=Mark Rypien 1991 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RypiMa00/gamelog/1991/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1992 Washington Redskins season|1992]]
| [[Mark Rypien]] <small>(16)</small>
|
| <ref name = "Rypien 1992">{{Cite web |title=Mark Rypien 1992 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RypiMa00/gamelog/1992/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1993 Washington Redskins season|1993]]
| [[Mark Rypien]] <small>(10)</small> / [[Rich Gannon]] <small>(4)</small> / [[Cary Conklin]] <small>(2)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Rypien 1993 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RypiMa00/gamelog/1993/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rich Gannon 1993 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GannRi00/gamelog/1993/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cary Conklin 1993 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ConkCa00/gamelog/1993/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1994 Washington Redskins season|1994]]
| [[Heath Shuler]] <small>(8)</small> / [[John Friesz]] <small>(4)</small> / [[Gus Frerotte]] <small>(4)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Heath Shuler 1994 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShulHe00/gamelog/1994/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=John Friesz 1994 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FrieJo00/gamelog/1994/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gus Frerotte 1994 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FrerGu00/gamelog/1994/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1995 Washington Redskins season|1995]]
| [[Gus Frerotte]] <small>(11)</small> / [[Heath Shuler]] <small>(5)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gus Frerotte 1995 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FrerGu00/gamelog/1995/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Heath Shuler 1995 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/ShulHe00/gamelog/1995/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1996 Washington Redskins season|1996]]
| [[Gus Frerotte]] <small>(16)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gus Frerotte 1996 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FrerGu00/gamelog/1996/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1997 Washington Redskins season|1997]]
| [[Gus Frerotte]] <small>(13)</small> / [[Jeff Hostetler]] <small>(3)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Gus Frerotte 1997 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FrerGu00/gamelog/1997/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeff Hostetler 1997 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HostJe00/gamelog/1997/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1998 Washington Redskins season|1998]]
| [[Trent Green]] <small>(14)</small> / [[Gus Frerotte]] <small>(2)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Trent Green 1998 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GreeTr00/gamelog/1998/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Gus Frerotte 1998 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FrerGu00/gamelog/1998/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[1999 Washington Redskins season|1999]]
| [[Brad Johnson (American football)|Brad Johnson]] <small>(16)</small>
|
| <ref name = "Johnson 1999">{{Cite web |title=Brad Johnson 1999 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnBr00/gamelog/1999/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2000 Washington Redskins season|2000]]
| [[Brad Johnson (American football)|Brad Johnson]] <small>(11)</small> / [[Jeff George]] <small>(5)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Brad Johnson 2000 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnBr00/gamelog/2000/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeff George 2000 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GeorJe00/gamelog/2000/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2001 Washington Redskins season|2001]]
| [[Tony Banks (American football)|Tony Banks]] <small>(14)</small> / [[Jeff George]] <small>(2)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tony Banks 2001 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BankTo00/gamelog/2001/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jeff George 2001 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GeorJe00/gamelog/2001/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2002 Washington Redskins season|2002]]
| [[Shane Matthews]] <small>(7)</small> / [[Patrick Ramsey]] <small>(5)</small> / [[Danny Wuerffel]] <small>(4)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Shane Matthews 2002 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MattSh00/gamelog/2002/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Ramsey 2002 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RamsPa00/gamelog/2002/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Danny Wuerffel 2002 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WuerDa00/gamelog/2002/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2003 Washington Redskins season|2003]]
| [[Patrick Ramsey]] <small>(11)</small> / [[Tim Hasselbeck]] <small>(5)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Ramsey 2003 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RamsPa00/gamelog/2003/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tim Hasselbeck 2003 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HassTi00/gamelog/2003/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2004 Washington Redskins season|2004]]
| [[Mark Brunell]] <small>(9)</small> / [[Patrick Ramsey]] <small>(7)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Brunell 2004 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrunMa00/gamelog/2004/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Ramsey 2004 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RamsPa00/gamelog/2004/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2005 Washington Redskins season|2005]]
| [[Mark Brunell]] <small>(15)</small> / [[Patrick Ramsey]] <small>(1)</small>
|
| <ref name = "Brunell 2005">{{Cite web |title=Mark Brunell 2005 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrunMa00/gamelog/2005/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Patrick Ramsey 2005 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/R/RamsPa00/gamelog/2005/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2006 Washington Redskins season|2006]]
| [[Mark Brunell]] <small>(9)</small> / [[Jason Campbell]] <small>(7)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Brunell 2006 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrunMa00/gamelog/2006/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Campbell 2006 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CampJa00/gamelog/2006/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2007 Washington Redskins season|2007]]
| [[Jason Campbell]] <small>(13)</small> / [[Todd Collins (quarterback)|Todd Collins]] <small>(3)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Campbell 2007 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CampJa00/gamelog/2007/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name = "Collins 2007">{{Cite web |title=Todd Collins 2007 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CollTo00/gamelog/2007/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2008 Washington Redskins season|2008]]
| [[Jason Campbell]] <small>(16)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Campbell 2008 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CampJa00/gamelog/2008/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2009 Washington Redskins season|2009]]
| [[Jason Campbell]] <small>(16)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Jason Campbell 2009 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CampJa00/gamelog/2009/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2010 Washington Redskins season|2010]]
| [[Donovan McNabb]] <small>(13)</small> / [[Rex Grossman]] <small>(3)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Donovan McNabb 2010 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McNaDo00/gamelog/2010/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rex Grossman 2010 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrosRe00/gamelog/2010/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2011 Washington Redskins season|2011]]
| [[Rex Grossman]] <small>(13)</small> / [[John Beck (American football)|John Beck]] <small>(3)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Rex Grossman 2011 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrosRe00/gamelog/2011/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=John Beck 2011 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BeckJo00/gamelog/2011/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2012 Washington Redskins season|2012]]
| [[Robert Griffin III]] <small>(15)</small> / [[Kirk Cousins]] <small>(1)</small>
| [[AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year|Offensive Rookie of the Year]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Winners|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-award.htm|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
| <ref name = "RG3 2012">{{Cite web |title=Robert Griffin III 2012 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrifRo01/gamelog/2012/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kirk Cousins 2012 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CousKi00/gamelog/2012/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2013 Washington Redskins season|2013]]
| [[Robert Griffin III]] <small>(13)</small> / [[Kirk Cousins]] <small>(3)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Griffin III 2013 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrifRo01/gamelog/2013/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kirk Cousins 2013 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CousKi00/gamelog/2013/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2014 Washington Redskins season|2014]]
| [[Robert Griffin III]] <small>(7)</small> / [[Kirk Cousins]] <small>(5)</small> / [[Colt McCoy]] <small>(4)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Griffin III 2014 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GrifRo01/gamelog/2014/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kirk Cousins 2014 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CousKi00/gamelog/2014/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Colt McCoy 2014 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McCoCo00/gamelog/2014/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2015 Washington Redskins season|2015]]
| [[Kirk Cousins]] <small>(16)</small>
| Cousins was named NFL Most Improved Player.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PFWA Most Improved Player Winners|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/pfwa-most-improved-player-award.htm|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
| <ref name = "Cousins 2015">{{Cite web |title=Kirk Cousins 2015 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CousKi00/gamelog/2015/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2016 Washington Redskins season|2016]]
| [[Kirk Cousins]] <small>(16)</small>
| Cousins broke the franchise record for passing yards in a season with 4,917.
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kirk Cousins 2016 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CousKi00/gamelog/2016/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2017 Washington Redskins season|2017]]
| [[Kirk Cousins]] <small>(16)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Kirk Cousins 2017 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/CousKi00/gamelog/2017/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2018 Washington Redskins season|2018]]
| [[Alex Smith]] <small>(10)</small> / [[Josh Johnson (quarterback)|Josh Johnson]] <small>(3)</small>  / [[Colt McCoy]] <small>(2)</small> / [[Mark Sanchez]] <small>(1)</small>
|On November 19, 2018, Sanchez signed with Washington as the backup to McCoy, after starter Smith suffered a season-ending leg injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |date=November 19, 2018 |title=Redskins sign Mark Sanchez to back up Colt McCoy |url=http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000990147/article/redskins-signing-mark-sanchez-to-back-up-colt-mccoy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181119220614/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000990147/article/redskins-signing-mark-sanchez-to-back-up-colt-mccoy |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 19, 2018 |access-date=June 26, 2019 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Sanchez made his first appearance with the Redskins for an injured McCoy in a 28–13 loss to the Eagles. Sanchez became the starter after McCoy fractured his fibula in the game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keim |first=John |date=December 4, 2018 |title=Redskins QB McCoy breaks leg to end season |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25446652 |access-date=January 23, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> In Week 14, Sanchez was benched at halftime in a 40–16 loss to the Giants in favor of Johnson. The next day, Washington named Johnson their starter for the Week 15 game against the Jaguars.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keim |first=John |date=December 9, 2018 |title=Skidding Redskins to stick with Johnson at QB |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25494350 |access-date=January 23, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Alex Smith 2018 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitAl03/gamelog/2018/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Josh Johnson 2018 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnJo05/gamelog/2018/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Colt McCoy 2018 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McCoCo00/gamelog/2018/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Sanchez 2018 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SancMa00/gamelog/2018/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[2019 Washington Redskins season|2019]]
| [[Case Keenum]] <small>(8)</small> / [[Dwayne Haskins]] <small>(7)</small> / [[Colt McCoy]] <small>(1)</small> 
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Case Keenum 2019 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/K/KeenCa00/gamelog/2019/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dwayne Haskins 2019 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaskDw00/gamelog/2019/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Colt McCoy 2019 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/McCoCo00/gamelog/2019/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[2020 Washington Football Team season|2020]]
| [[Alex Smith]] <small>(6)</small> / [[Dwayne Haskins]] <small>(6)</small> / [[Kyle Allen (American football)|Kyle Allen]] <small>(4)</small>
| Smith was named [[NFL Comeback Player of the Year]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PFWA Comeback Player of the Year Winners|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/pfwa-comeback-player-award.htm|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Alex Smith 2020 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SmitAl03/gamelog/2020/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dwayne Haskins 2020 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HaskDw00/gamelog/2020/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyle Allen 2020 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlleKy00/gamelog/2020/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[2021 Washington Football Team season|2021]]{{efn|In 2021, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 16 games since 1978, to 17 games.<ref name="PFHOF Game Count" />}}
| [[Taylor Heinicke]] <small>(15)</small> / [[Ryan Fitzpatrick]] <small>(1)</small> / [[Garrett Gilbert]] <small>(1)</small> 
| Fitzpatrick, signed to be the season's starter, was injured in the first half of the opening game and sat out the rest of the year. Gilbert started one game due to Heinicke testing positive for [[COVID-19]].
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Taylor Heinicke 2021 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HeinTa00/gamelog/2021/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ryan Fitzpatrick 2021 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FitzRy00/gamelog/2021/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Garrett Gilbert 2021 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/G/GilbGa01/gamelog/2021/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[2022 Washington Commanders season|2022]]
| [[Taylor Heinicke]] <small>(9)</small> / [[Carson Wentz]] <small>(7)</small> / [[Sam Howell]] <small>(1)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Taylor Heinicke 2022 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HeinTa00/gamelog/2022/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Carson Wentz 2022 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/W/WentCa00/gamelog/2022/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Howell 2022 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HoweSa00/gamelog/2022/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[2023 Washington Commanders season|2023]]
| [[Sam Howell]] <small>(17)</small>
| First Washington QB to not miss any starts in a season since Kirk Cousins in 2017
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Howell 2023 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HoweSa00/gamelog/2023/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | [[2024 Washington Commanders season|2024]]
| [[Jayden Daniels]] <small>(17)</small>
| [[AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year|Offensive Rookie of the Year]]. Most rushing yards in a season by a rookie quarterback in NFL history.
| <ref name = "Daniels 2024">{{Cite web |title=Jayden Daniels 2024 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/D/DaniJa02/gamelog/2024/|access-date=August 19, 2024|website=[[Pro Football Reference]]|language=en}}</ref>
|}

===Postseason===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Postseason starters
! scope="col" | Season
! scope="col" | Quarterback(s)
! scope="col" | Notes
! scope="col" | {{Ref.}}
|-
! scope="row" | [[1971 Washington Redskins season|1971]]
| [[Billy Kilmer]] <small>(0–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Kilmer 1971" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[1972 Washington Redskins season|1972]]
| [[Billy Kilmer]] <small>(2–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Kilmer 1972" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[1973 Washington Redskins season|1973]]
| [[Billy Kilmer]] <small>(0–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Kilmer 1973" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[1974 Washington Redskins season|1974]]
| [[Billy Kilmer]] <small>(0–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Kilmer 1974" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[1976 Washington Redskins season|1976]]
| [[Billy Kilmer]] <small>(0–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Kilmer 1976" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[1982 Washington Redskins season|1982]]
| [[Joe Theismann]] <small>(4–0)</small>
|
| <ref name="Theismann 1982" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[1983 Washington Redskins season|1983]]
| [[Joe Theismann]] <small>(2–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Theismann 1983" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[1984 Washington Redskins season|1984]]
| [[Joe Theismann]] <small>(0–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Theismann 1984" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[1986 Washington Redskins season|1986]]
| [[Jay Schroeder]] <small>(2–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Schroeder 1986" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[1987 Washington Redskins season|1987]]
| [[Doug Williams (quarterback)|Doug Williams]] <small>(3–0)</small>
| Williams led the team to [[Super Bowl XXII]] in which they routed the [[1987 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]], becoming the first black quarterback to both play in and win a [[Super Bowl]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Chris|last=Tomasson|title=Doug Williams sees 'progress' 30 years after becoming first black QB to win the Super Bowl|date=January 26, 2018|newspaper=Twin Cities Pioneer Press|url=https://www.twincities.com/2018/01/26/redskins-doug-williams-looks-at-progress-made-30-years-after-being-first-super-bowl-winning-back-qb/|access-date=October 16, 2021|quote=Williams remains significant in NFL history for being both the first black quarterback to play in and to win a Super Bowl.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Doug Williams leads Redskins to Super Bowl victory|work=History|url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/doug-williams-leads-redskins-to-super-bowl-victory|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref>
| <ref name="Williams 1987" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[1990 Washington Redskins season|1990]]
| [[Mark Rypien]] <small>(1–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Rypien 1990" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[1991 Washington Redskins season|1991]]
| [[Mark Rypien]] <small>(3–0)</small>
|
| <ref name="Rypien 1991" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[1992 Washington Redskins season|1992]]
| [[Mark Rypien]] <small>(1–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Rypien 1992" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[1999 Washington Redskins season|1999]]
| [[Brad Johnson (American football)|Brad Johnson]] <small>(1–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Johnson 1999" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[2005 Washington Redskins season|2005]]
| [[Mark Brunell]] <small>(1–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Brunell 2005" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[2007 Washington Redskins season|2007]]
| [[Todd Collins (quarterback)|Todd Collins]] <small>(0–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Collins 2007" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[2012 Washington Redskins season|2012]]
| [[Robert Griffin III]] <small>(0–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="RG3 2012" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[2015 Washington Redskins season|2015]]
| [[Kirk Cousins]] <small>(0–1)</small>
|
| <ref name="Cousins 2015" />
|-
! scope="row" | [[2020 Washington Football Team season|2020]]
| [[Taylor Heinicke]] <small>(0–1)</small>
|
| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Taylor Heinicke 2020 Game Log|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/H/HeinTa00/gamelog/2020/|access-date=March 22, 2024|website=[[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]|language=en}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[2024 Washington Commanders season|2024]]
|[[Jayden Daniels]] <small>(2–1)</small>
|Led Washington to their first [[NFC Championship Game]] appearance since 1991.
|<ref name="Daniels 2024"/>
|}

==See also==
*[[History of the Washington Commanders]]
*[[List of starting quarterbacks in the NFL]]

==Footnotes==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
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