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List of Detroit Lions starting quarterbacks

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These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Lions. Since the beginning of the 2021 season, their starting quarterback has been Jared Goff.

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. Although the quarterback position has historically been the one to receive the snap and thus handle the football on every offensive play, 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. 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 backs, such as the halfback and the fullback. Some of these backs were considered triple-threat men, capable of rushing, passing or kicking the football, making it common for multiple players to attempt a pass during a game.

As rules changed and the NFL began adopting a more pass-centric approach to offensive football, the importance of the quarterback position grew. Beginning in 1950, total wins and losses by a team's starting quarterback were tracked. Prior to 1950, the Lions 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

The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:

Detroit Lionsborder=2}};"Season(s)
Detroit Lionsborder=2}};"Quarterback(s)
1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Postseason

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1952
1953
1954
1957
1970
1982
1983
1991
1993
1994
1995
1997
1999
2011
2014
2016
2023
2024

Team career passing records

Through the 2025 NFL Regular Season

Detroit Lionsborder=2}};"NameDetroit Lionsborder=2}};"CompDetroit Lionsborder=2}};"AttDetroit Lionsborder=2}};"%Detroit Lionsborder=2}};"YdsDetroit Lionsborder=2}};"TDDetroit Lionsborder=2}};"Int
Matthew Stafford3,8986,22462.645,109282141
Jared Goff1,9042,80367.921,45114947
Bobby Layne1,0742,19349.015,710118142
Scott Mitchell1,0491,85056.712,6477957
Greg Landry9571,74754.812,4518081
Gary Danielson9521,68456.511,8856971
Eric Hipple8301,54653.710,7115570
Joey Harrington9861,80254.710,2426062

Team career win / loss record

Through the 2025 NFL regular season

Detroit Lionsborder=2}};"Record (W–L–T) %style=";"Quarterback(s)
{{Winning percentage2829
{{Winning percentage2730
{{Winning percentage2126

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