The Vikings were gaining steam as a contender to make a deep postseason run as the regular season approached. The season-ending knee injury suffered by Teddy Bridgewater during Tuesday’s practice, however, cast some doubts in some minds.
Vikings Head Coach Mike Zimmer vowed that the Vikings would work hard to find a way around the setback.
Through the first 49 Super Bowls, there have been seven quarterbacks that opened a season as backups who have helped lead teams to winning the big game.
Here’s what we found on seven quarterbacks who went from the bench to a Super Bowl ring:
After being drafted in 1964, Roger Staubach didn’t play until 1969, when he was a backup quarterback behind Craig Morton for the Cowboys for two seasons.