On the day Eli Manning made his first start, Nov. 21, 2004, against the Falcons at Giants Stadium, Quincy Carter, in relief of injured Chad Pennington, threw a fourth-quarter TD pass to Justin McCareins to give the Jets a 10-7 victory in Cleveland.
And thus marked the next saga of the debilitating game of musical quarterbacks the Jets have been forced to play across the last decade: Carter … Vinny Testaverde … Brooks Bollinger … Pennington again … Kellen Clemens … Brett Favre … Mark Sanchez … Greg McElroy … Geno Smith … Michael Vick … Ryan Fitzpatrick.