A bright young star, a late bloomer, an embattled draft bust (to this point), a retread—little connects Marcus Mariota, Case Keenum, Blake Bortles, and Nick Foles. Except this: Each enters uncharted territory this weekend, getting their first taste of divisional round action. And to notch another first, each will have to beat a signal-caller with significantly more playoff experience. Four of the nine active quarterbacks with Super Bowl experience will be in action this weekend, on the opposite sideline of the four newcomers.
Among active QBs, those with Super Bowl experience are 35-19 in the postseason when facing QBs who haven't made a Super Bowl.