The preseason is in the rearview mirror and we've just about reached our destination: the 2024 NFL regular season. One of the storylines throughout the summer is various position battles that occur at training camps and bleed into the preseason. This year, there were a handful of quarterback battles that were of particular interest, specifically in Minnesota, Denver, Washington, Pittsburgh and New England.
For the Vikings, first-round rookie J.J. McCarthy's ascent over Sam Darnold was stalled due to a knee injury that has erased his rookie season. Meanwhile, Denver's Bo Nix and Washington's Jayden Daniels made relatively quick work to secure their Week 1 starting jobs as rooms. There were compelling battles for both the Steelers and Patriots that just recently came to a head. Pittsburgh decided to roll with Russell Wilson over Justin Fields, and New England gave the nod to veteran Jacoby Brissett instead of No. 3 overall pick Drake Maye.
With those decisions set in stone, we now know every starting quarterback that'll be under center in Week 1. Below, you can find a quick rundown of each team and who they have as their starter to begin the 2024 campaign.
| Team | Starting QB | Week 1 opponent |
|---|---|---|
Kyler Murray | at Buffalo | |
Kirk Cousins | vs. Pittsburgh | |
Lamar Jackson | at Kansas City | |
Josh Allen | vs. Arizona | |
Bryce Young | at New Orleans | |
Caleb Williams | vs. Tennessee | |
Joe Burrow | vs. New England | |
Deshaun Watson | vs. Dallas | |
Dak Prescott | at Cleveland | |
Bo Nix | at Seattle | |
Jared Goff | vs. Los Angeles (Rams) | |
Jordan Love | at Philadelphia (in Sao Paulo) | |
C.J. Stroud | at Indianapolis | |
Anthony Richardson | vs. Houston | |
Trevor Lawrence | at Miami | |
Patrick Mahomes | vs. Baltimore | |
Gardner Minshew | at Los Angeles (Chargers) | |
Los Angeles Chargers | Justin Herbert | vs. Las Vegas |
Los Angeles Rams | Matthew Stafford | at Detroit |
Tua Tagovailoa | vs. Jacksonville | |
Minnesota Vikings | Sam Darnold | at New York (Giants) |
New England Patriots | Jacoby Brissett | at Cincinnati |
Derek Carr | vs. Carolina | |
New York Giants | Daniel Jones | vs. Minnesota |
Aaron Rodgers | at San Francisco | |
Jalen Hurts | vs. Green Bay (in Sao Paulo) | |
Pittsburgh Steelers | Russell Wilson | at Atlanta |
Brock Purdy | vs. New York (Jets) | |
Geno Smith | vs. Denver | |
Baker Mayfield | vs. Washington | |
Will Levis | at Chicago | |
Washington Commanders | Jayden Daniels | at Tampa Bay |