>>>>>>Here are some successful QBs with a career completion % under 50% - these names have either won championships or made it to championship games:
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>>>>>>George Blanda
>>>>>>Bobby Layne
>>>>>>Doug Williams
>>>>>>Daryle Lamonica
>>>>>
>>>>>Kevin
>>>>>You can add Paul Hornung to that list.
>>>>>He had one season over 50%
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>>>>Paul Hornung? He was a running back.
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>>>He was also a QB and place kicker.
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>>He threw 104 passes in his 10 years in the NFL That's less than one a game.
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>And that's about right, from what I remember....the game really didn't open up to passing until the AFL was born.

Yes. The teams rarely had first rate backup QB's then.

If I remember correctly, even Frank Gifford took some snaps when the QB was hurt.