Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham will be thrown into the fire for Sunday’s AFC Championship game against the Patriots — but he isn’t the first backup quarterback to be in this position. Former ...

After playing sparingly for five seasons as a backup quarterback to starter Phil Simms, Hostetler finally got his big break. When Simms went down Dec. 15, 1990, Hostetler took hold of the reins and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Jarrett Stidham cannot win the AFC Championship game. But Stiddy can. Stiddy is the guy who throws no-look passes in practice and talks smack to the starting ...

A few months into his fifth NFL-season as a little-used backup quarterback for the New York Giants, Jeff Hostetler was ready to call it quits. Seven weeks later, he was starting in the Super Bowl.

Ahead of making his first start this season in the AFC championship game on Sunday, Jarrett Stidham is receiving advice from Jeff Hostetler, a quarterback who’s been in a familiar position. Ater ...

In the recesses of the stadium, a doctor examined the right ankle of Bo Nix, the Broncos’ starting quarterback. Nix had just led Denver to an overtime win over the Buffalo Bills in the NFL playoffs, ...

Dolphins quarterback Malik Willis keeps some interesting company in NFL history — Kurt Warner. Jimmy Garoppolo. Jay Fiedler.