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Jarrett Stidham will try to join Frank Reich as only QB to get first start in postseason, and win
- Stidham will start the AFC Championship in place of Bo Nix after his injury.
- If Stidham wins, he would become the second QB to start postseason play without a regular-season start and win.
- Reich’s 1992 Bills game is cited as the only prior example of this rare path to a postseason win.
- Stidham has not thrown a pass in the 2024 or 2025 regular seasons.
- Stidham last played in Weeks 17 and 18 of the 2023 season and had brief late-2022 appearances.
- Stidham faces a potential clash against the team that drafted him, or the Oilers’ successors.
- The reporting notes the context of the postseason-test opportunity and the historic comparison to Reich.
- The piece notes Stidham’s return to the field after benching a high-profile quarterback for financial reasons.
- The report frames the game as a golden opportunity and historical test for Stidham.
- The article highlights Reich's 1992 postseason success as a historic benchmark.
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