There are 12 starting quarterbacks in week 1 that were not week 1 starters last year. We can group them into a few buckets:

Let’s take a look at each team’s opening day quarterback in each season since 2002:

Tm 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 ARI Plummer Blake McCown Warner Warner Leinart Warner Warner Anderson Kolb Skelton Palmer Palmer Palmer ATL Vick Johnson Vick Vick Vick Harrington Ryan Ryan Ryan Ryan Ryan Ryan Ryan Ryan BAL Redman Boller Boller Boller McNair McNair Flacco Flacco Flacco Flacco Flacco Flacco Flacco Flacco BUF Bledsoe Bledsoe Bledsoe Losman Losman Losman Edwards Edwards Edwards Fitzpatrick Fitzpatrick Manuel Manuel Taylor CAR Peete Peete Delhomme Delhomme Delhomme Delhomme Delhomme Delhomme Moore Newton Newton Newton Anderson Newton CHI Miller Stewart Grossman Orton Grossman Grossman Orton Cutler Cutler Cutler Cutler Cutler Cutler Cutler CIN Frerotte Kitna Palmer Palmer Palmer Palmer Palmer Palmer Palmer Dalton Dalton Dalton Dalton Dalton CLE Holcomb Holcomb Garcia Dilfer Frye Frye Anderson Quinn Delhomme McCoy Weeden Weeden Hoyer McCown DAL Carter Carter Testaverde Bledsoe Bledsoe Romo Romo Romo Romo Romo Romo Romo Romo Romo DEN Griese Plummer Plummer Plummer Plummer Cutler Cutler Orton Orton Orton Manning Manning Manning Manning DET McMahon Harrington Harrington Harrington Kitna Kitna Kitna Stafford Stafford Stafford Stafford Stafford Stafford Stafford GNB Favre Favre Favre Favre Favre Favre Rodgers Rodgers Rodgers Rodgers Rodgers Rodgers Rodgers Rodgers HOU Carr Carr Carr Carr Carr Schaub Schaub Schaub Schaub Schaub Schaub Schaub Fitzpatrick Hoyer IND Manning Manning Manning Manning Manning Manning Manning Manning Manning Collins Luck Luck Luck Luck JAX Brunell Brunell Leftwich Leftwich Leftwich Garrard Garrard Garrard Garrard McCown Gabbert Gabbert Henne Bortles KAN Green Green Green Green Green Huard Croyle Croyle Cassel Cassel Cassel Smith Smith Smith MIA Fiedler Fiedler Fiedler Frerotte Culpepper Green Pennington Pennington Henne Henne Tannehill Tannehill Tannehill Tannehill MIN Culpepper Culpepper Culpepper Culpepper Johnson Jackson Jackson Favre Favre McNabb Ponder Ponder Cassel Bridgewater NOR Brooks Brooks Brooks Brooks Brees Brees Brees Brees Brees Brees Brees Brees Brees Brees NWE Brady Brady Brady Brady Brady Brady Brady Brady Brady Brady Brady Brady Brady Brady NYG Collins Collins Warner Manning Manning Manning Manning Manning Manning Manning Manning Manning Manning Manning NYJ Testaverde Testaverde Pennington Pennington Pennington Pennington Favre Sanchez Sanchez Sanchez Sanchez Smith Smith Fitzpatrick OAK Gannon Gannon Gannon Collins Brooks McCown Russell Russell Campbell Campbell Palmer Pryor Carr Carr PHI McNabb McNabb McNabb McNabb McNabb McNabb McNabb McNabb Kolb Vick Vick Vick Foles Bradford PIT Stewart Maddox Maddox Roethl. Batch Roethl. Roethl. Roethl. Dixon Roethl. Roethl. Roethl. Roethl. Roethl. SDG Brees Brees Brees Brees Rivers Rivers Rivers Rivers Rivers Rivers Rivers Rivers Rivers Rivers SEA Hasselbeck Hasselbeck Hasselbeck Hasselbeck Hasselbeck Hasselbeck Hasselbeck Hasselbeck Hasselbeck Jackson Wilson Wilson Wilson Wilson SFO Garcia Garcia Rattay Rattay Smith Smith O'Sullivan Hill Smith Smith Smith Kaepernick Kaepernick Kaepernick STL Warner Warner Bulger Bulger Bulger Bulger Bulger Bulger Bradford Bradford Bradford Bradford Hill Foles TAM Johnson Johnson Johnson Griese Simms Garcia Garcia Leftwich Freeman Freeman Freeman Freeman McCown Winston TEN McNair McNair McNair McNair Collins Young Young Collins Young Hasselbeck Locker Locker Locker Mariota WAS Matthews Ramsey Brunell Ramsey Brunell Campbell Campbell Campbell McNabb Grossman Griffin Griffin Griffin Cousins

[Note: This has been updated following the reversal of the suspension of Tom Brady.]

As regular readers may recall, the Browns are about to set a record: either McCown or Manziel (or who else knows) will become the 12th different quarterback to lead the team in passing yards in 14 years, the highest number in any such period in NFL history. Well, this year, Cleveland will also have its 11th different starting quarterback since 2002, the most in the NFL.

Only two other teams have had more than eight different week 1 starters: the Cardinals and Raiders. It seems as though Oakland may have found its answer, at least in the medium term, at quarterback. For Arizona, Palmer will be the week 1 starter for the 4th year in a row, but it’s anyone’s guess how much longer the Cardinals will be able to count on him.

On the other side, there are four teams that have started just one or two quarterbacks since 2002: the Patriots, of course, are one. The Chargers and Packers have been fortunate enough to limit their week 1 starts to Drew Brees, Philip Rivers, Brett Favre, and Aaron Rodgers, respectively. Obviously when it comes to Green Bay, it’s been Favre or Rodgers for (as of 2015) twenty-two consecutive week 1 games. Meanwhile, the Saints have started only Brees or Aaron Brooks in every opener starting in 2001.

But the honor for longest active streak of consecutive week 1 starts? That belongs to Tom Brady, who has started every Patriots opener since 2002. After Brady comes Eli Manning: 2015 marks his 11th straight season as the Giants opening day quarterback.