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Philadelphia Eagles: Their 7 best and worst backup QBs of the last 30 years

By Brandon Thornton

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - FEBRUARY 04: Quarterback Nick Foles
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Jim McMahon #9, Quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles hands off the ball to Running Back James Joseph during the National Football Conference East game against the Phoenix Cardinals on 24 November 1991 at the Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona, United States. The Eagles won the game 34 – 14. (Photo by Mike Powell/Allsport/Getty Images)
Jim McMahon #9, Quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles hands off the ball to Running Back James Joseph during the National Football Conference East game against the Phoenix Cardinals on 24 November 1991 at the Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona, United States. The Eagles won the game 34 – 14. (Photo by Mike Powell/Allsport/Getty Images) /

The 7th best: Jim McMahon

The 1991 Eagles had arguably the greatest single-season performance in the history of NFL defenses. Randall Cunningham was looked at as a potential league MVP after his performance in 1990, but he tore up his knee in Green Bay on opening day in 1991, thanks to a low hit by the Packers’ Bryce Paup.

Enter Jim McMahon who Sports Illustrated dubbed, “The Masked Marvel” that season. The former Chicago Bears Super Bowl champion had a career renaissance. He went 8-3 in 11 starts. The Eagles finished 10-6 but ultimately missed the playoffs (sound familiar?).

McMahon would also go on to win the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year award. The thing was, the oft-injured McMahon was sidelined in week 5 and didn’t come back until week 10, and was lost again, this time for the season, in week 15. More on that later.

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