5 oldest QBs to start a game in NFL history 

Oldest NFL QBs of all time to start a game

#3 - Vinny Testaverde - 44 years old

Carolina Panthers quarterback Vinny Testaverde

Vinny Testaverde jumped around many different teams during his 21 seasons in the league, including the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and Carolina Panthers.

Testaverde helped two different teams reach the playoffs and was also selected as a Pro Bowl quarterback with two other teams. He started his final game at 44 years old before finally calling it a career.

#2 - Steve DeBerg - 44 years old

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Steve DeBerg

Like Testaverde, Steve DeBerg has bounced all around the NFL during his 17 seasons. Before retiring, he played 16 consecutive seasons as a member of the San Francisco 49ers, Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Miami Dolphins.

DeBerg remained retired for five years before returning to play one final season with the Atlanta Falcons. He served as a backup quarterback at 44 years old but had the opportunity to start one game, throwing three touchdown passes.

#1 - Tom Brady - 44 years old

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady

Tom Brady holds just about every record imaginable among quarterbacks in NFL history. As long as he plays during the 2022 season as he plans to, he will be the first quarterback ever to start a game at 45 years old or more, placing his name in the history books once again.

In addition to being the oldest ever quarterback to start a game, Brady is inching closer to being the oldest player to ever be in the NFL. George Blanda played until he was 48 years old, so Brady is just a few years away now.