Jimmy Garoppolo Is The First QB To Win His First 5 Starts Since Ben Roethlisberger

by Chase Stuart on December 21, 2017

Jimmy Garoppolo is now 5-0 as a starter for the Patriots and 49ers. This, despite being an underdog in 3 of his first 5 starts:

													Vegas
Rk	Tm	Year	Date ▲	Time	LTime		Opp	Week	G#	Day	Result	OT	Spread	vs. Line	Over/Under	OU Result
1	NWE	2016	2016-09-11	8:30	5:30	@	ARI	1	1	Sun	W 23-21		9.0	covered	44.5	under
2	NWE	2016	2016-09-18	1:02	1:02		MIA	2	2	Sun	W 31-24		-5.5	covered	42.0	over
12	SFO	2017	2017-12-03	1:00	12:00	@	CHI	13	12	Sun	W 15-14		2.5	covered	42.0	under
13	SFO	2017	2017-12-10	1:00	12:00	@	HOU	14	13	Sun	W 26-16		1.0	covered	45.5	under
14	SFO	2017	2017-12-17	4:25	1:25		TEN	15	14	Sun	W 25-23		-2.5	not covered	44.5	over

It’s been all smiles for Garoppolo so far

In 2016, Trevor Siemian — no really, this was just over one year ago — won the first four starts of his career. Siemian lost his fifth start, which makes Garoppolo the first quarterback to begin his career with a 5-0 record since Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers star began his career 15-0 in the regular season (and 14-0 overall) before losing his first start. Garoppolo is now the 11th quarterback since 1950 to win his first five starts, joining Roethlisberger, Marc Bulger, Daunte Culpepper, Kurt Warner, Jeff Hostetler, Mike Tomczak, Dieter Brock, Mike Kruczek, Mike Livingston, and Daryle Lamonica.

Of course, Garoppolo did it with two teams, the Patriots (during Tom Brady‘s suspension) and the 49ers (after San Francisco moved on from Brian Hoyer and C.J. Beathard). Only Lamonica, who backed up Jack Kemp in Buffalo (and went 4-0 with the Bills before being traded to the Raiders), can match that.

How long did each quarterback go before losing a regular season game? Garoppolo will need to make it to 8 straight wins to have the fourth longest steak since 1950.

15 – Ben Roethlisberger
10 – Mike Tomczak
10 – Mike Livingston
7 – Daunte Culpepper
7 – Dieter Brock
7 – Daryle Lamonica
6 – Marc Bulger
6 – Kurt Warner
6 – Mike Kruczek
5 – Jeff Hostetler

Garoppolo has been pretty impressive statistically over the last two seasons, too. He’s averaging 8.58 yards per attempt and 8.87 ANY/A.

But life is about to get a lot tougher for him. Up this week? A historically dominant Jaguars pass defense and a Rams defense that ranks 5th in ANY/A. As a writer, you have to get these articles in when you can.

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