youngest qb to play conference championship

Shaun King is the youngest quarterback in a Championship game. He was 22 years and 239 days old in the 1999 NFC Championship game against the St. Louis Rams on January 23, 2000.

NAMEAgeDATEROUNDTMOPPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Shaun King
S. King
22-239
1/23/2000
NFC Championship
@
13
29
44.8
163
5.6
0
2
34.1
0.0
6.9
5
41
2Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
22-327
1/23/2005
AFC Championship
vs
14
24
58.3
226
9.4
2
3
78.1
8.3
12.5
1
1
3Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
23-033
1/29/2023
NFC Championship
@
4
4
100.0
23
5.8
0
0
90.6
0.0
0.0
1
0
4Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
23-047
1/11/1987
AFC Championship
vs
18
32
56.3
259
8.1
2
2
77.5
6.3
6.3
1
3
5Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
23-074
1/24/2010
AFC Championship
@
17
30
56.7
257
8.6
2
1
93.3
6.7
3.3
0
0
6Jimmy Garoppolo
J. Garoppolo
23-077
1/18/2015
AFC Championship
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7Dan Marino
D. Marino
23-113
1/6/1985
AFC Championship
vs
21
32
65.6
421
13.2
4
1
135.4
12.5
3.1
0
0
8Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
23-125
1/20/2019
AFC Championship
vs
16
31
51.6
295
9.5
3
0
117.0
9.7
0.0
4
46
9Drake Maye
D. Maye
23-148
1/25/2026
AFC Championship
@
10
21
47.6
86
4.1
0
0
58.8
0.0
0.0
5
21
10Clint Longley
C. Longley
23-160
1/4/1976
NFC Championship
@
2
2
100.0
26
13.0
0
0
118.8
0.0
0.0
0
0
11Andre Ware
A. Ware
23-165
1/12/1992
NFC Championship
@
4
9
44.4
15
1.7
0
1
12.0
0.0
11.1
1
6
12Brett Hundley
B. Hundley
23-221
1/22/2017
NFC Championship
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13Ben Roethlisberger
B. Roethlisberger
23-326
1/22/2006
AFC Championship
@
21
29
72.4
275
9.5
2
0
124.9
6.9
0.0
2
7
14Pat Haden
P. Haden
23-338
12/26/1976
NFC Championship
@
9
22
40.9
161
7.3
1
2
43.9
4.5
9.1
3
18
15Daunte Culpepper
D. Culpepper
23-352
1/14/2001
NFC Championship
@
13
28
46.4
78
2.8
0
3
13.7
0.0
10.7
4
18
16Joe Flacco
J. Flacco
24-002
1/18/2009
AFC Championship
@
13
30
43.3
141
4.7
0
3
18.2
0.0
10.0
3
16
17Kerry Collins
K. Collins
24-013
1/12/1997
NFC Championship
@
19
37
51.4
215
5.8
1
2
55.6
2.7
5.4
2
9
18Brock Purdy
B. Purdy
24-032
1/28/2024
NFC Championship
vs
20
31
64.5
267
8.6
1
1
89.0
3.2
3.2
2
9
19Jayden Daniels
J. Daniels
24-039
1/26/2025
NFC Championship
@
29
48
60.4
255
5.3
1
1
72.8
2.1
2.1
3
27
20Bernie Kosar
B. Kosar
24-053
1/17/1988
AFC Championship
@
26
41
63.4
356
8.7
3
1
105.3
7.3
2.4
2
20
21Jim Jensen
J. Jensen
24-070
1/23/1983
AFC Championship
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22Mark Sanchez
M. Sanchez
24-073
1/23/2011
AFC Championship
@
20
33
60.6
233
7.1
2
0
102.2
6.1
0.0
2
14
23Gifford Nielsen
G. Nielsen
24-074
1/7/1979
AFC Championship
@
0
0
0
0
0
24David Woodley
D. Woodley
24-090
1/23/1983
AFC Championship
vs
9
21
42.9
87
4.1
0
3
15.5
0.0
14.3
4
27
25Jared Goff
J. Goff
24-098
1/20/2019
NFC Championship
@
25
40
62.5
297
7.4
1
1
83.0
2.5
2.5
1
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