youngest qb to start nfc championship game

Shaun King is the youngest quarterback in an NFC Championship game. He was 22 years and 239 days old in the 1999 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
2Brock 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
3Clint 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
4Andre 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
5Brett Hundley
B. Hundley
23-221
1/22/2017
NFC Championship
@
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Pat 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
7Daunte 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
8Kerry 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
9Brock 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
10Jayden 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
11Jared 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
8
12Nate Sudfeld
N. Sudfeld
24-106
1/21/2018
NFC Championship
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13Doug Williams
D. Williams
24-150
1/6/1980
NFC Championship
vs
2
13
15.4
12
0.9
0
1
7.5
0.0
7.7
0
0
14Gary Hogeboom
G. Hogeboom
24-154
1/22/1983
NFC Championship
@
14
29
48.3
162
5.6
2
2
59.8
6.9
6.9
0
0
15Jalen Hurts
J. Hurts
24-175
1/29/2023
NFC Championship
vs
15
25
60.0
121
4.8
0
0
72.3
0.0
0.0
1
0
16Michael Vick
M. Vick
24-211
1/23/2005
NFC Championship
@
11
24
45.8
136
5.7
0
1
46.5
0.0
4.2
4
33
17Vince Ferragamo
V. Ferragamo
24-258
1/7/1979
NFC Championship
vs
7
16
43.8
130
8.1
0
2
32.8
0.0
12.5
1
9
18Ron Jaworski
R. Jaworski
24-287
1/4/1976
NFC Championship
vs
11
22
50.0
147
6.7
0
2
33.7
0.0
9.1
5
51
19Russell Wilson
R. Wilson
25-051
1/19/2014
NFC Championship
vs
16
25
64.0
215
8.6
1
0
104.6
4.0
0.0
4
22
20Donovan McNabb
D. McNabb
25-063
1/27/2002
NFC Championship
@
18
30
60.0
171
5.7
1
1
73.1
3.3
3.3
3
25
21Colin Kaepernick
C. Kaepernick
25-078
1/20/2013
NFC Championship
@
16
21
76.2
233
11.1
1
0
127.7
4.8
0.0
1
9
22Caleb Hanie
C. Hanie
25-134
1/23/2011
NFC Championship
vs
13
20
65.0
153
7.7
1
2
65.2
5.0
10.0
0
0
23Seneca Wallace
S. Wallace
25-169
1/22/2006
NFC Championship
vs
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Jay Schroeder
J. Schroeder
25-197
1/11/1987
NFC Championship
@
20
50
40.0
195
3.9
0
1
43.3
0.0
2.0
4
45
25Joe Montana
J. Montana
25-213
1/10/1982
NFC Championship
vs
22
35
62.9
286
8.2
3
3
81.4
8.6
8.6
3
20

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