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This seems to be conflating the roles of backup QBs and third QBs, and lacks evidence.
The NFL rule at the time stated that if your 45-player roster had two QBs, you could have an extra QB [more accurately, an extra player wearing a QB number] for a total of 46, but if the the third QB entered before the fourth quarter for any reason, the first two QBs could not. In the fourth quarter, the third QB could enter the game for any reason.
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This seems to be conflating the roles of backup QBs and third QBs, and lacks evidence.
The NFL rule at the time stated that if your 45-player roster had two QBs, you could have an extra QB [more accurately, an extra player wearing a QB number] for a total of 46, but if the the third QB entered before the fourth quarter for any reason, the first two QBs could not. In the fourth quarter, the third QB could enter the game for any reason.