- Josh Johnson 2+ interceptions
- Max Brosmer 2+ interceptions
- Chris Oladokun 2+ interceptions
“Emmett, adjusted line lions, like, minus 19 and a half Mhmm. In this game. I'd be looking at it because I they've got the capacity and the desire to blow somebody out. I think they're gonna have the ability to do it with Max Brosmer and the Vikings today. So I looked last night, and I couldn't find it for everybody. I'm a look again a little later on today. I wanted to take all of these backup quarterbacks and parlay that they each throw an interception. Oh. I don't know they'll let you parlay those together. Josh Johnson's playing in the first game for the commanders against the cowboys. Dak's playing. Lions, it's golf against Brosmer, and then the broncos tonight are trying to fight for the number one seed against, our guy Ola Dokin. Right. You can't tell me all those dudes are gonna throw an interception. I'm giving gambling advice, by the Ola Doken's throwing five of them. Yeah. I would I actually kinda wanna bet two interceptions for each guy today Yeah. Because I don't think it's gonna be a high level of quarterback play from those guys. Speaking of which, backup quarterbacks. Triple eight say ESPN. People are lined up on Christmas morning to talk backup QBs with us like Robert in Phoenix, Arizona. Robert, Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah to you guys. I'm a first time caller calling in. I got a back a guy who started out as a backup quarterback Uh-huh. Won a Super Bowl as a backup quarterback, and then later on, went to went on went to win a Super Bowl and be the MVP. The name is Steve Young. Oh. What do you think about that? Oh. What do you think about that, Hammer? He's a hall of famer. Yes. But he he literally is the greatest backup ever. I I could argue Tom Brady is the greatest backup quarterback ever. Tom didn't spend as long as a backup. As When I think backup quarterback, I want like, everybody knew that's coming out of the USFL Yeah. That Steve Young, like, had a little something. It was a coup that the niners got him, and they ended up moving on from Montana going to Steve Young. When I think Steve Young, I think six touchdown passes in the Super Bowl. I don't think It's a backup. Backup quarterback is one of the first things you think of with Steve Young? I actually do because I think of Joe Montana and the fact that when Joe Montana left, he got his opportunity. That is the very definition of a backup quarterback. Now he went on to be great hall of famer, Super Bowl winner, and all that. He's arguably the greatest backup of all time. Jared is in Wyoming. He's got a backup quarterback. This is a guy who I think of when I think backup quarterback. What's up, Jared? So, what, merry first off, merry Christmas, you guys. Happy Hanukkah. You too. Thank you. Now I I wanna preface this by saying I am not a Broncos fan, but having grown up in the area, Gary Kubiak. Yeah. Probably more known now as a coach, but how many years was he John Elway's backup? Forever. Came in and replaced him when they needed to in an AFC championship game once against the Bills that I remember watching as a kid. And thank you. That is a backup quarterback. Gary Danielson is a backup quarterback. So you want lifelong backups? Career backups. Yeah. But is there a best You said Chase Daniel is the first one. Like, he the guy made tens of millions playing backup quarterback. Yeah. I still think there are I I think your rules are too strict on this, though. I I get it, Kubiak. Even though I do think of him more as a coach and a play caller and all that, but, yeah, I I could see that. It just depends how you're defining it. Like, do you want the guy who's just the backup, or do you want, like, who's the best backup ever? Because the best backup ever is the guys who went on to become hall of famers when they started as backers. Right. When they got an opportunity. No. No. But but the question was when you think backup quarterback, who's the first name that comes to mind? Right. So there is no wrong answer. Yeah. If there is For some people, there is. Yeah. When you present it like that, there's no wrong answer because you're asking people what's the first thing that comes to their mind. When people started throwing out Rich Gannon, like, that's This is what comes to their mind. I think MVP with Rich Gannon. Okay. That's the first thing that comes to your mind. Triple eight, ask them what's the first thing that comes my the first thing mind what's right, Emmett. Triple eight say ESPN. Doctor Pepper call in Merry Christmas, everybody. Backup quarterback talk continues because Emmett and I are gonna be put to the test, and you can play along with us. Mystery guest backup quarterback edition is coming on on Sportsmanlike. You're listening on ESPN Radio or watching all four hours today on ESPN two. As you know, managing maintenance repair and operations is never easy. But for the ones who always rise to the challenge, Granger has your back. 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It's a day of backup QBZ because we have a bunch of them playing in the three NFL games that we have on Christmas Day. Also, five great NBA games Mhmm. On ESPN and ABC as we go throughout the day. It all starts at noon. All Cleveland Cavaliers. Yep. Taking on the New York Knicks, we've got dunk the halls with Drew Carter and Monica McNutt where Mickey and Minnie and Donald all gonna be so much fun. I love watching that. My kids love watching that. We'll be doing that in our house coming up at noon, but we gotta play a little backup quarterback game we put together. This is called mystery guest, and producer Cam is gonna join us, and we'll start by explaining how you play mystery guest. What's up, Cam? Yes. So we have a lot of, faces that we're maybe a bit unfamiliar with today. So we're gonna get to know them a little bit better today. So I'm gonna provide some fun facts about some of the quarterbacks playing today, and you guys are going to guess based on these fun facts, who am I talking about? We're all gonna learn a little bit more about who we're gonna be watching later on today in the NFL. Although I'm sure the broadcast will do that as well if they're doing their job. Yeah. But not this deep cut, maybe. Alright. Mystery guest, mystery quarterback number one. Fun fact number one, I transferred high schools because of a disagreement I had with one of my coaches. Oh. Transferred in high school. Number two. Alright. My younger brother is actually also in the NFL. And number three brother. I was on the Missouri Valley Football Conference honor roll. Missouri. Who am I? Missouri Valley. I Wow. Not Josh Johnson. Uh-uh. Okay. Let's yeah. We know it's not Josh Johnson. I think that's Brosmer, but I I'm not it could be Oladocan. I'm going Brosmer. I think that's Brosmer. I think you're on this side. Alright. So let's go to the next one. I don't wanna give it away. Oh. Woah. Woah. Woah. Alright. Let's go to number two, and then we'll kinda reset things and see where we're at. Mystery guest number two, please. Yeah. Our board op is going rogue here. Mystery guest number two. Number one fun fact number one. I spent time living in Canada as a child. K. I was the FedEx Ground Doris Robinson Scholar Athlete Award finalist at at a year, I will not say. Okay. And my brother named Fish is a trumpet player at Juilliard. At Juilliard? Fish. Oh. Yeah. My brother is named Fish, and he is a trumpet player at Juilliard. Wow. That sounds like somebody that came from some money. I'm thinking Brosmer because Brosmer went to Minnesota. So I know that's kinda like up by Canada. I'm going to Oladocan. K. Yeah. Fish Oladocan, the trumpet player. Sounds right to me. It works in my mind. Yeah. Alright. Number three. Mystery quarterback number three. I have a master's degree in workforce leadership. I'm an honorary chairman Yeah. Of the Children's Cancer Fund. Yeah. And I have two dogs, a French bulldog named Icahn and a pit bull named Legend. Icahn and Legend. I think that's Josh Johnson. Johnson all the way. There's some swag in those dogs' names. I think that's a dick. My order is Oladocan one, Brasmer two, Johnson three. You agree? Yes. Yeah. I'm with you. Alright. Alright. Number one is Chris Oladokun. Alright. Oh, okay. Okay. High school is because of a disagreement with a coach. His younger brother, Jordan, is on a practice squad right now in the NFL. Oh, hold on. If you say the guy's in the NFL He is in the league. Okay. In the league, he's getting a check from a football team. I I love the bachelor always does this. You know? Our Bachelor The Black and quarterbacks are too famous. Now this is a practice squad guy. He's not famous enough. What do you want from us? It's Christmas. I'm trying to give these people some fun facts. Play in the NFL, you gotta play in the NFL. But, anyway, Cam, okay. Go ahead. We got Oledogie. What I deal with every day, Cam. Seriously. Yeah. Number two is in fact Max Brosmer. Fish Brosmer is a trumpet player at Jouleon, believe it or Heck with Max Brosmer. I want Fish Brosmer Yeah. To play us a Like, is that his real name or his nickname is the question. I think it's Fish. I'll do some more research, but it looks like he's a shy ass. It looked it up, and everywhere, everywhere is calling him Fish. A multitalented family, the Brosmers, pro trumpet players and pro quarterbacks. Yeah. Good You gotta be at the trumpet to be at Juilliard. And mystery quarterback number three, at one point was a backup, is Dak Prescott. Gotcha. Woah. My mind's blown. I didn't know that was on the table. I didn't see that. Alright. Mystery guest number four. I am cousins with Marshawn Lynch. My college football bio reads, football, school, and video games are my life, and I founded the Family First Foundation. Bo Knicks? I think that's Josh Johnson. That is in fact Josh Johnson. Okay. Yeah. Can see you got me all messed up now with the Dak Prescott. Wait. Dak Prescott has two dogs named what? Icon and legend. Yeah. So, if the one reason I thought I I was a little skeptical that that could have been Josh because I'm like, he moves around too much to have two dogs. I know. Also, why would Josh Johnson name his dogs icon and legend? Why not? Yeah. You got me. Been in the league eighteen years. He's an icon and a legend. He's a legend, bro. All the teams he's played for, he's most certainly a legend. He's an icon? Josh Johnson. He's the icon of backup quarterback. He's the icon for, like, two men in a truck moving cups. Honestly, the backup quarterback thing, I think Josh Johnson is, like, top three at this point because of how many teams he's been on in terms of Yeah. That's that's part of Yeah. If you keep a job, you're a really good bet. He's doing something right. He's got, like, a great locker room presence. I think he's supposed to, like, pick up playbooks really well. Also, listen. He's love of the game. Like, he's dipped out to the San Diego Mountain Lions or whatever for a hot minute. Yeah. And he's gone yeah. Like, no matter what, he wants a job playing quarterback somewhere. Shout out to Josh because I'm sure he's just like, bro, if I could make a living throwing a like, playing a game. And he's going for his second NFL win today after eighteen years in the NFL. Well, he's gotta get one. We gotta root for him. I'm rooting for him. But if you if one of the backup quarterbacks is gonna win, is it Josh Johnson? Is it Brosmer, or is it Ola Doken? It's not Ola Doken. No. It's not Ola Doken. They're 13 and a half point home. When was the last time? It would be Brosmer. Brosmer? Yeah. By the way, Cam, I found it. Two interceptions every backup, quarterback today. Are you placing a wager? I I certainly have. I certainly have. The odds are not as good as I expected them to be. Let me tell you that. So they're all If Emmett doesn't hit this bet, the Christmas presents are getting returned. That's right. Emmett, I'm sure Doris Burke has never been more excited to join any show”
None of the three backup QBs threw 2+ interceptions on Christmas Day 2025: Josh Johnson (Commanders, loss to Cowboys 23-30) went 15/23, 190 yds, 0 INT; Max Brosmer (Vikings, win over Lions 23-10) went 9/16, 51 yds, 0 INT; Chris Oladokun started for the Chiefs (not Denver) in their 13-20 loss to the Broncos, going 13/22, 66 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT. All three parlay legs lost (ESPN box scores). (Johnson 0 INT; Brosmer 0 INT; Oladokun 0 INT)