Case Keenum’s surprising Monday Night Football victory with the Chicago Bears put the veteran quarterback into one of the NFL’s most unusual record books.
By leading Chicago to a 27-7 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on September 28, 2026, Keenum became only the second quarterback to start and win a game for seven different NFL franchises. The only other quarterback to accomplish it is Ryan Fitzpatrick. [NBC Sports][FOX Sports]
Keenum’s seven winning teams are the Houston Texans, Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, Washington, Cleveland Browns and Bears. Fitzpatrick won with the Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Texans, New York Jets, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Miami Dolphins. [NFL]
What Record Did Case Keenum Tie?
Keenum tied Fitzpatrick’s NFL record by recording a starting-quarterback victory with a seventh different franchise.
The Bears became No. 7 when Keenum started in place of injured quarterback Caleb Williams and led Chicago past Philadelphia.
It was Keenum’s 67th career regular-season start and his first NFL appearance since 2023. [NBC Sports]
The record specifically concerns teams for which a quarterback started and won a game. Simply appearing for a franchise does not count.
Which Seven Teams Has Case Keenum Won With?
Keenum has now started and won at least one game for these seven franchises:
Houston Texans
St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams
Minnesota Vikings
Denver Broncos
Washington
Cleveland Browns
Chicago Bears
The Rams count as one franchise despite Keenum playing for the team in both St. Louis and Los Angeles. [Bears]
Keenum has also played for the Buffalo Bills, but he never started a game for Buffalo and therefore did not record a starting victory there. [NFL]
How Did Case Keenum Tie The Record?
Keenum entered Chicago’s game against Philadelphia as an unlikely candidate to make NFL history.
He was 38 years old, had not appeared in an NFL game since 2023 and entered the 2026 season as Chicago’s third-string quarterback.
Caleb Williams was unavailable because of a hamstring injury, while backup Tyson Bagent was sidelined with a concussion. That left Keenum to make his first start since his 2023 stint with Houston.
He responded with one of the best performances of his journeyman career.
Keenum completed 24 of 34 passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns and added a 1-yard rushing touchdown as Chicago defeated Philadelphia 27-7. [Reuters]
He threw an 8-yard touchdown to Luther Burden and a 41-yard touchdown to Kalif Raymond before scoring Chicago’s final touchdown himself. [NBC Sports]
That victory made Chicago the seventh franchise for which Keenum has won a start.
Which Seven Teams Did Ryan Fitzpatrick Win With?
Fitzpatrick established the record during a 17-season career in which he became one of the NFL’s most famous journeyman quarterbacks.
He won starts for:
Cincinnati Bengals
Buffalo Bills
Tennessee Titans
Houston Texans
New York Jets
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Miami Dolphins
The NFL noted when Fitzpatrick retired that he was the only quarterback in league history at the time to win a game for seven different teams. [NFL]
Keenum has now joined him.
Did Ryan Fitzpatrick Play For More Than Seven Teams?
Yes.
Fitzpatrick actually played for nine NFL franchises during his career:
St. Louis Rams
Cincinnati Bengals
Buffalo Bills
Tennessee Titans
Houston Texans
New York Jets
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Miami Dolphins
Washington
According to the NFL, Fitzpatrick became the first quarterback since at least 1950 to start a game for nine different teams. [NFL]
But he did not win starts for all nine.
Fitzpatrick did not record a victory with the Rams, and his Washington tenure ended almost immediately. He suffered a hip injury during Washington’s 2021 season opener after only six pass attempts and never played another NFL game. [NFL]
That left his winning-team total at seven.
Has Case Keenum Played For Eight NFL Teams?
Yes.
Keenum has appeared for eight franchises during his long NFL career:
Houston Texans
Rams
Minnesota Vikings
Denver Broncos
Washington
Cleveland Browns
Buffalo Bills
Chicago Bears
He entered the NFL with Houston as an undrafted free agent in 2012. His career has included multiple separate stints with the Texans as well as time with the Rams before and after their relocation from St. Louis to Los Angeles. [Bears]
Buffalo is the only one of Keenum’s eight franchises for which he has not recorded a starting victory.
Could Case Keenum Break Ryan Fitzpatrick’s Record?
Yes, but he would have to win a start for a ninth NFL franchise.
Keenum and Fitzpatrick are currently tied at seven winning franchises.
Because Keenum has already played for eight teams and did not win a start with Buffalo, joining another franchise and winning a start there would give him eight and put him alone atop the category.
That possibility is unusual but not impossible considering the way Keenum’s career has unfolded. His Bears opportunity itself came only because Chicago’s first two quarterbacks were unavailable.
How Many Career Wins Does Case Keenum Have?
The Philadelphia victory was the 31st regular-season win of Keenum’s career as a starting quarterback. [talkSPORT]
That total is not extraordinary compared with longtime franchise quarterbacks, but the distribution of those victories is.
Most quarterbacks who accumulate dozens of starts spend large portions of their careers with one or two franchises. Keenum repeatedly moved into new systems, learned new offenses and eventually won games for seven organizations.
Which Team Did Case Keenum Have The Most Success With?
Minnesota was easily the high point of Keenum’s NFL career.
After beginning the 2017 season as Sam Bradford’s backup, Keenum took over the Vikings offense and produced the best season of his career.
He completed 67.6 percent of his passes for 3,547 yards, 22 touchdowns and seven interceptions with a 98.3 passer rating. [NFL]
Keenum helped Minnesota reach the NFC Championship Game and became permanently associated with one of the most famous plays in NFL postseason history.
What Was The Minneapolis Miracle?
The Minneapolis Miracle occurred in the final seconds of Minnesota’s divisional playoff game against the New Orleans Saints on January 14, 2018.
With the Vikings trailing 24-23 and only seconds remaining, Keenum threw a pass toward Stefon Diggs along the sideline.
Saints safety Marcus Williams missed the tackle, Diggs remained on his feet and ran untouched into the end zone for a 61-yard touchdown as time expired.
The play sent Minnesota to the NFC Championship Game and became the defining moment of Keenum’s career.
Why Has Case Keenum Played For So Many Teams?
Keenum’s career occupies an unusual middle ground for an NFL quarterback.
He has been good enough to remain in the league for well over a decade and capable enough to win games when needed, but he generally has not been viewed as a franchise’s permanent starting quarterback.
That combination is valuable in the NFL.
Teams routinely need experienced quarterbacks who can serve as backups, mentor younger starters and step into the lineup when injuries occur. Keenum’s career has repeatedly placed him in exactly that role.
Chicago’s victory over Philadelphia was an almost perfect example: the Bears did not enter the season expecting Keenum to start, but when Williams and Bagent were unavailable, their third quarterback was an experienced veteran with 66 previous NFL starts. [Bears]
How Did Case Keenum Enter The NFL?
Keenum was not drafted.
He signed with the Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2012 after a prolific college career at Houston. [Bears]
That makes the longevity of his career particularly notable. First-round quarterbacks routinely receive multiple opportunities because of the investment teams have made in them. Keenum entered the league without that protection and still developed into a quarterback capable of lasting 15 seasons.
How Does Keenum Compare With Ryan Fitzpatrick?
The parallels between the two quarterbacks extend beyond this record.
Neither entered the NFL as a highly prized quarterback prospect. Keenum went undrafted in 2012, while Fitzpatrick was a seventh-round pick out of Harvard in 2005. [NFL]
Both became valuable NFL journeymen who repeatedly found starting opportunities with new franchises.
Fitzpatrick eventually played 17 seasons, threw for 34,990 yards and 223 touchdowns and started for nine teams. [NFL]
Keenum’s career statistics are smaller, but his ability to keep earning opportunities has now produced the same unusual seven-team winning record.
Case Keenum Vs. Ryan Fitzpatrick: Seven-Team Record
Case Keenum
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Houston Texans
Cincinnati Bengals
St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams
Buffalo Bills
Minnesota Vikings
Tennessee Titans
Denver Broncos
Houston Texans
Washington
New York Jets
Cleveland Browns
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Chicago Bears
Miami Dolphins
Record: Seven different NFL franchises with at least one victory as the starting quarterback. [FOX Sports]
What Made Keenum’s Bears Win So Unusual?
The historical record was only part of the story.
Keenum had not played in an NFL game since 2023. He entered the season as Chicago’s third quarterback and suddenly found himself starting a nationally televised game against an Eagles team that entered the night undefeated.
Instead of simply managing the game, Keenum threw two touchdown passes, ran for another score and did not turn the ball over. Chicago outgained Philadelphia 375-248 and possessed the ball for 36:53. [NBC Sports]
Who Holds The NFL Record For Winning With The Most Teams?
Case Keenum and Ryan Fitzpatrick now share the record.
Each has won a start for seven different NFL franchises. Fitzpatrick had held the distinction alone before Keenum’s September 28, 2026 victory with Chicago. [NFL][NBC Sports]
For Keenum, the record is a fitting reflection of his career. He went undrafted, became the quarterback behind the Minneapolis Miracle, moved around the league as a starter and backup and then, at age 38, returned to the field after nearly three years without an NFL appearance.
One night later, the Bears were his seventh winning franchise — putting one of the NFL’s longest-lasting journeyman quarterbacks alongside Fitzpatrick in league history.
