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<p>Oh, the moans and groans in Nawlins.</p><p>The consternation in Steeltown.</p><p>The woe is me refrains in Carolina&#8217;s Queen City.</p><p>The joke&#8217;s on me attitude in Jax.</p><p>And the tabloid screams in the Big Apple.</p><p>Maybe all of that dread and disgust will quiet down, at least for a week. Hey, folks, the new guys at quarterback did pretty darn well for your teams.</p><p>Teddy Bridgewater was steady in place of Drew Brees, guiding the Saints to victory in Seattle, as tough a place to win as any.</p><p>Kyle Allen, probably most famous in the NFL for once being a teammate of Kyler Murray&#8217;s at Texas A&amp;M, was a revelation in place of Cam Newton as the Panthers got their first victory of the season, in Arizona.</p><p>Gardner Minshew is making Jaguars fans wonder why he was a sixth-round draft pick, stepping in for Nick Foles and looking like a starter (and future star).</p><p>Daniel Jones, the guy who caused Giants general manager Dave Gettleman to be vilified for drafting the Duke QB sixth overall last April, looked worthy of a No. 1 overall pick. He stepped in for what the TV announcers were calling a New York legend, the benched Eli Manning, and lifted the team to last-minute victory at Tampa.</p><p>Only Mason Rudolph, replacing Ben Roethlisberger (elbow surgery) for the Steelers, didn&#8217;t get a win among the newcomers. But he didn&#8217;t embarrass himself at all &#8212; and had Pittsburgh in position to beat San Francisco.</p><p>Plus, in Indianapolis, this stuff isn&#8217;t new for Jacoby Brissett, but his name certainly belongs high on the list of quarterbacks &#8212; eight teams already have them &#8212; who were not considered the starter last month and now are in charge of their teams.</p><p>Yes, one-quarter of the league, as injuries, ineffectiveness and in one case, a retirement (Andrew Luck), created a sea wave of change that still could turn into a tsunami.</p><p>There&#8217;s no guarantees the likes of Marcus Mariota, Case Keenum, Jameis Winston or even Andy Dalton, despite his solid performances in Cincinnati&#8217;s 0-3 start, will remain behind center.</p><p>And that&#8217;s not even considering more injuries that often come, no matter how much NFL rules try to protect the passer.</p><p>For Week 3, though, let&#8217;s celebrate these youngsters who stepped in and stepped up.</p><p>Kyle Allen, Panthers</p><p>In his second-career start, Allen had four touchdown passes and a 144.4 QB rating.</p><p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a guy who really keeps his composure,&#8221; Carolina coach Ron Rivera said. &#8220;He understands. He&#8217;s smart. He&#8217;s got a good football mind.&#8221;</p><p>Not to mention the arm and legs he showed.</p><p><strong>Daniel Jones</strong></p><p>At some point, it was clear the struggling Giants would turn to Jones. It came a bit earlier than some expected. So did his first NFL heroics.</p><p>Jones threw for 336 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for two TDs, including the go-ahead score with 1:16 remaining as New York rallied from an 18-point halftime hole to win 32-31.</p><p>&#8220;There&#8217;s certain things that I knew about this kid when we drafted him. He was tough, he was competitive, and in my opinion he&#8217;s a winner,&#8221; Giants coach Pat Shurmur said. &#8220;Now the rest of it is just quarterback stuff. But those first three things give him a chance to move forward.&#8221;</p><p><strong>Teddy Bridgewater </strong></p><p>It&#8217;s been a long road back for Bridgewater, who looked like Minnesota&#8217;s franchise quarterback before a severe knee injury forced him to miss almost two seasons.</p><p>Teaming with coach Sean Payton, whose offensive expertise obviously isn&#8217;t limited to handing game plans to Brees, Bridgewater was exactly what the team needed.</p><p>&#8220;I said all week Teddy is a leader,&#8221; Saints running back Alvin Kamara said after Bridgewater threw for a touchdown, was not picked, and helped New Orleans to a huge road victory. &#8220;He had composure. He had poise and we got it done.&#8221;</p><p><strong>Gardner Minshew </strong></p><p>The rookie threw two touchdown passes against Tennessee last Thursday and also had a receiver drop a ball in the end zone. He&#8217;s already a star in North Florida.</p><p>&#8220;Nothing rattles this kid,&#8221; coach Doug Marrone said. &#8220;He&#8217;s really good at communication and I think he&#8217;s really good at preparing himself and making sure there are no surprises out there for him. That&#8217;s just a guy that has a maniacal work ethic.&#8221;</p><p><strong>Mason Rudolph </strong></p><p>The showing by the second-year QB, basically a caddie for Roethlisberger until now, should calm the three rivers a bit in Pittsburgh. Rudolph wasn&#8217;t spectacular, but also was victimized by some errors around him in the 24-20 loss to the Niners. He has no reason to hang his head.</p><p>&#8220;For a young guy to come and start his first game in an away game on the West Coast and going against a great team, I think he handled himself well,&#8221; wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster said. &#8220;There were situations where we messed up, didn&#8217;t execute or turned the ball over, he stayed positive and kept us going.&#8221;</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones scores on a 7-yard touchdown run against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/web1_123627554-4f98fa02c93c4d3da198f368bc7accff.jpg</photo0><caption0>New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones scores on a 7-yard touchdown run against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. </caption0><photoCredit0>AP photo </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/web1_123627554-29a6f6828f4747ecab1beb820a52ba3c.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Carolina Panthers quarterback Kyle Allen </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/web1_123627554-29a6f6828f4747ecab1beb820a52ba3c.jpg</photo1><caption1>Carolina Panthers quarterback Kyle Allen </caption1><photoCredit1>AP photo </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/web1_123627554-155bc37a8dcb4741aed38d471675362c.jpg">
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Barry Wilner</p><p>AP Pro Football Writer</p></bylineMeta></div>

Analysis: New QBs generally look like headliners stepping in