71.   Billy Joe Hobert, the backup quarterback, finished the game as the punter.

72.   Brady was the backup quarterback who relieved Bledsoe, and made the most of his opportunities.

73.   -- Backup quarterback.

74.   A Colorado native, he played college football as a backup quarterback at Boston University.

75.   A disappointing game against LSU had led to suggestions that the backup quarterback Eric Kresser might get a chance to play.

76.   A minute before the opening kickoff the coaches told Billy Joe Hobert, the backup quarterback who punted some in college, that he was the new punter.

77.   A new head coach and a backup quarterback forced into a starting role make that difficult at times.

78.   A trade of St. Louis backup quarterback Trent Green to Kansas City appears no closer than it did a month ago.

79.   After all, avoiding the rush is what the suddenly popular backup quarterback does best.

80.   Aikman will start if he is healthy, and Cunningham will return to his duties as backup quarterback.