Jimmy Clausen would be just sixth player to do this if he starts vs. Seattle

Journeyman quarterback Jimmy Clausen could join rare company on Sunday.

By Ryan Wilson

Dec 10, 2015 at 8:45 am ET • 1 min read

By just about any measure, Jimmy Clausen has had an undistinguished career. In six NFL seasons, the former second-round pick has made just 12 starts for the Panthers and Bears, never completing more than 58 percent of his passes, and throwing 2.2 interceptions for every touchdown.

Back in Week 3, Clausen started his only game for the Bears this season, replacing an injured Jay Cutler. The performance was memorable for its ineptitude; Clausen finished 9 of 17 for 63 yards. And of 10 offensive drives, all 10 ended like this:

You'd typically like a little more production from your backup QB. (CBS)

Chicago lost convincingly, 26-0.

Two months later, the Bears released Clausen. A day later, the Ravens, who had just lost starter Joe Flacco for the season with a knee injury, signed Clausen, reuniting him with former Bears coach Marc Trestman, now Baltimore's offensive coordinator.

The plan: Have Clausen mill around the sidelines while Flacco's backup, Matt Schaub, played out an already forgettable season. Except that Schaub suffered a chest injury in last Sunday's loss to the Dolphins. Which means that if Schaub can't go, Clausen would be under center when the Ravens host ... the Seahawks.

Yep, Clausen was such a terrible person in his previous life he could have to face the Seahawks' defense twice in the same season, but on two different terrible teams.

If Jimmy Clausen starts vs. #Seahawks he'll join rare list to make 2 starts w/ diff. team vs. 1 team (Via STATS) pic.twitter.com/EIaUL2fLdM
— Tim Booth (@ByTimBooth) December 9, 2015

That's right, Clausen would become only the sixth player in NFL history to start two games against the same opponent, but with different teams.

The last time it happened: 2011, when Kyle Orton did it twice, facing the Raiders and Packers, both as the starter with the Broncos and then the Chiefs. In related news: Orton, who retired after the 2014 season, would definitely be an upgrade at quarterback for five or six teams right now, just by rolling off the couch and right into the huddle.