John Wolford is first QB to make season final debut with playoffs on the line

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Rams quarterback John Wolford will be an NFL first player when he takes the field on Sunday.

Wolford will be the first Super Bowl-era quarterback to make his first career start in his team’s last game with a shot at making the playoffs, according to ESPN.

If the Rams beat the Cardinals on Sunday, they earn an NFC wild card spot. (The Rams will also enter the playoffs with a loss, if the Bears lose to the Packers.)

Wolford, 25, has never played a regular season game. He had a solid career at Wake Forest and signed as an undrafted rookie with the Jets in 2018, played well for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football in 2019, and spent the last two years with the Rams. .

Small but athletic, Wolford was declared to Doug Flutie, a quarterback who had a knack for making big plays in big games. The Rams are hoping Wolford can do the same.