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Thirty-five years ago this week, two AFC contenders swapped starting QBs

Thirty-five years ago this week, two AFC contenders swapped starting QBs

Imagine a club making the conference-title game, then turning around and dealing away its starting quarterback a little more than two months later. Thirty-five years ago Sunday, an NFL team made that call. In one of those rare starting quarterback-for-starting quarterback swaps, the Houston Oilers traded Dan Pastorini to the Oakland Raiders for Ken Stabler…