Every once in a while, one NFL game can essentially decide a quarterback’s fate with a franchise.
The “prove it” game is the younger brother of the “prove it” season, which often occurs when a player takes a one-year deal with a club due to past injury or mediocre performance and bets on himself for more riches down the road. Unlike the “prove it” season, most “prove it” games occur when a player is still with his first NFL team, the one that rolled the dice on him in the first place and watched as it mortifyingly turned up snake eyes.