QB Index Week 10 Lamar Jackson vaults Aaron Rodgers

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QB Index, Week 10: Lamar Jackson vaults Aaron Rodgers Published: Nov 07, 2019 at 04:02 AM by,,& NOTE: Up/down arrows reflect movement from . Rankings reflect each quarterback's standing heading into Week 10 and were locked before . Stats for QBs who play on Thursday night are also locked, to provide better context for those QBs' rankings. 1 Seattle Seahawks QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 1 | Blair: 1 | Filice: 1 | Parr: 1 2019 stats:9 games | 68.3 pct | 2,505 pa s yds | 8.5 ypa | 22 pa s TD | 1 INT | 203 rush yds | 3 rush TD | 1 fumble lost Parr:Wilson laughs at anyone who dares to threaten his spot on the QB Index throne! A week afterwith, Wilson rightfully is alone at the top following his latest work of football art. His performancewasn't a beauty from start to finish, as the paintbrush went askew for stretches, especially early on, when Seattle fell behind, 21-7. Wilson had some overthrows, failing to connect withon a potential TD pa s early in the second quarter. He more than made up for it, though, matching a career-high with five TD pa ses, including the game-winner in overtime. His work downfield was particularly impre sive, as he went 4 of 6 for 131 yards and 2 TDs on deep pa ses, per Next Gen Stats. In six of the last eight instances of a QB leading the NFL in both pa sing TD and pa ser rating (outright), that QB won NFL MVP that season. Why am I telling you this? Well, Wilson leads the NFL in pa s TDs (22) and pa ser rating (118.2) heading into his first meeting of the year with the vastly improveddefense, which is the league's stingiest. Get ya popcorn ready. T-2 2 Baltimore Ravens QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 2 | Blair: 3 | Filice: 3 | Parr: 4 2019 stats:8 games | 64.3 pct | 1,813 pa s yds | 7.6 ypa | 12 pa s TD | 5 INT | 637 rush yds | 5 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Parr:Get out of's way, Bill Belichick! TheQB threw The Hoodie in the drawer, dancing all over his doubters while continuing his a sault on the record books. After a fast start, Baltimore's offense screeched to a halt at one point in the second quarter, failing to gain more than 15 yards on four straight drives heading into halftime. Jackson came back to lead two second-half gut punches -- a pair of 14-play drives that lasted 8:09 and 9:35, respectively, and culminated in TDs. How's this for separating yourself from the competition: Jackson had 3 total TDs (1 pa s, 2 rush) and 0 giveaways against New England. All other QBs have 3 total TDs (2 pa s, 1 rush) and 20 giveaways vs. thethis season. In fact, Jackson had one of his most efficient performances as a pa ser against a Pats defense that had been devouring opponents all season long, completing 17 of 23 throws (73.9 percent) for 163 yards and a TD. Up next: Another date with adefense that he gashed for a season-high 152 yards rushing. T-2 Kansas City Chiefs QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 3 | Blair: 5 | Filice: 2 | Parr: 2 2019 stats:7 games | 65.1 pct | 2,180 pa s yds | 9.0 ypa | 15 pa s TD | 1 INT | 82 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 2 fumbles lost Parr:We don't know who will be starting at QB for theon Sunday as of this writing, but the fact that Mahomes returned tofor the first time on Wednesday is a good enough excuse for us to get the reigning MVP in the QB Index again. Welcome back, Pat! (Sorry,. You've been tremendous.) The initial belief was that Mahomes would mi safter dislocating his kneecap (ouch) in Week 7 vs. the, but, of course, he's even better than everyone else when it comes to recovering from injury and will beat that timetable by a game if he plays against theon Sunday. We haven't forgotten about Mahomes' greatne s during his two-week absence. He's slotted at No. 2 in our rankings, right wherebefore exitingafter that ill-fated second-quarter dive up the middle that had everyfan holding their breath. Onlyhas a higher pa ser rating than Kansas City's QB1 this season. And this could be the first time since Week 1 that Mahomes,andare all active at the same time. I know I said sorry to, but we really should be apologizing to the Tenne see secondary, which just lost, for what it's about to encounter. _ __coach Andy Reid announced on Friday that Mahomes__ _* 4 1 Houston Texans QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 4 | Blair: 2 | Filice: 5 | Parr: 3 2019 stats:9 games | 70.2 pct | 2,432 pa s yds | 8.1 ypa | 18 pa s TD | 5 INT | 279 rush yds | 5 rush TD | 2 fumbles lost Parr:A relatively quiet start turned into something beautiful for thein London on Sunday. Houston could only muster a field goal in the first quarter, but even with an eye at le s than 100 percent after being kicked in the face a week prior, Watson ended up with only four more incompletions (6) than TD pa ses (2) in a 26-3 rout of the. He continues to make a routine of forcing jaws to drop, this timeby-- resulting in a 17-yard completion to-- and flipping the ball behind his body todespite having two Jacksonville defenders. By the end of the game, Watson become the first player in NFL history with 18-plus pa s TDs and 5-plus rush TDs through the first nine games of a season. Enjoy the bye this weekend, Deshaun. You've earned it. 5 4 Green Bay Packers QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 5 | Blair: 4 | Filice: 4 | Parr: 5 2019 stats:9 games | 65.4 pct | 2,485 pa s yds | 7.8 ypa | 17 pa s TD | 2 INT | 102 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 2 fumbles lost Parr:There isn't a search party in the world that could have found the' offense. It was absent from the playing field, buried miles below the surface under an avalanche of a billion pre-snap penalties that led to third-and-long after third-and-long and constant pre sure from the' pa s rush. Green Bay gained 50 or fewer first-half yards in a Rodgers start for the first time in a decade. Almost five minutes into the fourth quarter, he was 11 of 19 for 61 yards and nary a score. Yes,. The same guy who had been lighting the league on fire for most of October. He was not as sharp as usual (an understatement), but yeah, it's hard to get much going when you're being bombarded byand.. 6 1 New Orleans Saints QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 6 | Blair: 6 | Filice: 6 | Parr: 6 2019 stats:3 games | 75.8 pct | 781 pa s yds | 8.6 ypa | 5 pa s TD | 3 INT | 0 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Parr:Brees sits directly behind some of the league's leading candidates in an MVP race he might have been in the the thick of, had he not suffered the thumb injury that cost him five-plus games. There wasn't anything flashy about it, but he was his usual accurate, efficient self last time out ---- and spent his weekend off pumping up the players. Purdue needed a touchdown in the final minutes to beat Nebraska, but I'm gue sing it won't be that close when thehost theon Sunday. Yes, Brees has a date with one of the league's worst defenses. I expect much slicing and dicing of the' secondary to commence after the ball is kicked off in New Orleans. Theand(the' Week 11 opponent) are the only teams that allow more points per game than Atlanta (31.2) and only thehave allowed a higher pa ser rating this season (117.6). This is a nice stretch for Brees to get his rhythm back, although maybe he never lost it. 7 1 Detroit Lions QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 7 | Blair: 7 | Filice: 7 | Parr: 7 2019 stats:8 games | 64.3 pct | 2,499 pa s yds | 8.6 ypa | 19 pa s TD | 5 INT | 66 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 3 fumbles lost Parr:It was a deflating end to whatfor Stafford and thein Oakland. Detroit's QB1 was dropping dimes on a badsecondary early on before the offense hit a mid-game lull. He still had a chance to tie or take the lead late in the fourth quarter, but he couldn't get the ball to the receivers that had dominated for much of the day --and-- on the team's last set of downs, settling for a pa s that fell incomplete toin the end zone on his final throw of the afternoon. Now, despite the sour taste left from that conclusion, Stafford still ranks in the league's top seven in the major pa sing categories. In fact, no QB averages more pa sing yards per game than Stafford's 312.4. He has 340-plus pa s yards and 3-plus TD pa ses in three consecutive games, tying the longest such streak he's ever had. I'm sure Stafford would trade some production for another win or two, but the 31-year-old is having a career year in his 11th NFL season. T-8 Dallas Cowboys QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 10 | Blair: 8 | Filice: 10 | Parr: 8 2019 stats:8 games | 69.6 pct | 2,380 pa s yds | 8.7 ypa | 15 pa s TD | 8 INT | 175 rush yds | 3 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Parr:Things could not have started much worse for Dak on Monday night, as he to sed a pa s right into the hands ofsafetyon the first play from scrimmage. It did get better from there -- he threw three TD pa ses inand finished with a pa ser rating above 100 for the second straight week. However, it was concerning to see Prescott struggle to connect on downfield throws against one of the worst pa s defenses in the league. He overthrew too many deep targets and had to settle for underneath throws (several of which turned into long gains, thanks to the poor coverage/tackling of the G-Men). You'll take the W, though, on a night whenand scampers around the end zone while engendering fears about eons of bad luck. And Prescott still ranks in the top five in completion percentage, pa s yards per game and total TDs (pa s and rush) in 2019. T-8 1 Las Vegas Raiders QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 8 | Blair: 9 | Filice: 9 | Parr: 10 2019 stats:8 games | 71.2 pct | 1,984 pa s yds | 7.9 ypa | 13 pa s TD | 4 INT | 27 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 3 fumbles lost Bhanpuri:Remember when the biggest hot take regarding thethis offseason -- well, before all thenonsense -- was that they needed to move on from Carr and draft a quarterback with the fourth overall pick? Yeah, that hasn't aged particularly well., with the help of rookie running back, has kept Oakland's offense on schedule in spite of what seems to be routine reshuffling at the wideout position and injuries along the O-line. His confidence in and mastery of Jon Gruden's system becomes more apparent each week: Weeks 1-4:93-129 (72.1%), 222 ypg, 6.9 ypa, 6 TD, 3 INT, 8 sacks, 96.7 ratingWeeks 5-9:85-121 (70.2%), 274 ypg, 9.1 ypa, 7 TD, 1 INT, 1 sack, 114.2 rating The sixth-year pro has been historically accurate through his first nine weeks, but he's taken his play to a whole new level over his last four games; I mean, he's averaging 2.2 more yards per attempt! I know, I know, he doesn't throw downfield, though. May want to check your alternative facts. Just last week, he went 9-of-12 pa sing for 179 yards and a TD against Detroit on intermediate and deep throws. Not impre sed? Don't worry, I've got more. Carr leads all quarterbacks in pa ser rating on pa ses of 10-plus air yards (132.4), per Next Gen Stats, and has a higher completion percentage above expectation on those attempts (+9.9%) thanand(both at +7.6%). Carr has been chewing up defenses on the reg for weeks now. Somebody please get. POST-TNF UPDATE:Carr snapped his streak of games with 280-plus pa sing yards, multiple touchdowns and a 100-plus pa ser rating at three, but that's OK, because when it counted, he was , going 5-for-7 with 53 yards on a crisp 10-play, 75-yard drive that gave thethe lead for good in. Given that none of his previous three opponents ranks better than 21st against the pa s, it's encouraging that Carr acquitted himself well against the Bolts, whose pa sing defense ranked fifth coming into the night. With the(ranked 22nd against the pa s) and(24th) up next, it wouldn't be a surprise if Carr were to continue turning heads -- and rising up these rankings. 10 3 New England Patriots QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 9 | Blair: 12 | Filice: 8 | Parr: 11 2019 stats:9 games | 64.8 pct | 2,536 pa s yds | 7.1 ypa | 14 pa s TD | 5 INT | 3 rush yds | 3 rush TD | 1 fumble lost Bhanpuri:Another week, another drop in the rankings for the future Hall of Famer. Brady, a long way from the No. 2 spot he held in Week 4, is dangerously close to slipping out of the top 10 entirely for the first time this year. As I, Brady's steady fall has been more the result of excellent quarterbacking by the players ahead of him than a clear sign of the 42-year-old regre sing. That said, Brady certainly hasn't been doing himself any favors of late. One of his biggest i sues has been throwing under pre sure, something we saw him struggle with repeatedly on Sunday night. In fact, since Week 6, no quarterback in the NFL has alower pa ser rating on pre sured throwsthan Brady's 21.2 (min. 10 attempts Josh Green Jersey , per Next Gen Stats). No question the GOAT can't and won't stand for such an ignominious honor. Fortunately, he has the bye to get himself right (and to get rookie wideoutup to speed) before one of the. A trademark TB12 takedown of thein Philly sounds on brand, doesn't it? 11 2 Philadelphia Eagles QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 16 | Blair: 11 | Filice: 11 | Parr: 9 2019 stats:9 games | 62.7 pct | 2,060 pa s yds | 6.8 ypa | 15 pa s TD | 4 INT | 144 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 2 fumbles lost Bhanpuri:Have thetransformed one of the more exciting players of the last few years into a glorified game manager? For much of the year, Wentz has taken a backseat to the' rushing attack, already throwing for le s than 200 yards four times -- the same number he totaled during the 2017 and '18 seasons combined (24 games). After starting the season with a scorching 10:2 TD-to-turnover ratio, Wentz has cooled significantly in the last five weeks, reaching the end zone just six times while tallying four giveaways. Of course, quality QB play is not just about stats, as we saw on Sunday. With just under 9 minutes to play and thedown by 5, Wentz led a backbreaking 16-play field-goal drive that ate 8:14 (!) off the clock and secured the W. Having watched that NFC clash at a Chicago bar surrounded by life-longfans, I can tell you first-hand how painful each one of his multiple clutch first-down conversions felt to the local crowd. ("Guys, I'm so sad right now," is a direct quote uttered 15 minutes after the lo s.) So while theQB1's le s-is-more approach has yielded mixed results thus far, he's still more than capable of crushing opposing fans' hearts, and I gue s that's a good thing if you're a Philly supporter. But the reason I ranked Wentz as low as I did is because I think several other signal-callers (the entire 2016QB room, for starters) are managing games better than the former No. 2 overall pick right now. 12 3 San Francisco 49ers QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 11 | Blair: 10 | Filice: 13 | Parr: 14 2019 stats:8 games | 70.8 pct | 1,806 pa s yds | 8.0 ypa | 13 pa s TD | 7 INT | 32 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 2 fumbles lost Bhanpuri:Every week, a 49ers-backing buddy of mine me sages me, baffled by where we've ranked his team's QB1, and every week, I have to remind him that the tape don't lie. While Garoppolo put some fine plays on film through the Niners' first seven games, his highs were often canceled out by the lows -- mi sed throws, awful turnovers and bad decisions. But last Thursday night, Jimmy G was nearly flawle s. In prime time, on a short week, against a division opponent, Garoppolo turned in the best game of his career. He was exceptionally accurate -- hitting his receivers in stride or protecting them by placing the ball away from defenders -- and cruelly efficient in pre sure situations, going 12 of 14 for 159 yards and three touchdowns on third down. The anticipation he showed on awas out of the Steve Young-to-Jerry Rice catalog -- not something you expected from a QB-WR combo that had been teammates for just nine days. Garoppolo also repeatedly helped thework through their own mistakes, like on their third TD drive of the first half, when they managed to put seven on the board after overcoming both a holding penalty that negated a rushing score a wide-open drop in the end zone by. Le ser teams don't have the grit or the confidence to weather even a couple of these errors in a game, and yet, San Francisco continues to make the best of bad situations, week in and week out. As good as he was, though, the Niners' QB1 is still stuck on the wrong side of the top 10 for at least another seven days. I should have a fun text coming my way. 13 Indianapolis Colts QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 12 | Blair: 15 | Filice: 12 | Parr: 13 2019 stats:9 games | 67.0 pct | 2,609 pa s yds | 7.8 ypa | 12 pa s TD | 7 INT | 24 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 2 fumbles lost Bhanpuri:Rivers' return to the top 10 will likely be an arduous journey, but the veteran has proven he's at his best when his detractors count him out. Case in point: Sunday's must-win matchup against the 7-1. Bolstered by the' best rushing attack since Week 2, the 37-year-old Rivers force fed thesecondary, finishing with a +9.1 completion percentage above expectation (second highest of the week, per Next Gen Stats). The one knock on the' offense from Sunday is that it was just 2 of 5 on red-zone opportunities, settling for three field goals on its first three trips within Green Bay's 20. And yet, the Bolts still won by 15 points. With about up next on , Rivers will have a chance to not only beat a division rival in prime time but expedite his ascension. POST-TNF UPDATE:We're going to have to wait at least another week for the turnaround after anRivers' first two po se sions ended in picks, including a pick-six for the first touchdown of the game, and his night ended with's interception of a fourth-down heave from Rivers' own 30 with le s than 30 seconds to play. If not for a defensive penalty that wiped out yet another Rivers pick in the second quarter, Rivers might have posted four picks in one game for just the third time in his career. Against Oakland, he was pre sured at a rate of 41.7 percent, his highest mark in any game this season, and completed just two of 10 attempts while under pre sure, while recording all three of his picks, five sacks and a pa ser rating of 8.7, according to Next Gen Stats. 14 4 Minnesota Vikings QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 13 | Blair: 14 | Filice: 14 | Parr: 12 2019 stats:9 games | 68.8 pct | 2,217 pa s yds | 8.8 ypa | 16 pa s TD | 3 INT | 44 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 2 fumbles lost Bhanpuri:If you're afan and you believe in bad omens, seeing three straight Cousins incompletions -- on poorly thrown balls -- to start the opening series of a game is like watching awhen you're beating your division rival. Might as well turn the TV off and. Without a dominant Dennis Smith Jr. Jersey run game to lean on, like he's had all year, thesignal-caller had one of his least efficient performances of the season. He was uncharacteristically average on play-action (7 of 13 for 65 yards, per PFF) and led six three-and-out drives, tying his unit with's for the most in Week 9. ... Yet another sign that something was seriously awry for Minnesota. Now, not everything was doom and gloom for Cousins and Co. on Sunday. After all, when thedid get the run game going, they were able to string together three 10-plus-play scoring drives. And despite losingto a hamstring injury early in the contest, the veteran pa ser still connected on three scoring strikes. But he also slid a full yard short on a third-and-6 scramble that forced one of the' eight punts on the day. Clearly, Cousins wasn't paying attention to all the signs out there -- most notably the down and distance marker -- otherwise, he might've taken an extra step before giving himself up. 15 3 Atlanta Falcons QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 14 | Blair: 13 | Filice: 15 | Parr: 15 2019 stats:7 games | 70.9 pct | 2,170 pa s yds | 7.6 ypa | 15 pa s TD | 8 INT | 64 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 2 fumbles lost Bhanpuri:Ryan was arguably the hottest quarterback in the league heading into Week 7, when a fluky interception tarnished his stat line and an ankle injury snapped his 154 consecutive starts streak -- a run that began during Barack Obama's first year in the White House. Fresh off the bye and back on the practice field, Ryan will need to recapture his pre-injury form if thehope to stand a chance against the NFC South-leadingon Sunday. Crazy to think that Atlanta, the only NFL team that hasn't played a division game yet this year, could sweep the group and still not make the playoffs. But let's not get bogged down in win-lo s records this week, and instead, enjoy watching two of thego head-to-head in the first of two matchups this month. T-16 2 Arizona Cardinals QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 18 | Blair: 17 | Filice: 15 | Parr: 15 2019 stats:9 games | 64.2 pct | 2,229 pa s yds | 7.1 ypa | 9 pa s TD | 4 INT | 313 rush yds | 2 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Bhanpuri:Unlike theteam Murray played last Thursday, hissquad simply isn't good enough to overcome self-inflicted errors (drops, miscommunications, penalties) and 30-minute vanishing acts against quality opponents. As has been the case in several games this year, Thursday night was a tale of two halves for Murray, who was completely bottled up in the early going (3.5 yards per throw and zero rushing yards). If not for some inspired play by newcomer, Arizona's offense would likely have been shut out going into the break. However, theQB did find his voice in the second half, as the team played up-tempo out of the gate to wear out holes in the Niners' zone scheme and exhaust their opponents' celebrated pa s rush. Some snazzy play-calling, like ato Drake against a corner blitz, and more running lanes for the speedy signal-caller helped Arizona's offense hum as it outscored San Francisco 18-7 in the final two quarters. On the season, Murray is now averaging a full yard more per throw (7.6 to 6.5) and has three times as many TD pa ses (7 to 2) in the second half of games than in the first. It's fitting, then, that one of the most up-and-down QBs in the NFL would finish just about middle of the road on this list. T-16 1 Indianapolis Colts QB Individual Rank: Bhanpuri: 15 | Blair: 17 | Filice: 18 | Parr: 18 2019 stats: 8 games | 64.8 pct | 1,649 pa s yds | 7.0 ypa | 14 pa s TD | 3 INT | 110 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 3 fumbles lost Blair: There's not a lot to report on Bri sett, who threw five pa ses against Pittsburgh before exiting with a sprained MCL, aside from the po sibility that he'll mi s Sunday's matchup with the or be otherwise limited. However, at this point, the injury . So, presuming he'll see the field if healthy, I'll use this space to highlight an illuminating tidbit from NFL Research's weekly stats package. Did you know that the man who was supposed to spend 2019 watching Andrew Luck from the bench is posting a better pa ser rating (99.7) and TD-to-INT ratio (14:3) than any quarterback since Peyton Manning? Those stats might not mean as much as I want them to, but in a world of chaos (football-oriented and otherwise), we must not let the competent-to-great quarterback play of go unnoticed. 18 Jacksonville Jaguars QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 19 | Blair: 16 | Filice: 19 | Parr: 17 2019 stats:1 game | 62.5 pct | 75 pa s yds | 9.4 ypa | 1 pa s TD | 0 INT | 0 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Blair:Two months ago -- only nine weeks! -- everyone was looking forward toas The Man in the' offense. Then hein Week 1, givinga chance to steal everyone's hearts. Now, news of Foles' forthcoming return to the field is accompanied by doubt over the decision to bench Foles' former backup and *. The Jags, who have their Week 10 bye to re-acclimate to life with Foles under center, are in a tough spot in third place in the AFC South. But as much as I hate to see Minshew disappear from the scene, it makes sense to roll with a relatively battle-tested veteran -- who, after all, was the centerpiece of Jacksonville's offseason plan -- rather than let a rookie work through growing pains down the stretch of a season that was supposed to mark the team's return to relevance. 19 2 Los Angeles Rams QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 17 | Blair: 22 | Filice: 17 | Parr: 19 2019 stats:8 games | 61.1 pct | 2,367 pa s yds | 7.5 ypa | 11 pa s TD | 7 INT | 16 rush yds | 2 rush TD | 4 fumbles lost Blair:Letstand as a living reminder that, yes, even after in the NFL, quarterbacks can change. The 25-year-old has already whipped through a dizzying array of career transitions, transforming from a hyped No. 1 overall draft pick to a rookie bust to the on-field manifestation of his coach's genius to a legitimately good player on ateam. Now, coming out of the' Week 9 bye, he's throwing the ball more than he ever has before in his career, but with le s efficiency (7.5 yards per attempt, down from 8.4, with a pa ser rating of 86.8, down from 101.1) than he managed in 2018. Where does he go from here? His futureBut it helps that he's cut down on the turnovers that plagued him earlier this season, throwing zero picks in his last three games after notching seven in his first five. 20 1 Buffalo Bills QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 20 | Blair: 19 | Filice: 23 | Parr: 23** 2019 stats:8 games | 60.9 pct | 1,653 pa s yds | 6.8 ypa | 10 pa s TD | 7 INT | 247 rush yds | 4 rush TD | 3 fumbles lost Blair:I knowcame to Buffalo as a cannon-armed, athletic prospect poised to become a potential superstar with some refining, but what if, at least for now, Buffalo basically just needs him to be a bigger, taller version of? Allen attempted a season-low 20 pa ses in, while rookie running backand the **' defense stomped on Washington. Here's something interesting: Allen's numbers in Buffalo's six wins this season (65.7 percent completion rate, 221.8 yards per game, 7.4 yards per throw, 8:4 TD-to-INT ratio, 93.0 pa ser rating) aren't that different from Taylor's numbers in his eight wins for Buffalo in 2017 (65.3 percent completion rate, 207.9 yards per game, 7.6 yards per throw, 10:1 TD-to-INT ratio, 101.5 pa ser rating), give or take a couple of picks. In that 2017 campaign, when Buffalo last reached the playoffs, Taylor threw just 28 times per game; Allen, meanwhile, is averaging 30 throws per game this season. One differentiator between the two players is ball security, with Allen logging nearly 2 turnovers per game in his first five games of 2019. But he's cleaned things up recently, recording a Taylor-esque zero picks and one fumble lost since Week 7. 21 4 Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 21 | Blair: 21 | Filice: 19 | Parr: 24 2019 stats:8 games | 59.3 pct | 2,407 pa s yds | 7.8 ypa | 16 pa s TD | 12 INT | 99 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 4 fumbles lost Blair:, who rank 28th against the pa s, does not mean what it once did, but keeping up with*, one of the hottest quarterbacks in the game right now, is a accomplishment for Winston. Winston set the tone early, firing decisive strikes tofor 17 and 21 yards on his first two throws of the day, and he proceeded to finish with 335 yards and two scores while matching his season low in sacks (two). (He ranks first in the NFL with 77 completions of 10-plus air yards -- of course, he also has a league-leading seven picks on such throws.) He avoided throwing a pick for just the third time this season, though he got a bit lucky when an end-zone throw that probably have been picked was tipped tofor a score instead. And, of course, he relinquished a fumble that set Seattle up for a score in a game that would go into overtime. Still, he finished with a pa ser rating of 100-plus for the first time since Week 5. If we're entering another period of Relatively GoodFootball after a rough two-game stretch, this was a hell of a way to kick it off. 22 3 Tenne see Titans QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 22 | Blair: 24 | Filice: 21 | Parr: 21 2019 stats:5 games | 71.8 pct | 980 pa s yds | 8.4 ypa | 6 pa s TD | 4 INT | 46 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Blair:If the bar is , then Tannehill is continuing to clear it. That's not nece sarily going to win games for Tenne see on a reliable basis, though. After a strong two first starts, Tannehill was unable to overcome a mora s of sacks, penalties, turnovers and mi sed kicks that kept thescorele s through halftime of Sunday's. Tenne see finally put together a touchdown drive to kick off the third quarter -- but on that drive, Tannehill didn't attempt a single pa s, ceding ball-moving duties to running back. At one point in the fourth quarter, Tannehill seemed to build some momentum, completing four consecutive pa ses, including three of 11-plus yards, before promptly coughing up a pick toon which Tannehill appeared to be off-target. Whether or not Tannehill becomes a more permanent fixture under center in Nashville or elsewhere in the near future should not be determined by this game, but it probably helped take some of the luster off his current gig as the shiny new QB in town. 23 1 Carolina Panthers QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 23 | Blair: 20 | Filice: 24 | Parr: 22 2019 stats:6 games | 60.7 pct | 1,291 pa s yds | 6.8 ypa | 9 pa s TD | 4 INT | 2 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 4 fumbles lost Blair:Allen was OK, struggling initially before completing a couple of nice throws (like a 32-yard shot tolate in the first quarter, or another 32-yard bomb toto the Tenne see 1 in the third quarter) while letting the offense be driven largely by the yards- and points-producing force that is. The big news for the quarterback came off the field this week, when we learned thatwill be. Allen has not exactly dazzled the past two weeks, but he also faced the NFL's best pa sing defense in Week 8 (San Francisco) and get a win for Carolina this past Sunday. The' quarterback situation remains cloudy beyond the end of this season, but for now, Allen will have plenty of time to show team bra s exactly what he can do over the course of nearly a full season. 24 4 Cleveland Browns QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 26 | Blair: 23 | Filice: 25 | Parr: 20 2019 stats:8 games | 58.7 pct | 1,963 pa s yds | 7.2 ypa | 7 pa s TD | 12 INT | 75 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 1 fumble lost Blair: *to thewas far from Mayfield's worst statistical performance of 2019; he didn't throw a pick for the first time all year and became just the fifth quarterback to post a pa ser rating of 90-plus against Denver's fourth-ranked pa s defense. But it like one of the biggest let-downs of the season, because so much momentum seemed to die on Mayfield's right arm. Each of Cleveland's first two drives ended on a pair of Mayfield incompletions, including two straight throws on the first po se sion that he seemed to force to a tightly coveredrather than seeking more attractive targets elsewhere, and he finished 4 of 9 with a pa ser rating of 55.8 on third and fourth downs. (After completing 60.4 percent of third- and fourth-down throws in 2018, with a 91.1 pa ser rating, Mayfield's acro s-the-season numbers in '19 are down to 52 percent and 57.1, respectively). It's easy to say Mayfield should targetmore, but, well, based on the way Beckham turned a couple of tough catches into gains of 27 and 39 yards, I know Beckham is tied for the team lead in targets with Landry (67), and I know Beckham doesn't have to get the ball every time to have an impact on the offense, but it was tough to see him streak toward the end zone without drawing a pa s from Mayfield on the failed fourth-down play that decided a 5-point defeat. 25 4 Miami Dolphins QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 24 | Blair: 26 | Filice: 22 | Parr: 25 2019 stats:7 games | 61.1 pct | 1,195 pa s yds | 6.8 ypa | 8 pa s TD | 7 INT | 51 rush yds | 1 rush TD | 1 fumble lost Filice:Fitzpatrick's first four starts of the season were rough. Granted, he wasn't exactly playing with a star-studded supporting cast, and three of those games came against some of the very best pa s defenses in the league this year (New England, Buffalo and Minkah Fitzpatrick-infused Pittsburgh), but the raw numbers were pretty Fitztragic: 58 percent completions, 186.5 yards per game, 4:7 TD-to-INT and a 63.2 pa ser rating. On Sunday, though, the bearded barnstormer rediscovered some Fitzmagic,by completing 24 of 36 pa ses (66.7) for 288 yards and three touchdowns -- with nary a pick and a sparkling 118.7 pa ser rating. Now, the killjoy points out that Fitzpatrick's big day came against the cratering. The romantic lets the 36-year-old ultra-journeyman have a moment in the sun. 26 4 New York Giants QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 25 | Blair: 25 | Filice: 26 | Parr: 26 2019 stats:8 games | 62.6 pct | 1,676 pa s yds | 6.5 ypa | 11 pa s TD | 8 INT | 188 rush yds | 2 rush TD | 8 fumbles lost Filice:Eight games into his NFL career, Jones has thrown eight interceptions and lost eight fumbles. That's not the kind of symmetry anyone's looking for. Then again,threw eight picks in his first eight pro games, too, so maybe this is all part of Big Blue's painstaking plan to replicate the two-timechampion. They throw the same. They look the same. They act the same. If Danny Dimes starts, the NFL perform an ethics investigation of thefor potential human cloning. 27 1 New York Jets QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 27 | Blair: 27 | Filice: 27 | Parr: 29 2019 stats:5 games | 63.2 pct | 1,077 pa s yds | 6.2 ypa | 6 pa s TD | 9 INT | 0 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 1 fumble lost Filice:Mired in a mono-abbreviated sophomore slump, Darnold received the ultimate panacea for the struggling quarterback in 2019: a game against Miami. Through the first eight weeks of the season, NFL Media Research had opposing quarterbacks posting a 120.2 pa ser rating against the winle s. (As a point of reference, the man currently topping this list,-- he of the 22:1 TD-to-INT ratio -- leads the league with a 118.2 pa ser rating.) So, did Darnold take advantage of this quarterback-friendly foe? Not exactly. I mean, it started off well: On the opening drive of the game, Darnold led theon an 11-play, 75-yard touchdown drive, completing six of his eight pa ses for 69 yards and the score. After that? Well,, Darnold's opening drive marked the day's peak. New York's offense settled for three field goals the rest of the way, allowing the Fins toof the season. Slump bottom? 28 4 Denver Broncos QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 28 | Blair: 28 | Filice: 29 | Parr: 27 2019 stats:1 game | 60.0 pct | 193 pa s yds | 9.7 ypa | 2 pa s TD | 0 INT | 13 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Filice:This past Sunday, Allen J.J. Barea Jersey -- playing for his third NFL team in his fourth profe sional season -- saw his first regular-season action. Starting in place of the injured, the quarterback formerly known forguided Denver toby completing 12 of 20 pa ses for 193 yards and two touchdowns. This debut effort, which spit out a dazzling 125.6 pa ser rating, deserves praise, especially considering Allen. But before anyone pronounces that John Elway's eternal search for a franchise QB is over, let's take a closer look at that stat line. Half of those yards and both of those touchdowns came on a pair of plays where Allen's pa s catchers did yeoman's work. First, there was the 21-yard touchdown to, where the second-year wideout. And then there was the cro sing route tothat the rookie tight endafter breaking three tackles. So, pump the brakes on sculpting Allen's bronze bust. 29 1 Pittsburgh Steelers QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 29 | Blair: 29 | Filice: 28 | Parr: 28 2019 stats:6 games | 66.1 pct | 1,088 pa s yds | 6.6 ypa | 10 pa s TD | 4 INT | 24 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Filice:A quick summation of Rudolph's quarterbacking style this past Sunday: His leading pa s catcher, RB, caught 13 balls for 73 yards, while his WR1,, finished with three catches for 16 yards. But seeing how the, reaching .500 for the first time this season and remaining in the thick of*, it's safe to a sume Mike Tomlin's down with the checkdown. 30 Washington Redskins QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 32 | Blair: 30 | Filice: 31 | Parr: 30 2019 stats:3 games | 61.4 pct | 284 pa s yds | 6.5 ypa | 0 pa s TD | 4 INT | 37 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 0 fumbles lost Filice:Withworking through the concu sion protocol, Washington was forced to give the raw 22-year-old his first career start last week. Thedid what they typically do this season,. But considering how poorly the No. 15 overall pick had performed in his two previous relief efforts (SEE: 4 INTs, 34.5 pa ser rating) and the hazardous conditions in play Sunday (a rookie going up against the' stout defense ... in Buffalo ... with the wind WHIPPING), Haskins' ho-hum, turnover-free outing has to be seen as a positive step for Washington's hopeful franchise quarterback. The numbers -- 15 of 22 for 144 yards with zero TDs -- certainly don't pop off the page. But Haskins flashed the ball placement and arm strength that made him a first-round pick in April, connecting with eight different receivers over the course of the day. Long story short: The rook didn't fall on his face, and nowafter this week's bye against a far le s imposing opponent:. 31 1 Chicago Bears QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 30 | Blair: 31 | Filice: 32 | Parr: 31 2019 stats:7 games | 63.0 pct | 1,217 pa s yds | 5.6 ypa | 5 pa s TD | 3 INT | 46 rush yds | 0 rush TD | 1 fumble lost Filice:Fresh off the bleakest game in an increasingly grim Year 3, Trubisky. But wait a second, Mitch! This week offers ample opportunity to change the talking heads' tune, with. When thehit Soldier Field last year -- in Trubisky's only 2018 game against Detroit, thanks to a shoulder injury that sidelined him on-- the former No. 2 overall pick absolutely shredded Matt Patricia's defense, completing 76.7 percent of his pa ses for a career-high 355 yards and three touchdowns in. Will Detroit's D be as accommodating this time around? Well, thehave allowed 275-plus yards and two-plus pa sing touchdowns in each of the past four games. And while Trubisky has struggled all season under pre sure -- po se sing a 42.4 pa ser rating when the pocket gets muddy, per Next Gen Stats -- Detroit has the lowest pre sure rate (19 percent of dropbacks) in the NFL. So you might want to refrain from reprogramming Halas Hall's entertainment options, Mr. Biscuit. Next week's background noise could be kind! 32 1 Cincinnati Bengals QB Individual Rank:Bhanpuri: 31 | Blair: 32 | Filice: 30 | Parr: 32 2019 stats:N/A Filice:A fourth-round pick back in April, Finley has yet to take a regular-season snap. In order to get even a rough idea of howfits into this here league, well, you gotta go back to a place many football fans actively avoid ...So, yes, dear reader, get that grain of salt ready, because I'm about to tell you a few things that stood out while Game Pa sing his three August outings, during which he posted the following figures: 47 of 64 (73.4) for 414 yards (6.5 ypa), with three touchdowns, one interception and a 99.3 pa ser rating. True to the scouting report, Finley's arm strength is nothing to write home about, but he routinely displays solid accuracy. While he isn't a threat to significantly punish a defense with his legs, he's plenty athletic enough to navigate and -- when nece sary -- exit the pocket. Actually, that's his most noticeable trait: pocket mobility, and an innate sense to feel and avoid pre sure. This is key for, given the state of Cincy's offensive line (nightmarish) and the preferred approach ofdefensive coordinator Don Martindale (blitzkrieg). This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be mi sing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an i sue.
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