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Bean: Power Ranking this weekend's starting QBs

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It's the second round of the playoffs and Josh Allen and Baker Mayfield are still in it. Football rules. Here are the QB power rankings heading into the divisional round.

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Last week's ranking: 14/14 (Whoever Starts for the Rams)

Last week's stats: 9-of-19, 155 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT

Regular season stats: 67.0 completion %, 263.5 yards/game, 20 TD, 13 INT, 4 rush TD

Goff wasn't great this season, but he was fine in relief of John Wolford against Seattle in the Wild Card round. If the Rams pull off an upset of the Packers, it will probably be more about the defense than about Goff. 

2/8

Last week's ranking: 11/14

Last week's stats: 21-of-34, 263 yards, 3 TD, 0 INT

Regular season stats: 62.8 completion %, 222.7 yards/game, 26 TD, 8 INT, 1 rush TD

The Chiefs could pick off Mayfield like 60 times Sunday and he'd still be a Cleveland legend. The man won a playoff game. Cleveland legend. 

3/8

Last week's ranking: 7/14

Last week's stats: 17-of-24, 179 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT, 136 rush yards, 1 rush TD

Regular season stats: 64.4 completion %, 183.8 yards/game, 26 TD, 9 INT, 1,005 rush yards, 7 rush TD

Jackson didn't do much in the air, but he was dominant enough on the ground to beat the Titans. Pro Football Focus had the Titans and Bills tied for the 16th defense in the league, but Jackson might need a better showing than he had last week if Allen has a big game.

4/8

Last week's ranking: 8/14

Last week's stats: 28-of-39, 265 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT

Regular season stats: 70.5 completion %, 245.2 yards/game, 24 TD, 6 INT, 2 rush TD

Brees was pretty good in that absolute snoozer against the Bears. Fortunately, his next game will be a lot more interesting. In addition to the fact that he's facing Tom Brady, Brees has thrown six touchdowns and no picks in two games against the Bucs this season.

 

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5/8

Last week's ranking: 6/14

Last week's stats: 22-of-40, 381 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT

Last week's stats: 65.7 completion %, 289.6 yards/game, 40 TD, 12 INT, 3 rush TD

Brady was good against the Football Team, but he's absolutely stunk against the Saints this season (2 TD, 5 INT, 1 rush TD in two games). Something's got to give between his strong play of late and his season-long struggles against New Orleans. Part of me wants to preemptively rank Brees ahead of Brady, but that would break the sacred power ranking rules.

 

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6/8

Last week's ranking: 3/14

Last week's stats: N/A

Regular season stats: 66.3 completion %, 316.0 yards/game, 38 TD, 6 INT, 308 rush yards, 2 rush TD

Mahomes hasn't played a game of football in approximately one thousand years (Dec. 27). He threw only six picks all season, but four of them came over his last three games.

7/8

Last week's ranking: 2/14

Last week's stats: 26-of-35, 324 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT, 54 rush yards, 1 rush TD

Regular season stats: 69.2 completion %, 284.0 yards/game, 37 TD, 10 INT, 421 rush yards, 8 rush TD

Allen was arguably outplayed by Philip Rivers last week, but he was still good enough to lead the Bills past a very realistic upset threat. He's going up against a Baltimore defense that heavily silenced Ryan Tannehill (18-of-26, 165 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT).

8/8

Last week's ranking: 1/14

Last week's stats: N/A

Regular season stats: 70.7 completion %, 268.7 yards/game, 48 TD, 5 INT, 3 rush TD

He's getting his MVP and now Rodgers can try for another Super Bowl. Up first is a dominant Rams defense that just held Russell Wilson to 174 yards. Here's hoping Rodgers can make it through, because the NFL is a better product when Aaron Rodgers is playing out of his mind. 

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