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NFL QB Power Rankings after Week 1

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CMP-ATT: 20-30
YDS: 191
TD: 0
INT: 3
RUSH YDS: 5-18

Fitz couldn’t find the magic Week 1 this year, as he threw three picks and coughed up a fumble that ended up being recovered by the Dolphins. Miami wasn’t able to accomplish much of anything on offense and they ended the game with 269 total yards.

2/32

CMP-ATT: 21-39
YDS: 189
TD: 1
INT: 1

Mayfield threw the ball 39 times, but only completed 53.8% of his passes for 189 yards. That results in a paltry 4.8 yards/attempt, the worst mark of Week 1. He was facing the Ravens defense, so he didn’t have much to work with, but his performance was uninspiring nonetheless.

3/32

CMP-ATT: 21-35
YDS: 215
TD: 1
INT: 1

Darnold finishes lower on the list than several QBs who technically put up lesser stats, but Darnold slides for the big loss in Week 1. Winning absolutely counts when assessing QBs, and it doesn’t look like the Jets offense is going to help the team win very many games this year. Things don’t get any easier with the 49ers up next.

4/32

CMP-ATT: 16-30
YDS: 208
TD: 0
INT: 0
RUSH-YDS: 6-7

It’s safe to say everyone who watched Hard Knocks this year was rooting for Taylor to succeed. He showed that he’s a fantastic leader in the locker room who takes the time to mentor the young Chargers players. But on the football field he didn’t produce much, and only completed 53.3% of his passes-- the lowest mark in Week 1.

5/32

CMP-ATT: 22-33
YDS: 216
TD: 1
INT: 0

Lock failed to get much of anything going outside of a touchdown to Noah Fant and a few connections with rookie Jerry Jeudy. Missing Courtland Sutton certainly didn’t help. He had a couple of opportunities to put the Broncos ahead at the end of the second half, but overthrew Noah Fant from the one-yard line on one throw. Later in the game he overthrew a deep ball that would’ve been a touchdown.

6/32

CMP-ATT: 23-36
YDS: 193
TD: 0
INT: 1
RUSH-YDS: 8-46
RUSH TD: 1

While Burrow made some promising plays in his NFL debut, rookie mistakes kept it from being a better showing. The good: Displaying great patience on a 23-yard rushing touchdown, and leading a drive to get the Bengals in field goal range to possibly send the game to OT. The bad: An ill-advised shovel pass right to Chargers’ defensive end Melvin Ingram, and overthrowing an open A.J. Green in the endzone. It’s worth noting he did have a touchdown pass to A.J. Green erased by an offensive pass interference as well.

7/32

CMP-ATT: 17-31
YDS: 178
TD: 1
INT: 0
RUSH-YDS: 7-17

Haskins gets the nod over the rest of the bottom-tier QBs for taking what his defense gave him and making enough plays to win on Sunday. On one particularly impressive drive, Haskins went 4-4 for 43 yards and touchdown to get the Football Team on the board. The real stars in Washington were on defense however.

8/32

CMP-ATT: 26-41
YDS: 279
TD: 2
INT: 2
RUSH-YDS: 4-22

Jones made some impressive throws in the face of Steelers’ pressure, including some balls thrown off his back foot, and an against-the-grain fourth-down conversion to Saquon Barkley. He also used his legs well to turn broken plays into positive gains. But an interception on an ill-advised throw in the red zone ruined an otherwise fantastic drive that could’ve given the Giants the lead late in the third quarter.

9/32

CMP-ATT: 36-46
YDS: 363
TD: 1
INT: 2

The first QB who was hard to grade, Rivers ended up sliding pretty far for throwing a bad pick when the Colts had a chance to tie the game in the fourth quarter, and failing to convert a fourth-down with the ball in his hands. A gutted Jaguars defense should’ve been a great opportunity to shine in his Indianapolis debut, but instead the Colts fell victim to one of the most surprising Week 1 upsets.

10/32

CMP-ATT: 24-42
YDS: 270
TD: 2
INT: 2
FUMBLE LOST: 1

Wentz ended up being the anti-Trubisky in Week 1. With starting running back Miles Sanders out, Wentz led the offense to two touchdowns and one field goal on the Eagles’ first four drives. After that, it was a disaster. Four punts, two interceptions, two turnovers on downs with the ball in Wentz’s hands, and a fumble when Wentz took a sack. The Eagles squandered a 17-0 lead to lose 27-17. YIKES.

11/32

CMP-ATT: 19-33
YDS: 259
TD: 2
INT: 0

Garoppolo’s numbers look solid, but they’re really inflated by a big play made by a running back: a short pass to Raheem Mostert that turned into a 76-yard touchdown. After George Kittle briefly left the game with a knee injury, Garoppolo couldn’t find much rhythm for the 49ers.

12/32

CMP-ATT: 22-34
YDS: 270
TD: 1
INT: 0
RUSH-YDS: 4-26

Bridgewater helped keep the Panthers competitive in a game many thought the Raiders would win handily. He hit Robby Anderson for a huge 75-yard touchdown on a Las Vegas broken coverage that actually gave the Panthers the lead in the fourth quarter, but in the end the team put the ball in Christian McCaffrey’s (and Alex Armah’s?) hands-- not Bridgewaters.

13/32

CMP-ATT: 20-36
YDS: 242
TD: 3
INT: 0
RUSH-YDS: 3-26

No matter where Trubisky goes in this ranking it somehow feels wrong. His play in the first three quarters would put him in the bottom-five, but his play in the fourth-quarter was elite. There was a legitimate case for fans who wanted to see Nick Foles come out in the second half, but you have to give Trubisky credit for elevating his game in the clutch. He showed off jaw-dropping accuracy on the touchdown throw to Anthony Miller. On the touchdown to Javon Wims, he went through his reads correctly and even decided **not** to throw the ball to a well-covered Allen Robinson. Why he can’t do that for the first 45 minutes of a game remains a mystery.

14/32

CMP-ATT: 18-30
YDS: 160
TD: 2
INT: 0

This is a rare case when the winning QB slots below the losing QB, but in Drew Brees’ case his showing was a little concerning. Normally an incredibly efficient QB, Brees only completed 60% of his passes. His yardage total and yards/attempt both ranked second lowest among Week 1 starters. He simply didn’t look like himself on Sunday.

15/32

CMP-ATT: 23-36
YDS: 239
TD: 2
INT: 2
RUSH-YDS: 3-9
RUSH TD: 1

The growing pains for Brady in his new offense were evident early, but things improved as the game went on. Still, the Bucs lost an important divisional matchup to start the season, and Brady’s play factored into the loss. He’ll want the pick-six back to start. With the Panthers’ soft defense up next, Brady has a good shot to improve this ranking next week.

 

16/32

CMP-ATT: 29-43
YDS: 249
TD: 2
INT: 0

It looked like Tannehill was going to feast on the play-action pass early in the game, but it actually took the Titans a while to really hit their stride. A slow start from Derrick Henry and three missed field goals didn’t help matters, but in the end Tannehill and the Titans did enough to win. He gets extra points for targeting 10 receivers throughout the game. He loses points for tossing a bad interception that got bailed out by an inconsequential penalty.

17/32

CMP-ATT: 22-30
YDS: 239
TD: 1
INT: 0

Criminally underrated as an effective quarterback, Derek Carr managed the Raiders offense well. He got the team in goal-to-go situations several times, before turning the ball over to Josh Jacobs to punch in for easy scores. He also delivered a 23-yard TD strike with under two minutes in the first half to give the Raiders the lead heading into the break.

18/32

CMP-ATT: 19-25
YDS: 259
TD: 2
INT: 1
RUSH-YDS: 4-34

Cousins completed passes at a high clip, but he simply couldn’t keep up with Aaron Rodgers who was putting on a show. Cousins gets a bump in the rankings for his admirable effort leading three touchdown drives in the fourth quarter to make things interesting.

19/32

CMP-ATT: 20-31
YDS: 275
TD: 0
INT: 1
RUSH-YDS: 4-15

Goff did what he needed to win against a great Dallas defense, even if that meant not throwing for any passing touchdowns. The Rams ran the ball 40 times, because they could, and Goff only threw one interception. It resulted in a big win against a team many expect to win their division.

20/32

CMP-ATT: 20-32
YDS: 253
TD: 1
INT: 1
RUSH-YDS: 6-27
RUSH TD: 1

Deshaun Watson looked like a guy who missed DeAndre Hopkins. He fed Will Fuller V, who quietly put up over 100 yards on Thursday, but for much of the night Houston’s offense looked out of sorts. How that blame gets distributed between Watson and Bill O’Brien is up for debate.

21/32

CMP-ATT: 33-46
YDS: 312
TD: 2
INT: 0
FUMBLE LOST: 2
RUSH-YDS: 14-57
RUSH TD: 1

Josh Allen’s performance was similar to Mitchell Trubisky’s, in a sense. Allen believers will point to his career-high in passing yardage and improved deep ball accuracy as sure signs that he’s ready to take the next step in Year Three. Detractors will point to his two costly fumbles to say he’s the same mistake-prone QB. I think he’s one of the most dangerous QBs in the league with Stefon Diggs in the fold, despite the turnovers.

22/32

CMP-ATT: 24-42
YDS: 297
TD: 1
INT: 1
RUSH: 5-23

Stafford carved up the Bears defense for most of the afternoon in Week 1, and ended his day just shy of 300 yards with one touchdown. He should’ve had the game-winning throw too, but D’Andre Swift dropped a ball in the end zone that hit him right in the hands.

23/32

CMP-ATT: 19-20
YDS: 173
TD: 3
INT: 0
RUSH-YDS: 5-19

Here’s a sentence I didn’t expect to write: Gardner Minshew wowed on Sunday with an uber-efficient 19-20 passing and three touchdowns to upset the Colts. His 8.7 yards/attempt ranked fifth among all starting QBs in Week 1. He earned every bit of his spot in the Top-10.

24/32

CMP-ATT: 15-19
YDS: 155
TD: 0
INT: 0
RUSH-YDS: 15-75
RUSH TD: 2

Newton didn’t put up huge numbers, or even throw for a passing touchdown, but the Patriots didn’t need him to do those things to win the game. What they did need was efficiency, and he delivered by completing 78.9% of his passes. Add in his 75 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns, and you get an impressive debut in New England for Newton. Now, how will he perform if the defense doesn’t spot him three interceptions?

25/32

CMP-ATT: 25-39
YDS: 266
TD: 1
INT: 0
RUSH-YDS: 3-30

Prescott played admirably with Aaron Donald wreaking havoc on Sunday night, although his numbers don’t reflect it. He should’ve had a huge 47-yard completion to set up a possible game winning, or game-tying, drive at the end of the game, but a terrible offensive pass interference call wiped it away, and the Cowboys’ momentum with it.

26/32

CMP-ATT: 26-40
YDS: 230
TD: 1
INT: 1
RUSH-YDS: 13-91
RUSH TD: 1

Many wondered if Murray could take the next step in his development in his second year. He delivered in a divisional upset against last year’s Super Bowl runners-up (with a little help from DeAndre Hopkins). Murray also delivered an electric 22-yard touchdown scramble that may have been the most exciting quarterback play of the week. His 91 rushing yards led all QBs.

27/32

CMP-ATT: 21-32
YDS: 229
TD: 3
INT: 0

Big Ben gets a boost in the rankings for his three touchdown passes. He looked a bit rusty to start, but played better as the game progressed. One area where Roethlisberger didn’t miss a beat was his pocket presence. He stood strong and extended plays, like he always does, and made big throws when he needed to. Especially impressive was his touch throwing the ball on timing plays with Diontae Johnson. By the time the fourth quarter rolled around, he looked to be in midseason form-- not like a guy who missed 14 games last season with a devastating elbow injury.

28/32

CMP-ATT: 37-54
YDS: 450
TD: 2
INT: 1

Ryan was the passing king of Week 1 after he put up a whopping 450 yards through the air. But he also went 0-3 on fourth down with the ball in his hands. If he had been able to convert one or two of those plays, the Falcons may have had a better shot of keeping up with the Seahawks’ offensive explosion.

29/32

CMP-ATT: 24-32
YDS: 211
TD: 3
INT: 0

It feels kinda crazy putting Mahomes at No. 4, instead of higher, but the Chiefs didn’t need Mahomes to go off to beat the Texans. In the end, Mahomes finished with a ho-hum 211 yards, but he did cash in on three passing touchdowns. Interestingly, he didn’t run the ball at all. For all those reasons, three guys finish ahead of him on this list.

30/32

CMP-ATT: 32-44
YDS: 364
TD: 4
INT: 0

It turns out Aaron Rodgers is **not** washed. In fact, he looked like an MVP candidate in Week 1. Rodgers absolutely shredded the Vikings defense to the tune of 364 yards and four touchdowns. But most impressive were two absolutely perfect throws to Davante Adams. According to NFL’s NextGen stats, one 40-yard completion carried a 14.3% completion probability. Then a 24-yard touchdown pass, made on the run, had a 16.2% chance of being completed. No one makes plays like that as consistently as Rodgers.

31/32

CMP-ATT: 20-25
YDS: 275
TD: 3
INT: 0
RUSH-YDS: 7-45

Last year’s MVP picked up right where he left off. Jackson picked apart the Browns defense and threw three touchdowns, but didn’t light it up with tons of passing yards, mainly because he didn’t need to. Jackson gets the nod over Mahomes for contributing 45 rushing yards, in addition to his passing. But he slots one lower than our No. 1 QB because he only threw the ball 25 times.

32/32

CMP-ATT: 31-35
YDS: 322
TD: 4
INT: 0
RUSH-YDS: 3-29

The Seahawks let Russ cook, and he ended up feasting. The numbers speak for themselves. He was unbelievably efficient, completing 31-35 passes. He threw four touchdown passes. He threw for over 300 yards, and he spread the love too. Nine different Seahawks caught a pass as Wilson led a seemingly unstoppable passing attack all day. This ain’t your daddy’s ground-and-pound Seattle team anymore.

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