The second week of NFL games concluded last night with Aaron Rodgers showing that he can still play football. In other notable week 1 overreaction news, surprises like Jameis Winston fell back to earth in week 2 and the rankings reflect as much.
Early in seasons narratives start to form that don’t really align with actual on field performance. We are seeing bad quarterback play being praised due in large part to the usage of traditional statistics. Throwing for a lot of yards and completing a high percentage of passes is not enough to propel you to greatness in today’s NFL, especially when everyone is putting up those numbers.
The figures that make up these rankings tell a more accurate story of on field play than normal stats do.
Week 2 quarterback rankings:
- Patrick Mahomes
- Matt Stafford
- Tyrod Taylor
- Teddy Bridgewater
- Jimmy Garoppolo
- Russell Wilson
- Derek Carr
- Baker Mayfield
- Kyler Murray
- Tom Brady
- Jalen Hurts
- Kirk Cousins
- Sam Darnold
- Dak Prescott
- Taylor Heinicke
- Daniel Jones
- Lamar Jackson
- Justin Herbert
- Aaron Rodgers
- Big Ben
- Mac Jones
- Jameis Winston
- Carson Wentz
- Jared Goff
- Joe Burrow
- Ryan Tannehill
- Josh Allen
- Andy Dalton
- Tua Tagovailoa
- Matt Ryan
- Trevor Lawrence
- Jacoby Brissett
- Zach Wilson
New Top 10 additions this week: Derek Carr, Tom Brady
Dropped out of Top 10 rankings: Jameis Winston, Jalen Hurts
Here is a full breakdown (and calculations) of the rankings:
Objective Quarterbacking 