2021 NFL Quarterback Rankings After Week 5

Another week of NFL games have come and gone, the top 10 quarterback rankings continue their shake up, with 3 new additions this week.

The top 7 players on the list plus Josh Allen (currently ranked 11) are the odds on favorites to take home the MVP award. As these rankings are cumulative, a bad (or in turn a tremendous) performance here and there can still have a strong effect on your position in several of these advanced stats with so few contests thus far in the season.

Week 5 quarterback rankings:

  1. Matt Stafford
  2. Patrick Mahomes
  3. Tom Brady
  4. Kyler Murray
  5. Dak Prescott
  6. Lamar Jackson
  7. Justin Herbert
  8. Teddy Bridgewater
  9. Russell Wilson
  10. Aaron Rodgers
  11. Josh Allen
  12. Daniel Jones
  13. Jimmy Garoppolo
  14. Kirk Cousins
  15. Jameis Winston
  16. Baker Mayfield
  17. Joe Burrow
  18. Taylor Heinicke
  19. Derek Carr
  20. Matt Ryan
  21. Carson Wentz
  22. Jalen Hurts
  23. Mac Jones
  24. Big Ben
  25. Ryan Tannehill
  26. Sam Darnold
  27. Jared Goff
  28. Jacoby Brissett
  29. Davis Mills
  30. Trevor Lawrence
  31. Zach Wilson
  32. Justin Fields

New Top 10 additions this week: Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert, Aaron Rodgers

Dropped out of Top 10 rankings: Taylor Heinicke, Daniel Jones, Joe Burrow

Here is a full breakdown (and calculations) of the rankings:

2021 NFL Quarterback Rankings After Week 4

The first quarter of the NFL season has concluded, and there is now enough of a sample size of games to go off of with some of these teams and individual players to be able to say confidently if they are playing well or not, if they are pretenders or contenders.

A lot of gray area is still mixed in the equation but these quarterback rankings are no longer relying on one or two games. The players currently finding themselves among the top 10 (or are slotted anywhere else) at the position have earned that spot thus far.

Week 4 quarterback rankings:

  1. Patrick Mahomes
  2. Matt Stafford
  3. Kyler Murray
  4. Dak Prescott
  5. Teddy Bridgewater
  6. Russell Wilson
  7. Taylor Heinicke
  8. Daniel Jones
  9. Joe Burrow
  10. Tom Brady
  11. Jimmy Garoppolo
  12. Kirk Cousins
  13. Derek Carr
  14. Justin Herbert
  15. Aaron Rodgers
  16. Jameis Winston
  17. Jalen Hurts
  18. Josh Allen
  19. Sam Darnold
  20. Lamar Jackson
  21. Baker Mayfield
  22. Jared Goff
  23. Mac Jones
  24. Matt Ryan
  25. Ryan Tannehill
  26. Carson Wentz
  27. Big Ben
  28. Jacoby Brissett
  29. Trevor Lawrence
  30. Zach Wilson
  31. Davis Mills
  32. Justin Fields

New Top 10 additions this week: Dak Prescott, Taylor Heinicke, Daniel Jones, Joe Burrow

Dropped out of Top 10 rankings: Tyrod Taylor, Kirk Cousins, Derek Carr, Jimmy Garoppolo

Here is a full breakdown (and calculations) of the rankings:

NFL Quarterback Career Year To Year Rankings

The following career rankings track only players found in the elite quarterback rankings page, which is made up of quarterbacks who managed to rank among the top 10 quarterbacks in the league at least once in their career.

If a player is still playing and not found here, they have the opportunity to earn a spot in these rankings if they perform at the level required as this post will be updated after each season concludes.

Updated August 18, 2022

1970’s Quarterbacks Career Rankings:

1980’s Quarterbacks Career Rankings:

1990’s Quarterbacks Career Rankings:

2000’s Quarterbacks Career Rankings:

2010’s Quarterbacks Career Rankings:

2020’s Quarterbacks Career Rankings:

2021 NFL Quarterback Rankings After Week 3

After much talk in the offseason of the excellent rookie talent at the quarterback position, none has shown flashes of greatness thus far in this young season, with the highest ranked player being 26 while solidly taking control of the bottom 3 ranking spots.

The top 10 rankings are filled with veteran quarterbacks, proving once again that the jump from college to pro is still a big one even in an era designed to make the transition much easier than ever before.

Week 3 quarterback rankings:

  1. Matt Stafford
  2. Tyrod Taylor
  3. Patrick Mahomes
  4. Teddy Bridgewater
  5. Kyler Murray
  6. Kirk Cousins
  7. Russell Wilson
  8. Derek Carr
  9. Tom Brady
  10. Jimmy Garoppolo
  11. Dak Prescott
  12. Aaron Rodgers
  13. Sam Darnold
  14. Baker Mayfield
  15. Justin Herbert
  16. Daniel Jones
  17. Josh Allen
  18. Taylor Heinicke
  19. Jalen Hurts
  20. Lamar Jackson
  21. Joe Burrow
  22. Jameis Winston
  23. Jared Goff
  24. Ryan Tannehill
  25. Big Ben
  26. Carson Wentz
  27. Davis Mills
  28. Mac Jones
  29. Andy Dalton
  30. Matt Ryan
  31. Jacoby Brissett
  32. Trevor Lawrence
  33. Zach Wilson
  34. Justin Fields

New Top 10 additions this week: Kirk Cousins

Dropped out of Top 10 rankings: Baker Mayfield

Here is a full breakdown (and calculations) of the rankings:

2021 NFL Quarterback Rankings After Week 2

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:

  1. Patrick Mahomes
  2. Matt Stafford
  3. Tyrod Taylor
  4. Teddy Bridgewater
  5. Jimmy Garoppolo
  6. Russell Wilson
  7. Derek Carr
  8. Baker Mayfield
  9. Kyler Murray
  10. Tom Brady
  11. Jalen Hurts
  12. Kirk Cousins
  13. Sam Darnold
  14. Dak Prescott
  15. Taylor Heinicke
  16. Daniel Jones
  17. Lamar Jackson
  18. Justin Herbert
  19. Aaron Rodgers
  20. Big Ben
  21. Mac Jones
  22. Jameis Winston
  23. Carson Wentz
  24. Jared Goff
  25. Joe Burrow
  26. Ryan Tannehill
  27. Josh Allen
  28. Andy Dalton
  29. Tua Tagovailoa
  30. Matt Ryan
  31. Trevor Lawrence
  32. Jacoby Brissett
  33. 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:

2021 NFL Quarterback Rankings After Week 1

The NFL returned this past week, heading into the games, there were several stories from the offseason on the forefront of viewers’ minds, most of them revolving around quarterbacks making their debuts for new teams or returning players finally taking the reins of the starters role.

Plenty of those quarterbacks showed exactly why their team entrusted them with the starters job, while others fell flat on their faces. Will some of these surprising names at the top and bottom of the rankings hold throughout a 17 game schedule? Probably not but at least for one week Jameis Winston is the best quarterback in the league, while Aaron Rodgers is the worst.

Week 1 quarterback rankings:

  1. Jameis Winston
  2. Matt Stafford
  3. Jimmy Garoppolo
  4. Patrick Mahomes
  5. Russell Wilson
  6. Jalen Hurts
  7. Teddy Bridgewater
  8. Tyrod Taylor
  9. Baker Mayfield
  10. Kyler Murray
  11. Taylor Heinicke
  12. Tom Brady
  13. Dak Prescott
  14. Mac Jones
  15. Joe Burrow
  16. Kirk Cousins
  17. Derek Carr
  18. Sam Darnold
  19. Daniel Jones
  20. Justin Herbert
  21. Lamar Jackson
  22. Carson Wentz
  23. Big Ben
  24. Tua Tagovailoa
  25. Jared Goff
  26. Josh Allen
  27. Andy Dalton
  28. Trevor Lawrence
  29. Matt Ryan
  30. Zach Wilson
  31. Ryan Tannehill
  32. Aaron Rodgers

Here is a full breakdown (and calculations) of the rankings:

Quarterbacks Changing Teams: Matt Stafford vs. Jared Goff

Matt Stafford and Jared Goff are playing on new teams for the upcoming 2021 NFL season.

Stafford is currently seen as a huge upgrade over Goff for the Los Angeles Rams but is this really the case?

The common perception is that Stafford is an elite quarterback that played on a bad team (Detroit Lions) and that Goff was an average player on an otherwise Super Bowl contending roster.

This Stafford acquisition by the Rams has been viewed as their missing piece (to win it all) for an organization that reached the big game in the 2018 season with Goff at the helm.

Stafford’s arm talent has long enamored spectators but does his physical tools match the performance of one of the best players at the position?

Is Goff just the game manager everyone tells us he is, a player that has been carried to success?

The data will reveal the answers to all these questions.

Statistical Comparison

Matt Stafford’s Yearly Positional Ranking:

  • 2009 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 33, DVOA: 33, ANY/A: 30, EPA/Play: 30, EPA+CPOE Composite: 33)
  • 2010 – Injured
  • 2011 – 9 (DYAR: 5, DVOA: 9, ANY/A: 7, EPA/Play: 12, EPA+CPOE Composite: 11)
  • 2012 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 6, DVOA: 12, ANY/A: 18, EPA/Play: 16, EPA+CPOE Composite: 19)
  • 2013 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 12, DVOA: 15, ANY/A: 10, EPA/Play: 16, EPA+CPOE Composite: 20)
  • 2014 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 15, DVOA: 20, ANY/A: 19, EPA/Play: 20, EPA+CPOE Composite: 27)
  • 2015 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 9, DVOA: 10, ANY/A: 17, EPA/Play: 19, EPA+CPOE Composite: 20)
  • 2016 – 10 (DYAR: 9, DVOA: 14, ANY/A: 11, EPA/Play: 8, EPA+CPOE Composite: 9)
  • 2017 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 10, DVOA: 11, ANY/A: 8, EPA/Play: 14, EPA+CPOE Composite: 15)
  • 2018 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 20, DVOA: 21, ANY/A: 26, EPA/Play: 23, EPA+CPOE Composite: 27)
  • 2019 – 6 (DYAR: 9, DVOA: 4, ANY/A: 5, EPA/Play: 5, EPA+CPOE Composite: 8)
  • 2020 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 14, DVOA: 14, ANY/A: 13, EPA/Play: 17, EPA+CPOE Composite: 22)

During his 11 year playing (minus his injured season) career, Stafford has had 3 seasons where he ranked among the top 10 quarterbacks in the league, with no elite (top 5) seasons.

He has never had back to back top 10 years either, having a minimum 2 season gap between them.

In the 2020 season his average ranking was 16, far from the elite player that fans and media like to make us believe he is.

Jared Goff’s Yearly Positional Ranking:

  • 2016 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 34, DVOA: 34, ANY/A: 31, EPA/Play: 36, EPA+CPOE Composite: 36)
  • 2017 – 5 (DYAR: 6, DVOA: 5, ANY/A: 1, EPA/Play: 5, EPA+CPOE Composite: 10)
  • 2018 – 7 (DYAR: 6, DVOA: 5, ANY/A: 6, EPA/Play: 9, EPA+CPOE Composite: 9)
  • 2019 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 15, DVOA: 18, ANY/A: 13, EPA/Play: 16, EPA+CPOE Composite: 20)
  • 2020 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 20, DVOA: 22, ANY/A: 21, EPA/Play: 24, EPA+CPOE Composite: 26)

Goff has regressed the past two seasons, but since entering the league in 2016 he has had as many top 10 quarterbacking seasons as Stafford during that stretch, 2, and in 2017 he was an elite player, something Matt has never been able to do.

Supporting Cast

Defense

Matt Stafford’s Yearly Defensive Support Ranking:

Jared Goff’s Yearly Defensive Support Ranking:

It appears as though Goff’s defensive support has been tremendous while Stafford has had horrible defenses for the most part. However if you take Goff’s 5 year defensive cast average ranking and compare it to Stafford’s 5 year support from 2011 to 2015, the numbers are fairly similar.

Goff’s average defense ranking = 10.6

Stafford’s average defense ranking (2011-2015) = 10.8

Special Teams

Matt Stafford’s Yearly Special Teams Support Ranking:

Jared Goff’s Yearly Special Teams Support Ranking:

Inconsistency in this area is typical among most NFL teams, only a few teams are always bad on special teams like the Chargers, or are on average great like the Ravens. Both Goff and Stafford have dealt with this inconsistency.

Rush Offense

Matt Stafford’s Yearly Rush Support Ranking:

Jared Goff’s Yearly Rush Support Ranking:

This is the biggest area of difference in support between the two players, Stafford has never had a good rushing game to accompany the passing attack while Goff has had some elite support in certain seasons.

Receiver Support

Matt Stafford’s Yearly Receiving Yards Leaders (Bold = Selected to Pro Bowl):

  • 2009 – Calvin Johnson (984), Bryant Johnson (417), Kevin Smith (415), Dennis Northcutt (357)
  • 2010 – Injured
  • 2011 – Calvin Johnson (1681), Brandon Pettigrew (777), Nate Burleson (757), Titus Young (607)
  • 2012 – Calvin Johnson (1964), Brandon Pettigrew (567), Tony Scheffler (504), Joique Bell (485)
  • 2013 – Calvin Johnson (1492), Joique Bell (547), Reggie Bush (506), Kris Durham (490)
  • 2014 – Golden Tate (1331), Calvin Johnson (1077), Joique Bell (322), Theo Riddick (316)
  • 2015 – Calvin Johnson (1214), Golden Tate (813), Theo Riddick (697), Eric Ebron (537)
  • 2016 – Golden Tate (1077), Marvin Jones (930), Eric Ebron (711), Anquan Boldin (584)
  • 2017 – Marvin Jones (1101), Golden Tate (1003), Eric Ebron (574), Kenny Golladay (477)
  • 2018 – Kenny Golladay (1063), Golden Tate (517), Marvin Jones (508), Theo Riddick (384)
  • 2019 – Kenny Golladay (1190), Marvin Jones (779), Danny Amendola (678), TJ Hockenson (367)
  • 2020 – Marvin Jones (978), TJ Hockenson (723), Danny Amendola (602), D’Andre Swift (357)

Jared Goff’s Yearly Receiving Yards Leaders (Bold = Selected to Pro Bowl):

  • 2016 – Kenny Britt (1002), Brian Quick (564), Tavon Austin (509), Lance Kendricks (499)
  • 2017 – Cooper Kupp (869), Todd Gurley (788), Robert Woods (781), Sammy Watkins (593)
  • 2018 – Robert Woods (1219), Brandin Cooks (1204), Todd Gurley (580), Cooper Kupp (566)
  • 2019 – Cooper Kupp (1161), Robert Woods (1134), Tyler Higbee (734), Brandin Cooks (583)
  • 2020 – Cooper Kupp (974), Robert Woods (936), Josh Reynolds (618), Tyler Higbee (521)

Career wise having Calvin Johnson gives Stafford the edge in terms of receiving weapons, but it’s not like Goff has lacked talent despite having none of his wide receivers (or tight ends) going to the Pro Bowl.

Offensive Line Protection

Matt Stafford’s Yearly Offensive Line Support Ranking:

  • 2009 – 18 (Pass Blocking = 19)
  • 2010 – Injured
  • 2011 – 10 (Pass Blocking = 5)
  • 2012 – 7 (Pass Blocking = 4)
  • 2013 – 8 (Pass Blocking = 5)
  • 2014 – 14 (Pass Blocking = 11)
  • 2015 – 24 (Pass Blocking = 21)
  • 2016 – 19
  • 2017 – 19
  • 2018 – 16
  • 2019 – 11
  • 2020 – 13

Jared Goff’s Yearly Offensive Line Support Ranking:

Each player has experienced elite pass protection at some point in their respective careers, there have been some bad years for both, but for the most part each hasn’t had horrible line play for long stretches.

Stafford vs. Goff

Over the past 3 seasons, both of these players have had similar up and down seasons. Goff’s down 2020 looks like Stafford’s 2018 season. Each had a top 10 season that looks the same. Stafford’s average 2020 is basically 2019 Goff.

When you break down their overall support over the years the myth that Stafford has had nothing around him can be put to rest. Has that support been there every year, no, but Matt hasn’t brought consistent top 10 quarterbacking play either. More often than not he has not played like a top 10 quarterback.

If the Rams traded for Stafford believing that he is a huge upgrade over Goff then they are in for a big surprise when he doesn’t play much better than their former quarterback.

Goff might not be consistent enough to be called an elite quarterback but at 26 years old and with a few great seasons under his belt, there is potential for him to still improve.

When all is said and done both teams are going to see they essentially traded for similar production.

Quarterback Profile: Dan Marino, A Wasted Legend

Dan Marino is without a doubt one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, putting the ring argument aside, he had a very strong case for being the GOAT (greatest of all time) of the position at the time of his retirement (at the conclusion of the 1999 season).

Marino held several statistical career records and anyone who ever saw him play marveled at his talent. The only knock against him is that he never won the big game, he ended his career without a Super Bowl title and for quarterbacks it has become a prerequisite for inclusion in any GOAT argument.

But is Marino’s lack of rings a knock against his greatness or his team? Fans and media like to claim that a true great can carry teams to championships, but that truly has never been the case, with very few exceptions every Super Bowl winner has been a great team.

Dan was an elite quarterback for his entire career, every metric tells you that, the film told you that. The reason Marino didn’t hoist a Super Bowl trophy was because of the Miami Dolphins franchise. They wasted arguably the greatest talent of the position by not surrounding him with the supporting cast needed to win a championship.

In this statistical analysis of Dan Marino’s career it will become evident that he was truly a wasted legend.

Traditional Statistics Rankings

At the time of his retirement, after the 1999 season, these were Dan’s career rankings in each major quarterback traditional statistic:

Yearly Positional Ranking

When Marino retired he had accumulated 12 seasons of elite performance, meaning he ranked top 5 at his position for a particular year in the entire league. This figure was the most all-time at the conclusion of his career, second place at the time only had 8 elite seasons, Dan Fouts and Steve Young were tied at that number.

Currently only Peyton Manning has more total elite seasons with 13. Tom Brady still trails Dan Marino, having only 11 such seasons on his resume with several more seasons played than Dan, 19 (and will go up to 20 in 2021 for Brady) versus 16.

The following is the yearly positional ranking Marino earned throughout his career:

  • 1983 – 4 (DYAR: 7, DVOA: 2, ANY/A: 1)
  • 1984 – 1 (DYAR: 1, DVOA: 1, ANY/A: 1)
  • 1985 – 2 (DYAR: 1, DVOA: 2, ANY/A: 5)
  • 1986 – 2 (DYAR: 1, DVOA: 2, ANY/A: 3)
  • 1987 – 2 (DYAR: 2, DVOA: 2, ANY/A: 3)
  • 1988 – 3 (DYAR: 1, DVOA: 3, ANY/A: 6)
  • 1989 – 6 (DYAR: 6, DVOA: 7, ANY/A: 7)
  • 1990 – 5 (DYAR: 2, DVOA: 5, ANY/A: 7)
  • 1991 – 4 (DYAR: 4, DVOA: 6, ANY/A: 4)
  • 1992 – 3 (DYAR: 2, DVOA: 4, ANY/A: 4)
  • 1993 – Injured
  • 1994 – 2 (DYAR: 2, DVOA: 4, ANY/A: 3)
  • 1995 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 11, DVOA: 11, ANY/A: 7)
  • 1996 – 1 (DYAR: 3, DVOA: 1, ANY/A: 1)
  • 1997 – 4 (DYAR: 1, DVOA: 4, ANY/A: 7)
  • 1998 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 11, DVOA: 12, ANY/A: 15)
  • 1999 – Not Top 10 (DYAR: 22, DVOA: 23, ANY/A: 26, EPA/Play: 21)

Supporting Cast

Marino’s level of sustained greatness had never been seen before, people see the historic numbers and believe he must have had several opportunities to win a title, then question why he was unable to win a Super Bowl.

When you look at what Marino had in terms of support, especially in the defensive side, it is clear that he didn’t really have the team to win it all.

Miami Dolphins Yearly Defensive Rankings:

28 Teams

30 Teams

31 Teams

5 out of his first 10 seasons the Dolphins gave Marino the worst (or near it) defense in the NFL. When they finally gave Dan a single digit ranked defensive unit, he was past his prime in his next to last season.

Miami Dolphins Yearly Special Teams Rankings:

28 Teams

30 Teams

31 Teams

Miami Dolphins Yearly Rush Rankings:

28 Teams

30 Teams

31 Teams

Early on the Dolphins did provide Marino a running game but it coincided with poor defensive units. During Dan’s final 10 seasons, he had a rushing attack better than 15 only once.

Postseason Career

Miami Dolphins playoff games during the Dan Marino era (teams overall rating is in parentheses):

Marino had a 8-10 playoff record but looking at some of his opponents and understanding the support he had in those games, he probably should have won less than he did.

A Wasted Legend

Throughout his hall of fame career, Dan Marino showed up and performed at an elite level, his team however did not match this or provide him with just good enough support for him to cement his legacy with a Super Bowl ring.

Lacking this piece of hardware has diminished his legacy tremendously. His body of work on the field warranted his name to be placed in the greatest of all time (GOAT) conversation, if not now, certainly at the time of his retirement when he held several individual records and had done things on the field that had never been seen before.

There is this belief that superstar quarterbacks can win titles on their own but usually great teams do. Football is the ultimate team sport, if you look at the teams that won the big game during Marino’s 17 year career (played 16, missed 1 due to injury), 11 of them were the number 1 ranked in overall team rating, this was the case during 7 of his 10 playoff runs. The other Marino playoff years where the number 1 overall team didn’t win were won by the Raiders (1983), 49ers (1994), Cowboys (1995) and each of them was ranked within the top 3 teams.

Marino missed the postseason in 6 seasons, every single one of those years he either had the worst defense in the whole league (on 4 occasions he did) or near it.

Having all this data at hand should make it clear that Dan Marino was more than good enough to win a Super Bowl, he is a top 5 quarterback of all time, and that the Dolphins wasted a legendary career.

NFL Playoffs Game Of The Week Match Up Preview: Buffalo Bills vs. Indianapolis Colts

The AFC East champions and number 2 seed of the conference, Buffalo Bills (13-3), face the number 7 seed and final AFC wildcard entry, Indianapolis Colts (11-5), in the first game of the playoffs this Saturday at 1:05 PM ET. Buffalo is heavily favored to come out victorious but how do these teams stack up statistically? The gap between the two is surprisingly not very wide when analyzing the data.

Team DVOA (Weighted DVOA in parentheses):

  • Bills: 4 (1)
  • Colts: 10 (9)

Offense (Weighted Offense in parentheses):

  • Bills: 5 (5) – Pass: 3, Rush: 22
  • Colts: 12 (10) – Pass: 16, Rush: 12

Defense (Weighted Defense in parentheses):

  • Bills: 12 (8) – Pass: 12, Rush: 17
  • Colts: 7 (10) – Pass: 8, Rush: 9

Special Teams (Weighted Special Teams in parentheses):

  • Bills: 4 (2)
  • Colts: 10 (15)

Quarterbacks:

Schedules:

Bills –

  • Jets – Win – 27-17, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 31 (Pass: 30, Rush: 26), Defense: 21 (Pass: 28, Rush: 8), Special Teams: 29
  • Dolphins – Win – 31-28, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 18 (Pass: 18, Rush: 23), Defense: 11 (Pass: 6, Rush: 22), Special Teams: 6
  • Rams – Win – 35-32, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 10 (Pass: 20, Rush: 4), Defense: 4 (Pass: 4, Rush: 3), Special Teams: 30
  • Raiders – Win – 30-23, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 14 (Pass: 9, Rush: 24), Defense: 28 (Pass: 26, Rush: 28), Special Teams: 13
  • Titans – Loss – 42-16, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 4 (Pass: 4, Rush: 2), Defense: 29 (Pass: 30, Rush: 16), Special Teams: 28
  • Chiefs – Loss – 26-17, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 2 (Pass: 2, Rush: 13), Defense: 22 (Pass: 16, Rush: 31), Special Teams: 17
  • Jets – Win – 18-10, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 31 (Pass: 30, Rush: 26), Defense: 21 (Pass: 28, Rush: 8), Special Teams: 29
  • Patriots – Win – 24-21, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 23 (Pass: 27, Rush: 8), Defense: 26 (Pass: 18, Rush: 32), Special Teams: 1
  • Seahawks – Win – 44-34, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 6 (Pass: 6, Rush: 9), Defense: 16 (Pass: 20, Rush: 7), Special Teams: 3
  • Cardinals – Loss – 32-30, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 19 (Pass: 14, Rush: 17), Defense: 10 (Pass: 9, Rush: 14), Special Teams: 19
  • Chargers – Win – 27-17, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 15 (Pass: 7, Rush: 31), Defense: 20 (Pass: 17, Rush: 26), Special Teams: 32
  • 49ers – Win – 34-24, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 19 (Pass: 22, Rush: 15), Defense: 6 (Pass: 7, Rush: 10), Special Teams: 23
  • Steelers – Win – 26-15, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 22 (Pass: 21, Rush: 30), Defense: 1 (Pass: 1, Rush: 5), Special Teams: 14
  • Broncos – Win – 48-19, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 30 (Pass: 31, Rush: 27), Defense: 13 (Pass: 11, Rush: 25), Special Teams: 23
  • Patriots – Win – 38-9, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 23 (Pass: 27, Rush: 8), Defense: 26 (Pass: 18, Rush: 32), Special Teams: 1
  • Dolphins – Win – 56-26, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 18 (Pass: 18, Rush: 23), Defense: 11 (Pass: 6, Rush: 22), Special Teams: 6

Last top 10 offense faced was Seahawks and the last top 10 defense faced was Steelers.

Colts –

  • Jaguars – Loss – 27-20, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 27 (Pass: 26, Rush: 19), Defense: 31 (Pass: 31, Rush: 24), Special Teams: 18
  • Vikings – Win – 28-11, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 8 (Pass: 11, Rush: 6), Defense: 18 (Pass: 14, Rush: 30), Special Teams: 31
  • Jets – Win – 36-7, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 31 (Pass: 30, Rush: 26), Defense: 21 (Pass: 28, Rush: 8), Special Teams: 29
  • Bears – Win – 19-11, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 25 (Pass: 23, Rush: 25), Defense: 8 (Pass: 13, Rush: 4), Special Teams: 8
  • Browns – Loss – 32-23, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 9 (Pass: 10, Rush: 7), Defense: 24 (Pass: 25, Rush: 19), Special Teams: 27
  • Bengals – Win – 31-27, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 29 (Pass: 25, Rush: 28), Defense: 27 (Pass: 27, Rush: 21), Special Teams: 8
  • Lions – Win – 41-21, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 16 (Pass: 15, Rush: 21), Defense: 32 (Pass: 32, Rush: 27), Special Teams: 11
  • Ravens – Loss – 24-10, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 11 (Pass: 17, Rush: 3), Defense: 9 (Pass: 10, Rush: 12), Special Teams: 2
  • Titans – Win – 34-17, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 4 (Pass: 4, Rush: 2), Defense: 29 (Pass: 30, Rush: 16), Special Teams: 28
  • Packers – Win – 34-31, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 1 (Pass: 1, Rush: 5), Defense: 17 (Pass: 15, Rush: 18), Special Teams: 25
  • Titans – Loss – 45-26, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 4 (Pass: 4, Rush: 2), Defense: 29 (Pass: 30, Rush: 16), Special Teams: 28
  • Texans – Win – 26-20, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 13 (Pass: 8, Rush: 32), Defense: 30 (Pass: 29, Rush: 29), Special Teams: 20
  • Raiders – Win – 44-27, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 14 (Pass: 9, Rush: 24), Defense: 28 (Pass: 26, Rush: 28), Special Teams: 13
  • Texans – Win – 27-20, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 13 (Pass: 8, Rush: 32), Defense: 30 (Pass: 29, Rush: 29), Special Teams: 20
  • Steelers – Loss – 28-24, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 22 (Pass: 21, Rush: 30), Defense: 1 (Pass: 1, Rush: 5), Special Teams: 14
  • Jaguars – Win – 28-14, Opponent Unit Ranks – Offense: 27 (Pass: 26, Rush: 19), Defense: 31 (Pass: 31, Rush: 24), Special Teams: 18

Last top 10 offense faced was Titans and the last top 10 defense faced was Steelers.

2020 NFL Quarterback Rankings After Week 17

The NFL regular season has just been completed, as we head toward the postseason these were considered, according to the data, the top 10 quarterbacks of the 2020 season:

  1. Aaron Rodgers
  2. Patrick Mahomes
  3. Josh Allen
  4. Deshaun Watson
  5. Tom Brady
  6. Ryan Tannehill
  7. Derek Carr
  8. Drew Brees
  9. Kirk Cousins
  10. Dak Prescott

Just missed cut: Justin Herbert (11), Philip Rivers (12)

New additions from last week: Dak Prescott

Dropped out of rankings: Philip Rivers

Here is a full breakdown (and calculations) of the rankings: