2025 NFL Quarterback Rankings Week 7: We Need to Talk About Josh Allen and the Disappointing Buffalo Bills
Each week of the 2025 NFL season seems to give us more upsets, more twists, and more confusion on who is actually a great team this year. We also continue to see the likes of Baker Mayfield, Daniel Jones, Sam Darnold, and Drake Maye stepping up to challenge Patrick Mahomes for the MVP award.
But one team that was supposed to dominate this year with its schedule was Buffalo, the preseason Super Bowl favorite and Josh Allen was the favorite to repeat as MVP winner. They’ve lost two in a row and things are going south. Likewise, the Eagles were the favorite in the NFC to repeat, but they’ve lost two in a row after a 4-0 start as well.
Looks like losing two games in a row isn’t that uncommon even if you’re a contender.
Each week at 365Scores, we are going to rank all 32 NFL quarterbacks from top to bottom. The methodology is to start with our preseason quarterback rankings from July, which were based on a mixture of career value and recent play. Then each week, we will adjust the rankings to account for the latest game to get a sense of which quarterbacks are performing the best in the 2025 season.
Table of Contents
1. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Week 6 rank: 1 (0)
After so many were willing to write the Chiefs off at 0-2, they woke up Tuesday with Patrick Mahomes having the best odds to win his third MVP, and the Chiefs (+650 at FanDuel) are the new favorite to win Super Bowl LX.
A long way to go for either thing to happen. But this offense has been excellent since Week 3, Mahomes is back to putting up big yardage and touchdown numbers, he’s No. 4 in QBR, he’s throwing as deep as any starting quarterback in 2025, the situational numbers are on the rise, and this offense is top 3 in yards and points per drive. Like old times.
But they’re also winning games by double digits, a big change from last year. They’re also getting Rashee Rice back this week, and he’s someone who was incredible to start the 2024 season before his knee injury. He looked more than ready to take over as the team’s leading receiver and Mahomes’ No. 1 target.
Suddenly, the Chiefs have one of the deepest group of receivers in the league with Travis Kelce looking closer to his old self (complimentary) instead of his Old Self (derogatory). Mahomes is still using his legs as his 4 rushing touchdowns tie his career high when he had 4 in 2022 (17 games).
Against Detroit, Mahomes attacked the team’s base defense while the Chiefs used less 3 wide sets and got Kelce more involved, more running from under center, and he attacked underneath on a very efficient night where the Chiefs scored 30 points on just 7 possessions.
Things are going very well, and with the toughest part of the schedule out of the way and Rice back, things could get even better. I’m sure the other 31 fanbases are going to handle this news very well…
2. Daniel Jones, Indianapolis Colts
Week 6 rank: 3 (+1)
There is some logic behind why people may not take the Colts seriously until we see Daniel Jones and this offense perform in upcoming road games with the Chargers and Steelers (Week 9). Then you can probably circle the Week 12 game in Kansas City after the Colts’ bye as the ultimate litmus test in the AFC.
But through six weeks, Daniel Jones is still No. 1 in QBR, this offense is still No. 1 in yards and points per drive, and they just dropped 31 points with a game-winning drive against the Cardinals. It was actually their second-least efficient game of the season, but Jones was still good and got the job done with a couple of late touchdown drives.
But after we got a little fooled by Sam Darnold in 2024 with Minnesota, I can understand why people are still hesitant to crown Jones here. He does deserve MVP mention though.
3. Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 6 rank: 4 (+1)
It’s crazy how many good players were missing in the 49ers-Buccaneers game on both sides. But even without Mike Evans and Chris Godwin (rookie Emeka Egbuka left with a hamstring injury), the Buccaneers are just really deep at wide receiver this year. Baker Mayfield was able to find Kameron Johnson and Tez Johnson for long touchdowns with a great catch by Tez in the third quarter. That play came after a signature Mayfield scramble on 3rd-and-long this year.
Tez Johnson actually thought the “MVP” chants following his touchdown were for him, but no, they were for Mayfield, who is third in the latest odds. He’d likely win the award if it was handed out today, but we’ll see how things progress here as the Bucs finally got to play a game where they weren’t trailing in the final minutes.
Doing it with the unknown receivers will help Mayfield’s case, but let’s not forget that the 49ers didn’t have Nick Bosa and lost Fred Warner in this game, their two best defenders. Also, the Tampa offense is just really good at getting receivers open, another offense that has excelled this year after losing its coordinator (Liam Coen in Jacksonville). Detroit is doing similar things without Ben Johnson.
4. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Week 6 rank: 2 (-2)
One loss to the Patriots was no big deal. But a more decisive loss to the Falcons is showing some serious flaws with the Buffalo Bills this year. Atlanta’s improved defense had Josh Allen flummoxed all night long, save for the opening drives in each half. The Bills lost the turnover battle again with two interceptions by Allen, and despite getting several chances to tie the game, the offense barely moved anywhere. Allen was off his game in ways we haven’t often seen.
Allen finished with 2 interceptions and 4 sacks, the kind of mistake-filled game he only had twice in 2022-24. He also had such games against the 2022 Jets and 2023 Jets (Week 1 MNF). Guess what the common link is in all three games? Jeff Ulbrich was the defensive coordinator for each, so he seems to have a fantastic read on this offense.
But what exactly is the Buffalo offense these days?
Offensive coordinator Joe Brady has gone to more of a dink-and-dunk, safer approach in 2025. Running back James Cook has been the most consistent piece of the offense, and he had a good night in Atlanta. But when it came time for a crucial 3rd-and-1 play in the fourth quarter, it wasn’t Cook or Allen who got the ball. It was another end-around play similar to the one they failed on last week against New England that failed again with a fumble.
In this particular game, injuries were a problem. Tight end Dalton Kincaid was out with an injury. Josh Palmer, who Allen has barely used this year, left the game injured on a hip-drop tackle after he made an early impact with a deep catch on the Bills’ first pass. But only 3 catches for Khalil Shakir? Not even a single target to Cook? Keon Coleman struggled to have any impact again, finishing with 3 catches for 11 yards.
If this is true, then I ask once again why exactly did we consider Allen’s 2024 an MVP season when Shakir’s efficiency sunk, Kincaid didn’t improve on his rookie year, Coleman was nothing special as a rookie, and Curtis Samuel and Amari Cooper had such marginal impact as new additions? How is that an MVP job?
The 2024 Bills dominated turnovers, had the best field position, finished 2-3 against winning teams with an easy schedule, and yet we seemed to put more importance on one 4th-and-2 touchdown run against the Chiefs and lighting up the 15-2 Lions with numerous defensive starters on injured reserve.
Buffalo was celebrated for its efficiency last year, but so much of that was the lack of turnovers and sacks (negative plays). Part of that being influenced by the short fields and who they were playing. But it’s also just true that it’s hard to sustain such record-low levels of mistakes.
- In 20 games in 2024, Allen had 6 interceptions and 19 sacks.
- In 6 games in 2025, Allen has 4 interceptions and 12 sacks.
This year, the Bills are playing an even softer schedule to this point, but the field position (ranked 27th) isn’t the best in the league anymore. The turnovers are regression to the mean with 5 in the last two games alone after they had gone a record 26 games without losing the turnover battle. They’ve lost it twice now along with both games they were favored to win against the Patriots and Falcons. They didn’t even play all that well as huge favorites against the Saints and Patriots, for that matter.
Things were boiling underneath for a few weeks that this team wasn’t sharp, the defense wasn’t actually good without takeaways (had none in Atlanta), and Allen’s short passes didn’t move the chains as well once the Patriots and Falcons tackled better than teams like Miami and New Orleans could.
Buffalo’s four wins this season are against teams that are a combined 3-21 right now, and one of those wins was the Dolphins beating the Jets, two teams who are 0-10 when not playing each other.
Meanwhile, the 2025 Bills have trailed by double digits in the fourth quarter in 3-of-6 games, doing it every time they’ve faced even a modest challenger (Ravens, Patriots, Falcons). Good luck getting past the Chiefs in January playing like this. Patrick Mahomes has trailed by double digits in the fourth quarter in four of his last 65 games since the Chiefs traded Tyreek Hill in 2022.
The bye week comes at a good time as the Bills look confused. Almost like they heard all offseason about their schedule advantage and how they were favored to be the No. 1 seed. Now, they are technically in second place in the AFC East at 4-2 thanks to the tiebreaker the Patriots hold, and when you look at how easy New England’s schedule is, suddenly winning the AFC East again isn’t a lock for the Bills.
Maybe during this bye week, Allen and the Bills spend more focus on the details and getting back to winning football. Less time rewatching Sinners or shooting a new commercial. Just be a football player again.
5. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
Week 6 rank: 5 (0)
Honestly, I couldn’t explain how Jared Goff had a higher QBR (84.1) than Patrick Mahomes (81.3) in Sunday night’s 30-17 loss for Detroit. All I know is Goff started strong, had the mishap with the illegal motion to take away his crazy touchdown catch on a trick play, then Amon-Ra St. Brown dropped a 4th-and-2 pass in the second quarter in Kansas City territory.
But it certainly felt like Goff wasn’t that effective the rest of the night. Quick three-and-out before halftime. A couple of failed completions to end the first drive of the third quarter as Goff was 23-of-29 passing. But Detroit’s only score in the second half was a great catch by Sam LaPorta.
Down 10, Goff took a big third-down sack, which the Chiefs used to milk the clock and add a field goal. Even with plenty of time to run the ball with 1 yard to go before the 2-minute warning, Goff threw three straight incomplete passes to end the game. Coaching malpractice on Detroit’s part not to run the ball there and get that first down. Still, they would have needed two touchdowns with an onside kick recovery in between.
It wasn’t really a bad game by Goff, but just a few too many mistakes on a night where the Chiefs were much sharper.
6. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
Week 6 rank: 8 (+2)
Miami is an ideal opponent to “get right” against, and Justin Herbert did not waste the opportunity on the road after making maybe the best play of his career on the game-winning drive, using his strength to break away from a sack and find Ladd McConkey, who did some incredible YAC work to set up the game-winning field goal after the Chargers blew a 13-point lead.
That play is just one of my favorite dual-effort plays of all time. If Herbert takes the sack there, the Chargers could very well lose this game. If McConkey gets tackled in bounds instead of making that cut and turning up field, the Dolphins might win. Both players delivered, and the Chargers are still on track with a 4-2 record.
Herbert should still be in the MVP conversation too.
7. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
Week 6 rank: 9 (+2)
The Cowboys are getting a superior version out of George Pickens than what we saw in Pittsburgh. He looks like a legit WR1, which is big when CeeDee Lamb is still out. Unfortunately, the Cowboys didn’t give Dak any help on the ground game in Carolina, and the defense was again terrible, unable to get off the field in the last six minutes in a 30-27 loss.
It was a strong game from Prescott, but the last two drives definitely had a sour ending with him unable to cash in the red zone for a touchdown, then the screen-pass drive where they kept going backwards before never seeing the ball again.
The Cowboys are wasting some high-level QB play from Prescott with a 2-3-1 record. He’s having the kind of season people acted like Burrow was having in 2024 with the Bengals.
8. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Week 6 rank: 6 (-2)
With the huge numbers offenses have been posting on the Ravens this year, you had to be a little disappointed with Matthew Stafford only throwing for 181 yards and losing a fumble in a 17-3 win in Baltimore.
He didn’t produce any receivers with more than 40 yards, and it didn’t help that Puka Nacua left with an injury. The Rams also got a short field for one touchdown after a Zay Flowers fumble, so it was more of a grind and defensive game than expected. At least the Rams got the win after some brutal losses to the Eagles and 49ers this year.
9. Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
Week 6 rank: 7 (-2)
That’s a tough way to lose for Jayden Daniels and the Commanders. He threw his first pick of the season on the opening drive, then he fumbled on a handoff as the mist fell on the stadium, likely contributing to the slip as a few players had ball security issues in the fourth quarter:
The Bears took that turnover and turned it into a walk-off field goal. Could be a brutal one come playoff seeding time. It scars a night where Daniels made some great plays in throwing three touchdowns with a shorthanded receiving corps.
10. Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks
Week 6 rank: 11 (+1)
Sam Darnold going to Seattle and instantly turning Jaxon Smith-Njigba into Justin Jefferson is one of the most unexpected stories this season. JSN was fine in Seattle behind D.K. Metcalf and Tyler Lockett, but with those guys gone, he is playing like an All-Pro receiver with an average of 116.0 yards per game.
Sunday was probably his best game yet as he had 162 yards and a touchdown from Darnold in Jacksonville. Darnold also hit the big play late to help run the clock out on the Jags in a solid 20-12 win.
11. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers
Week 6 rank: 10 (-1)
After forcing a bad interception in the red zone on the opening drive, Love played a clean, efficient game as the Packers finally got a win again. No more ties, and hey, at least he got the pick out of the way early with Joe Flacco on the other side this time.
But Flacco made Love earn this win as the Bengals kept scoring against that supposedly vaunted Green Bay defense, so the Packers had to put the game away on offense with three straight scoring drives.
Maybe not the blowout people expected, but that’s more about the defense this week than Love’s offense, which should get some receivers back soon.
12. Drake Maye, New England Patriots
Week 6 rank: 12 (0)
Drake Maye had one of the more complete games of his young career with 261 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 25-19 win in New Orleans. The numbers could have been even better as I think this was his best throw yet as Maye hooked up with Stefon Diggs for 51 yards on a 3rd-and-17 in the fourth quarter even after he had his jersey ripped by a defender.
But they took that one away for a shady offensive pass interference penalty on Diggs. Maye is getting more MVP love with each passing week, but I still think New England’s laughable schedule needs to be considered, and let’s not forget he’s already lost two home games to the Raiders and Steelers, not scoring more than 14 points in either one.
But in the last month, he’s been on fire for the Patriots, and they’re not playing shutdown defense like Bill Belichick’s old teams for a young Tom Brady, and they’re not running the ball great like Vrabel’s Tennessee teams did with Derrick Henry for Ryan Tannehill’s benefit. Maye is deserving of more of the credit here.
13. Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 6 rank: 14 (+1)
It’s hard to say Aaron Rodgers played as well as his stat line given some of the bad misses he had to tall, open targets. But two things to really like from him in this game: Zero sacks taken and he got huge tight end Darnell Washington involved with 62 yards on 3 catches. More of that and the Steelers (4-1) will be in good shape.
Plus, it’s funny to see Rodgers in an offense with one good wide receiver (D.K. Metcalf) and three capable tight ends. Maybe four if you consider Connor Heyward was the one who caught this great touchdown throw from Rodgers.
Get the Bengay and IcyHot ready as the 41-year-old Rodgers will take on 40-year-old Joe Flacco and the Bengals this Thursday night.
14. Michael Penix Jr., Atlanta Falcons
Week 6 rank: 15 (+1)
Like I said in the preseason, the Atlanta offense is built through their “Crazy 8s” triplets offense with Michael Penix, Bijan Robinson, and Drake London. They were on full display Monday night against Buffalo’s struggling defense. London had 158 yards and nearly pulled off an incredible touchdown before halftime, getting tackled out of bounds at the 1. Robinson had 238 scrimmage yards.
Other than that, not much to show for the rest of the Atlanta offense. But Penix played well, and the only really bad moment was a late pass he forced on first down that was nearly intercepted when it was still 24-17, which would have been a disaster. But the play call should have been a run to work on the clock, so I blame the coaching first, Penix second for that dangerous play.
But Penix and his talented teammates showed what Atlanta is capable of this year. Hard to believe this is the same team that lost 30-0 to Carolina.
15. Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears
Week 6 rank: 16 (+1)
I’m not sure Caleb Williams was all that great in Monday night’s win in Washington, but he got it done in the rain late after some drops and bad penalties plagued the Bears. They caught the late break with Washington’s fumble after D’Andre Swift broke off that huge YAC touchdown for Williams’ stats.
But the interesting graphic noted that Williams is the first Bears quarterback to start a season with 200 passing yards and a touchdown pass in five straight games. Forget the beginning of the season. That’s already tied for the third-longest streak in Chicago history. The only longer streaks were 9 games by Erik Kramer (1995) and 6 games by Jay Cutler (2015).
That’s the Ben Johnson effect on this offense. We’ll see if they can sustain or improve.
16. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles
Week 6 rank: 13 (-3)
These 2025 Eagles are something else. They spam the Tush Push on four straight plays, get away with another false start before Hurts scores another touchdown, they got 17 points in a quarter and a half, then they get shut out the rest of the night in an upset loss to the Giants.
Hurts threw a big pick in the red zone in the fourth quarter when it was a 27-17 game, which the Giants turned into a touchdown and 34-17 lead. That meant a second-straight loss for the Eagles, who are really struggling in a variety of ways now.
The talent is still there, but you just don’t see this offense put it together for a full game this year. They only do well one half at a time, and at some point, we need to put some of the blame on the quarterback who is supposed to be coordinator-proof at this stage of his career.
17. C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans
Week 6 rank: 18 (+1)
The Texans (2-3) had their bye week, and we’ll see if C.J. Stroud can keep things rolling in Seattle on Monday night in the late window. That’s a good test for this offense.
18. Mac Jones, San Francisco 49ers
Week 6 rank: 17 (-1)
The bad Mac Jones game was bound to come eventually, and he started it on the opening drive when he should have had a pick-six if the defender could ever keep his feet (funny play):
Both teams were injured, but the Buccaneers handled things better. Jones had two more turnovers, and it was an uphill battle all day from the opening drive. He still threw for 347 yards, but the six sacks and three turnovers are hard to overcome.
19. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos
Week 6 rank: 19 (0)
It’s weird how Denver’s offense has basically played its worst games this season against the worst teams (Jets and Titans). But they still escaped both games with a win, and they needed a go-ahead field goal drive in this one after Troy Franklin fumbled on their opening drive and giving up a safety in the third quarter with a penalty on the line in the end zone.
Bo Nix didn’t really do much to impress you in this game, but he showed good recognition of the open man underneath on a 3rd-and-8 on the game-winning drive. Just be glad his defense saved the day by sacking the Jets nine times.
20. Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 6 rank: 20 (0)
It was good to see Lawrence get on the same page with Brian Thomas Jr. for their best game this season, and the numbers could have been even better if Travis Hunter didn’t line up offsides on a second touchdown to Thomas, and if Thomas didn’t have a huge third-down drop in the fourth quarter.
Still a work in progress, but the Jaguars were feast or famine in this game, which is why they only scored 12 points at home. They ended up punting 8 times, which is just too many in today’s NFL.
21. Spencer Rattler, New Orleans Saints
Week 6 rank: 23 (+2)
Spencer Rattler played another respectable, competitive game but the Saints still lost in the end by one score. This is getting redundant but given how awful this season could have gone for the team, you can’t be too mad with these results.
In fact, the Saints scored on their first four drives, but had to keep settling for field goals as Rattler’s teammates let him down with some drops, then Juwan Johnson had a huge fumble at midfield in the fourth quarter when the Saints were trying to march in a 25-19 game.
Rattler’s not good enough to will a flawed team to wins, but he’s not really a big reason they’re 1-5 either.
22. Carson Wentz, Minnesota Vikings
Week 6 rank: 22 (0)
The Vikings (3-2) had their bye week and that will hopefully give Carson Wentz and J.J. McCarthy more time to get healthy. It’s unclear who will be the starter in Week 7 against the reeling Eagles. I’d like to see Wentz get a shot at a revenge game, but there are rumors that this could be a “soft benching” for McCarthy, keeping the youngster out while they win with Wentz.
23. Jacoby Brissett, Arizona Cardinals
Week 6 rank: N/A (Kyler Murray was No. 21)
Jacoby Brissett’s return to Indy was impressive in that he only got the news late in the week he’d have to start for an injured Kyler Murray. But Brissett finished with 320 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, a pick, and 2 sacks. The Cardinals led 27-24 late before the defense gave up the lead, then Brissett came up empty in the red zone to end the game as he has often done in his career in crunch time (7-23 record at game-winning drives is only better than Justin Fields among active starters).
But Brissett’s performance feels a bit damning of Murray, who hasn’t put up yards and points like this for Arizona on the road since a game in 2022 against the Vikings.
24. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
Week 6 rank: 24 (0)
The Dolphins are wasting some Tua Tagovailoa go-ahead touchdown drives in the fourth quarter the last few weeks. They did it again when the Chargers marched down the field for a game-winning field goal after Tua erased a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter.
He had a couple of picks early in the game that didn’t help the cause, but he’s done a decent job late in games without Tyreek Hill, and tight end Darren Waller has made an impressive return to the league as he’s having a real impact.
Miami has scored 21-to-27 points in every game since Week 2. But the Dolphins just can’t seem to win and it’s largely tied to situational play.
25. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers
Week 6 rank: 28 (+3)
Running back Rico Dowdle has been the star of Carolina’s offense the last two weeks with huge rushing numbers in taking over for Chuba Hubbard while he’s injured. But Bryce Young has quietly benefitted from these big games on the ground, and he’s thrown 5 touchdowns the last two weeks despite not hitting 200 passing yards in either game.
Young has also led a game-winning drive in back-to-back games, doing a great job of running out the final 6+ minutes on the clock against Dallas to deny Dak Prescott a chance with the ball in a 30-27 upset victory.
The Panthers are 3-3 and Young is on pace for over 20 touchdown passes. Things are trending in the right direction even if the defenses of the Dolphins and Cowboys have so much to do with this.
26. Jaxson Dart, New York Giants
Week 6 rank: 29 (+3)
There is a real energy to what rookies Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo are bringing to the Giants after what looked like another lost season. They’ve managed upset wins against the Chargers and Eagles already, and Philadelphia’s defense may not have had Jalen Carter available, but Dart was impressive without Malik Nabers and Darius Slayton available at wide receiver.
His scrambling is absolutely legit as he joins Lamar Jackson and Jalen Hurts as the only quarterbacks to rush for 50 yards in each of their first three starts. He also scored an opening-drive touchdown for the third-straight start, the first quarterback to do that to begin his career since Patrick Mahomes. So, Dart is in great company.
But his biggest rival may end up being the blue medical tent, which he visited for at least the third time this season last Thursday for a concussion check. That feels like it’s sadly going to be a common occurrence until he learns to protect himself better. But while he’s young and having fun, the Giants have something to look forward to watching.
27. Geno Smith, Las Vegas Raiders
Week 6 rank: 25 (-2)
Sunday probably should have been a bigger bounce-back game for Geno given the opponent was the Titans. But it’s a little bothersome that his only touchdown pass came on a 2-yard drive set up by the defense. Smith also threw another pick and flirted with some fumbles himself, but the Raiders got their first win since Week 1 and he only missed a handful of passes.
Much tougher test in Kansas City this week.
28. Joe Flacco, Cincinnati Bengals
Week 6 rank: N/A (Jake Browning was No. 31)
Expectations were so low for Joe Flacoc’s first start with the Bengals after joining the team last Tuesday that the Packers were a 14-point favorite. Even though Flacco’s Browns upset the Packers a few weeks ago, he didn’t play well in that game. He didn’t start this game well either, but he settled in, he threw a couple of touchdown on fourth-down plays, and he kept putting pressure on Green Bay to keep scoring in the second half.
Incredibly, it’s the first time this season Flacco didn’t take multiple sacks or throw an interception, two things he did in every game for Cleveland before they traded him. He was supposed to get massacred behind that offensive line of the Bengals, but for one week, it didn’t really happen.
We’ll see if Flacco has any magic left against Mike Tomlin’s defense on Thursday. Upset alert is very real for that one.
29. Dillon Gabriel, Cleveland Browns
Week 6 rank: 27 (-2)
It’s not a good sign that the nicest thing you can say about Dillon Gabriel’s game in Pittsburgh is that he threw 52 passes and took 6 sacks and still didn’t have a fumble or interception. But he also led the Browns to 9 points and averaged 4.3 yards per pass attempt. The big plays aren’t there in this offense with either quarterback playing.
That’s why I think it’ll only be a matter of time before Kevin Stefanski is forced to start rookie Shedeur Sanders to see what’s behind that door. I imagine more sacks but maybe some more exciting plays too. The Browns have yet to break 17 points in any of their first six games, which sounds like last year when they didn’t top 18 points in the first seven games.
It’s hardly just the quarterback that’s the problem in Cleveland.
30. Justin Fields, New York Jets
Week 6 rank: 26 (-4)
The Broncos have a good defense, but my goodness, Justin Fields is just not a real NFL quarterback. It was bad enough when he had 3 completions into the fourth quarter against Buffalo in Week 2, but in this game in London, he finished with 9 completions and 9 sacks. That’s minus-10 net passing yards, the worst in any NFL game since the 1998 Chargers had minus-19 in a game in Ryan Leaf’s rookie year.
You know you’re doing poorly if you’re getting Leaf comparisons. You be the judge on the 9 sacks for Fields. I think the first six are clearly on him not getting rid of the ball fast enough, and the last three are more on Denver just teeing off on him quickly, including the game-clinching sack on fourth down as the Jets fell 13-11.
At 0-6, I’m not sure how Aaron Glenn doesn’t just make a move to Tyrod Taylor. Fields is never going to work out here.
31. Cooper Rush, Baltimore Ravens
Week 6 rank: 30 (-1)
One has to wonder why the Ravens ever signed Cooper Rush to be Lamar Jackson’s backup in the first place. He doesn’t fit the offense as well as Tyler Huntley, who replaced him in the fourth quarter of a winnable game Sunday. The problem is the timing as why should Rush get penalized for Zay Flowers causing a second fumble in the game to keep the Ravens in a 17-3 hole?
Rush hasn’t played well, but both of Huntley’s drives still ended in turnover on downs. The Ravens (1-5) badly need this bye week to get Jackson back to have any hope of salvaging this season. They’re not 4-12 without him as their starter since he took over in 2018.
32. Cam Ward, Tennessee Titans
Week 6 rank: 32 (0)
The bad news is Ward had another poor outing with six sacks and three giveaways, including a couple of strip-sack fumbles that didn’t help the defense. The good news is he won’t be burdened any longer by coach Brian Callahan, who the team fired Monday after he showed no progress in Tennessee.
Incredibly, this makes it where six of the last eight quarterbacks drafted No. 1 overall in the NFL saw their coach get fired during their rookie season. Historically, many of the quarterbacks who didn’t win with their first coach won later with someone else. Ward will have to add to that list in Tennessee.
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