{"id":12622,"date":"2025-10-29T08:18:49","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T08:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=12622"},"modified":"2025-10-29T10:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T10:42:17","slug":"2025-nfl-quarterback-rankings-week-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2025-nfl-quarterback-rankings-week-9","title":{"rendered":"2025 NFL Quarterback Rankings Week 9: Jordan Love Steals the Shine from Aaron Rodgers\u2019 Night in Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/a.-football\/league\/nfl-352\">NFL<\/a> season started with a ton of close games every week, but Week 8 was one <a href=\"https:\/\/captaincomeback.blog\/2025\/10\/27\/2025-nfl-stat-oddity-week-8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for the record books<\/a> with a single game decided by 1-9 points. That hadn\u2019t happened since 1970, and one thing was clear this week: Some old quarterbacks are washed up and probably shouldn\u2019t be starting anymore unless it\u2019s an emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The week started with <strong>Carson Wentz<\/strong> gutting it out for three hours in so much pain that I may have thought I was watching <em>The Pitt<\/em> via Amazon Prime Video instead of Vikings vs. Chargers. Goodnight, sweet prince.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then we saw <strong>Kirk Cousins<\/strong> return to the starting lineup in Atlanta after a Michael Penix Jr. injury, and that did not go well at all in a brutal home loss to the Dolphins.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Andy Dalton<\/strong> was a total disaster for Carolina against the Bills, registering a week-low 4.2 QBR in a 40-9 loss. Dalton might be old enough to have a kid with a 4.2 GPA by now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The week of blowouts ended with <strong>Marcus Mariota<\/strong> leading a single touchdown drive for the Commanders in Kansas City.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Too many quarterback injuries this year. But the oldest quarterback in the NFL, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/a.-football\/player\/aaron-rodgers-93928\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a>, was in the prime position on Sunday night to attempt to become the fifth quarterback to beat all 32 teams. But Green Bay\u2019s Jordan Love stole the show with a brilliant performance that has the Packers on top of the NFC and the Steelers looking for answers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We\u2019ll be back Thursday with an updated look at the NFL award races, including MVP.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each week at <a href=\"https:\/\/365scores.onelink.me\/Jiou\/ENASO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">365Scores<\/a>, we are going to rank all 32 NFL quarterbacks from top to bottom. The methodology is to start with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2025-nfl-quarterback-rankings\">preseason quarterback rankings<\/a> from July, which were based on a mixture of career value and recent play. <strong>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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#1-patrick-mahomes-kansas-city-chiefs\">1. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#2-daniel-jones-indianapolis-colts\">2. Daniel Jones, Indianapolis Colts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#3-dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys\">3. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#4-josh-allen-buffalo-bills\">4. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#5-jared-goff-detroit-lions\">5. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#6-justin-herbert-los-angeles-chargers\">6. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#7-jordan-love-green-bay-packers\">7. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#8-drake-maye-new-england-patriots\">8. Drake Maye, New England Patriots<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#9-matthew-stafford-los-angeles-rams\">9. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#10-baker-mayfield-tampa-bay-buccaneers\">10. Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#11-sam-darnold-seattle-seahawks\">11. Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#12-jalen-hurts-philadelphia-eagles\">12. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#13-aaron-rodgers-pittsburgh-steelers\">13. Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#14-bo-nix-denver-broncos\">14. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#15-caleb-williams-chicago-bears\">15. Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#16-jaxson-dart-new-york-giants\">16. Jaxson Dart, New York Giants<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#17-joe-flacco-cincinnati-bengals\">17. Joe Flacco, Cincinnati Bengals<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#18-c-j-stroud-houston-texans\">18. C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#19-mac-jones-san-francisco-49-ers\">19. Mac Jones, San Francisco 49ers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#20-jacoby-brissett-arizona-cardinals\">20. Jacoby Brissett, Arizona Cardinals<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#21-trevor-lawrence-jacksonville-jaguars\">21. Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#22-geno-smith-las-vegas-raiders\">22. Geno Smith, Las Vegas Raiders<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#23-tyler-huntley-baltimore-ravens\">23. Tyler Huntley, Baltimore Ravens<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#24-tua-tagovailoa-miami-dolphins\">24. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#25-justin-fields-new-york-jets\">25. Justin Fields, New York Jets<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#26-spencer-rattler-new-orleans-saints\">26. Spencer Rattler, New Orleans Saints<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#27-marcus-mariota-washington-commanders\">27. Marcus Mariota, Washington Commanders<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#28-carson-wentz-minnesota-vikings\">28. Carson Wentz, Minnesota Vikings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#29-kirk-cousins-atlanta-falcons\">29. Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#30-dillon-gabriel-cleveland-browns\">30. Dillon Gabriel, Cleveland Browns<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#31-andy-dalton-carolina-panthers\">31. Andy Dalton, Carolina Panthers<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#32-cam-ward-tennessee-titans\">32. Cam Ward, Tennessee Titans<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-patrick-mahomes-kansas-city-chiefs\">1. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 1 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How strong are the Chiefs right now? They were missing 40% of their offensive line starters, they had two interceptions to start the game (another ball went off Travis Kelce\u2019s hands), and they still scored four touchdowns on their next five drives to win 28-7. They even gained 119 yards of offense on one touchdown drive due to penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/a.-football\/player\/patrick-mahomes-63626\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a> said after the game that the record (5-3) isn\u2019t as good as last year when the team started 9-0, but it\u2019s been more fun this season. That could be a reference to the pressure the three-peat had on this team in 2024, or it could just mean he\u2019s back to making plays out of structure better than anyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mahomes made playing QB at an absurdly high level look ridiculously easy in the 2nd half last night. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y8GVwvRQWs\">pic.twitter.com\/y8GVwvRQWs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Seth Keysor (@RealMNchiefsfan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealMNchiefsfan\/status\/1983164908469731680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;Oh no it&#39;s 2nd and 17. Ah, well, nevertheless.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uDzETKh1tf\">pic.twitter.com\/uDzETKh1tf<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Seth Keysor (@RealMNchiefsfan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealMNchiefsfan\/status\/1983033020224332278?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 28, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s Buffalo week already for the Chiefs this Sunday. The game may not be the AFC Regular Season Game of the Year given what the Patriots and Colts are doing, and the fact that the Chiefs host Indy in Week 12. But we\u2019ll see how the Chiefs approach it as there may not actually be a rematch in January this time. The Chiefs are favored on the road too as Mahomes has been on a tear, and with the defense rounding into top form, they look like the best team in the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2235838940-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs \" class=\"wp-image-12642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2235838940-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2235838940-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2235838940-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2235838940-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2235838940-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Kevin Sabitus\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-daniel-jones-indianapolis-colts\">2. Daniel Jones, Indianapolis Colts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 2 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We should not take it for granted how efficient and consistent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/a.-football\/player\/daniel-jones-93345\">Daniel Jones<\/a> has been this season for the Colts. Even with the Titans sacking him a season-high 3 times, he threw a season-high 3 touchdown passes, averaged a season-best 9.4 yards per pass, and he converted a third-and-long with the longest completion by air yards of his NFL career to Alec Pierce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Daniel Jones runs the &quot;Alec down there somewhere&quot; to perfection \ud83d\ude80 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yYgfErBS7R\">pic.twitter.com\/yYgfErBS7R<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL on CBS \ud83c\udfc8 (@NFLonCBS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonCBS\/status\/1982574586337366438?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll see the Colts in Pittsburgh on Sunday, so another chance to light up a reeling defense for the team with the best record in the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-widget-type=\"predictions\" data-entity-type=\"game\" data-widget-id=\"0.cl2p08wp8ao\" data-lang=\"en-US\" data-entity-id=\"4427611\" data-publisher-id=\"125\" data-live-mode=\"true\" data-hide-powered-by=\"true\"><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/widgets.365scores.com\/main.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-dak-prescott-dallas-cowboys\">3. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 3 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rough day for Dak in Denver with the way the Broncos were pouring on touchdowns against that awful defense. But that\u2019s to be expected of Dallas this year. Dak knows that going into these games, and it just never seemed like the Cowboys had a real plan or were prepared to take on a team that\u2019s rolling right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll see him in prime time next Monday night against Arizona, a game the Cowboys will desperately need to win to stay alive in this playoff race. Prescott still leads all quarterbacks in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/qbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">QBR<\/a> (79.5) this season, but he\u2019ll need a bounce-back game at home here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1458917042-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\" Dak Prescott #4 of the Dallas Cowboys \" class=\"wp-image-7217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1458917042-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1458917042-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1458917042-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1458917042-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/GettyImages-1458917042-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Michael Owens\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-josh-allen-buffalo-bills\">4. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 4 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In any other week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/a.-football\/player\/josh-allen-63292\">Josh Allen<\/a> would be moving ahead of Dak Prescott again after the game he had in Denver. But this was not a normal week. Actually, I would say Allen had the most misleading stat line of any quarterback in Week 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the surface, it looks like he had a solid game manager type of day in an easy 40-9 win in Carolina as Andy Dalton gave the game away for free with turnovers. Allen was 12-of-19 for 163 yards, a touchdown pass, and he had two short touchdown runs. So, your quarterback accounts for three touchdowns and averages over 8.0 yards per pass attempt. Very good, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this is why we look at more numbers beyond the general box score. Allen\u2019s QBR was 46.3, which is a below-average game that only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/qbr\/_\/view\/weekly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ranked 18th in Week 8<\/a>. His raw QBR was only 40.9, so he\u2019s actually getting a healthy opponent adjustment for reasons I couldn\u2019t explain as the Panthers have a middling defense at best.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why such a low QBR in a 40-9 win with three touchdowns and a 108.0 passer rating? For starters, Allen\u2019s 54-yard touchdown pass to Khalil Shakir was all Shakir. It was a 4-yard throw short of the sticks where Shakir broke a tackle and gained the last 50 in YAC for the touchdown, so Allen gets marginal credit for that play, the type of short throw with huge YAC for a touchdown that he\u2019s lapping the league in the last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Khalil Shakir goes 54 yards for another big Bills TD!<br><br>BUFvsCAR on FOX\/FOX One<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HkKw7uXVnt\">https:\/\/t.co\/HkKw7uXVnt<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GUZO4L89Ww\">pic.twitter.com\/GUZO4L89Ww<\/a><\/p>&mdash; NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1982520691825275307?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, advanced stats hate sacks, and Allen had two early ones in this game to already match his 2024 season total of 14 sacks with 10 games to go. The first came on a third down to start the game, pushing the field goal attempt back to 45 yards. The second was on third down in the red zone where Allen\u2019s jersey was ripped, but he ended up losing 16 yards here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Josh Allen sacked! D.J. Wonnum wasn&#39;t letting go of that shirt. <br><br>\ud83d\udcfa: FOX <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eIkFxixTgk\">pic.twitter.com\/eIkFxixTgk<\/a><\/p>&mdash; FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonFOX\/status\/1982503738695901620?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Third, the game was such a blowout because of James Cook and the defense. Cook rushed for 216 yards, including a 64-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. He\u2019s now leading the NFL in yards per carry (6.0) and rushing yards per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe Cook would be getting the MVP talk that Jonathan Taylor is getting in Indy if he had a few more touchdowns on his total this year, but that\u2019s where Allen\u2019s two scores in this game come into play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What\u2019s the weakest touchdown drive you can think of a quarterback getting credit for on a drive where he throws or runs for the touchdown in a game? I think Allen may have given us the perfect example in this game. Up 12-3 at the two-minute warning, Dalton\u2019s pass was intercepted and returned to the Carolina 1-yard line. Allen immediately got the call on the Tush Push for a 1-yard touchdown drive. One play, one yard, and it\u2019s a Tush Push on top of that. Gross, unethical field general work here (my 2025 way of calling him a stat padder).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later in the third quarter, the Bills were up 33-3 and Dalton fumbled again, setting up the offense in the red zone immediately at the Carolina 19. At this point, you could have justified pulling Allen for backup Mitch Trubisky to finish the game. But Allen stayed in, threw two passes for 13 yards, then on 3rd-and-goal, he again plowed in for the 1-yard touchdown run to go up 40-3 with 1:19 left in the third. Allen then sat out the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But between the massive YAC touchdown, the third-down sacks, and QB sneak touchdown drives he didn\u2019t do anything to earn, that\u2019s how you end up with a below-average QBR for a 31-point win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is why there\u2019s still chatter about the direction of Buffalo\u2019s passing game coming out of the bye week, because this game didn\u2019t really answer much for their issues. Keon Coleman didn\u2019t really do anything again, Dalton Kincaid had one catch for 23 yards, and Allen seems to be more indecisive this year and falling in love with retreating to the sideline before making throws down the field. He\u2019s been successful in the past with that, but this isn\u2019t sustainable offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Chiefs up next for their annual regular-season showdown, you\u2019d like to see Allen sharper than this going into it as that game suddenly takes on a higher level of importance with the way these division races no longer guarantee the Chiefs and Bills will win their divisions and meet again in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And if we\u2019re still entertaining this idea of Allen for MVP in 2025, he needs to be much better than he has been the last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-jared-goff-detroit-lions\">5. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 5 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lions (5-2) had their bye week, so Goff was able to join the ManningCast and have a good time watching the Chiefs-Commanders game and discuss his touchdown catch that was taken away by penalty against Kansas City, and his Halloween costume this year. And I still say if we were ranking quarterbacks by their wives, Goff is No. 1 in the league (watch Season 2 of <em>Quarterback<\/em> on Netflix for evidence).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll see him against the Vikings in Week 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THIS JARED GOFF INTERVIEW IS WILD.<br><br>Q: \u201cYour wife is a Sports Illustrated swimsuit model, correct? <br><br>\u201cWhile you&#39;re here. Would you mind signing her pages?\u201d<br><br>Goff: \u201cWHY IS IT ALL STICKY?\u201d<br><br>THIS IS INSANE \ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80<br><br>(Via Caleb Pressley)<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gnx7DDMsn4\">pic.twitter.com\/gnx7DDMsn4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MLFootball (@MLFootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLFootball\/status\/1965568843356799167?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 10, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-justin-herbert-los-angeles-chargers\">6. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 8 (+2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m still not sure Justin Herbert didn\u2019t get away with a pick-six on his first pass of the night against Minnesota. But after that fortunate reversal, he marched right down the field for a touchdown, and it ended up being that kind of night for the Chargers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Herbert was happy to have Joe Alt back at left tackle, and he still rushed for 62 yards to show off his scrambling ability. His most complete game in many weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justin-herbert-chargers-nfl-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Herbert of the Los Angeles Chargers\" class=\"wp-image-11697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justin-herbert-chargers-nfl-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justin-herbert-chargers-nfl-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justin-herbert-chargers-nfl-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justin-herbert-chargers-nfl-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/justin-herbert-chargers-nfl-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> (Photo by Brooke Sutton\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-jordan-love-green-bay-packers\">7. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 9 (+2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday night in Pittsburgh wasn\u2019t the biggest win of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/a.-football\/player\/jordan-love-93916\">Jordan Love\u2019s<\/a> career, but it might be No. 2 right now behind his playoff upset in Dallas two seasons ago. That was very impressive to go in there on a night that was all about Aaron Rodgers facing his former team and be the star of the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love completed 20 consecutive passes at one point, tying Brett Favre for a franchise record that even Rodgers didn\u2019t hold. He threw for 360 yards and 3 touchdowns, he overcame his kicker missing early twice, he scored 28 points after halftime after trailing 16-7, and he technically had another fourth-quarter comeback as the Packers were trailing on the first play of the quarter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was the best Love and the Packers have looked since those first two games this season, and it\u2019s why this team could be the NFC Super Bowl representative. Love is playing some of his best ball right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-widget-type=\"predictions\" data-entity-type=\"game\" data-widget-id=\"0.xj5sectf47r\" data-lang=\"en-US\" data-entity-id=\"4427612\" data-publisher-id=\"125\" data-live-mode=\"true\" data-hide-powered-by=\"true\"><\/div>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/widgets.365scores.com\/main.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"8-drake-maye-new-england-patriots\">8. Drake Maye, New England Patriots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 10 (+2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drake Maye faced what is likely the best defense he\u2019ll see all year in the Cleveland Browns. It was a rough game early with a bad pick, and Myles Garrett (5.0 sacks) kept sacking Maye, who went down 6 times total, to limit the Patriots to field goals early. But he got it together with some deep balls late, threw 3 touchdowns (Stefon Diggs finally got one), and finished with 282 yards passing and 50 more rushing in an easy 32-13 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Scoring 30 points on 12 offensive drives? You\u2019ll take that against the Browns. But with Maye taking 10 sacks over the last two weeks, you do have some concerns with that part of this offense as that could matter when you\u2019re playing teams better than the Titans and Browns who don\u2019t have the offenses to match with New England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, Maye already has five games this season where he\u2019s taken at least 4 sacks. It looks like completing 75.2% of your passes is coming at the expense of a staggeringly high 11.0% sack rate. Maybe a few more throwaways wouldn\u2019t be a bad idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Highest sack rate in a season with 100+ passer rating (min. 200 passes)<br><br>1. 1998 Chris Chandler &#8211; 12.1% [lost SB]<br>2. 2025 Drake Maye &#8211; 11.0%<br>3. 2018 Deshaun Watson &#8211; 10.9% [lost WC]<br>4. 2018 Russell Wilson &#8211; 10.7% [lost WC]<br>5. 2007 Ben Roethlisberger &#8211; 10.4% [lost WC]<\/p>&mdash; Scott Kacsmar (@ScottKacsmar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottKacsmar\/status\/1983429528971313607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"9-matthew-stafford-los-angeles-rams\">9. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 6 (-3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Obviously, Matthew Stafford did nothing wrong on his bye week for the Rams (5-2). He just falls a bit in the rankings here as the three quarterbacks directly ahead of him had big showings. We\u2019ll see the Rams at home against the Saints, which should be another good opportunity for Stafford to put up some numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"10-baker-mayfield-tampa-bay-buccaneers\">10. Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 7 (-3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Tampa Bay offense is clearly slipping without Bucky Irving, Mike Evans, and Chris Godwin active. But is Baker Mayfield nursing an injury too? He hasn\u2019t had a single rushing attempt in his last two games and his last scramble was that 3rd-and-14 against the 49ers a few weeks back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mayfield was not good in Sunday\u2019s 23-3 win that was powered by the defense. He almost threw a pick twice from the 1-yard line before the Bucs finally rushed for the touchdown after getting stopped on eight consecutive snaps from the 1-yard line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bucs have a bye week, so if Baker\u2019s MVP campaign is going to have a rebound, they\u2019ll need to get healthy and he\u2019ll need to play much better the next three games against the Patriots, Bills, and Rams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239810454-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Baker Mayfield #6 of the Tampa Bay \" class=\"wp-image-12498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239810454-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239810454-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239810454-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239810454-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2239810454-1-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Soobum Im\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"11-sam-darnold-seattle-seahawks\">11. Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 11 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Seahawks (5-2) had their bye week, so we\u2019ll see Sam Darnold this Sunday night against a Washington defense that has been struggling. Sounds like a golden opportunity to light it up with Jaxon Smith-Njigba again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"12-jalen-hurts-philadelphia-eagles\">12. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 13 (+1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The game gets easier when you rush for over 250 yards like the Eagles did against the Giants, looking more like the offense we saw last year with Saquon Barkley. That was needed on a day where A.J. Brown was inactive, but Hurts was very solid again. Not quite as good as the touchdown number (4) suggests as he only threw for 179 yards and also took four more sacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But you can\u2019t argue with results like a 38-20 win as the Eagles finally blew a team out for the first time this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"13-aaron-rodgers-pittsburgh-steelers\">13. Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 12 (-1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In all of NFL history, I think you can pin down the top five quarterback revenge games when a legend faces his former team for the first time. Aaron Rodgers has played in two of them, he played a different role in each game, and he lost both with his defense getting shredded:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Joe Montana, 1994 Chiefs vs. 49ers (W 24-17):<\/strong> Montana\u2019s new defense forced MVP Steve Young into three turnovers while Montana passed for 203 yards and 2 touchdowns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brett Favre, 2009 Vikings at Packers (W 30-23)<\/strong>: The Vikings pulled away late with Favre throwing for 271 yards and 3 touchdowns to negate a 384-yard passing game for Rodgers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Peyton Manning, 2013 Broncos at Colts (L 39-33)<\/strong>: Manning threw for 386 yards and 3 touchdowns in his return to Indy, but Andrew Luck had a special game with 4 total touchdowns.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tom Brady, 2021 Buccaneers at Patriots (W 19-17):<\/strong> Bill Belichick\u2019s defense held Brady without a touchdown pass (22-of-43 for 269 yards) but the Bucs still won after the Patriots missed a 56-yard field goal with 0:55 left.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aaron Rodgers, 2025 Steelers vs. Packers (L 35-25):<\/strong> Pittsburgh led 16-7 at halftime but was blown out 28-9 after the half as Jordan Love put on a show.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s actually very fitting. Montana and Brady won their games with their defenses showing up and they didn\u2019t have to do as much. Manning and Rodgers saw their teams give up 30+ points. That\u2019s the kind of luck those quarterbacks had throughout their careers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Starts before D\/ST allowed 31+ points in 4 different games:<br><br>Aaron Rodgers<br>GB &#8211; 23<br>NYJ &#8211; 14<br>PIT &#8211; 7<br><br>Tom Brady<br>NE &#8211; 79<br>TB &#8211; 43<br><br>Starts before D allowed 3 game-winning drives:<br><br>Rodgers<br>2008 GB &#8211; 8<br>2024 NYJ &#8211; 8<br>2025 PIT &#8211; 7<br><br>Brady<br>NE &#8211; 127<br>TB &#8211; 28<\/p>&mdash; Scott Kacsmar (@ScottKacsmar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottKacsmar\/status\/1983378645264548135?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 29, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Steelers led 16-7 at halftime, but the second half really exposed how far the defense has fallen, and it showcased just how limited the Steelers are at wide receiver. Once you get past D.K. Metcalf, there\u2019s just not much there. They\u2019ll need to make some move before the trade deadline as signing Marquez Valdes-Scantling, a former Rodgers teammate from Green Bay, isn\u2019t enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2233391377-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Rodgers #8 of the Pittsburgh Steelers \" class=\"wp-image-12643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2233391377-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2233391377-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2233391377-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2233391377-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2233391377-1-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> (Photo by Logan Bowles\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"14-bo-nix-denver-broncos\">14. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 15 (+1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We needed to see some early production from that Denver offense after a sluggish few weeks in the first three quarters. Thankfully, the Dallas defense is everyone\u2019s get-right game, and Bo Nix finished with four touchdown passes in a 44-24 rout, a great rebound after getting picked on the opening drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tougher tests are on the way though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"15-caleb-williams-chicago-bears\">15. Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 16 (+1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a league of 32 teams, it makes sense that No. 15 is about the spot where you start to get nervous or disappointed about how good the quarterback really is this season. Jadyen Daniels would likely be in this spot had he played this week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s hard not to be disappointed with Caleb Williams and his offense in the 30-16 loss in Baltimore. The Bears scored a season-low in points against the 32nd-ranked scoring defense. They settled for a field goal four times, only found the end zone once, and Williams couldn\u2019t even deliver on a final drive in a two-score game to keep things going.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s just hope it\u2019s not the start of another collapse as the Bears were 4-2 last year too before finishing 5-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"16-jaxson-dart-new-york-giants\">16. Jaxson Dart, New York Giants<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 18 (+2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tough week for Jaxson Dart as his Giants lost to the Eagles and he lost his buddy in rookie back Cam Skattebo, who dislocated his ankle. That means he\u2019ll have to go the rest of the way without his best receiver (Malik Nabers) and back. Can\u2019t even blame MetLife Stadium for this one as it happened in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, Dart has produced enough offense in these games that it\u2019s hard not to be impressed and bullish about his future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"17-joe-flacco-cincinnati-bengals\">17. Joe Flacco, Cincinnati Bengals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 21 (+4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Flacco had another game for Cincinnati where he threw no interceptions, only took one sack, the running game was popping, and he had 223 yards and 2 touchdown passes. He even ran for a quarterback sneak TD and converted a 3rd-and-12 on a scramble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Flacco learned quickly about the incompetence of coach Zac Taylor and the worthless Bengals defense, which allowed three straight touchdowns in the fourth quarter to one of the worst comeback quarterbacks in NFL history (Justin Fields).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Flacco had the ball, down 39-38, with 1:48 and all three timeouts \u2013 an eternity of time in this league to set up a field goal. They weren\u2019t in much of a hurry on the drive either, so that time quickly got under 50 seconds. Then Flacco\u2019s pass for Iosvias was defensed after a catch there could have set up a long field goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But then the cardinal sin happened. The Bengals ran the ball on 2nd-and-10 and only gained a yard. Just like that you\u2019re in 3rd-and-9, and there goes the pass rush forcing Flacco into a couple of incompletions to end the game at midfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That run call might haunt the Bengals (3-5) for the rest of the year as it just blew up the drive and made no sense. That\u2019s what happens when you\u2019re a team that routinely comes up small in moments like this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"18-c-j-stroud-houston-texans\">18. C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 23 (+5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a league. Six days after C.J. Stroud had one of the worst games of his career in Seattle, he had one of his best against the 49ers without top receiver Nico Collins. Of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But sometimes that can help if only you get other guys stepping up, and the 49ers\u2019 defense, which is missing top dogs Nick Bosa and Fred Warner, wasn\u2019t sure who to cover. Stroud was on pace for almost 450 yards at halftime and finished with 318 in the win. He found Xavier Hutchinson and Jayden Higgins for touchdowns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe this will get the offense on track, but I think I said the exact same thing after the Baltimore win, and we know what happened next in Seattle. But good for Stroud to play more like the rookie we loved in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"19-mac-jones-san-francisco-49-ers\">19. Mac Jones, San Francisco 49ers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 17 (-2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have defenses \u201cfigured out\u201d Mac Jones with the 49ers? Over the last three games, he\u2019s thrown 2 touchdowns to 4 interceptions with 9 sacks, and he hasn\u2019t even broke 200 yards passing the last two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Houston has a good defense, but with the Texans not allowing Jones to spam passes to Chrisitan McCaffrey, the San Francisco offense was largely held in check in the 26-15 loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"20-jacoby-brissett-arizona-cardinals\">20. Jacoby Brissett, Arizona Cardinals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 20 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cardinals (2-5) had their bye week and will face Dallas on Monday night. It\u2019ll probably be Kyler Murray back at quarterback, but Brissett did a very respectable job in the last two games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"21-trevor-lawrence-jacksonville-jaguars\">21. Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 24 (+3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Jaguars (4-3) had their bye week after that awful loss in London to the Rams. We\u2019ll see if Trevor Lawrence can get on the same page with his receivers against a Vegas defense that gave up over 400 yards and 31 points on five possessions to Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in their last game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"22-geno-smith-las-vegas-raiders\">22. Geno Smith, Las Vegas Raiders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 27 (+5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Raiders (2-5) had their bye week and will face Jacksonville this week. That\u2019s a defense that gets a lot of takeaways this season, so Geno Smith (10 picks) will need to be sharper with the ball. We\u2019ll see if he can get any of his top receiving weapons back in time for Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"23-tyler-huntley-baltimore-ravens\">23. Tyler Huntley, Baltimore Ravens<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: N\/A (Cooper Rush was No. 30)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like I said last time the Ravens played, it made no sense why they opted for Cooper Rush to back up Lamar Jackson, who was a surprise scratch for this game. Had Tyler Huntley started against the Rams, maybe they win that game too. Alas, they were able to win this one against Chicago after a very efficient game from Huntley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After going three-and-out on the opening drive, Huntley led the Ravens to scores on 6-of-7 drives to close the game out. Huntley\u2019s 90.1 QBR was the second highest in Week 8, but we need to see Lamar back this Thursday against Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"24-tua-tagovailoa-miami-dolphins\">24. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 29 (+5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No, you will not convince me that Tua Tagovailoa should be the Dolphins\u2019 starting quarterback in 2026. But props for delivering the best game of the season anyone\u2019s had against this Atlanta defense in a stunning upset win. Tua threw four touchdowns and dominated Atlanta\u2019s pass rush by getting rid of the ball quickly. He also did this with a bad eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I\u2019m still not moved to not want to move on from him for next season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"25-justin-fields-new-york-jets\">25. Justin Fields, New York Jets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 31 (+6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my favorite NFL streaks is over. Justin Fields was 0-26 when the opponent scored more than 20 points but you can make that 1-26 now after a 39-38 comeback win against the Bengals (of course it was Zac Taylor and his defense).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hats off to Fields for playing a very good game on a tough week where owner Woody Johnson threw him under the bus about not completing enough passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, you have to laugh at Fields getting the first shootout win and just the third fourth-quarter comeback of his career on a week where the NFL was historically in blowout mode as every other game was decided by 10+ points. That hadn\u2019t happened since the 1970 season. Also, let\u2019s not forget the game-winning touchdown pass in this game was a double-clutch throw by running back Breece Hall on a trick play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breece Hall&#39;s 4-yard TD pass to Mason Taylor had a completion probability of 18.0%, the most improbable completion by a running back in the NGS era (since 2016).<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYJvsCIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NYJvsCIN<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JetUp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#JetUp<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/InptzpAe7q\">pic.twitter.com\/InptzpAe7q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Next Gen Stats (@NextGenStats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NextGenStats\/status\/1982542153986478536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So even when Fields comes back to win a shootout, he still leaves an asterisk with it as Hall threw the game-winning touchdown pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"26-spencer-rattler-new-orleans-saints\">26. Spencer Rattler, New Orleans Saints<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 25 (-1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It looks like Week 8 will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/saints-turn-to-tyler-shough-as-starting-qb-spencer-rattler-moves-to-bench-for-new-orleans-per-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the end of the line<\/a> for Spencer Rattler starting at quarterback for the Saints. They benched him during Sunday\u2019s loss for rookie Tyler Shough, and it\u2019s going to be Shough starting the next game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The move is fine as the coaching staff had no real commitment to Rattler, a 2024 fifth-round pick. I think he\u2019s played better than expected this year and helped the team remain competitive in games they probably should have been blown out it, but there are limitations with him, and the draft capital spent on Shough at his advanced age for a rookie meant it was only a matter of time before this happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Rattler has played his way into a likely long NFL career, backup or otherwise. As for Shough, he did some okay things in relief of Rattler on Sunday. The pick wasn\u2019t his fault.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tyler Shough: \u201cHey it\u2019s my first drive in the NFL, help me out fellas!\u201d<br><br>Chris Olave: \u201cLol, I\u2019m gonna give the ball to the defense now\u201d<br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lRpswtz0pS\">pic.twitter.com\/lRpswtz0pS<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Breton (@BretonPicks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BretonPicks\/status\/1982571999504560402?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But we\u2019ll see how Shough can perform as the starter this week against the Rams on the road. Not an ideal start against a great pass rush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"27-marcus-mariota-washington-commanders\">27. Marcus Mariota, Washington Commanders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: N\/A (Jayden Daniels was No. 14)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Monday night may have been the first time in several years I sat down and watched a full Marcus Mariota performance live, and I forgot how annoying he can be to watch. When he\u2019s not getting rid of the ball immediately, he hesitates a lot, he throws hospital balls, he throws weird-arcing passes that require incredible catches, and he\u2019s not as fast as a runner as he used to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The early pick was 100% on Deebo Samuel to start the game, but Mariota really didn\u2019t have a big impact on this one. Got bailed out by some incredible Terry McLaurin catches on the sidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Commanders need Jayden Daniels back ASAP. Also, I was correct in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/scotts-seven-nfl-picks-week-8-2025\">NFL Week 8 picks<\/a> that the Chiefs would end Washington\u2019s 27-game streak of scoring 18+ points, the second-longest streak ever behind a pair of 28-game streaks by Kansas City. Mariota helped keep that streak alive a few times when Daniels was injured, but it\u2019s now over with him losing 28-7 in Kansas City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"28-carson-wentz-minnesota-vikings\">28. Carson Wentz, Minnesota Vikings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 22 (-6)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Props to Carson Wentz for toughing it out last Thursday night in LA as he was grimacing after every play. It\u2019s been reported he\u2019s expected to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery, so there\u2019s a chance Thursday night is the last NFL game you\u2019ll ever see him start after paying for six teams the last six seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point, you\u2019ve come to expect players wanting to play despite being too injured, and coaches have long seemed disinterested in telling them no. That\u2019s just the nature of the NFL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"29-kirk-cousins-atlanta-falcons\">29. Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: N\/A (Michael Penix Jr. was No. 19)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oof. Kirk Cousins might be cooked for good if he can\u2019t get more offense than that going against a defense as poor as Miami. The old Cousins would have easily threw for over 225 yards and a few touchdowns with a solid completion percentage against this defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, the Falcons didn\u2019t find the end zone until way late in the fourth quarter of a blowout loss. Granted, it didn\u2019t help that Drake London was out too as he\u2019s such a pivotal part of this receiving corps, which is lacking at wide receiver. Darnell Mooney also just returned from injury and was barely a factor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, the Falcons had a lot of issues besides Cousins on Sunday, but it still doesn\u2019t look like he\u2019s a viable starter anymore even in spot duty. They need Penix to heal up quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"30-dillon-gabriel-cleveland-browns\">30. Dillon Gabriel, Cleveland Browns<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 28 (-2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think we\u2019re on Shedeur Sanders watch in Cleveland. Any week now. The Browns lost 32-13 in New England, and there were certainly more issues than rookie Dillon Gabriel. But his lack of stretching the field is a problem. He\u2019s not really good for much else than targeting the two tight ends underneath.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But this grounding penalty in the end zone for a safety is why we might see Shedeur sooner than later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dillon Gabriel just threw the ball out of bounds and got intentional grounding in the endzone, so it\u2019s a safety \ud83d\ude2d<br><br>WE NEED SHEDEUR SANDERS!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lSM5bhKxW2\">pic.twitter.com\/lSM5bhKxW2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; SM Highlights (@SMHighlights1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SMHighlights1\/status\/1982535990242640114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"31-andy-dalton-carolina-panthers\">31. Andy Dalton, Carolina Panthers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: N\/A (Bryce Young was No. 26)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the passes Andy Dalton threw against Buffalo weren\u2019t bad, save for a pick on an athletic play that sniffed out a WR screen all the way. But everything else was an absolute mess with the 7 sacks, 2 fumbles, and looking quite old and slow in a 40-9 beatdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Calling out Andy Dalton\u2019s age as he\u2019s chased down from behind and fumbles is quite hilarious <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Oss4Wjn7xr\">pic.twitter.com\/Oss4Wjn7xr<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ThatsGoodSports (@BrandonPerna) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrandonPerna\/status\/1982498776234565878?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I still say Bryce Young doesn\u2019t win this game for Carolina either, but yeah, he would have protected the ball better than this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"32-cam-ward-tennessee-titans\">32. Cam Ward, Tennessee Titans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 8 rank<\/strong>: 32 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If I can offer Titans fans some hope beyond the promise of a new head coach in 2026, the team has played a tough schedule to this point with five likely playoff opponents. A sixth game was against Houston, a quality defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, it hasn\u2019t been easy on Cam Ward in any way. He never had a chance to outscore the machine that is Indy on Sunday, and he did at least finish with respectable standard passing numbers (22-of-38 for 259 yards). But only one touchdown on the first nine drives isn\u2019t going to cut it. Three sacks on late downs are also a killer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Related Articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2025-nfl-quarterback-rankings-week-8\">2025 NFL Quarterback Rankings Week 8: Patrick Mahomes Breaks PFF\u2019s Grading System and Daniel Jones Joins Elite Company<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2025-nfl-quarterback-rankings-week-7\">2025 NFL Quarterback Rankings Week 7: We Need to Talk About Josh Allen and the Disappointing Buffalo Bills<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2025-nfl-quarterback-rankings-week-6\">2025 NFL Quarterback Rankings Week 6: The Mayfield-Darnold Passing Clinic and Every Great AFC Quarterback\u2019s Team Takes a Loss<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2025-nfl-award-races-week-5\">2025 NFL Award Races Through the First Quarter: Are We Headed Towards Josh Allen vs. Patrick Mahomes for MVP?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2025-nfl-quarterback-rankings-week-5\">2025 NFL Quarterback Rankings Week 5: Patrick Mahomes Outduels Lamar Jackson Again and the Wild Start to the Jaxson Dart Era<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2025-nfl-quarterback-rankings-week-4\">2025 NFL Quarterback Rankings Week 4: Lamar Jackson Sacked, Baker Mayfield\u2019s Wild Run, and Is This the End for Russell Wilson?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/patrick-mahomes-turns-30-best-there-is\">Patrick Mahomes Turns 30: The Best There Is, the Best There Was, the Best There Ever Will Be?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2025-nfl-quarterback-rankings-week-3\">2025 NFL Quarterback Rankings Week 3: Injuries Are Sadly Piling Up Quickly to Joe Burrow, Jayden Daniels, J.J. McCarthy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2025-nfl-quarterback-rankings-week-2\">2025 NFL Quarterback Rankings Week 2: If Your QB Isn\u2019t a Demon, You\u2019re Not Winning the AFC <\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2025-nfl-predictions-super-bowl-lx\">2025 NFL Predictions: Who Makes It to Super Bowl LX?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2025-nfl-award-best-bets\">2025 NFL Award Nominees and Best Bets: Can We Get a Good and Logical MVP Race?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/eagles-2025-nfl-season-preview\">Philadelphia Eagles 2025 NFL Season Preview and Picks: Did Philly Crush One Great Dynasty to Start Its Own?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2025-nfl-quarterback-rankings\">2025 NFL Quarterback Rankings: This Is Still Patrick Mahomes\u2019 League<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2025 NFL season started with a ton of close games every week, but Week 8 was one for the record books with a single game decided by 1-9 points. That hadn\u2019t happened since 1970, and one thing was clear this week: Some old quarterbacks are washed up and probably shouldn\u2019t be starting anymore unless &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":7103,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"Our Week 9 NFL quarterback rankings look at Jordan Love's huge game in Pittsburgh, Justin Fields' rare comeback, and Josh Allen's stat line.","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"NFL,Quarterback","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_robots":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[402,353,519,412,416,483,1066,1429,343,404,406,657,47,398,444,1412,1636,975,152,786],"content-tags":[],"article_type":[3327,3329],"entity_type":[3335],"inspiration":[3337,3339],"class_list":["post-12622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl","tag-aaron-rodgers","tag-baker-mayfield","tag-bengals","tag-carson-wentz","tag-dak-prescott","tag-drake-maye","tag-joe-flacco","tag-jordan-love","tag-josh-allen","tag-justin-fields","tag-kirk-cousins","tag-marcus-mariota","tag-nfl","tag-packers","tag-patrick-mahomes","tag-peyton-manning","tag-quarterbacks","tag-steelers","tag-tom-brady","tag-week-8","article_type-discover","article_type-news","entity_type-competitor","inspiration-365s-articles","inspiration-planned"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12622"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12645,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12622\/revisions\/12645"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12622"},{"taxonomy":"content-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-tags?post=12622"},{"taxonomy":"article_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_type?post=12622"},{"taxonomy":"entity_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/entity_type?post=12622"},{"taxonomy":"inspiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/inspiration?post=12622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}