The NFL gave us the full scale of quarterback play in Week 10. It started with another memorable game between Joe Burrow and Lamar Jackson in Baltimore, it continued with a Germany game between Daniel Jones and Bryce Young that we’d like to forget, and Jared Goff and C.J. Stroud gave us plenty of bloopers and drama on Sunday night.
We even gained some appreciation for Trevor Lawrence and Dak Prescott after having to watch Mac Jones and Cooper Rush play for the Jaguars and Cowboys. But it’s all just an appetizer to the epic games to come this week with Commanders-Eagles, Ravens-Steelers, Chiefs-Bills, and Bengals-Chargers.
That still doesn’t mean Week 10 wasn’t very entertaining. It was literally a game of inches in places like Baltimore, Washington, and Houston with those finishes altering things like playoff seeds, MVP odds, and more.
Each Wednesday 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 was based on a mixture of career value and emphasis on 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 2024 season. Injured starters will be replaced.
Note: Many statistical references will be made to data from Next Gen Stats (NGS).
Table of Contents
1. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
Week 10 rank: 2 (+1)
The Ravens are having an interesting season that is the opposite of anything we’ve ever seen from them before. In fact, the closest thing is their inaugural 1996 season when the offense with quarterback Vinny Testaverde was very good, and the defense was terrible.
That’s about where they are now, though the excellence of Ja’Marr Chase has a lot to do with exposing their pass defense as he’s annihilated them twice. They better hope they don’t have to see him a third time in a potential No. 7 at No. 2 wild card matchup, but we’re a long ways away from that being the case.
This year, the Ravens have scored at least 20 points in every game, but they’re 7-0 when they reach 28 points and 0-3 when they don’t. For more than a half last Thursday, it looked like the familiarity factor was playing a big role as this offense was struggling so much you’d think it was a playoff game. We’ve already seen them slowed down by teams who know them like the Chiefs and Browns. This time they had just 7 points on 7 drives before a fumble by Cincinnati’s Chase Brown set up a short field and changed everything.
That sparked the Ravens on four straight touchdown drives, making it look more like their Week 5 meeting with the Bengals where both offenses were up and down the field. But this time it was an unexpected hero with Tylan Wallace taking a short pass down the sideline and avoiding three tacklers for an 84-yard touchdown, the longest pass play of Lamar Jackson’s career.
But after a long Chase touchdown tied the game at 28 with 5:37 left, Jackson got lucky when his interception was flat-out dropped by the defender to start the drive. This was a killer for the Bengals as it became a game-winning drive with the Ravens finishing it for a touchdown.
Thankfully, the defense stepped up for a game-saving 2-point conversion stop for a 35-34 win, but that’s twice this year where Jackson had what should have been a game-altering turnover against Cincinnati and still won. He fumbled in overtime in Week 5, but the Bengals missed the game-winning field goal. Now they’re dropping a pick that would have put them in scoring range quickly.
This is a pivotal part of the season for the Ravens as they head into Pittsburgh (7-2) for a battle for first place in the AFC North. If they lose that one, and Jackson has a dreadful history against Mike Tomlin’s defense albeit he hasn’t played them much, then the odds of winning the division will decrease. With the state of the defense and the offense’s reputation for the postseason, it’s hard to see this team surviving a road playoff run to the Super Bowl, so winning the division feels extra important for this Baltimore team.
We’ll see how they fare against a defense that knows them well that’s clearly playing better than the Bengals on that side of the ball. This is the biggest Ravens-Steelers game in quite a number of years.
2. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Week 10 rank: 3 (+1)
After an 11-point comeback win against Denver, Patrick Mahomes has now won 57.6% of his career games when trailing by double digits. That’s basically the historic winning percentage of home teams in the NFL, and this is for a split where you have to trail by double digits. It almost sounds fake but it’s not.
But Sunday’s win against Denver was quite arguably the greatest escape the Chiefs have ever made in one of these games after they had to block a 35-yard field goal to win 16-14. That’s just the second time in Mahomes’ career that he won a game without the Chiefs scoring at least 17 points.
But he continued to make big plays on third down, including a 31-yard conversion on 3rd-and-13 to DeAndre Hopkins on the game-winning drive. I have no clue why Hopkins slowed down for the defender to tackle him instead of sprinting for the end zone on that play, but maybe that’s the drawback of your new WR1 being a 32-year-old contested catch guy.
That could have been costly though as the Chiefs settled for a field goal, and the offense never touched the ball again in a game where they only had eight possessions. But the special teams came through with the block, and the Chiefs are on a 15-game winning streak heading into the huge game in Buffalo where they will be an underdog.
The Chiefs obviously have great results as underdogs in the Mahomes era, so we’ll see what he has in store for that one as the Bills are one of the toughest tests on their schedule. Quite arguably the toughest left if they want to seriously go for the perfect season in addition to the three-peat. But the Bills have won three regular seasons in a row against the Chiefs, so a lot of hype will fall on this game and its importance for the No. 1 seed.
If Mahomes wants to seriously entertain MVP votes this year, going undefeated or close to it will have to be the centerpiece for his case. That also means he’ll need a stronger red zone performance after the Chiefs were 1-for-4 against Denver despite moving the ball well.
3. Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders
Week 10 rank: 1 (-2)
Jayden Daniels was not at his sharpest in Week 10 against the Steelers, and it wasn’t like T.J. Watt had a monster game to disrupt him. But he felt the pressure from other places at times, and he was just off on some big throws. His receivers also had a few key drops as it was a sloppy game for the passing offense. Daniels completed 50% of his passes, his lowest in any game this season, and his 5.9 yards per pass attempt was the first full game he’s had under 7.7 YPA this season.
With that said, he still led his offense to 27 points, which is usually enough to win at home. But on the game-winning drive attempt, tight end Zach Ertz didn’t run his route deep enough on 4th-and-9, his knee was down before he was contacted, so by going forward the way he did, he gave up his forward progress and the first down in the process. The Commanders never touched the ball again, so that was a bummer for Daniels as he looked poised to set up his team for a game-winning field goal with no time left.
It would have been a huge moment for this team, but that play was really indicative of how they were just off a little on so many key plays in the game.
We’ll get a quick turnaround look at Daniels against the Eagles this Thursday night in a huge game for the lead in the NFC East. The Commanders have yet to lose a game where they’ve allowed fewer than 28 points this season, so it does take quite the effort to outscore Daniels even when he is just a rookie.
4. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Week 10 rank: 4 (0)
In Indianapolis, Josh Allen had his first game this season with more turnovers than touchdowns, and he doubled his interception count on the season to four. Not the best time to start regressing to the mean on turnovers with the showdown with Kansas City up next, but maybe it’s good he got this game out of his system ahead of it.
But Allen still threw for 280 yards and rushed for another 50 to go with a touchdown run. He’ll have the spotlight on late Sunday afternoon to end Kansas City’s winning streak. While we know the Bills haven’t been able to get past the Chiefs in the playoffs, they have won against them in three straight regular-season meetings. This game is huge for Allen’s MVP case with the 49ers and Lions up next following a bye week.
5. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Week 10 rank: 7 (+2)
On the one hand, it’s accurate to say the Bengals are wasting this season from Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase with a 4-6 record. On the other hand, the team’s situational play has been so abysmal, including Burrow’s key mistakes in the fourth quarter of several losses, that it’s hard to say they should be anything but 4-6 right now.
But getting swept by Baltimore is certainly going to sting the most if this season continues the way it has. The MVP hype and attention for Baltimore’s offense could be going to Burrow and Cincinnati right now had they just closed a little better in both games. In Week 5, don’t throw a pick when you’re up late with a chance to run out the clock. Get a little closer for the field goal in overtime.
Then last Thursday, it was a Chase Brown fumble in the third quarter that changed everything when the Bengals led 21-7. From there, it was all Baltimore. But that’s not to dismiss Burrow for throwing away two possessions in the game with fruitless heaves down the field on fourth downs to end drives. Those don’t go down as turnovers but they essentially were, and neither scenario made much sense for Cincinnati.
Then even with the effort of Chase on some great plays in the fourth quarter, the Bengals were still facing a decision to go for a 2-point conversion with 38 seconds left. I think you just kick it in that case instead of letting the game come down to that conversion. The Bengals were not great in those spots on the night to begin with.
But when Burrow did not go to Chase on the crucial 2-point conversion, his backup option was Tanner Hudson, who is never going to draw a crucial penalty in that spot. That’s the thing with forcing it to Chase even if he technically isn’t open. You still have the chance of drawing a flag on the defense (superstar rules help).
But the real complaint to make on that play is the lack of a flag for the blow to Burrow’s head. Are we just not calling those this season? This happened to Sam Darnold in back-to-back weeks too with no calls, including a game-ending facemask that was missed against the Rams for a safety. I don’t get how this stuff is allowed to continue with no replay assist mechanism being able to overturn it.
Have the Bengals been unlucky this season? Yes, but they’ve also been downright bad in clutch moments, and it’s hard to say they haven’t earned that reputation over the years. Burrow only has one career win in the NFL when the Bengals are trailing in the last 8:00, and that was in a 2022 game against the Saints.
We are so close to a world where the Bengals are 6-4 and the Ravens are 5-5 right now, but that is not the case due to a select few plays. They’ll just have to find a way to turn it around starting Sunday night against the Chargers, a team they’re in direct competition with for the playoffs.
6. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
Week 10 rank: 8 (+2)
The 2024 Chargers are one of the most obscured 6-3 teams you’ll ever see as none of their games have had a true national audience yet. Sure, they had a Monday night game in Arizona, but few people saw that since it was only on ESPN+ as part of a doubleheader that night with the Ravens-Buccaneers.
But that will change Sunday night when they host the Bengals in an important game for the wild card race. We’ll see if their No. 1 defense can show up, and we’ll see if they have to revert to winning a shootout, something Justin Herbert has yet to do this season.
Some of his numbers look great like his career-low interception rate, which has fueled the first triple-digit passer rating of his career. But he’s also at a career-low 42.0% passing success rate as it hasn’t always been pretty working with his new cast of receivers.
But Herbert has enjoyed this lower-responsibility role he’s taken on this year as he threw just 18 passes against the Titans, the fewest he’s ever had in a game he finished in his NFL career. He still completed 14 of them for 164 yards, and the win was never really in doubt.
We’ll see if the Bengals force Herbert to throw more, but it’s not like he’s incapable of doing so. He might even welcome a Cincinnati defense that has struggled often this season. Sunday night could be a way for Herbert to remind us he is an elite passer too.
7. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
Week 10 rank: 5 (-2)
Jared Goff became the first quarterback since Tony Romo (2007 Cowboys at Bills) to win a road game despite throwing five interceptions. But the win over Houston really did show how overrated interceptions can be. The first one was a deflected ball, so it was a bit unlucky. Another was a Hail Mary to end the first half when the Lions were in a 23-7 hole. Another was more of a strip-sack where the ball never hit the ground. Both of the picks he threw in the third quarter pinned the Houston offense deep, which led to punts.
Goff didn’t take any sacks in the game, so he limited himself from having more negative plays that way. He also made enough plays for the offense to still score 26 points, and kicker Jake Bates was better at squeezing two long kicks through the uprights than Houston was on its 58-yard field goal on its last possession. Not to mention the Texans also turned it over multiple times.
Add it all up, and that’s how you get Detroit escaping with a 26-23 win. It’s probably the game that will destroy any argument for Goff winning MVP this year. He also completed 50% of his passes after he was above 83% in the previous six games, so the No. 1 defense at forcing incompletions delivered on that front.
But at the end of the day, Goff and the Lions still found a way to win. That’s what makes this Detroit team scary and different from the past. But a game like this is also what makes them hard to trust as you never know when Goff is going to have one of these turnover implosion games.
8. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals
Week 10 rank: 15 (+7)
I’ve struggled with where to rank Kyler Murray this season just as I’ve struggled with how to take the Cardinals seriously as leaders of the NFC West with a 6-4 record thanks to this 4-game winning streak.
But the numbers are starting to point to this team being legitimate, and Murray is now No. 2 in QBR (75.7) and No. 1 in passing success rate (53.3%). It makes you wonder how this offense has been held to 14 points three times already, and it’s that trio of losses that blocks me from thinking Murray should be high in the MVP conversation right now.
But there is no denying that when he’s been on, he’s had some incredible games as he did on Sunday when he completed 22-of-24 passes for 266 yards against the Jets. He also is one of the most effective scrambling quarterbacks and rushed for a pair of touchdowns.
This is easily the best he’s played since that 7-0 start in 2021 that feels like eons ago. We’ll see if he can keep this one going for his best season yet or if it becomes a mirage like that year did.
9. Russell Wilson, Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 10 rank: 10 (+1)
Russell Wilson didn’t play his greatest game in Washington, but it was classic Wilson in that he hit a couple of perfect deep balls, including the game-winning touchdown to new acquisition Mike Williams in the final minutes.
This is exactly the kind of game the Steelers wanted Wilson for. There’s no way they win this with Justin Fields or someone like Kenny Pickett. This was a 28-27 game on the road against a likely playoff team where the Steelers trailed by 10 points in the third quarter.
In fact, before this game, Mike Tomlin was 2-35 in his career on the road when the Steelers allowed at least 27 points. Both wins (2013 Packers without Aaron Rodgers and 2018 Buccaneers, a 5-11 team) were against teams that finished with fewer than 9 wins on the season.
Unless Washington implodes the rest of the way, this is one of the better road wins in Tomlin’s career. Wilson has already thrown six touchdowns in three starts, and he has brought the deep ball back to this offense. He also has brought back hope that they can win a high-scoring game.
10. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
Week 10 rank: 13 (+3)
It’s amusing that Christian McCaffrey returned and the 49ers rushed for a season-low 75 yards, their first game under 100 yards this season. Brock Purdy also had 17 of those yards, but CMC was useful as a receiver with 6 catches for 68 yards. Ricky Pearsall also made his biggest play yet with a 46-yard touchdown, but the 49ers were in a tough game in Tampa thanks to Jake Moody missing multiple field goals.
Thankfully, Moody came through on the game-winning kick at the end. But Purdy did well with 353 yards through the air with George Kittle coming down with a big touchdown in the fourth quarter.
They may have lost Brandon Aiyuk for the season, but with CMC back and Pearsall starting to contribute, the 49ers are still loaded, and Purdy has a shot to put up huge numbers in this offense again.
It’s just too bad they have a lousy kicker.
11. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles
Week 10 rank: 11 (0)
Even with Jalen Hurts turning the ball over a couple of times early, the Eagles still cruised to a 34-6 win in Dallas because of how terrible the Cowboys played on offense. But Hurts was otherwise efficient in this game, completing 14-of-20 passes for 202 yards and accounting for 4 total touchdowns. Hurts has 8 rushing touchdowns in the last four games, so it’s been nice of Saquon Barkley getting tackled inside the 2-yard line so often to set these plays up for him.
But the big test awaits Thursday night when the Eagles host Washington in a key NFC East game. The Eagles’ 5-game winning streak has likely come against teams who won’t make the playoffs and don’t even have winning records right now.
12. Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings
Week 10 rank: 6 (-6)
Sam Darnold was very lucky to be facing Mac Jones instead of Trevor Lawrence in Jacksonville. He found one of the only quarterbacks who is worse than him in the clutch. But this game was still tight in the fourth quarter because of Darnold getting intercepted in the end zone multiple times on throws he largely forced.
This has been a concern for him all year and those plays are stacking up against him with six turnovers in the last two weeks. The fact that Minnesota still won both games is promising, but you won’t see the Colts and Jaguars in the playoffs.
13. Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons
Week 10 rank: 12 (-1)
In two matchups this season, the Saints did a great job of keeping Kirk Cousins’ offense out of the end zone. But this 20-17 loss was more on Atlanta’s miscues. Younghoe Koo missed three field goals you usually see him make. Cousins had a bad pick late in the game, then he didn’t manage the drive well at the end, completing a pass in bounds that was short of the sticks anyway.
Not the worst loss in the world for Atlanta, but it seems like every time this team has a chance to put a stranglehold on the division, they take a step back. Cousins also needs to work on his ball security as he leads the NFL with 10 fumbles this season. That ball is coming out too easily when he gets hit.
14. Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 10 rank: 17 (+3)
I’m still not sure what to make of Baker Mayfield applying a stiff arm to Nick Bosa to make this great throw on 4th-and-ballgame to keep his Bucs alive on Sunday:
How did Bosa not just drag him down and totally disrupt that play? But that drive made up for a very light passing day from Baker, who was fortunate that the 49ers kept missing field goals. At the same time, maybe it would have been better if the Bucs were down 23-17 late instead of 20-17, because they got conservative in the red zone and settled for a tying field goal. The 49ers were able to get a field goal set up in under 45 seconds to avoid overtime.
Tampa Bay has played a brutal schedule to start 4-6, but tying it up late against last year’s Super Bowl teams the last two weeks won’t give them much solace in a deep NFC where 9-8 isn’t going to make the playoffs this year. Certainly not for the wild cards.
15. C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans
Week 10 rank: 9 (-6)
As someone who backed C.J. Stroud for MVP this season, I’m very disappointed right now. He was so excellent in the first half of Sunday night’s game against Detroit that it makes you wonder why he didn’t play like this in New York a week earlier in a game where he also didn’t have his two best receivers. He showed in this one he could get it done and put 23 points on the board by halftime.
But Stroud didn’t show up for the second half, and you can argue he was the worse of the two quarterbacks in this game, and that’s not good when Jared Goff tossed five interceptions for Detroit. But the Texans never scored after halftime, and Stroud was unable to get closer than a 58-yard field goal that was missed on his final touch of the ball.
You could easily make the case that the refs missed a defensive pass interference penalty on Stroud’s final pass of the night. That’s fair. But Houston never should have been in this situation given the 23-7 lead and all the turnovers Detroit gave them. It was similar to the Buffalo game, except the Texans made the game-winning field goal that time.
It’s just too many mistakes from this team, and that’s why they have a minus-2 scoring differential on the season despite a 6-4 record.
16. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers
Week 10 rank: 14 (-2)
The Packers had their bye week, and they get their favorite team to beat (Chicago) next. Then it’s the 49ers a week later in the playoff rematch where Jordan Love will try to redeem himself for last year’s season-ending interception in the NFC divisional round.
17. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Week 10 rank: 16 (-1)
This has been a frustrating Matthew Stafford season, to say the least. He had his receivers for the full game for a change, but the Rams settled for six field goal attempts to end the game, never finding the end zone. That’s not going to get it done in this league.
But the offensive line clearly has issues as Stafford was a sitting duck on some well-planned big blitzes by the Dolphins. A crushing loss that dropped the Rams (4-5) under .500.
18. Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets
Week 10 rank: 18 (0)
The Jets were so thoroughly dominated in Arizona that it’s hard to even analyze Aaron Rodgers’ performance. The Jets only had six drives in the entire game, and they were already down 24-6 in the third quarter by the time they started their fourth possession. That’s the one where Rodgers looked slow and coughed up the ball on a strip sack from the Arizona 3. Game over.
But it sure is troubling that the Jets traded for Davante Adams, and outside of that second half against the Texans, they have looked worse. Firing Robert Saleh obviously wasn’t the right move either. The defense was toast in this game. The Jets never had a chance.
19. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
Week 10 rank: 19 (0)
The Dolphins finally got their first win with Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback since Week 1, which also happened to be the last time Tyreek Hill caught a touchdown. The duo connected in a 23-15 win over the Rams, but it was the play Tua made on an interception return that had fans most concerned when he used his head to dive on the tackle attempt:
That’s almost another concussion for him, which probably would have ended his season if it happened. He’s made some smart slides on scrambles in recent weeks, but this decision was not a good look for someone who is dangerously close to the end of his career with head injuries. No one is saying not to tackle the defender, but there are better ways to do that than to lead with your head on a dive.
20. Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks
Week 10 rank: 20 (0)
The Seahawks had their bye week to prepare for what could be their last stand in the NFC West race in Week 11 as they have to figure out how to get a win in San Francisco. Geno Smith is 0-5 against the 49ers since he took over as the starter for the Seahawks in 2022.
21. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos
Week 10 rank: 23 (+2)
The Broncos may not have won in Kansas City, but this might be the most optimistic game for Bo Nix’s future yet. He did not shrivel in the moment on the road against the division rival he is going to have to conquer if his career is going to be a big success in Denver. He threw a pair of touchdowns on third downs, he only took two sacks, and he delivered on the final time-consuming drive that should have set up a 35-yard field goal to win the game.
Of course, it was blocked by the Chiefs to end the game, but the Broncos (5-5) are still in line to finish with a playoff spot if they can keep building on performances like this and their win in Tampa Bay earlier this year.
22. Derek Carr, New Orleans Saints
Week 10 rank: 26 (+4)
For the first time since Week 2, Derek Carr had a good game and the Saints won, which ended their brutal 7-game losing streak in the first game with interim coach Darren Rizzi. But it wasn’t the cleanest win as the Saints were held to a field goal after halftime, and 5-of-6 drives ended with a punt as they held on for the 20-17 win against an Atlanta team that made a ton of mistakes.
But Carr’s response to replace Chris Olave (concussion) and Rashid Shaheed was to throw two touchdowns to Marquez Valdes-Scantling. He also would have had a long YAC touchdown to Taysom Hill earlier in the game if it didn’t come back for a penalty, but the Saints are scrapping any way they can for points right now.
23. Drake Maye, New England Patriots
Week 10 rank: 25 (+2)
Drake Maye got his first win in a full game he finished in the NFL, but this was more about the defense holding Chicago to a single field goal. Maye only had to pass for 184 yards, but he did bolster the Josh Allen comparisons by making this throw just as he reached the sideline boundary, something Allen is uniquely known for doing:
24. Joe Flacco, Indianapolis Colts
Week 10 rank: 21 (-3)
I might have been wrong about the Colts being right to bench Anthony Richardson for Joe Flacco if the veteran is going to play like this. The Colts played Buffalo well enough to win the game, but Flacco gave them no chance with a four-turnover mess, including a pick-six right at the beginning of the game. He also took a sack on a fourth down in scoring territory to nuke another drive.
Colts coach Shane Steichen insists Flacco is his starter going forward, but at some point, he has to realize this isn’t helping the team in any way.
25. Jameis Winston, Cleveland Browns
Week 10 rank: 27 (+2)
The Browns had a bye week, so hopefully Jameis Winston spent the time wisely with his return game in New Orleans this Sunday. The allure of “he’s not Deshaun Watson” won’t last long if he plays like he did against the Chargers.
26. Daniel Jones, New York Giants
Week 10 rank: 28 (+2)
The Giants may have been wondering if they could just leave Jones in Germany, but unfortunately, he came back with the team after their 20-17 overtime loss to the Panthers. Jones had a couple of turnovers, but at least one wasn’t his fault in the red zone in the fourth quarter on a dropped pass that turned into a pick.
But you continue to see him miss open throws, and take untimely sacks, and the Giants just don’t score enough points even after giving him Malik Nabers in the draft. Rumors are swirling about him getting benched, but the biggest mistake was giving him that $160 million extension in the first place.
27. Will Levis, Tennessee Titans
Week 10 rank: N/A (Mason Rudolph was No. 29)
Will Levis returned for the first time in four weeks and it was business as usual for his Titans. They scored exactly 17 points for the fourth time in his six starts, and they took another loss to the Chargers. But at least he didn’t have any absurd turnover that became a meme from this game.
But Levis did tie a dubious record as he took 7 sacks and lost a grand total of 18 yards. The only other quarterback to ever take 7 sacks and lose fewer than 25 yards was Rick Mirer, a known bust for the Seahawks in the 1990s.
28. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers
Week 10 rank: 31 (+3)
How’s that for an unexpected winning streak in Carolina? Not that Bryce Young was pivotal to the win in Germany against the Giants, but he led the offense to 20 points, he didn’t turn the ball over, and that’s usually going to be enough to get past Daniel Jones.
29. Gardner Minshew, Las Vegas Raiders
Week 10 rank: 32 (+3)
You know it was a bad quarterback week if the Raiders can be on a bye week and improve their standing a few spots. But we’re still waiting to hear if Gardner Minshew will remain the starter, or if they’ll turn to Desmond Ridder as they wait for Aidan O’Connell to get healthy.
Not that any of these options are desirable for Vegas.
30. Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears
Week 10 rank: 30 (0)
It’s not a good sign when your offensive coordinator is getting fired nine games into your rookie season. That’s what happened in Chicago this week as Shane Waldron was let go after the Bears were averaging 9.0 points per game in the three games since their bye week. I’m not sure what they were teaching Caleb Williams during that bye week, but he hasn’t thrown a touchdown (or interception) in these games, and it’s just lifeless offense with him taking nine sacks in Sunday’s ugly 19-3 loss to the Patriots.
Remember when Drake Maye was supposed to be the rookie with the terrible line and situation in New England? Couldn’t tell on Sunday. With the upcoming schedule for the Bears, things may only be getting worse in Chicago too.
31. Mac Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 10 rank: N/A (Trevor Lawrence was No. 24)
The return of the Mac did not go well, but it’s hard to say he didn’t live up to his reputation. Down 9-7 late in the fourth quarter, Jones proceeded to turn the ball over on three straight possessions, losing a very winnable game against the Vikings and wasting his defense’s effort.
Jones is now 2-14 at fourth-quarter comeback opportunities, making him one of the worst clutch-time quarterbacks in NFL history. Let’s hope Trevor Lawrence is back ASAP as he would have won this game for the Jaguars.
32. Cooper Rush, Dallas Cowboys
Week 10 rank: N/A (Dak Prescott was No. 22)
Dak Prescott needs season-ending hamstring surgery, which is a shame, because the Cowboys are completely unwatchable if Sunday’s 34-6 loss against the Eagles is any indication of the rest of their season.
Unfortunately, they’re going to be in prime time this Monday night against Houston – at least the sun will be down and not blinding players – and they’ll of course host the Giants on Thanksgiving. But it’s a sad state of affairs if Cooper Rush is going to keep playing like this. He just set an NFL record for the fewest passing yards (45) in a game with 13 completions in NFL history:
What happened to the quarterback who threw for 325 yards against the Vikings in his first NFL start in 2021? Rush looked painfully slow on Sunday as if he’s the one with a partially torn hamstring. You have to wonder if the Cowboys don’t just start Trey Lance soon to see if there’s anything there to work with.
But at 3-6, this Dallas season is over as far as the playoffs go. Better luck next year, but that may also come with a new head coach. Mike Vrabel? Bill Belichick? We’ll see.
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