Week 15 NFL QB Power Rankings Baker Mayfield makes a big leap Ben Roethlisberger slides out of top 10
As goes the quarterback, so goes the team. It's notalwaystrue in the NFL, but it usually is. And it makes sense: In a pa sing league, the pa sers are like royalty -- the biggest influences on whether a team is destined more for a Super Bowl title or a No. 1 draft pick. Each year the limits of aerial production are tested, and this season appears to be no exception. It's with that in mind that we come to you with the most important pecking order outside of traditional team power rankings: QB Power Rankings. Consider this your cut-and-dry guide to the best and worst of the NFL's signal-callers -- a weekly 1-to-32 rundown of every starter under center. How are the QBs ranked? We try to factor in theircurrent standing, theirhistory of succe sand theirfuture upside, but it's probably simpler to think of the rankings as a general answer to this question:Which QB would we rather have right now, not only for this week but for the rest of 2020? Now, without further ado, let's get to the Week 15 rankings: Week 13 QB Power Rankings1 Kansas City Chiefs QB Not the best week for the best QB in the NFL, but you're still riding him into the playoffs with no hesitation. Give him one minute or give him 15 seconds, and you're guaranteed a shot at victory.Last week: 1 2 Green Bay Packers QB
Aaron Hicks Jersey The last three weeks will decide it, but don't mind us if we crown Rodgers the MVP right here, right now. A Chiefs-Packers Super Bowl would be a delight just for the QB duel.Last week: 2 3 Seattle Seahawks QB It only took playing the Jets defense to get him back on a roll. Still, when push comes to shove, like Mahomes, you trust his natural skills and poise to get the job done, regardle s of the circumstances.Last week: 44 Buffalo Bills QB Oh yeah, baby. The biggest misjudgment of the offseason, for this writer, was thinking Buffalo slightly overpaid for Stefon Diggs. Allen's connection with him is superb, and the duo has the Bills looking like a true AFC contender.Last week: 55 Houston Texans QB Beneath the playful hyperbole about Mitch Trubisky outplaying him Sunday is a real conversation about Watson's ability to overcome his surroundings. Still, he's been remarkably efficient considering Houston's downfall.Last week: 36 Arizona Cardinals QB Still not sure we fully trust him to make all the right throws in a big game, but until he proves he's no longer one of the game's most electrifying dual threats, it's hard to write him or the Cardinals off at any point. Last week: 67 Baltimore Ravens QB If he were just a touch more consistent with the downfield throws, he'd be in the MVP discu sion again. We're all taking for granted how much damage he does with his legs, because no one's batting an eye at his bid for another 1
Andy Pettitte Jersey ,000-yard season.Last week: 98 Tenne see Titans QB Gosh, if Tannehill ran more (and he doesn't have to), he'd be a lock for the top five over athletic freaks like Jackson and Murray. He's everything the Titans need him to be, though, and will get a great chance to surprise the world (again) in the playoffs.Last week: 89 Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom's numbers don't really reflect how uneven his Bucs debut has been. But until Tampa is officially out of it, it's impo sible to write him off. The arm is still there; can it work within the system down the stretch?Last week: 1010 Los Angeles Chargers QB All eyes are on Chargers ownership/management to make sure this ship is righted for Herbert in 2021.Last week: 1111 Pittsburgh Steelers QB Big Ben is certainly not the sole person to blame for Pittsburgh's rough couple of weeks, but he hasn't been particularly inspiring, either. Come playoff time, he's going to have to step up and throw the ball downfield.Last week: 712 Minnesota Vikings QB It's mostly the same story with Kirk: If you want a chance, he'll give you that much. If you want someone to take over a game, you might want to look elsewhere. His finish could go a long way in determining the team's offseason plans. Last week: 1313 Las Vegas Raiders QB Uh oh, did we speak too soon in declaring Carr a top-10 QB a few weeks ago? Seems like it. Once again, Las Vegas is slipping down the stretch, and Carr isn't exactly helping them stay afloat.Last week: 1214 Carolina Panthers QB The knock on Teddy right now is that he isn't capitalizing on any game-winning opportunities late in contests. Like Cousins, he's probably more a good, if unspectacular, QB than a franchise-defining one. Last week: 1415 Cleveland Browns QB How about some applause for Big Baker? Considering the depleted WR corps he's working with, Mayfield has been throwing with authority in some important games. Yes, he's got ground support, but you have to like what you're seeing lately.Last week: 1916 Los Angeles Rams QB He's fine when operating in the confines of Sean McVay's system, but we're gue sing the Rams hoped for a little more
David Robertson Jersey than 18 touchdowns and 11 interceptions when they coughed up $130 million.Last week: 1517 Indianapolis Colts QB Rivers probably deserves a bump up here considering he's been generally steady for a playoff contender, but we're still not sure we'd rather have him than guys like Goff and Bridgewater come postseason time.Last week: 1718 Detroit Lions QB The clock almost has to be ticking on his departure, right? The Lions' best path forward, beyond 2020, is probably to reboot the offense, complete with an auction of Stafford and a hunt for a new QB for the long haul.Last week: 1819 Atlanta Falcons QB Falcons fans are now openly discu sing the hurdles of getting out of Ryan's contract. He's very capable of a rebound, but the talk is warranted. During a bad few years, he's been more average than great.Last week: 1620 Miami Dolphins QB Miami would be wise to increase the option packages and let Tua have freedom moving around the pocket. He's probably still a year
Jacoby Ellsbury Jersey away from making a serious run, though we shouldn't count this club out.Last week: 2121 Philadelphia Eagles QB It remains to be seen what happens when teams force Hurts to throw the ball more traditionally, but he's got a lot of life in those legs, injecting some loosene s into a once-stiff Eagles offense.Last week: 2322 Chicago Bears QB Here comes Mitch! Nobody get carried away, but Trubisky has been pretty solid since that bad Green Bay game.Last week: 2823 New York Giants QB You wonder if it's even worth it for the Giants to trot him out at half-speed. Part of what makes Jones intriguing, when he's healthy, is the ability to utilize his legs at will. Last week: 2224 Denver Broncos QB These are the weeks when you wonder if you might have something in Lock. The guy can sling it. But can he go two straight weeks without a back-breaking miscue?Last week: 2625 New Orleans Saints QB Look, all things considered, he's been just fine operating the Saints' offense on the fly. But we all know, come playoff time, New Orleans needs a more conventional point guard to keep up with the big dogs.Last week: 2426 New England Patriots QB This year has not been all on him, but goodne s, if you're the Patriots, how can you even be excited at the prospect of running it back in 2021? Newton is dealing with a lot of i sues, but he's just not inspiring on his own, either.Last week: 2027 Dallas Cowboys QB Hey, at least he'll always have that Week 13 revenge game against the Bengals to look back on. Last week: 2928 Jacksonville Jaguars QB Minshew Mania is back in action. Just don't count on it resurrecting the Jaguars' already-lost season.Last week: Unranked29 San Francisco 49ers QB A QB switch might be on tap here, because Mullens, while competent, has been far too loose with the football. Last week: 2730 Washington Football Team QB His story is great, but come on: He's not been a good QB this year. You might get flashes here and there, but for both the short and long term, the
Zach Britton Jersey ceiling is incredibly low. Last week: 2531 Cincinnati Bengals QB Sounds as if he'll be OK despite getting hurt against Dallas. Not that it matters much, with the Steelers on deck.Last week: 3132 New York Jets QB Gro s. Imagine, in 2018, knowing he'd be a country mile behind not only Baker Mayfield but Josh Allen.Last week: 32