We are rolling right through the National Football League regular season, and things are heating up. The divisional battles are starting to sort themselves out in some corners, while others are only becoming more jumbled.
Of course, much of the determining factor for all these teams rests under center. Which quarterbacks are going to rise up and play above and beyond expectations, and who will shrink under pressure?
The rankings will start to see a shakeup in recent weeks, with the returns of Ben Roethlisberger and Tony Romo. Romo has been dealing with a broken clavicle since Week 2 in Philadelphia, while Roethlisberger has been out of action since Week 3 with a badly sprained MCL. When those two All-Pros are back and rolling, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys will be looking quite different.
Here’s the NFL quarterback rankings of each starter heading into Week 8:
Charlie Frye Division
32. Matt Cassel
31. Colin Kaepernick
30. EJ Manuel
Sage Rosenfels Division
29. Brian Hoyer
28. Peyton Manning
Dan McGwire Division
27. Sam Bradford
26. Jameis Winston
25. Andrew Luck
24. Landry Jones
Vince Ferragamo Division
23. Blake Bortles
22. Teddy Bridgewater
21. Matthew Stafford
Kyle Orton Division
20. Jay Cutler
19. Marcus Mariota
18. Nick Foles
17. Kirk Cousins
16. Josh McCown
Ron Jaworski Division
15. Ryan Fitzpatrick
14. Joe Flacco
13. Cam Newton
Dan Pastorini Division
12. Ryan Tannehill
11. Alex Smith
10. Russell Wilson
Earl Morrall Division
9. Derek Carr
8. Philip Rivers
Bobby Layne Division
7. Drew Brees
6. Eli Manning
5. Carson Palmer
Terry Bradshaw Division
4. Matt Ryan
3. Andy Dalton
Joe Montana Division
2. Aaron Rodgers
1. Tom Brady
