NFL quarterback rankings, Week 8: Patrick Mahomes dominates
On Sunday afternoon, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes went into San Francisco and torched an elite defense for a 44-23 win.
Our 2022 FanSided NFL quarterback rankings go live each Wednesday morning throughout the regular season, and we use a sliding scale incorporating current and past performances, with the former meaning more as the year goes on.
NFL quarterback rankings
Denver Broncos. Brett Rypien. 32. 45. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: NA. player
2022 stats: 225 yards | 52.2 comp % | 0 TD | 1 INT | 4.9 YPA | 32.7 QBR
Rypien was largely forgettable as he led Denver’s offense to nine points, all while producing a Russell Wilson-esque stat line. Not great.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 29. Pittsburgh Steelers. Kenny Pickett. player. 55. 31
2022 stats: 771 yards | 68.5 comp % | 2 TD | 7 INT | 6.1 YPA | 41.1 QBR
Pickett has played in three games and thrown seven interceptions. Against the Dolphins, he threw two horrific picks to end the game.
87. Last Week: 32. player. Carolina Panthers. P.J. Walker. 30. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
2022 stats: 297 yards | 70.5 comp % | 2 TD | 0 INT | 6.8 YPA | 33.0 QBR
Walker played a nice game against the Buccaneers, avoiding turnovers and making a few tight-window throws. Impressive effort and something to build off.
29. 58. Washington Commanders. Last Week: NA. Taylor Heinicke. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
2022 stats: 201 yards | 60.6 comp % | 2 TD | 1 INT | 6.1 YPA | 39.9 QBR
Heinicke is the quintessential backup quarterback. Not threatening any good starter, but decent enough to win a few games.
28. player. 47. Scouting Report. New England Patriots. Bailey Zappe. Pick Analysis. Last Week: NA
2022 stats: 781 yards | 70.7 comp % | 5 TD | 3 INT | 8.5 YPA | 35.3 QBR
Zappe has Bill Belichick intrigued, but the mistakes were many, and the loss was ugly.
Scouting Report. Justin Fields. player. 57. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 30. Chicago Bears. 27
2022 stats: 1,048 yards | 55.9 comp % | 5 TD | 6 INT | 7.7 YPA | 37.3 QBR
Fields doesn’t have much talent around him, but he’s making some plays with his arm and legs. He played well on Monday night to beat the Patriots.
Last Week: 28. New Orleans Saints. Andy Dalton. 26. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. player. 15
2022 stats: 946 yards | 63.4 comp % | 7 TD | 4 INT | 7.2 YPA | 51.0 QBR
Dalton’s numbers aren’t bad save the interceptions. The problem? You can’t discount the turnovers, which killed the Saints last Thursday.
25. player. 30. Scouting Report. New York Jets. Zach Wilson. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 24
2022 stats: 693 yards | 57.4 comp % | 1 TD | 2 INT | 6.9 YPA | 48.6 QBR
Wilson isn’t doing enough for New York to win consistently in November and December. With running back Breece Hall out for the season, the second-year quarterback needs to make more plays.
Last Week: 27. Houston Texans. Pick Analysis. Davis Mills. 24. player. 10. Scouting Report
2022 stats: 1,350 yards | 63.8 comp % | 7 TD | 5 INT | 6.5 YPA | 36.0 QBR
Mills makes some nice plays, but they are too few and far between. Tough to see Houston rolling with him into 2023 without significant improvement over the next 11 games.
Scouting Report. Last Week: 17. Matt Ryan. 23. Pick Analysis. Indianapolis Colts. player. 46
2022 stats: 2,008 yards | 68.3 comp % | 9 TD | 9 INT | 6.8 YPA | 42.0 QBR
Ryan took the biggest fall of any quarterback this week, and now he’s getting benched for Sam Ehlinger. It’s all kinds of over for the former MVP.
53. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 22. player. Last Week: 23. Cleveland Browns. Jacoby Brissett
2022 stats: 1,584 yards | 62.7 comp % | 6 TD | 5 INT | 6.8 YPA | 57.6 QBR
Brissett played well against the Ravens, avoiding pressure and completing 22-of-27 passes while under constant pressure. However, he’s limited because he doesn’t create the big play.
New York Giants. Daniel Jones. 21. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 21. 31
2022 stats: 1,225 yards | 66.7 comp % | 6 TD | 2 INT | 6.5 YPA | 62.6 QBR
Jones threw for 202 yards and ran for another 107, giving the Giants a dual-threat in their win on Sunday over Jacksonville. Most importantly, no turnovers — although an interception was called back on a roughing the passer penalty.
Last Week: 19. Atlanta Falcons. Marcus Mariota. Scouting Report. 20. player. 44. Pick Analysis
2022 stats: 1,179 yards | 61.3 comp % | 7 TD | 4 INT | 7.9 YPA | 58.8 QBR
Mariota threw for 9.5 yards per attempt against the Bengals, but was only trusted to make 13 attempts despite trailing big most of the day.
player. Scouting Report. San Francisco 49ers. Jimmy Garoppolo. 19. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 18. 42
2022 stats: 1,456 yards | 64.3 comp % | 9 TD | 4 INT | 7.9 YPA | 41.1 QBR
Garoppolo makes plays, and then he throws the ball up for grabs at the goal line. Can’t do that against a team like the Chiefs.
player. 35. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 15. Tennessee Titans. Ryan Tannehill. 18
2022 stats: 1,097 yards | 65.1 comp % | 6 TD | 3 INT | 7.9 YPA | 40.8 QBR
Tannehill isn’t inspiring, but he doesn’t often make the killer mistake. That was the difference of Titans-Colts this past weekend.
17. 50. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 14. Jared Goff. player. Detroit Lions
2022 stats: 1,583 yards | 62.3 comp % | 11 TD | 6 INT | 7.5 YPA | 52.7 QBR
Goff had a tough day in Dallas, struggling with pressure (five sacks) and two interceptions. Not nearly enough against an elite defense.
16. 32. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 16. Arizona Cardinals. Kyler Murray. player
2022 stats: 1,667 yards | 65.5 comp % | 7 TD | 4 INT | 5.9 YPA | 49.1 QBR
Murray is still averaging less than 6.0 yards per attempt, and now he’s yelling at Kliff Kingsbury. The numbers need to improve, and perhaps they will with DeAndre Hopkins back.
Last Week: 13. 15. player. 52. Scouting Report. Jacksonville Jaguars. Trevor Lawrence. Pick Analysis
2022 stats: 1,707 yards | 63.0 comp % | 9 TD | 4 INT | 6.9 YPA | 52.1 QBR
Lawrence got off to a hot start this year, but he’s still missing too many easy throws. Jacksonville missed out on two touchdown tosses against the Giants when Lawrence’s passes sailed over the heads of their intended receivers.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Los Angeles Rams. player. 51. Last Week: 12. Matthew Stafford. 14
2022 stats: 1,576 yards | 71.1 comp % | 6 TD | 8 INT | 7.0 YPA | 46.4 QBR
Stafford has to be praying for his offensive line to be better out of the bye. It’s been a really tough year for the defending champs, allowing 22 sacks in six games.
Pick Analysis. 13. 49. Scouting Report. Last Week: 10. Green Bay Packers. Aaron Rodgers. player
2022 stats: 1,597 yards | 66.8 comp % | 11 TD | 3 INT | 6.5 YPA | 40.5 QBR
Rodgers is a mess right now. It’s not all him, but the reigning two-time MVP isn’t seeing the field well, and it’s costing the Packers dearly. He needs to elevate those around him.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 12. Tom Brady. player. 48
2022 stats: 1,942 yards | 66.9 comp % | 8 TD | 1 INT | 6.6 YPA | 53.2 QBR
Brady couldn’t engineer a single touchdown drive against the Panthers. Tampa Bay’s offense has become an epic struggle of ineptitude, and it’s a combination of play-calling, the line and a dearth of talent behind Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.
Scouting Report. Last Week: 11. Kirk Cousins. 60. Pick Analysis. Minnesota Vikings. 11. player
2022 stats: 1,502 yards | 66.2 comp % | 9 TD | 5 INT | 6.6 YPA | 51.1 QBR
Out of the bye, Cousins and the Vikings have a 2.5-game lead in the NFC North. This weekend, it’s the Cardinals, and a chance for Cousins to get fat on a bad defense.
10. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: NA. Tua Tagovailoa. player. 59. Miami Dolphins
2022 stats: 1,296 yards | 67.3 comp % | 9 TD | 3 INT | 8.6 YPA | 72.0 QBR
Tagovailoa almost threw four interceptions against the Steelers, but got away with every bad throw. We can attribute some of those tosses to rust, but the third-year vet has to be sharper.
Scouting Report. Derek Carr. 9. player. 28. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 9. Las Vegas Raiders
2022 stats: 1,520 yards | 63.5 comp % | 9 TD | 4 INT | 7.2 YPA | 62.0 QBR
Carr is quietly playing well for the Raiders this season. Smart, controlled and targeting Davante Adams relentlessly. It’s a recipe for success.
123. Pick Analysis. Dallas Cowboys. Dak Prescott. 8. player. Scouting Report. Last Week: NA
2022 stats: 341 yards | 61.1 comp % | 1 TD | 1 INT | 6.3 YPA | 34.2 QBR
Prescott wasn’t great against the Lions in his return from a broken thumb, throwing for 207 yards and a score. Still, it was a productive way to ease back into the lineup.
26. Scouting Report. Last Week: 6. Lamar Jackson. 7. Pick Analysis. Baltimore Ravens. player
2022 stats: 1,397 yards | 61.4 comp % | 13 TD | 6 INT | 7.1 YPA | 63.3 QBR
Jackson completed nine passes on Sunday. Since Week 2, Jackson has failed to throw for 220 yards in any game. He needs to lift the passing game to greater heights.
Geno Smith. 36. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 7. Seattle Seahawks. Scouting Report. 6. player
2022 stats: 1,712 yards | 73.5 comp % | 11 TD | 3 INT | 8.0 YPA | 68.8 QBR
Smith is the best story in the NFL this season. He’s continued to play at a top-10 level, helping Seattle to a shocking 4-3 record.
Justin Herbert. 5. player. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 3. Los Angeles Chargers. 13. Scouting Report
2022 stats: 2,009 yards | 65.9 comp % | 12 TD | 4 INT | 6.5 YPA | 53.6 QBR
Herbert should actively be picketing in front of SoFi Stadium, begging ownership to step in and force head coach Brandon Staley to hire a new offensive coordinator.
Cincinnati Bengals. player. 56. Scouting Report. Last Week: 5. Joe Burrow. 4. Pick Analysis
2022 stats: 2,097 yards | 68.9 comp % | 15 TD | 5 INT | 7.8 YPA | 57.0 QBR
Since Week 1, Burrow has thrown one interception. He’s playing elite football, and it showed against the Falcons with a line of 481 passing yards and three touchdowns.
Last Week: 4. Jalen Hurts. 3. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Philadelphia Eagles. 54
2022 stats: 1,514 yards | 66.8 comp % | 6 TD | 2 INT | 8.2 YPA | 59.6 QBR
Hurts is coming off the bye and drawing a Pittsburgh defense that’s vulnerable. The Eagles are doing everything right, including supporting Hurts with weapons and a great defense.
Scouting Report. 2. 16. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 1. Buffalo Bills. Josh Allen. player
2022 stats: 1,980 yards | 66.9 comp % | 17 TD | 4 INT | 8.3 YPA | 75.4 QBR
Allen is moving back one spot, largely because he was idle and Mahomes was unbelievable. That said, with Mahomes on the bye this week, Allen can reclaim his spot.
Kansas City Chiefs. Patrick Mahomes. 1. 124. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 2. player
2022 stats: 2,159 yards | 66.9 comp % | 20 TD | 5 INT | 8.2 YPA | 76.8 QBR
Mahomes is currently leading the NFL in passing yards, touchdown passes and QBR. Other than that, he’s having a really average season.