NFL quarterback rankings, Week 13: Joe Burrow is rolling
After a rough start to the season, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is playing like an MVP candidate, leading his team into contention.
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
10. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Kyle Allen. 32. player. Last Week: NA. Houston Texans
2022 stats: 215 yards | 66.7 comp % | 1 TD | 12 INT | 5.5 YPA | 4.2 QBR
Allen was dreadful for the Texans, but at least watching horrific offense is nothing new for Houston fans.
Pick Analysis. Last Week: NA. Bryce Perkins. player. 51. Scouting Report. Los Angeles Rams. 31
2022 stats: 161 yards | 55.9 comp % | 1 TD | 2 INT | 4.7 YPA | 24.6 QBR
Perkins did what he could, but the Rams are a skeleton crew and the youngster was making his first NFL start.
Chicago Bears. Trevor Siemian. 30. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: NA. 57
2022 stats: 184 yards | 57.7 comp % | 1 TD | 1 INT | 7.1 YPA | 29.8 QBR
Siemian is the epitome of a backup quarterback who can win a low-scoring game, but is sunk in a shootout.
87. Pick Analysis. Last Week: NA. 29. player. Scouting Report. Carolina Panthers. Sam Darnold
2022 stats: 164 yards | 57.9 comp % | 1 TD | 0 INT | 8.6 YPA | 72.0 QBR
Darnold looked like a Hall of Famer compared to Russell Wilson … which says far more about Wilson.
Scouting Report. 45. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 26. Denver Broncos. Russell Wilson. 28. player
2022 stats: 2,369 yards | 58.9 comp % | 8 TD | 5 INT | 7.1 YPA | 32.2 QBR
Speaking of which, Wilson is arguably the worst quarterback in football this year for anybody who started the majority of his team’s games.
27. player. 30. Scouting Report. Last Week: NA. New York Jets. Mike White. Pick Analysis
2022 stats: 315 yards | 78.6 comp % | 3 TD | 0 INT | 11.3 YPA | 91.2 QBR
White has Gang Green dreaming of the playoffs, and rightfully so. Played really well.
Mac Jones. 47. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 27. New England Patriots. 26. player
2022 stats: 1,768 yards | 69.2 comp % | 6 TD | 7 INT | 7.6 YPA | 35.2 QBR
Jones looked adequate against the Vikings, but can he repeat the showing against Buffalo in a must-win.
player. 46. Matt Ryan. 25. Last Week: 25. Indianapolis Colts. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
2022 stats: 2,642 yards | 68.8 comp % | 10 TD | 9 INT | 6.8 YPA | 44.1 QBR
Ryan can’t move anymore. The Colts need to give Ryan the perfect situation, and they aren’t capable of it.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. player. 55. Last Week: 28. Pittsburgh Steelers. Kenny Pickett. 24
2022 stats: 1,600 yards | 66.0 comp % | 3 TD | 8 INT | 6.0 YPA | 46.1 QBR
Pickett avoided turnovers and made a few tight-window throws. Nothing special, but solid.
23. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 24. Atlanta Falcons. Marcus Mariota. player. 44
2022 stats: 2,052 yards | 62.0 comp % | 14 TD | 8 INT | 7.4 YPA | 57.2 QBR
Mariota’s performance in Washington will be remembered for the season-ending interception at the goal line.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 22. player. New York Giants. Daniel Jones. 22. 31
2022 stats: 2,165 yards | 64.6 comp % | 10 TD | 4 INT | 6.9 YPA | 58.1 QBR
Jones is taking better care of the ball, but he’s not producing enough big plays. It’s starting to haunt the Giants.
Scouting Report. 21. 58. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 23. Washington Commanders. Taylor Heinicke. player
2022 stats: 1,169 yards | 60.8 comp % | 7 TD | 5 INT | 6.8 YPA | 46.9 QBR
Heinicke is a game-manager, but the Commanders are getting quality defensive showings and creating big turnovers. The combination has changed the season.
Pick Analysis. Last Week: 20. 20. player. Scouting Report. New Orleans Saints. Andy Dalton. 15
2022 stats: 2,023 yards | 66.4 comp % | 14 TD | 7 INT | 7.5 YPA | 50.8 QBR
Dalton needs to be a backup for the rest of his career after this season. Just nothing but the easy plays.
19. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: NA. Arizona Cardinals. Kyler Murray. 32
2022 stats: 2,359 yards | 66.3 comp % | 14 TD | 7 INT | 6.1 YPA | 50.2 QBR
Murray makes too many mistakes to be considered elite. He also needs to stop warring with head coach Kliff Kingsbury.
Jacoby Brissett. 18. player. 53. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 21. Cleveland Browns
2022 stats: 2,608 yards | 64.1 comp % | 12 TD | 6 INT | 7.1 YPA | 61.4 QBR
Brissett did a nice job while filling in for Deshaun Watson. Cleveland is 4-7 far more because of its lousy defense than anything Brissett didn’t do.
35. Scouting Report. Tennessee Titans. Ryan Tannehill. player. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 19. 17
2022 stats: 1,976 yards | 65.0 comp % | 10 TD | 4 INT | 8.1 YPA | 53.2 QBR
The Titans are starting to throw the ball a bit better, but can Tannehill push the ball downfield when need be?
Green Bay Packers. Aaron Rodgers. 16. player. 49. Scouting Report. Last Week: 16. Pick Analysis
2022 stats: 2,682 yards | 64.8 comp % | 21 TD | 9 INT | 6.8 YPA | 41.3 QBR
The Packers should sit Rodgers for the rest of the year and learn what they have in Jordan Love, but that doesn’t sound like the plan.
player. Jacksonville Jaguars. Trevor Lawrence. 15. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 17. 52
2022 stats: 2,655 yards | 66.5 comp % | 16 TD | 6 INT | 6.9 YPA | 54.1 QBR
Lawrence has played very well over the past month, and he earned a wild comeback victory over the Ravens with a few big-time throws late.
42. Scouting Report. Last Week: 15. San Francisco 49ers. Jimmy Garoppolo. 14. player. Pick Analysis
2022 stats: 2,381 yards | 67.4 comp % | 16 TD | 4 INT | 7.8 YPA | 53.9 QBR
Garoppolo isn’t asked to be the 49ers’ engineer, but he’s playing the part of a manager. San Francisco needs him to continue avoiding the big mistakes.
13. 60. Pick Analysis. Kirk Cousins. Minnesota Vikings. player. Scouting Report. Last Week: 13
2022 stats: 2,760 yards | 65.0 comp % | 17 TD | 9 INT | 6.7 YPA | 49.5 QBR
Cousins needs to keep throwing the ball towards Justin Jefferson. That is the magic answer for Minnesota in any tough situation.
Last Week: 12. 50. Pick Analysis. Detroit Lions. Jared Goff. 12. player. Scouting Report
2022 stats: 2,682 yards | 63.7 comp % | 17 TD | 7 INT | 7.4 YPA | 58.4 QBR
Goff is having a quality season for the Lions. Certainly nothing special, but he’s not the reason Detroit is enduring another losing campaign.
player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 11. Las Vegas Raiders. Derek Carr. 11. 28
2022 stats: 2,730 yards | 63.0 comp % | 18 TD | 7 INT | 7.1 YPA | 61.0 QBR
Carr has a wild day in Seattle with three touchdowns and two interceptions, but ultimately helped the Raiders earn a second straight victory.
Scouting Report. Last Week: 10. Tom Brady. 48. Pick Analysis. Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 10. player
2022 stats: 3,051 yards | 66.2 comp % | 14 TD | 2 INT | 6.5 YPA | 53.9 QBR
Brady must want to lose his mind. He’s a seven-time Super Bowl champ, and the coaching staff isn’t letting him try to win the game in regulation for fear of Brady throwing an interception.
Last Week: 8. Geno Smith. player. 36. Scouting Report. Seattle Seahawks. 9. Pick Analysis
2022 stats: 2,802 yards | 72.8 comp % | 19 TD | 5 INT | 7.9 YPA | 64.2 QBR
Seattle has cooled somewhat, but Smith is still playing well. Nobody has been a bigger surprise in the NFL this year.
Last Week: 6. Baltimore Ravens. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. 26. Lamar Jackson. 8
2022 stats: 2,231 yards | 62.1 comp % | 17 TD | 7 INT | 6.9 YPA | 60.9 QBR
The Ravens need to find a more consistent passing game. Whether it’s Jackson or the receivers, Baltimore’s air attack is sputtering.
123. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Dallas Cowboys. Dak Prescott. 7. Last Week: 9. player
2022 stats: 1,393 yards | 68.1 comp % | 10 TD | 6 INT | 7.7 YPA | 61.9 QBR
Prescott has Dallas rolling offensively, averaging more than 30 points per game since his return. The Cowboys are true contenders.
Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 7. Justin Herbert. 6. player. Los Angeles Chargers. 13
2022 stats: 3,004 yards | 67.4 comp % | 19 TD | 7 INT | 6.5 YPA | 61.1 QBR
Herbert continues to throw for a paltry YPA, but the rest of his numbers are fantastic. Los Angeles must open up the passing game.
Pick Analysis. player. 16. Scouting Report. Last Week: 4. Buffalo Bills. Josh Allen. 5
2022 stats: 3,183 yards | 63.9 comp % | 23 TD | 11 INT | 7.8 YPA | 73.6 QBR
Allen clearly isn’t right, but the Bills are 8-3 and fighting for the AFC East. They desperately need him to find his game with the defense injury-riddled.
Scouting Report. Cincinnati Bengals. 4. Joe Burrow. player. 56. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 5
2022 stats: 3,160 yards | 68.2 comp % | 23 TD | 8 INT | 7.7 YPA | 57.7 QBR
Burrow threw four interceptions in Week 1. Since then, he’s arguably been the most consistent quarterback in the NFL save for Patrick Mahomes. The Bengals are 7-4, and Burrow meets Mahomes — who he’s 2-0 against — this Sunday.
Scouting Report. Jalen Hurts. player. 54. 3. Pick Analysis. Last Week: 3. Philadelphia Eagles
2022 stats: 2,560 yards | 67.3 comp % | 17 TD | 3 INT | 8.1 YPA | 68.2 QBR
Hurts has been a dominant dual-threat this season, leading Philadelphia to a 10-1 season. The Eagles are impossible to defend when they’re running wild.
Miami Dolphins. Tua Tagovailoa. 2. player. Scouting Report. Last Week: 2. 59. Pick Analysis
2022 stats: 2,564 yards | 69.7 comp % | 19 TD | 3 INT | 9.0 YPA | 82.8 QBR
Tagovailoa has been brilliant this season. Now, a three-game road trop with the 49ers, Chargers and Bills on deck.
Patrick Mahomes. 124. Last Week: 1. Kansas City Chiefs. 1. player. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis
2022 stats: 3,585 yards | 66.1 comp % | 29 TD | 8 INT | 8.1 YPA | 77.3 QBR
Mahomes threw a hideous red-zone interception on Sunday, but otherwise he was terrific with another 300-yard effort. The Chiefs, and their MVP-likely quarterback, keep rolling.