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In counting the quarterbacks’ performances from Week 8, there was one quarterback over the 90-point barrier in Total QBR, and one in single digits, probably the worst outing for any quarterback in the entire season. anus.
Unfortunately, the best quarterback from last day will not appear on our list again, thanks to a torn Achilles tendon.
Without further ado, we choose five quarterbacks up and five down after the eighth day of the regular season in progress.
Kirk Cousins was the best on Matchday 8, but Desmond Ridder lost his starting job the same day.ESPN
FIVE ON THE RISE
Cousins scored the best Total QBR of the day with a 91.9 derived from his 23 of 31 attempts for 274 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions. The Minny quarterback had the second-lowest pass inaccuracy rate at 3.2 percent and was fourth in completion rate above expectation at 10.0 percent. Additionally, he managed to rank sixth in average yards per pass attempt with 8.8, and eighth in completion percentage with 74.2 percent.
The Bengals are on the rise, and Burow’s health is an important part. The quarterback completed 28 of 32 passes for 283 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a Total QBR of 89.3, which was the second highest on the date. He also ranked first in inaccurate pass rate, with just 3.1 percent, first in completion rate, with 87.5 percent, and no one beat him in completion rate above expectation, thanks to his 17.8 percent. hundred. His 8.8 yards per pass attempt ranked fifth, and he was 10th in passing production on the day. His six carries for 43 yards on the ground also helped his cause.
The Eagles won again, and Hurts shined again. This time, he was 29 of 38 for 319 yards with four touchdown passes and no interceptions, all despite a bad knee. His Total QBR of 86.5 was the third-highest of the weekend, and he was second in completion rate over expectation, at 17.4 percent. Hurts ranked fifth in passing yards on the day, and also fifth in completion percentage, at 76.3 percent. Finally, he managed to rank seventh best in yards per pass attempt, with 8.4, and tenth with only 8.6 of his passes being inaccurate.
The Cowboys quarterback shredded the Rams’ secondary with four touchdown passes against one interception, and was second in completion rate at 80.6 percent thanks to his 25 of 31 attempts. His efficient output left him third in completion percentage above expectations with 16.3 percent, and he was also third with 9.8 yards per pass attempt. His 3.2 percent pass accuracy was the second-best mark of the weekend, and his passing production was the seventh-highest of the day, all contributing to an 80.8 Total QBR that was sixth-best in the NFL.
If the rookie’s Total QBR of 60.7 doesn’t say much, leaving him No. 14 in the NFL, it’s worth highlighting the context in which Levis managed to complete 19 of 29 passes for 238 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions, injecting life into a offense that showed very little under the veteran Ryan Tannehill. His 6.6 percent completion rate above expectation was the sixth-best mark in the league, and with an 8.2 average yards per pass attempt, he ranked eighth. Finally, he was seventh best in inaccurate passing rate, at 7.4 percent. A career-defining game, but it’s worth continuing to explore what Levis can do with this team.
FIVE DOWN
Certainly, it is not usual to find Mahomes on this side of the list, but we cannot ignore his poor outing last Sunday, when he completed 24 of 38 passes for 241 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions in the loss to Kansas City. A No. 20 completion rate at 63.2 percent, and a No. 20 completion rate over negative expectation of -2.4 percent helped Mahomes achieve a Total QBR of 42.8, also No. Ranked 20th in the NFL. Finally, he was also No. 20 in average yards per pass, with 6.3. Mahomes was sacked three times and lost a fumble.
The Rams quarterback hasn’t been at 100 percent, and that was evident last Sunday with a 13-of-22 outing for 162 yards with a touchdown and an interception returned the other way. Stafford finished with the 25th-ranked completion rate of 59.1 percent and a minus-3.5 percent completion percentage that ranked 23rd in the league. With 22.7 percent of his passes being inaccurate, he was second-to-last in the league, and was ninth-worst among starting quarterbacks in terms of passing yards. Lastly, he was also second to last in Total QBR, with a 16.9.
The Bears turned to the undrafted rookie to fill in for an injured Justin Fields, and Bagent responded with a 22.9 Total QBR that ranked fifth-worst in the NFL. He connected on 25 of 37 pass attempts for 232 yards with no touchdowns with two interceptions. No. 25 in completion rate over expectation with a negative -3.8 percent, Bagent was the No. 21 quarterback with just 6.3 yards per pass attempt, along with one fumble.
The Atlanta quarterback lasted just one half at the helm of his offense, completing eight of 12 passes for 71 yards without touchdowns or interceptions, but with a fumble. His Total QBR of 13.9 was the second-lowest on the day, accumulating a series of poor performances that led to him being benched by the Falcons in favor of Taylor Heinicke for the next game.
Not only was it the worst performance of the day, but probably the worst so far this season, offered by Garoppolo with a Total QBR of just 3.7. He completed 10 of 21 pass attempts for 126 yards with no touchdown and one interception, while being sacked six times. 19.0 percent of his passes were inaccurate, leaving him No. 26 in the league, and he was No. 22 in average yards per pass attempt, at 6.0. He fared much worse in completion rate, with a 47.6 percent that was the second-lowest of the day. After the game, Las Vegas fired its head coach and general manager, and Garoppolo lost his starting job to a mid-round rookie.
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2023-11-02 04:27:00
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