{"id":7632,"date":"2024-11-20T10:49:29","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T10:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=7632"},"modified":"2024-11-20T10:49:31","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T10:49:31","slug":"2024-nfl-quarterback-rankings-week-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/2024-nfl-quarterback-rankings-week-12","title":{"rendered":"2024 NFL Quarterback Rankings Week 12: Josh Allen Regains Top Spot After Epic Run to Beat the Chiefs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/a.-football\">NFL<\/a> lined up an incredible Week 11 schedule, and it mostly delivered with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/a.-football\/player\/josh-allen-63292\">Josh Allen<\/a> and the Bills getting the biggest win of them all against Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. That\u2019s why we have a new MVP favorite, but don\u2019t discount the significance of the Steelers dropping the Ravens as Lamar Jackson has lost four starts in a row to his AFC North rival. We also saw the Eagles force rookie Jayden Daniels into his worst game of the season last Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it was also a week where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/a.-football\/player\/jared-goff-92766\">Jared Goff<\/a> led, and this is not hyperbole, one of the greatest offensive performances in NFL history just one week after he got away with throwing five interceptions in Houston. We also got a dandy between Justin Herbert and Joe Burrow where it didn\u2019t look like either team knew how to win the game until a running back decided to just score in the final moments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also may have closed the book on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/a.-football\/player\/daniel-jones-93345\">Daniel Jones<\/a> era in New York, and that\u2019s incredibly fitting given the Giants didn\u2019t even play a game. They had their bye week and Vanilla Vick is still getting sacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good night sweet prince.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each Wednesday at <a href=\"https:\/\/365scores.onelink.me\/Jiou\/ENASO\">365Scores<\/a>, we are going to rank all 32 NFL quarterbacks from top to bottom. The methodology is to start with our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/2024-nfl-quarterback-rankings-mahomes-tier\">preseason quarterback rankings<\/a> from July, which was based on a mixture of career value and emphasis on recent play. <strong>Then each week, we will adjust the rankings to account for the latest game to get a sense of which quarterbacks are performing the best in the 2024 season. Injured starters will be replaced.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Note: Many statistical references will be made to data from Next Gen Stats (NGS).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><nav><ul><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#1-josh-allen-buffalo-bills\">1. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#2-patrick-mahomes-kansas-city-chiefs\">2. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#3-lamar-jackson-baltimore-ravens\">3. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#4-jared-goff-detroit-lions\">4. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#5-jayden-daniels-washington-commanders\">5. Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#6-justin-herbert-los-angeles-chargers\">6. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#7-joe-burrow-cincinnati-bengals\">7. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#8-kyler-murray-arizona-cardinals\">8. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#9-jalen-hurts-philadelphia-eagles\">9. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#10-russell-wilson-pittsburgh-steelers\">10. Russell Wilson, Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#11-brock-purdy-san-francisco-49-ers\">11. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#12-sam-darnold-minnesota-vikings\">12. Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#13-baker-mayfield-tampa-bay-buccaneers\">13. Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#14-matthew-stafford-los-angeles-rams\">14. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#15-c-j-stroud-houston-texans\">15. C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#16-jordan-love-green-bay-packers\">16. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#17-kirk-cousins-atlanta-falcons\">17. Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#18-tua-tagovailoa-miami-dolphins\">18. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#19-geno-smith-seattle-seahawks\">19. Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#20-bo-nix-denver-broncos\">20. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#21-derek-carr-new-orleans-saints\">21. Derek Carr, New Orleans Saints<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#22-aaron-rodgers-new-york-jets\">22. Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#23-drake-maye-new-england-patriots\">23. Drake Maye, New England Patriots<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#24-anthony-richardson-indianapolis-colts\">24. Anthony Richardson, Indianapolis Colts<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#25-jameis-winston-cleveland-browns\">25. Jameis Winston, Cleveland Browns<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#26-caleb-williams-chicago-bears\">26. Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#27-gardner-minshew-las-vegas-raiders\">27. Gardner Minshew, Las Vegas Raiders<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#28-will-levis-tennessee-titans\">28. Will Levis, Tennessee Titans<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#29-bryce-young-carolina-panthers\">29. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#30-daniel-jones-new-york-giants\">30. Daniel Jones, New York Giants<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#31-mac-jones-jacksonville-jaguars\">31. Mac Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#32-cooper-rush-dallas-cowboys\">32. Cooper Rush, Dallas Cowboys<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-josh-allen-buffalo-bills\"><strong>1. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 4 (+3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m not sure Sunday was even a top three game against the Chiefs for Josh Allen, who has now faced his main rival eight times with a 4-4 record. <strong>But given the circumstances, you can argue this was Allen\u2019s best win yet against the Chiefs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He didn\u2019t dominate a bad defense like he did in Arrowhead in 2021, nor did he match the statistical greatness he had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/202210160kan.htm\">in the 2022 match<\/a> with the game-winning drive. But on Sunday, he took on a team with a 15-game winning streak, didn\u2019t falter against their pass rush, didn\u2019t take a single sack, and showed a lot of growth in knowing when to attack with a quick throw, when to run himself, and when to test them down the field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buffalo\u2019s offense was 9-for-15 on third down, leading the offense, which had some key receivers out with injuries, to a very efficient 30 points \u2013 the first time since Super Bowl 57 against Philadelphia that the Chiefs allowed more than 27 points in a game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Allen had a bad interception on a 4th-and-3 in the second quarter, he didn\u2019t make the same mistake twice with the game on the line. Up 23-21 and facing a 4th-and-2 at the Kansas City 26 with 2:27 left, there was never a doubt who was getting the ball and what he was going to do with it. Allen took off against a surprising defensive look without a spy, and he rumbled his way all 26 yards for a game-clinching touchdown, arguably the most memorable rushing touchdown yet in his career:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4th-and-2, two point game vs. the Chiefs. And Josh Allen does that. 26-yard TD run. Incredible play. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xx7Jrbm6J8\">pic.twitter.com\/Xx7Jrbm6J8<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/agetzenberg\/status\/1858303911951806949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That puts the Bills (9-2) right behind the Chiefs (9-1) in the AFC standings, and it also makes it a lot more likely they\u2019ll be a top two seed. It\u2019s also similar to 2022 in that the Bills now enter their bye week after a huge win over the Chiefs with Allen as the odds-on MVP favorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But we\u2019ll see how they finish the last six games with half of them being NFC opponents, including a possible Super Bowl preview in Detroit in Week 15. The Bills should feel very solid about where they stand in the AFC right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-patrick-mahomes-kansas-city-chiefs\"><strong>2. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 2 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kansas City\u2019s first loss since Christmas 2023 saw some familiar tactics used by Buffalo if you\u2019re going to beat Patrick Mahomes. First, you better play great on third down and control the ball like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/a.-football\/team\/kansas-city-chiefs-6764\">Chiefs<\/a> have done all year. The Bills were excellent in that regard, and Mahomes had the ball just nine times, which has been normal for Kansas City this year, but that makes a huge difference when you put 30 points on the board like Buffalo did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That makes every mistake magnified, and the Chiefs couldn\u2019t avoid those mistakes on the road. Mahomes was intercepted on his first play of the game after forcing a pass at midfield. He also had another deep ball to rookie Xavier Worthy that wasn\u2019t caught for a big play after Worthy didn\u2019t drag his feet in bounds, an issue they really need to work on together if he\u2019s going to continue being a big part of the offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another proven way to get a win over Mahomes is to make him hold the ball long and not establish a rhythm with his receivers. The Bills did a fantastic job here by playing man coverage, staying tight on the receivers, and Mahomes\u2019 average time to throw was 3.35 seconds, his longest in any game this season (source: NGS).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bills got good pressure on him with minimal blitzing, and Mahomes never registered a rushing attempt in this game, something that\u2019s only happened one other time in a loss in Mahomes\u2019 career. That was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/201911100oti.htm\">2019 game against the Titans<\/a> when he returned from a dislocated kneecap and may have been concerned about running. Mahomes had a couple of good scrambles against Buffalo, but both were negated by holding penalties on the line, a consistent issue this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But with the Bills playing tight coverage, Mahomes threw into a tight window on 18.2% of his attempts, another season high. He also had a season-high +7.5% CPOE as he did hit on several of those throws, including some of his three touchdown passes in the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, the drive to start the fourth quarter was one of the best the Chiefs had all season as they never even faced a third down. Mahomes was finally playing with urgency and tempo with the Chiefs down 23-14, something we\u2019ve rarely seen this year from the offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in a 23-21 game, the Bills held the ball and added that touchdown run by Allen to make it 30-21 late, the kind of call you have to make against Mahomes. You\u2019re not going to dare give him the ball back in a 26-21 game. But now down two scores, Mahomes had to force a pass on 4th-and-13, and it was intercepted to end the game and the 15-game winning streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These teams always play great games, and you never know which players are going to be the heroes and which units are going to be scapegoated in the end. It probably wasn\u2019t ideal that Worthy was the only Chief to break 30 receiving yards, nor is it a good thing for the offense to get 11 players a catch while barely using Travis Kelce (2 catches) and DeAndre Hopkins. You also have to imagine Mahomes will scramble more past the line of scrimmage with the season on the line in January. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m sure if there is a playoff rematch, things will look different from both sides as there were players injured on both teams that should be back in the playoffs. But the Bills kind of beat the Chiefs at their own game Sunday, they made it harder than most 2024 defenses have on Mahomes, and the Bills just made a few more plays in the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-lamar-jackson-baltimore-ravens\"><strong>3. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 1 (-2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s pretty amazing that I tweeted this in November 2020 and it\u2019s still 100% true about Lamar Jackson having three forms of kryptonite: Steelers, Chiefs, and the NFL playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s 7 games, but Lamar Jackson has three different kryptonites: the playoffs, matching Mahomes and the Chiefs, and this Steelers defense.<br><br>Not good.<\/p>&mdash; Scott Kacsmar (@ScottKacsmar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottKacsmar\/status\/1323012662842871814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The sample size is now 16 unique games, by the way, and Jackson is 4-12 in those games. Sunday\u2019s latest loss to the Steelers was not a headlining effort by Jackson. It was a full team loss as the Ravens did just about everything poorly except for play good defense, something they\u2019ve rarely done this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Derrick Henry and Isaiah Likely lost fumbles to help gift the Steelers two of their six field goals, Justin Tucker missed two field goals he used to make, the Ravens had 12 penalties, and Justice Hill had a ball stolen away from him by a rookie linebacker for an interception in Jackson\u2019s numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just a poor day at the office, but Jackson also showed major hesitation on when to throw and when to scramble, often making the wrong decision. He was only 16-of-33 passing, he couldn\u2019t get the ball to his wide receivers, and he was stopped cold on a game-tying 2-point conversion where the Ravens didn\u2019t look like they knew what the plan was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">STEELERS DEFENSE COMES UP CLUTCH \u203c\ufe0f<br><br>STUFF RAVENS ON THE 2-PT CONVERSION<br><br>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFL<\/a>) <br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FrQYCzvjl4\">pic.twitter.com\/FrQYCzvjl4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1858257907093262337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Just another terrible day at the office against a team that has Baltimore\u2019s number. But we\u2019ll see if the Ravens get back to business as usual against the Chargers next week, or if this is going to lead to another little losing streak the way they started this season 0-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But if you\u2019re a Ravens fan, you have to be very concerned that this team keeps losing to the exact same entities, especially when they involve your main division rival and your main AFC rival. At what point does Jackson start playing better against these specific opponents?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2023 Ravens <br>Lost to Gardner Minshew <br>Lost to Cleveland <br>Lost to Pittsburgh 2x<br>Lost to Kansas City <br><br>2024 Ravens <br>Lost to Gardner Minshew <br>Lost to Cleveland <br>Lost to Pittsburgh <br>Lost to Kansas City <br><br>SOS.<\/p>&mdash; Scott Kacsmar (@ScottKacsmar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottKacsmar\/status\/1858259679844942334?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-jared-goff-detroit-lions\"><strong>4. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1456385114-1-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7649\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> (Photo by Patrick McDermott\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 7 (+3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What a way to bounce back from a 5-interception night. Jared Goff became the first quarterback in NFL history to have multiple games in his career with a perfect passer rating (158.3) while throwing for over 400 yards. He was 24-of-29 for 412 yards and 4 touchdowns with no picks this week against the lowly Jaguars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what a farce passer rating can be as I was tracking that during the game. Goff actually fell from 158.3, the highest it goes, after he converted a third down with a 23-yard gain. Then his rating dropped again after a 22-yard completion to convert another third down. That sounds ridiculous, but it\u2019s because his touchdown percentage fell below the needed threshold for a \u201cperfect\u201d rating. Thankfully, his 9-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown pushed him back up to 158.3, but that\u2019s my little rant about passer rating\u2019s flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goff was in this territory before in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/201809270ram.htm\">Week 4 of the 2018 season<\/a>, which became a Super Bowl season for the Rams, when he threw for 465 yards with a perfect passer rating. I recall that game well because that was when I wondered when people would start giving him credit for his success instead of giving it to head coach Sean McVay and the receivers. Goff was fantastic in that game against the Vikings, and there are reasons he was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 draft:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jared Goff\u2019s showing against the Vikings in 2018 was the best quarterback performance that I have ever seen as a fan. Goff went 26\/33 for 465 yards and 5 touchdowns! Posting a 158.3 QB rating. He was truly perfect on his throws that night <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YqPrlZGgk2\">pic.twitter.com\/YqPrlZGgk2<\/a><\/p>&mdash; RAMS ON FILM (@RamsOnFilm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RamsOnFilm\/status\/1235963771958571008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Well, here\u2019s Goff having great success again for another scoring juggernaut in Detroit. We don\u2019t have to pretend the Jaguars aren\u2019t terrible defensively and may be firing their coach imminently, but Sunday was still in the running for one of the best offensive performances in NFL history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a top five list of such games last season after the Dolphins scored 70 points against Denver, and you might have to put what Detroit did <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/the-top-5-offensive-performances-in-nfl-history-where-does-miami-rank\">in the middle of that list<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lions were 7-for-7 at scoring touchdowns while Goff was in the game, and they were all long drives, covering 70, 93, 64, 84, 80, 83, and 96 yards. We are seeing a lot of 70-yard touchdown drives this season because of the new kickoff rules, but the Lions had five touchdown drives of 80-plus yards in this game. They had three all season coming into Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In that regard, you can say Goff truly did pitch a perfect game here. They took him out for their eighth drive, and the Lions still got a field goal. Then on their ninth drive, they ran out the final 6:45 on the clock. In the end, the Lions piled up 645 yards of offense on their way to 52 points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know a blowout over Jacksonville isn\u2019t going to sway many people on Goff, but when this offense is on like this, no team in the NFL is better this year, and Goff\u2019s numbers are absurd. He\u2019ll have his chances to do this against teams like the Packers (Week 14), Bills (Week 15), and 49ers (Week 17) too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-jayden-daniels-washington-commanders\"><strong>5. Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 3 (-2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s hard to say what is exactly going on with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, but he has been off the last couple of games. Maybe it\u2019s the rib injury, which probably doesn\u2019t heal as well on a short week like when you have to play a road division game against a solid defense on a Thursday night. Maybe it\u2019s another case of a Kliff Kingsbury-coached offense being figured out after about seven games as we saw in the past. Maybe it\u2019s just a rookie wall as the Commanders haven\u2019t had their bye yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Daniels played his worst game of the season on Thursday in Philadelphia, a tough blow for a first-place division game. He simply couldn\u2019t get much on the ball with accuracy on anything down the field, or really on anything over 5 yards that wasn\u2019t to a running back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He hasn\u2019t cracked 20 rushing yards in the last two games, and that\u2019s another area where it could be the ribs he\u2019s protecting. But they\u2019ll have to work this out as Washington cannot afford a long losing streak with the records the teams in the NFC North have. They may not get a wild card because of that division and after giving up the lead to the Eagles here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-justin-herbert-los-angeles-chargers\"><strong>6. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 6 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Justin Herbert showed us a bit of everything in Sunday night\u2019s wild 34-27 win over the Bengals. He made incredible throws, he led the team with 65 rushing yards, he had the Chargers up 27-6, and then he nearly watched it all collapse as he fumbled on a scramble, he flirted with picks, and he threw a couple of daggers to Ladd McConkey on the game-winning drive. Truly the Full Herbert experience on Sunday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the key thing is they won this game instead of blowing a three-score lead for the fifth time in his career. That\u2019s what having a coach like Jim Harbaugh does for Herbert, and the Chargers tightened up on defense late in the game too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They\u2019ll have to play sharper against the Ravens next week in another prime-time tilt, but the Chargers have the right formula for success this year. Maybe not Super Bowl success, but things are moving in the right direction for a change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-joe-burrow-cincinnati-bengals\"><strong>7. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 5 (-2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Bengals\u2019 playoff hopes hanging by a thread at 4-7 as they head into their bye week, we might need to do a full autopsy at some point on just where this season has gone wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday night\u2019s 34-27 loss in Los Angeles was the latest case of the Bengals not finishing the deal, and that\u2019s really the easiest argument to make against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/en-us\/a.-football\/player\/joe-burrow-94314\">Joe Burrow<\/a> for why he\u2019s not a legitimate MVP candidate with a 4-7 record. You have to finish games, and it would help to start some better as well. The Chargers were up 27-6 in this one before the Bengals hit some touchdowns on fourth downs, then got a fumble on defense to lead to a tying score.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But in the fourth quarter, the Bengals didn\u2019t score on their last four drives. They set up Evan McPherson for field goals, but he missed both from 48 and 51 yards. However, when you know your kicker has been struggling, you should try to get him closer. Maybe call a screen or draw play instead of just repeatedly throwing incomplete on third-and-long as Burrow did on both drives. In fact, Burrow was only 6-for-15 in terms of success rate (40%) after tying the game at 27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even when he got the ball back with 1:26 left at his own 16, it was quickly a punt. When the Chargers got the ball back at their 16, they made three big plays and scored a game-winning touchdown. That was the difference at the end.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it\u2019s been this way all season for the Bengals, who are likely going to have to go in a different direction at head coach in 2025 as Zac Taylor is just not the guy for winning these close games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But people also need to start taking a hard look at Burrow in these moments too. He has not led the team on a late go-ahead drive since the 2022 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"8-kyler-murray-arizona-cardinals\"><strong>8. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1186783407-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7650\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Mike Ehrmann\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 8 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cardinals had their bye week, but why not push Kyler Murray into the MVP discussion if they actually pull off this NFC West title? It\u2019s a crowded race right now, but the Cardinals (6-4) are the only team in the division with a winning record. Murray is No. 3 in QBR (74.9), a metric that loves his rushing ability, but he\u2019s also No. 2 in passing success rate (53.3%), so he\u2019s been a true dual threat this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But a huge game this Sunday when he\u2019ll be in Seattle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"9-jalen-hurts-philadelphia-eagles\"><strong>9. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 11 (+2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eagles started slowly against the Commanders last Thursday, and it didn\u2019t help that Jake Elliott forgot how to kick field goals. But Jalen Hurts didn\u2019t throw any interceptions. He didn\u2019t throw any touchdowns either, but he added another score on the ground after Saquon Barkley got them close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a huge night for Barkley (146 rushing yards) as the Eagles scored 20 points in the fourth quarter to win 26-18 and take control of first place in the NFC East. Hurts was more of a bystander for the win, but he didn\u2019t hurt the team, and that\u2019s sometimes all they need from him in this talented offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hurts is up to No. 4 this season in yards per pass attempt (8.4) and we know the Tush Push is still very effective for this offense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"10-russell-wilson-pittsburgh-steelers\"><strong>10. Russell Wilson, Pittsburgh Steelers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 9 (-1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Steelers have yet to lose with Russell Wilson (4-0) as their starting quarterback, but Sunday was undeniably his worst game of the season. Part of that is the Steelers-Ravens rivalry being what it is, but Wilson made a huge mistake when he forced a terrible interception in the end zone in the fourth quarter when the Steelers could have kicked a field goal to take an 18-10 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He did that after carefully throwing the ball away a handful of times earlier in the game to avoid such mistakes. Picked the worst time possible to get risky. Hopefully he\u2019ll learn from that, but the red zone struggles for the Steelers have been legitimate, and that may be the only area where they had a slight edge with Justin Fields at quarterback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Wilson\u2019s big plays down the field to George Pickens and Darnell Washington were enough to get the Steelers six field goals, and sometimes that\u2019s all you need to win a game against the Ravens when these teams hook up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now we\u2019ll see how Wilson fares on the road on a short week in his first game against the Browns as part of another AFC North rivalry. Something tells me Myles Garrett won\u2019t be so willing to tear his head off the way he wanted to do to Mason Rudolph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"11-brock-purdy-san-francisco-49-ers\"><strong>11. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 10 (-1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tough month for the people who said Christian McCaffrey was the engine of this offense instead of Brock Purdy, because things have not been great in the two games since the star back returned. The 49ers missed George Kittle\u2019s presence on Sunday, but it was more about the defense giving up the late lead than anything Purdy did or didn\u2019t do in this game, the latest loss for the .500 49ers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Purdy\u2019s 5.68 yards per pass attempt was the second-lowest game of his NFL career. He only seems to be comfortable throwing to Jauan Jennings this season, a development few could have imagined given the loaded cast in San Francisco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are running out of chances to fix this, but blowing a late lead to all three of your division rivals is a terrible way to defend a conference championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"12-sam-darnold-minnesota-vikings\"><strong>12. Sam Darnold, Minnesota Vikings<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 12 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, Sam Darnold had a workmanlike, low-drama win in Tennessee after some weeks with high turnovers. The only giveaway in Tennessee was a botched running play where Aaron Jones shared responsibility, if not most of it. But those get charged to the quarterback as the person with last possession, so that\u2019s another fumble on Darnold\u2019s stats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he found Jordan Addison for a long touchdown and the Vikings improved to 8-2, a start no one saw coming this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"13-baker-mayfield-tampa-bay-buccaneers\"><strong>13. Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1186783407-1-1024x706.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7651\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> (Photo by Mike Ehrmann\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 14 (+1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Buccaneers had a bye week, but Baker Mayfield is still not going to get Chris Godwin back from injury. Mike Evans is more possible, but the good news is the Bucs have a very light schedule of opposing offenses coming up, so getting back to a winning record and possibly the division title is within reach despite the 4-6 start against what\u2019s been a brutal schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"14-matthew-stafford-los-angeles-rams\"><strong>14. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 17 (+3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been an inconsistent season for Matthew Stafford, but after the offense was held out of the end zone on Monday night against the Dolphins, he threw four touchdowns against the friendlier pass defense of the Patriots. Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua were studs again with Stafford passing for 295 yards in a 28-22 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it is worrisome how the Rams never seem to put teams away in the four-minute offense. People used to blame Sean McVay not trusting Jared Goff in those moments, but it\u2019s continued for years in the Stafford era too. Even a 15-point lead was down to a 28-22 game late with the defense having to put things away for Stafford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Rams are 5-5 and have a tough one against the Eagles this Sunday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"15-c-j-stroud-houston-texans\"><strong>15. C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 15 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.J. Stroud was happy to get Nico Collins back on Monday night, and he almost got a screen pass touchdown to him immediately on the opening drive had it not been for an illegal formation penalty. But that\u2019s kind of been the issue with Houston this season. Just too many mistakes all over the place, and Stroud did throw an ugly pick in this game on fourth down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But overall, Stroud was fine in directing a 34-10 blowout of a Dallas team that is collapsing so bad right now that even pieces of the roof are falling from the sky in AT&amp;T Stadium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"16-jordan-love-green-bay-packers\"><strong>16. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 16 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People may feel like a 20-19 escape over Chicago was a ho-hum win as Jordan Love threw another interception and he needed his field goal defense unit to block a kick at the end. But don\u2019t discount how offensive this game was as it only had 13 total possessions between the teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Love threw a pick, he was 13-of-17 for 261 yards and made some key runs in the fourth quarter, including his go-ahead touchdown from the 1 with 2:59 left. He has to clean up those picks, but the Packers moved the ball at least 60 yards on 5-of-6 drives in the game, which is extremely impressive work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Packers (7-3) are only in third place despite a strong record because of how great the NFC North has been. But this is a huge week with Love getting his shot at redemption against the 49ers, the team who ended his season on an interception in the playoffs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"17-kirk-cousins-atlanta-falcons\"><strong>17. Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 13 (-4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Denver defense is very solid, but it was still surprising to see Kirk Cousins have his least effective game since Week 1 in a 38-6 rout. Cousins only managed to throw for 173 yards, his first game under 222 yards since the season opener when he was understandably rusty against a good Pittsburgh defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But Cousins couldn\u2019t sustain offense on the road and was replaced by rookie Michael Penix Jr. with the score out of hand. He\u2019ll have to bounce back with a bye week before he faces the Chargers, the No. 1 scoring defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"18-tua-tagovailoa-miami-dolphins\"><strong>18. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 19 (+1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t look now, but Tua Tagovailoa has completed 77.7% of his passes in the four games since his return from his latest concussion. The Dolphins haven\u2019t been playing the toughest competition outside of Buffalo, but Tagovailoa is dealing, and it\u2019s not like Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle are the dominant receivers during this run. It was tight end Jonnu Smith again on Sunday against the Raiders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dolphins are back in a groove offensively with Tua, but we\u2019ll see if it\u2019s too big of a hole to climb out of for the playoffs. The schedule isn\u2019t daunting though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"19-geno-smith-seattle-seahawks\"><strong>19. Geno Smith, Seattle Seahawks<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 20 (+1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Geno Smith has done some good things for the Seahawks since taking over for Russell Wilson in 2022, but his kryptonite has been the 49ers, who he was winless against. But that changed Sunday when Smith delivered arguably the best game-winning drive of his career with an awesome touchdown run with 12 seconds left while the Seahawks were out of timeouts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Geno Smith just completed his 10th game winning drive since 2022\u2026 the most in the NFL during this stretch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Seahawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Seahawks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VESmBFe1y4\">pic.twitter.com\/VESmBFe1y4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kole Musgrove (@KoleMusgrove23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KoleMusgrove23\/status\/1858302134795862120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Seahawks (5-5) are right back in the NFC West hunt and may have just dealt some real damage to San Francisco\u2019s playoff hopes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"20-bo-nix-denver-broncos\"><strong>20. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 21 (+1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don\u2019t know if Bo Nix will ever win the AFC West for Denver, but he would crush the NFC South as the rookie already swept that division this year. Sunday was his best game yet in a rout of Atlanta where he completed 28-of-33 passes for 307 yards and 4 touchdowns. Those look like Drew Brees numbers to me, so Sean Payton has to be thrilled with what he has in Nix right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"21-derek-carr-new-orleans-saints\"><strong>21. Derek Carr, New Orleans Saints<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 22 (+1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s funny how Derek Carr has led just two game-winning drives with the Saints since 2023, and Taysom Hill was the one he threw a touchdown on one (Chicago game last year) and ran for the game-winning touchdown in Sunday\u2019s 35-14 win over Cleveland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hill had an absurdly great day, but Carr was still 21-of-27 for 248 yards and two touchdown passes in the Saints\u2019 most impressive win since Week 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"22-aaron-rodgers-new-york-jets\"><strong>22. Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank: <\/strong>18 (-4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stat going around this week is that the Jets have a worse winning percentage with Aaron Rodgers (.273) than they did with Sam Darnold (.342) and Zach Wilson (.364).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Winning % as Jets starting QB ?<br><br>Zach Wilson .364<br>Sam Darnold .342<br>Aaron Rodgers .273<br><br>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StevePalazzolo_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@StevePalazzolo_<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gVCgbFue6V\">pic.twitter.com\/gVCgbFue6V<\/a><\/p>&mdash; DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DKSportsbook\/status\/1858541568170348757?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s true, but it is a little misleading in that the Jets have already blown three fourth-quarter leads this season, including twice in the final 50 seconds against the Patriots and Colts, and of course they\u2019ve missed go-ahead field goals against the Broncos and Bills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trust me, I\u2019d jump on a chance to say Rodgers is overrated and hurting his legacy this season, which can both still be true. But he hasn\u2019t been as terrible as his 3-8 record suggests, and he had the Jets up 24-16 after a miserable start on Sunday before things collapsed again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But he definitely hasn\u2019t elevated the team by any means, and now they\u2019ve fired their GM (Joe Douglas) to go along with their fired coach (Robert Saleh) and jettisoned wide receiver (Mike Williams).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe Rodgers is the next one gone after the season, because this has been the most disappointing team in the league this season. At least Dallas can point to injuries to Dak Prescott and Micah Parsons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"23-drake-maye-new-england-patriots\"><strong>23. Drake Maye, New England Patriots<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 23 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s unfortunate that Drake Maye looked out of sync on the game-ending interception in the 28-22 loss to the Rams, but he gave the team a chance on a day where the defense was shredded once again. The 22 points were a season high in a game Maye started and finished for New England. He completed 30-of-40 passes for a season-high 282 yards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things are slowly coming together for him, but it\u2019s just going to take time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"24-anthony-richardson-indianapolis-colts\"><strong>24. Anthony Richardson, Indianapolis Colts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: N\/A (Joe Flacco was No. 24)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/199811150clt.htm\">November 15, 1998<\/a>, rookie Peyton Manning had the first fourth-quarter comeback win of his career against the Jets. On November 17, 2024, Anthony Richardson had his first fourth-quarter comeback win against the Jets, his first game back after regaining the starting job from Joe Flacco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not saying there\u2019s a path to Peyton in Richardson\u2019s future, but that was a much-needed win for his career. He completed two-thirds of his passes, his highest rate in any game where he\u2019s thrown more than 12 passes in the NFL, and he also ran for two touchdowns, including the game winner in the last minute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Colts can work with this version of Richardson, but he\u2019ll have to start stacking good performances to give them some assurance he\u2019s the guy for 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"25-jameis-winston-cleveland-browns\"><strong>25. Jameis Winston, Cleveland Browns<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 25 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019re probably wondering how the heck did Jameis Winston throw for 395 yards but only have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/boxscores\/202411170nor.htm\">it lead to 14 points<\/a> in New Orleans despite the Browns not committing a single giveaway. Well, they missed two field goals and turned it over on downs twice, so that at least helps make sense of it better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Going 3-for-13 on third down isn\u2019t good enough, and Winston will have to be sharper than that against T.J Watt and company this Thursday night if the Browns are going to upset the Steelers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"26-caleb-williams-chicago-bears\"><strong>26. Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 30 (+4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been a rough rookie season for the No. 1 pick, but his first matchup with the hated Packers was a bright spot, if not his best game of the year. Despite the Bears firing offensive coordinator Shane Waldron early in the week, Williams was successful on some key downs and had the Bears in the lead late. He completed 74.2% of his passes, his second-highest game this season, and he didn\u2019t throw any interceptions for the fourth game in a row.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Bears let him down at the end. After giving up a go-ahead touchdown to the Packers, the Bears just needed a field goal to win the game. Williams had only taken one sack in the game after going down nine times against the Patriots a week ago. But back-to-back sacks threatened to kill his final drive before he got the Bears out of a 3rd-and-19 situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That should have led to a game-winning field goal, but the Bears got a little conservative once they were close enough for a kick. It made some sense, but you\u2019d like to get closer than they did. Still, Cairo Santos had a 46-yard field goal to win the game on the last play, but it was blocked by the Packers for the stunning 20-19 win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That one is going to sting for Williams, who in addition to throwing for 231 yards, he rushed for a career-high 70 yards. Still, Bears fans need to be encouraged despite the loss. The Bears only had seven possessions in this game, they gained at least 34 yards on every drive, and they should have had 23 points and the win against a good Green Bay team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"27-gardner-minshew-las-vegas-raiders\"><strong>27. Gardner Minshew, Las Vegas Raiders<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 29 (+2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gardner Minshew played well enough in Miami to not get benched, which is a good sign given the quick pull coach Antonio Pierce has for him. Minshew threw for a season-high 282 yards, but that\u2019s coming at the expense of having no running game to speak of, and the defense had a huge letdown in Miami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even when it looked like Minshew might get the ball back in a 24-19 game, the defense gave up another big touchdown and forced him to get desperate, resulting in his only interception in a game the Raiders went on to lose 34-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"28-will-levis-tennessee-titans\"><strong>28. Will Levis, Tennessee Titans<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2167905520-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7652\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> (Photo by Kara Durrette\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 27 (-1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will Levis completed the longest pass play of 2024 with a 98-yard touchdown to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. But in fitting Tennessee fashion, that was the only touchdown of the game for the offense in a 23-13 loss to the Vikings. Levis has now thrown 16 touchdowns in 16 career starts, and it was the 12th time the Titans failed to score more than 17 points in his starts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was also the second time this season that Levis took 12 sacks in a 2-game span. That\u2019s why his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/qbr\">32.6 QBR this season<\/a> is ranked last among active starters who are still healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"29-bryce-young-carolina-panthers\"><strong>29. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 28 (-1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Panthers had their bye week, but good luck to Bryce Young extending the first winning streak of his career to a third game. They\u2019ll get the Chiefs this week, coming in after a loss. But it is an opportunity for him to show he belongs in Carolina for a long time if he can play well this Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"30-daniel-jones-new-york-giants\"><strong>30. Daniel Jones, New York Giants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 26 (-4)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Only Daniel Jones can lose during his bye week. The Giants announced they\u2019ve benched the sixth-year starter for Tommy DeVito, and that could be the end of the road for Jones in New York. He has thrown just 10 touchdowns in his last 16 starts, and the Giants are 3-13 in those games. Meanwhile, DeVito was a bit of a folk hero last year, and he was 3-3 as a starter with 8 touchdown passes in limited playing time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Giants (2-8) aren\u2019t going anywhere this season, but we may not have to entertain the idea of Jones starting another game for them. That\u2019s a happy thought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"31-mac-jones-jacksonville-jaguars\"><strong>31. Mac Jones, Jacksonville Jaguars<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 31 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news is the Jaguars have their bye week, so hopefully Trevor Lawrence (shoulder) will be back for Week 13. Mac Jones never stood a chance in Detroit with the Lions scoring seven straight touchdowns. At least we didn\u2019t have to watch him throw away a winnable fourth quarter as the Lions won 52-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"32-cooper-rush-dallas-cowboys\"><strong>32. Cooper Rush, Dallas Cowboys<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Week 11 rank<\/strong>: 32 (0)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ll give Cooper Rush credit for throwing for 309 more yards than he did last week against the Eagles, but he\u2019s still a rough watch in this offense when plays like this happen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the cowboys season in one play ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/acMBN2Mjey\">pic.twitter.com\/acMBN2Mjey<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Annie Agar (@AnnieAgar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnieAgar\/status\/1858720935626293677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>How bad can Trey Lance be if we\u2019re still watching Rush when the Cowboys host the Giants on Thanksgiving next Thursday? 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