***THE 2011 NFL QUARTERBACK THREAD*** (QBRs through week 9 pg. 16)

Oh, I found it. ESPN.com.

[table][tr][td]BY PASS PLAY[/td][td]CMP[/td][td]ATT[/td][td]YDS[/td][td]CMP%[/td][td]AVG[/td][td]LNG[/td][td]TD[/td][td]INT[/td][td]SACK[/td][td]RAT[/td][td]ATT[/td][td]YDS[/td][td]AVG[/td][td]LNG[/td][td]TD[/td][/tr][tr][td]Pass Thrown Behind Line of Scrimmage[/td][td]23[/td][td]31[/td][td]106[/td][td]74.2[/td][td]3.42[/td][td]19[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]78.2[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0.0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][/tr][tr][td]Pass Thrown 1-10 yds[/td][td]96[/td][td]138[/td][td]861[/td][td]69.6[/td][td]6.24[/td][td]32[/td][td]4[/td][td]2[/td][td]0[/td][td]89.7[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0.0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][/tr][tr][td]Pass Thrown 11-20 yds[/td][td]32[/td][td]63[/td][td]604[/td][td]50.8[/td][td]9.59[/td][td]49[/td][td]4[/td][td]6[/td][td]0[/td][td]65.9[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0.0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][/tr][tr][td]Pass Thrown 21-30 yds[/td][td]1[/td][td]12[/td][td]18[/td][td]8.3[/td][td]1.50[/td][td]18[/td][td]1[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]67.4[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0.0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][/tr][tr][td]Pass Thrown 31-40 yds[/td][td]1[/td][td]6[/td][td]45[/td][td]16.7[/td][td]7.50[/td][td]45[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]58.3[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0.0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][/tr][tr][td]Pass Thrown 41+ yds[/td][td]1[/td][td]2[/td][td]49[/td][td]50.0[/td][td]24.50[/td][td]49[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]95.8[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0.0[/td][td]0[/td][td]0[/td][/tr][/table]
That's even worse than I ever could have imagined.
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My man has thrown more passes behind the line of scrimmage (31) than he has over 20 yards (20).
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I think the poor % downfield is more laughable kev... Romos got 19 attempts 20+ and 54 behind the Los... Rodgers 24 20+ and 46 behind Los. But theyve completed more than 3 of them unlike Ryan.
 
Isn't that one catch the Roddy White finger tip back of the ball catch for a TD 2 weeks ago? How do people not jump all over this guy? That's freaking crazy.
 
Once Julio gets himself going and starts to consistently complement Roddy, then we'll see if Matt is capable of deeper throws. Until then, I'm willing to let it slide a bit. It's pretty ridiculous though...At least, for someone with elite quarterback potential.
 
Josh Freeman is just as bad right now. 4-13 on passes of 20+

but thats my quarterback.
 
Originally Posted by bbllplaya23

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same thing i was thinking.   he is having a decent year though, i wouldn't put him that high but i'd have him in the top 10 if were going off of 2011 only. 
for the most part he's working within the offense where it minimizes mistakes but at the same time he is having a very decent year.  makes you really wonder how much of his previous struggles were due to horrible coaching and horrible offensive coordinators and how much of his success this year is due to competent coaching.
 
Eli has been top 5 this year, better than Alex Smith and Drew Brees, no question, and while Cam has done well, he isn't winning games for Carolina, like Eli is for the Giants.
 
Competent coaching in the fact that they aren't stretching Alex's limits. Harbaugh is playing within the team and has manipulated that team to win by utilizing their strength's (defense, run game) and using Alex as a game manager. Whether you like the term or not, that's all Alex is doing.


If it works, it works and it doesn't really matter if Alex isn't elite, or even very good.
 
Originally Posted by TennHouse2

How is hassleback ranked so low when hes only had one bad game with mediocre wrs
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 i dont even know bruh. we need to get that run game going, thats all im gonna say

  
 
Hasselback has always been underrated. He doesn't have that wow factor about him, but he knows how to get it done and that's all that really matters. You get this guy a run game and Titans may give Houston a good run.
 
Although Alex Smith is playing exponentially better than he ever has, what he is being asked to do is not a whole lot. The 49ers could replace Alex with 25-30 QBs and the team would suffer no drop off.
 
Originally Posted by Rolaholic

Originally Posted by DeadsetAce

3. Tom Brady, Patriots: You know the bar of expectation is incredibly high when a 24-of-35, 198-yard, 2-TD, 0-interception performance is considered an off game -- which was definitely the case for Brady on Sunday at Pittsburgh. As much as people talk about Indianapolis' struggles without Peyton Manning, the thought of the Patriots (and their last-ranked defense) without Brady makes me shudder.
yes...the thought of that makes me shudder too
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[table][tr][td]RK[/td][td]PLAYER[/td][td]TEAM[/td][td]ATT[/td][td]COMP[/td][td]PCT[/td][td]YDS[/td][td]YDS/A[/td][td]LONG[/td][td]TD[/td][td]INT[/td][td]SACK[/td][td]RATE[/td][td]YDS/G[/td][/tr][tr][td]1[/td][td]Aaron Rodgers, QB[/td][td]GB[/td][td]265[/td][td]192[/td][td]72.5[/td][td]2,619[/td][td]9.88[/td][td]93[/td][td]24[/td][td]3[/td][td]20[/td][td]129.1[/td][td]327[/td][/tr][tr][td]2[/td][td]Drew Brees, QB[/td][td]NO[/td][td]379[/td][td]269[/td][td]71.0[/td][td]3,004[/td][td]7.93[/td][td]79[/td][td]21[/td][td]11[/td][td]19[/td][td]100.6[/td][td]334[/td][/tr][tr][td]3[/td][td]Tom Brady, QB[/td][td]NE[/td][td]321[/td][td]212[/td][td]66.0[/td][td]2,703[/td][td]8.42[/td][td]99[/td][td]20[/td][td]10[/td][td]16[/td][td]100.0[/td][td]338[/td][/tr][tr][td]4[/td][td]Matthew Stafford, QB[/td][td]DET[/td][td]299[/td][td]183[/td][td]61.2[/td][td]2,179[/td][td]7.29[/td][td]73[/td][td]19[/td][td]4[/td][td]16[/td][td]99.1[/td][td]272[/td][/tr][tr][td]5[/td][td]Eli Manning, QB[/td][td]NYG[/td][td]280[/td][td]176[/td][td]62.9[/td][td]2,377[/td][td]8.49[/td][td]74[/td][td]15[/td][td]6[/td][td]15[/td][td]98.8[/td][td]297[/td][/tr][tr][td]6[/td][td]Alex Smith, QB[/td][td]SF[/td][td]206[/td][td]132[/td][td]64.1[/td][td]1,467[/td][td]7.12[/td][td]44[/td][td]10[/td][td]2[/td][td]19[/td][td]97.3[/td][td]183[/td][/tr][tr][td]7[/td][td]Ben Roethlisberger, QB[/td][td]PIT[/td][td]321[/td][td]203[/td][td]63.2[/td][td]2,632[/td][td]8.20[/td][td]95[/td][td]15[/td][td]8[/td][td]26[/td][td]94.1[/td][td]292[/td][/tr][tr][td]8[/td][td]Matt Schaub, QB[/td][td]HOU[/td][td]277[/td][td]167[/td][td]60.3[/td][td]2,237[/td][td]8.08[/td][td]78[/td][td]13[/td][td]6[/td][td]15[/td][td]92.6[/td][td]249[/td][/tr][tr][td]9[/td][td]Ryan Fitzpatrick, QB[/td][td]BUF[/td][td]260[/td][td]170[/td][td]65.4[/td][td]1,930[/td][td]7.42[/td][td]60[/td][td]15[/td][td]9[/td][td]8[/td][td]92.3[/td][td]241[/td][/tr][tr][td]10[/td][td]Tony Romo, QB[/td][td]DAL[/td][td]283[/td][td]177[/td][td]62.5[/td][td]2,238[/td][td]7.91[/td][td]77[/td][td]13[/td][td]7[/td][td]15[/td][td]92.2[/td][td]280[/td][/tr][tr][td]RK[/td][td]PLAYER[/td][td]TEAM[/td][td]ATT[/td][td]COMP[/td][td]PCT[/td][td]YDS[/td][td]YDS/A[/td][td]LONG[/td][td]TD[/td][td]INT[/td][td]SACK[/td][td]RATE[/td][td]YDS/G[/td][/tr][tr][td]11[/td][td]Michael Vick, QB[/td][td]PHI[/td][td]228[/td][td]144[/td][td]63.2[/td][td]1,852[/td][td]8.12[/td][td]61[/td][td]11[/td][td]8[/td][td]12[/td][td]90.0[/td][td]265[/td][/tr][tr][td]12[/td][td]Matt Hasselbeck, QB[/td][td]TEN[/td][td]285[/td][td]178[/td][td]62.5[/td][td]2,014[/td][td]7.07[/td][td]80[/td][td]13[/td][td]6[/td][td]11[/td][td]90.0[/td][td]252[/td][/tr][tr][td]13[/td][td]Cam Newton, QB[/td][td]CAR[/td][td]287[/td][td]174[/td][td]60.6[/td][td]2,393[/td][td]8.34[/td][td]77[/td][td]11[/td][td]9[/td][td]17[/td][td]87.1[/td][td]299[/td][/tr][tr][td]14[/td][td]Andy Dalton, QB[/td][td]CIN[/td][td]257[/td][td]158[/td][td]61.5[/td][td]1,696[/td][td]6.60[/td][td]84[/td][td]12[/td][td]7[/td][td]12[/td][td]85.0[/td][td]212[/td][/tr][tr][td]15[/td][td]Jason Campbell, QB[/td][td]OAK[/td][td]165[/td][td]100[/td][td]60.6[/td][td]1,170[/td][td]7.09[/td][td]58[/td][td]6[/td][td]4[/td][td]5[/td][td]84.2[/td][td]195[/td][/tr][tr][td]16[/td][td]Mark Sanchez, QB[/td][td]NYJ[/td][td]259[/td][td]149[/td][td]57.5[/td][td]1,775[/td][td]6.85[/td][td]74[/td][td]13[/td][td]7[/td][td]17[/td][td]84.0[/td][td]222[/td][/tr][tr][td]17[/td][td]Jay Cutler, QB[/td][td]CHI[/td][td]232[/td][td]137[/td][td]59.1[/td][td]1,702[/td][td]7.34[/td][td]56[/td][td]9[/td][td]6[/td][td]21[/td][td]84.0[/td][td]243[/td][/tr][tr][td]18[/td][td]Matt Ryan, QB[/td][td]ATL[/td][td]276[/td][td]168[/td][td]60.9[/td][td]1,958[/td][td]7.09[/td][td]80[/td][td]12[/td][td]9[/td][td]19[/td][td]83.3[/td][td]245[/td][/tr][tr][td]19[/td][td]Donovan McNabb, QB[/td][td]MIN[/td][td]156[/td][td]94[/td][td]60.3[/td][td]1,026[/td][td]6.58[/td][td]60[/td][td]4[/td][td]2[/td][td]16[/td][td]82.9[/td][td]171[/td][/tr][tr][td]20[/td][td]Philip Rivers, QB[/td][td]SD[/td][td]305[/td][td]193[/td][td]63.3[/td][td]2,469[/td][td]8.10[/td][td]55[/td][td]11[/td][td]14[/td][td]19[/td][td]81.4[/td][td]309[/td][/tr][tr][td]RK[/td][td]PLAYER[/td][td]TEAM[/td][td]ATT[/td][td]COMP[/td][td]PCT[/td][td]YDS[/td][td]YDS/A[/td][td]LONG[/td][td]TD[/td][td]INT[/td][td]SACK[/td][td]RATE[/td][td]YDS/G[/td][/tr][tr][td]21[/td][td]Matt Moore, QB[/td][td]MIA[/td][td]138[/td][td]85[/td][td]61.6[/td][td]950[/td][td]6.88[/td][td]46[/td][td]4[/td][td]4[/td][td]16[/td][td]79.7[/td][td]190[/td][/tr][tr][td]22[/td][td]Chad Henne, QB[/td][td]MIA[/td][td]112[/td][td]64[/td][td]57.1[/td][td]868[/td][td]7.75[/td][td]41[/td][td]4[/td][td]4[/td][td]11[/td][td]79.0[/td][td]217[/td][/tr][tr][td]23[/td][td]Kevin Kolb, QB[/td][td]ARI[/td][td]227[/td][td]129[/td][td]56.8[/td][td]1,706[/td][td]7.52[/td][td]73[/td][td]8[/td][td]8[/td][td]24[/td][td]77.8[/td][td]244[/td][/tr][tr][td]24[/td][td]Matt Cassel, QB[/td][td]KC[/td][td]241[/td][td]147[/td][td]61.0[/td][td]1,620[/td][td]6.72[/td][td]52[/td][td]9[/td][td]9[/td][td]18[/td][td]77.8[/td][td]203[/td][/tr][tr][td]25[/td][td]Joe Flacco, QB[/td][td]BAL[/td][td]309[/td][td]169[/td][td]54.7[/td][td]2,051[/td][td]6.64[/td][td]74[/td][td]9[/td][td]6[/td][td]19[/td][td]76.9[/td][td]256[/td][/tr][tr][td]26[/td][td]Josh Freeman, QB[/td][td]TB[/td][td]307[/td][td]193[/td][td]62.9[/td][td]2,004[/td][td]6.53[/td][td]65[/td][td]8[/td][td]10[/td][td]10[/td][td]76.8[/td][td]251[/td][/tr][tr][td]27[/td][td]Colt McCoy, QB[/td][td]CLE[/td][td]308[/td][td]177[/td][td]57.5[/td][td]1,764[/td][td]5.73[/td][td]56[/td][td]10[/td][td]6[/td][td]20[/td][td]76.5[/td][td]221[/td][/tr][tr][td]28[/td][td]Kyle Orton, QB[/td][td]DEN[/td][td]155[/td][td]91[/td][td]58.7[/td][td]979[/td][td]6.32[/td][td]52[/td][td]8[/td][td]7[/td][td]9[/td][td]75.7[/td][td]196[/td][/tr][tr][td]29[/td][td]Tarvaris Jackson, QB[/td][td]SEA[/td][td]227[/td][td]137[/td][td]60.4[/td][td]1,556[/td][td]6.86[/td][td]55[/td][td]6[/td][td]9[/td][td]21[/td][td]73.2[/td][td]222[/td][/tr][tr][td]30[/td][td]Sam Bradford, QB[/td][td]STL[/td][td]232[/td][td]127[/td][td]54.7[/td][td]1,432[/td][td]6.17[/td][td]68[/td][td]3[/td][td]3[/td][td]25[/td][td]72.3[/td][td]239[/td][/tr][/table]
 
It's a testament to Harbaugh. He knows Smith sucks so he only let's him do the bare minimum. The true test of how far this team can go is coming in the second half of the season.
 
Originally Posted by SnowboardingPanda

Originally Posted by fraij da 5 11

Lol at how many attempts Bree's has.


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Whats the problem with Cam being 13?  Im pretty sure 87 QBR is still better than Eli's career Rating... plus overall his accuracy is not that good.
 
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[h1]Week 9 Quick Reads [/h1]
by Vince Verhei

Dan Marino? Peyton Manning? Drew Brees? You are officially on notice. Aaron Rodgers is halfway home to breaking your records.

Rodgers is on pace to set all-time standards in passing yards (breaking Marino's record, set in 1984), passer rating (Manning, 2004), and completion percentage (Brees, 2009). He's dominating in other statistics as well. He's averaging 9.9 yards per pass attempt. That's the best rate since 1954 (albeit by the slimmest of margins – he's ahead of Kurt Warner's 2000 campaign by 0.04 inches per throw). If he gets any better, he'll join Sid Luckman, Otto Graham, and Norm Van Brocklin as the only passers to average 10 yards per attempt in a season. And Rodgers is also avoiding turnovers -– his interception rate of 1.1 percent would be one of the five best seasons in that category.

Those are the basic numbers. What do the advanced stats tell us? FO breaks down NFL play-by-play data into two numbers, DYAR (a counting stat that measures total value) and DVOA (a rate stat that measures per-play value). (These stats are explained more here).

Rodgers is on pace to finish 2011 with 2,764 DYAR. That would be the second-highest figure in our database, behind Tom Brady's 2,788 in 2007. That's partly because Brady threw a league-record 50 touchdowns that season, but also because he finished with 606 passing plays (including sacks and defensive pass interference penalties, but not including spikes to stop the clock). Rodgers is on pace for "only" 48 touchdowns and 570 passing plays. His DVOA, however, stands at 62.2%. That would pass Peyton Manning in 2004 (60.6%) for the best rate on record.
[table][tr][td]TOP 10 PASSING DYAR (RODGERS PRO-RATED)[/td][/tr][tr][td]Player[/td][td]Team[/td][td]Year[/td][td]DYAR[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tom Brady[/td][td]NE[/td][td]2007[/td][td]2788[/td][/tr][tr][td]Aaron Rodgers[/td][td]GB[/td][td]2011[/td][td]2764[/td][/tr][tr][td]Peyton Manning[/td][td]IND[/td][td]2004[/td][td]2493[/td][/tr][tr][td]Peyton Manning[/td][td]IND[/td][td]2006[/td][td]2308[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tom Brady[/td][td]NE[/td][td]2009[/td][td]2170[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tom Brady[/td][td]NE[/td][td]2010[/td][td]2137[/td][/tr][tr][td]Peyton Manning[/td][td]IND[/td][td]2009[/td][td]1936[/td][/tr][tr][td]D.Culpepper[/td][td]MIN[/td][td]2004[/td][td]1929[/td][/tr][tr][td]Drew Brees[/td][td]NO[/td][td]2008[/td][td]1921[/td][/tr][tr][td]Philip Rivers[/td][td]SD[/td][td]2009[/td][td]1915[/td][/tr][/table][table][tr][td]TOP 10 PASSING DVOA (MIN. 400 PASSES)[/td][/tr][tr][td]Player[/td][td]Team[/td][td]Year[/td][td]DVOA[/td][/tr][tr][td]Aaron Rodgers[/td][td]GB[/td][td]2011[/td][td]62.2%[/td][/tr][tr][td]Peyton Manning[/td][td]IND[/td][td]2004[/td][td]60.6%[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tom Brady[/td][td]NE[/td][td]2007[/td][td]56.9%[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tom Brady[/td][td]NE[/td][td]2010[/td][td]53.3%[/td][/tr][tr][td]Peyton Manning[/td][td]IND[/td][td]2006[/td][td]51.0%[/td][/tr][tr][td]Philip Rivers[/td][td]SD[/td][td]2009[/td][td]45.9%[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tom Brady[/td][td]NE[/td][td]2009[/td][td]44.2%[/td][/tr][tr][td]Randall Cunningham[/td][td]MIN[/td][td]1998[/td][td]42.9%[/td][/tr][tr][td]Drew Brees[/td][td]NO[/td][td]2009[/td][td]41.0%[/td][/tr][tr][td]Peyton Manning[/td][td]IND[/td][td]2007[/td][td]40.6%[/td][/tr][/table]
That record, though, goes back only to 1992, the first year for which we have complete play-by-play data. How can we compare Rodgers to great passers of the past? In our first book, Pro Football Prospectus 2005, FO head cheese Aaron Schatz used a variety of individual and team data to evaluate historical seasons, using both passing and rushing numbers, and adjusting for the season in question and the team's schedule to estimate a quarterback's "points above average." At the time, the record for best overall season was held by Bert Jones of the Baltimore Colts in 1976. Since then, though, Jones has been passed by Brady, and he's likely to be passed again by Rodgers. Here's the updated list of top quarterback seasons since 1960, using our "points above average" formula:

[table][tr][td]TOP 10 QUARTERBACK SEASONS (RODGERS PRO-RATED)[/td][/tr][tr][td]Player[/td][td]Year[/td][td]PAA[/td][/tr][tr][td]Aaron Rodgers[/td][td]2011[/td][td]200.2[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tom Brady[/td][td]2007[/td][td]163.2[/td][/tr][tr][td]Bert Jones[/td][td]1976[/td][td]159.0[/td][/tr][tr][td]Peyton Manning[/td][td]2004[/td][td]150.4[/td][/tr][tr][td]Dan Marino[/td][td]1984[/td][td]149.8[/td][/tr][tr][td]Daunte Culpepper[/td][td]2004[/td][td]148.9[/td][/tr][tr][td]Steve Young[/td][td]1992[/td][td]143.4[/td][/tr][tr][td]Ken Anderson[/td][td]1975[/td][td]143.4[/td][/tr][tr][td]Ken Stabler[/td][td]1976[/td][td]142.5[/td][/tr][tr][td]Ken Anderson[/td][td]1974[/td][td]140.0[/td][/tr][/table]
Rodgers isn't just on pace to be the best since 1960 here, he's blowing away the field. The gap between Rodgers and Brady in 2007 is more than half-again a big as the gap between Brady and the number ten passer, Ken Anderson in 1974.
There's still plenty of time for a mini-slump that would knock Rodgers off the top of the pile. But if he can stay healthy, and keep playing like he has, he'll have enjoyed the best season for a quarterback in league history.
[table][tr][td]Quarterbacks[/td][/tr][tr][td]
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Team
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TD
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INT
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[/td][td]Matt Moore[/td][td]MIA[/td][td]
17/23
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244
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3
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0
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176
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175
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1
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Huh? What? The guy who Carolina ran out of town, the guy who came into the game with one touchdown and four interceptions, was the most valuable quarterback of the week? Yes, it's true. Moore completed 17-of-23 passes for 244 yards (10.6 per attempt) with three touchdowns and no sacks or interceptions against Kansas City. He had a streaky game, starting off 3-of-6 for 41 yards. He then went 7-of-7 for 126 yards, with each throw picking up a first down or touchdown. Then he went 1-of-4 for 5 yards before finishing four more first downs or touchdowns in his last six throws.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
2.
[/td][td]Aaron Rodgers[/td][td]GB[/td][td]
21/26
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247
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4
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0
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164
[/td][td]
157
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[/td][/tr][tr][td]Rodgers has now been one of the top four quarterbacks seven times in nine weeks this season — and in one of the other weeks, the Packers had a bye.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
3.
[/td][td]Ben Roethlisberger[/td][td]PIT[/td][td]
20/37
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330
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1
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1
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153
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147
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6
[/td][/tr][tr][td]There is a reason we use opponent adjustments in our system. Roethlisberger's numbers (20-of-37, 330 yards, one touchdown, one sack, one interception) look pretty pedestrian, but remember that he was playing the Baltimore Ravens, who through nine weeks have been far and away the league's best defense against the pass. Roethlisberger was just the third quarterback this year to complete 54 percent of his passes against the Ravens, and the first to average 8.9 yards per pass. Without opponent adjustments, Roethlisberger would have ranked 14th among quarterbacks this week. With them, he ranks third.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
4.
[/td][td]Tony Romo[/td][td]DAL[/td][td]
19/31
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282
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2
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0
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142
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137
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5
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Romo on deep passes (more than 15 yards downfield): 5-of-7 passing, 148 yards, one touchdown, 101 DYAR.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
5.
[/td][td]Josh Freeman[/td][td]TB[/td][td]
27/37
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281
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1
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0
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128
[/td][td]
133
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[/td][/tr][tr][td]Freeman had a league-high 10 failed completions this week. He also led the league in Week 7, and only Matt Hasselbeck has thrown more on the season. He started off cold on Sunday, with one first down in his first 13 dropback, but finished strong — his final 11 throws resulted in 10 completions and a DPI, with nine successful completions, for a total of 106 yards.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
6.
[/td][td]Andy Dalton[/td][td]CIN[/td][td]
22/39
[/td][td]
217
[/td][td]
3
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
120
[/td][td]
118
[/td][td]
2
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Dalton was not the best third-down quarterback this week, but he was close: 6-of-12, six first downs (including three touchdowns), 77 yards, 86 DYAR. Gee, I wonder who might have been better on third downs?[/td][/tr][tr][td]
7.
[/td][td]Joe Flacco[/td][td]BAL[/td][td]
28/47
[/td][td]
300
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
114
[/td][td]
114
[/td][td]
0
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Flacco was downright absurd on third/fourth downs: 20 dropbacks, 15 completions (every one a conversion) for 197 yards, 136 DYAR. He'd score even higher, but he did have a sack/fumble on third down that was worth -37 DYAR by itself.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
8.
[/td][td]Mark Sanchez[/td][td]NYJ[/td][td]
20/28
[/td][td]
230
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
111
[/td][td]
111
[/td][td]
0
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Credit where it's due: Sanchez was great at the end of this game. His last 10 throws resulted in nine first downs, including a touchdown, for 152 yards and 139 DYAR. His end zone interception in the first quarter, though, was a -55 DYAR play.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
9.
[/td][td]Matt Hasselbeck[/td][td]TEN[/td][td]
24/41
[/td][td]
275
[/td][td]
2
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
105
[/td][td]
112
[/td][td]
-7
[/td][/tr][tr][td]The Titans' defense shouldn't take all the blame for blowing a 17-7 halftime lead. Hasselbeck's third quarter — 2-of-6 passing, plus a sack, -1 net yard, -32 DYAR — played a big part in letting the Bengals back into the game.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
10.
[/td][td]Jay Cutler[/td][td]CHI[/td][td]
18/32
[/td][td]
210
[/td][td]
2
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
102
[/td][td]
102
[/td][td]
0
[/td][/tr][tr][td]
11.
[/td][td]Drew Brees[/td][td]NO[/td][td]
27/35
[/td][td]
258
[/td][td]
2
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
97
[/td][td]
88
[/td][td]
9
[/td][/tr][tr][td]The set-up man: Brees had a league-high 10 completions that counted as successful plays without picking up first downs. He leads the league with 65 such plays this year. Tom Brady is second with 51.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
12.
[/td][td]Alex Smith[/td][td]SF[/td][td]
17/24
[/td][td]
200
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
91
[/td][td]
90
[/td][td]
1
[/td][/tr][tr][td]When the new quarterback rankings come out today (unless the Monday night contest radically skews opponent adjustments), Smith will rank 13th in passing DVOA, 15th in DYAR. In his past 16 games, he's completing 62 percent of his passes for 7.2 yards per attempt, with 22 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, and a 93.8 quarterback rating. Yes, he's a legitimate starting quarterback now.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
Rk
[/td][td]
Player
[/td][td]
Team
[/td][td]
CP/AT
[/td][td]
Yds
[/td][td]
TD
[/td][td]
INT
[/td][td]
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DYAR

[/td][td]
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DYAR

[/td][td]
Rush
DYAR

[/td][/tr][tr][td]
13.
[/td][td]Philip Rivers[/td][td]SD[/td][td]
27/46
[/td][td]
385
[/td][td]
4
[/td][td]
3
[/td][td]
80
[/td][td]
80
[/td][td]
0
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Rivers' day in a nutshell: If we remove all quarterbacks' interceptions, Rivers would have ranked second behind Ben Roethlisberger with 218 DYAR. If we considered only interceptions, he would have been dead last with -139 DYAR.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
14.
[/td][td]Eli Manning[/td][td]NYG[/td][td]
20/39
[/td][td]
250
[/td][td]
2
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
76
[/td][td]
72
[/td][td]
5
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Eli's fourth quarter: 8-of-13 for 93 yards, seven first downs (including two touchdowns), plus two DPI calls for 55 total yards, 113 DYAR.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
15.
[/td][td]Michael Vick[/td][td]PHI[/td][td]
21/38
[/td][td]
213
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
71
[/td][td]
57
[/td][td]
15
[/td][/tr][tr][td]
16.
[/td][td]John Beck[/td][td]WAS[/td][td]
30/46
[/td][td]
254
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
70
[/td][td]
79
[/td][td]
-9
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Go ahead and put that safety in the box against Beck. You won't need any help covering deep balls. Beck threw only three deep passes against San Francisco, with no completions, one interception, and -54 DYAR.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
17.
[/td][td]Matt Ryan[/td][td]ATL[/td][td]
14/24
[/td][td]
275
[/td][td]
3
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
41
[/td][td]
44
[/td][td]
-4
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Ryan's average completion came 11.93 yards downfield, a few decimal points behind Carson Palmer (11.95) for the most of any quarterback this week. His average completion also gained 7.7 YAC; nobody else averaged more than 7.0. He would rank higher except A) he completed just 58 percent of his passes, and B) it was just the Colts. (Before opponent adjustments, he had 90 total YAR.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
18.
[/td][td]Tom Brady[/td][td]NE[/td][td]
28/49
[/td][td]
340
[/td][td]
2
[/td][td]
2
[/td][td]
37
[/td][td]
33
[/td][td]
4
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Brady was most effective throwing down the middle against the Giants: 12 completions for 172 yards and eight first downs (including a touchdown) in only 15 passes, for a league-high 129 DYAR.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
19.
[/td][td]Carson Palmer[/td][td]OAK[/td][td]
19/35
[/td][td]
332
[/td][td]
3
[/td][td]
3
[/td][td]
32
[/td][td]
33
[/td][td]
-1
[/td][/tr][tr][td]I'm just going to quote FO writer Rob Weintraub's Twitter account here: "Carson Palmer--6 picks in 6 quarters. Andy Dalton--7 picks in 8 games."[/td][/tr][tr][td]
20.
[/td][td]Tim Tebow[/td][td]DEN[/td][td]
10/21
[/td][td]
124
[/td][td]
2
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
25
[/td][td]
9
[/td][td]
16
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Tebow's rushing numbers: 11 carries (only three listed as scrambles), 118 yards, five 10-yard plays, four first downs. He only had four first downs passing, although two of those were touchdowns.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
21.
[/td][td]John Skelton[/td][td]ARI[/td][td]
21/35
[/td][td]
222
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
19
[/td][td]
7
[/td][td]
11
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Skelton missed his first five passes of the fourth quarter. He then hit seven of his next eight throws for 64, but just three first downs. He also scrambled for three first downs in the fourth, but he finished up going incompletion, sack/fumble (recovered), 8-yard gain on third-and-26 to send it into overtime. Patrick Peterson took care of things from there. (By the way, did you know Peterson has three punt return touchdowns in his first eight games? The single-season record is four, held by several people.)[/td][/tr][tr][td]
22.
[/td][td]Tarvaris Jackson[/td][td]SEA[/td][td]
17/30
[/td][td]
221
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
3
[/td][td]
4
[/td][td]
4
[/td][td]
0
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Jackson's third interception came on a Hail Mary at the end of the game. That doesn't count as a turnover in his DYAR. His other two interceptions came on his last throw of the third quarter and his first throw of the fourth. Those turnovers do count.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
Rk
[/td][td]
Player
[/td][td]
Team
[/td][td]
CP/AT
[/td][td]
Yds
[/td][td]
TD
[/td][td]
INT
[/td][td]
Total
DYAR

[/td][td]
Pass
DYAR

[/td][td]
Rush
DYAR

[/td][/tr][tr][td]
23.
[/td][td]Ryan Fitzpatrick[/td][td]BUF[/td][td]
15/31
[/td][td]
191
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
2
[/td][td]
3
[/td][td]
3
[/td][td]
1
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Fitzpatrick's first half: 4-of-12 for 24 yards, one first down, two interceptions, -114 DYAR.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
24.
[/td][td]Sam Bradford[/td][td]STL[/td][td]
23/36
[/td][td]
255
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
-3
[/td][td]
-3
[/td][td]
0
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Bradford's average incompletion this year has come 12.0 yards downfield. On Sunday, it was a whopping 21.6 yards downfield. Nobody else even hit 15 yards on their incompletions. Of course, those passes were still incomplete, so it doesn't really matter where they landed.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
25.
[/td][td]Matt Schaub[/td][td]HOU[/td][td]
14/23
[/td][td]
119
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
-3
[/td][td]
-11
[/td][td]
8
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Midway through the second quarter, Schaub was 10-of-12 for 90 yards and 90 DYAR. After that, he went 4-of-11 for 29 yards with an interception and -101 DYAR.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
26.
[/td][td]Colt McCoy[/td][td]CLE[/td][td]
14/22
[/td][td]
146
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
-4
[/td][td]
7
[/td][td]
-11
[/td][/tr][tr][td]By the time McCoy threw his first pass Sunday, the Browns were down 14-0. He didn't get a first down until the middle of the second quarter, when they were down 21-3. He didn't get a 20-yard play until the fourth quarter, when they were down 30-6. He started off deep in a hole, and then he dug himself deeper.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
27.
[/td][td]Matt Cassel[/td][td]KC[/td][td]
20/39
[/td][td]
253
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
-27
[/td][td]
-34
[/td][td]
6
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Cassel's second quarter: 4-of-7 passing, 64 yards, four sacks, plus a 12-yard DPI penalty, -11 DYAR.[/td][/tr][tr][td]
28.
[/td][td]Curtis Painter[/td][td]IND[/td][td]
13/27
[/td][td]
98
[/td][td]
0
[/td][td]
1
[/td][td]
-76
[/td][td]
-71
[/td][td]
-5
[/td][/tr][tr][td]Painter completed less than half his passes against Atlanta, for fewer than eight yards per reception. Five of his 13 completions gained 3 yards or less. In one stretch he went 0-for-6 with an interception. In his last eight dropbacks, he went 4-of-7 with a sack for 2 net yards. That is why he was benched for Dan Orlovsky, a player best known for accidentally running out the back of the end zone for a safety while playing for Detroit, who had not thrown a pass in a game since 2008.[/td][/tr][/table]
(Yes gassing)
 
You have every right, A-Rodg has been ridiculous the last 25+ games or whatever we're at. 
 
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