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Patrick Mahomes' 2025 season came to an end on Sunday - so, too, did his reign of dominance atop the NFL quarterback rankings. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback suffered a season-ending knee injury in a 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday afternoon.
Joe Burrow stuffed the stat sheet in the Cincinnati Bengals' 39-34 loss at the Buffalo Bills. He threw for 284 yards and four touchdowns as well as two interceptions, including a pick six. Burrow becoming the first quarterback with interceptions on consecutive plays in 2025 dropped him down a spot in the rankings this week. (-1)
Fourteen weeks into the 2025 NFL season, Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix has a 55.8 " Total QBR " rating from ESPN, which ranks 16th out of 32 starting QBs. Nix's traditional passer rating is 86.4.
It is never too early to begin watching prospects for the 2026 NFL Draft. General manager Jason Licht has made the draft the key cog in the machine for the Bucs in terms of roster building and transforming the team itself.
Manning finished this season, his first as a starter after redshirting his first year and then backing up Quinn Ewers last year, with 2,942 yards, 24 touchdowns and seven interceptions. All but two of those interceptions came in the first five games of the year. He had eight rushing touchdowns, too, and completed better than 61% of his passes.
He began his collegiate career at Ferris State as a former 0-star recruit. He led the Bulldogs to their third national title in 2024. After four years and 25 games played for the Bulldogs, Chambliss transferred to Ole Miss, initially slated to be the backup until an injury cleared the way for him to assume the starting job.
Rivers is set to join an exclusive list of grandfathers who have played a professional sport in their twilight—nay, midnight—years, and it sure looks like his grandkids will be better off for it. Kickoff for the Colts-Seahawks game is 4:25 p.m. ET.