QB Report Cards for 2025 NFL Week 13

During the NFL's Week 13 action, two different divisional leads changed hands, while the top of the NFC is now occupied by a different squad compared to a week ago.

Plenty involves the quarterbacks and their recent play, including Matthew Stafford finally making a mistake (or three). Conversely, the likes of Bryce Young and Dak Prescott, as well as the returning C.J. Stroud and Joe Burrow, have their teams trending in the right direction.

Also, rookie quarterbacks didn't fare well during their latest outings.

Each week, Bleacher Report breaks down and grades every quarterback performance. The overall picture is less clear today than it had been because of certain signal-callers rising to the occasion or flailing as the postseason nears.

Jacoby Brissett, Arizona Cardinals

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Score: 20-17 loss vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Stat Line: 29 of 40 for 301 yards, two touchdowns and an interception

The Arizona Cardinals may be coming to the conclusion that their quarterback isn't on the roster.

The organization already knows what it has in Kyler Murray. It could move past the 2019 No. 1 overall pick next offseason if it wanted to do so. As for Jacoby Brissett, the 32-year-old continues to post big numbers in Murray's stead but none of it seems to matter.

In fact, Brissett has thrown for more than 300 yards in three straight games. The Cardinals lost all three. The team finds itself in a four-game losing streak.

With Murray eligible to return from injured reserve next week, head coach Jonathan Gannon has a decision to make. Though a right answer may not exist. Arizona is already eliminated from the playoffs and guaranteed a fourth-straight losing season. Maybe the current campaign is exactly what the organization needed to make a significant change at the game's most important position.

Grade: C

Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons

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Score: 27-24 loss vs. New York Jets

Stat Line: 21 of 33 for 234 yards and a touchdown

At 4-8, the Atlanta Falcons are now looking at the little things to improve upon during what's quickly turned into a lost season.

With Michael Penix Jr. out of the lineup, veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins has provided a steadying presence over the last two weeks. Though the Falcons weren't capable of stopping the Jets when necessary.

One particular difference during Sunday's contest came on money downs, where the Jets converted eight of 17 third- or fourth-down attempts. The Falcons finished four of 12 in the same category.

"Looking at the places that we need to be better on the field, and improving those areas over the next five weeks," Cousins said when asked what the Falcons can accomplish over the next five weeks. "Third down today, again, was not as good as we want it to be. We would love to see in five weeks from now that it's something different."

Grade: C

Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens

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Score: 32-14 loss vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Stat Line: 17 of 32 for 246 yards, an interception and two fumbles lost; six carries for 27 yards

Lamar Jackson has been playing with fire in recent weeks, not performing anywhere near his normal MVP-caliber level. His recent shortcomings came to a head Thursday against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Jackson turned the ball over three times in a contest where the Bengals controlled the action.

"I'm ticked off," Jackson told reporters. "It's not even frustrating. I'm just mad because—like I said, we can't have that. And the turnovers are a big part of winning/losing games. Turning the ball over, giving them an extra possession, this is the outcome."

The Ravens' recent success with Jackson in the lineup was built upon a defensive turnaround while facing poor competition. Baltimore's QB1 certainly hadn't played like one. During the last four games, Jackson has completed 56 percent of his passes, provided little as a runner and produced five total turnovers.

Grade: F

Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills

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Score: 26-7 win vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Stat Line: 15 of 23 for 123 yard, a touchdown and an interception; eight carries for 38 yards and a score

The Buffalo Bills knew they entered the danger zone with their previous performance against the Houston Texans. Josh Allen was sacked a career-high eight times during the loss. To make matters worse, both of Buffalo's starting offensive tackles, Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown, didn't play Sunday due to injury.

Buffalo's coaching staff knew the exact approach to winning and basically dominating the Steelers, which involved minimizing Allen's pass attempts and focusing on James Cook's contributions.

Allen threw only 23 passes, which became his second lowest output this season. Meanwhile, Cook carried the ball a career-high 32 times, with 35 total total touches, which resulted in 177 yards from scrimmage.

"I've never seen a team run the same play as much as they ran it tonight and have as much success as they had," Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt told reporters. "I'm out of words for it."

As a result, the Steelers didn't sack Allen once and registered a single quarterback hit.

Grade: C

Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers

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Score: 31-28 win vs. Los Angeles Rams

Stat Line: 15 of 20 for 206 yards and three touchdowns

Bryce Young may have experienced his share of ups and down throughout his Carolina Panthers career, but he has already proved himself late in games when it matters the most.

With Sunday's victory, the 24-year-old became the youngest quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to 11 comeback victories. He surpassed two guys names Josh Allen and Peyton Manning. According to Pro Football Focus, Young completed eight of 10 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns and provided a perfect passer rating when trailing against the Rams. He also completed all six passes with three touchdowns against the blitz. Finally, the Panthers' signal-caller became the second quarterback since 2016 with multiple fourth-down touchdown passes that traveled more than 10 yards in one game, per NFL Next Gen Stats.

"His demeanor, his aura when it comes to late drives is contagious," wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan told reporters. "The proof is in the pudding. He's done it now, what did you say, 11 times? The fact that your leader on offense can do that, you know, it speaks volumes for sure."

Grade: A

Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears

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Score: 24-15 win vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Stat Line: 17 of 36 for 154 yards, a touchdown and an interception

The Chicago Bears dominated the line of scrimmage against the Eagles. As such, Caleb Williams did his best work turning around and handing the ball to either D'Andre Swift or Kyle Monangai.

Swift and Monangai ran for 255 combined yards, with 130 and 125, respectively. But the work put in by Chicago's offensive line should garner significant attention after the Bears ran the ball 47 times.

"We knew we were going to win this game behind our O-line and their effort," Monangai told reporters. "And they showed up for the task. They dominated. Then me and 'Dre were able to do what we do best."

Williams made an excellent 28-yard touchdown throw while rolling to his left and making the toss without setting his feet. A good moment for the quarterback doesn't overshadow how well the Bears played in the trenches. Williams did enough, which is all Chicago needed.

Grade: C

Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals

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Score: 32-14 win vs. Baltimore Ravens

Stat Line: 24 of 46 for 261 yards and two touchdowns

Joe Burrow instills confidence in the Cincinnati Bengals. Despite not producing the most efficient outing during the Thanksgiving affair against the Baltimore Ravens, the Bengals looked like a different team with their QB1 back at the helm.

Burrow missed the previous nine games because of a turf toe injury that required surgery.

"It's a lot of fun to watch Joe Burrow play football," head coach Zac Taylor told reporters. "Statistically it's not the best game that we've ever had as an offense, but you could feel the rhythm he was in, the confidence he was in."

At 4-8, the Bengals will basically need to be perfect through the final fives games of the regular season to generate postseason contention. Burrow's return clearly provided a boost. Whether his performance will be enough to get the team on a roll has yet to be determined. However, the schedule includes only one opponent with a winning record during that stretch, which occurs this coming weekend against the Buffalo Bills.

Grade: B

Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland Browns

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Score: 26-8 loss vs. San Francisco 49ers

Stat Line: 16 of 25 for 149 and a touchdown

Heading into Sunday's contest against the 49ers, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that the Cleveland Browns were "open to giving Sanders an extended look for the rest of this season." However, the possibility came with an asterisk, which will be "dictated by how Sanders plays."

To be entirely fair, the Browns should start Sanders for the rest of the season. The organization already saw what it had in Dillon Gabriel. He lacks the physical traits to be a franchise quarterback. Maybe Sanders can be, even if the odds are slim. But Cleveland won't know unless he's given an extended look to finish out the 2025 campaign.

Sanders impressed during his first start. He didn't in his second. The fifth-round rookie does add a vertical element to the Browns offense, which Gabriel didn't. At the same time, Cleveland's current starter needs to speed up his internal clock and hit a few more throws to keep drives alive.

In the end, the entire setup is built on the Browns making a decision after this season, which may or may not include either of Cleveland's rookie quarterbacks.

Grade: C

Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys

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Score: 31-28 win vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Stat Line: 27 of 39 for 320 yards, two touchdowns and an interception

Dak Prescott is the constant in the Dallas Cowboys' lineup, and everyone else in the organization understands this point.

"I think you guys know what we're capable of on offense," head coach Brian Schottenheimer told reporters after Thursday's victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. "I think the defense, again, has just taken so many strides over the last couple of weeks. When I watch our defense play, man, I see violence, I see passion, I see everybody running to the football."

The defense remains under the microscope. Meanwhile, Prescott threw for over 300 yards for the fourth time this season, including in each of the last two games. The NFL's top-ranked offense has averaged 437 yards during Dallas' current three-game winning streak.

Prescott was particularly good Thursday by going 10 of 12 passing for 108 yards and two touchdowns when pressured, according to NFL Next Gen Stats. His lone turnover came on Dallas' first drive while being hit by a defender.

Grade: A

Bo Nix, Denver Broncos

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Score: 27-26 win vs. Washington Commanders

Stat Line: 29 of 45 for 321 yards, a touchdown and an interception

Bo Nix threw for more than 300 yards but all that matters is he found a way to help his team win late in a contest once again. In this particular instance, the Denver Broncos emerged victorious in overtime against the Washington Commanders.

Nix led the Broncos on a touchdown drive to open the extra frame. During that series, the quarterback completed four straight passes to set up what became the game-winning touchdown run by rookie RJ Harvey.

"He's cool, calm and collected," Harvey said of Nix's performance. "It's like he's never (feeling) pressure. I'm just thankful to have him as my quarterback."

If not for a bad interception where the Broncos' sophomore signal-caller didn't see Bobby Wagner dropping into coverage, Nix may have posted the best grade from the week's action. But Denver doesn't care all that much after its ninth straight win.

Grade: B

Jared Goff, Detroit Lions

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Score: 31-24 loss vs. Green Bay Packers

Stat Line: 20 of 26 for 256 yards and two touchdowns

Statistically, very little separated the Detroit Lions from the Packers when the long-time rivals met on Thanksgiving. However, one big difference emerged. The always-aggressive Lions failed to convert on fourth down twice, while the Packers converted all three of their attempts.

In particular, Goff and Jameson Williams couldn't connect on 4th-and-3 in the fourth quarter, because the the quarterback left the ball a little behind the wide receiver as he ran a crossing pattern.

Could Williams have caught the pass? Yes. At the same time, Goff needs to lead his target in that scenario.

"I don't think there's anything you can do," Goff said when asked about the Lions' fourth-down miscues. "You've just got to execute in those big moments. That's really it. I wish there was some magic potion to take to be better on fourth down, but there's not. I had Jamo open, he's streaming across, I've got to hit him. That's the bottom line. There's no other way to fix it. I hit him there, then we're one-for-two on fourth down and probably get more points there."

Grade: B

Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers

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Score: 31-24 win vs. Detroit Lions

Stat Line: 18 of 30 for 234 yards and four touchdowns

Toyotathon has become the favorite holiday among Green Bay Packers fans.

Jordan Love has thrived during Toyota's annual Q4 sale. While the performance is merely coincidentally, it's clear the quarterback excels late in the regular season. He's doing so again this year.

After Love posted a Toyotathon pic on Instagram, the Packers won two games in the matter of five days, including Thursday's meeting with the rival Detroit Lions. Love threw four touchdowns during the holiday contest.

"I think it's just the confidence [head coach Matt LaFleur] has in everybody on the offense to be able to go out there and make those plays, and it's one of those games you gotta be aggressive," Love told reporters after the Packers went for it on 4th-and-3 with under two minutes to ice the game. "You gotta stay aggressive to go win it because we know it's a really good offense on the other side of the ball, and you want to stay away from trying to give them the ball back."

LaFleur put the ball in his quarterback's hands, and Love delivered.

Grade: A

C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans

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Score: 20-16 win vs. Indianapolis Colts

Stat Line: 22 of 35 for 276 yards and an interception

C.J. Stroud returned to the Houston Texans' lineup after missing the previous three due to a concussion, and he performed well.

Stroud didn't make every throw and his interception came via a poor overthrow. However, Houston's quarterback threw for 276 yards and was able to take advantage of a Colts' secondary that lacked an injured Sauce Gardner.

The Texans offense playing well enough to complement the team's No. 1-ranked defense is all that matters.

"It's a big win. Big time game," Stroud told reporters. "I thought I played really good. I thought every opportunity I had with the ball, I thought I made the right decision. A couple plays I want back. But I thought I did a really good job of taking what the defense was giving me. I think the type of team we have, I don't have to be Superman all the time."

Grade: B

Daniel Jones, Indianapolis Colts

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Score: 20-16 loss vs. Houston Texans

Stat Line: 14 of 27 for 201 yards and two touchdowns

No one should ever question Daniel Jones' toughness after the quarterback played through a fractured fibula Sunday against the Houston Texans.

"I feel good enough to play," Jones told reporters. "Doctors cleared me to play, so that's what I'm going to do."

While Jones' mobility was clearly limited, he wasn't a hindrance. The Texans' ferocious pass rush got home only once. Jones started off shaky, but he improved as the contest continued. Ultimately, he threw a pair of touchdowns and even had the Colts' offense moving for a potential game-winning score. Unfortunately, Josh Downs dropped a catchable ball on 3rd down with under two minutes to play that could have either led to a first down or put the Colts in a far more favorable position than 4th-and-9.

Indianapolis' issues right now center on making the type of mistakes it didn't during the team's 7-1 start. The Colts have lost three of their last four with a hobbled quarterback, and the latter hasn't even been a major problem.

Grade: B

Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars

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Score: 25-3 win vs. Tennessee Titans

Stat Line: 16 of 27 for 229 yards, two touchdowns

A trend is developing with the Jacksonville Jaguars. They're winning games but not entirely happy with the team's performance, even after a dominant victory against a division rival.

"We're happy we won," Trevor Lawrence told reporters. "No doubt about that. We come here to win, and that's what we did. But to even have that feeling of like, 'Man just didn't finish clean,' like I think that shows the maturity of the team too."

Lawrence's mentality is the right one for a squad that's now ascended to the top of the AFC South, with a massive upcoming showdown against the Indianapolis Colts.

The quarterback, meanwhile, continued to play more loose and free against the Titans. More importantly, he didn't throw an interception for the first time since the calendar flipped to November.

Grade: A

Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs

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Score: 31-28 loss vs. Dallas Cowboys

Stat Line: 23 of 34 for 261 yards and four touchdowns

The Kansas City Chiefs didn't lose on Thanksgiving Day because of Patrick Mahomes. The Chiefs held the lead three different times but failed to win yet another one-score contest.

"We were just off timing a little bit," head coach Andy Reid said, "but Pat still made some great plays."

Reid added, "Bottom line is we're having too many penalties, and we have to make sure to take care of that. No excuses with it. We're going to clean it up."

Kansas City committed 10 penalties for 119 yards, which became too much to overcome. The defense didn't help matters. Mahomes throwing four touchdowns, while Kansas City managed 362 yards of offense, should be enough. Instead, the Chiefs lost the third of their last four games.

"We can beat everybody," Mahomes said, "but we've shown that we can lose to anybody. We've got to be more consistent."

Grade: A

Geno Smith, Las Vegas Raiders

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Score: 31-14 loss vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Stat Line: 18 of 23 for 165 yards, two touchdowns and an interception

At this point, the Las Vegas Raiders embody the GIF of Stone Cold Steve Austin staring at his non-existent watch waiting for something to happen. The wait could be for A) a much-needed change at quarterback or B) the season to mercifully come to an end. Either way, the Raiders are far worse than expected.

There's no reason to rehash why Smith's performance this season has been beyond problematic. He simply hasn't done enough to make the team competitive despite the Raiders decision to invest in the veteran instead of bringing in a young quarterback with upside.

At 2-10, Smith throwing a pair of touchdowns and another interception means absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things. The Raiders are terrible and need to start fresh at the game's most important position. There's no other way to look at it. Overall, the Smith acquisition has been a failure, even when considering the roster limitations around him.

Grade: D

Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers

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Score: 31-14 win vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Stat Line: 15 of 20 for 151 yards, two touchdowns and an interception

The Los Angeles Chargers didn't need Justin Herbert to carry the offense Sunday, which is fortunate because the quarterback suffered a broken left hand during the contest.

Surgery to repair the break occurred Monday, and Herbert expects to play in the Chargers' upcoming contest against the Philadelphia Eagles.

"It's one of those things where you just stabilized it, and I'm not the doctor, unfortunately, but they were hopeful," Herbert told reporters. "So, I think that's a good thing."

During Sunday's contest, Herbert threw for only 151 yards. He didn't need to do much more when Kimani Vidal ran for career-high 126 yards and Los Angeles' defense held the Raiders to 156 yards, while going two of 10 on third and fourth downs.

The Chargers will need to protect Herbert even more in the coming weeks, but they've won four of their last five with different ways to emerge victorious.

Grade: C

Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams

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Score: 31-28 loss vs. Carolina Panthers

Stat Line: 18 of 28 for 243 yards, two touchdowns, two interceptions and a fumble lost

Matthew Stafford's MVP candidacy took a hit with a performance that went off the rails for the first time in two months.

Stafford had been nearly perfect since Week 4. His last interception occurred on Sept. 21. But he threw a pair Sunday and coughed up the ball during a critical moment in the fourth quarter against the Panthers.

"We're not going to win a whole lot of games when I turn it over three times and it hasn't been an issue and I don't expect it to be moving forward," Stafford told reporters.

Despite the mistakes, Los Angeles still managed 379 yards of offense and held a fourth-quarter lead. While everyone learned the Rams' quarterback can make mistakes, Stafford is still good enough to keep his team in games even when he's not playing particularly well.

The loss may have technically knocked the Rams out of the NFC's top spot, but Stafford and his crew remain mighty dangerous.

Grade: D

Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins

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Score: 21-17 win vs. New Orleans Saints

Stat Line: 12 of 23 for 157 yards and an interception

The Miami Dolphins are winning in spite of Tua Tagovailoa. The team's recent success, having won four of its last five games, is built a renewed physicality at the line of scrimmage and running the ball well.

Meanwhile, Tagovailoa has averaged 186.2 passing yards per game during the same stretch. Sunday's 157-yard effort became the seventh outing this season where the quarterback threw for fewer than 200.

"At some point we're going to have to execute in the near future," head coach Mike McDaniel told reporters. "In the NFL, if you have success in a phase or success in running the ball, people will overcommit and you'll eventually need to pass to win. I think that will be a big thing that we'll be working on this coming week."

Instead, the team will continue to lean on De'Von Achane, who eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards for the first time in his career.

Grade: D

Max Brosmer, Minnesota Vikings

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Score: 26-0 loss vs. Seattle Seahawks

Stat Line: 19 of 30 for 126 yards and four interceptions

Max Brosmer wasn't prepared to start in the NFL. The undrafted free agent was forced into the starting lineup due to injuries suffered by Carson Wentz and J.J. McCarthy. Brosmer threw four interceptions and led only one drive that lasted longer than five plays—which ended in a turnover.

A rookie making mistakes is not a surprise. However, Brosmer's pick-six to Ernest Jones IV easily became one of, if not the worst interception of the season when he rolled to his right on 4th-and-1 and threw a no-look underhanded pass directly to the linebacker.

Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell tried to protect his young quarterback after the game, but he can't hide the fact that Brosmer looked completely overwhelmed.

"We just did not have the type of an offensive performance that is ever going to be acceptable with the Minnesota Vikings organization," O'Connell said. "And that obviously starts with me, and it's not about any one particular player or position. It's a collective group thing right now, where we just are not good enough."

Grade: F

Drake Maye, New England Patriots

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Score: 33-15 win vs. New York Giants

Stat Line: 24 of 31 for 282 yards and two touchdowns

The Drake Maye MVP candidacy strengthened with Monday's performance against the Giants.

Maye continued to operate at a high level. He's working well from the pocket, seeing what defenses are giving and taking full advantage. The 23-year-old just completed his sixth outing this season with at least a 75 completion percentage and two touchdown passes, which tied Matt Ryan's MVP campaign in 2016 as the third-most in NFL history, according to ESPN Insights.

The Patriots' signal-caller isn't simply dinking and dunking his way to a league-leading 71.5 completion percentage, either. He's also among the league leaders in average yards per attempt. Maye has top-end arm talent and the Patriots build their offense around the vertical aspect found within the quarterback's game.

In fact, the third overall pick in last year's draft has already completed 51 more passes, threw for 1,130 more yards and connected on eight more touchdowns this season compared to his 13 appearances during his rookie campaign.

Most importantly, the Patriots are now 11-2, with a 10-game winning streak.

Grade: A

Tyler Shough, New Orleans Saints

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Score: 21-17 loss vs. Miami Dolphins

Stat Line: 26 of 38 for 239 yards, two touchdowns, an interception and a fumble lost

Tyler Shough's talent continually teases. He clearly has the natural ability to be a starting NFL quarterback. The question remains whether he'll ever put it all together and not make the critical mistakes that doomed the New Orleans Saints during Sunday's action.

Shough is tough in the pocket. He has the arm talent to vary speeds and throw with touch. His movement skills help him extend plays and create outside of structure. At the same time, he doesn't always see the field properly, which directly led to a pair of critical turnovers.

The first came inside the Dolphins' 25-yard line where Miami's cornerback sat on a short route and undercut Shough's pass. With the game on the line and the Saints attempting a two-point conversion, Shough's throw was just a tick behind the crossing pattern which allowed Minkah Fitzpatrick to undercut that pass, pluck the interception and turn the two-point attempt into Miami's favor.

Grade: C-

Jaxson Dart, New York Giants

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Score: 33-15 loss vs. New England Patriots

Stat Line: 17 of 24 for 139 yards, and a touchdown

Eventually, Jaxson Dart will learn how to protect himself throughout the course of a football game.

Dart returned to the New York Giants' lineup after missing the previous two contests due to a concussion. So, the sight of him taking multiple hits had to have everyone within the Giants' organization cringing. Dart must learn to go out of bounds, slide earlier and when to eat a play instead of adding to the body blows.

Part of the problem stems from Dart thinking he needs to do more than what's expected of the rookie because the Giants don't have a good supporting cast. New York's offense lacks explosive options that can consistently create with the ball in their hands. Right now, Dart is the team's top playmaker.

Against a team the caliber of the New England Patriots, Dart can't do it all.

Dart needs to make it through this season, then the Giants must add as much talent around him as possible, which would follow the path laid forth by the Patriots after Drake Maye's rookie season.

Grade: C

Tyrod Taylor, New York Jets

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Score: 27-24 win vs. Atlanta Falcons

Stat Line: 19 of 33 for 172 yards and a touchdown; eight carries for 44 yards and a score

The best thing that can be said about Tyrod Taylor's performance against the Falcons—beyond the Jets coming away with a last-second victory—is that the veteran quarterback unlocked wide receiver Adonai Mitchell.

Taylor and Mitchell connected eight times for 102 yards, including a 52-yard touchdown.

"I gave AD a chance down the field and he made a great play," Taylor told reporters. "If you put the ball around him, he's going to catch it."

Mitchell was generally viewed as a throw-in during the Sauce Gardner trade. But the Jets think he has the potential to be a future building block. By Taylor regularly targeting the second-year wide receiver, he's helping organization grow toward the future.

"[Mitchell] was a guy that we wanted," head coach Aaron Glenn said. " … I just look forward to seeing him progress as the season goes and for him coming back next year and being a huge part of what we're doing."

Grade: B

Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles

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Score: 24-15 loss vs. Chicago Bears

Stat Line: 19 of 34 for 230 yards, two touchdowns, an interception and a fumble lost

The Philadelphia Eagles enter another week with significant questions about why the team's offense can't get on track.

"I wish I could tell you this is exactly what it is, and this is hard," head coach Nick Sirianni said when asked about the Eagles' offensive struggles. "It's not easy to be successful, stay successful, so we have to, again, do it collectively. We have to do it collectively as a unit. Obviously, if I knew exactly what it was and everything that it was, then we'd have fixed it. But right now, we're still searching and we're still looking, and (there's) a lot of football left to play."

The quarterback position often gets the lion's share of the credit. The same applies when the team isn't playing well. Jalen Hurts can't be blamed for a soft defensive performance, but he's clearly not in rhythm and playing particularly well. The Eagles quarterback turned the ball over twice, including a fumble at Chicago's 12-yard line.

"Ultimately, you look inward first and I see it as how the flow of things has gone for us this year and being practical about that: I can't turn the ball over, so the ultimate goal is to go out there and find a way to win," Hurts said. "That's been a direct correlation with success for us being able to protect the ball and so that really, really killed us."

Grade: D

Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers

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Score: 26-7 loss vs. Buffalo Bills

Stat Line: 10 of 21 for 117 yards and a fumble lost

The Pittsburgh Steelers and their fans are quickly coming to the realization that they're a mediocre football team without serious postseason aspirations. Furthermore, the once-great Aaron Rodgers isn't going to save this situation.

Rodgers said those within the locker room need to be held accountable, including himself. However, he quickly turned the conversation into what his wide receivers need to be doing.

"When there's film sessions, everybody shows up, and when I check to a route, you do the right route," Rodgers told reporters. "... We have our meetings every week. We have other opportunities outside of the facility, and [I] look forward to seeing all the boys there."

The receivers haven't played well and deserve a public call-out. At the same time, Rodgers is a shell of himself. Some of the problem may be due to a wrist injury on his non-throwing hand. He's still completed only 52.2 percent of his passes over the last three weeks.

The Steelers went all in with an aging quarterback. As the season has progressed, Rodgers doesn't appear to have enough in the tank to make Pittsburgh matter.

Grade: F

Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers

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Score: 26-8 win vs. Cleveland Browns

Stat Line: 16 of 29 for 168 yards and a touchdown; two carries for four yards and a score

Brock Purdy's play Sunday was as much about what he didn't do than what he did. During a windy afternoon off the shores of Lake Erie and a ferocious Browns pass rush, Purdy didn't make any critical mistakes.

According to ESPN's Nick Wagoner, Cleveland pressured Purdy on 58 percent of his drop backs, which is the highest total allowed by San Francisco over the last three seasons. Purdy threw at least two interceptions in three of his four previous appearances. Usually, an uptick in pressure makes matters worse. It didn't Sunday, because Purdy was smart with where he delivered the ball, either to a potential target or as a throwaway to the consternation of NFL's leading Defensive Player of the Year candidate, Myles Garrett.

"He was like, 'Come on, bro!' and smiled at me," Purdy told reporters. "And I was like, 'Sorry, bro.' But it's nothing but love and respect. He's really cool. But he's a monster. So you've gotta be smart in certain situations like that."

Grade: B

Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks

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Score: 26-0 win vs. Minnesota Vikings

Stat Line: 14 of 26 for 128 yards and a fumble lost

Sam Darnold enjoyed a victory against his old squad, even though he really didn't need to do anything for the Seattle Seahawks to emerge victorious.

Seattle's defense became the first since 2017 to record five takeaways, four sacks and a shutout. Linebacker Ernest Jones IV provided a pick-six.

Conversely, the Seahawks benefited from the turnovers and leaned on running backs Kenneth Walker III and Zach Charbonnet, who combined for 27 carries and 108 yards.

Minnesota's defense did a good job slowing Seattle and getting pressure, but the effort didn't matter considering how poorly the Vikings played offensively.

"As an offense I don't think we played necessarily our best football," Darnold said, "but we were able to come out with a win. That's all that matters. Feel like our defense and special teams played really well today.

"There were times I felt like in the second half when we were able to get things going a little bit offensively, but, yeah, I think we did enough offensively to win the ballgame."

Grade: C-

Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Score: 20-17 win vs. Arizona Cardinals

Stat Line: 18 of 28 for 194 yards and a touchdown

Baker Mayfield is back to being Baker Mayfield, and all is right with the world.

After suffering a shoulder injury to his non-throwing side, doctors cleared Mayfield this week, then he helped lead the Buccaneers to their first victory since before Halloween.

Tampa Bay had been ravaged by injuries, but the recent returns of wide receiver Chris Godwin Jr. and running back Bucky Irving provided the team's offense with a boost. Godwin posted a season-high 78 receiving yards, while Irving led the team in rushing during his first game back.

The Buccaneers may not be exactly where they were earlier this season, but they're close.

"Today felt like we were very, very close," Mayfield said after Sunday's game. "Guys took the message and a lot of things at heart during the week of practice, so we just have to be able to continue to translate it to the game field. But, that's the mentality we're looking for - guys understand that if you handle it and you prepare like that, good things will happen and go from there."

Grade: B

Cam Ward, Tennessee Titans

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Score: 25-3 loss vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Stat Line: 24 of 38 for 141 yards

After showing incremental growth through the previous two weeks, Cam Ward took a step back Sunday against the Jaguars.

To Ward's credit, he's not overwhelmed despite the inadequacies found around him.

"It doesn't bother me, someone in the world has it a lot worse than I have," Ward said after the Titans' seventh straight loss. "God has blessed me with the ability to do what I love for a living. Not a lot of people get a chance to say that."

The Titans aren't blocking well. They lack weapons capable of consistently getting open for this year's No. 1 overall draft pick. Ward continues to flash with excellent throws and playmaking ability to portend bigger and better things with a better surrounding cast. Of course, he's struggled considering the circumstances. Tennessee has to do everything in its power next offseason to properly build around its quarterback.

Grade: D

Marcus Mariota, Washington Commanders

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Score: 27-26 loss vs. Denver Broncos

Stat Line: 28 of 50 for 294, two touchdowns and an interception; 10 carries for 55 yards

Washington's overtime loss against the Broncos will forever be defined by what didn't happen during the last play of the game.

The Commanders chose to go for two and win the game outright instead of kicking the extra point to tie Denver and continue the overtime session.

"I loved it," Marcus Mariota told reporters. "I don't think there was any doubt in our minds across the board. I appreciate the confidence from Q. It was just unfortunate we weren't able to convert."

Mariota had his target open in the flat to win the game, but the quarterback couldn't get the ball past the oncoming Nik Bonitto, who batted the ball down and secured a Broncos victory.

Otherwise, the veteran backup-turned-starter played relatively well beyond one poor interception. Mariota got the ball out quickly and decisively in most instances. It still wasn't enough, as Washington lost its seventh straight contest.

Grade: B