Week 4 of the NFL season was an interesting one for the league’s quarterbacks.
Over the course of the week, there were a few more outings from backups – both good and bad – a couple of bounce-back performances and even a regular-season starting debut for one rookie: New York Giants youngster Jaxson Dart.
There wasn’t much change in the bigger picture for the league’s team standings and power rankings. But quarterback power rankings were a different story. After a wide range of quality in Week 4 performances, there were some shake-ups all across the board in quarterback power rankings.
Here’s how all 32 current starting quarterbacks rank ahead of Week 5:
NFL quarterback power rankings: Week 5 edition
1. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills
Last week: 1
The Bills are one of the last two undefeated teams in the NFL. Allen threw his first interception of the season against the Saints on a ball that had just a bit too much air under it. Otherwise, he got things done with his arm (209 yards, two touchdowns) and legs (45 rushing yards, one touchdown).
2. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs
Last week: 5
Mahomes and the Chiefs are 2-0 in their last two games after an 0-2 start. Against the Ravens, he threw for 270 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions. His second touchdown pass Sunday was the 250th of his career, making him the youngest quarterback to reach that mark.
3. Jared Goff, Detroit Lions
Last week: 4
An underthrown ball led to Goff’s second interception of the year, but his efforts complementing Jahmyr Gibbs and the Lions’ run game against the Browns kept him and his team a perfect 2-0 at home.
4. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers
Last week: 3
Herbert’s performance suffered as the offensive line struggled to protect him. Left tackle Joe Alt suffered a high ankle sprain, and Giants pass-rushers got through the Chargers’ front five for 20 pressures. Herbert threw two interceptions, but he still almost did enough to keep his team undefeated with some excellent throws.
5. Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams
Last week: 10
Stafford’s 375-yard, three-touchdown day doesn’t crack the top 15 of the most productive starts of his career. His 88-yard beauty of a touchdown pass to Tutu Atwell as he got hit was just another sign his back is holding up just fine. And Stafford now leads the league with 311 deep passing yards (throws with 20+ air yards), per Next Gen Stats.
6. Drake Maye, New England Patriots
Last week: 12
Maye took full advantage of a mediocre Panthers defense on Sunday. His 94.6 QBR, per ESPN, led the league in Week 4, as did his 0.862 EPA per play and 20.4 completion percentage over expected.
7. Sam Darnold, Seattle Seahawks
Last week: 13
Through four weeks, Darnold has the third-best PFF grade (91.1) of any quarterback, the fifth-highest EPA (0.285) of any quarterback and the best completion percentage over expected (10.4) of any quarterback. He has also made just one turnover-worthy throw, per PFF. Darnold’s game-winning drive to end the Week 4 divisional game in Arizona was his second of the year.
8. Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles
Last week: 8
Hurts has recorded fewer than 160 yards in three of his four starts this year. He also has zero interceptions, five passing touchdowns and four rushing touchdowns. Most importantly, the Eagles are 4-0.
9. Baker Mayfield, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Last week: 6
Mayfield had two chances to secure his fourth straight fourth-quarter comeback. His valiant efforts to will the Buccaneers to an 18-point comeback with both his arm and legs fell apart with a tipped ball interception in the end zone.
10. Jordan Love, Green Bay Packers
Last week: 9
Love’s 337 yards, three touchdowns and zero interceptions represented one of the best games of his career statistically. Love ranks second among all NFL quarterbacks in EPA per play (0.348) and third in completion percentage over expected (9.5). Yet he nearly earned his team a second straight loss with how long it took him to line up for the Packers’ last play in overtime.
11. Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys
Last week: 16
No CeeDee Lamb, no problem. Prescott targeted nine different pass-catchers en route to a 319-yard, three-passing touchdown day with an additional rushing score. Had former teammate Micah Parsons not chased him down from behind in overtime, he might have added a second rushing touchdown that could have won the game.
12. Daniel Jones, Indianapolis Colts
Last week: 7
After three games without a turnover to start the year, Jones fumbled once – though his teammate recovered – and threw two interceptions against the Rams. The second doomed the Colts to their first loss of the year.
13. Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears
Last week: 11
Williams’ fourth game of the season wasn’t his prettiest – his 62.2 PFF grade and 59.5% completion rate were both season lows – but it ended with a fourth-quarter comeback and his first game-winning drive of the year.
14. Michael Penix Jr., Atlanta Falcons
Last week: 21
Penix bounced back in a big way after struggling mightily against the Panthers. His 313 passing yards against Washington were a new career high and pair nicely with his season-best 84.4 PFF grade, 0.695 EPA per play that ranked second of all quarterbacks this week and 90.5 QBR that ranked third.
15. Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals
Last week: 15
Most of Murray’s performance in Week 4 was ugly, with a couple of interceptions contributing to a 28.0 QBR that ranked 27th in the NFL. Yet his fourth-quarter performance brought the Cardinals back from a 20-6 deficit. A miscue by Arizona kicker Chad Ryland on the last kickoff of the game ended up costing Murray a chance at a huge divisional comeback win.
16. Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh Steelers
Last week: 17
Rodgers’ outing against the Brian Flores-led Vikings defense – 18-of-22, 200 yards, one touchdown – was just enough to complement a big, 99-yard, two-touchdown day from running back Kenneth Gainwell.
17. Trevor Lawrence, Jacksonville Jaguars
Last week: 22
Lawrence got help from his defense’s four takeaways and running back Travis Etienne’s 124 yards, but he deserves credit spreading the ball around to different receivers on all part of the field without throwing an interception. His 0.307 EPA per play ranked 10th in the NFL this week.
18. Brock Purdy, San Francisco 49ers
Last week: N/A
Purdy’s Week 4 return after missing two games was a mixed bag. He was 16th in the NFL with a 0.108 EPA per play but 29th with a -8.3 completion percentage over expected. He threw for 309 yards and two touchdowns but also had two interceptions and a game-losing fumble late in the fourth quarter.
19. Spencer Rattler, New Orleans Saints
Last week: 18
The Saints may be 0-4, but Rattler has been perfectly solid for New Orleans. His efforts on Sunday as both a passer and rusher kept his team in the game against the Bills until late, when Buffalo pulled away halfway through the fourth quarter. It helped that he cut his turnover-worthy plays from five in Week 3 to just one in Week 4.
20. C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans
Last week: 24
Stroud and the Texans got on the board with their first win in Week 4. The Texans’ third-year quarterback has had to struggle against a re-tooled offensive line that ranks 28th in pass block win rate. The offense finally broke through late on Sunday with three touchdown drives in the fourth quarter that helped bring Stroud’s EPA/play up to 0.347 (seventh-best in Week 4).
21. Jaxson Dart, New York Giants
Last week: N/A
Dart’s starting debut was a success in that it ended in the Giants’ first win of the season and without any turnovers by the rookie. But he took five sacks on 10 pressures and only threw the ball away once. His dual-threat ability as a passer and runner is apparent, but he will need to iron out some of those rookie mistakes.
22. Marcus Mariota, Washington Commanders
Last week: 28
Through four weeks, Mariota is the highest-graded quarterback by PFF – with the obvious caveat he has only started two games. His second touchdown on Sunday was the 100th of his career.
23. Bo Nix, Denver Broncos
Last week: 31
Nix threw for a career-high 326 yards on Monday night. Of that total, 225 yards came after the catch. His average depth of target so far this season is 6.9 yards. According to PFF, that’s 40th in the league. Nix was 4-of-11 on pass attempts further than 10 yards downfield with a touchdown and an underthrown miss to Troy Franklin.
24. Tua Tagovailoa, Miami Dolphins
Last week: 27
Tagovailoa led the Dolphins to their first win on Monday night, and he made a couple of nice touchdown throws to tight end Darren Waller. His average depth of target was also just 5.5 yards, the shortest this year.
25. Justin Fields, New York Jets
Last week: N/A
Fields’ abilities as a runner are among the best of any player in the NFL in 2025. His 43-yard touchdown scramble was a play only a couple of quarterbacks could make. However, his night as a passer included two turnover-worthy plays, per PFF, and his 3.5 seconds of average time to throw, ranking first in the NFL this season, suggests that he takes too long to progress through reads. The Jets’ decision to run the ball with their third-string running back on a 3rd-and-6 play late in the third quarter suggested a seeming lack of confidence in their quarterback’s ability to convert the first down with his arm.
26. Bryce Young, Carolina Panthers
Last week: 23
The Patriots’ offense and special teams tore up the Panthers’ defense, so Young didn’t have much of a chance to secure a second straight win. Still, it’s not ideal that Young finished the week as the NFL’s 27th-ranked quarterback with his -0.225 EPA/play. But it’s impressive he managed to take just one sack as the Panthers’ O-line allowed 11 pressures, including one on a three-man rush from New England.
27. Geno Smith, Las Vegas Raiders
Last week: 19
Even-week Geno Smith struck again in Week 4. Through four weeks, Smith has two touchdowns to six interceptions with 297 yards in even-numbered weeks (Weeks 2 and 4). In odd-numbered weeks (Weeks 1 and 3), Smith has 651 passing yards and four touchdowns to one interception. His -0.394 EPA/play was 30th in the NFL this week. His 25.9 QBR was also 30th.
28. Cam Ward, Tennessee Titans
Last week: 25
Ward leads the league with 17 sacks taken, but he only took two on Sunday against a strong Texans front seven. But he completed just 10 of his 26 pass attempts (38.5% completion percentage) for a career-low 108 yards against a strong Texans secondary.
29. Cooper Rush, Baltimore Ravens
Last week: N/A
In 13 plays in relief of an injured Lamar Jackson last week, Rush averaged -0.450 EPA/play, which ranked 31st of 33 quarterbacks to take 10 or more snaps on Sunday. He is due to make his first start with the Ravens in Week 5 with Jackson dealing with a hamstring injury.
30. Carson Wentz, Minnesota Vikings
Last week: 29
Behind a very injured Vikings offensive line, Wentz faced 21 pressures and took six sacks against the Steelers in Dublin. He also threw two interceptions, with a third overturned after review.
31. Dillon Gabriel, Cleveland Browns
Last week: N/a
Gabriel is set to make his first NFL start in place of Joe Flacco, who ranked as the worst or second-worst quarterback in just about every category on Sunday against the Lions. Flacco’s -0.502 EPA/play was the worst, as was his 12.6 QBR. The Browns veteran’s -15.2 completion percentage over expected was second-worst behind Ward. His completion rate was below 50%, and he threw no touchdowns, two interceptions and lost a fumble. Gabriel will seek to be an upgrade over the 40-year-old’s performance.
32. Jake Browning, Cincinnati Bengals
Last week: 32
The Bengals’ offensive line has struggled, and the offensive play-calling from head coach Zac Taylor has been questionable. However, it’s disappointing that Browning failed to lead the Bengals into Broncos territory once after a game-opening field goal drive – Cincinnati punted to end eight straight drives after that first possession.