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After 1 week of the 2025 NFL season we learned a LOT about the league’s passers.
There were some huge shifts in the NFL quarterback power rankings from the preseason through Week 1 with one notable QB moving up 28 spots! Some stars shined while others gave us reason to be concerned. Let’s take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly.
For the first NFL Starting Quarterback Power Rankings of the 2025 season there was a TON of movement. This won’t be the case every week as things normalize but Week 1 shows us a much clearer picture of the current QB rankings than the preseason QB Power Rankings from last week.
Dropping 18 spots in the NFL Quarterback Power Rankings from preseason to Week 1, up first we have Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa who looked alarmingly bad on Sunday.
Tua threw the ball 23 times and connected with receivers just 14 times. He had 1 TD and 2 interceptions with a dismal 114 passing yards, 1 fumble lost, and a laughable QBR of 2.7. Dolphins fans need to be concerned if Mike McDaniel goes back to Tua over Zach Wilson.
The positives in Spencer Rattler’s Sunday start for the Saints was he got a TON of passing attempts. He threw the ball 46 times. But he only connected on 27 of those 46 passes, and had a respectable 214 passing yards but a 0/0 TD/INT split and he took just one sack.
On the other side of the field, Kyler Murray was efficient. He didn’t try and force plays. And the same can’t be said for Spencer Rattler’s performance.
It’s unfair to think the recent #1 overall pick out of Miami would look like an MVP in his first NFL start but Titans fans were down bad after the game with how truly bad Cam Ward looked.
He wasn’t accurate, only connecting on 12 of 28 pass attempts. Cam has 0 rushing yards. He threw for just 112 yards and took 6 sacks for a cumulative -50 yards. Ward also lost a fumble. Things were bad and he needs to show sings of hope going forward.
Sam Darnold dropped 13 spots in the power rankings from the preaseason to Week 1. He couldn’t put together any semblance of momentum, throwing for 150 yards and connecting on 16 of 23 pass attempts for a 0/0 TD/INT split.
Did he get it done on the ground though? Also no. He scrambled for 14 yards on 2 attempts and took 1 sack. Darnold needs to up his game a lot this season.
Replacing the man above this season is Russell Wilson who threw...
