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There are only two weeks left until the 2025 NFL Playoffs and the race for this season’s best quarterback is down to the final stretch. As the season is nearly over, we are whittling down this week’s NFL Quarterback Power Rankings to only the quarterbacks who are either playoff bound or still in the hunt.
We can call this the Week 16 NFL Quarterback Power Rankings or the Week 17, it doesn’t really matter. Headed into Week 17 we have 16 weeks of data (and power rankings) to work with at this point, while we know there will be 14 teams in the NFL Playoffs so we are going with the 14 teams that are most likely to make the playoffs at this point.
Currently, there are 10 NFL teams who have clinched spots in the Playoffs. Those 10 teams’ quarterbacks are included here by default. The other 4 are the QBs whose teams would make the playoffs if the season ended today, though these teams could change over the next two weeks. If you missed the last full (All 32) NFL Quarterback Power Rankings you can find Week 14’s there. Now let’s dive into it!
Bryce Young and the Carolina Panthers are the only ones in the Power Rankings that currently have a below 50% chance to make the Playoffs. If the season ended today, they would be in. But NFL.com has their Playoffs odds at 43% while the Buccaneers have a 57% chance of making it. So things could change…
But as they stand, Bryce Young ranks 20th in the NFL this season in passing yards (2,691), 16th in passing TDs (21), and only 9 interceptions through 14 games. He got the best of the Buccaneers last weekend, throwing 2 TDs and 0 interceptions, and racking up 191 passing yards.
If (when?) the Carolina Panthers make the Playoffs, it is tough to say how they’ll match up. The top of the league is very strong this year while the bottom half of the Playoff teams are iffy on any given week.
C.J. Stroud nabs the #13 spot in this weeks NFL Quarterback Power Rankings. He and the Texans just barely beat the lowly Raiders last weekend, at home no less. Stroud was 23/35 passing for 187 yards, 1 touchdown, and 0 interceptions. Call me crazy, but I don’t think the Texans are any better with Stroud than they were with his backup, Davis Mills.
In 12 games this season, C.J. Stroud has thrown for 2,628 yards. He has 16 touchdowns and 6 interceptions with a 65.3 completion percentage. He did fumble the ball on Sunday but they still beat the Raiders, so there’s that. Currently, the Texans have a 97% chance of making the Playoffs
