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We are officially 8 full weeks in the 2025/26 NFL season and our Week 8 NFL Starting Quarterback Power Rankings are out! I believe they call this week ‘Bye-Mageddon’ with six NFL teams on bye week. That certainly mixed up the weekly NFL Quarterback Power Rankings but we also saw some standout performances and some of the league’s best quarterbacks stumbled.
I said this last week, but it is a lot easier for quarterbacks to move out of the top 10 than it is for them to move into it. The top 10 is sticky, as you all have seen. But that said, we actually saw a ton of movement in the Week 8 NFL Quarterback Power Rankings.
In Week 7, we got a new #1 in the Quarterback Power Rankings so naturally that QB was on bye this week… A few guys had a chance to take over the #1 spot and there’s movement in the top 10 but I don’t want to spoil it. We also saw some quarterbacks make their debut in the weekly power rankings. So without further ado, let’s get to the Week 8 Starting NFL Quarterback Power Rankings!
Spencer Rattler fell to last place in the Week 8 NFL Starting Quarterback Power Rankings after another lackluster week. New Orleans got torched by Tampa Bay’s defense, losing 23-3.
Rattler was 15/21 passing for just 136 yards and 1 interception before getting benched for Tyler Shough who came into the game and put up a nearly identical stat line. I’d say NOLA should keep him benched but after Tyler’s near-mirror image stats (128 yards, 1 INT) they might want to stick with him a week longer…
Geno Smith and the Las Vegas Raiders were on Bye this week. This comes a week after Geno was benched. Who knows what next week holds for him.
The latest reports indicate the Cleveland Browns will stick with Dillon Gabriel over 3rd stringer Shedeur Sanders despite Cleveland getting beat up again. Gabriel falls two spots in the Week 8 Quarterback Power Rankings after putting up an ugly state line.
Last week, was 13/18 passing for 116 yards, 0 TDs, and 0 INTs. That’s not good at all but he didn’t overtly hurt his team. This week, Gabriel was 21/35 for just 156 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. He threw the ball 17 more times and only picked up 40 more yards! Something’s gotta give in Cleveland.
Did Kirk Cousins look sharp coming in for Michael Penix Jr. and the Atlanta Falcons? No. But did they win the game? Also, no. Atlanta got smacked by the Dolphins.
Cousins was 21/31 passing for 173 yards, 0...
