UNRANKED: Matt McGloin, Oakland Raiders*
31. Geno Smith, New York Jets (previously 28th)
30. Chad Henne, Jacksonville Jaguars (previously 27th)
29. Eli Manning, New York Giants (previously 26th)
Team record: 4-6
DYAR: 36th
QBR: 33rd
WPA: 37th
Thing to know: He has thrown at least one pick in eight of 10 games.
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Team record: 4-6
DYAR: 34th
QBR: 35th
WPA: 32nd
Thing to know: Tavon Austin had a breakout game before the bye. He needs to be just as good going forward for Clemens to be effective.
27. Jason Campbell, Cleveland Browns (previously 15th)
Team record: 4-6
DYAR: 23rd
QBR: 36th
WPA: 33rd
Thing to know: The Browns could be toast after he completed less than 50% of his passes and threw three INTs in a back-breaking loss to Cincy.
26. Carson Palmer, Arizona Cardinals (previously 29th)
Team record: 6-4
DYAR: 26th
QBR: 29th
WPA: 34th
Thing to know: He needs to have a great performance against a non-Jaguars team to convince us he's back.
25. Scott Tolzien, Green Bay Packers (previously unranked)
Team record: 5-5
DYAR: 28th
QBR: 38th
WPA: 29th
Thing to know: If he can somehow avoid that sixth loss before Aaron Rodgers comes back it'll be huge.
24. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Tennessee Titans (previously 25th)
Team record: 4-6
DYAR: 20th
QBR: 19th
WPA: 40th
Thing to know: He hasn't thrown an INT since early October.
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Team record: 2-8
DYAR: 19th
QBR: 30th
WPA: 38th
Thing to know: He might be out of a job next year if the Texans get a high draft pick, which looks likely.
22. Ryan Tannehill, Miami Dolphins (previously 23rd)
Team record: 5-5
DYAR: 35th
QBR: 32rd
WPA: 22nd
Thing to know: His offensive line is awful, and it's going to be tough for him to be effective against decent defenses.
21. Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens (previously 20th)
Team record: 4-6
DYAR: 37th
QBR: 22nd
WPA: 21st
Thing to know: We're only a few more losses away from people questioning that $120 million contract.
20. Mike Glennon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (previously 21st)
19. Alex Smith, Kansas City Chiefs (previously 19th)
Team record: 9-1
DYAR: 22nd
QBR: 28th
WPA: 27th
Thing to know: He struggled to break out from his offense's inherent conservatism once he got down double-digits.
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Team record: 4-7
DYAR: 28th
QBR: 27th
WPA: 23rd
Thing to know: He bounced back from his worst game of the year to dismantle the Jets.
17. Christian Ponder, Minnesota Vikings (previously 18th)
Team record: 2-8
DYAR: 32nd
QBR: 18th
WPA: 26th
Thing to know: He got benched last week, but he's still starting.
16. Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins (previously 14th)
Team record: 3-6
DYAR: 29th
QBR: 26th
WPA: 18th
Thing to know: The RGIII backlash has arrived.
15. Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals (previously 10th)
Team record: 7-4
DYAR: 21st
QBR: 21st
WPA: 15th
Thing to know: He completed less than 50% of his passes for the second-straight game.
14. Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers (previously 12th)
Team record: 6-4
DYAR: 18th
QBR: 12th
WPA: 20th
Thing to know: After an easy October schedule, he's slipped from 8th to 14th against good competition.
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Team record: 4-6
DYAR: 12th
QBR: 20th
WPA: 13th
Thing to know: Trade rumors behind him, he now has an outside shot at a playoff run.
12. Josh McCown, Chicago Bears (previously unranked)
11. Tom Brady, New England Patriots (previously 11th)
10. Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers (previously 13th)
Team record: 7-3
DYAR: 14th
QBR: 14th
WPA: 6th
Thing to know: He finally had a great performance against a top-tier team.
9. Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts (previously 9th)
Team record: 7-3
DYAR: 10th
QBR: 7th
WPA: 7th
Thing to know: It's startling that this team is 7-3 the way they're playing.
next slide will load in 15 secondsSkip AdSkip Ad8. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys (previously 6th)
Team record: 5-5
DYAR: 7th
QBR: 13th
WPA: 14th
Thing to know: He has a huge game against the Giants after his stinker in New Orleans.
7. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks (previously 8th)
Team record: 9-1
DYAR: 9th
QBR: 9th
WPA: 9th
Thing to know: His rise up the rankings is underway after his offensive line got back healthy.
6. Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles (previously 7th)
Team record: 5-5
DYAR: 8th
QBR: 3rd
WPA: 11th
Thing to know: He's making everyone in Philly question the assumption that they're going to draft a QB in 2014.
5. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons (previously 5th)
Team record: 2-9
DYAR: 5th
QBR: 10th
WPA: 10th
Thing to know: He will likely fall out of the top-five next week after a slew of bad games.
4. Matt Stafford, Detroit Lions (previously 4th)
Team record: 6-4
DYAR: 4th
QBR: 8th
WPA: 3rd
Thing to know: He whiffed on a chance to take the NFC North lead alone, and now he's in a fight with the Bears.
next slide will load in 15 secondsSkip AdSkip Ad3. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers (previously 3rd)
Team record: 4-6
DYAR: 3rd
QBR: 6th
WPA: 4th
Thing to know: He's starting to slip after an incredible start to the year.
2. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints (previously 3rd)
Team record: 9-2
DYAR: 2nd
QBR: 4th
WPA: 2nd
Thing to know: He broke a streak of four-straight games of 300+ passing yards against the Falcons.
1. Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos (previously 1st)
Team record: 9-1
DYAR: 1st
QBR: 1st
WPA: 1st
Thing to know: Losing Wes Welker would make things difficult in the coming weeks, but he appears to be okay
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