2023-09-27 22:08:00
Rafael Zamorano Sep 27, 2023, 7:08 p.m. Reading: 6 min.
Five quarterbacks up and five down following the third day of the 2023 regular season
The Week 3 of the regular season gives us some unexpected faces at the top of the table, including one of the celebrated rookies in the last draft of the NFL. Two other passers who were expected upstairs finally appeared.
On the day, two quarterbacks managed to jump the 90-point barrier in the Total QBR metric, which ranges from 0-100, while none stayed in single digits.
Without further ado, we choose five quarterbacks up and five down following the third date of the regular season in progress.
Justin Herbert and Justin Fields were on opposite ends of the spectrum with their Week 3 performancesESPN
FIVE ON THE RISE
As part of a historic performance by the offensive unit, Tagovailoa shined, leading the orchestra with completions of 23 of 26 attempts for 309 yards with four touchdowns and zero interceptions. The Miami quarterback led the NFL for the day in completion percentage with an incredible 88.5 percent, and also in average yards per pass attempt, with 11.9. He ranked third in Total QBR at 88.7 and also third in completion percentage over expectation at 14.3 percent. Finally, he was sixth in passing yards to date, with 309, and achieved the ninth best rate of inaccurate passes, with only 11.5 percent, in addition to not being sacked in a game in which he did not need to play the four periods .
The Bolts quarterback delivered his best game of the campaign, one that placed him first in the NFL in Total QBR with a 93.2, which was one of two performances on the day that were above 90 points. Herbert completed 40 of 47 pass attempts for 405 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions. His 85.1 percent completion percentage was not only the second-highest of the weekend, but also the second-highest in the history of the game for a performance of at least 400 yards. He led the NFL with 405 passing yards and ranked second in both inaccuracy pass rate at 8.5 percent and completion rate above expectation at 14.5 percent. His 8.6 yards per pass attempt average ranked sixth among quarterbacks in the league.
It’s hard to believe that Mahomes, like Herbert, is just making his debut on our weekly list for the 2023 season. The Kansas City quarterback threw three touchdown passes with no interceptions as part of an outing of 33 pass attempts of which 24 were completed for 272 yards, also adding an additional 28 yards on three carries. His Total QBR of 77.1 was the seventh-highest of the day, while he ranked fifth with a 72.7 percent completion rate. Additionally, he was eighth with an 8.2 yards per pass attempt average and 10th with a 2.4 percent completion rate above expectations in the Chiefs’ convincing victory.
After three days, Stroud has not only been the only rookie quarterback to start all three games, but he is also the one who has shown the best things. Last week, he connected on 20 of his 30 passes with two touchdowns and no interceptions and 280 passing yards that left him tenth in passing yardage. Notably, he posted the second-best yards per pass attempt average on the day, a 9.3, and ranked seventh with a completion percentage above expectation of 3.9 percent, all helping him post a Total QBR of 83.6 that was the fifth highest in Week 3.
No one expected to see the Arizona quarterback at the top of our list, but it’s impossible to leave him out following he completed 17 of 21 passes for 189 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions, and six carries for 55 yards in the Cardinals’ upset victory. regarding the Cowboys. Dobbs averaged 9.0 yards per pass attempt, the third-highest total in the league, and his 12 percent completion rate was the fourth-highest rate, and he finished fourth in completion rate. with 81 percent.
FIVE DOWN
The Falcons fell from the sky to the ground, suffering their first loss of the year, and a poor start by Ridder helped in the collapse. The second-year passer had the lowest Total QBR of the day, just 11.1, completing 21 of 38 passes for 201 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions but one lost fumble, and was sacked seven times. He was the eighth-worst passer in terms of completion percentage, at 55.3 percent, and no one had a worse completion percentage over expectation than his minus-10.6 percent. On top of everything, he was the seventh-worst quarterback of the weekend in inaccurate pass rate, at 23.7 percent, and in yards per pass attempt average, at 5.3.
The Titans quarterback achieved his second appearance in the negative part of our weekly list following three days, a dubious recognition, this time with a Total QBR of 23.3 that was the fifth lowest among qualified quarterbacks. Now, they were 13 of 25 for 104 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions, and a completion percentage of just 52 percent, fifth worst on the date. Tannehill also had the fifth-worst completion rate over expectation, at negative -7.4 percent, and with 25 percent of his passes being inaccurate, he ranked sixth-worst in that category. No one averaged less than his 4.2 yards per pass attempt, and only the next quarterback on our list had fewer passing yards over the weekend among starters who weren’t sidelined by injury. Five sacks in the game didn’t help his cause, nor did a fumble.
Yes, the 99 passing yards on the day were the fewest in Week 3 among all starters, days following the quarterback announced he would play more “freely” and “without thinking too much.” Fields completed just 11 of 22 pass attempts with a touchdown and an interception, tempering his stat line a bit with 11 carries for 47 yards. A Total QBR of 18.4, third-lowest on the week, was achieved with the help of just 50 percent completions, the worst rate in the league, and an average of just 4.5 yards per pass attempt, the fourth-worst figure. in the NFL. Likewise, he was the second worst in the league with a very high 30.0 percent of inaccurate deliveries.
Also ranking at the bottom of the rankings with just 50 percent of his deliveries completed, Wilson has worn out the patience of Jets fans. His 18 of 36 attempts resulted in just 157 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions, ranking him the 27th quarterback in passing production. The third worst average in yards per pass attempt was Wilson’s 4.4, to go along with a Total QBR of 17.6 that was second to last for the third date.
The Commanders quarterback led the NFL with four interceptions thrown and nine sacks suffered in Week 3, two areas where no one wants to be at the top. There were 19 of 29 attempts for the second-year passer in his first loss as an NFL starting quarterback, following four starts, and only 170 passing yards that left him ranked No. 26 on the day. Also, he ranked No. 21 in incomplete pass percentage, at 20.7 percent, and threw no touchdowns, resulting in a Total QBR of 19.0 that was fourth-lowest in the league.
Statistics and metrics from ESPN Stats & Information and TruMedia
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