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NFL QUARTERBACK POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 starters stand entering Week 6

1. Tom Brady, New England Patriots

NFL QUARTERBACK POWER RANKINGS: Where all 32 starters stand entering Week 6

2. Carson Palmer, Arizona Cardinals

2. Carson Palmer, Arizona Cardinals

Last week: 5

Team record: 4-1

DYAR rank: 3

QBR rank: 3

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 92.6%

One thing to know: The Cardinals are 17-3 in the last 20 games started by Palmer.

3. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

3. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

Last week: 2

Team record: 5-0

DYAR rank: 5

QBR rank: 4

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 99.9%

One thing to know: Rodgers threw an interception at home and they still won.

4. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers

4. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers

Last week: 3

Team record: 3-2

DYAR rank: 4

QBR rank: 1

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 92.6%

One thing to know: Roethlisberger is back practicing with the Steelers after injuring his knee, but it is unclear when he will return.

5. Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals

5. Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals

Last week: 6

Team record: 5-0

DYAR rank: 2

QBR rank: 2

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 78.9%

One thing to know: Dalton is quarterbacking the Bengals with a confidence few predicted. Paul Dehner explains that it was Dalton who kept the team calm and positive in their huge comeback win.

6. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

6. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons

Last week: 4

Team record: 5-0

DYAR rank: 6

QBR rank: 6

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 97.1%

One thing to know: Julio Jones is battling toe and hamstring injuries and D. Orlando Ledbetter of MyAJC.com writes that he and Ryan have had limited practice time together and it may have impacted them this past weekend.

7. Eli Manning, New York Giants

7. Eli Manning, New York Giants

Last week: 11

Team record: 3-2

DYAR rank: 7

QBR rank: 9

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 86.5%

One thing to know: Manning threw a whopping 54 passes, completing 41, for 441 yards, the third-highest single-game yardage total of his career. Meanwhile, one of Manning's favorite targets, Victor Cruz, is still not cleared to practice and probably won't make his 2015 debut this week and Manning's other go-to receiver, Odell Beckham Jr, has a sore hamstring.

8. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers

8. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers

Last week: 7

Team record: 2-3

DYAR rank: 10

QBR rank: 16

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 89.6%

One thing to know: 5 members of Rivers' offensive line are battling various injuries, with two starters missing practice this week, according to Michael Gehlkin of U-T San Diego.

9. Tyrod Taylor, Buffalo Bills

9. Tyrod Taylor, Buffalo Bills

Last week: 12

Team record: 3-2

DYAR rank: 11

QBR rank: 13

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 71.4%

One thing to know: Taylor has a sprained ligament in his knee and he says "the plan" is to play on Sunday.

10. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks

10. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks

Last week: 8

Team record: 2-3

DYAR rank: 20

QBR rank: 14

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 99.7%

One thing to know: Seahawks offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell had some interesting comments on the hits Wilson has taken this season — Wilson is on pace to be sacked 70 times this season after averaging 40 his first three seasons — and how it may be causing his star quarterback to give up on plays too early: "For the most part it’s just continually communicating to him to go through the progressions, go through the read, and make sure that you’re seeing the things that we need to see. You’ve got to continually trust those guys. You really can’t say okay I got hit on this last time, I’m going to get hit again. You just have to say I trust them."

11. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys

11. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys

Last week: 13

Team record: 2-3

DYAR rank: 15

QBR rank: 8

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 43.6%

One thing to know: After watching his team get demolished by the Patriots from the sideline, Romo told Tom Brady after the game "see you in February," presumably referencing the Super Bowl.

12. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

12. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints

Last week: 10

Team record: 1-4

DYAR rank: 19

QBR rank: 24

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 97.2%

One thing to know: Brees on how the season has gone so far: "You could say I'm a little bit angry, disappointed, frustrated, chip on the shoulder. I am harnessing that into something positive."

13. Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers

13. Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers

Last week: 14

Team record: 4-0

DYAR rank: 25

QBR rank: 19

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 95.4%

One thing to know: This weekend will be the fifth time Newton has faced the Seahawks. He is 0-4, including a loss in the playoffs last season.

14. Derek Carr, Oakland Raiders

14. Derek Carr, Oakland Raiders

Last week: 9

Team record: 2-3

DYAR rank: 8

QBR rank: 17

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 38.0%

One thing to know: Scott Bair of CSN writes that the attitude of the Raiders and Carr has changed this season and simply being competitive is no longer good enough.

15. Josh McCown, Cleveland Browns

15. Josh McCown, Cleveland Browns

Last week: 19

Team record: 2-3

DYAR rank: 12

QBR rank: 5

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 10.4%

One thing to know: Josh McCown threw for a franchise-record 457 yards, but this week he must face the Broncos' top-ranked defense and he must do it on a "gimpy ankle," according to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com.

16. Marcus Mariota, Tennessee Titans

16. Marcus Mariota, Tennessee Titans

Last week: 16

Team record: 1-3

DYAR rank: 17

QBR rank: 20

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 63.2%

One thing to know: Through four games in 2014, the Titans were averaging 15 points per game. This year they are averaging 25.5 points, the eighth-best scoring offense in the NFL.

17. Blake Bortles, Jacksonville Jaguars

17. Blake Bortles, Jacksonville Jaguars

Last week: 23

Team record: 1-4

DYAR rank: 16

QBR rank: 12

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 35.3%

One thing to know: Bortles sprained his shoulder against the Bucs, but has practiced this week.

18. Kirk Cousins, Washington Redskins

18. Kirk Cousins, Washington Redskins

Last week: 17

Team record: 2-3

DYAR rank: 9

QBR rank: 15

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 6.8%

One thing to know: The Redskins are now 0-9 when Cousins throws multiple interceptions in a game and 4-3 when he doesn't. The interception Cousins threw in overtime, that was returned for a game-losing touchdown, was Cousins' second of the game.

19. Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

19. Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos

Last week: 15

Team record: 5-0

DYAR rank: 35

QBR rank: 21

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 99.6%

One thing to know: Troy E. Renck of the Denver Post notes that defenses are taking more risks than usual against a Manning-led offense because they no longer fear his ability to throw the ball deep.

20. Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts

20. Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts

Last week: 20

Team record: 3-2

DYAR rank: 26

QBR rank: 32

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 99.8%

One thing to know: Zak Keefer of IndyStar says Luck threw "real football passes" for the first time in 14 days, at least the first time during the period of practice when the media was on hand.

21. Teddy Bridgewater, Minnesota Vikings

21. Teddy Bridgewater, Minnesota Vikings

Last week: 22

Team record: 2-2

DYAR rank: 29

QBR rank: 10

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 26.9%

One thing to know: Bridgewater says the Vikings want to be a more balanced offense but that the running game is so strong right now that they are just "going with what works."

22. Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears

22. Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears

Last week: 21

Team record: 2-3

DYAR rank: 14

QBR rank: 23

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 20.5%

One thing to know: The Bears have won two in a row since Cutler returned from his hamstring injury, but Nate Silver's model still only gives the Bears a 4% chance to make the playoffs.

23. Ryan Fitzpatrick, New York Jets

23. Ryan Fitzpatrick, New York Jets

Last week: 25

Team record: 3-1

DYAR rank: 23

QBR rank: 11

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 10.5%

One thing to know: Jets coach Todd Bowles said he only has two criticisms of Fitzpatrick, according to Brian Costello of the New York Post, "too many interceptions (six) and he needs to protect himself when running." The former is a pretty big problem.

24. Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions

24. Matthew Stafford, Detroit Lions

Last week: 18

Team record: 0-5

DYAR rank: 27

QBR rank: 25

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 62.3%

One thing to know: Stafford was benched mid-way through the Lions' Week 5 loss, but says there are no hard feelings, "It's good. We talked, it's over with now, we've moved on."

25. Sam Bradford, Philadelphia Eagles

25. Sam Bradford, Philadelphia Eagles

Last week: 26

Team record: 2-3

DYAR rank: 22

QBR rank: 30

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 58.0%

One thing to know: Rich Hofmann of Philly.com thinks Bradford's problem is that his receivers don't make the same catches Giants receivers make: "We would think a whole lot more of Sam Bradford if his receivers caught half of the balls that Eli's receivers catch."

26. Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers

26. Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers

Last week: 29

Team record: 1-4

DYAR rank: 33

QBR rank: 18

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 44.5%

One thing to know: Kaepernick has mechanical flaws related to his previous life as a baseball pitcher, according to his former college coach.

27. Ryan Tannehill, Miami Dolphins

27. Ryan Tannehill, Miami Dolphins

Last week: 27

Team record: 1-3

DYAR rank: 30

QBR rank: 29

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 65.4%

One thing to know: Greg Cots of the Miami Herald says the Dolphins have lots of problems but that the biggest by far is the regression of Tannehill: "Nothing is as important to Miami’s turnaround, though, as this: Ryan Tannehill has to be better — a lot, not a little, and consistently so."

28. Alex Smith, Kansas City Chiefs

28. Alex Smith, Kansas City Chiefs

Last week: 30

Team record: 1-4

DYAR rank: 24

QBR rank: 31

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 48.0%

One thing to know: The Chiefs offense was cruising against the Bears until Jamaal Charles suffered a season-ending knee injury.

29. Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens

29. Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens

Last week: 28

Team record: 1-4

DYAR rank: 28

QBR rank: 28

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 46.6%

One thing to know: It has been a rough season for the Ravens, but Flacco had one shining moment when he pulled off one of Peyton Manning's favorite trick plays, fooling everybody else on the field.

30. Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay Bucs

30. Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay Bucs

Last week: 32

Team record: 2-3

DYAR rank: 32

QBR rank: 26

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 19.8%

One thing to know: After throwing 79 passes in the previous two games combined, the Bucs limited Winston to just 19 passes in their Week 5 win over Jacksonville.

31. Nick Foles, St. Louis Rams

31. Nick Foles, St. Louis Rams

Last week: 24

Team record: 2-3

DYAR rank: 31

QBR rank: 27

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 10.7%

One thing to know: Foles had the worst game of his career, completing just 11 of 30 passes and throwing four interceptions.

32. Ryan Mallett, Houston Texans

32. Ryan Mallett, Houston Texans

Last week: 31

Team record: 1-4

DYAR rank: 34

QBR rank: 22

ESPN Fantasy Owned: 2.7%

One thing to know: The Texans continue their quarterback carousel as Mallett came out of their Week 5 game with an injury and stayed out when the team's original starter, Brian Hoyer, played well.

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