UNRANKED: Kellen Clemens, St. Louis Rams*
Team record: 3-5
Thing to know: He threw two picks and mustered just nine points against Seattle's secondary.
*Not enough data to create a ranking.
UNRANKED: Josh McCown, Chicago Bears*
Team record: 4-3
Thing to know: He'll make his first start of the year against Green Bay this Sunday.
*Not enough data to create a ranking.
UNRANKED: Case Keenum, Houston Texans*
Team record: 2-5
Thing to know: Matt Schaub is now healthy, and Keenum is starting anyway.
*Not enough data to create a ranking.
UNRANKED: Jeff Tuel, Buffalo Bills*
Team record: 3-5
Thing to know: Thad Lewis is doubtful for this week. Matt Flynn may start but Tuel looks like the guy.
*Not enough data to create a ranking.
27. Carson Palmer, Arizona Cardinals (previously 28th)
Team record: 4-4
DYAR: 35th
QBR: 32nd
WPA: 39th
Thing to know: He only threw 18 passes on Sunday, which is probably a sign of things to come if Andre Ellington continues to find success.
26. Geno Smith, New York Jets (previously 22nd)
Team record: 4-4
DYAR: 37th
QBR: 34th
WPA: 27th
Thing to know: He's on the see-saw. All of his good games have been followed up with stinkers, and vice versa.
25. Mike Glennon, Tampa Bay Buccaneers (previously 26th)
Team record: 0-7
DYAR: 24th
QBR: 27th
WPA: 37th
Thing to know: He actually took Russell Wilson's starting job at NC State. They meet again this week.
24. Chad Henne, Jacksonville Jaguars (previously 27th)
Team record: 0-8
DYAR: 30th
QBR: 35th
WPA: 28th
Thing to know: He just lost Justin Blackmon indefinitely. Not a great sign.
23. Ryan Tannehill, Miami Dolphins (previously 21st)
Team record: 4-4
DYAR: 33rd
QBR: 31st
WPA: 26th
Thing to know: He made some huge throws down the stretch to win a key overtime game against Cincinnati.
22. Eli Manning, New York Giants (previously 25th)
Team record: 2-6
DYAR: 29th
QBR: 26th
WPA: 31st
Thing to know: All of a sudden, he's only two games out of first place in the NFC East.
21. Christian Ponder, Minnesota Vikings (previously unranked)
20. Terrelle Pryor, Oakland Raiders (previously 20th)
Team record: 3-4
DYAR: 34th
QBR: 23rd
WPA: 24th
Thing to know: That 93-yard run against Pittsburgh should make defenses adjust for the rest of the year. But he's still struggling through the air.
19. Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins (previously 18th)
Team record: 2-5
DYAR: 28th
QBR: 30th
WPA: 25th
Thing to know: He played well for a half, but started throw ill-advised deep bombs once the Broncos got the lead.
18. Joe Flacco, Baltimore Ravens (previously 19th)
Team record: 3-4
DYAR: 21st
QBR: 19th
WPA: 20th
Thing to know: He has been playing better of late, and he really needs a win this week against Cleveland.
17. Tom Brady, New England Patriots (previously 16th)
Team record: 6-2
DYAR: 32nd
QBR: 17th
WPA: 12th
Thing to know: His hand injury resulted in yet another mistake-plagued performance against Miami.
16. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers (previously 14th)
Team record: 2-5
DYAR: 15th
QBR: 18th
WPA: 22nd
Thing to know: Pittsburgh's offense is really struggling. They've failed to break 20 points in five of seven games.
15. Alex Smith, Kansas City Chiefs (previously 17th)
Team record: 8-0
DYAR: 17th
QBR: 18th
WPA: 18th
Thing to know: KC's defense is so good that Smith just have to be average for them to win. He has been as average as you can be.
14. Nick Foles, Philadelphia Eagles (previously unranked)
Team record: 3-5
DYAR: 16th
QBR: 14th
WPA: 19th
Thing to know: Philly is probably going to draft a QB next spring no matter what happens the rest of the year.
13. Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers (previously 15th)
Team record: 4-3
DYAR: 14th
QBR: 15th
WPA: 14th
Thing to know: He has another soft opponent this week in Atlanta. He's set up for a nice run.
12. Russell Wilson, Seattle Seahawks (previously 10th)
Team record: 7-1
DYAR: 13th
QBR: 16th
WPA: 10th
Thing to know: He really needs those offensive lineman back. He has no time in the pocket.
11. Jake Locker, Tennessee Titans (previously 11th)
Team record: 3-4
DYAR: 15th
QBR: 9th
WPA: 9th
Thing to know: He has a favorable match-up this week with St. Louis. He started the season like gangbusters before getting injured.
10. Andrew Luck, Indianapolis Colts (previously 9th)
Team record: 5-2
DYAR: 11th
QBR: 5th
WPA: 11th
Thing to know: He has a tricky test this week against an absolutely desperate Texans team.
9. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys (previously 8th)
Team record: 4-4
DYAR: 7th
QBR: 12th
WPA: 16th
Thing to know: Apparently the dust-up between him and Dez Bryant is all good.
8. Colin Kaepernick, San Francisco 49ers (previously 12th)
Team record: 6-2
DYAR: 9th
QBR: 3rd
WPA: 8th
Thing to know: He has played an insanely easy schedule in the last month, and he's eating those teams up.
7. Andy Dalton, Cincinnati Bengals (previously 7th)
Team record: 5-3
DYAR: 8th
QBR: 8th
WPA: 7th
Thing to know: The sloppy loss to Miami is really a bummer for this team after it looked like they were a top-tier contender.
6. Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons (previously 3rd)
Team record: 2-5
DYAR: 4th
QBR: 6th
WPA: 5th
Thing to know: He passed it 61 times and had less than five yards per attempt. Ouch.
5. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers (previously 6th)
Team record: 5-2
DYAR: 5th
QBR: 7th
WPA: 3rd
Thing to know: He scored on every single drive against Minnesota. He's doing fine with Randall Cobb so far.
4. Matt Stafford, Detroit Lions (previously 5th)
Team record: 5-2
DYAR: 6th
QBR: 11th
WPA: 2nd
Thing to know: He took a crazy gamble when he fake spike QB sneaked against Dallas, and it paid off.
3. Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints (previously 4th)
Team record: 6-1
DYAR: 3rd
QBR: 4th
WPA: 4th
Thing to know: He probably had the most impressive performance of Week 8 with five TDs against Buffalo.
2. Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers (previously 2nd)
Team record: 4-3
DYAR: 2nd
QBR: 2nd
WPA: 6th
Thing to know: He good be in for another big week against Washington's awful secondary.
1. Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos (previously 1st)
Team record: 7-1
DYAR: 1st
QBR: 1st
WPA: 1st
Thing to know: He has two sprained ankles. The bye week came at the perfect time.
