Week 5 Rankings (2020): Top 25 Quarterbacks

Week 5 marks the beginning of the official bye weeks, though with only two teams scheduled to sit the options are still plentiful. With some intriguing options for low-end QB1, let’s take a look at who we should be starting and who should be left on your bench for the coming week:

1. Russell Wilson – Seattle Seahawks – vs. Minnesota
2. Lamar Jackson – Baltimore Ravens – vs. Cincinnati
3. Patrick Mahomes – Kansas City Chiefs – vs. Las Vegas
4. Josh Allen – Buffalo Bills – at Tennessee
5. Dak Prescott – Dallas Cowboys – vs. New York Giants
6. Kyler Murray – Arizona Cardinals – at New York Jets
7. Deshaun Watson – Houston Texans – vs. Jacksonville
8. Drew Brees – New Orleans – vs. Los Angeles Chargers
9. Teddy Bridgewater – Carolina Panthers – at Atlanta
10. Matt Ryan – Atlanta Falcons – vs. Carolina
11. Justin Herbert – Los Angeles Chargers – at New Orleans
12. Ryan Tannehill – Tennessee Titans – vs. Buffalo
13. Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers – vs. Philadelphia
14. Jared Goff – Los Angeles Rams – at Washington
15. Joe Burrow – Cincinnati Bengals – at Baltimore
16. Gardner Minshew – Jacksonville Jaguars – at Houston
17. Tom Brady – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – at Chicago
18. Philip Rivers – Indianapolis Colts – at Cleveland
19. Daniel Jones – New York Giants – at Dallas
20. Kirk Cousins – Minnesota Vikings – at Seattle
21. Derek Carr – Las Vegas Raiders – at Kansas City
22. Nick Mullens – San Francisco 49ers – vs. Miami
23. Carson Wentz – Philadelphia Eagles – at Pittsburgh
24. Ryan Fitzpatrick – Miami Dolphins – at San Francisco
25. Nick Foles – Chicago Bears – vs. Tampa Bay

Thoughts:

• Teddy Bridgewater is coming off a solid day against the Cardinals, throwing for 276 yards and 1 TD while adding an additional rushing TD. While he’s not typically a QB1, against the Falcons (who have allowed the most points per week to opposing QB) and with the bye weeks starting he’s going to be slotted in as a low-end option this week.
• With Michael Thomas potentially returning and taking on a Chargers’ defense that’s been among the worst in the league at stopping opposing QB (1,099 yards and 8 TD), what’s not to like about the upside of Drew Brees? He hasn’t been the dominant player we’ve come to expect, but fire him up as a low-end QB1.
• Don’t get overly excited about the matchup of Kirk Cousins against the Seahawks. Seattle’s struggled stopping QB on the ground (119 yards, 3 TD), and that’s not Cousins’ game. Throw in 6 TD vs. 6 INT for the veteran, and even with the bye weeks starting he’s more of a QB2.
• There were big things expected from Philip Rivers with the move to Indianapolis, but he hasn’t thrived thus far with just 4 TD over the first four weeks. Things get easier this week, with a matchup against the Browns, so don’t give up on him quite yet.
• If the Giants’ offense is ever going to get right, a matchup against the Cowboys should be the perfect spot to do it. Time will tell, but if you need a QB2 Daniel Jones is well worth the gamble.

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