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Welcome back to week 5 of the NFL season. The first month of the season has flown by! Week 5 features the schedules first real set of bye weeks. These shake up the rankings a little bit since Matt Ryan, Drew Brees, and Kirk Cousins won’t be taking the field. All other quarterbacks outside of the top 5 seemingly move up and look a little better than they actually are.
A couple new quarterbacks make the list this week. Oakland is starting E.J. Manuel due to Derek Carr’s injury and the Chicago Bears are going to give rookie quarterback Mitchell Trubisky his first career start. I am looking forward to watching him play against the Minnesota Vikings’ above average defense.
Week 5 Quarterback Rankings
| Rank | Name | Opponent | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Opponent | Change |
| 1 | Aaron Rodgers | @ Dallas | - |
| 2 | Tom Brady | @ Tampa Bay | - |
| 3 | Cam Newton | @ Detroit | ↑ 2 |
| 4 | Jameis Winston | vs. New England | ↑ 4 |
| 5 | Russell Wilson | @ LA Rams | ↑ 6 |
| 6 | Ben Roethlisberger | vs. Jacksonville | ↑ 3 |
| 7 | Dak Prescott | vs. Green Bay | ↑ 8 |
| 8 | Marcus Mariota | @ Miami | ↓2 |
| 9 | Phillip Rivers | @ NY Giants | ↑ 3 |
| 10 | Alex Smith | @ Houston | ↑ 7 |
| 11 | Eli Manning | vs. LA Chargers | ↑ 3 |
| 12 | Matthew Stafford | vs. Carolina | ↑ 1 |
| 13 | Carson Wentz | vs. Arizona | ↑ 3 |
| 14 | Carson Palmer | @ Philadelphia | ↑ 4 |
| 15 | Tyrod Taylor | @ Cincinnati | ↑ 4 |
| 16 | Sam Bradford | @ Chicago | ↑ 4 |
| 17 | EJ Manuel | vs. Baltimore | - |
| 18 | Andy Dalton | vs. Buffalo | ↑ 5 |
| 19 | Jared Goff | vs. Seattle | ↑ 3 |
| 20 | Deshaun Watson | vs. Kansas City | ↑ 8 |
| 21 | Joe Flacco | @ Oakland | ↑ 4 |
| 22 | Brian Hoyer | @ Indianapolis | ↑ 4 |
| 23 | Josh McCown | @ Cleveland | ↑ 4 |
| 24 | Jay Cutler | vs. Tennessee | - |
| 25 | Blake Bortles | @ Pittsburgh | ↑ 4 |
| 26 | Jacoby Brissett | vs. San Francisco | ↑ 5 |
| 27 | Deshaun Kizer | vs. NY Jets | ↑ 4 |
| 28 | Mitchell Trubisky | vs. Minnesota | - |
Stop by next week for Week 6 QB rankings!