Late season Nick Foles is back! The Eagles backup quarterback — and 2018 postseason hero — was your top passer in week 16. Foles set a franchise record with 471 passing yards, and averaged 9.94 ANY/A on 50 dropbacks.
The second-best quarterback of the week also wears green: it was Jets rookie Sam Darnold, who has been very good since returning from a foot injury. He threw for over 300 yards and 3 TDs in a losing effort against the Packers.
On the other side, Panthers fans don’t have to worry about a quarterback controversy. Backup Taylor Heinicke led the Panthers on a 14-play, 73 yard opening drive for a touchdown, but the team’s final 10 drives ended with 3 punts, 3 interceptions, 2 turnovers on down, 1 fumble, and 1 field goal. He finished with a 2.58 ANY/A on 55 dropbacks. More notably, Philip Rivers had one of the worst games of his career, gaining just 1.39 ANY/A on 41 dropbacks against the Ravens.
And here are the season-to-date leaders in passing value. As you can see, Patrick Mahomes has only see his lead grow over the last few weeks. He is likely going to finish with over 5,000 passing yards and 50 TDs.
Meanwhile, Josh Rosen is having a miserable year. In fact, it may be the worst season by any Cardinals quarterback since the merger. Arizona ranks dead last in the five major offensive categories: points, yards, first downs, yards per pass, and yards per rush.