2022 NFL QB Grades: Season-Long Standings, Stats, and Storylines
Welcome to our week-to-week breakdown of Sportscasting’s season-long NFL quarterback competition.
The process here was quite simple. We handed out grades to every single signal-caller who qualifies every week of the 2022 NFL regular season. Those marks were then entered into a database where our unique mathematical formula calculated a running tally for the year.
And the QB with the highest score at the end of the year was declared the winner — don’t be surprised if that same man wins NFL MVP.
Easy enough, right?
And even easier is how you can track your favorite QB’s progress. Simply click on each link to reveal that week’s grades as well as the accumulated scores and standings to that point in the year. We’ve also provided the top performers for each installment as a bit of a preview.
So without further ado, let’s get to it.
Week 1
Patrick Mahomes took the early lead with a dynamic Week 1 performance for the Kansas City Chiefs in a win over the Arizona Cardinals, throwing for 360 yards and five touchdowns. On the other end of the spectrum was Dak Prescott, who not only had a dismal outing for the Dallas Cowboys in a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but suffered a thumb injury on top of it.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | A+ |
| Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers | A |
| Kirk Cousins | Minnesota Vikings | A |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills | A- |
| Davis Mills | Houston Texans | B+ |
Week 2
Week 2 saw four perfect scores handed out, including two from the same game as Tua Tagovailoa’s Miami Dolphins and Lamar Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens engaged in a duel for the ages. Josh Allen and Jalen Hurts joined the A+ club as well. We also handed out our first two failing grades of the year in this installment.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills | A+ |
| Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens | A+ |
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles | A+ |
| Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins | A+ |
| Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars | A |
Week 3
Trevor Lawrence took the only perfect grade of the Week 3 NFL slate with a fantastic outing against the LA Chargers, ending the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 18-game road losing streak. We also saw a new No. 1 as Patrick Mahomes fell from the top spot for the first time.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars | A+ |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills | A |
| Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens | A |
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles | A |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals | A |
Week 4
As more and more quarterbacks began to take the field, we introduced the reserve room in Week 4, which houses those signal-callers who aren’t current starters but have qualified for a grade at some point throughout the season. For the second straight week, we distributed just one perfect score, one we thought we’d never see. Josh Allen also lost his No. 1 spot after just one week.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Geno Smith | Seattle Seahawks | A+ |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | A |
| Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers | A |
| Tom Brady | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | A |
| Jared Goff | Detroit Lions | A |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals | A |
Week 5
Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen continued their battle for the top spot in Week 5, while a new name took over the last-place spot.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | A+ |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills | A+ |
| Geno Smith | Seattle Seahawks | A |
| Tom Brady | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | A |
| Derek Carr | Las Vegas Raiders | A- |
Week 6
Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes continued their fight in Week 6, both here and on the field, as the Bills and Chiefs clashed on the field in Kansas City, with Buffalo taking a 24-20 victory. We also handed out a few A grades that we didn’t expect, one of which went to a rookie who jumped into the top 5.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills | A+ |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals | A+ |
| Matt Ryan | Indianapolis Colts | A+ |
| Bailey Zappe | New England Patriots | A |
| Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars | A |
| Marcus Mariota | Atlanta Falcons | A |
Week 7
Week 7 saw plenty of movement in the overall standings. Tom Brady took a slight dip, as did Lamar Jackson following another lackluster outing, while Joe Burrow continued his ascent up the leaderboard.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | A+ |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals | A+ |
| Daniel Jones | New York Giants | A- |
| Geno Smith | Seattle Seahawks | B+ |
Week 8
Week 8 brought the most perfect scores we’ve had to date. While most were distributed to names you’d expect, one was handed out to a quarterback who’s spent the entire season near the bottom of the pack. Josh Allen was one who didn’t receive a perfect score — not even close, actually, as he recorded his worst grade of the season to this point to fall from the No. 1 spot.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins | A+ |
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles | A+ |
| Kirk Cousins | Minnesota Vikings | A+ |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | San Francisco 49ers | A+ |
| Jacoby Brissett | Cleveland Browns | A+ |
Week 9
The games leading into the halfway point of the 2022 NFL season brought lots of movement in the standings. With a second straight lackluster performance, Josh Allen dropped out of the top three while Tua Tagovailoa and Jalen Hurts made their way in. But in perhaps the most surprising drop of the entire year, two-time reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers fell out of the top half.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins | A+ |
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles | A+ |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals | A |
| Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars | A |
| Justin Fields | Chicago Bears | A |
Week 10
Well, after a week out of the top 16, Aaron Rodgers made his way back in with a dynamite performance against the Dallas Cowboys. Josh Allen, on the other hand, dropped in the overall standings yet again following a turnover-laced outing against the Minnesota Vikings.
Patrick Mahomes kept the No. 1 spot for the week with another perfect grade, but the race tightened as Tua Tagovailoa continued his hot streak with an A+ of his own.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | A+ |
| Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins | A+ |
| Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | A+ |
| Daniel Jones | New York Giants | A+ |
Week 11
We saw a new record number of A+ performances in Week 11, which caused a lot of movement in the overall standings. One of those came from Jimmy Garoppolo, whose fantastic outing in Mexico City vaulted him into the top 10 for the first time.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | A+ |
| Jimmy Garoppolo | San Francisco 49ers | A+ |
| Ryan Tannehill | Tennessee Titans | A+ |
| Derek Carr | Las Vegas Raiders | A+ |
| Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys | A+ |
| Jacoby Brissett | Cleveland Browns | A+ |
| Andy Dalton | New Orleans Saints | A+ |
Week 12
Week 12 saw several new names added to the grade book and brought six more perfect scores, including one from one of those new names.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles | A+ |
| Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers | A+ |
| Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars | A+ |
| Kirk Cousins | Minnesota Vikings | A+ |
| Mac Jones | New England Patriots | A+ |
| Mike White | New York Jets | A+ |
Week 13
Week 13 brought more new names to the list for various reasons, bringing the number of total quarterbacks who’ve qualified for at least one grade to a whopping 54.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles | A+ |
| Geno Smith | Seattle Seahawks | A+ |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals | A+ |
| Jared Goff | Detroit Lions | A+ |
Week 14
Week 14 gave us seven perfect scores, one of which came from Jalen Hurts, who took over the No. 1 spot for the first time.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles | A+ |
| Brock Purdy | San Francisco 49ers | A+ |
| Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers | A+ |
| Kirk Cousins | Minnesota Vikings | A+ |
| Jared Goff | Detroit Lions | A+ |
| Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars | A+ |
| Baker Mayfield | Los Angeles Rams | A+ |
Week 15
For the second straight week, we got a new No. 1. But this time, it’s not an old No. 1, as Patrick Mahomes stayed in second, while Jalen Hurts dropped from first to third.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Brock Purdy | San Francisco 49ers | A+ |
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | A+ |
| Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals | A+ |
| Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills | A+ |
| Kirk Cousins | Minnesota Vikings | A+ |
| Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars | A+ |
Week 16
We handed out just three A+ grades in Week 16, none of which went to anyone in the top five in the overall standings. And two went to guys ranked 14th or lower. We also had our third different No. 1 in three weeks.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Kirk Cousins | Minnesota Vikings | A+ |
| Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys | A+ |
| Baker Mayfield | Los Angeles Rams | A+ |
Week 17
We handed out grades in Week 17, but it all seemed a bit trivial given what happened with Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin.
| QB | Team | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | A+ |
| Jared Goff | Detroit Lions | A+ |
| Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers | A+ |
| Tom Brady | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | A+ |
| Daniel Jones | New York Giants | A+ |
Week 18
Forgive us for not including a table for this final week, but we’re truly excited for you to jump in and check out the final grades for the 2022 NFL season with a special emphasis on our top 10.
Thanks for following along.
