![]() However, experience is still an obvious issue, as is just how little Kyle Shanahan is trusting Purdy to push the ball downfield. The positives are that he’s a confident passer, is generally very accurate, and is more mobile than Jimmy Garoppolo. The seventh-round rookie is now the 11th-ranked quarterback in EPA per dropback since Week 13 and is 2-0 as a starter. San Francisco 49ers (10-4, last week: 6)Įxcluding his pass to the chest of Seattle defensive back Quandre Diggs’s chest, 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy put together a strong performance in his team’s Week 15 win over the Seahawks. ![]() Only the Eagles are playing better complementary football than the new AFC North–leading Bengals at this point in the season. The Bucs punched them in the mouth and got out to a 17-3 first-half lead, but Joe Burrow’s composure and second-half adjustments by defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo proved too much for Tampa Bay to handle. Sunday was one of the Bengals’ most impressive wins all season. He is the top-ranked signal-caller in expected points added per dropback, and the Chiefs offense is still nearly two times as efficient as every other offense in the NFL. Patrick Mahomes is still making alien-like throws weekly and should be the overwhelming favorite to win league MVP-even without an injury to Hurts. Kansas City got caught playing with their food a bit in Houston, but don’t let that fool you into thinking the Chiefs aren’t still one of the league’s juggernauts. Allen is the second-ranked quarterback in EPA per dropback behind just Patrick Mahomes, and he’s the reason the Bills have the best odds to win the Super Bowl. His Superman dive over the pile to the goal line for the two-point conversion showed the lengths he’ll go to will the Bills to victory. While the Bills defense has struggled at times lately after injuries to edge rusher Von Miller and safety Micah Hyde, Josh Allen has remained a superstar through an injury of his own to keep the Bills atop the AFC – and that was obvious as he led a game-tying drive in a snowstorm Saturday night against Miami. As long as Hurts is healthy enough to start when the postseason comes, the Eagles will remain atop this list. The Eagles are still the favorites to win the NFC ( +160) and need only one more win in the next three weeks to secure the top seed in the conference and a first-round bye. The home Cowboys opened as a 1.5-point favorite but the line shifted on Monday to -6 after news of Hurts’s injury. Initial reporting described this as a short-term injury, but as of this writing, it is unclear whether he’ll be able to play against Dallas this week. Jalen Hurts’s upcoming availability is in doubt after he reportedly suffered a sprained right shoulder against the Bears. ![]() The Eagles won their 13th game of the season Sunday, but it may have come at a cost. Philadelphia Eagles (13-1 | last week’s ranking: 1) The rest of the NFL is merely playing catch-up.īest of the Best 1. Nonetheless, Hurts, Mahomes and Josh Allen still quarterback the three best teams in football-and that’s reflected here in The Ringer’s power rankings heading into Week 16. Patrick Mahomes is now the overwhelming favorite (-350) to win the award. ![]() Hurts’s chances of winning league MVP, however, have fallen off a cliff. Philadelphia still has the best odds of any NFC team to win the Super Bowl, according to FanDuel ( +430) and remains the favorite to win the NFC (+155) as of Monday afternoon. The futures market isn’t hitting the panic button on the Philadelphia Eagles despite the concerning injury news for Jalen Hurts.
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