That effort fell short, but Rivers turned out to be more than serviceable in his return. In a Week 16 loss to San Francisco on Monday Night Football, he gave the short-handed Colt

The regular season wrapped up with some big-time performances through the air, and a handful of quarterbacks really separated themselves statistically. This list highlights the top passers after Week 17 and gives a quick snapshot of how each player closed out their latest game.

Ranking the NFL’s top 10 quarterbacks heading into Week 17, breaking down elite play, recent trends, MVP cases, and which stars are carrying their teams.

Quinn Ewers balled out against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a 20-17 upset victory in Week 17. He threw for 172 yards and 2 touchdowns on 14 of 22 passing to become the first Miami rookie with multiple passing touchdowns in the first half of a game since Dan Marino. (+4)

As winter football takes hold, the league’s ground game is reasserting its authority. There’s a clear trend emerging late in the season: teams are leaning back into power, patience, and punishing carries as playoff stakes rise.

Henry passed Tony Dorsett to reach the top 10. Dorsett ran for 12,739 yards and 77 touchdowns on 2,936 carries during 12 NFL seasons from 1977 through 1988. The next player in front of Henry on the NFL’s all-time rushing list is Eric Dickerson with 13,259 yards in 11 NFL seasons from 1983 through 1993.

Joe Burrow roared back with an immaculate performance in a 45-21 win at the Dolphins in Week 16: He threw for 309 yards and four passing touchdowns on 25 of 32 passing. He is now the third-fastest player in NFL history (75 games) to reach 150 career passing touchdowns, behind only Dan Marino (62 games) and Patrick Mahomes (63 games). (+4)

Ranking the NFL’s top ten quarterbacks heading into Week 18, breaking down elite play, recent trends, MVP cases, and which stars are carrying their teams.

Josh Allen, Trevor Lawrence, Drake Maye, Matthew Stafford and Caleb Williams continued building their MVP cases with the regular season winding down.