
After stunning the Pittsburgh Steelers on the road, Bailey Zappe came back down to Earth in Sunday’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Granted, he was slinging the ball around in the pocket like he meant business in the first half. And then it was more bad football from the second-year quarterback, who was also playing behind a busted offensive line that had no hopes of protecting him.
Zappe was held to only 39 passing yards and one interception for the entire second half.
It was another demoralizing offensive performance for the Patriots in a week when AFC quarterbacks struggled in general. Zappe took his place amongst some of the worst in Total QBR in Week 15.
Keep in mind, Total QBR “incorporates all of a quarterback’s contributions to winning, including how he impacts the game on passes, rushes, turnovers and penalties,” per ESPN.com.
Let’s take a look at where each quarterback ranked in Total QBR this week.
32
Tommy DeVito, Giants

Total QBR | 14.5
31
Desmond Ridder, Falcons

Total QBR | 15.5
30
Justin Fields, Bears

Total QBR | 16.6
29
Joe Flacco, Browns

Total QBR | 22.4
28
Kyler Murray, Cardinals

Total QBR | 25.6
27
Bailey Zappe, Patriots

Total QBR | 26.3
26
Sam Howell, Commanders

Total QBR | 27.9
25
Will Levis, Titans

Total QBR | 28.4
24
Trevor Siemian, Jets

Total QBR | 28.6
23
Easton Stick, Chargers

Total QBR | 29.8
22
Mitch Trubisky, Steelers

Total QBR | 31.5
21
Case Keenum, Texans

Total QBR | 35.6
20
Dak Prescott, Cowboys

Total QBR | 38.5
19
Nick Mullens, Vikings

Total QBR | 42.0
18
Gardner Minshew, Colts

Total QBR | 42.0
17
Russell Wilson, Broncos

Total QBR | 49.5
16
Jordan Love, Packers

Total QBR | 50.3
15
Trevor Lawrence, Jaguars

Total QBR | 50.9
14
Josh Allen, Bills

Total QBR | 53.8
13
Tua Tagovailoa, Dolphins

Total QBR | 56.2
12
Jalen Hurts, Eagles

Total QBR | 56.6
11
Drew Lock, Seahawks

Total QBR | 56.6
10
Jake Browning, Bengals

Total QBR | 56.8
9
Bryce Young, Panthers

Total QBR | 59.4
8
Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs

Total QBR | 60.6
7
Lamar Jackson, Ravens

Total QBR | 68.7
6
Jared Goff, Lions

Total QBR | 76.2
5
Aidan O'Connell, Raiders

Total QBR | 77.7
4
Baker Mayfield, Buccaneers

Total QBR | 78.9
3
Matthew Stafford, Rams

Total QBR | 83.5
2
Derek Carr, Saints

Total QBR | 87.7
1
Brock Purdy, 49ers

Total QBR | 93.1