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
