Successes and failures in the NFL are a week-to-week proposition.
That’s why the top and bottom spots in our NFL Quarterback Power Rankings will reflect the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately nature of the league.
Therefore, it’s a prime-time performer who leap-frogs the big three of Brady, Rodgers and Brees for the top spot. At the bottom is the quarterback of a Super Bowl-contending team that is losing patience.
Here are the QB rankings at the beginning of Week 8:
1. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City: Mahomes wins the top honor for the week after coming through with a big game after being the main reason his team was elevated to a prime-time showing.