By Chet Gresham – @ChetGresham
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Each week, I will provide our loyal readers with a matchup chart for each NFL position.
Check out the other positions so far: Running Back | Wide Receiver | Tight End
My method is to rank each defense in different categories and then average those rankings into a single ranking. So below, you will see how well defenses performed against quarterbacks based on completion percentage allowed, passing yards allowed, touchdown passes allowed and so on and so forth. Remember, the numbers are how they ranked in that category. The higher the ranking the worse the defense performed. So as you can see in the chart, N.Y. Jets ranks the worst against quarterbacks and Denver the best so far this season.
| Quarterbacks | Tm | Opp | Com% | YPAtt | YPG | TD/G | Int/G | FPPG | FO | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Manuel | BUF | @NYJ | 24 | 24 | 19 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 26.3 |
| Landry Jones | PIT | CLE | 18 | 27 | 19 | 32 | 25 | 32 | 30 | 26.1 |
| Blake Bortles | JAX | @IND | 26 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25.3 |
| Aaron Rodgers | GB | @DET | 32 | 21 | 14 | 26 | 20 | 27 | 32 | 24.6 |
| Matt Ryan | ATL | NO | 23 | 29 | 29 | 14 | 25 | 21 | 29 | 24.3 |
| Drew Brees | NO | @ATL | 27 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 31 | 24 | 23.6 |
| Matthew Stafford | DET | GB | 25 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 22.3 |
| Eli Manning | NYG | @WAS | 29 | 21 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 25 | 21.0 |
| Russell Wilson | SEA | @SF | 13 | 27 | 11 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 20.9 |
| Tom Savage | HOU | @TEN | 11 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 26 | 20.7 |
| Carson Wentz | PHI | DAL | 31 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 20.4 |
| Jameis Winston | TB | CAR | 30 | 24 | 32 | 21 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 20.0 |
| Carson Palmer | ARI | @LA | 28 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 19.9 |
| Trevor Siemian | DEN | OAK | 7 | 31 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 19.7 |
| Cam Newton | CAR | @TB | 18 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 16.9 |
| Sam Bradford | MIN | CHI | 21 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 15.7 |
| Tom Brady | NE | @MIA | 12 | 10 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 29 | 14 | 14.9 |
| Cody Kessler | CLE | @PIT | 21 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 12.9 |
| Matt Moore | MIA | NE | 10 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 22 | 12.3 |
| Joe Flacco | BAL | @CIN | 15 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 12.0 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | NYJ | BUF | 4 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 11.9 |
| Dak Prescott | DAL | @PHI | 6 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 11.4 |
| Andrew Luck | IND | JAX | 15 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 16 | 11.4 |
| Andy Dalton | CIN | BAL | 18 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 11.0 |
| Alex Smith | KC | @SD | 14 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10.7 |
| Jared Goff | LA | ARI | 17 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 10.4 |
| Colin Kaepernick | SF | SEA | 9 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 10.3 |
| Matt Barkley | CHI | @MIN | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7.9 |
| Philip Rivers | SD | KC | 3 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7.9 |
| Matt Cassel | TEN | HOU | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 7.6 |
| Kirk Cousins | WAS | NYG | 2 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6.0 |
| Matt McGloin | OAK | @DEN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2.3 |
Key
Com%: Completion Percentage allowed per game to QBs
YPAtt: Passing yards allowed per pass attempt
PaYd/G: Passing yards allowed per game to QBs
TD/G: Passing touchdowns allowed per game to QBs
Int/G: Interceptions made per game against QBs
FPPG: Fantasy points allowed per game to QBs
FO: Football Outsiders ranking for pass defense
Avg: Average of listed rankings
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