2. CJ Stroud, Houston Texans
CJ Stroud has been awesome this year, and it really stinks that the Houston Texans defense has regressed. The Texans did get back on track with a pretty obvious get right game against the Chargers. Stroud threw a whopping five touchdown passes as well, bringing his total to 16 on the year to go long with two interceptions.
Stroud is playing better than he did as a rookie back in 2023, and he was a top-10 QB that season. The main thing that Houston needed to see this year was an improved Stroud, and they’re getting it, so they better sign him to a deal before he gets too expensive, as it is a lot easier to fix a defense than it is to find a franchise QB.
If there was ever a ‘thing’ as a good losing football team, the Texans have one, as Stroud continues to rise in our QB power rankings. If Houston was 6-2, Stroud would be getting MVP attention.
1. Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow tops our QB power rankings with Week 10 on the horizon. Now with 23 touchdown passes on the year, Burrow leads the league in that category, and he also leads in completion percentage and passer rating. He’s simply having an MVP-caliber season and might be the MVP favorite at the moment.
This is honestly who Burrow has always been - a top-flight, elite passer with few flaws in his game. Burrow definitely isn’t the best from under center and has typically taken more sacks than you’d like, but when he’s dialed in and things aren’t falling apart around him, there isn’t a better player at the position.
In Spain against Atlanta, Burrow had 271 yards and three passing touchdowns on 24/29 passing. Folks, Burrow is an insane player and is the top-ranked QB as Week 10 approaches, and I am not sure there is another right answer for this top spot.
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