16. Geno Smith, New York Jets
Geno Smith was the next lucky QB who got to pick apart the Detroit defense, a unit that can only do one thing well - allow a ton of points and yards. Smith is now on his third team in as many seasons, and that’s a thing for a reason, as Smith just hasn’t been good in recent years.
But he played an excellent game in Week 3, going 31/37 for 321 yards and three touchdowns. He did have more completions, yards, and touchdowns than Jared Goff, which is a thing. The Jets also saw Garrett Wilson go off for 107 yards and a touchdown, and if there was any way of a 1-2 record being good, the Jets have it.
Green Bay needed overtime to beat them, and they took the Lions down to the final minutes. For much of 2026, though, Smith and the Jets probably won’t be that tough to deal with. There are still some valid questions about how good Smith can be, or else he’d not be on his third team in as many seasons.
The coaching is also still a question mark, so we’ll pump the brakes on Smith’s Week 3 performance for now, as it did come against, arguably, the worst defense in the sport.
15. Jacoby Brissett, Arizona Cardinals
Despite the loss in Week 3 to a very good San Francisco 49ers team, the Arizona Cardinals and Jacoby Brissett more than held their own in this one. After beating the Chargers in Week 1 and getting blown out in Week 2, the Cardinals kind of found that middle ground with a close Week 3 loss.
Brissett tossed 280 yards and two touchdowns in the loss, and while the Cardinals are obviously in year one of a new era and simply don’t have the personnel yet, this team is legitimately solid. This season, Brissett has two games with a passer rating of at least 98, and he now has four touchdowns against just one interception.
Brissett is definitely a functional QB, and he clearly does have some fun upside, but the Cardinals aren’t going to keep rolling with Brissett for the long term. He can exist as a short-term fixture while the front office attempts to fix the room for the future.
He’s been around the block in the NFL and has likely seen just about anything a defense can throw at him, and when he’s on, it’s obvious he can do some damage, and this absolutely was not garbage time production in Week 3, either. Brissett had himself a game.
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