NFL QB Power Rankings Week 7: Rodgers' Heroics Over 49ers Puts Him No. 1

Drew Brees took the week off, which means he left an opening for Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady to unseat him for the No. 1 spot.

And, boy, did Rodgers and Brady take advantage of Brees' decision to observe the Saints' NFL bye week.

Nobody ever said it was fair, but that's the way things work over here when the stakes are large and the weekly NFL QB Power Rankings hang in the balance.

Here's our Week 7 pecking order:

1. Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay: The sole arbiter saw the Chico Kid work his magic in person on Monday at Lambeau Field. It was something special (3)
2. Tom Brady, New England: The only pitcher who has more victories than Brady's 227 since 2001 is CC Sabathia with 256. (2)
3. Drew Brees, New Orleans: We're pretty sure – but it's unconfirmed – that he broke at least three more NFL records during the bye week. (Last week: 1)
4. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City: He stood toe-to-toe with Brady on a prime-time stage. An instant classic. (5)
5. Philip Rivers, L.A. Chargers: The Chargers avoided their usual disastrous start to the season. This could be a special season for the old man Rivers. (4)
6. Russell Wilson, Seattle: He had a great game, sure. But the degree of difficulty was not high. After all, it did come against the Raiders. (7)
7. Matt Ryan, Atlanta: Getting better and better each week. (8)
8. Jared Goff, L.A. Rams: Just a suggestion: Throw the ball deep against the 49ers on the first play of the game. Somebody will be left completely uncovered. (6)
9. Carson Wentz, Philadelphia: Picking up where he left off before his torn ACL last season. (13)
10. Kirk Cousins, Minnesota: He turned down a Jets offer of $90 million guaranteed over three years and then bragged about using them for leverage. Yeah, the Jets would like to leverage something against him this week. (9)
11. Matthew Stafford, Detroit: He lost to the 49ers, but he notched victories over Brady and Rodgers. Now, he needs to work on his consistency. (10)
12. Cam Newton, Carolina: Following the Panthers' loss to Washington, Newton revealed a post-defeat change: "Ain't no need to keep sobbing over it. My days of sobbing are over with." (11)
13. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh: The Steelers are back to where they should be, and Big Ben is the reason why. (15)
14. Alex Smith, Washington: Fans of the 49ers get nostalgic when they see him hook up for TDs with Vernon Davis. By the way, he needs just 32 passing yards to get past Steve Young for No. 35 on the all-time NFL list. (11)
15. Andy Dalton, Cincinnati: Not his best game, but his biggest problem was leaving old rival Roethlisberger too much time for the game-winning score. (14)
16. Deshaun Watson, Houston: With 28 career TD passes, he ranks behind only Kurt Warner for most ever through the first 13 games of a career. (16)
17. Mitchell Trubisky, Chicago: OK, we are beginning to see whey the Bears spent so much to move up one spot to draft him. (21)
18. Dak Prescott, Dallas: It looks like he's turning the corner. (22)
19. Joe Flacco, Baltimore: He's doing a nice job of remaining awake on those plays he lines up at wide receiver with Lamar Jackson takes over to run the ball. (19)
20. DEREK CARR, RAIDERS: The good news: He did not throw any interceptions in London. But he did not do anything remotely positive, either. (18)
21. Andrew Luck, Indianapolis: There was a time not long ago when he was considered one of the best young players in the game. (20)
22. Jameis Winston, Tampa Bay: If I have to watch that bit where he pretends to eat his own fingers to form a "W" one more time, I might eat my own fingers. (26)
23. Eli Manning, N.Y. Giants: All of a sudden, Ben McAdoo is not looking so wrong. (17)
24. Sam Darnold, N.Y. Jets: He's well on his way. (27)
25. Ryan Tannehill, Miami: He did a really nice job of rooting for Brock Osweiler, who got a lot of help from Frank Gore en route to the exciting win over the Bears. (23)
26. Baker Mayfield, Cleveland: As you'd expect with any young quarterback, two steps forward, one step back. (24)
27. Blake Bortles, Jacksonville: The Jags saw enough last year to sign him to an extension. Just awful. (25)
28. C.J. BEATHARD, 49ERS: Aside from two fourth-quarter throws on Monday, he looked like a starting NFL quarterback. (30)
29. Case Keenum, Denver: Things are going downhill rapidly. (29)
30. Marcus Mariota, Tennessee: Any time you're connected with Guido Merkens, it's not a good thing. Mariota became the first QB since Merkens (Philadelphia) in 1987 to be sacked 10 or more times with 10 or fewer completions. How is that even possible? (28)
31. Josh Rosen, Arizona: His development would be accelerated the more he gets the ball into the hands of Larry Fitzgerald and David Johnson. (31)
32. Nathan Peterman, Buffalo: Same spot as Josh Allen last week, only with a significantly weaker arm and more interceptions. Hold it? Derek Anderson is starting against the Colts? Well, we suppose it can't get much worse. (Allen, 32)

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