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Jordy McElroy

NFL quarterbacks by Total QBR: Where Patriots’ Bailey Zappe ranked in Week 17

New England Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe took a significant step back in the Total QBR department in Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills.

The second-year signal caller ranked 26th out of the other Week 17 quarterbacks after a run-in with a ferocious Bills defense on the road. He threw for 209 yards, zero touchdowns and three interceptions.

All of the turnovers came in the first half, and Zappe was able to make plays down the stretch to keep the Patriots in the game. So his performance wasn’t nearly as bad as it looks on paper.

If anything, Zappe showed a willingness to step up in the pocket and make plays, even when nothing seemed to be going right around him initially. The Patriots also fielded a banged-up offensive line that struggled to hold up against the Bills’ pass rush.

Per ESPN.com, Total QBR “incorporates all of a quarterback’s contributions to winning, including how he impacts the game on passes, rushes, turnovers and penalties.”

Here is where every NFL quarterback, including Zappe, ranked in Week 17:

32
Bryce Young

Mike Carlson/Getty Images

Total QBR |  12.1

31
Nick Mullens

Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  13.7

30
Baker Mayfield

Ezra Shaw/Getty Images

Total QBR |  19.4

29
Josh Allen

Rich Barnes/Getty Images

Total QBR |  19.8

28
Sam Howell

Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  21.7

27
Ryan Tannehill

Ryan Pierse/Getty Images

Total QBR |  21.8

26
Bailey Zappe

Rich Barnes/Getty Images

Total QBR |  26.7

25
Jarrett Stidham

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  31.3

24
Jared Goff

Gregory Shamus/Getty Images

Total QBR |  31.9

23
Trevor Siemian

Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  35.0

22
Taylor Heinicke

Mike Dinovo-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  39.2

21
Matthew Stafford

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  41.6

20
Tua Tagovailoa

Megan Briggs/Getty Images

Total QBR |  46.4

19
C.J. Stroud

Andy Lyons/Getty Images

Total QBR |  50.2

18
Patrick Mahomes

David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  50.2

17
Easton Stick

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  52.3

16
Tyrod Taylor

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  52.5

15
Joe Flacco

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  53.8

14
Dak Prescott

Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  63.4

13
Aidan O'Connell

Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  65.1

12
Justin Fields

Jon Durr-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  66.0

11
Mason Rudolph

Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  70.9

10
Geno Smith

Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  76.1

9
Jalen Hurts

Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  77.4

8
Jake Browning

Jamie Squire/Getty Images

Total QBR |  79.0

7
C.J. Beathard

Jeremy Reper-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  79.0

6
Jordan Love

Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images

Total QBR |  82.7

5
Kyler Murray

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  84.4

4
Brock Purdy

Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  88.2

3
Derek Carr

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

Total QBR |  88.9

2
Gardner Minshew

Andy Lyons/Getty Images

Total QBR |  89.7

1
Lamar Jackson

Christian Petersen/Getty Images

Total QBR |  95.9

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