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Where Raiders QB Derek Carr ranks in the NFL after free agency

By Jason Willis

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - DECEMBER 12: (L-R) Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders greets Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs before the game at Arrowhead Stadium on December 12, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - DECEMBER 12: (L-R) Derek Carr #4 of the Las Vegas Raiders greets Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs before the game at Arrowhead Stadium on December 12, 2021 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OHIO – JANUARY 15: Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals against the Las Vegas Raiders during the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Paul Brown Stadium on January 15, 2022, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OHIO – JANUARY 15: Joe Burrow #9 of the Cincinnati Bengals against the Las Vegas Raiders during the AFC Wild Card Playoff game at Paul Brown Stadium on January 15, 2022, in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Ranking every starting quarterback in the NFL after 2022 Free Agency

Scouting Report. QB. Joe Burrow. 9. player. Pick Analysis. . 56

After an excitement-filled 2021 season. Joe Burrow and the Bengals will be playing in the AFC Championship game. With a magical connection to wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, Burrow, and the Bengals’ offense has become one of the most explosive in the league. So much so, that Joe Burrow threw for 4,611 yards, 34 touchdowns, and fourteen interceptions.

Burrow’s shining moment of the season came against the Baltimore Ravens when he threw for 525 yards and four touchdowns with just nine incomplete passes. How did he follow up on one of the best games in NFL history? With a win over the defending AFC Champions, the Kansas City Chiefs where he threw for another 446 yards and four more scores.

Joe Burrow is now firmly a top-tier quarterback in the NFL. In fact, he easily could have been one spot higher on this list as he and the next player were super difficult to separate. He and the Bengals now go to Kansas City with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. After winning his first two playoff games, it is hard to doubt Joe Burrow any longer.

INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 13: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams looks to pass against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022, in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 13: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Los Angeles Rams looks to pass against the Cincinnati Bengals in the first half during Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022, in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

Ranking every starting quarterback in the NFL after 2022 Free Agency

Scouting Report. MattStafford. 8. player. . 51. Pick Analysis. QB

After toiling away in Detroit for years, Stafford finally escaped after his trade to the Los Angeles Rams. Already loaded with talent, the Rams just needed a quarterback that was capable of fully unlocking the offenses’ potential. With Stafford, they became the Super Bowl-caliber team they always believed they could be as he led them to a championship his first year away from Detroit.

To say he unlocked the offense’s potential may be putting it lightly. With 4,886 passing yards and 41 touchdowns, Stafford and the Rams were an unstoppable machine on offense throughout all of 2021. They got even better at the trade deadline after adding Odell Beckham Jr. at receiver as well.

Going forward, there is no real reason to expect a drop-off from Stafford. He has always shown he has elite-level talent while in Detroit but he never got the chance to showcase it in big games. Now, Stafford is a household name who is capable of returning to another Super Bowl and will be in the MVP race in 2022.

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