Houston Texans second year quarterback CJ Stroud needs a rebound this Sunday as the AFC South favorites return home.
While the Texans would love nothing more than to get back to winning ways, Stroud just needs a moral boost.
The former Offensive Rookie of the Year is coming off his worst performance since being drafted out of Ohio State in 2023. He completed 10 of 21 pass attempts for 86 yards and had just six first downs as the Texans fell to 5-2. in a 24-22 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
With this negative performance, Stroud fell six places from No. 6 to No. 12 in ESPNTotal QBR Ranking this week. ESPN gave Stroud a QBR rating of 22.1 against Green Bay, which is the second-lowest score of his career.
Stroud The traditional passer rating against New England was 58.8, which marked the second lowest rating of his career. He posted a 54.8 rating in a 30-6 loss to the New York Jets after leaving the game early in the second quarter.
Total QBR differs from traditional passer rating. According to ESPNthe QBR “integrates a whole the quarterback contributions to victory, including how he impacts the game on passes, rushes, turnovers and penalties. »
The metric also takes into account scenarios overlooked by traditional passer evaluation. And look at “A the team level of success or failure on each play to provide the appropriate context, then assigns credit to the quarterback and his teammate to produce a clearer measure of the quarterback’s effectiveness.”
Through six games, Stroud threw four interceptions and been sacked 20 times. Two turnovers occurred in the 34-7 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 3.
Here is an overview of Stroud’s position in relation to the of the NFL other starting quarterbacks entering Week 8 regarding QBR.
NFL QBs Ranked by Total QBR Ahead of Week 8
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Josh Allen: 77.6
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Lamar Jackson: 74.3
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Jayden Daniels: 73.7
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Joe Burrow: 72.6
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Kyler Murray: 68.7
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Derek Carr: 68.7
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Trevor Lawrence: 63.1
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Jalen hurts: 63.1
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Patrick Mahomes: 61.2
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Geno Smith: 61.1
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Brock Purdy: 60.9
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CJ Stroud: 60.2
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Kirk Cousins: 59.4
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Jordan Love: 58.8
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Jared Goff: 57.3
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Baker Mayfield: 56.7
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Andy Dalton: 56.2
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Sam Darnold: 55.1
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Matthew Stafford: 54.4
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Justin Fields: 53.3
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Justin Herbert: 52.6
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Bo Nix: 49.2
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Dak Prescott: 48.9
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Aaron Rodgers: 48.9
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Daniel Jones: 47.0
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Caleb Williams: 46.4
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Anthony Richardson: 42.9
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Jacoby Brissett: 40.3
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Gardner Minshew: 33.6
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Will Levis: 27.5
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Deshaun Watson: 23.5
Stroud and the Texans will face the Indianapolis Colts at NRG Stadium at noon CT.
This article was originally published on Texans Wire: All 32 NFL Quarterbacks (Including CJ Stroud) Ranked by Total QBR After Week 7
