QB Rankings: Andrew Luck playing at MVP level

Welcome to For the Win's weekly quarterback rankings. You can read our preseason rankings here. For these power rankings, we're wiping the slate clean for the 2016 season. This list is based entirely on 2016 results…

You can find last week's rankings here.

1. Matt Ryan, Falcons

Ryan wasn't as efficient in Week 5 as he's been all season, but the Broncos defense will do that to you. That he was able to escape Denver with a win and a respectable stat line is enough for him to stave off this next guy for the top spot on the list.

2. Tom Brady, Patriots

So much for rust. Brady dissected Cleveland's defense on his first drive of the season and did not let up for the rest of the game. The offense was good during Brady's suspension, but it's downright scary now that he's back.

3. Andrew Luck, Colts

If Luck isn't on your shortlist for MVP, there's something wrong with your Luck. He is carrying a deeply flawed Colts team, which just might be the favorite in a bad AFC South.

Luck has been sacked 20 times. His defense is giving up 29.6 points a game. And somehow how the Colts are playing for first place in their division on Sunday night. If Indianapolis gets to the playoffs despite all of its issues and Luck continues on his current statistical pace, he has to be considered the most valuable player in the league.

4. Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers

Roethlisberger is on pace to throw a career-high 48 touchdowns after another brilliant performance on Sunday. Le'Veon Bell's return has made the Steelers unstoppable.

5. Drew Brees, Saints

Brees and the Saints had Week 5 off.

6. Derek Carr, Raiders

Carr has taken advantage of excellent pass protection early in the season to put up some monster numbers. The same was true last season before a second-half dip in production, though.

7. Sam Bradford, Vikings

Bradford rarely missed a pass on Sunday against the Texans. That's becoming a theme for the Vikings quarterback. Bradford is one of two quarterbacks with at least 100 attempts and zero interceptions.

8. Philip Rivers, Chargers

This is the part of the season where Rivers usually starts to break down a bit, and now he's coming off his worst game of the season. We could see a slide for the Chargers signal-caller.

9. Dak Prescott, Cowboys

Prescott cracks the top-10 for the first time all season. His role in the offense is growing by the week as he earns more trust from the coaching staff. Tony Romo will probably regain his role as the starter when healthy, but Prescott has certainly made a strong case for keeping the veteran on the bench.

10. Aaron Rodgers, Packers

What's up with Rodgers' efficiency numbers? He ranks 31st in completion percentage, 28th in yards-per-attempt and 19th in passer rating. Could it be the Packers' unimaginative offense?

11. Carson Wentz, Eagles

This was really Wentz's first shaky performance of his career. He threw one interception but it could have been three. Not a big deal, though. These games are to be expected from rookie passers, and he was good outside of those poor throws.

12. Russell Wilson, Seahawks

Wilson and the Seahawks had Week 5 off.

13. Matt Stafford, Lions

The Eagles had not allowed a passing touchdown all season before Sunday. Stafford managed three in the first half alone. Philly's defense slowed him down in the second half - which included a terrible unforced fumble - but we saw more good than bad from Stafford this week.

14. Eli Manning, Giants

After a strong start to the season, Manning has been bad over the last two weeks. He's averaging fewer than six yards per attempt and has managed only one touchdown pass.

15. Andy Dalton, Bengals

It turns out playing quarterback isn't so easy without an elite play-caller, receiving corps, offensive line and running back group. Dalton's traditional numbers look good, but the Bengals have yet to top the 23-point mark this season.

16. Kirk Cousins, Redskins

Cousins continues to waste one of the better supporting casts in the league with his inaccuracy and poor decision making. This offense should be averaging more than 23 points a game.

Here's one positive. Cousins did make one of the best throws of the season last Sunday:

17. Joe Flacco, Ravens

Flacco is now on his fifth offensive coordinator in as many years. Granted, Marc Trestman's play selection was atrocious, but at what point do we start calling Flacco a coach killer? He's basically Jay Cutler with a better defense and more playoff success.

18. Jameis Winston, Buccaneers

Dirk Koetter was deathly afraid of putting the game in Winston's hands on Monday night in Carolina. The young quarterback has given him every reason to be with his consistently poor decision-making.

19. Ryan Tannehill, Dolphins

Tannehill is the easy target in Miami but the guy doesn't have a chance playing behind a bad offensive line with receivers who can't get open. I'm not sure any quarterback would have fared much better than Tannehill did against the Titans in Week 5.

20. Alex Smith, Chiefs

Smith and the Chiefs had Week 5 off.

21. Tyrod Taylor, Bills

The Bills didn't ask much of Taylor this week, but he played his role to perfection. Well, that's not entirely true. He did make one tiny mistake.

22. Blake Bortles, Jaguars

Bortles and the Jaguars had Week 5 off.

23. Brian Hoyer, Bears

Hoyer has now put together three consecutive 300-yard performances. He hasn't looked nearly as good as those numbers suggest, but it appears he's moving closer to locking down the starting job in Chicago.

24. Marcus Mariota, Titans

It says a lot about Mariota's season that his "breakout game" was a 163-yard, 5.6-yards-per-attempt performance.

25. Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jets

No interceptions! That's progress. Fitzpatrick still owns the league's worst passer rating and the Jets are 1-4, but at least he didn't throw one to the other team this week.

26. Brock Osweiler, Texans

Osweiler's performance against the Vikings was one of the worst of the season. It was Fitzpatrick's debacle in Kansas City without the picks.

27. Cody Kessler, Browns

I know everybody wants to laugh at the Browns for passing up on Wentz, but Kessler has actually looked pretty good during his rookie season. It's early, but Cleveland may have found itself a quarterback.

28. Case Keenum, Rams

Keenum just doesn't have the arm strength to be a starting NFL quarterback. That Jared Goff is incapable of beating him out has to be a concern for Rams fans.

29. Drew Stanton, Cardinals

Stanton's performance on Thursday night was a reminder of how good Carson Palmer has been since joining the Cardinals.

30. Derek Anderson, Panthers

At last now we can stop with the "Anderson could start for a lot of teams" talk after his dreadful performance on Monday night. Forcing a throw from the 1-yard-line into double coverage is not something starting quarterbacks do.

31. Paxton Lynch, Broncos

Lynch looked like the raw rookie everybody expected him to be before the draft. He did not see the field clearly and held the ball for an eternity. He's already taken seven sacks in just about seven quarters of action.

32. Blaine Gabbert, 49ers

My reaction when I realized I didn't have to watch Gabbert play football anymore this season:
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Don't mess this up, Kaepernick.