Week 14 is here, and if you’re reading this, you’re in the playoffs, fighting for a chance to make the playoffs, or you’re already eliminated but are being a good league mate and ensuring you give it your all until the playoffs begin.
As we all know, there will be plenty of questions about who to start and who to sit in your fantasy football lineups. Below, we’ve provided analysis for every fantasy-relevant quarterback in every game this weekend.
If you’re looking for all positions, head to our Week 14 Fantasy Football Start-Sit Cheat Sheet for every fantasy-relevant player in every game.
Aaron Rodgers | NYJ (at MIA)
If you’re not careful, you would have seen Aaron Rodgers having some fun early on in Week 13. He showed good mobility and even got out in space to provide a “block.”
Rodgers threw a pair of first-quarter touchdown passes, but the vibes didn’t last. When all was said and done, the future Hall of Famer finished with under 190 passing yards for the third straight game and averaged under five yards per pass for the third time this season.
There was a swing early last week where he missed an open Garrett Wilson in the end zone and, on the very next play, threw a pick-six. That’s a 6.36-fantasy-point turn of events. For a player who needs to be close to perfect to return value, swings like that are simply too much to overcome.
This matchup isn’t too scary, but what evidence do we have that this Jets offense can expose any defense? Rodgers completed just one of eight deep passes on Sunday. Without the elite efficiency that he’s had in years past, there just isn’t a responsible way to project him as a top-15 performer at the position, even in a week missing a handful of viable signal callers.
Aidan O’Connell | LV (vs.TB)
Since the beginning of 2022, three times has a quarterback thrown for 300 yards, multiple touchdowns, and zero interceptions. The names of those signal-callers are exactly the ones you’d expect — Tom Brady (2022, Week 4), Josh Allen (2022, Week 6), and Aidan O’Connell (Black Friday).
Fun list? Yes, and I like sharing content like that, but by no means does it mean I’m going anywhere near the Raiders’ QB in this spot. In the surprising Week 13 performance, O’Connell was protected when blitzed and thrived as a result: 7 of 10 for 151 yards and a touchdown when K.C. brought the heat.
Not only do I not view that as sustainable, but this is a spot where the regression monster could take a pound of flesh, as the Bucs are a top-10 defense in creating havoc when blitzing.
O’Connell will continue to funnel his looks toward Jakobi Meyers and Brock Bowers in bulk (73.5% of his targets last week), but expecting anywhere near last week’s success is unwise, to say the least.
Baker Mayfield | TB (vs. LV)
Baker Mayfield is a gamer and someone I’d want in my locker room if I was building an NFL franchise, but not someone I’m keeping around for fantasy purposes.
Both things can be true.
He picked up 10 critical yards with his legs to help force overtime against the Panthers, a winning play. In our world, however, he has just one passing touchdown over his past two games (63 pass attempts) and it required a special play from Mike Evans.
Every week, there are some plays that Mayfield makes that are emblematic of a fantasy asset, but those moments haven’t been sustained lately. That is why he sits just outside of my top 10 at the position, even in a plus-matchup (though it should be noted that this defense held Patrick Mahomes to a season-low 56.5% completion rate on Black Friday).
Brandon Allen | SF (vs. CHI)
Brock Purdy returned on Sunday night to face a strong Bills defense in near-impossible weather conditions. It wasn’t an ideal return spot, but he seemed to make it through the contest without a setback, and that puts him in line to start this week.
The 49ers are now two full games behind the Seahawks for the division, giving them little room for error — Allen isn’t going to see the field in these times of desperation unless the train really comes off the track.
Brock Purdy | SF (vs. CHI)
Brock Purdy has thrown multiple TD passes in just one of his past five games, and with the running game collapsing around him, this isn’t the offensive environment that we drafted him for. His mobility (5.1 yards per carry with four rushing scores) is an asset and keeps him on my radar, but I want to see what this offense looks like sans Christian McCaffrey and Jordan Mason before betting heavily on it.
I’m willing to be wrong in waiting on Purdy this week. If he shows up in a big way, I’ll gladly move him up and start him with confidence against the Rams next Thursday. Even with a desire to wait and see, Purdy is on the QB1 fringe due to bye weeks and general ineptitude at the position.
Bryce Young | CAR (at PHI)
Bryce Young is playing as well as he has during his NFL career.
I have no interest in playing Young against an Eagles defense that is rounding into playoff form a month early.
Both things can be, and are, true. By his low standards, Young looks good (three straight games with zero interceptions and 17+ rushing yards). Even with him developing, let’s not get out over our skis — we are praising a player for a three-game stretch in which he has completed just 58.5% of his passes.
Fantasy isn’t a game of learning curves. Young playing over his baseline doesn’t mean he’s fantasy viable, and I expect that to be apparent on Sunday against the best yards-per-pass defense in the NFL. We can take a step back from things and evaluate this offense’s trajectory as a whole this offseason — I imagine I’ll be in at cost on a few of the pieces.
For 2024, you still need not worry.
Caleb Williams | CHI (at SF)
Caleb Williams has 250+ passing yards in consecutive games for the first time in his young career, benefiting greatly from the volume that has occurred with Chicago playing catch-up (86 pass attempts).
There continue to be breadcrumbs laid about a strong 2025 season, and the Black Friday firing of Matt Eberflus certainly doesn’t back me off of my loving Williams as a future asset:
During Matt Eberflus' tenure in Chicago, the wide receivers, as a collective, underachieved fantasy football expectations by 8.7%. pic.twitter.com/jvwPMxUQD2
— Pro Football Network (@PFN365) November 29, 2024
The rookie hasn’t thrown a pick since Week 6. While that was fueled by a conservative game plan before Thanksgiving with an average depth of throw no higher than seven yards in any of his three games prior, Williams wasn’t shy about challenging a strong Lions secondary vertically (13.4 aDOT).
If you like the 49ers to take control of this game early, you’re going to want to bump Williams up your DFS rankings. He’s thrown for 376 yards, five touchdowns, and zero interceptions in second halves over the past two games.
With only three games in the late slate this weekend, not to mention Lamar Jackson, Jayden Daniels, C.J. Stroud, Jordan Love, Jared Goff, Patrick Mahomes, and Joe Burrow all being off the main slate, there’s an argument to be made in Williams being used as a unique late hammer.
Outside of that situation, I’m not going in this direction in standard-sized leagues.
Cooper Rush | DAL (vs. CIN)
One fantasy storyline (in DFS and otherwise) this week could be a simple one. Does putrid quarterback play beat vulnerable defenses? If you believe so, you get access to Will Levis against the Jaguars and Cooper Rush hosting the Bengals.
Volume has been on the side of Dallas’ backup due to game script (123 pass attempts over his past three games), something that most will project to again be the case.
I’d rather go with Levis.
Rush was able to average only 5.4 yards per attempt on Thanksgiving against the Giants, and if efficiency isn’t going to be something we can bank on, there’s not much hope. We haven’t seen nearly enough athleticism to think that we can get bailed out that way (nine carries for one yard over the past three weeks), and considering that Rush was able to get CeeDee Lamb only a pair of catches (39 yards), I’m skeptical that we have “bank on an elite teammate to drag him across the fantasy finish line” potential.
You can do better.
Derek Carr | NO (at NYG)
If you’re looking for a cheap DFS play or lack confidence in your starter, can I sell you some Derek Carr stock for one week?
Taysom Hill is no longer a threat to soak up all of the touchdown equity when this offense gets inside the red zone, a value that can’t be overlooked (six rushing scores this season). For better or worse, Carr will be trusted with finishing drives, and I like the sounds of that against a Giants defense that ranks 20th in yards allowed per drive (31.5).
But I’ve buried the lead.
For whatever reason, Carr has thrived recently when blitzed. The elevation of Marquez Valdes-Scantling certainly plays into that, as he is a tough single-man cover to shut down and defenses have to surrender just about everything underneath. Over his past three games, Carr has completed 15 of his 19 passes for 240 yards and a pair of scores against blitzes, and he just so happens to draw the defense that is bringing the heat more than anyone since Week 8.
If all else fails, we are always one Carr moon ball away from turning an average day into a usable one, and that bailout option holds even more value this week than most with the Giants allowing the highest passer rating on deep passes.
I’m not ranking Carr as a starter in most formats, but he’s in a tier that stretches from QB20 up to QB13 — if you’re getting creative, this is the way I’d do it.
Drew Lock | NYG (vs. NO)
On Thanksgiving, Drew Lock completed 21 of 32 passes for 178 yards and an interception. Nothing he did suggests that there is much fantasy upside to chase here, and that is why he ranks among the five least valuable QBs this week.
As a community, we entered last week asking Lock to do one thing, and he did it. Against the Cowboys, he funneled 40.6% of his targets in Malik Nabers’ direction. He has as many catches (eight) as any other WR on this team had receiving yards, and that makes Lock a fantasy hero, even if it’s not in terms of his own value.
Gardner Minshew II | LV (vs.TB)
Gardner Minshew II suffered a broken collarbone in Week 12 against the Broncos, and the team wasted no time in ruling him out for the season. His season ends with more interceptions (10) than touchdown passes (nine) despite showing some growth in the completion percentage department (66.3%).
The 28-year-old Minshew has one more season on his deal with the Raiders before becoming an unrestricted free agent.
Geno Smith | SEA (at ARI)
Every year we hear about quarterbacks doing a lot with a little. Justin Herbert has had his moments of viability despite limitations around him, and Jared Goff has had some strong fantasy days despite capped opportunity counts.
Has anyone done less with more than Geno Smith?
He currently ranks second in the NFL in pass attempts and tied for 22nd in games with multiple touchdown passes. That almost feels like a made-up stat, but I promise you it’s not. Daniel Jones, Joe Flacco, and Andy Dalton are all quarterbacks with more multi-TD pass efforts this season — they’ve all been benched (or outright released).
At his disposal is a top-10 receiver duo in the league and an explosive backfield, but he just hasn’t made it work. Smith enters this week with four straight finishes outside of the top-20 fantasy signal callers; while I think he snaps that drought with only 26 teams in action this week, the Cardinals rank better than the league average in terms of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a score.
Smith’s projection is always going to check in around 265 yards and one score, a production level that you can find elsewhere. I have him ranked behind the suddenly viable Will Levis this week, embracing some risk in favor of something of a ceiling.
Jalen Hurts | PHI (vs. CAR)
It’s been over a month since the last time Jalen Hurts threw for 225 yards, and it simply hasn’t mattered. With 12 rushing scores this season, the floor is nothing short of elite in this profile. I expect that to again make him a Tier 1 producer at the position in this advantageous matchup.
Hurts has dialed back his passing aggression a touch (his average depth of throw is down 7% from 2023), and it’s resulted in a significant efficiency spike.
Yards per pass:
- 2023: 7.2
- 2024: 8.2
Passing touchdown rate:
- 2023: 4.3%
- 2024: 4.6%
Interception rate:
- 2023: 2.8%
- 2024: 1.6%
You’re starting Hurts weekly and loving life as a result. The hope is that he can have his full complement of weapons come fantasy Super Bowl time (Weeks 16-17: Commanders and Cowboys), and if that proves to be the case, he could carry your team to the finish line.
Jameis Winston | CLE (at PIT)
Jameis Winston had a pair of 44-yard completions in the first quarter (Jerry Jeudy and Elijah Moore) on Monday night, and that was just the beginning. Against a stingy Broncos defense, the wildest ride in fantasy sports threw the ball 58 times for 497 yards with four touchdowns, three sacks, two pick-sixes, and a partridge in a pear tree.
We got the good, the bad, and the ugly all wrapped into a 60-minute package, and it was as entertaining as you’d assume it would be.
If you extend Winston’s five starts across a full season …
- 741 passes (109 more than the next highest pace)
- 5,712 passing yards (current NFL record: 5,477)
- 78 deep completions (the highest total in the 2000s)
- 34 pass TDs (only three players are tracking to do that this year)
- 24 INTs (highest average in the league)
As you’d expect, when you add a dash of pressure to this profile, you get a dish that, somehow, increases even further in variance. Winston has completed a career-low 43.8% of his passes when blitzed this season, but, of course, since 2022, he’s averaging 15 yards per pressured completion (second-highest to Jordan Love amongst QBs who have been in the league for all three of those seasons).
So yeah, expect more shenanigans this week. All of the pressure stats from the Steelers are trending up, which is what has me fading Cleveland’s random number generator in Week 14.
Pittsburgh’s pressure rate when blitzing, 2024:
- Weeks 1-7: 40.4% (ranking 20th)
- Weeks 8-13: 48.4% (ranking seventh)
The macro trends show that this team is getting better at creating chaos when they want to and the micro trends reflect a similar pattern.
I’m expecting another afternoon of fun, I’m just not sure the fruits are quite as sweet as they were last week.
Joe Burrow | CIN (at DAL)
Joe Burrow is averaging 27 fantasy points per game in prime time this season, passing for 1,316 yards, 10 touchdowns, and zero interceptions in those four games.
Burrow has thrown at least three touchdown passes in four straight games, averaging 336 yards through the air in the process. There’s no reason to think that anything on the offensive end in Cincinnati changes, and that is why I have Burrow ranked as a top-five QB for Monday night football.
The matchup doesn’t scare me, and there are no health concerns to consider. You’re overthinking things if you’re worried about this game getting out of hand — if that happens, Burrow is probably the reason why — but also, this is a four-win team that is struggling to get consecutive stops, let alone look good on both sides of the ball for 60 minutes.
You’re playing Burrow and loving having the late hammer to close Week 14.
Josh Allen | BUF (at LAR)
Josh Allen is the heavy MVP favorite for a reason, and I can’t see the fourth-worst YPA pass defense slowing him down. That doesn’t mean he repeats his historic pass-rush-receiving TD trifecta from Sunday night, but he’s a great bet to deliver his sixth top-five finish of the week.
Allen’s reckless aggression is gone, and it looks good on him. On non-pressured pass attempts this season, his average depth of throw sits at just six yards (career average: 7.4), and that has supported an upward-ticking passer rating in such spots (2022: 96.6; 2023: 101.9; and 2024: 108.4).
Buffalo is chasing the top seed in the AFC, and as long as that dream is alive, you’re playing Allen with all the confidence in the world.
Justin Herbert | LAC (at KC)
After a nice run of production, Justin Herbert has failed to throw a touchdown pass in consecutive games despite inviting matchups (vs. BAL, at ATL). I believe in his talent, but with a limited supporting cast and Ladd McConkey “working through a couple of things,” per Jim Harbaugh on Monday when detailing his rookie’s nagging knee injury, I’m ranking him as a top-12 quarterback in this spot isn’t for me.
The Chiefs pressured Herbert on 13 of his 27 passes against them in Week 4, a rate that I think could be sustained with them not required to respect a running game led by Gus Edwards these days. McConkey has more receiving yards than any two of his teammates combined this season, so if he is functioning at anything less than full strength, asking Herbert to clear 17 fantasy points is awfully optimistic.
I have him ranked at the very end of my starter tier for Week 13, more the result of six teams being on a bye than any level of optimism. I prefer Sam Darnold and Russell Wilson to Herbert this week with Will Levis and Geno Smith being the two names directly behind him for me.
Kirk Cousins | ATL (at MIN)
The revenge narrative is fun, but that’s about it. Kirk Cousins is riding the struggle bus these days at such a level that I had “how many bad decisions can one man make” jotted down as my in-game notes for the Falcons in Week 13.
Since 2011, only twice has a QB completed 18 passes with at least one interception and zero touchdown passes in three straight games: Case Keenum (2018) and Kirk Cousins (2024). In those games, Cousins’ 104 attempts have resulted in zero scores and six interceptions.
We see quarterbacks struggle all the time, but this is why we prioritize athletic QBs. If Jalen Hurts was sailing passes, there’s a decent chance that his fantasy box score wouldn’t suffer in a major way. The same train of thought applies to Josh Allen. Even players like Justin Herbert, Brock Purdy, and Baker Mayfield have shown the propensity to add value with their legs and thus erase any concerns that come through the air.
That’s not an option for Cousins (20 carries for zero yards this season), and that’s why I can justify starting him in anything but the deepest of leagues. He has one finish better than QB15 since Week 5, and with the Vikings allowing the fourth-fewest red-zone drives per game, this is a thin profile, to say the least.
Kyler Murray | ARI (v. SEA)
Kyler Murray came out with a very distinct plan last week, and I think I liked it. On Arizona’s first drive, he completed all five of his passes (four different pass catchers). The willingness to spread the ball around was great to see, though I will admit that the dialing back of aggression to do so was a red flag.
Against the Vikings, it took Murray 45 passes to total 260 passing yards and just one touchdown. The focus on quick decision-making did help him in the run game (48 rush yards after totaling just 36 in November), and that’s the path to making this strategy work if it’s here to stay.
Murray threw for 285 yards in the first game against Seattle, and that’s nice, but the fact that he was bottled up on the ground (nine rushing yards) is concerning. The Seahawks own the seventh-lowest opponent aDOT, something that I believe will support a reasonable floor for Murray.
Only time will tell if the upside is enough to swing matchups (one top-20 finish since Week 8), but I’m OK with a high-floor game for an athlete like those who have access to a ceiling, something a player like Kirk Cousins does not.
Mac Jones | JAX (at TEN)
If you’re considering playing Mac Jones, it’s just a bet against a Titans defense that was taking on water last week against the Commanders.
- Washington Drive No. 1: Three players, 59 yards, TD
- Washington Drive No. 2: 11 plays, 80 yards, TD
- Washington Drive No. 3: Three plays, 24 yards, TD
- Washington Drive No. 4: Nine plays, 34 yards, TD
Jones had a 22-yard touchdown to Parker Washington last week as part of an impressive performance, all things considered (20-of-32 for 235 yards, two touchdowns, and zero interceptions). He was essentially executing a game plan made for Trevor Lawrence, something that won’t be the case this week
The Titans rank 28th in pressure rate this season, and that should mean Jones is comfortable for the majority of the day. If that’s the case, maybe he connects on one of the bombs to Brian Thomas Jr. he narrowly missed on over the weekend. There’s a path to Jones flirting with top-15 value, but I’m not betting on it unless I’m out of options (give me Will Levis as the streamer delight of Week 14).
Matthew Stafford | LAR (vs. BUF)
Matthew Stafford has eight touchdown passes against zero interceptions over the past three weeks, a level of production that has him trending in the direction of a viable asset in our world.
That said, the 36-year-old draws a tough matchup against the fourth-best YPA pass defense in the league and a Josh Allen-led offense that is more than capable of limiting the possession count for opponents.
Oh, yeah, and then there’s the health thing. Stafford suffered a lateral ankle sprain last week and, as is par for the course for Stafford, it won’t cost him any time. There are enough moving pieces to look elsewhere for your QB production. The Bills encourage their opponents to beat them on the ground and with passing paper cuts, neither of which is a way for Stafford to approach 20 fantasy points.
Patrick Mahomes | KC (vs. LAC)
Of Patrick Mahomes’ 100 wins as a starter, nine have come when scoring fewer than 20 points. Three of those wins have come this season, meaning six of his first 90 wins came in such a spot.
That’s just a fancy way of saying that, like Justin Herbert, Jared Goff, and a few others — their real-life team doesn’t require fantasy stardom to put ticks in the win column. That doesn’t mean he isn’t capable of putting on a show, of course, but it helps explain the conservative game plans and thus the underwhelming fantasy totals.
Mahomes hasn’t had a 40-yard completion since Week 5, and I’d expect him to again play things close to the vest against the NFL’s fourth-best defense by EPA. The problem in this specific spot is that those short passes aren’t going to do much damage — the Chargers are the best YAC defense in the league, allowing 10% fewer YAC than any other defense in the league.
Mahomes is my QB10 this week, and I might be too high.
Russell Wilson | PIT (vs. CLE)
Russell Wilson threw a pick-six on his third pass last week and was essentially perfect after that.
Against the Bengals, the veteran completed 76.3% of his passes for — checks notes — 414 yards, three scores, and that one interception. As explosive as Cincinnati is, Wilson supported five players in the first half of Week 13 who had more receiving yards than any Bengal.
With his ability to spread the ball around while mixing in occasional deep balls to George Pickens to keep defenses honest, he’s been able to blend extreme aggression within a conservative game plan, and it’s created an offense that now has loads of upside.
In a snowstorm, Wilson completed 75% of his passes (9.6 yards per attempt) against the Browns in Week 12. Cleveland is on a short week after putting up very little resistance in Denver, a form that leaves me no choice but to rank Wilson as a top-10 QB.
Cleveland allows more yards per completion than anyone in the league, and that is why I’m playing Wilson over Patrick Mahomes, Jared Goff, and plenty of others in Week 14.
Sam Darnold | MIN (vs. ATL)
Sam Darnold is the Wan’Dale Robinson of quarterbacks. He always seems to be on the fringe of being productive, never posting a big number but rarely falling completely flat.
Darnold has six top-15 finishes over his past seven games, but only two of those weeks have seen him check in better than QB9. He’s doing enough to get the Vikings wins, and that is why he was brought in.
This team doesn’t ask Darnold to put up big numbers, so why would we expect anything different? The Falcons own the second-lowest opponent aDOT this season, something that has me thinking we see something similar to last week (21-of-31 for 235 yards and two scores against the Cardinals).
That stat line is viable, but it’s a game of inches. He benefited from two touchdown tosses from five yards or closer; if one or both of those scores come on the ground, his fantasy standing drops in a meaningful way. Jared Goff and Brock Purdy have similar profiles — I have both of them ranked just ahead of Darnold when it comes to the back end of my QB1 tier.
Tommy DeVito | NYG (vs. NO)
A forearm injury sidelined Tommy DeVito on Thanksgiving, and his status is up in the air for this weekend. Hopefully, it doesn’t matter in the slightest for you. If we are talking about a Superflex situation, I prefer Drew Lock start to DeVito, but neither is a favorite to finish this week as a top-20 signal caller.
Malik Nabers was more critical of his role with DeVito under center than Lock, making that another reason that fantasy nation would prefer Lock continue to call the shots for this disappointing unit.
Trevor Lawrence | JAX (at TEN)
Trevor Lawrence (concussion) seems to have passed the basic physical tests following a cheap shot that resulted in him being peeled off the field last week, a hit that potentially ended his season.
It’s been a brutal year for Lawrence (he returned last week from a shoulder injury that previously cost him time), though fantasy managers have long since moved on from relying on Jacksonville’s high-pedigree QB.
Will there be any post-hype sleeper appeal in August? I’m not ruling it out given the talent on this roster, but you can safely move on from Lawrence in all formats with his status updated and the Jacksonville season a lost one.
Tua Tagovailoa | MIA (vs. NYJ)
It might be too little, too late for the Dolphins, but fantasy managers will certainly take the trajectory of Tua Tagovailoa.
- Week 11 vs. Raiders: 288 yards, three TDs, and zero INTs
- Week 12 vs. Patriots: 317 yards, four TDs, and zero INTs
- Week 13 at Packers: 365 yards, two TDs, and zero INTs
I’d argue that Miami should just bank on Tagovailoa from the jump. For the season, he’s completing 76.3% of first-down passes, a rate that sits at 84.8% over the past two weeks (28 of 33).
With numbers like that, I think we can count on the 40-ish attempts that we’ve seen from him lately, especially against an opponent whom Tagovailoa was awfully efficient against a season ago when the Jets’ unit was more feared (two games: 77.8% completion percentage and 8.6 yards per attempt).
You can nitpick Tagovailoa if you’d like, and all of it would be fair. He ran for 13 yards in his return to action and has picked up six yards on the ground since (five games). He was fortunate on Thanksgiving to throw for multiple scores as it took a garbage Jonnu Smith drop that turned into a 12-yard Tyreek Hill touchdown. Those are all facts — facts that really don’t scare me in this spot and him back in the sunshine.
There aren’t many pocket passers I’d rather have than Tagovailoa, especially with his plethora of weapons at his disposal and his willingness to take what the defense gives him.
Will Levis | TEN (vs. JAX)
When the schedule came out and we saw the late bye weeks, it was only natural to wonder about QB streaming options with Lamar Jackson and C.J. Stroud both on bye. It’s entirely possible that I would have given you 10 names as viable single-week options ahead of Will Levis, but here were are.
Levis has thrown multiple touchdown passes in three of his past four games and is landing haymaker punches on a regular basis. The sustainability of things is a fair concern, but you only need the good times to last for another 60 minutes, and I think that’s more than possible against a Jaguars defense that ranks dead last in yards per pass attempt (6.3% worse than any other defense).
Jacksonville also owns the second-highest opponent passing touchdown rate, giving Levis every chance to extend his recent strong play. My concern is simple: we are relying on efficiency from a QB that has a career completion percentage of 61.2% and a touchdown-to-interception rate of 1.5.
Just once this season has Levis completed 30 passes in a game, and if this game remains tight, the run game figures to be featured in a significant way. I have him ranked as my QB14 this week, easily his highest grade for me this season, and ahead of Geno Smith and Matthew Stafford, to name a few.