The Top Five NFL Quarterbacks of 2009
So who are the top five quarterbacks thus far in 2009? You might be surprised who comes out on top this season, and it’s not Peyton Manning.
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Matt Schaub of the of the Houston Texans surprisingly enough is rated the number one QB to date. This is Schaubs 6th season in the NFL and if finally beginning to make a name for himself. The QB out of Virginia has thru the 9th week of the season has 16 touchdowns, 7 interceptions, has passed for 2,342 yards and has a quarterback rating of 100.5.
2. Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts is having another stellar year to pad his career stats. Although he has a higher quarterback rating at 109.3, than Schaub he still comes in second as a very close 2nd with 15 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, and 2,222 yards passing. With these stats the possibility of him overtaking the number one spot is possible.
3. Ben Roethlisberger, Super Bowl Champion quarterback, comes in at 3rd at the midway mark of the season. This is also Ben’s 6th season in the NFL and has gradually worked his way up the quarterbacks chart. So far to this point in the season he has 11 touchdowns, 6 interceptions, 2,062 yards passing a quarterback rating of 102.6 which makes him in a heated race with the other two to take over 1st place by the end of the year.
4. Philip Rivers of the San Diego Chargers comes into his 6th season finding himself in the top five. Although the Chargers aren’t having an overwhelmingly good season with a 4-3 record, if Rivers continues to improve during the 2nd half of the season, the team as a whole could improve. At this point in the season Rivers has 11 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 2036 yards passing and a quarterback rating of 95.9.
5. Tom Brady of the New England Patriots is halfway through his 10th season and still finds himself in the top five, although he’s had far better seasons, there’s still plenty of time to move up higher on the top five list. So far at this point, Tom has 15 touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 2,032 yards passing and a quarterback rating of 99.9
It will be interesting to see which of these quarterbacks will still be in the top five or at number one by the end of the season.
Stay tuned.
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