While teams are looking to score in bunches, it will come down to the defense to get the big stop or force a turnover.

Like Ryan's list, these evaluations take into account multiple factors: the numbers, the film, the personnel around the quarterback. This will also only consider quarterbacks who played in at least four games, so Derek Anderson can rest easy. Unlike Ryan's grading, however, there were a myriad of failing quarterbacks in the 2018 AFC.

Offenses put butts in the seats but defenses put hardware on the mantel. I think this theory still carries weight even...