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Brock Purdy stays No. 1 as Jared Goff rises to third in QB rankings
Brock Purdy remains the NFL’s top-ranked quarterback entering Week 6 after leading the San Francisco 49ers to a 32-29 win over the Seattle Seahawks.
Purdy has thrown 13 touchdown passes, the most in the league, and has also recorded 12 touchdowns in his first five games.
Jared Goff rose four places to third after throwing three touchdowns against the Arizona Cardinals, bringing his season total to 12 with no interceptions.
Goff’s start ties an NFL record for touchdown passes without an interception through five games.
Patrick Mahomes is ranked second, despite the Kansas City Chiefs having a bye in Week 5.
Josh Allen is fourth after combining 210 passing yards with 121 rushing yards in Buffalo’s overtime win over the New England Patriots.
The rankings reflect performances through Week 5, with teams moving into Week 6.
Brock Purdy remains No. 1 in CBS Sports’ NFL quarterback power rankings entering Week 6.
Jared Goff rises four places to No. 3 after recording 12 passing touchdowns and no interceptions through five games.
Patrick Mahomes stays second, while Josh Allen moves up one place to fourth.
Purdy leads the NFL with 13 touchdown passes and a 57.9% passing success rate.
- Who
- Brock Purdy, Jared Goff and other NFL quarterbacks.
- What
- CBS Sports’ rankings keep Purdy first and place Goff third, up four spots.
- When
- The rankings enter Week 6 of the 2026 season.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The rankings reflect quarterback performances and statistics; Purdy leads the league in touchdown passes, while Goff has 12 touchdowns and no interceptions.
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Purdy threw for 189 yards and two touchdowns in San Francisco’s 32-29 win at Seattle, while Goff threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns against Arizona.
CBS Sports kept Purdy first and moved Goff up four places to third.
- Purdy’s ranking
- No. 1
- Goff’s ranking
- No. 3, up four places
- Purdy’s passing touchdowns
- 13, the most in the NFL
- Goff’s passing touchdowns
- 12
- Goff’s interceptions
- 0
- San Francisco’s Week 5 result
- 32-29 win at Seattle