NFL 2021: All starting quarterbacks for Week 12, ranked

Joe Flacco had a good starter game with the Jets, but he will not be available for Week 12 as Flacco and Mike White are on the Covid list. Both players tested positive for coronavirus. The Jets lost to the Dolphins 17-24, but that game brought some rookie Jets to play with the team. Zach Wilson returns as a starter for Week 12.

Jared Goff is almost ready to play the Bears on Thanksgiving Day, according to Lions' head coach Dan Campbell. Detroit Lions lost in Week 11 against the Browns 10-13, it was a tough game for the Lions but with Tim Boyle the result was not so bad after all.

Baker Mayfield is still healthy and will be playing as a starter with the Browns this week, but it looks like Mayfield's time with the Browns is coming to an end. Skip Bayless said this week that the Browns locker room is about to turn against Mayfield.

NFL 2021: Starting quarterbacks for Week 12 with Rankings and QBR

The most important changes in the ranking is related to the backup quarterbacks since two of them will not play this week. Tim Boyle will be replaced by Lions QB1 Jared Goff, and Zach Wilson will replace veteran backup Joe Flacco.

Matt Ryan is practicing with the team in Week 12 but there are still doubts if he will be the starter this week. Ryan is recovering from an ankle injury, but the Falcons' head coach said Ryan is likely to play against the Jaguars in Week 12.

Other good news for Week 12 is related to the injury status of Lamar Jackson, this week he practiced with the team and it is likely that Jackson will play against the Browns on Sunday Night Football.

**Rank by Bolavip, QBR by ESPN**
RK	Name	QBR	Team	Backup?
1	Matthew Stafford	67.9	LA Rams	x
2	Justin Herbert	64.1	LA Chargers	x
3	Josh Allen	58.8	Buffalo	x
4	Tom Brady	65.8	Tampa	x
5	Aaron Rodgers	65.3	Green Bay	x
6	Ryan Tannehill	53.9	Tennessee	x
7	Mac Jones	50.2	New England	x
8	Jimmy Garoppolo	59.6	San Francisco	x
9	Patrick Mahomes	57.2	Kansas City	x
10	Cam Newton	69.0	Carolina	YES
11	Joe Burrow	49.4	Cincinnati	x
12	Colt McCoy	53.5	Arizona	YES
13	Lamar Jackson	54.4	Baltimore	x
14	Derek Carr	53.7	Las Vegas	x
15	Dak Prescott	51.3	Dallas	x
16	Jalen Hurts	56.1	Indianapolis	x
17	Kirk Cousins	59.1	Minnesota	x
18	Trevor Siemian	36.9	New Orleans	YES
19	Tua Tagovailoa	58.8	Miami	x
20	Matt Ryan	52.3	Atlanta	x
21	Teddy Bridgewater	47.3	Denver	x
22	Ben Roethlisberger	43.8	Pittsburgh	x
23	Daniel Jones	40.8	NY Giants	x
24	Taylor Heinicke	48.5	Washington	x
25	Russell Wilson	45.6	Seattle	x
26	Jalen Hurts	52.0	Philadelphia	x
27	Baker Mayfield	37.2	Cleveland	x
28	Trevor Lawrence	35.0	Jacksonville	x
29	Zach Wilson	34.4	NY Jets	x
30	Jared Goff	0.1	Detroit	x
31	Davis Mills	30.5	Houston	x
32	Justin Fields	25.8	Chicago	x

NFL 2021: Backup quarterbacks to start in Week 12

In Week 12 the list is shorter as this week the injured QB1s recovered and are back to play with their teams. But there are still some backups that remain at the forefront of the offense like the case of Colt McCoy who continues as a starter until Kyler Murray recovers his ankle.