Phillip Rivers, Chargers – 84
With a overall rating of 84, Phillip Rivers is rated just barely higher than QBs such as Sam Bradford, Ryan Tanehill (83) and tied with Andy Dalton in Madden 18. Let that sink in for a second. Phillip Rivers, who threw for almost 4.4k passing yards (5th overall), 33 TDs (4th overall) and is one of the most consistently solid QBs of the last decade, is just about equal to the likes of the other QBs we just mentioned…
This one just doesn’t make sense. There are maybe four or five other QBs that I would want starting my team ahead of Phillip Rivers. His 84 rating makes absolutely zero sense. Especially when you factor in that his primary WR target, Keenan Allen, was out all last season and Antonio Gates continued to see his statistics decline as he moves closer to the end of his hall of fame career.
