1 Philip Rivers QB, San Diego Chargers

Previous Rank: 21 (+20)

Week 2 Statistics: 17-24 (70.8%), 220 yards, 4 TD’s, 0 INT’s

Week 2 Final Score: 38-14 (W)

Season Statistics: 42-60 (70%), 463 yards, 5 TD’s, 0 INT’s

Season Record: 1-1

You can’t say enough about the ability of Philip Rivers.

Honestly, I was thinking this guy would stink it up all year after he lost his best target, wide receiver Keenan Allen, to a season-ending knee injury, With Allen, Rivers had potential to really light it up this year. Without him, it seemed inevitable he would have a bad year.

Add in the fact that the Chargers do not have a legitimate wide receiver to fill in for Allen and you could see the negative thoughts creeping in. Wide receiver Travis Benjamin is good, mainly at running deep, however he isn’t a guy that you sign in free agency to be your No. 1. Though, after signing him in free agency, he is currently the Chargers No. 1 wide receiver.

With the loss of Allen, running back Danny Woodhead seems to be the guy Rivers will get the ball to. But then he too gets carted off of the field on Sunday. It has already been a rough year for the Chargers injury wise, but Rivers has been playing lights out.

With no real top target, he still threw for 220 yards and four touchdowns (yes, four touchdowns). Not only did he light up the stat sheet and scoreboard, Rivers did not throw an interception and led his team to a much-needed victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

He may have been my 21st ranked quarterback in Week 1. After showing his heart and ability in Week 2, Rivers definitely earned the top spot the week in the NFL quarterback power rankings.