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Perhaps it was the holiday hangover, or maybe a set of NFL signal-callers spent too much time navigating their local shopping malls trying to get those perfect gifts, but Week 16 of the 2017 season was one of the least impressive when it came to quarterbacks.

Of the 32 starters, 12 quarterbacks with 15 or more passing attempts threw for under 200 yards. Just two quarterbacks—Jared Goff and Kirk Cousins—threw for more than two touchdowns, while seven quarterbacks threw two or more interceptions. Six quarterbacks had completion percentages of 50 percent or less, and five quarterbacks totaled fewer than five yards per attempt.

Which makes what Jimmy Garoppolo did to the top-ranked Jacksonville Jaguars defense all the more impressive. Armed with head coach Kyle Shanahan's next-level game plans, Garoppolo continued his 2017 hot streak by completing 21 of 30 passes for 242 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.

The 5-10 San Francisco 49ers turned to Garoppolo far too late in the season—the trade with the New England Patriots for his services only came after they'd exhausted the mediocrities of Brian Hoyer and C.J. Beathard—but Garoppolo, whether he plays on the franchise tag or with a new long-term contract, certainly makes San Francisco an interesting team in 2018.

More evidence of a changing of the guard in the NFC West was Goff's performance against the Tennessee Titans in a 27-23 win that clinched the division for head coach Sean McVay's 11-4 Los Angeles Rams. Goff threw for four touchdowns and looked impeccable against Tennessee's strong defense.

The success stories of Garoppolo and Goff tell the rest of the NFL one thing—without imaginative game-planners, young quarterbacks are sunk. With them, those same young quarterbacks can thrive.

Our weekly quarterback rankings are decided and written by myself, NFL1000 lead scout Doug Farrar, and quarterbacks scout Mark Schofield. I evaluate all AFC quarterbacks, and Schofield does the same with the NFC quarterbacks.

We combine tape analysis and advanced metrics to give you a sense of which quarterbacks are trending up, down and which are better or worse than their reputations might imply.

The rankings are based on recent performance, but they are also adjusted for opponent, talent around the quarterback and the player's history over the last few years.

Good news for some, bad news for others. Here are the NFL1000 quarterback rankings ahead of Week 17.