McCown, Roethlisberger, Foles, Newton Hottest QBs in Last 4

You know a player is great when they are the metric by which all others are measured. Such is the situation Peyton Manning finds himself in. He's put up so many points this year, using the word 'great' feels like an insult to all that he's accomplished this year. Peyton's 4552 yards, 45 touchdowns with only 9 INTs this far in 2013 puts him on pace to re-write the record books. He's on pace to score 55 TDs this season, smashing Tom Brady's record of 50 TDs. He's also on pace for 5502 yards, which would edge out Drew Brees's who threw 5476 yards in 2011. In short, Peyton Manning's numbers have been better than great. They're freakishly great.

As far as fantasy points go, Peyton is still far ahead of the competition. With 47 more points than his closest competitor, Drew Brees, it's easy to proclaim him as the most valuable QB this year. But even the best of the best have setbacks throughout the year.  Peyton had two tough games against Kansas City Week 11 and New England Week 12,  but then returned to his other-worldly form in his last two games, combining for 9TDs and 800 yards, good for 63pts. Despite those two great games, four QBs have managed to best Peyton's average mark of 19.75pts over the last four games.

Cam Newton - CAR

The man's got game. Tie game. No wonder he's smiling. Double-Windsor all day SON!

QB	4th Start	3rd Start	2nd Start	Last Start	Last 4 Weeks Average	Overall Rk	Last 4 Rk
C. Newton	26	19	26	14	21.25	4	T-3rd

Having been a bit of a hit-or-miss player throughout the year, Cam has been remarkably more consistent, scoring really well against New England, Miami and Tampa Bay. Had he maintained his pace of success, he'd have earned the top spot, but a pretty mediocre performance against New Orleans on Sunday brought him to 1.08 Peytons, good enough to a tie for third-best.

Nick Foles - PHI

He might look like the guy that played Napoleon Dynamite with just a touch of Butt-Head, but he's much better at tossing the pigskin

QB	4th Start	3rd Start	2nd Start	Last Start	Last 4 Weeks Average	Overall Rk	Last 4 Rk
N. Foles	22	21	23	19	21.25	17	T-3rd

Nick Foles has stormed on the scene since taking over the starting role from Michael Vick and has been playing some great football. If we were to extend this over the past 5 starts, Nick Foles would be far and away the highest scorer, totaling 130pts over that span for a 26pt average. He has been nothing short of great and a great waiver wire pick-up for those who scooped him up, and surprisingly consistent. Foles measures in at 1.08 Peytons, tied with Cam for 3rd best in the league.

Ben Roethlisberger - PIT

Roethlisberger knows how real men shave. They don't.

QB	4th Start	3rd Start	2nd Start	Last Start	Last 4 Weeks Average	Overall Rk	Last 4 Rk
B. Roethlisberger	31	16	19	23	22.25	10	2nd

That's right. The highest-scoring quarterback over the past four weeks is none other than Big Ben. The same guy that was averaging 11pts/game through week 8 has been back in spectacular form, thanks to great play by Antonio Brown and supporting cast Heath Miller, Emmanuel Sanders and Jerricho Cotchery. He squeaks into the 2nd spot with help from this controversial late-game-lateral play. With Aaron Rodgers out of the picture and a couple of bad performances from Drew Brees, Roethlisberger has been consistently good and had a great game against Detroit. While it's a bit ridiculous to call him the best quarterback going forward, he's made a case for himself as a viable playoff starter going forward, weighing in at a whopping 1.13 Peytons. Hats off to you, Big Ben, but there was one guy better.

Josh McCown - CHI

Yep, this guy

QB	4th Start	3rd Start	2nd Start	Last Start	Last 4 Weeks Average	Overall Rk	Last 4 Rk
J. McCown	12	18	22	38	22.5	31	1st

Your eyes don't deceive you, Josh freakin' McCown is the scoring leader over his last four games. Even considering his relatively slow game against the Ravens four weeks ago,  Josh "Always the back-up, never the starter" McCown has been playing some great football from from both the NFL and Fantasy Football perspective. It appears the move to bring in the the quarterback whisperer, Mike Trestman, by Bears upper management is paying off big-time, as the man has performed at an impressive 1.14 Peytons. And yet, the Bears are saying that Cutler is still their starter? Preposterous! While Jay may be at the top of the depth chart, McCown played better than anyone else in the league in his tenure as starter. If the Bears are serious about benching Josh "Hottest QB in the league" McCown, they must know something we don't, as all I can see is a guy making great plays where Cutler struggled. As a football fan, I want to see more McCown highlight TD passes, though as a Lions fan, I'd much rather see Cutler in there this week. But I could be wrong. Who knows? Cutler could be the next Josh McCown.

DISCLAIMER: Despite all of this last 4 weeks discussion, it'd be irresponsible to ignore that none of these players come close to Peyton's 25.5pt average on the season. The man is making a case for greatest quarterback, if not the greatest player, of all time and there are not enough superlatives to use to describe the guy.


As always, here is a link to the data used in these calculations. Thanks for stopping by at Touchdown Megatron. Like this material? Let me know in the comments! Hate it? Let me know in the comments! Ready to throw all of your QBs off a tall cliff? Let me know in the comments!

Honorable Mentions (performance over last 4 starts): Tom Brady - 19.5pts/game, 6th in QB Scoring. Carson Palmer - 19pts average, T-8th in QB scoring. Josh McCown - 18pts/game, 12th in QB scoring. Ryan Tannehill - 16pts/game, 10th in QB Scoring.

Dishonorable Mentions (same as above): Matt Ryan - 13.25pts/game, T-22nd in QB scoring. Tony Romo - 14pts/game, T-19th in QB scoring. Matt Stafford - 15.25pts/game, 16th in QB scoring. Drew Brees - 17pts/game, 13th in QB scoring.

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