2025 Next NFL QB Benched Odds: Big Change Coming In Cincinnati?

By Adam Thompson Oct 7th, 2025 1:35 PM EST

Spencer Rattler may be running out of time in NOLA (USATODAY)

Not every quarterback who starts Week 1 of the 2025 NFL season will start Week 18. Injuries will play a role, to be sure, but “coaches decision” will factor into it as well.

There will be teams in the win-now mode that may not be getting what’s needed from their most important position and look for a spark elsewhere. Other teams, out of the running, may take a look at someone else under center as a glimpse of a possible future. If a coach feels he could be next, his first big move could be to try someone else at QB and see if it sticks. 

We've just had our first two benchings of the 2025 NFL season. The New York Giants decided to bench veteran Russell Wilson in favor rookie Jaxson Dart for Week 4. The move worked, as the Giants surprised Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers for their first win of the season.

In Week 5, the Cleveland Browns moved on from Joe Flacco, installing rookie Dillon Gabriel. Gabriel played OK, though the Browns still lost 21-17 to the Vikings in London.

Bookies.com veteran oddsmaker Adam Thompson has updated NFL betting odds as to which QB is the next to get benched in 2025. 

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Next NFL QB Benched In 2025 Odds

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Potential NFL QBs On The Hot Seat

Russell Wilson was our favorite to get benched going into Week 4, and Joe Flacco was our favorite going into Week 5. Now, the new favorite stared the season as a No. 2.

Jake Browning was inserted into Week 3 action after Joe Burrow was injured. Browning tossed three INTs but the Bengals won anyway, over the Jaguars.

The turnovers continue to mount but the wins have dried up. Browning is 0-3 in his three starts. While the Bengals have massive problems all over the field, often coaches will shake things up at QB to rally the troops.

The Bengals traded for Flacco on Tuesday, giving them a veteran with extensive experience of being a stopgap at various teams.

The only three QBs with worse QBR ratings so far are Wilson and Flacco, who have been replaced, and Cam Ward, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft whose leash is going to be longer.

Spencer Rattler finally picked up his first NFL win in eight tries, a 26-14 home win over the New York Giants. Rattler remains on the hot seat, though his QBR Rating is 18th, ahead of the likes of Bo Nix, Tua Tagovailoa and Aaron Rodgers.

The aforementioned Cam Ward has the lowest QBR rating, this after the Titans picked up their first win, an improbable 22-21 victory. Ward has just two TD passes through five games and a 53.9 completion percentage. If he wasn't the first pick in the draft on a team going nowhere, he'd likely be on the bench already.

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Bryce Young of the Carolina Panthers is coming off a big win over the Dolphins. The Panthers (2-3) rank in the upper-half in many statistical categories, but passing offense (25th) isn't one of them. Veteran Andy Dalton looms if Carolina looks to make a push and QB play is holding it back.

Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy aims to make his return to the field after missing three weeks due to injury. Veteran Carson Wentz has been OK-not-great in his stead, though the Vikings went 2-1 with him. With a roster built to win now, the Vikings may decide at some point to go with the slightly steadier hand for a playoff push.

The Raiders have Geno Smith, who is known to make big plays -- for both teams. So far, though, Geno ranks 28th out of 32 in QBR and Vegas is 1-4 after a 40-6 blowout to the Colts. Former Steelers starter Kenny Pickett offers a different approach for coach Pete Carroll.

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Long established as one of the nation's premier handicappers, Adam Thompson joined Bookies.com in 2019 after a successful run as senior handicapper for SportsLine & CBSSports.com. He specializes in the NFL and MLB, where he's hit on well over 60% of his picks the past five years. Adam's NBA and horse racing picks have also produced consistent, major winners over the years.

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