NFL QB Graveyard Index: Which NFL Franchises Have Been Worst Since 2000?

Apr 27th, 2026 5:11 PM EDT

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Which NFL Franchises Have Been Worst for Quarterbacks Since 2000? Some NFL franchises are best known for Super Bowls. Others boast multiple members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And some have become playoff regulars, even if they haven’t won a postseason game in years. But which are the Worst NFL Franchises For Quarterbacks Since 2000?

Hint: It’s not the New York Jets. But they’re close to the top of the bottom of the Worst NFL Franchises For Quarterbacks Since 2000?

Bookies.com generated a data-driven index ranking all 32 NFL franchises by how difficult, damaging, or futile it has been to play quarterback for them since 2000.

Our composite NFL QB Graveyard Index (0-100) combines four factors: QB turnover rate, team win percentage, coaching instability, and playoff appearances.

So, what are then Worst NFL Franchises For Quarterbacks Since 2000?

The worst of the worst has been the Cleveland Browns. They’ve cycled through 19 different starting QBs since 2000 at an average tenure of just 1.4 seasons. Those numbers own the NFL basement and do so by a significant margin.

Heisman Trophy winner and Indiana QB Fernando Mendoza led the Hoosiers to the national championship in January. Raiders chose Mendoza with the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. While his name has already adorned the Las Vegas Strip, Mendoza’s heading to franchise that’s excelled offensive dysfunction. The Raiders are No. 2 on our list. They’ve brought inTom Brady as a part owner and luckily for Mendoza, he can rest while veteran QB Kirk Cousins takes most of the beating dished out by opposing defenses this upcoming season.

At the other end, the Green Bay Packers rank as the best team for QB success and stability. Green Bay has used only 4 starting QBs in 26 seasons. The average tenure for those four QBs – Aaron Rodgers, Jordan Love, Brett Favre and Brett Hundley is 6.5 years.

Which NFL Franchises Are Been Worst for QBs?

Here is the complete list:

Which NFL Franchises Are Been Worst for QBs? Here is the complete list:

☠ NFL Research · 2000–2025

NFL QB Graveyard Index

All 32 NFL franchises ranked by how damaging they have been to quarterbacks since 2000. Scored on QB turnover, win percentage, coaching instability, and playoff futility.

Seasons: 2000–2025

Teams: All 32 NFL Franchises

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Tier:

70–100 QB Graveyard

40–69 Concerning

20–39 Average

0–19 QB Heaven

Weighting: QB Turnover 40% · Win% 30% · Coach Instability 20% · Playoffs 10%

#	Team	Graveyard Score	QBs Used	Win %	Avg Tenure	Coaches	Playoffs	Notable QBs Since 2000
QB Graveyard — Score 70–100
1	Cleveland Browns	95.0	19	34.3%	1.4y	11	3	Sanders, Winston, Flacco, Brissett, Mayfield, Kizer, Kessler, McCown, Hoyer, Campbell, Weeden, McCoy, Quinn, Anderson, Frye, Dilfer, Garcia, Holcomb, Couch
2	Las Vegas Raiders	75.8	12	39.0%	2.2y	14	5	Smith, Minshew, O'Connell, Carr, Pryor, Palmer, Campbell, Russell, Culpepper, Walter, Collins, Gannon
3	Washington Commanders	74.0	15	41.8%	1.7y	10	6	Mariota, Daniels, Howell, Heinicke, Smith, Keenum, Cousins, Griffin, Grossman, McNabb, Campbell, Brunell, Ramsey, Banks, Johnson
Concerning — Score 40–69
4	New York Jets	64.3	12	41.8%	2.2y	9	6	Fields, Rodgers, Wilson, Darnold, McCown, Fitzpatrick, Smith, Sanchez, Favre, Pennington, Bollinger, Testaverde
5	Arizona Cardinals	63.3	12	41.8%	2.2y	8	5	Brissett, Murray, Rosen, Palmer, Stanton, Kolb, Anderson, Warner, Leinart, McCown, Blake, Plummer
6	Miami Dolphins	60.2	12	48.2%	2.2y	10	6	Tagovailoa, Fitzpatrick, Tannehill, Cutler, Moore, Henne, Pennington, Lemon, Harrington, Frerotte, Feeley, Fiedler
7	Carolina Panthers	56.9	12	45.0%	2.2y	7	8	Young, Mayfield, Darnold, Bridgewater, Allen, Newton, Clausen, Delhomme, Testaverde, Peete, Weinke, Beuerlein
8	Chicago Bears	55.9	12	46.8%	2.2y	7	7	Williams, Fields, Trubisky, Barkley, Cutler, Orton, Griese, Grossman, Hutchinson, Stewart, Miller, McNown
9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	55.7	12	46.8%	2.2y	8	10	Mayfield, Brady, Winston, McCown, Glennon, Freeman, Garcia, Gradkowski, Simms, Griese, Johnson, King
10	Jacksonville Jaguars	54.8	8	39.4%	3.3y	8	5	Lawrence, Minshew, Bortles, Henne, Gabbert, Garrard, Leftwich, Brunell
11	Tennessee Titans	53.5	12	48.0%	2.2y	7	9	Ward, Levis, Tannehill, Mariota, Mettenberger, Fitzpatrick, Locker, Hasselbeck, Collins, Young, McNair, Volek
12	Detroit Lions	51.7	7	39.9%	3.7y	8	5	Goff, Stafford, Hill, Orlovsky, Kitna, Harrington, Batch
13	Buffalo Bills	51.4	11	50.0%	2.4y	8	8	Allen, Taylor, Orton, Manuel, Fitzpatrick, Edwards, Losman, Holcomb, Bledsoe, Van Pelt, Johnson
14	Denver Broncos	50.4	13	54.9%	2.0y	8	11	Nix, Wilson, Bridgewater, Lock, Flacco, Keenum, Siemian, Manning, Tebow, Orton, Cutler, Plummer, Griese
15	Minnesota Vikings	49.2	13	53.2%	2.0y	6	10	McCarthy, Darnold, Cousins, Keenum, Bradford, Bridgewater, Cassel, Ponder, Favre, Frerotte, Jackson, Johnson, Culpepper
16	San Francisco 49ers	48.1	10	49.3%	2.6y	8	10	Purdy, Garoppolo, Mullens, Kaepernick, Gabbert, Smith, Hill, Dilfer, Rattay, Garcia
17	Houston Texans	45.8	8	44.8%	3.0y	7	9	Stroud, Mills, Watson, Osweiler, Hoyer, Fitzpatrick, Schaub, Carr
18	Atlanta Falcons	43.8	9	48.8%	2.9y	6	8	Penix, Cousins, Ridder, Mariota, Ryan, Harrington, Vick, Johnson, Chandler
19	Los Angeles Rams	41.3	8	48.3%	3.3y	7	11	Stafford, Goff, Keenum, Foles, Davis, Bradford, Bulger, Warner
20	Dallas Cowboys	41.1	10	53.3%	2.6y	6	10	Prescott, Dalton, Cassel, Romo, Kitna, Bledsoe, Testaverde, Carter, Hutchinson, Aikman
21	New York Giants	40.1	6	45.2%	4.3y	7	9	Dart, Jones, Taylor, Manning, Warner, Collins
Average — Score 20–39
22	Indianapolis Colts	33.2	10	58.6%	2.6y	6	15	Jones, Richardson, Minshew, Ryan, Wentz, Rivers, Brissett, Luck, Painter, Manning
23	Cincinnati Bengals	31.9	6	46.9%	4.3y	3	9	Burrow, Dalton, Palmer, Fitzpatrick, Kitna, Smith
24	New Orleans Saints	31.7	7	54.9%	3.7y	6	10	Shough, Carr, Dalton, Winston, Brees, Brooks, Blake
25	Los Angeles Chargers	31.4	5	51.1%	5.2y	7	10	Herbert, Rivers, Brees, Flutie, Leaf
26	Kansas City Chiefs	27.7	7	56.5%	3.7y	6	14	Mahomes, Smith, Cassel, Thigpen, Huard, Green, Grbac
27	Seattle Seahawks	21.9	7	57.9%	3.7y	4	16	Darnold, Smith, Wilson, Jackson, Hasselbeck, Wallace, Kitna
QB Heaven — Score 0–19
28	Philadelphia Eagles	18.4	7	60.4%	3.7y	4	18	Hurts, Wentz, Bradford, Sanchez, Foles, Vick, McNabb
29	Baltimore Ravens	16.7	7	59.9%	3.7y	2	16	Jackson, Flacco, Boller, McNair, Blake, Grbac, Banks
30	Pittsburgh Steelers	13.0	7	63.4%	3.7y	2	17	Rodgers, Wilson, Pickett, Roethlisberger, Rudolph, Maddox, Stewart
31	New England Patriots	7.0	6	67.5%	4.3y	3	19	Maye, Jones, Newton, Brady, Cassel, Bledsoe
32	Green Bay Packers	6.5	4	62.2%	6.5y	3	19	Love, Rodgers, Hundley, Favre

Data: Pro-Football-Reference.com · Seasons 2000–2025 (26 seasons) · Composite index: QB turnover (40%), win% inverted (30%), head coaches (20%), playoff appearances inverted (10%)
All data scraped directly from PFR franchise history pages · Compiled by Bookies.com Digital PR · bookies.com

NFL Graveyard Index: Breaking Down The Numbers

Cleveland Browns: 19 different starting QBs since 2000 — the most in the NFL — at an average tenure of 1.4 seasons
The Browns' 34.3% win rate and 3 playoff appearances in 26 seasons are both the worst among all 32 franchises
Las Vegas Raiders: 14 different head coaches since 2000 — the most of any franchise — alongside 12 different QBs
Washington Commanders: 15 QBs and 10 head coaches since 2000
Green Bay Packers: Only 4 QBs in 26 seasons (Favre, Rodgers, Hundley, Love) with an average tenure of 6.5 seasons
New England Patriots: Led by Tom Brady, New England used only 6 QBs, 67.5% win rate, 19 playoff appearances — the second-best franchise for QBs
New York Jets: Gang Green burned through 12 QBs and 9 coaches since 2000 with just a 41.8% win rate
Buffalo Bills: At with 11 QBs — the Josh Allen era masks a chaotic decade before him

NFL Graveyard Index: How We Did It?

The Bookies.com Data Team scoured multiple sources for our data.

Data source: Pro-Football-Reference.com — franchise history pages, scraped directly

Period: 2000-2025 NFL regular seasons (26 seasons)

QB identification: Lead passer per season per PFR team records (last name)

NFL Graveyard Index: Composite Score Factors

QB Turnover (40% weight) — Number of unique starting QBs per franchise since 2000, normalized 0-100 across all 32 teams
Win % Inverted (30% weight) — Team win percentage since 2000, inverted so lower win rate = higher graveyard score
Coach Instability (20% weight) — Number of unique head coaches since 2000, normalized 0-100
Playoff Appearances Inverted (10% weight) — Playoff berths since 2000, inverted so fewer = higher score

NFL QB Graveyard Index: Which NFL Franchises Have Been Worst Since 2000?

Which NFL Franchises Are Been Worst for QBs?

NFL Graveyard Index: Breaking Down The Numbers

NFL Graveyard Index: How We Did It?

NFL Graveyard Index: Composite Score Factors

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