Some quarterbacks were flourishing early this season, but others are struggling. So how did the players in the most important position on the field rank through the first three weeks of the season? Leading all quarterbacks is New Orleans’ Drew Brees, who was the league’s top-rated passer at 118.1. Brees lit up the league, going 51 of 68 for 669 yards and nine touchdowns in the first two games of the season as the Saints piled up 93 points. He had a modest 172 yards and no TDs in Week 3 over Buffalo. The Manning brothers came in at second and third, with Peyton at a 117.7 passer rating and Eli at 104.1. Peyton has had three straight 300-yard passing games as the Indianapolis Colts went 3-0. He passed for 379 yards and four touchdowns in a 31-10 win at Arizona. Eli has been steady with his biggest game coming against Dallas when he threw for 330 yards and two TDs in a 33-31 win. Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub was fourth with a 101.9 rating. He passed for 657 yards and seven touchdowns against one interception in his last two games. And Baltimore’s Joe Flacco, in his second year in the NFL, has guided an offense that was averaging more than 34 points per game. He is fifth in passer rating at 101.4. As for the bottom five, Kerry Collins sat at 69.9, with only four touchdown passes against four INTs. He had thrown a pick in each game. Brady Quinn went 6 of 8 for 34 yards, and was benched at halftime in Cleveland’s 34-3 loss to the Ravens. He has a 62.9 rating with one TD and three INTs. Detroit rookie Matthew Stafford had a 57.0 passer rating, but helped get the Lions their first win by throwing for 241 yards and a score in Week 3. In the first three games, he had two TDs and five interceptions. Jake Delhomme got off to a horrible start with four INTs in the season opener and has a league-leading seven picks thrown. His rating was 54.3. Oakland Raiders QB JaMarcus Russell had the NFL’s lowest rating among starters at 39.8. He didn’t complete more than 40 percent of his attempts in the first two games, and threw for just 61 yards in Week 3. Russell had only one TD pass with four INTs.