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Gardner Minshew Game log: 2025 weekly stats and fantasy points

Age: 30
Height / weight: 6'1", 225 lb
Experience: 8th season
Drafted: 2019 R6, #178

2025 Season

PPR PPG: 0.2
Pos rank: QB63
Rostered: —

Week 4 at Giants, Sun Oct 4, 1:00 PM ET 12th vs. QBs, neutral

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Gardner Minshew Game Log 2025

Games played

FPTS/G (PPR)

0.2

Pass yds/g

Pass TD/g

0.0

Cmp %

46.2%

Rush yds/g

Across 4 games in 2025, Gardner Minshew has averaged 9 passing yards, 0.0 passing touchdowns and 0.2 PPR fantasy points per game. Gardner Minshew has finished as a top-12 QB in 0 of those weeks, and inside the top 24 in 0. The best week was Week 16 against TEN (1.4 points); the lowest was Week 4 against BAL (-0.3).

Wk	Opp	Result	FPTS	CMP/ATT	PASS YDS	PASS TD	INT	CAR	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	Finish
1	Did not play
2	Did not play
3	Did not play
4	BAL15th	W 37-20	-0.3	0/0	0	0	0	2	-3	0	QB39
Week 4 · BAL · W 37-20 · -0.3 pts Weekly finish QB39 · Bust week Vs. season average -0.5 pts Matchup BAL ranked 15th in points allowed to QB that season Offensive snaps 6 How the -0.3 points scored (PPR) Rushing yards-3 yds-0.3
5	Did not play
6	Did not play
7	LV21st	W 31-0	-0.3	0/0	0	0	0	3	-3	0	QB38
Week 7 · LV · W 31-0 · -0.3 pts Weekly finish QB38 · Bust week Vs. season average -0.5 pts Matchup LV ranked 21st in points allowed to QB that season Offensive snaps 16 How the -0.3 points scored (PPR) Rushing yards-3 yds-0.3
8	Did not play
9	Did not play
10	Bye week
11	Did not play
12	Did not play
13	Did not play
14	Did not play
15	LAC29th	L 13-16	-0.1	3/5	22	0	1	0	0	0	QB36
Week 15 · LAC · L 13-16 · -0.1 pts Weekly finish QB36 · QB3 week Vs. season average -0.3 pts Matchup LAC ranked 29th in points allowed to QB that season Offensive snaps 5 How the -0.1 points scored (PPR) Passing yards22 yds+0.9 Interceptions1 INT-1.0
16	TEN18th	L 9-26	1.4	3/8	15	0	0	1	8	0	QB35
Week 16 · TEN · L 9-26 · 1.4 pts Weekly finish QB35 · QB3 week Vs. season average +1.2 pts Matchup TEN ranked 18th in points allowed to QB that season Offensive snaps 14 How the 1.4 points scored (PPR) Passing yards15 yds+0.6 Rushing yards8 yds+0.8
17	Did not play
18	Did not play

Opponent rank is fantasy points allowed to QBs across 2025: 1st allows the most, 32nd the fewest.

Where His Weeks Finished

All four weeks outside the top 24. For a quarterback ranked QB63 overall, he's been one of the steadier options at the position, never worse than QB39.

QB39Wk 4 vs BAL

QB38Wk 7 vs LV

QB36Wk 15 vs LAC

QB35Wk 16 @ TEN

QB1 range (top 12)QB2 range (13–24)Bench range (25+)Also: Wk 15 (QB36), Wk 16 (QB35)

Game-by-Game Breakdown

Week 16, Dec 21

@ Titans

L 9–26

Shut down by Tennessee

3/8, 15 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. 1 carry, 8 yds.

A 8-attempt game while chasing points that never found the end zone. 11 of those throws went to Isiah Pacheco (7 targets) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (4). At 1.9 yards per attempt, most of it came underneath.

1.4QB35

Week 15, Dec 14

vs Chargers

L 13–16

Shut down by the Chargers

3/5, 22 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT.

A 5-attempt game that never found the end zone. 20 of those throws went to Rashee Rice (11 targets) and Travis Kelce (9). At 4.4 yards per attempt, he pushed the ball downfield.

-0.1QB36

Week 7, Oct 19

vs Raiders

W 31–0

Held in check by Las Vegas

0/0, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. 3 carries, -3 yds.

15 of his 0 throws went to Rashee Rice (10 targets) and Brashard Smith (5). A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.

-0.3QB38

Week 4, Sep 28

vs Ravens

W 37–20

Held in check by Baltimore

0/0, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT. 2 carries, -3 yds.

14 of his 0 throws went to Xavier Worthy (8 targets) and JuJu Smith-Schuster (6). A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.

-0.3QB39

Fantasy Points By Week

Weekly points
Season average (0.2)

Upcoming Matchups

Week 4
Next
NYG
Away at New York Giants
12thvs QB
Neutral matchup
Sun · Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET
View matchup — Arizona Cardinals vs New York Giants
Week 5
DET
Home vs Detroit Lions
1stvs QB
Favorable matchup
Sun · Oct 11 · 4:25 PM ET
View matchup — Arizona Cardinals vs Detroit Lions
Week 6
LAR
Away at Los Angeles Rams
21stvs QB
Neutral matchup
Sun · Oct 18 · 4:05 PM ET
View matchup — Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams
Week 7
DEN
Home vs Denver Broncos
20thvs QB
Neutral matchup
Sun · Oct 25 · 4:05 PM ET
View matchup — Arizona Cardinals vs Denver Broncos

Matchup rank is fantasy points allowed to QBs, in PPR: 1st allows the most, 32nd the fewest. Measured through Week 4.

Gardner Minshew Game Log 2021

Games played

FPTS/G (PPR)

8.4

Pass yds/g

110

Pass TD/g

1.0

Cmp %

68.3%

Rush yds/g

Across 4 games in 2021, Gardner Minshew has averaged 110 passing yards, 1.0 passing touchdowns and 8.4 PPR fantasy points per game. Gardner Minshew has finished as a top-12 QB in 1 of those weeks, and inside the top 24 in 2. The best week was Week 13 against NYJ (17.8 points); the lowest was Week 16 against NYG (0.0).

Wk	Opp	FPTS	CMP/ATT	PASS YDS	PASS TD	INT	CAR	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	Finish
1	Did not play
2	Did not play
3	Did not play
4	Did not play
5	Did not play
6	Did not play
7	Did not play
8	DET20th	0.4	2/2	11	0	0	0	0	0	QB33
Week 8 · DET · 0.4 pts Weekly finish QB33 · QB3 week Vs. season average -8.0 pts Matchup DET ranked 20th in points allowed to QB that season Offensive snaps 14 How the 0.4 points scored (PPR) Passing yards11 yds+0.4
9	Did not play
10	Did not play
11	Did not play
12	Did not play
13	NYJ14th	17.8	20/25	242	2	0	4	11	0	QB11
Week 13 · NYJ · 17.8 pts Weekly finish QB11 · QB1 week Vs. season average +9.4 pts Matchup NYJ ranked 14th in points allowed to QB that season Offensive snaps 71 How the 17.8 points scored (PPR) Passing yards242 yds+9.7 Passing TD2 TD+8.0 Rushing yards11 yds+1.1 Otherreturn yards, 2-pt, fumbles-1.0
14	Did not play
15	Did not play
16	NYG30th	0.0	0/0	0	0	0	0	0	0	QB40
Week 16 · NYG · 0.0 pts Weekly finish QB40 · Bust week Vs. season average -8.4 pts Matchup NYG ranked 30th in points allowed to QB that season Offensive snaps 7
17	Did not play
18	DAL27th	15.4	19/33	186	2	1	5	10	0	QB16
Week 18 · DAL · 15.4 pts Weekly finish QB16 · QB2 week Vs. season average +7.0 pts Matchup DAL ranked 27th in points allowed to QB that season Offensive snaps 74 How the 15.4 points scored (PPR) Passing yards186 yds+7.4 Passing TD2 TD+8.0 Interceptions1 INT-1.0 Rushing yards10 yds+1.0

Opponent rank is fantasy points allowed to QBs across 2021: 1st allows the most, 32nd the fewest.

Where His Weeks Finished

One QB1 week, one QB2 week and two busts. For a quarterback who finished QB43 overall, the spread mattered more than the average: you got a top-12 ceiling and a waiver-wire floor.

QB11Wk 13 @ NYJ

QB16Wk 18 vs DAL

QB33Wk 8 @ DET

QB40Wk 16 vs NYG

QB1 range (top 12)QB2 range (13–24)Bench range (25+)

Game-by-Game Breakdown

Season summary, updated January 8, 2022.

Week 18, Jan 8

vs Cowboys

L 26–51

Steady in a loss vs. Dallas

19/33, 186 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT. 5 carries, 10 yds.

A 33-attempt game while chasing points produced two total touchdowns. 14 of those throws went to Kenny Gainwell (7 targets) and Quez Watkins (7), and his TD passes went to Tyree Jackson and Watkins. Just 5.6 yards per attempt.

15.4QB16

Week 16, Dec 26

vs Giants

W 34–10

Held in check by the Giants

0/0, 0 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

11 of his 0 throws went to DeVonta Smith (7 targets) and Jordan Howard (4). A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.

0.0QB40

Week 13, Dec 5

@ Jets

W 33–18

QB1 week at the Jets

20/25, 242 yds, 2 TD, 0 INT. 4 carries, 11 yds.

A 25-attempt game produced two total touchdowns. 11 of those throws went to Dallas Goedert (6 targets) and Kenny Gainwell (5), and his TD pass went to Goedert. His most efficient game of the season at 9.7 yards per attempt.

17.8QB11

Week 8, Oct 31

@ Lions

W 44–6

Held in check by Detroit

2/2, 11 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT.

10 of his 2 throws went to Dallas Goedert (7 targets) and DeVonta Smith (3). Just 5.5 yards per attempt. A clean, mistake-free game that landed well below his season average.

0.4QB33

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