Gardner Minshew II Week 16 Outlook - Chiefs at Titans

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Dec 18th 2025, 1:35pm EST

With Patrick Mahomes tearing his ACL, Gardner Minshew will be the Chiefs' starting quarterback for the remainder of the 2025 season. This is a wonderful spot for him to get his first start in a Chiefs' uniform. Last year, Minshew didn't register a single QB1 outing in weekly scoring. Among 47 qualifying passers last year, Minshew ranked 34th in yards per attempt, 37th in highly accurate throw rate, 32nd in catchable target rate, and 42nd in fantasy points per dropback. None of that is impressive or honestly good, but Minshew could still put up QB1 numbers this week because the Tennessee pass defense is that bad. Since Week 11, they have allowed the fourth-most passing yards per game, the second-highest yards per attempt, and the seventh-highest success rate per dropback.