Top NFL QBs by Passer Rating + QBR + PFF Week 9

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Nov 7, 2020

Top NFL QBs by Passer Rating + QBR + PFF

The following is “good” through the Sunday before Week 9 of the NFL season.

There is a healthy fight within the statistical/analytics community on which quarterback metric is most coherent as those groups continue grow in size and influence. Why? Well, the sports media and fandom landscape are ever-changing, and you can make better predictions for your personal or daily fantasy leagues/teams, or even help potentially add some additional $ in your pocket if you happen to live in one of the states that allow for sports betting like Gamble Tenn.

Passer rating is bashed as too antiquated. When used to compare quarterbacks from eras of yesteryear, passer rating is indeed skewed and inflated. But touchdowns, passing yards, interception, and completion percentage will never be wholly irrelevant. 

ESPN’s QBR is said to factor in more intangible-type ratings. It can be interpreted as a more-detailed and comprehensive version of passer rating and then some. 

Pro Football Focus uses its grading system to assess the x’s and o’s of each game and pump out a yearly score. 

The following scores and rankings are weighted. Passer rating accounts for 20% of the score, QBR at 40%, and PFF at 40%. The only criteria is that a quarterback starts three games.

These are the raw numbers:

1. Aaron Rodgers95.78
2. Russell Wilson95.24
3. Patrick Mahomes92.80
4. Ryan Tannehill86.56
5. Josh Allen86.52
6. Tom Brady86.18
7. Deshaun Watson85.22
8. Dak Prescott84.52
9. Drew Brees83.50
10. Matt Ryan82.24
11. Justin Herbert82.02
12. Ryan Fitzpatrick81.32
13. Derek Carr80.48
14. Kyler Murray79.24
15. Philip Rivers76.42
16. Baker Mayfield74.46
17. Lamar Jackson74.38
18. T. Bridgewater74.12
19. Matt Stafford74.08
20. Kyle Allen73.84
21. B. Roethlisberger73.72
22. Joe Burrow73.12
23. Kirk Cousins72.30
24. Jared Goff70.96
25. Jimmy Garoppolo70.52
26. Daniel Jones69.66
27. G. Minshew 68.52
28. Mitchell Trubisky66.04
29. Nick Foles62.08
30. Cam Newton62.00
31. Carson Wentz59.76
32. Nick Mullens57.30
33. Sam Darnold52.02
34. Drew Lock50.52
35. Dwayne Haskins47.34
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