Final Results

Qualification: minimum 224 pass attempts (14 per scheduled game).

How QER is calculated

QER combines a Pass Score (90%) with a Rush Score (10%). All percentiles are calculated among qualified quarterbacks from the same season.

Pass Score

  • Success percentage (30% of Pass Score): How often pass plays meet the success criteria for the down and distance.
  • Yards per attempt (25%): Passing yards gained per attempt, rewarding efficient downfield production.
  • Interception avoidance (20%): Rewards a lower percentage of attempts resulting in interceptions.
  • Passing first-down percentage (15%): The percentage of attempts that produce a first down.
  • Completion percentage (10%): The percentage of pass attempts completed.

Rush Score

Rushing production is measured per quarterback play, where QB plays = pass attempts + sacks + rushing attempts. This prevents a small number of carries from dominating the rating.

  • Successful rushes per QB play (35% of Rushing Score): Estimated successful carries based on rushing attempts and rushing success percentage.
  • Rushing first downs per QB play (30%): How often rushing creates a first down.
  • Rushing yards per QB play (25%): Rushing production relative to the quarterback’s total workload.
  • Rushing touchdowns per QB play (10%): Rushing scoring production relative to total workload.
Rank Player Team G QER Pass Score Rush Score Cmp Att Cmp% Yds Y/A TD Int Int% 1D 1D% Succ% Rush Att Rush Yds Rush TD Rush 1D Rush Succ%
1 Steve McNair TEN 15 85.8 84.9 93.3 264 431 61.3 3350 7.8 21 12 2.8 161 37.4 47.0 75 414 5 31 61.3
2 Rich Gannon OAK 16 85.3 87.0 70.5 361 549 65.8 3828 7.0 27 9 1.6 195 35.5 49.8 63 231 2 19 39.7
3 Jeff Garcia SFO 16 83.2 83.5 80.2 316 504 62.7 3538 7.0 32 12 2.4 184 36.5 48.5 72 254 5 21 41.7
4 Kurt Warner STL 16 76.0 83.4 8.8 375 546 68.7 4830 8.8 36 22 4.0 233 42.7 53.8 28 60 0 3 21.4
5 Brett Favre GNB 16 75.2 81.6 18.4 314 510 61.6 3921 7.7 32 15 2.9 187 36.7 47.0 38 56 1 6 21.1
6 Daunte Culpepper MIN 11 73.4 70.7 97.9 235 366 64.2 2612 7.1 14 13 3.6 127 34.7 46.6 71 416 5 32 59.2
7 Peyton Manning IND 16 68.0 69.8 51.6 343 547 62.7 4131 7.6 26 23 4.2 201 36.7 46.4 35 157 4 10 45.7
8 Mark Brunell JAX 15 67.5 68.0 62.4 289 473 61.1 3309 7.0 19 13 2.7 165 34.9 44.3 39 224 1 13 46.2
9 Kordell Stewart PIT 16 66.2 62.8 96.9 266 442 60.2 3109 7.0 14 11 2.5 147 33.3 43.5 96 537 5 32 53.1
10 Jay Fiedler MIA 16 63.9 61.2 88.1 273 450 60.7 3290 7.3 20 19 4.2 152 33.8 46.1 73 321 4 27 50.7
11 Tom Brady NWE 15 62.6 66.5 27.8 264 413 63.9 2843 6.9 18 12 2.9 145 35.1 45.6 36 43 0 7 25.0
12 Chris Chandler ATL 14 59.7 63.5 24.8 223 365 61.1 2847 7.8 16 14 3.8 128 35.1 43.1 25 84 0 5 28.0
13 Kerry Collins NYG 16 47.8 50.0 27.8 327 568 57.6 3764 6.6 19 16 2.8 189 33.3 43.5 39 73 0 9 28.2
14 Jake Plummer ARI 16 47.0 47.7 40.5 304 525 57.9 3653 7.0 18 14 2.7 177 33.7 39.9 35 163 0 8 34.3
15 Brad Johnson TAM 16 46.6 45.2 59.8 340 559 60.8 3406 6.1 13 11 2.0 181 32.4 42.5 39 120 3 19 59.0
16 Charlie Batch DET 10 44.7 47.0 24.0 198 341 58.1 2392 7.0 12 12 3.5 108 31.7 43.0 12 45 0 5 50.0
17 Brian Griese DEN 15 43.9 41.3 67.6 275 451 61.0 2827 6.3 23 19 4.2 150 33.3 44.4 50 173 1 15 44.0
18 Donovan McNabb PHI 16 41.5 36.6 86.2 285 493 57.8 3233 6.6 25 12 2.4 134 27.2 40.0 82 482 2 28 50.0
19 Trent Green KAN 16 41.2 41.4 39.8 296 523 56.6 3783 7.2 17 24 4.6 176 33.7 42.2 35 158 0 8 40.0
20 Alex Van Pelt BUF 12 40.6 40.8 39.5 178 307 58.0 2056 6.7 12 11 3.6 99 32.2 43.0 12 33 0 6 66.7
21 Doug Flutie SDG 16 38.0 35.9 57.6 294 521 56.4 3464 6.6 15 18 3.5 168 32.2 42.9 53 192 1 13 35.8
22 Aaron Brooks NOR 16 35.4 30.8 77.4 312 558 55.9 3832 6.9 26 22 3.9 182 32.6 40.3 80 358 1 25 40.0
23 Vinny Testaverde NYJ 16 33.2 36.2 5.7 260 441 59.0 2752 6.2 15 14 3.2 147 33.3 42.0 31 25 0 3 9.7
24 Elvis Grbac BAL 14 32.8 35.5 8.3 265 467 56.7 3033 6.5 15 18 3.9 151 32.3 43.2 21 18 1 2 19.0
25 Matt Hasselbeck SEA 13 28.8 24.4 68.3 176 321 54.8 2023 6.3 7 8 2.5 92 28.7 37.3 40 141 0 14 40.0
26 Tony Banks WAS 15 28.6 25.2 59.8 198 370 53.5 2386 6.4 10 10 2.7 106 28.6 38.6 47 152 2 8 31.9
27 Jim Miller CHI 14 27.3 29.1 10.7 228 395 57.7 2299 5.8 13 10 2.5 106 26.8 40.4 29 -19 0 5 17.2
28 Tim Couch CLE 16 22.7 21.5 33.6 272 454 59.9 3040 6.7 17 21 4.6 135 29.7 38.4 38 128 0 7 28.9
29 Jon Kitna CIN 16 18.6 17.9 24.1 313 581 53.9 3216 5.5 12 22 3.8 172 29.6 40.9 27 73 1 6 40.7
30 Chris Weinke CAR 15 14.5 10.7 48.6 293 540 54.3 2931 5.4 11 19 3.5 138 25.6 38.2 37 128 6 11 32.4